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Denethor the Second, of the Tower of Guard, the twentieth-and-sixSteward of the High King of Gondor, Lord of the West, greets his faithfulvasalls and friends, his lordship Galatharion of Belfalas, and orgon!r,Heredetar" #rince of ornan$

He gladl" welco%es thou on the northern &orders of the '%pire and is%ost satis(ed with thour ti%el" arrival and &rave deeds which surel"thou %ust have done on thour perilous )ourne" crossing the Whiteountains$

He wishes thou good luc* on thour further )ourne" which is of theut%ost i%portance to the +uture of the Stoneland, and a&solutel" trustsin the ccoperation of the #eople of Theoden, King of the ar*$ a" hewelco%e thou as is (t for thour station and euip thou with excellenthorses for the long )ourne"$

He urges thou again to ut%ost secrec" a&out the )ourne", that %a"onl" &e violated in case thou have to trust in co%panions thou areco%pletel" sure of in order to &ring the )ourne" to an end$ e%e%&er

not to cross the Great iver near Gondors ancient heartland$ .n theTower of Guard, there is great uncertaint" a&out the future, and thecourt and o/cers %ust not &e distur&ed furher$ 0lso, the &attle for theStar-1itadel is raging on the eastern side of the iver, and %" Son+ara%ir has onl" )ust &een a&le to defend the &ridge fro% new assaultsfro% the Blac* Land$

He warns thou of 'ne%" %ove%ents in the White ountains$ Greathosts of 2rcs have swept fro% the ist" ountains into our northern&orders$ He has also *nown a&out 'asterling %ove%ents in ancient D3rh4nen which is now Wilderland$ 't5el, the vile and savage King of the0sdriag 6ation, holds swa" in the plains north of the Blac* Land$+orunatel", he is still &eset &" his ancient rivals, the wild 7ariags ofKhand in the South, and the Wain-'asterlings, the Sagath, that invadedour Land a thousand "ears ago$ These savage people can onl" &eoverco%e using their great superstitions against the%$

He warns thou further%ore, not to trust an" Wi5ards$ This holds true%ost especiall" for the Gre" Wi5ard ithrandir, that has &een in'cthelions Tower recentl" and has onl" collected *nowledge for his ownpurposes, instead of activel" helping our +ight against Dar*ness, )ust as

it is %ostl" with Wi5ards$

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Lastl", the Steward provides thou with what help he can to guide anddirect thou$ The 8ewel . send thou is enchanted with the +la%e of 0nor,and can help thou once, and onl" once, if "ou are in dire need$ . pra" donot use it if thou can avoid it, as it will attract our ene%ies$ orei%portant still, is what he sends "ou along with this Letter 9 this is a

parch%ent that the Blac* 'ne%" has sent to %e and that &ears his evilsta%p$ 2n the parch%ent, thou shall (nd the exact location of the%eeting point in 'sgaroth-upon-Long-La*e where thou shall %eet the'ne%":s heralds$ 0lso, the Sta%p %ight serve thou as a %ar* ofdiplo%atic authorit" in case "ou co%e upon leaders of the 'ne%":stroops$ These should let "ou pass when the" see it, &ut do not trust toodeepl" in this treacherous to*en$

This writes Denethor, Steward of Gondor