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["Ch\u01b0\u01a1ng VII \u0110\u01af\u1edcNG V\u1ec0 NH\u00c0 Cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi Hobbit c\u0169ng quay m\u1eb7t v\u1ec1 h\u01b0\u1edbng qu\u00ea h\u01b0\u01a1ng. H\u1ecd h\u00e1o h\u1ee9c mu\u1ed1n th\u1ea5y l\u1ea1i Qu\u1eadn; nh\u01b0ng \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean h\u1ecd ch\u1ec9 \u0111i thong th\u1ea3, v\u00ec Frodo th\u1ea5y kh\u00f4ng kh\u1ecfe. L\u00fac t\u1edbi Kh\u00fac C\u1ea1n s\u00f4ng Bruinen, c\u1eadu \u0111\u00e3 ng\u1eebng l\u1ea1i, d\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 c\u0103m gh\u00e9t ph\u1ea3i \u0111i v\u00e0o d\u00f2ng n\u01b0\u1edbc; v\u00e0 h\u1ecd th\u1ea5y trong tho\u00e1ng ch\u1ed1c, m\u1eaft c\u1eadu d\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 kh\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y h\u1ecd hay c\u1ea3nh v\u1eadt quanh m\u00ecnh. C\u1ea3 ng\u00e0y h\u00f4m \u0111\u00f3 c\u1eadu im l\u1eb7ng. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 ng\u00e0y m\u00f9ng s\u00e1u th\u00e1ng M\u01b0\u1eddi. \u201cFrodo, ch\u00e1u \u0111ang \u0111au sao?\u201d Gandalf kh\u1ebd kh\u00e0ng n\u00f3i khi th\u00fac ng\u1ef1a \u0111i t\u1edbi b\u00ean Frodo. \u201c\u00c0, v\u00e2ng,\u201d Frodo n\u00f3i. \u201cL\u00e0 vai c\u1ee7a ch\u00e1u. V\u1ebft th\u01b0\u01a1ng b\u1ed7ng nhi\u00ean \u0111au bu\u1ed1t, v\u00e0 k\u00fd \u1ee9c v\u1ec1 b\u00f3ng t\u1ed1i \u0111\u00e8 n\u1eb7ng l\u00ean ch\u00e1u. T\u1edbi ng\u00e0y h\u00f4m nay l\u00e0 v\u1eeba tr\u00f2n m\u1ed9t n\u0103m.\u201d \u201cThan \u00f4i! C\u00f3 nh\u1eefng v\u1ebft th\u01b0\u01a1ng kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 ch\u1eefa l\u00e0nh,\u201d Gandalf n\u00f3i. \u201cCh\u00e1u s\u1ee3 r\u1eb1ng v\u1edbi ch\u00e1u ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 nh\u01b0 v\u1eady,\u201d Frodo n\u00f3i. \u201cKh\u00f4ng th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1 c\u00f3 chuy\u1ebfn tr\u1edf v\u1ec1. C\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ch\u00e1u s\u1ebd \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c Qu\u1eadn, nh\u01b0ng Qu\u1eadn s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n nh\u01b0 tr\u01b0\u1edbc n\u1eefa; v\u00ec ch\u00e1u kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n nh\u01b0 tr\u01b0\u1edbc. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u00e1u \u0111\u1ea7y th\u01b0\u01a1ng t\u00edch: dao ki\u1ebfm, n\u1ecdc ch\u00e2m, r\u0103ng nanh, v\u00e0 g\u00e1nh n\u1eb7ng l\u00e2u d\u00e0i. \u1ede n\u01a1i n\u00e0o ch\u00e1u s\u1ebd \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ngh\u1ec9 ng\u01a1i?\u201d Gandalf kh\u00f4ng tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi. \u0110\u1ebfn cu\u1ed1i ng\u00e0y h\u00f4m sau c\u01a1n \u0111au v\u00e0 s\u1ef1 b\u1ea5t an \u0111\u00e3 tr\u00f4i qua, v\u00e0 Frodo l\u1ea1i vui v\u1ebb, vui v\u1ebb nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 c\u1eadu kh\u00f4ng nh\u1edb t\u1edbi m\u00e0n \u0111en ng\u00e0y h\u00f4m tr\u01b0\u1edbc. Sau \u0111\u00f3 chuy\u1ebfn \u0111i thu\u1eadn l\u1ee3i, v\u00e0 ng\u00e0y nhanh ch\u00f3ng tr\u00f4i qua; v\u00ec h\u1ecd \u0111i thong th\u1ea3, v\u00e0 h\u1ecd th\u01b0\u1eddng n\u1ea5n n\u00e1 trong nh\u1eefng v\u00f9ng r\u1eebng t\u01b0\u01a1i \u0111\u1eb9p n\u01a1i l\u00e1 c\u00e2y \u0111\u00e3 chuy\u1ec3n s\u1eafc \u0111\u1ecf v\u00e0ng d\u01b0\u1edbi n\u1eafng thu. Cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng h\u1ecd t\u1edbi \u0110\u1ec9nh Gi\u00f3; tr\u1eddi \u0111ang \u0111\u1ed5 v\u1ec1 chi\u1ec1u mu\u1ed9n, b\u00f3ng ng\u1ecdn \u0111\u1ed3i h\u1eaft l\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng t\u1ed1i s\u1eabm. R\u1ed3i Frodo c\u1ea7u h\u1ecd \u0111i nhanh h\u01a1n, v\u00e0 c\u1eadu kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ecbu nh\u00ecn v\u1ec1 h\u01b0\u1edbng \u0111\u00f3 m\u00e0 \u0111i qua d\u01b0\u1edbi b\u00f3ng \u0111\u1ed3i \u0111\u1ea7u c\u00fai g\u1eb1m, si\u1ebft ch\u1eb7t \u00e1o kho\u00e1c quanh m\u00ecnh. \u0110\u00eam h\u00f4m \u1ea5y th\u1eddi ti\u1ebft thay \u0111\u1ed5i, c\u01a1n gi\u00f3 m\u1edbi th\u1ed5i t\u1edbi t\u1eeb ph\u01b0\u01a1ng T\u00e2y mang theo m\u01b0a, l\u1ea1nh l\u1ebdo r\u00edt g\u00e0o, v\u00e0 l\u00e1 v\u00e0ng cu\u1ed9n tung nh\u01b0 chim trong kh\u00f4ng trung. Khi h\u1ecd t\u1edbi r\u1eebng Chet, nh\u1eefng c\u00e0nh c\u00e2y g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 \u0111\u00e3 tr\u1ee5i l\u00e1, m\u00e0n m\u01b0a d\u00e0y \u0111\u1eb7c che ph\u1ee7 \u0111\u1ed3i Bree kh\u1ecfi t\u1ea7m nh\u00ecn c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd.","V\u1eady l\u00e0 v\u00e0o g\u1ea7n cu\u1ed1i m\u1ed9t bu\u1ed5i chi\u1ec1u b\u00e3o t\u1ed1 v\u00e0 \u01b0\u1edbt \u00e1t trong nh\u1eefng ng\u00e0y cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng c\u1ee7a th\u00e1ng M\u01b0\u1eddi, n\u0103m ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u1eef kh\u00e1ch cho ng\u1ef1a l\u00ean con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng d\u1ed1c d\u1eabn t\u1edbi C\u1ed5ng Nam l\u00e0ng Bree. C\u1ed5ng \u0111\u00f3ng ch\u1eb7t; m\u01b0a h\u1eaft v\u00e0o m\u1eb7t h\u1ecd, v\u00e0 tr\u00ean b\u1ea7u tr\u1eddi t\u1ed1i d\u1ea7n, m\u00e2y th\u1ea5p lao nhanh, tr\u00e1i tim h\u1ecd h\u01a1i tr\u1ea7m xu\u1ed1ng, b\u1edfi h\u1ecd \u0111\u00e3 hy v\u1ecdng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ch\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3n n\u1ed3ng nhi\u1ec7t h\u01a1n. Sau khi h\u1ecd g\u1ecdi nhi\u1ec1u l\u1ea7n, cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi G\u00e1c C\u1ed5ng c\u0169ng \u0111i ra, v\u00e0 h\u1ecd th\u1ea5y \u00f4ng ta c\u1ea7m c\u00e2y d\u00f9i cui l\u1edbn. \u00d4ng ta nh\u00ecn h\u1ecd s\u1ee3 h\u00e3i v\u00e0 nghi ng\u1edd; nh\u01b0ng r\u1ed3i nh\u1eadn ra Gandalf trong b\u1ecdn, v\u00e0 nh\u00f3m \u0111\u1ed3ng h\u00e0nh l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi Hobbit, m\u1eb7c d\u00f9 h\u1ecd \u0103n m\u1eb7c th\u1eadt k\u1ef3 kh\u00f4i, \u00f4ng t\u01b0\u01a1i t\u1ec9nh h\u01a1n v\u00e0 ch\u00e0o m\u1eebng h\u1ecd. \u201cV\u00e0o \u0111i!