Властелин колец: Братство кольца
Flight to the Ford
Hecrushedaleafinhisfingers,anditgaveoutasweetandpungentfragrance.‘ItisfortunatethatIcouldfindit,foritisahealingplantthattheMenoftheWestbroughttoMiddle-earth.Athelastheynamedit,anditgrowsnowsparselyandonlynearplaceswheretheydweltorcampedofold;anditisnotknownintheNorth,excepttosomeofthosewhowanderintheWild.Ithasgreatvirtues,butoversuchawoundasthisitshealingpowersmaybesmall.’
HethrewtheleavesintoboilingwaterandbathedFrodo’sshoulder.Thefragranceofthesteamwasrefreshing,andthosethatwereunhurtfelttheirmindscalmedandcleared.Theherbhadalsosomepoweroverthewound,forFrodofeltthepainandalsothesenseoffrozencoldlesseninhisside;butthelifedidnotreturntohisarm,andhecouldnotraiseorusehishand.Hebitterlyregrettedhisfoolishness,andreproachedhimselfforweaknessofwill;forhenowperceivedthatinputtingontheRingheobeyednothisowndesirebutthecommandingwishofhisenemies.Hewonderedifhewouldremainmaimedforlife,andhowtheywouldnowmanagetocontinuetheirjourney.Hefelttooweaktostand.
Theotherswerediscussingthisveryquestion.TheyquicklydecidedtoleaveWeathertopassoonaspossible.‘Ithinknow,’saidStrider,‘thattheenemyhasbeenwatchingthisplaceforsomedays.IfGandalfevercamehere,thenhemusthavebeenforcedtorideaway,andhewillnotreturn.
