Властелин колец: Братство кольца
A Journey in the Dark
Slowlythefirediedtillnothingwasleftbutfallingashandsparks;abittersmokecurledabovetheburnedtree-stumps,andblewdarklyfromthehill,asthefirstlightofdawncamedimlyinthesky.Theirenemieswereroutedanddidnotreturn.
"WhatdidItellyou,Mr.Pippin?"saidSam,she/thinghissword."Wolveswon’tgethim.Thatwasaneye-opener,andnomistake!Nearlysingedthehairoffmyhead!"
Whenthefulllightofthemorningcamenosignsofthewolvesweretobefound,andtheylookedinvainforthebodiesofthedead.NotraceofthefightremainedbutthecharredtreesandthearrowsofLegolaslyingonthehill-top.Allwereundamagedsaveoneofwhichonlythepointwasleft.
"ItisasIfeared,"saidGandalf."Thesewerenoordinarywolveshuntingforfoodinthewilderness.Letuseatquicklyandgo!"
Thatdaytheweatherchangedagain,almostasifitwasatthecommandofsomepowerthathadnolongeranyuseforsnow,sincetheyhadretreatedfromthepass,apowerthatwishednowtohaveaclearlightinwhichthingsthatmovedinthewildcouldbeseenfromfaraway.Thewindhadbeenturningthroughnorthtonorth-westduringthenight,andnowitfailed.Thecloudsvanishedsouthwardsandtheskywasopened,highandblue.Astheystooduponthehill-side,readytodepart,apalesunlightgleamedoverthemountain-tops.
"Wemustreachthedoorsbeforesunset,"saidGandalf,"orIfearweshallnotreachthematall.