\u201d \u00f4ng ta n\u00f3i, m\u1edf kh\u00f3a c\u1ed5ng. \u201cCh\u00fang ta s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ee9ng \u0111\u00e2y trao \u0111\u1ed5i tin t\u1ee9c trong ti\u1ebft tr\u1eddi l\u1ea1nh v\u00e0 \u01b0\u1edbt \u00e1t th\u1ebf n\u00e0y \u0111\u00e2u, th\u1eadt l\u00e0 th\u1ee9 bu\u1ed5i t\u1ed1i c\u1ee7a l\u0169 c\u00f4n \u0111\u1ed3. Song l\u00e3o M\u1ea1ch ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn s\u1ebd hoan ngh\u00eanh c\u00e1c ng\u00e0i t\u1ea1i qu\u00e1n Ng\u1ef1a \u0111\u1ea5y, v\u00e0 r\u1ed3i c\u00e1c ng\u00e0i s\u1ebd \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nghe t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng g\u00ec m\u00ecnh mu\u1ed1n nghe.\u201d \u201cV\u00e0 r\u1ed3i sau \u0111\u00f3 \u00f4ng s\u1ebd nghe t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng chuy\u1ec7n ch\u00fang ta k\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ea5y, v\u00e0 h\u01a1n c\u1ea3 th\u1ebf,\u201d Gandalf c\u01b0\u1eddi. \u201cHarry th\u1ebf n\u00e0o r\u1ed3i?\u201d Ng\u01b0\u1eddi G\u00e1c C\u1ed5ng cau m\u00e0y. \u201c\u0110i r\u1ed3i,\u201d \u00f4ng n\u00f3i. \u201cSong t\u1ed1t nh\u1ea5t ng\u00e0i h\u00e3y h\u1ecfi \u0110\u1ea1i M\u1ea1ch \u1ea5y. Ch\u00e0o bu\u1ed5i t\u1ed1i!\u201d \u201cCh\u00e0o bu\u1ed5i t\u1ed1i!\u201d h\u1ecd n\u00f3i v\u00e0 \u0111i qua; v\u00e0 r\u1ed3i h\u1ecd th\u1ea5y \u1edf sau b\u1edd gi\u1eadu ven \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng, m\u1ed9t t\u00fap nh\u00e0 th\u1ea5p d\u00e0i \u0111\u00e3 d\u1ef1ng l\u00ean, m\u1ed9t s\u1ed1 ng\u01b0\u1eddi t\u1eeb \u0111\u00f3 \u0111i ra ch\u0103m ch\u00fa nh\u00ecn h\u1ecd qua h\u00e0ng r\u00e0o. Khi t\u1edbi ch\u1ed7 nh\u00e0 Bill D\u01b0\u01a1ng X\u1ec9, h\u1ecd th\u1ea5y b\u1edd gi\u1eadu x\u00e1c x\u01a1 kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ch\u0103m t\u1ec9a, c\u1eeda s\u1ed5 \u0111\u1ec1u b\u1ecb \u0111\u00f3ng v\u00e1n che k\u00edn. \u201cC\u1eadu c\u00f3 ngh\u0129 c\u1eadu \u0111\u00e3 gi\u1ebft g\u00e3 b\u1eb1ng qu\u1ea3 t\u00e1o \u0111\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng, Sam?\u201d Pippin n\u00f3i. \u201cT\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng l\u1ea1c quan th\u1ebf \u0111\u00e2u, c\u1eadu Pippin,\u201d Sam n\u00f3i. \u201cNh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i mu\u1ed1n bi\u1ebft s\u1ed1 ph\u1eadn ch\u00fa ng\u1ef1a l\u00f9n ra th\u1ebf n\u00e0o. N\u00f3 c\u1ee9 khi\u1ebfn t\u00f4i ngh\u0129 \u0111\u1ebfn ho\u00e0i, l\u0169 s\u00f3i th\u00ec tru v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ee7 th\u1ee9 n\u1eefa ch\u1ee9.\u201d Cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng h\u1ecd t\u1edbi qu\u00e1n Ng\u1ef1a L\u1ed3ng, v\u00e0 \u00edt nh\u1ea5t n\u01a1i n\u00e0y v\u1eabn ch\u01b0a thay \u0111\u1ed5i g\u00ec v\u1ebb b\u1ec1 ngo\u00e0i; v\u00e0 c\u00f3 \u00e1nh s\u00e1ng \u0111\u1eb1ng sau r\u00e8m c\u1eeda s\u1ed5 t\u1ea7ng d\u01b0\u1edbi. H\u1ecd rung chu\u00f4ng, v\u00e0 Nob t\u1edbi c\u1eeda, m\u1edf h\u00e9 c\u1eeda ng\u00f3 ra; v\u00e0 khi nh\u1eadn ra ai \u0111\u1ee9ng d\u01b0\u1edbi \u00e1nh \u0111\u00e8n, ch\u00fa k\u00eau l\u00ean ng\u1ea1c nhi\u00ean. \u201c\u00d4ng B\u01a1 Gai! \u00d4ng ch\u1ee7!\u201d ch\u00fa k\u00eau to. \u201cM\u1ea5y ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00f3 tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i r\u1ed3i!\u201d \u201c\u1ed2 th\u1ebf h\u1ea3? Tao s\u1ebd cho ch\u00fang bi\u1ebft tay,\u201d gi\u1ecdng B\u01a1 Gai vang l\u00ean, v\u00e0 l\u00e3o lao ra, c\u1ea7m kh\u00fac d\u00f9i cui trong tay. Nh\u01b0ng khi th\u1ea5y kh\u00e1ch l\u00e0 ai, l\u00e3o d\u1eebng ph\u1eaft l\u1ea1i, v\u1ebb c\u00e1u k\u1ec9nh \u0111en t\u1ed1i tr\u00ean m\u1eb7t chuy\u1ec3n sang ng\u1ea1c nhi\u00ean v\u00e0 vui m\u1eebng. \u201cNob, c\u00e1i th\u1eb1ng s\u1ecd to\u00e0n len n\u00e0y!\u201d l\u00e3o k\u00eau l\u00ean. \u201cM\u00e0y kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 cho ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n c\u0169 c\u00e1i t\u00ean h\u1ea3? \u0110\u1eebng c\u00f3 \u0111i l\u00e0m tao s\u1ee3 m\u1ea5t v\u00eda nh\u01b0 v\u1eady, trong c\u00e1i th\u1eddi k\u1ef3 nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0y. Cha ch\u1ea3! V\u00e0 c\u00e1c v\u1ecb t\u1eeb \u0111\u00e2u v\u1ec1 \u0111\u1ea5y? T\u00f4i th\u1eadt ch\u1eb3ng ng\u1edd n\u1ed5i c\u00f2n","\u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c g\u1eb7p l\u1ea1i c\u00e1c v\u1ecb, \u0111\u00fang th\u1ebf \u0111\u1ea5y: \u0111i v\u00e0o Mi\u1ec1n Hoang Vu v\u1edbi c\u00e1i g\u00e3 S\u1ea3i Ch\u00e2n D\u00e0i \u0111\u00f3, b\u1ecdn Ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0110en th\u00ec l\u00f9ng s\u1ee5c kh\u1eafp n\u01a1i n\u1eefa ch\u1ee9. Song th\u1ea5y l\u1ea1i c\u00e1c v\u1ecb t\u00f4i qu\u00e1 x\u00e1 m\u1eebng, m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng m\u1eebng \u0111\u00e2u b\u1eb1ng th\u1ea5y nh\u00e0 \u00f4ng Gandalf \u0111\u00e2y. V\u00e0o \u0111i! V\u00e0o \u0111i! V\u1eabn ph\u00f2ng c\u0169? C\u00e1c v\u1ecb \u1edf mi\u1ec5n ph\u00ed. Th\u1ef1c ra h\u1ea7u h\u1ebft c\u00e1c ph\u00f2ng \u0111\u1ec1u tr\u1ed1ng kh\u00e1ch v\u00e0o nh\u1eefng ng\u00e0y n\u00e0y, t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng gi\u1ea5u di\u1ebfm v\u00ec qu\u00fd v\u1ecb s\u1ebd s\u1edbm ph\u00e1t hi\u1ec7n th\u1ea5y th\u00f4i. V\u00e0 t\u00f4i s\u1ebd xem c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 s\u1eeda so\u1ea1n g\u00ec cho b\u1eefa t\u1ed1i \u0111\u00e2y, nhanh h\u1ebft s\u1ee9c c\u00f3 th\u1ec3; ph\u1ea3i c\u00e1i qu\u00e1n gi\u1edd h\u01a1i neo ng\u01b0\u1eddi. N\u00e0y, Nob, c\u00e1i con r\u00f9a b\u00f2 n\u00e0y! G\u1ecdi th\u1eb1ng Bob \u0111i! \u00c0, song \u0111\u1ea5y t\u00f4i l\u1ea1i qu\u00ean b\u00e9ng m\u1ea5t, th\u1eb1ng Bob \u0111\u00e3 v\u1ec1 r\u1ed3i: b\u00e2y gi\u1edd n\u00f3 v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0 v\u1edbi \u00f4ng b\u00e0 c\u1ee5 ban \u0111\u00eam. Ch\u1eadc, \u0111\u01b0a ng\u1ef1a l\u00f9n c\u1ee7a kh\u00e1ch v\u00e0o chu\u1ed3ng v\u1eady, Nob! V\u00e0 \u00f4ng s\u1ebd t\u1ef1 d\u1eabn ng\u1ef1a m\u00ecnh v\u00e0o chu\u1ed3ng ng\u1ef1a cao ch\u1ee9, Gandalf, t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng nghi ng\u1edd chuy\u1ec7n \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u00e2u. M\u1ed9t con ng\u1ef1a c\u1eeb \u0111\u1ea5y, nh\u01b0 t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 n\u00f3i l\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean g\u1eb7p n\u00f3. Ch\u00e0, v\u00e0o \u0111i! C\u1ee9 t\u1ef1 nhi\u00ean nh\u01b0 \u1edf nh\u00e0!