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"Formerly"

I have a new task for you in the west of our island.

I'm ready, Father.

Irian has discovered that you're in grave danger. All the loyal ones have too.

Tell me everything.

Regarding your father,

that trap you tried to warn him about, you two set it yourselves.

My lord, a message from the Misty Mountains.

Marnoch has surrendered to the dwarves.

The Dark Lord is on the verge of creating a new power.

What is hindering him?

The secret of the Three.

And I am the only one who can find it.

The last of the elven smiths.

When Eregion fell, I led her north

to the fortress of Gundabad.

The hidden fire whispers to us.

It tells us things. It even shows us things.

There was another sorcerer, the Dark Sorcerer.

Once, he sought to command magic, as you do.

Now he controls a great part of Rhovanion.

How loyal are you to the Dark Sorcerer?

There is another sorcerer in Rhovanion.

It is said his powers come from the hidden fire itself.

"Rhovanion, the kingdom of the Dark Sorcerer"

My lord, the Galadrim have returned.

The lilies of the Valar's tears.

They covered these hills.

What happened to them, my lord?

Soon, these lands will be fertile again.

Come. It begins today.

As soon as I take the ring, everything will be as it was.

Am I to understand that your visit to Mordor was fruitful?

The ring. Give it to me.

The ring is mine...

And that throne as well.

Take him and kneel.

Did your journey across the sands

burn your mind as it burned your flesh?

You, Gandalf, are the one who kneels before me.

I am no longer Gandalf,

but the servant of Sauron's ring.

You will kneel before me, wizard!

Betrayal!

You oath-breaker!

I sent you to Mordor to bring me that ring,

not to seize it for yourself.

Give it to me.

Nine for Mortal Men!

It seems I misunderstood you, servant of the ring.

You tread on this sacred ground not as our enemy, but as his messenger.

Sauron has accepted our offer.

The alliance between Rhûn and Mordor is complete.

- Yes! - Glorious news!

Rhûn is mine, old man.

It's a pity you don't have my followers.

They will become my followers once they hear what happened to your partner.

The Dark Lord summons the armies of Rhûn to Middle-earth!

I will return with my hordes when the next blood moon rises,

and then we march to war together!

Glory to Sauron!

Glory to Sauron!

Glory to Sauron!

Glory to Sauron!

Glory to Sauron!

The catastrophe has struck, and it is more terrible than we feared.

The earth still lies beneath our feet, and the sun still shines above our heads.

Neither the earth nor the sun will help us hold back an army.

Holding back two armies, my dear friend.

At least now we know where our enemy will advance and when.

Follow me as fast as you can.

What a strange jewel.

‫That's better.‬

‫Good evening, gentle creature.‬

‫Listen to me! Listen and remember your nature!‬

‫Soon you'll eat your fill of the warm grass.‬

‫Go, you're free.‬

‫"Based on The Lord of the Rings and its appendices ‫by J. R. R. Tolkien"‬

‫The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power‬

‫"West of Númenor - Havens of the Faithful"‬

‫Wait!‬

‫Do you know what led to your fall?‬

‫You fell because you hesitated.‬

‫In that case, we are all among the faithful...‬

‫And the only harm that came to you was getting dirty.‬

‫When we face the king's men on the battlefield...‬

‫you will stand face to face with death.‬

‫Understood?‬

‫Yes.‬

‫Good.‬

‫Do you believe in what you're fighting for?‬

‫The Queen and the Valar, my lord Anárion.‬

‫Then advance with all your strength...‬

‫and don't hesitate!‬

‫Yes!‬

‫Keep training!‬

‫Impossible.‬

‫I know those men. I know their families.‬

‫Sauron couldn't have recruited a spy among our ranks.‬

‫Your sister disagrees with you.‬

‫And she has never misled us.‬

‫No.‬

‫She has never misled us.‬

‫The Queen has ordered that the spy be found.‬

‫- This may take months. ‫- Perhaps not.‬

‫It seems the traitor will meet Sauron's men‬

‫in a few nights, at the ruins of the old observatory tower...‬

‫to hand over a map.‬

What map?

