Властелин колец: Братство кольца
The Ring Goes South
"Lieflatandstill!"hissedAragorn,pullingSamdownintotheshadeofaholly-bush;forawholeregimentofbirdshadbrokenawaysuddenlyfromthemainhost,andcame,flyinglow,straighttowardstheridge.Samthoughttheywereakindofcrowoflargesize.Astheypassedoverhead,insodenseathrongthattheirshadowfollowedthemdarklyoverthegroundbelow,oneharshcroakwasheard.
Notuntiltheyhaddwindledintothedistance,northandwest,andtheskywasagainclearwouldAragornrise.ThenhesprangupandwentandwakenedGandalf.
"RegimentsofblackcrowsareflyingoverallthelandbetweentheMountainsandtheGreyflood,"hesaid,"andtheyhavepassedoverHollin.Theyarenotnativeshere;theyarecrebainoutofFangornandDunland.Idonotknowwhattheyareabout:possiblythereissometroubleawaysouthfromwhichtheyarefleeing;butIthinktheyarespyingouttheland.Ihavealsoglimpsedmanyhawksflyinghighupinthesky.Ithinkweoughttomoveagainthisevening.Hollinisnolongerwholesomeforus:itisbeingwatched."
"AndinthatcasesoistheRedhornGate,"saidGandalf;"andhowwecangetoverthatwithoutbeingseen,Icannotimagine.Butwewillthinkofthatwhenwemust.Asformovingassoonasitisdark,Iamafraidthatyouareright."
"Luckilyourfiremadelittlesmoke,andhadburnedlowbeforethecrebaincame,"saidAragorn."Itmustbeputoutandnotlitagain.
