[With a twinkle in his eye] I am Gandalf the White. [Aragorn grins] And I come back to you now at the turn of the tide.
[They walk through the forest, with Gandalf leading the way, now wearing a grey cloak over his white robes.]
GANDALF:
One stage of your journey is over, another begins. War has come to Rohan. We must ride to Edoras with all speed.
[Outside the forest, Gandalf whistles piercingly. Soon an answering neigh is heard and a white horse appears from the plain, answering the call.]
LEGOLAS:
That is one of the Mearas, unless my eyes are cheated by some spell.
[The horse comes round to stop in front of Gandalf.]
GANDALF:
Shadowfax. [Gimli bows in the background.] He's the lord of all horses and he's been my friend through many dangers.
[The Three Hunters and Gandalf ride across the plains to Edoras.] [Back at Fangorn, Treebeard is walking through the forest with Merry and Pippin sitting on his shoulders.]
TREEBEARD:
My home lies deep in the forest near the roots of the mountain. I told Gandalf I would keep you safe and safe is where I’ll keep you. The trees have grown wild and dangerous. Anger festers in their hearts. They will harm you if they can. There are too few of us now.
Too few of us Ents left to manage them.
[Frodo and Sam are climbing a high rock overlooking Morannon.]
GOLLUM:
The Black Gate of Mordor.
[The enormous Black Gate comes into view with Orcs patrolling and standing guard on the towers and atop the walls.
From the right, an army of Easterling soldiers is marching to the Black Gate.]
SAM:
Oh save us. My ol' Gaffer'd have a thing or two to say if he could see us now.
GOLLUM:
Master says to show him the way into Mordor, so good Sméagol does. Master says so.
FRODO:
I did.
[Orcs are patrolling the Black Gate.]
SAM:
That’s it then. We cannot get past that.
[A command is heard and an Orc sounds a horn, signalling for the Gate to be opened. Two enormous cave trolls stretch and growl and then pull the mighty Gate open.]
SAM:
Look! The gate, it's opening! I can see a way down.
[He moves closer to the edge. Suddenly, the rock underneath him gives way and he falls.]