[Thinlómien]

Gildor Inglorion had been walking at the rear and had not uttered a word before, being so deep in thought. But now he caught up with his companions and spoke up:

"Hail, my friends, and listen. Although it might not have seemed so, I have been lsitening to your conversation, and it troubles me. Few serious words have been uttered at all, mostly by Théodred son of Théoden from the green land of Calenardhon. I do not think we should make easy judgements, but for the time being he seems like a noble man to me.

Now, excuse me, I must have gotten a little strayed from my original path of thought." Gildor smiled, then his eyes grew more serious. "What I wanted to say was that the sunset is approaching - yet it is still far away, I know - and yet there has been little speech and even less serious talk. We will never catch the deadly traitors this way. I do understand that some of us have not been able to utter their thoughts yet, but I do not understand why those who have been awake in body and mind have talked so little. Many of us seem to be too fascinated by our quest to concentrate on finding the traitors."

"Iarwain Ben-Adar, honourable Eldest, I am aware that you have the habit of testing the waters with your yellow boots, but I find your comments on the Orch a little queer. The same goes for you, Lord Elladan." Gildor had smiled veneratingly to the old man and nodded politely to the young Elf-lord, but his grey eyes grew cold when he faced the Uruk. "Did I not have such respect for Lord Elrond, Mithrandir, Lady Galadriel and many others, I would indeed question Curunir's allegiance. For it seems wrong to me to take one of the very creations of the Enemy on a quest against his servant whose name is cursed. I would not be surprised to find this Uglúk treacherous, whatever he claims to be. Yet this far, I must admit, he gives me no reason - except his foul origin - to suspect him any more than any of you others."

Suddenly, Gildor laughed. "A poor example I am. I come here, complaining to you about talking too little of the grave matters and myself discuss secondary issues at length. But there indeed are little suspicious words uttered. All I can say before musing again on all that has been said is that there is an edge to both Lord Elladan and to King Dáin and it sets a faint shadow on my mind." He waved his hand as if to banish the evil shadow of gut-feeling. "But at any rate, I do not know. Suspicion is a dangerous weapon, especially in the hands of the wise."


edit: xed with Uglúk, Galadriel and Lobelia