... have awakened and are marching towards Nan Curunir, the valley of Saruman. The White Rider The story now returns to the three travelers hunting for their lost companions. They find a leaf from Lorien and crumbs of food in the grass, as well as pieces of cut cord. They also find an Orc knife. They follow the Hobbit prints up to Treebeard's rock wall and when they climb ... up to the top they once more see the old man who had appeared earlier. The old man comes to them and reveals himself to be Gandalf. He tells them that the old man they had seen earlier was not him but Saruman ... is d...

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