A map that reveals the location of every refuge for the loyal on the island.

You and Mom brought us to this beach once...

When we were little.

I remember.

We used to dig for shellfish with our bare hands.

And we ate a feast fit for kings.

Ierien and Isildur sang...

Ierien sang. As for Isildur...

He really tried.

This tragedy has no end, does it?

When we come at them with a dagger, they come back at us with a sword.

When we wound one of their men, they kill one of ours.

And now Pharazon wants to wipe out the women and children.

We will never let that happen.

We'll be there when they hold that meeting.

I'll speak with Nuleon.

I'll ask him to send a company of Swordsmen.

No.

There are only two men on the western coast

I know for certain they can be trusted.

We'll go alone.

"(Numenor)"

"(Lindon)"

"(Rivendell)"

What is this?

It's not for you.

It's all right.

I don't mind going hungry.

I once went a month without food.

I remember because thirst was tormenting me.

Lower your voices.

I remember thirst tormented me so badly that my urine was drying up.

It was as if I was urinating tree sap.

It was closer to warm butter.

Anything, just so you stop talking.

It doesn't agree with me.

I can't eat elf food.

It gives me terrible stomach pains.

And its stench...

It makes the grass turn yellow. Do you understand what I mean?

Birds fall out of the sky because of it.

And what do you eat?

Little children.

I'm only joking, you goblin.

We eat all ages.

The tracks are still fresh. The Uruk-hai who did this haven't gone far.

Leave them alone.

We were comrades in battle.

The least I can do is keep him away from the rotting leaves.

Leave them as you found them.

We have to keep moving.

I wouldn't recommend that road...

The same host that did this is laying siege to the Cold Hills tonight.

If we take that road, we'll walk straight into range of their catapults.

Since when does a lost Uruk know the movements of strategic forces?

Since I broke away from that host.

Circling around them would be safer.

I swear it to you.

Maybe he's leading us into a trap.

That's why he'll be in the lead.

He's leading them north.

Perhaps he wants us to follow them.

Perhaps he's trying to seize her ring.

I want to know more about this Uruk.

Watch out for the rabbit. Which rabbit?

That rabbit.

What happened to you?

A rather unruly giant elephant.

It threw sand in my face.

Nothing could be worse than that.

No. Nothing reveals the truth more.

‫That's when it hit me.‬

‫We don't need to defeat an army.‬

‫- There are two armies. ‫- Right. Two armies.‬

‫We need to defeat one wizard.‬

‫Don't you get it?‬

‫The Dark Wizard's followers ‫are bound to him by a powerful spell.‬

‫Just like those giant elephants.‬

‫Kill him, and the spell is broken.‬

‫And his followers will scatter.‬

‫And the Ring-bearer and his Desert Riders ‫may not leave Rohan.‬

‫All of Sauron's plans will collapse in an instant.‬

‫See? Defeating the Dark Wizard ‫could save all of Middle-earth.‬

‫That simple?‬

‫You don't seem as cheerful as usual.‬

‫I am cheerful.‬

‫Isn't this the solution we were looking for?‬

‫Don't forget to bring the rabbit. ‫Listening for so long is hungry work.‬

‫I can't believe you, Tom Bombadil!‬

‫Can't you, just once, ‫in plain and clear words,‬

‫simply tell me how to defeat this enemy?‬

‫Perhaps you're not destined to defeat him at all.‬

‫"Not destined..."‬

‫This is a very good apple.‬

‫- Don't you really want one? ‫- "Good"?‬

‫Forgive me.‬

‫It's just that ‫I've heard riddles in this cottage‬

‫enough for the whole age of the world.‬

‫Perhaps it's time I went back to Withywindle.‬

‫Are you leaving at a time like this?‬

‫I have tasks to finish.‬

‫Crafting and singing.‬

‫Tom must look after his home.‬

‫And Goldberry is waiting for me.‬

‫There must be a way to stop these two armies.‬

‫There must be some power ‫that could help me master it.‬

‫Many in the world wander, ‫driven by a desire to master some power.‬

As for Tom, all he knows of mastery...

is how to serve others.

