Who can now hold the fords when the King of…

Who can now hold the fords when the King of the Nine Riders comes? And other armies will come. I am too late. All is lost. I tarried on the way. All is lost. Even if my errand is performed, no one will ever know. There will be no one I can tell. It will be in vain.

Book IV, The Stairs of Cirith Ungol

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