Chapter 35: The Story Foreseen from Lorien
After the company left, all was quiet in Rivendell. The city seemed to be deserted. Sensei Kanoi continued to stay, standing at the window… as the Lady Hayley spoke to him, with her thoughts, from the woods of Lothlorien:
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…I amar prestar aen…
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…Han mathon ne nen…
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…Han mathon ne chae…
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…A han noston ned 'wilith.
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"The power of the enemy, is growing," said Hayley, briefing Sensei Kanoi on what was happening thus far…
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"Sauron will use his puppet, Saruman, to destroy the people of Rohan…
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At Isengard, Saruman continued to communicate to Sauron using the palantir… and the army of Uruk-hai proceeded further, to march to Helm's Deep. The Uruks were heavily massed in great groups of soldiers with their spears and banners held high in the air…
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"…Isengard has been unleashed…"
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In Mordor…
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The darkness began shrouding over the Gondorian City of Osgiliath, which was once the capital of Gondor before Minas Tirith, like an omen of incoming doom that settled upon the land… as the darkness within Kyoto grew like a blanket of lost hope…
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"…The Eye of Sauron now turns to Gondor, the last free kingdom of men. His war on this country will come swiftly…
"…He senses the Ring is close. The strength of the Ringbearer is failing. In his heart, Ethan begins to understand…
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"…The quest… will claim his life. You know this. You have foreseen it. It is the risk we all took…"
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Sensei Kanoi, hearing this explanation, is worried greatly. He has known, for a long time, that the ring's power of seduction was growing as much as Sauron's own power. In this instance, he looked at one of the Elven rings of power on his hand, Vilya, which once belonged to Gil-Galad, as reference to the doom of Sauron…
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"…In the gathering dark, the will of the ring grows strong…
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"…It works hard now to find its way back into the hands of men. Men, who are so easily seduced by its power…"
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Meanwhile Ethan and Conner were being held prisoner by the cloaked rangers from Gondor. The two travelers were blindfolded as they were taken to the rangers' hideout, led by the captain of Gondor.
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"…The young captain of Gondor has but to extend his hand, take the ring for his own… and the world will fall…"
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The rangers' hideout was Henneth Annûn, a cave behind a small waterfall. Ethan and Conner were handed down into the cave, one by one…
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"…It is close now, so close to achieving its goal…"
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The Eye of Sauron continued to flare on top of Barad-dûr… surrounded by the swooping of the fell beasts, which carried the Ringwraiths. They were ready to strike at the whole of Middle-Earth, waiting to take the ring to their master, Sauron…
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"…For Sauron will have dominion over all life on this Earth, as well as the other Earth, even until the ending of both worlds…"
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Sensei Kanoi, in Rivendell, while hearing this grave news, entered the library, looking upon the painting of Jason facing off against Sauron with the broken blade of Narsil…
"…Do we let them stand alone…?"
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Sensei Kanoi deeply pondered Hayley's question, while gazing long and hard, at the painting…