A Probably too Sympathetic View of Gríma

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I don't know how to describe this...

"Then I will," said Saruman. "Worm killed your Chief, poor little fellow, your nice little Boss. Didn't you Worm? Stabbed him in his sleep, I believe. Buried him, I hope; though Worm has been very hungry lately. No, Worm is not really nice. You had better leave him to me."

The question then, is did Wormtongue really ate Lotho? Or was Saruman only jesting in cold blood? As it seems, Saruman may have coerced Worm to cannibalize like the orcs that had been under his command. But if so, it might even be argued that wormtongue himself was deprived.