\u201d L\u00e3o B\u01a1 Gai gi\u00e1 n\u00e0o c\u0169ng ch\u01b0a h\u1ec1 thay \u0111\u1ed5i c\u00e1ch n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n, v\u00e0 d\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 v\u1eabn s\u1ed1ng trong s\u1ef1 h\u1ed1i h\u1ea3 kh\u00f4ng k\u1ecbp th\u1edf c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh nh\u01b0 tr\u01b0\u1edbc kia. Th\u1ebf nh\u01b0ng h\u1ea7u nh\u01b0 ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 ai xung quanh, t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 \u0111\u1ec1u y\u00ean t\u0129nh; t\u1eeb Ph\u00f2ng Kh\u00e1ch L\u1edbn ch\u1ec9 nghe th\u00ec th\u1ea7m hai hay ba gi\u1ecdng n\u00f3i. V\u00e0 nh\u00ecn g\u1ea7n h\u01a1n d\u01b0\u1edbi \u00e1nh s\u00e1ng hai ng\u1ecdn n\u1ebfn l\u00e3o \u0111\u00e3 th\u1eafp v\u00e0 c\u1ea7m theo \u0111\u1eb1ng tr\u01b0\u1edbc h\u1ecd, g\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u1eb7t c\u1ee7a l\u00e3o ch\u1ee7 qu\u00e1n tr\u1ecd tr\u00f4ng kh\u00e1 nh\u0103n nheo ti\u1ec1u t\u1ee5y. L\u00e3o d\u1eabn h\u1ecd qua h\u00e0nh lang t\u1edbi ph\u00f2ng kh\u00e1ch nh\u1ecf m\u00e0 h\u1ecd \u0111\u00e3 \u1edf trong c\u00e1i \u0111\u00eam l\u1ea1 l\u00f9ng h\u01a1n m\u1ed9t n\u0103m tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00f3; v\u00e0 h\u1ecd \u0111i theo l\u00e3o, h\u01a1i nh\u1ea5p nh\u1ed5m, v\u00ec th\u1ea5y r\u00f5 r\u00e0nh l\u00e0 l\u00e3o \u0110\u1ea1i M\u1ea1ch gi\u00e0 \u0111ang l\u00e0m b\u1ed9 can \u0111\u1ea3m \u0111\u1ec3 che \u0111i r\u1eafc r\u1ed1i g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3. M\u1ecdi chuy\u1ec7n kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 tr\u01b0\u1edbc. Nh\u01b0ng h\u1ecd kh\u00f4ng n\u00f3i g\u00ec m\u00e0 ch\u1ec9 ch\u1edd \u0111\u1ee3i. Nh\u01b0 h\u1ecd \u0111o\u00e1n tr\u01b0\u1edbc, l\u00e3o B\u01a1 Gai gh\u00e9 l\u1ea1i ph\u00f2ng kh\u00e1ch nh\u1ecf sau b\u1eefa \u0103n \u0111\u1ec3 xem m\u1ecdi th\u1ee9 c\u00f3 v\u1eeba \u00fd c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd kh\u00f4ng. Th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1 th\u00ec c\u00f3: \u00edt nh\u1ea5t kh\u00f4ng h\u1ec1 c\u00f3 suy gi\u1ea3m g\u00ec v\u1ec1 ch\u1ea5t l\u01b0\u1ee3ng bia hay \u0111\u1ed3 \u0103n \u1edf qu\u00e1n Ng\u1ef1a. \u201cGi\u1edd t\u00f4i s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng tr\u01a1 tr\u1ebdn \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ee9c b\u1ea3o qu\u00fd v\u1ecb xu\u1ed1ng ch\u01a1i Ph\u00f2ng Kh\u00e1ch L\u1edbn t\u1ed1i nay,\u201d B\u01a1 Gai n\u00f3i. \u201cC\u00e1c v\u1ecb ch\u1eafc m\u1ec7t; v\u00e0 t\u1ed1i nay \u1edf \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u1eb1ng n\u00e0o c\u0169ng ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 m\u1ea5y ai. Song n\u1ebfu c\u00e1c v\u1ecb c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 d\u00e0nh cho t\u00f4i n\u1eeda ti\u1ebfng \u0111\u1ed3ng h\u1ed3 tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi \u0111i ng\u1ee7, t\u00f4i s\u1ebd r\u1ea5t vui \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c h\u1ea7u chuy\u1ec7n qu\u00fd v\u1ecb, chuy\u1ec7n tr\u00f2 khe kh\u1ebd th\u00f4i gi\u1eefa ch\u00fang ta.\u201d \u201c\u0110\u00f3 c\u0169ng ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 \u0111i\u1ec1u ch\u00fang ta mu\u1ed1n,\u201d Gandalf n\u00f3i. \u201cCh\u00fang ta kh\u00f4ng m\u1ec7t. Ch\u00fang ta \u0111i \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng tho\u1ea3i m\u00e1i thong th\u1ea3 l\u1eafm. Ch\u00fang ta \u01b0\u1edbt, l\u1ea1nh v\u00e0 \u0111\u00f3i, nh\u01b0ng t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 th\u00ec l\u00e3o \u0111\u00e3 kh\u1eafc ph\u1ee5c r\u1ed3i. \u0110\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e2y, ng\u1ed3i xu\u1ed1ng n\u00e0o! V\u00e0 n\u1ebfu l\u00e3o c\u00f3 c\u1ecf h\u00fat, ch\u00fang ta s\u1ebd c\u1ef1c k\u1ef3 c\u1ea3m k\u00edch.\u201d \u201cCh\u00e0, n\u1ebfu c\u00e1c v\u1ecb y\u00eau c\u1ea7u b\u1ea5t k\u1ef3 th\u1ee9 g\u00ec kh\u00e1c th\u00ec t\u00f4i s\u1ebd vui h\u01a1n,\u201d B\u01a1 Gai n\u00f3i. \u201c\u0110\u00f3 ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 th\u1ee9 ch\u00fang t\u00f4i thi\u1ebfu, v\u00ec ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 m\u1ed7i s\u1ed1 t\u1ef1 tr\u1ed3ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c, m\u00e0 ch\u1eebng \u0111\u00f3 th\u00ec kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ee7. D\u1ea1o n\u00e0y kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 ngu\u1ed3n cung t\u1eeb Qu\u1eadn. Nh\u01b0ng \u0111\u1ec3 xem t\u00f4i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 t\u00ecm \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c g\u00ec.\u201d Khi quay tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i, l\u00e3o mang cho h\u1ecd m\u1ed9t l\u01b0\u1ee3ng \u0111\u1ee7 d\u00f9ng m\u1ed9t hai ng\u00e0y, m\u1ed9t x\u1ea5p l\u00e1 ch\u01b0a x\u1eaft. \u201cNam Linch \u0111\u1ea5y,\u201d l\u00e3o n\u00f3i, \u201cv\u00e0 l\u00e0 lo\u1ea1i t\u1ed1t nh\u1ea5t ch\u00fang t\u00f4i c\u00f3; song kh\u00f4ng b\u00ec \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c T\u1ed5ng Nam, t\u00f4i v\u1eabn b\u1ea3o v\u1eady, d\u00f9 t\u00f4i v\u1eabn b\u1ecf phi\u1ebfu cho Bree trong ph\u1ea7n l\u1edbn chuy\u1ec7n kh\u00e1c, xin c\u00e1c v\u1ecb th\u1ee9 l\u1ed7i.