[Thenamir]

While the men of Rohan decided Guthrin's fate, Thenamir explained their situation to Arenia in the simplest words he could think of, interrupted occasionally by the dwarf, elf, and Dunlending who helped fill in the gaps--the king, the suspect advisor, the Dunlendings, the pursuit, the battles, the deaths. It was a lot for such a one to take in, but she absorbed it with the relish of a half-starved animal devouring a fresh kill.

Once she understood what was happening, she insisted on joining them. "I know where you go. Was there once, men there, dark hair, like you."

This comment raised the eyebrows of all the non-rohirrim in the huddle -- even the calm Elwood seemed cheered by this intelligence. Thenamir cried, "then there are men there, men who could help us! Arenia, how long will it take to go there from here? How many days to walk?"