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Saruman

I

knew

had

despatched

his

full

strength

against

you

,

and

his

servants

had

turned

aside

from

all

other

errands

and

gone

to

Helm

's

Deep

:

the

lands

seemed

empty

of

enemies

;

yet

I

feared

that

wolf-riders

and

plunderers

might

ride

nonetheless

to

Meduseld

,

while

it

was

undefended

.

But

now

I

think

you

need

not

fear

:

you

will

find

your

house

to

welcome

your

return

.

'

'

And

glad

shall

I

be

to

see

it

again

,

'

said

Théoden

,

'

though

brief

now

,

I

doubt

not

,

shall

be

my

abiding

there

.

'

With

that

the

company

said

farewell

to

the

island

and

the

mound

,

and

passed

over

the

river

,

and

climbed

the

further

bank

.

Then

they

rode

on

,

glad

to

have

left

the

mournful

Fords

.

As

they

went

the

howling

of

the

wolves

broke

out

anew

.

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There

was

an

ancient

highway

that

ran

down

from

Isengard

to

the

crossings

.

For

some

way

it

took

its

course

beside

the

river

,

bending

with

it

east

and

then

north

;

but

at

the

last

it

turned

away

and

went

straight

towards

the

gates

of

Isengard

;

and

these

were

under

the

mountain-side

in

the

west

of

the

valley

,

sixteen

miles

or

more

from

its

mouth

.

This

road

they

followed

but

they

did

not

ride

upon

it

;

for

the

ground

beside

it

was

firm

and

level

,

covered

for

many

miles

about

with

short

springing

turf

.

They

rode

now

more

swiftly

,

and

by

midnight

the

Fords

were

nearly

five

leagues

behind

.

Then

they

halted

,

ending

their

night

's

journey

,

for

the

King

was

weary

.

They

were

come

to

the

feet

of

the

Misty

Mountains

,

and

the

long

arms

of

Nan

Curunír

stretched

down

to

meet

them

.

Dark

lay

the

vale

before

them

,

for

the

moon

had

passed

into

the

West

,

and

its

light

was

hidden

by

the

hills

.

But

out

of

the

deep

shadow

of

the

dale

rose

a

vast

spire

of

smoke

and

vapour

;

as

it

mounted

,

it

caught

the

rays

of

the

sinking

moon

,

and

spread

in

shimmering

billows

,

black

and

silver

,

over

the

starry

sky

.

'

What

do

you

think

of

that

,

Gandalf

?

'

asked

Aragorn

.

'

One

would

say

that

all

the

Wizard

's

Vale

was

burning

.

'

'

There

is

ever

a

fume

above

that

valley

in

these

days

,

'

said

Éomer

:

'

but

I

have

never

seen

aught

like

this

before

.

These

are

steams

rather

than

smokes

.

Saruman

is

brewing

some

devilry

to

greet

us

.

Maybe

he

is

boiling

all

the

waters

of

Isen

,

and

that

is

why

the

river

runs

dry

.

'

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'M

aybe

he

is

,

'

said

Gandalf

.

'

Tomorrow

we

shall

learn

what

he

is

doing

.

Now

let

us

rest

for

a

while

,

if

we

can

.

'

They

camped

beside

the

bed

of

the

Isen

river

;

it

was

still

silent

and

empty

.

Some

of

them

slept

a

little

.

But

late

in

the

night

the

watchmen

cried

out

,

and

all

awoke

.

The

moon

was

gone

.

Stars

were

shining

above

;

but

over

the

ground

there

crept

a

darkness

blacker

than

the

night

.

On

both

sides

of

the

river

it

rolled

towards

them

,

going

northward

.

'S

tay

where

you

are

!

'

said

Gandalf

.

'D

raw

no

weapons

!

Wait

!

and

it

will

pass

you

by

!

'

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