Then give me a hint.

Before you go, one word, just one simple word.

Well... I think there's something you'd find useful to know.

I knew it.

I knew it.

"Wake up, my merry friend, wake up and listen to the call."

Yes, you're singing.

"Let your heart warm up now,"

"and the cold will pass away."

Come on. It's your turn.

I'll go catch the rabbit.

And don't forget to sing along with me.

Sing, and Tom will be with you.

"The gate of darkness has been opened,"

"and the hand of death is broken,"

"night after night has passed,"

"and the gate stands open,"

"night after night has passed,"

"and the gate stands open."

"Olorin."

"Mithrandir."

"Gandalf."

"The Grey Pilgrim."

You do not know me.

I am the fire that burns in all things,

yet is not seen by the eyes.

I am the one who built the heavens and the stars,

and all of Middle-earth rests in my fiery cradle.

I see now. You have no end.

How may I serve you?

Five servants were sent to save Middle-earth.

And you are only one of them.

Another of our order has fallen into darkness, the Dark Wizard.

His name was once Radagast the Brown.

He was one of two wizards sent to protect these lands,

but he craved more.

So he betrayed his partner and killed him.

In his wickedness, he reduced all of Rhûn to ruin.

How can I defeat him?

You weren't sent to Middle-earth to defeat him...

You were sent to save him.

Only together can you prevent Rhûn's armies from joining Sauron.

Only together can you save Middle-earth.

Rise now, Gandalf, servant of the Secret Fire.

Rise!

Tom.

Tom! I...

Rise, my servant.

My lord.

We've looked into Marnoch's past. He seems to have been an expert in torture.

They say he was a master of the whip and the rack.

He also served us well at the Battle of Erigion.

Was Marnoch at Erigion?

I want to know all his movements there.

Who was with him, and exactly where he fought

and what he did after the battle ended.

I don't know any more information.

Then find someone who does.

On...

Between...

Rotting leaves...

Sky... colors...

All colored!

Is this some kind of poem?

Just a written record.

Of my companion, whom we found.

What is the poem?

Can you recite the rest?

Are you embarrassed?

No!

But it isn't over yet.

Not fit for delicate ears.

My ears aren't that delicate. Are your ears delicate, Captain?

My dog's ears are very delicate.

"Fallen among the rotting leaves,

beneath a sky painted black.

A lost companion, mourned by no one,

and never to be returned."

I know.

Cheap nonsense.

Worse than that.

It's not that bad.

For an Orc.

They're here.

Come on.

What?

You led us straight to them.

They must have been surrounding the area.

The same area you convinced us to cross.

I was trying to keep you both out of Sauron's catapult range.

You mean the catapults you said would be firing

at those hills right about now?

He's trying to turn us against each other. You shouldn't have let him come.

You're the one who trusted him, Lord Father.

Your father was a killer.

Did he kill someone you loved?

That's what happened, isn't it?

Who was it?

A friend?

Or was it a woman?

He's trying to provoke you and push you into violence, Arondir.

Don't let him get what he wants.

How did she die, anyway?

Was she cut to pieces?

Riddled with arrows?

Did she bleed to death?

‑ Did her wounds fester? ‑ Shut your mouth.

So her wounds festered.

The smell must have been...

If you're after death, I know a shorter road.

He's the one you should be worried about.

If he keeps acting like this where we're headed,

he'll get us all killed.

Forgive me.

I should never have let him go that far.

‑ I know... ‑ May I speak frankly?

Of course.

We're the ones who've gone too far.

We still haven't found a shred of evidence to support his claims.

Everything points to this being a trap

to deliver your ring into Sauron's hands.

We avoided capture today.

We may not avoid it tomorrow.

