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I was surprised, because neither of them seemed surprised at all. Gandalf obviously expected to find Treebeard here; and Treebeard might almost have been loitering about near the gates on purpose to meet him. Yet we had told the old Ent all about Moria. But then I remembered a queer look he gave us at the time. I can only suppose that he had seen Gandalf or had some news of him, but would not say anything in a hurry. Dont be hasty is his motto; but nobody, not even Elves, will say much about Gandalfs movements when he is not there. Hoom. Gandalf. said Treebeard. I am glad you have come. Wood and water, stock and stone, I can master; but there is a Wizard to manage here. Treebeard, said Gandalf. I need your help. You have done much, but I need more. I have about ten thousand Orcs to manage. Then those two went off and had a council together in some corner. It must have seemed very hasty to Treebeard, for Gandalf was in a tremendous hurry, and was already talking at a great pace, before they passed out of hearing. They were only away a matter of minutes, perhaps a quarter of an hour. Then Gandalf came back to us, and he seemed relieved, almost merry. He did say he was glad to see us, then. But Gandalf, I cried, where have you been. And have you seen the others. Wherever I have Call of duty pc download windows 10 x64, I am back, he answered in the genuine Gandalf manner. Yes, I have seen some of the others. But news must wait. This is a perilous night, and I must ride fast. But the dawn may be brighter; and if so, we shall meet again. Take care of yourselves, and keep away from Orthanc. Good-bye. Treebeard was very thoughtful after Gandalf had gone. He had evidently learnt a lot in a short time and was digesting it. He looked at us and said: Hm, well, I find you are not such hasty folk as I thought. You said much less than you might, and no click here than you F L O TSAM A ND JETSAM 571 should. Hm, this is a bundle of news and no mistake. Well, now Treebeard must get busy again. Before he went, we got a little news out of him; and it did not cheer us up at all. But for the moment we thought more about you three than about Frodo and Sam, or about poor Boromir. For we gathered that there was a great battle going on, or soon would be, and that you were in it, and might never come out of it. Huorns will help, said Treebeard. Then he went away and we did not see him again until this morning. It was deep night. We lay on top of a pile of stone, and could see nothing beyond https://mobilestrategygames.cloud/counter-strike/counter-strike-foto-dlya-rabochego-stola.php. Mist or shadows blotted out everything like a great blanket all round us. The air seemed hot and heavy; and it was full of rustlings, creakings, and a murmur like voices passing. I think that hundreds more of the Huorns must have been passing by to help in the battle. Later there was a great rumble of thunder away south, and flashes of lightning far away across Rohan. Every now and then we could see mountain-peaks, miles and miles away, stab out suddenly, black and white, and then vanish. And behind us there were noises like thunder in hills, but different. At times the whole valley new rifle fallout vegas mods automatic. It must have been about midnight when the Ents broke the dams and poured all the gathered waters through a gap in the northern wall, down into Isengard. The Huorn-dark had passed, and the thunder had rolled away. The Moon was sinking behind the western mountains. Isengard began to fill up with black creeping streams and pools. They glittered in the last light of the Moon, as they spread over the plain. Every now and then the waters found their way down into some shaft or spouthole. Great white steams hissed up. Smoke rose in billows. There were explosions and gusts of fire. One great coil of vapour went whirling up, twisting round and round Orthanc, until it looked like a https://mobilestrategygames.cloud/for/counter-blox-hacks-pastebin.php peak of cloud, fiery underneath and moonlit above. And still more water poured in, until at last Isengard looked like a huge flat saucepan, all steaming and bubbling. We saw a cloud of smoke and steam from the south last night, when we came to the mouth of Nan Curunı´r, said Aragorn. We feared that Saruman was brewing some new devilry for us. Not he. said Pippin. He was probably choking and not laughing any more. By the morning, yesterday morning, the water had sunk down into all the holes, and there was a dense fog. We took refuge in that guardroom over there; and we had rather a fright. The lake began to overflow and pour out through the old tunnel, and the water was rapidly rising up the steps. We thought we were going to get 572 T HE L ORD O F THE R INGS caught like Orcs in a hole; but we found a winding stair at the back of the store-room that brought us out on top of the arch. It was a squeeze to get out, as the passages had been cracked and half blocked with fallen stone near the top. There we sat high up above the floods and watched the drowning of Isengard. The Ents kept on pouring in more water, till all the fires were quenched and every cave filled. The fogs slowly gathered together and steamed up into a huge umbrella of cloud: it must have been a mile high. In the evening there was a great rainbow over the eastern hills; and then the sunset was blotted out by a thick drizzle on the mountain-sides. It all went very quiet. A few wolves howled mournfully, far away. The Ents stopped the inflow in the night, and sent the Isen back into its old course. And that was the end of it all. Since then the water has been sinking again. There must be outlets somewhere from the caves underneath, I think. If Saruman peeps out of any of his windows, it must look an untidy, dreary mess. We felt very lonely. Not even a visible Ent to talk to in all the ruin; and no news. We spent the night up on top there above the arch, and it was cold and damp and we did not sleep. We had a feeling that anything Call of duty pc download windows 10 x64 happen at any minute. Saruman is still in his tower. There was a noise in the night like a wind coming up the valley. I think the Ents and Huorns that had been away came back then; games in android steam where they have all gone to now, I dont know. It was a misty, moisty morning when we climbed down and looked round again, and nobody was about. And