\u201d H\u1ecd \u0111\u1ec3 l\u00e3o ng\u1ed3i tr\u00ean gh\u1ebf l\u1edbn c\u1ea1nh \u0111\u1ed1ng c\u1ee7i \u0111ang ch\u00e1y, Gandalf ng\u1ed3i \u0111\u1ea7u b\u00ean kia l\u00f2 s\u01b0\u1edfi, c\u00e1c ch\u00e0ng Hobbit tr\u00ean gh\u1ebf th\u1ea5p gi\u1eefa \u0111\u00f4i b\u00ean; v\u00e0 r\u1ed3i h\u1ecd n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n qua nhi\u1ec1u l\u1ea7n n\u1eeda gi\u1edd, trao \u0111\u1ed5i t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 tin t\u1ee9c m\u00e0 l\u00e3o B\u01a1 Gai mu\u1ed1n nghe ho\u1eb7c k\u1ec3. H\u1ea7u h\u1ebft nh\u1eefng \u0111i\u1ec1u h\u1ecd n\u00f3i \u0111\u1ec1u khi\u1ebfn l\u00e3o ch\u1ee7 qu\u00e1n c\u1ef1c k\u1ef3 kinh ng\u1ea1c tr\u1ea7m tr\u1ed3, ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n kh\u00f4ng t\u01b0\u1edfng t\u01b0\u1ee3ng n\u1ed5i; v\u00e0 h\u1ecd ch\u1eb3ng nh\u1eadn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ea5y ph\u1ea3n h\u1ed3i ngo\u00e0i c\u00e2u: \u201cKh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i th\u1ebf ch\u1ee9\u201d, l\u1eb7p \u0111i l\u1eb7p l\u1ea1i b\u1ea5t ch\u1ea5p b\u1eb1ng","ch\u1ee9ng t\u1eadn tai l\u00e3o B\u01a1 Gai. \u201cKh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i th\u1ebf ch\u1ee9, c\u1eadu Bao Gai, hay l\u00e0 c\u1eadu G\u1ea7m \u0110\u1ed3i? T\u00f4i l\u1eabn h\u1ebft c\u1ea3 l\u00ean r\u1ed3i. Kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i th\u1ebf ch\u1ee9, \u00f4ng Gandalf! \u00d4i th\u1eadt kh\u00f4ng tin n\u1ed5i! Ai ngh\u0129 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u1ea1i c\u00f3 nh\u1eefng chuy\u1ec7n \u0111\u00f3 trong th\u1eddi \u0111\u1ea1i ch\u00fang ta!\u201d Nh\u01b0ng ch\u00ednh l\u00e3o c\u0169ng k\u1ec3 nhi\u1ec1u. L\u00e3o b\u1ea3o m\u1ecdi th\u1ee9 ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n kh\u00f4ng \u1ed5n ch\u00fat n\u00e0o. Vi\u1ec7c kinh doanh th\u1eadm ch\u00ed kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0ng nh\u00e0ng m\u00e0 c\u1ef1c k\u1ef3 t\u1ed3i t\u1ec7. \u201cKh\u00f4ng ai t\u1eeb Ngo\u00e0i R\u00eca mu\u1ed1n t\u1edbi g\u1ea7n Bree,\u201d l\u00e3o n\u00f3i. \u201cV\u00e0 ch\u00fang d\u00e2n trong r\u00eca, h\u1ecd h\u1ea7u nh\u01b0 to\u00e0n \u1edf nh\u00e0 \u0111\u00f3ng ch\u1eb7t c\u1eeda. T\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 l\u00e0 do \u0111\u00e1m d\u00e2n m\u1edbi \u0111\u1ebfn v\u00e0 b\u1ecdn lang thang b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u l\u00ean \u0110\u01b0\u1eddng xanh n\u0103m ngo\u00e1i, ch\u1eafc c\u00e1c v\u1ecb nh\u1edb; song sau \u0111\u00f3 ch\u00fang c\u00f2n \u0111\u1ebfn nhi\u1ec1u h\u01a1n. M\u1ed9t s\u1ed1 ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 d\u00e2n ch\u1ea1y lo\u1ea1n kh\u1ed1n kh\u1ed5; song ph\u1ea7n l\u1edbn l\u00e0 k\u1ebb x\u1ea5u, to\u00e0n g\u00e2y ra tr\u1ed9m c\u1eafp qu\u1eady ph\u00e1. V\u00e0 c\u00f3 lo\u1ea1n \u1edf ngay Bree n\u00e0y, lo\u1ea1n to h\u1eb3n hoi. C\u00e1c v\u1ecb hi\u1ec3u kh\u00f4ng, \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y c\u00f3 \u1ea9u \u0111\u1ea3 th\u1eadt s\u1ef1, v\u00e0i ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ecb gi\u1ebft, gi\u1ebft ch\u1ebft ng\u1eafc! N\u1ebfu qu\u00fd v\u1ecb tin n\u1ed5i t\u00f4i.\u201d \u201cTa tin \u0111\u1ea5y,\u201d Gandalf n\u00f3i. \u201cBao nhi\u00eau ng\u01b0\u1eddi?\u201d \u201cBa v\u00e0 hai,\u201d B\u01a1 Gai n\u00f3i, t\u1ee9c l\u00e0 d\u00e2n to l\u1edbn v\u00e0 nh\u1ecf b\u00e9. \u201cN\u00e0y l\u00e0 Mat Ng\u00f3n Ch\u00e2n Th\u1ea1ch Nam t\u1ed9i nghi\u1ec7p, Rowlie Nh\u00e0 T\u00e1o, ch\u00fa Tom L\u1eb7t Gai t\u1eeb b\u00ean kia \u0111\u1ed3i Bree; v\u00e0 Willie Tri\u1ec1n D\u1ed1c Tu\u1ed9t tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ed3i, m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi h\u1ecd nh\u00e0 G\u1ea7m \u0110\u1ed3i l\u00e0ng Staddle: r\u1eb7t l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi t\u1eed t\u1ebf c\u1ea3, ai c\u0169ng th\u01b0\u01a1ng ti\u1ebfc h\u1ecd. C\u1ea3 Harry Kim Ng\u00e2n t\u1eebng g\u00e1c C\u1ed5ng T\u00e2y, v\u00e0 Bill D\u01b0\u01a1ng X\u1ec9, hai g\u00e3 \u0111\u00f3 thu\u1ed9c phe b\u1ecdn ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u1ea1, r\u1ed3i sau th\u00ec \u0111i c\u00f9ng v\u1edbi ch\u00fang; v\u00e0 t\u00f4i tin r\u1eb1ng ch\u00ednh ch\u00fang n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 m\u1edf cho b\u1ecdn kia v\u00e0o. \u00dd t\u00f4i l\u00e0 c\u00e1i \u0111\u00eam x\u1ea3y ra \u1ea9u \u0111\u1ea3 \u1ea5y. V\u00ec \u0111\u1ea5y l\u00e0 sau khi ch\u00fang t\u00f4i l\u00f3t l\u00e1 d\u1eaft tay ch\u00fang ra c\u1ed5ng r\u1ed3i t\u1ed1ng c\u1ed5 ra ngo\u00e0i: t\u1eeb tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi h\u1ebft n\u0103m; c\u00f2n v\u1ee5 \u1ea9u \u0111\u1ea3 l\u00e0 v\u00e0o \u0111\u1ea7u N\u0103m M\u1edbi, sau tr\u1eadn b\u00e3o tuy\u1ebft. \u201cV\u00e0 gi\u1edd ch\u00fang quay sang c\u01b0\u1edbp b\u00f3c v\u00e0 s\u1ed1ng ngo\u00e0i \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng, \u1ea9n n\u00e1u trong r\u1eebng xa b\u00ean kia Archet, c\u1ea3 tr\u00ean v\u00f9ng \u0111\u1ea5t hoang t\u00edt m\u1ea1n B\u1eafc. Th\u1eadt gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 nh\u1eefng n\u0103m x\u1ea5u trong truy\u1ec7n k\u1ec3 h\u1ed3i x\u01b0a. \u0110\u01b0\u1eddng x\u00e1 kh\u00f4ng an to\u00e0n v\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng ai \u0111i xa \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c, ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta kh\u00f3a c\u1eeda t\u1eeb s\u1edbm. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u1eb7t ng\u01b0\u1eddi canh kh\u1eafp quanh h\u00e0ng r\u00e0o v\u00e0 c\u1eed r\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec1u ng\u01b0\u1eddi tr\u00f4ng c\u1ed5ng v\u00e0o ban \u0111\u00eam.\u201d \u201c\u1eeam, kh\u00f4ng k\u1ebb n\u00e0o g\u00e2y r\u1eafc r\u1ed1i cho ch\u00fang t\u00f4i,\u201d Pippin n\u00f3i, \u201cd\u00f9 ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111i tr\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng r\u1ea5t ch\u1eadm, c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng c\u1ea3nh gi\u00e1c. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i c\u1ee9 ngh\u0129 \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ec3 l\u1ea1i m\u1ecdi r\u1eafc r\u1ed1i sau l\u01b0ng m\u00ecnh r\u1ed3i.\u201d \u201c\u00c0, ch\u01b0a \u0111\u00e2u, th\u01b0a c\u1eadu, th\u1eadt \u0111\u00e1ng ti\u1ebfc,\u201d B\u01a1 Gai n\u00f3i. \u201cNh\u01b0ng c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 g\u00ec ng\u1ea1c nhi\u00ean n\u1ebfu ch\u00fang \u0111\u1ec3 qu\u00fd v\u1ecb y\u00ean. Ch\u00fang s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng nh\u1eafm v\u00e0o ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111i c\u00f3 v\u0169 trang, ki\u1ebfm, m\u0169 tr\u1ee5 v\u00e0 khi\u00ean v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ee7 th\u1ee9 th\u1ebf kia. T\u00f4i d\u00e1m ch\u1eafc ch\u00fang s\u1ebd ph\u1ea3i c\u00e2n nh\u1eafc k\u1ef9. V\u00e0 ph\u1ea3i n\u00f3i l\u00e0 c\u1ea3 t\u00f4i c\u0169ng kh\u00e1 ch\u01b0ng h\u1eedng l\u00fac nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y c\u00e1c v\u1ecb.