[Meneltarmacil]

When the battle started, Thoronmir had smashed the doors in to the sight of Lira falling through the roof and the guards swarming around her. Everything that could conceivably go wrong did. The Master turned and looked at him, then gave a chilling laugh. Thoronmir had recognized the Master's voice from the Battle of the Morannon and tried to warn the others, but the confusion kept anyone from hearing him. No sooner had he slain several guards than they came back to life and resumed the attack. He saw Awyrgan fall to the floor, dead. Then he heard the Mouth of Sauron speak.

"I am Herugor. Do you hear! Herugor!"

A few seconds later, Thoronmir had been grabbed by some horrible thing with gigantic tentacles. He tried to struggle free, but the beast seemed to be draining his very life away. Just as he was about to slip into unconsciousness (or worse), he heard Herugor scream in pain. Suddenly the beast was gone, and Thoronmir, released from the tentacles, fell onto the temple floor. He felt life return to him, and knew that they had won the battle. He caught a glimpse of some gigantic monster attacking Herugor, who quickly died a horribly painful death.

Thoronmir got up off the floor and walked over to where Falco had just freed Eodwine. "Falco, I don't know if you realized it," he said to the hobbit, "but you just saved my life. Thank you."

Thoronmir turned to the man whom Falco had released. "Eodwine, I presume."