Властелин колец: Возвращение короля
The Muster of Rohan
Therehefoundtheremainingstrengthofhispeoplealreadyassembled;forassoonashiscomingwasknowncaptainsrodetomeethimattheford,bearingmessagesfromGandalf.Dúnhere,chieftainofthefolkofHarrowdale,wasattheirhead.
‘Atdawnthreedaysago,lord,’hesaid.‘ShadowfaxcamelikeawindoutoftheWesttoEdoras,andGandalfbroughttidingsofyourvictorytogladdenourhearts.ButhebroughtalsowordfromyoutohastenthegatheringoftheRiders.AndthencamethewingedShadow.’
‘ThewingedShadow?’saidThéoden.‘Wesawitalso,butthatwasinthedeadofnightbeforeGandalfleftus.’
‘Maybe,lord,’saidDúnhere.‘Yetthesame,oranotherliketoit,aflyingdarknessintheshapeofamonstrousbird,passedoverEdorasthatmorning,andallmenwereshakenwithfear.ForitstoopeduponMeduseld,andasitcamelow,almosttothegable,therecameacrythatstoppedourhearts.ThenitwasthatGandalfcounselledusnottoassembleinthefields,buttomeetyouhereinthevalleyunderthemountains.Andhebadeustokindlenomorelightsorfiresthanbarestneedasked.Soithasbeendone.Gandalfspokewithgreatauthority.Wetrustthatitisasyouwouldwish.NaughthasbeenseeninHarrowdaleoftheseevilthings.’
‘Itiswell,’saidThéoden.‘IwillridenowtotheHold,andtherebeforeIgotorestIwillmeetthemarshalsandcaptains.Letthemcometomeassoonasmaybe!’
Theroadnowledeastwardstraightacrossthevalley,whichwasatthatpointlittlemorethanhalfamileinwidth.