\u201d R\u1ed3i c\u00e1c ch\u00e0ng Hobbit \u0111\u1ed9t nhi\u00ean nh\u1eadn ra ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta \u0111\u00e3 kinh ng\u1ea1c nh\u00ecn h\u1ecd s\u1eedng s\u1ed1t kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i v\u00ec th\u1ea5y h\u1ecd tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 m\u00e0 l\u00e0 v\u00ec binh kh\u00ed tr\u00ean ng\u01b0\u1eddi h\u1ecd. Ch\u00ednh h\u1ecd \u0111\u00e3 quen v\u1edbi chi\u1ebfn tranh v\u00e0 \u0111i trong h\u00e0ng qu\u00e2n trang b\u1ecb ch\u1ec9nh t\u1ec1 \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ee9c qu\u00ean m\u1ea5t r\u1eb1ng \u00e1o gi\u00e1p s\u00e1ng choang l\u1ed9 ra d\u01b0\u1edbi \u00e1o cho\u00e0ng, hay m\u0169 tr\u1ee5 c\u1ee7a Gondor v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ea5t Mark; hay nh\u1eefng bi\u1ec3u tr\u01b0ng \u0111\u1eb9p \u0111\u1ebd tr\u00ean khi\u00ean, s\u1ebd c\u00f3 v\u1ebb ngo\u1ea1i lai k\u1ef3 d\u1ecb t\u1ea1i mi\u1ec1n qu\u00ea c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh. C\u1ea3 Gandalf c\u0169ng c\u01b0\u1ee1i con ng\u1ef1a x\u00e1m cao, m\u1eb7c tr\u1eafng tuy\u1ec1n, tr\u00f9m ngo\u00e0i t\u1ea5m \u00e1o cho\u00e0ng l\u1edbn xanh v\u00e0 b\u1ea1c, c\u1eafp thanh ki\u1ebfm Glamdring d\u00e0i b\u00ean h\u00f4ng. Gandalf ph\u00e1 l\u00ean c\u01b0\u1eddi. \u201cCh\u00e0, ch\u00e0,\u201d \u00f4ng n\u00f3i, \u201cn\u1ebfu ch\u1ec9 n\u0103m ch\u00fang ta \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ee7 l\u00e0m ch\u00fang s\u1ee3, th\u00ec ch\u00fang ta \u0111\u00e3 g\u1eb7p nhi\u1ec1u k\u1ebb th\u00f9 t\u1ec7 h\u01a1n trong chuy\u1ebfn \u0111i r\u1ed3i. Nh\u01b0ng d\u00f9 sao ch\u00fang c\u0169ng s\u1ebd \u0111\u1ec3 l\u00e3o y\u00ean \u0111\u00eam nay khi ch\u00fang ta c\u00f2n \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y.\u201d","\u201cNh\u01b0 th\u1ebf th\u00ec \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c bao l\u00e2u ch\u1ee9?\u201d B\u01a1 Gai n\u00f3i. \u201cT\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ee7 nh\u1eadn l\u00e0 ch\u00fang t\u00f4i s\u1ebd vui m\u1eebng n\u1ebfu \u00f4ng c\u00f2n \u1edf quanh \u0111\u00e2y m\u1ed9t th\u1eddi gian. \u00d4ng th\u1ea5y \u0111\u1ea5y, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng quen s\u1ed1ng c\u1ea3nh tao lo\u1ea1n nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0y; v\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta b\u1ea3o t\u00f4i t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 \u0111\u00e1m Tu\u1ea7n Du \u0111\u1ec1u ra \u0111i s\u1ea1ch c\u1ea3 r\u1ed3i. T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng ngh\u0129 ch\u00fang t\u00f4i th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1 hi\u1ec3u \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c h\u1ecd \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m g\u00ec cho m\u00ecnh, cho \u0111\u1ebfn t\u1eadn b\u00e2y gi\u1edd. V\u00ec c\u00f3 nh\u1eefng th\u1ee9 t\u1ed3i t\u1ec7 h\u01a1n c\u1ea3 c\u01b0\u1edbp b\u00f3c quanh \u0111\u00e2y. Ch\u00f3 s\u00f3i \u0111\u00e3 tru quanh h\u00e0ng r\u00e0o m\u00f9a \u0111\u00f4ng n\u0103m ngo\u00e1i. L\u1ea1i c\u00f2n c\u00f3 nh\u1eefng b\u00f3ng \u0111en trong r\u1eebng, nh\u1eefng th\u1ee9 gh\u00ea r\u1ee3n m\u00e0 ch\u1ec9 ngh\u0129 \u0111\u1ebfn c\u0169ng \u0111\u1ee7 khi\u1ebfn m\u00e1u \u0111\u00f4ng c\u1ea3 l\u1ea1i. T\u00ecnh c\u1ea3nh l\u00e2u nay r\u1ea5t \u0111\u00e1ng ng\u1ea1i, n\u1ebfu \u00f4ng hi\u1ec3u \u00fd t\u00f4i.\u201d \u201cTa c\u0169ng \u0111o\u00e1n nh\u01b0 v\u1eady,\u201d Gandalf n\u00f3i. \u201cH\u1ea7u h\u1ebft c\u00e1c mi\u1ec1n \u0111\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ec1u \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecb nhi\u1ec5u lo\u1ea1n trong th\u1eddi gian n\u00e0y, h\u1ebft s\u1ee9c nhi\u1ec5u lo\u1ea1n. Nh\u01b0ng vui l\u00ean, \u0110\u1ea1i M\u1ea1ch! L\u00e3o \u0111\u00e3 \u1edf ngay b\u00ean r\u00eca nh\u1eefng r\u1eafc r\u1ed1i r\u1ea5t nghi\u00eam tr\u1ecdng, v\u00e0 ta ch\u1ec9 c\u00e0ng vui m\u1eebng khi bi\u1ebft l\u00e3o ch\u01b0a b\u1ecb l\u00fan s\u00e2u h\u01a1n. M\u00e0 th\u1eddi t\u1ed1t \u0111\u1eb9p h\u01a1n s\u1eafp t\u1edbi r\u1ed3i. C\u00f3 l\u1ebd c\u00f2n t\u1ed1t \u0111\u1eb9p h\u01a1n b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 khi n\u00e0o l\u00e3o nh\u1edb \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. D\u00e2n Tu\u1ea7n Du \u0111\u00e3 tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i. Ch\u00fang ta \u0111\u00e3 quay v\u1ec1 c\u00f9ng h\u1ecd. V\u00e0 l\u1ea1i c\u00f3 vua r\u1ed3i, \u0110\u1ea1i M\u1ea1ch. Ng\u00e0i s\u1ebd s\u1edbm quan t\u00e2m t\u1edbi n\u01a1i n\u00e0y. \u201cR\u1ed3i th\u00ec \u0110\u01b0\u1eddng xanh s\u1ebd l\u1ea1i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1edf, nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u01b0a tin c\u1ee7a ng\u00e0i s\u1ebd l\u00ean ph\u00eda B\u1eafc, c\u00e1c gi\u1ed1ng d\u00e2n s\u1ebd b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u xu\u00f4i ng\u01b0\u1ee3c, nh\u1eefng th\u1ee9 x\u1ea5u xa s\u1ebd b\u1ecb \u0111\u1ea9y kh\u1ecfi mi\u1ec1n \u0111\u1ea5t hoang. Th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1 th\u00ec \u0111\u1ea5t hoang r\u1ed3i s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n hoang v\u1eafng n\u1eefa, s\u1ebd c\u00f3 con ng\u01b0\u1eddi v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ed3ng ru\u1ed9ng n\u01a1i tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00e2y t\u1eebng hoang vu.\u201d L\u00e3o B\u01a1 Gai l\u1eafc \u0111\u1ea7u. \u201cN\u1ebfu c\u00f3 th\u00eam \u00edt ng\u01b0\u1eddi t\u1eed t\u1ebf \u0111i tr\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng, th\u00ec ch\u00fang t\u00f4i c\u0169ng ch\u1eb3ng ch\u00ea \u0111\u00e2u,\u201d l\u00e3o n\u00f3i. \u201cSong ch\u00fang t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n th\u00eam \u0111\u00e1m t\u1ea1p nh\u1ea1p v\u00e0 l\u0169 c\u00f4n \u0111\u1ed3 n\u1eefa. