Властелин колец: Возвращение короля
The Muster of Rohan
Butnonehaveeverventuredintosearchitssecrets,sinceBaldor,sonofBrego,passedtheDoorandwasneverseenamongmenagain.Arashvowhespoke,ashedrainedthehornatthatfeastwhichBregomadetohallownew-builtMeduseld,andhecamenevertothehighseatofwhichhewastheheir.
‘FolksaythatDeadMenoutoftheDarkYearsguardthewayandwillsuffernolivingmantocometotheirhiddenhalls;butatwhilestheymaythemselvesbeseenpassingoutofthedoorlikeshadowsanddownthestonyroad.ThenthepeopleofHarrowdaleshutfasttheirdoorsandshroudtheirwindowsandareafraid.ButtheDeadcomeseldomforthandonlyattimesofgreatunquietandcomingdeath.’
‘YetitissaidinHarrowdale,’saidÉowyninalowvoice.‘thatinthemoonlessnightsbutlittlewhileagoagreathostinstrangearraypassedby.Whencetheycamenoneknew,buttheywentupthestonyroadandvanishedintothehill,asiftheywenttokeepatryst.’
‘ThenwhyhasAragorngonethatway?’askedMerry.‘Don’tyouknowanythingthatwouldexplainit?’
‘Unlesshehasspokenwordstoyouashisfriendthatwehavenotheard,’saidÉomer,‘nonenowinthelandofthelivingcantellhispurpose.’
‘GreatlychangedheseemedtomesinceIsawhimfirstintheking’shouse,’saidÉowyn:‘grimmer,older.FeyIthoughthim,andlikeonewhomtheDeadcall.’
‘Maybehewascalled,’saidThéoden;‘andmyhearttellsmethatIshallnotseehimagain.Yetheisakinglymanofhighdestiny.