The wiser choice is to return to Rivendell.

You said we should put our trust in the Fellowship,

and I'm speaking to you now, not as your comrade in arms...

but as your friend.

So, out of friendship, Aragorn, I must be honest with you about this.

The Uruk is right. Your grief is clouding your judgment.

‑ Galadriel... ‑ Memories are like the sea.

Swimming in it is pleasant.

But those who refuse to come out of it are sentenced to drown.

‑ No. ‑ And you're drowning, my friend.

No. That's not true.

I must see my quest through to the end.

And you, Captain, must go and find Theo.

I won't leave you with that Orc.

This isn't a request, it's an order.

Pack your things.

Marnoch and I will be on our way.

I'm sorry.

‑ They're late. ‑ Be patient.

They're coming.

We'll find the traitor and take that map.

Believe me, I sense something's wrong.

Since we started talking about this matter, I've felt...

Put your trust in the Valar, son.

I trust them.

But I trust this more.

Watch the road. If I don't come back, don't follow me. Run.

The map. Give it to me.

There's nothing on it.

That's because we haven't started questioning you yet.

Lower the sword.

As far as I can tell...

Your father wants me alive...

Otherwise you'd have killed me already.

He wanted your daughter alive. And look what happened to her.

Did no one tell you?

What happened to her?

She made quite a mess when she jumped,

but she kept the beauty of her face.

Even as a lifeless corpse.

Get him out of here!

Father!

Unshackle them.

Caramir and Ithilas.

I'm told you were found at the sixth labor camp.

And that you've been toiling there since you were captured in Ithilien.

Here you are.

I know you haven't seen fresh water in days.

Do you think this feigned kindness will make us forget who you are?

At times like these I wish I could forget who I am.

If I were someone else,

I'd assume two generous elves like you would never hesitate to offer help.

But because I am Sauron...

Well, I'm at your mercy.

I believe this was yours.

The Orcs damaged the clasp when they confiscated it.

I hope you don't mind. I took the liberty of repairing it.

How did it come into your possession?

It was a gift from Lord Celebrimbor on our wedding day.

He must have been very fond of you both.

We were even fonder of him.

Elrond.

Strange. The extremities are usually affected first.

I poisoned her.

No, a fire drake poisoned her.

I put a drop of its fire gland in the water.

I wouldn't advise coughing.

No.

I'm afraid that within minutes she won't be able to control herself...

Unless you drink this.

Please, don't do this.

But she's been poisoned. Help me so I can help her.

You left Eregion with a certain Orc,

named Marnokh, a one-eared Orc.

Yes, I remember. What about him?

You tell me. Did you notice anything strange?

Was he carrying anything?

- That was five years ago... - Your wife's life has only moments left.

So think carefully.

- I can't, I... - Why not?

Because he left us with the other Orc. And he led the rest of the prisoners north.

What prisoners?

I don't know!

Was one of the elf-smiths among them?

- Yes. She was there. - What was her name?

I don't know. I never saw her again. I didn't see any of them after that.

Please, I've told you everything I know, I swear.

Help her, please.

Please.

There must be someone you feel something like love for.

Think how you would feel if they died in your arms.

Please.

Looks like one of the Elf-smiths survived Eregion's fall after all.

The answers we're looking for might have survived with her.

We must reach her before the Elves do.

Gundabad's fortress lies at the far ends of the world for us.

You won't reach it in time, my lord.

I will reach it...

...if I ride the beast.

The plan is simple. You're my prisoner.

Unshackle me and put these on.

Your prisoner?

I was the chief jailer in that prison. There's no other way in.

I refuse.

I accept.

It seems the Uruk spoke the truth after all, contrary to what I thought.

I think I've found an ending for your poem, Marnukh.

"He fell among the rotting leaves beneath a sky painted black.

A lost comrade, mourned by no one, and never to be brought back.

But perhaps I'll meet him if I try,

for all that's left is to die."

Translated by Shaymaa Gad

Quality supervisor: Walid Hammad