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n b\u1ecdn ngo\u00e0i r\u00eca mon men \u0111\u1ebfn Bree, hay g\u1ea7n Bree t\u00ed n\u00e0o. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i mu\u1ed1n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c y\u00ean th\u00e2n. T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n c\u1ea3 m\u1ed9t \u0111\u00e1m \u0111\u00f4ng l\u1ea1 m\u1eb7t h\u1ea1 tr\u1ea1i ch\u1ed7 n\u00e0y x\u00e2y nh\u00e0 ch\u1ed7 kia, x\u00e9 n\u00e1t c\u1ea3 n\u00f4ng th\u00f4n hoang d\u00e3.\u201d \u201cL\u00e3o s\u1ebd \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c y\u00ean th\u00e2n, \u0110\u1ea1i M\u1ea1ch \u1ea1,\u201d Gandalf n\u00f3i. \u201cC\u00f3 \u0111\u1ee7 ch\u1ed7 \u0111\u1ec3 l\u1eadp nhi\u1ec1u v\u01b0\u01a1ng qu\u1ed1c gi\u1eefa Isen v\u00e0 L\u0169 X\u00e1m, hay d\u1ecdc theo mi\u1ec1n duy\u00ean h\u1ea3i ph\u00eda Nam s\u00f4ng Bia, kh\u00f4ng c\u1ea7n ai s\u1ed1ng trong ph\u1ea1m vi nhi\u1ec1u ng\u00e0y \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng t\u1eeb Bree. V\u00e0 nhi\u1ec1u gi\u1ed1ng d\u00e2n t\u1eebng s\u1ed1ng \u1edf ph\u01b0\u01a1ng B\u1eafc xa x\u00f4i, c\u00e1ch \u0111\u00e2y kho\u1ea3ng tr\u0103m d\u1eb7m ho\u1eb7c h\u01a1n, t\u1eadn c\u00f9ng \u0110\u01b0\u1eddng xanh: \u1edf Khu \u0110\u1ed3i B\u1eafc hay quanh H\u1ed3 B\u00f3ng T\u00e0.\u201d \u201cXa l\u00ean ch\u1ed7 R\u00e3nh Ng\u01b0\u1eddi Ch\u1ebft?\u201d B\u01a1 Gai n\u00f3i, nh\u00ecn c\u00e0ng h\u1ed3 nghi. \u201cNg\u01b0\u1eddi ta n\u00f3i \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 mi\u1ec1n \u0111\u1ea5t b\u1ecb ma \u00e1m. Ch\u1eb3ng ai t\u1edbi \u0111\u00f3 tr\u1eeb b\u1ecdn k\u1ebb c\u01b0\u1edbp.\u201d \u201cD\u00e2n Tu\u1ea7n Du t\u1edbi \u0111\u00f3,\u201d Gandalf n\u00f3i. \u201cL\u00e3o g\u1ecdi n\u01a1i \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 R\u00e3nh Ng\u01b0\u1eddi Ch\u1ebft. V\u00e0 n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecb g\u1ecdi nh\u01b0 v\u1eady trong nhi\u1ec1u n\u0103m d\u00e0i; nh\u01b0ng t\u00ean \u0111\u00fang c\u1ee7a n\u00f3, \u0110\u1ea1i M\u1ea1ch \u1ea1, l\u00e0 Fomost Erain, B\u1eafc \u0110\u00f4 c\u1ee7a C\u00e1c Vua. V\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ng\u00e0y kia Nh\u00e0 Vua s\u1ebd l\u1ea1i t\u1edbi \u0111\u00f3; r\u1ed3i l\u00e3o s\u1ebd g\u1eb7p nh\u1eefng gi\u1ed1ng d\u00e2n \u0111\u1eb9p \u0111\u1ebd xu\u00f4i ng\u01b0\u1ee3c qua \u0111\u00e2y.\u201d \u201cCh\u00e0, nghe c\u00f3 v\u1ebb nhi\u1ec1u tri\u1ec3n v\u1ecdng \u0111\u1ea5y, t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ed3ng \u00fd,\u201d B\u01a1 Gai n\u00f3i. \u201cV\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng nghi ng\u1edd l\u00e0 s\u1ebd t\u1ed1t cho vi\u1ec7c kinh doanh. Mi\u1ec5n l\u00e0 c\u00e1i \u00f4ng vua \u0111\u00f3 ch\u1ecbu \u0111\u1ec3 y\u00ean cho Bree.\u201d \u201cNg\u00e0i s\u1ebd \u0111\u1ec3 y\u00ean Bree,\u201d Gandalf n\u00f3i. \u201cNg\u00e0i bi\u1ebft n\u01a1i n\u00e0y v\u00e0 y\u00eau qu\u00fd n\u01a1i n\u00e0y.\u201d","\u201cV\u1eady sao?\u201d B\u01a1 Gai n\u00f3i, nh\u00ecn c\u00f3 v\u1ebb b\u1ed1i r\u1ed1i. \u201cD\u00f9 t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng ch\u1eafc m\u00ecnh hi\u1ec3u t\u1ea1i sao l\u1ea1i th\u1ebf, \u00f4ng ta th\u00ec ng\u1ed3i tr\u00ean gh\u1ebf l\u1edbn trong l\u00e2u \u0111\u00e0i l\u1edbn, c\u00e1ch \u0111\u00e2y d\u1ec5 \u0111\u1ebfn h\u00e0ng tr\u0103m d\u1eb7m. U\u1ed1ng r\u01b0\u1ee3u b\u1eb1ng c\u1ed1c v\u00e0ng n\u1eefa ch\u1ee9, t\u00f4i c\u0169ng ch\u1eb3ng ng\u1ea1c nhi\u00ean n\u1ebfu \u0111\u00fang l\u00e0 th\u1ebf. Qu\u00e1n Ng\u1ef1a l\u00e0 c\u00e1i g\u00ec v\u1edbi \u00f4ng ta ch\u1ee9, v\u1edbi c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng v\u1ea1i bia? D\u00f9 \u0111\u00fang l\u00e0 bia c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i r\u1ea5t ngon, Gandalf \u1ea1. N\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 tr\u1edf n\u00ean ngon k\u1ef3 l\u1ea1, k\u1ec3 t\u1eeb c\u00e1i h\u1ed3i \u00f4ng \u0111\u1ebfn m\u00f9a thu n\u0103m ngo\u00e1i v\u00e0 c\u1ea7u \u0111i\u1ec1u hay cho n\u00f3. V\u00e0 t\u00f4i d\u00e1m n\u00f3i \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u00fang l\u00e0 ni\u1ec1m an \u1ee7i gi\u1eefa m\u1ecdi s\u1ef1 r\u1eafc r\u1ed1i n\u00e0y.\u201d \u201c\u00c0!\u201d Sam n\u00f3i. \u201cNh\u01b0ng nh\u00e0 vua n\u00f3i bia c\u1ee7a l\u00e3o l\u00fac n\u00e0o c\u0169ng ngon m\u00e0.\u201d \u201c\u00d4ng ta n\u00f3i th\u1ebf?\u201d \u201cD\u0129 nhi\u00ean anh \u1ea5y n\u00f3i th\u1ebf. Anh \u1ea5y l\u00e0 S\u1ea3i Ch\u00e2n D\u00e0i. Th\u1ee7 l\u0129nh c\u1ee7a d\u00e2n Tu\u1ea7n Du. L\u00e3o v\u1eabn ch\u01b0a hi\u1ec3u \u00e0?\u201d Cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng th\u00ec c\u0169ng v\u1ee1 l\u1ebd, m\u1eb7t l\u00e3o B\u01a1 Gai th\u1ed9n ra kinh ng\u1ea1c. \u0110\u00f4i m\u1eaft tr\u00ean g\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u1eb7t r\u1ed9ng tr\u1ee3n tr\u00f2n, c\u00e1i mi\u1ec7ng m\u1edf to, v\u00e0 l\u00e3o th\u1edf g\u1ea5p. \u201cS\u1ea3i Ch\u00e2n D\u00e0i!\u201d V\u1eeba l\u1ea5y l\u1ea1i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c h\u01a1i l\u00e3o v\u1ed9i k\u00eau l\u00ean. \u201cAnh ta v\u1edbi v\u01b0\u01a1ng mi\u1ec7n v\u00e0 ch\u00e9n v\u00e0ng v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ee7 th\u1ee9! Ch\u00e0, ta s\u1ebd c\u00f2n \u0111i \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e2u n\u1eefa \u0111\u00e2y?\u201d \u201c\u0110\u1ebfn th\u1eddi k\u1ef3 t\u01b0\u01a1i s\u00e1ng, \u00edt nh\u1ea5t c\u0169ng l\u00e0 cho Bree,\u201d Gandalf n\u00f3i. \u201cCh\u1eafc ch\u1eafn l\u00e0 t\u00f4i hy v\u1ecdng nh\u01b0 v\u1eady,\u201d B\u01a1 gai n\u00f3i. \u201cCh\u00e0, \u0111\u00e2y l\u00e0 cu\u1ed9c n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n d\u1ec5 ch\u1ecbu nh\u1ea5t c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i trong c\u1ea3 th\u00e1ng to\u00e0n nh\u1eefng ng\u00e0y th\u1ee9 Hai. V\u00e0 t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ee7 nh\u1eadn l\u00e0 t\u1ed1i nay m\u00ecnh s\u1ebd ng\u1ee7 ngon h\u01a1n v\u1edbi tr\u00e1i tim nh\u1eb9 nh\u00f5m. C\u00e1c v\u1ecb \u0111\u00e3 cho t\u00f4i kh\u00e1 nhi\u1ec1u chuy\u1ec7n m\u00e0 ng\u1eabm ngh\u0129 \u0111\u1ea5y, song t\u00f4i s\u1ebd \u0111\u1ec3 d\u00e0nh t\u1edbi ng\u00e0y mai. T\u00f4i l\u00ean gi\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111\u00e2y, v\u00e0 h\u1eb3n l\u00e0 qu\u00fd v\u1ecb c\u0169ng mu\u1ed1n v\u1ec1 gi\u01b0\u1eddng m\u00ecnh. H\u00ea, Nob!