that is about all there is to tell. It seems almost peaceful now after all the turmoil. And safer too, somehow, since Gandalf came back. I could sleep. They all fell silent for Call of duty pc download windows 10 x64 while. Gimli re-filled his pipe. There is one thing I wonder about, he said as he lit it with his flint and tinder: Wormtongue. You told The´oden he was with Saruman. How did he get there. Oh yes, I forgot about him, said Pippin. He did not get here till this morning. We had just lit the fire and had some breakfast when Treebeard appeared again. We heard him hooming and calling our names outside. I have just come round to see how you are faring, my lads, he said; and to give you some news. Huorns have come back. Alls well; aye very well indeed. he laughed, and slapped his thighs. No more Orcs in Isengard, no more axes. And there will be folk coming up from the South before the day is old; some that you may be glad to see. He had hardly said that, when we heard the sound of hoofs on the road. We rushed out before the gates, and I stood and stared, F L O TSAM A ND JETSAM family share dead redemption 2 half expecting to see Strider and Gandalf come riding up at the head of an army. But out of the mist there rode a man on an old tired horse; and he looked a queer twisted sort of creature himself. There was no one else. When he came out of the mist and suddenly saw all the ruin and wreckage in front of him, he sat and gaped, and his face went almost green. He was so bewildered that he did not seem to notice us at first. When he did, he gave a cry, and tried to turn his horse round and ride off. But Treebeard took three strides, put out a long arm, and lifted him out of the saddle. His horse bolted in terror, and he grovelled on the ground. He said he was Grı´ma, friend and counsellor of the king, and had been sent with important messages from The´oden to Saruman. No one else would dare to ride through the open land, so full of foul Orcs, he said, so I was sent. And I have had a perilous journey, and I am hungry and weary. I fled far north out of my way, pursued by wolves. I caught the sidelong looks he gave to Treebeard, and I said to myself liar. Treebeard looked at him in his long slow way for several minutes, till the wretched man was squirming on the floor. Then at last he said: Ha, hm, I was expecting you, Master Wormtongue. The man started at that name. Gandalf got here first. So I more info as much about you as I need, and I know what to do with you. Put all the rats in one trap, said Gandalf; and I will. I am the master here Isengard now, but Saruman is locked in his tower; and you can go there and give click here all the messages that you can think of. Let me go, let me go. said Wormtongue. I know the way. You knew the way, I dont doubt, said Treebeard. But things have changed here a little. Go and see. He let Wormtongue go, and he limped off through the arch, with us close behind, until he came inside the ring and could see all the floods that lay between him and Orthanc. Then he turned to us. Let me go away. he whined. Let me go away. My messages are useless now. They are indeed, said Treebeard. But you have only two choices: to stay with me until Gandalf and your master arrive; or to cross the water. Which will you have. The man shivered at the mention of his master, and put a foot into the water; but he drew back. I cannot swim, he said. The water is not deep, said Treebeard. It is dirty, but that will not harm you, Master Wormtongue. In you go now. With that the wretch floundered off into the flood. It rose up nearly to his neck before he got too far away for me to see him. The last I saw of him was clinging to some old barrel or piece of wood. But Treebeard waded after him, and watched his progress. 574 T HE L ORD O F THE R INGS Well, he has gone in, he said when he returned. I saw him crawling up the steps like a draggled rat. There is someone in the tower still: a hand came out and pulled him in. So there he is, and I hope the welcome is to his liking. Now I must go and wash myself clean of the slime. Ill be away up on the north side, if anyone wants to see me. There is no clean water down here fit for an Ent to drink, or to bathe in. So I will ask you two lads to keep a watch at the gate steam link counter the folk that are coming. Therell be the Lord of the Fields of Rohan, mark you. You must welcome him as well as you know how: his men have fought a great fight with the Orcs. Maybe, you know the right fashion of Mens words for such https://mobilestrategygames.cloud/steam-deck/steam-deck-gpu-stress-test.php lord, better source Ents. There have been many lords in the green fields in my time, and I have never learned their speech or their names. They will be wanting man-food, and you know all about that, I guess. So find what you think is fit for a king to eat, if you can. And that more info the end of the story. Though I should like to know who this Wormtongue is. Was he really the kings counsellor. He was, said Aragorn; and also Sarumans spy and servant in Rohan. Fate has not been kinder to him than he deserves. The sight of the ruin of all that he thought so strong and magnificent must have been almost punishment enough. But I fear that worse awaits him. Yes, I dont suppose Treebeard sent him to Orthanc out of kindness, said Merry. He seemed rather grimly delighted with the business, and was laughing to himself when he went to get his bathe and drink. We spent a busy time after that, searching the flotsam, and rummaging about. We found two or three store-rooms in different places nearby, above the flood-level. But Treebeard sent some Ents down, and they carried off a great deal of the stuff. We want man-food for twenty-five, the Ents said, so you can see that somebody had counted your company carefully before you arrived. You three were evidently meant to go with the great people. But you would not have fared any read article. We kept as good as we sent, I promise you. Better, because we sent no drink. What about drink. I said to the Ents. 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Saruman had secret dealings with someone in the Shire, I guess. Wormtongues may be found in other houses than King The´odens. Was there a date on the barrels. Yes, said Pippin. It was the 1417 crop, that is last years; no, the year before, of course, now: a good year.
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