The Lord Of The Rings by Lord of the Rings Collection-2000

Author:Lord of the Rings Collection-2000
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: lord
Published: 2016-03-03T16:00:00+00:00

* BOOK V *

Chapter 1. Minas Tirith

Pippin looked out from the shelter of Gandalf s cloak. He wondered ifhe was awake or still sleeping, still in the swift-moving dream in which hehad been wrapped so long since the great ride began. The dark world wasrushing by and the wind sang loudly in his ears. He could see nothing butthe wheeling stars, and away to his right vast shadows against the sky wherethe mountains of the South marched past. Sleepily he tried to reckon thetimes and stages of their journey, but his memory was drowsy and uncertain.

There had been the first ride at terrible speed without a halt, andthen in the dawn he had seen a pale gleam of gold, and they had come to thesilent town and the great empty house on the hill. And hardly had theyreached its shelter when the winged shadow had passed over once again, andmen wilted with fear. But Gandalf had spoken soft words to him, and he hadslept in a corner, tired but uneasy, dimly aware of comings and goings andof men talking and Gandalf giving orders. And then again riding, riding inthe night. This was the second, no, the third night since he had looked inthe Stone. And with that hideous memory he woke fully, and shivered, and thenoise of the wind became filled with menacing voices.

A light kindled in the sky, a blaze of yellow fire behind dark barriersPippin cowered back, afraid for a moment, wondering into what dreadfulcountry Gandalf was bearing him. He rubbed his eyes, and then he saw that itwas the moon rising above the eastern shadows, now almost at the full. Sothe night was not yet old and for hours the dark journey would go on. Hestirred and spoke.

’Where are we, Gandalf?' he asked.

'In the realm of Gondor,' the wizard answered. 'The land of Anurien isstill passing by.'

There was a silence again for a while. Then, 'What is that?' criedPippin suddenly, clutching at Gandalfs cloak. 'Look! Fire, red fire! Arethere dragons in this land? Look, there is another!'

For answer Gandalf cried aloud to his horse. 'On, Shadowfax! We must

hasten. Time is short. See! The beacons of Gondor are alight, calling foraid. War is kindled. See, there is the fire on Amon Don, and flame onEilenach; and there they go speeding west: Nardol, Erelas, Min-Rimmon,Calenhad, and the Elalifirien on the borders of Rohan.'

But Shadowfax paused in his stride, slowing to a walk, and then helifted up his head and neighed. And out of the darkness the answering neighof other horses came; and presently the thudding of hoofs was heard, andthree riders swept up and passed like flying ghosts in the moon and vanishedinto the West. Then Shadowfax gathered himself together and sprang away,and

the night flowed over him like a roaring wind.

Pippin became drowsy again and paid little attention to Gandalf tellinghim of the customs of Gondor, and how the Lord of the City had beacons builton the tops of outlying hills along both borders of the great range, andmaintained

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