\u201d l\u00e3o g\u1ecdi, \u0111i t\u1edbi c\u1eeda. \u201cNob, \u0111\u1ed3 r\u00f9a b\u00f2!\u201d \u201cNob!\u201d L\u00e3o l\u1ea9m b\u1ea9m, v\u1ed7 l\u00ean tr\u00e1n. \u201cGi\u1edd c\u00e1i \u0111\u00f3 khi\u1ebfn t\u00f4i nh\u1edb ra chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec nh\u1ec9?\u201d \u201cT\u00f4i hy v\u1ecdng kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u1ea1i m\u1ed9t b\u1ee9c th\u01b0 n\u1eefa b\u1ecb l\u00e3o qu\u00ean m\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ea5y ch\u1ee9, l\u00e3o B\u01a1 Gai?\u201d Merry n\u00f3i. \u201cN\u00e0o, n\u00e0o, c\u1eadu H\u01b0\u01a1u Bia Rum, \u0111\u1eebng nh\u1eafc t\u00f4i nh\u1edb l\u1ea1i v\u1ee5 \u0111\u00f3! Nh\u01b0ng k\u00eca, c\u1eadu l\u00e0m t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ee9t m\u1ea1ch suy ngh\u0129 r\u1ed3i. Gi\u1edd t\u00f4i \u0111ang \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e2u r\u1ed3i \u1ea5y nh\u1ec9? Nob, chu\u1ed3ng ng\u1ef1a, a! \u0111\u00fang r\u1ed3i. T\u00f4i c\u00f3 th\u1ee9 thu\u1ed9c v\u1ec1 c\u00e1c v\u1ecb \u0111\u00e2y. N\u1ebfu qu\u00fd v\u1ecb c\u00f2n nh\u1edb Bill D\u01b0\u01a1ng X\u1ec9 v\u00e0 v\u1ee5 tr\u1ed9m ng\u1ef1a: c\u00e1c v\u1ecb \u0111\u00e3 mua ch\u00fa ng\u1ef1a l\u00f9n c\u1ee7a g\u00e3, \u1eebm, n\u00f3 \u0111ang \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y. N\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 t\u1ef1 quay tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i, th\u1ebf \u0111\u1ea5y. Nh\u01b0ng n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 \u1edf \u0111\u00e2u th\u00ec c\u00e1c v\u1ecb bi\u1ebft r\u00f5 h\u01a1n t\u00f4i. N\u00f3 b\u1eddm x\u1eddm nh\u01b0 con ch\u00f3 gi\u00e0 v\u00e0 g\u1ea7y nh\u01b0 thanh treo qu\u1ea7n \u00e1o, nh\u01b0ng n\u00f3 v\u1eabn s\u1ed1ng. Nob \u0111\u00e3 ch\u0103m n\u00f3 t\u1eed t\u1ebf.\u201d \u201cSao kia! Con Bill c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i \u1ea5y \u00e0?\u201d Sam k\u00eau l\u00ean. \u201c\u00d4i chao, r\u00f5 l\u00e0 t\u00f4i sinh ra may m\u1eafn m\u00e0, d\u00f9 b\u00f5 gi\u00e0 nh\u00e0 t\u00f4i c\u00f3 n\u00f3i g\u00ec \u0111i n\u1eefa. L\u1ea1i th\u00eam m\u1ed9t \u0111i\u1ec1u \u01b0\u1edbc th\u00e0nh hi\u1ec7n th\u1ef1c r\u1ed3i! N\u00f3 \u1edf \u0111\u00e2u v\u1eady?\u201d Sam v\u1eady l\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ecbu \u0111i ng\u1ee7 ch\u1eebng n\u00e0o c\u00f2n ch\u01b0a t\u1edbi th\u0103m Bill trong chu\u1ed3ng ng\u1ef1a.","\u0110o\u00e0n l\u1eef kh\u00e1ch \u1edf l\u1ea1i Bree c\u1ea3 ng\u00e0y ti\u1ebfp theo, v\u00e0 d\u00f9 sao l\u00e3o B\u01a1 Gai c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 g\u00ec ph\u00e0n n\u00e0n v\u1ec1 vi\u1ec7c kinh doanh t\u1ed1i h\u00f4m \u0111\u00f3. S\u1ef1 t\u00f2 m\u00f2 v\u01b0\u1ee3t qua s\u1ee3 h\u00e3i, v\u00e0 qu\u00e1n nh\u00e0 l\u00e3o ch\u1eadt c\u1ee9ng. Ch\u1ec9 v\u00ec l\u1ecbch s\u1ef1 m\u00e0 \u0111o\u00e0n Hobbit xu\u1ed1ng Ph\u00f2ng Kh\u00e1ch L\u1edbn m\u1ed9t l\u00fac v\u00e0o bu\u1ed5i t\u1ed1i v\u00e0 tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi h\u00e0ng \u0111\u1ed1ng c\u00e2u h\u1ecfi. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u1edf Bree nh\u1edb r\u1ea5t dai, Frodo b\u1ecb h\u1ecfi nhi\u1ec1u l\u1ea7n xem c\u1eadu \u0111\u00e3 vi\u1ebft s\u00e1ch ch\u01b0a. \u201cCh\u01b0a \u0111\u00e2u,\u201d c\u1eadu tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi. \u201cGi\u1edd t\u00f4i v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0 \u0111\u1ec3 s\u1eafp x\u1ebfp l\u1ea1i ghi ch\u00e9p \u0111\u00e3.\u201d C\u1eadu h\u1ee9a s\u1ebd b\u00e0n t\u1edbi nh\u1eefng bi\u1ebfn c\u1ed1 \u0111\u00e1ng kinh ng\u1ea1c x\u1ea3y ra \u1edf Bree, nh\u1edd v\u1eady c\u0169ng kh\u1edbi l\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ch\u00fat quan t\u00e2m v\u1edbi cu\u1ed1n s\u00e1ch r\u1ea5t c\u00f3 v\u1ebb s\u1ebd ch\u1ec9 ch\u1ee7 y\u1ebfu nh\u1eafc t\u1edbi nh\u1eefng s\u1ef1 vi\u1ec7c xa l\u1ea1 v\u00e0 \u00edt quan tr\u1ecdng \u201ct\u00edt \u0111\u1eb1ng mi\u1ec1n Nam\u201d. R\u1ed3i m\u1ed9t c\u1eadu ch\u00e0ng tr\u1ebb tu\u1ed5i y\u00eau c\u1ea7u m\u1ed9t b\u00e0i h\u00e1t. Nh\u01b0ng l\u00fac \u0111\u00f3, xung quanh l\u1eb7ng h\u1eb3n, v\u00e0 c\u1eadu ta ph\u1ea3i h\u1ee9ng bao nhi\u00eau c\u00e1i cau m\u00e0y, v\u00e0 l\u1eddi y\u00eau c\u1ea7u kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u1eafc l\u1ea1i. R\u00f5 r\u00e0ng kh\u00f4ng ai mu\u1ed1n l\u1ea1i c\u00f3 v\u1ee5 qu\u00e1i d\u1ecb n\u00e0o trong Ph\u00f2ng Kh\u00e1ch L\u1edbn n\u1eefa. Ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 r\u1eafc r\u1ed1i ban ng\u00e0y, hay ti\u1ebfng \u0111\u1ed9ng ban \u0111\u00eam n\u00e0o khu\u1ea5y \u0111\u1ed9ng s\u1ef1 b\u00ecnh y\u00ean c\u1ee7a Bree trong khi \u0111o\u00e0n l\u1eef kh\u00e1ch l\u01b0u l\u1ea1i \u0111\u00e2y; nh\u01b0ng s\u00e1ng h\u00f4m sau h\u1ecd d\u1eady s\u1edbm, v\u00ec tr\u1eddi v\u1eabn c\u00f2n m\u01b0a, c\u00f2n h\u1ecd th\u00ec mu\u1ed1n t\u1edbi Qu\u1eadn tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi \u0111\u00eam xu\u1ed1ng, v\u00e0 s\u1ebd l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t qu\u00e3ng \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng d\u00e0i. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u1edf Bree \u0111\u1ec1u \u0111\u1ebfn ti\u1ec5n h\u1ecd, v\u1edbi t\u00e2m tr\u1ea1ng vui v\u1ebb h\u01a1n su\u1ed1t c\u1ea3 n\u0103m qua; v\u00e0 ai ch\u01b0a th\u1ea5y \u0111o\u00e0n kh\u00e1ch l\u1ea1 m\u1eb7c qu\u00e2n trang \u0111\u1ec1u h\u00e1 h\u1ed1c mi\u1ec7ng ng\u1ea1c nhi\u00ean: nh\u00ecn Gandalf v\u1edbi b\u1ed9 r\u00e2u tr\u1eafng, \u00e1nh s\u00e1ng d\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 ph\u00e1t ra t\u1eeb \u00f4ng, nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 chi\u1ebfc \u00e1o cho\u00e0ng xanh ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t \u0111\u00e1m m\u00e2y che t\u1ea1m m\u1eb7t tr\u1eddi; v\u00e0 th\u1ea5y b\u1ed1n ch\u00e0ng Hobbit nh\u01b0 nh\u1eefng k\u1ef5 s\u0129 giang h\u1ed3 b\u01b0\u1edbc ra t\u1eeb nh\u1eefng truy\u1ec7n k\u1ec3 g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecb qu\u00ean h\u1eb3n. Th\u1eadm ch\u00ed c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e3 c\u01b0\u1eddi nh\u1ea1o khi nghe \u0111\u1ee7 th\u1ee9 chuy\u1ec7n v\u1ec1 Nh\u00e0 Vua c\u0169ng b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u ngh\u0129 hay l\u00e0 c\u00f3 \u0111\u00f4i ch\u00fat s\u1ef1 th\u1eadt trong \u0111\u00f3. \u201cCh\u00e0, ch\u00fac c\u00e1c v\u1ecb l\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng y\u00ean \u1ed5n, v\u00e0 may m\u1eafn khi v\u1ec1 \u0111\u1ebfn nh\u00e0!\u201d l\u00e3o B\u01a1 Gai n\u00f3i. \u201c\u0110\u00e1ng ra t\u00f4i n\u00ean s\u1edbm c\u1ea3nh b\u00e1o qu\u00fd v\u1ecb r\u1eb1ng m\u1ecdi chuy\u1ec7n \u1edf Qu\u1eadn c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng qu\u00e1 \u1ed5n, n\u1ebfu nh\u1eefng g\u00ec ch\u00fang t\u00f4i nghe \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u00e0 \u0111\u00fang. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta n\u00f3i c\u00f3 nhi\u1ec1u \u0111i\u1ec1u k\u1ef3 l\u1ea1 di\u1ec5n ra. Song chuy\u1ec7n n\u1ecd b\u00f3 chuy\u1ec7n kia, v\u00e0 t\u00f4i c\u00f2n \u0111ang b\u00f9 \u0111\u1ea7u v\u00ec r\u1eafc r\u1ed1i ph\u1ea7n m\u00ecnh. Nh\u01b0ng cho ph\u00e9p t\u00f4i c\u1ea3 gan n\u00f3i r\u1eb1ng c\u00e1c v\u1ecb \u0111\u00e3 thay \u0111\u1ed5i khi tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 t\u1eeb chuy\u1ebfn chu du, v\u00e0 gi\u1edd c\u00e1c v\u1ecb tr\u00f4ng c\u00f3 v\u1ebb \u0111\u1ee7 s\u1ee9c \u0111\u1ed1i ph\u00f3 v\u1edbi r\u1eafc r\u1ed1i ngo\u00e0i mong mu\u1ed1n. T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng nghi ng\u1edd r\u1eb1ng qu\u00fd v\u1ecb s\u1ebd s\u1edbm ch\u1ec9nh \u0111\u1ed1n l\u1ea1i m\u1ecdi s\u1ef1. Ch\u00fac may m\u1eafn! V\u00e0 qu\u00fd v\u1ecb c\u00e0ng th\u01b0\u1eddng xuy\u00ean quay l\u1ea1i \u0111\u00e2y, t\u00f4i s\u1ebd c\u00e0ng vui m\u1eebng.\u201d H\u1ecd ch\u00e0o t\u1ea1m bi\u1ec7t l\u00e3o v\u00e0 l\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng, \u0111i qua c\u1ed5ng T\u00e2y ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c h\u01b0\u1edbng v\u1ec1 Qu\u1eadn. Ch\u00fa ng\u1ef1a l\u00f9n Bill \u0111i c\u00f9ng h\u1ecd, v\u00e0 nh\u01b0 l\u00fac tr\u01b0\u1edbc, ph\u1ea3i th\u1ed3 nhi\u1ec1u h\u00e0nh l\u00fd, nh\u01b0ng n\u00f3 \u0111i n\u01b0\u1edbc ki\u1ec7u c\u1ea1nh Sam c\u00f3 v\u1ebb kh\u00e1 b\u1eb1ng l\u00f2ng. \u201cT\u00f4i t\u1ef1 h\u1ecfi kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft l\u00e3o \u0110\u1ea1i M\u1ea1ch \u00e1m ch\u1ec9 \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec,\u201d Frodo n\u00f3i. \u201cT\u00f4i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111o\u00e1n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ed9t \u00edt,\u201d Sam \u1ee7 d\u1ed9t n\u00f3i. \u201c\u0110i\u1ec1u t\u00f4i th\u1ea5y trong M\u1eb7t G\u01b0\u01a1ng: c\u00e2y b\u1ecb \u0111\u1ed1n ng\u00e3, b\u00f5 gi\u00e0 nh\u00e0 t\u00f4i b\u1ecb \u0111u\u1ed5i ra kh\u1ecfi D\u00e3y L\u1ed9n Bao. T\u00f4i l\u1ebd ra ph\u1ea3i nhanh tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 h\u01a1n.\u201d \u201cV\u00e0 r\u00f5 r\u00e0ng l\u00e0 c\u00f3 \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng \u1ed5n v\u1edbi T\u1ed5ng Nam,\u201d Merry n\u00f3i. \u201cC\u00f3 v\u1ebb t\u00ecnh tr\u1ea1ng khan hi\u1ebfm c\u1ecf h\u00fat lan kh\u00e1 r\u1ed9ng.\u201d","\u201cCho d\u00f9 c\u00f3 chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec,\u201d Pippin n\u00f3i, \u201cLotho c\u0169ng \u0111\u1ee9ng \u0111\u1eb1ng sau n\u00f3: c\u00e1c anh c\u1ee9 tin ch\u1eafc l\u00e0 th\u1ebf.\u201d \u201cL\u00fan s\u00e2u trong \u0111\u00f3, nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u1eb1ng sau,\u201d Gandalf n\u00f3i. \u201cC\u00e1c ch\u00e1u \u0111\u00e3 qu\u00ean Saruman r\u1ed3i. \u00d4ng ta \u0111\u00e3 b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u ch\u00fa \u00fd t\u1edbi Qu\u1eadn t\u1eeb tr\u01b0\u1edbc c\u1ea3 Mordor.\u201d \u201cCh\u00e0, ch\u00fang ch\u00e1u c\u00f3 \u00f4ng \u0111i c\u00f9ng r\u1ed3i,\u201d Merry n\u00f3i, \u201cv\u1eady n\u00ean m\u1ecdi th\u1ee9 s\u1ebd s\u1edbm \u1ed5n th\u1ecfa.\u201d \u201cTa \u0111i c\u00f9ng c\u00e1c ch\u00e1u v\u00e0o l\u00fac n\u00e0y,\u201d Gandalf n\u00f3i, \u201cnh\u01b0ng s\u1ebd s\u1edbm kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n th\u1ebf n\u1eefa \u0111\u00e2u. Ta s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng t\u1edbi Qu\u1eadn. C\u00e1c ch\u00e1u ph\u1ea3i t\u1ef1 gi\u1ea3i quy\u1ebft c\u00f4ng chuy\u1ec7n \u1edf \u0111\u00f3 th\u00f4i; c\u00e1c ch\u00e1u \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c r\u00e8n luy\u1ec7n ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 \u0111\u1ec3 l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c \u0111\u00f3. C\u00e1c ch\u00e1u v\u1eabn ch\u01b0a hi\u1ec3u sao? Th\u1eddi c\u1ee7a ta \u0111\u00e3 k\u1ebft th\u00fac r\u1ed3i: gi\u1ea3i quy\u1ebft \u1ed5n th\u1ecfa m\u1ecdi vi\u1ec7c kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n l\u00e0 nhi\u1ec7m v\u1ee5 c\u1ee7a ta n\u1eefa, gi\u00fap \u0111\u1ee1 c\u00e1c gi\u1ed1ng d\u00e2n l\u00e0m \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 c\u0169ng v\u1eady. C\u00f2n c\u00e1c ch\u00e1u, nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n c\u1ee7a ta, c\u00e1c ch\u00e1u s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng c\u1ea7n tr\u1ee3 gi\u00fap. C\u00e1c ch\u00e1u gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e3 tr\u01b0\u1edfng th\u00e0nh. Tr\u01b0\u1edfng th\u00e0nh th\u1eadt s\u1ef1; gi\u1eefa nh\u1eefng v\u0129 nh\u00e2n, v\u00e0 ta s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng c\u1ea7n ph\u1ea3i lo s\u1ee3 \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec cho b\u1ea5t k\u1ef3 ai trong c\u00e1c ch\u00e1u n\u1eefa. \u201cNh\u01b0ng n\u1ebfu c\u00e1c ch\u00e1u mu\u1ed1n bi\u1ebft, ta s\u1eafp r\u1ebd sang h\u01b0\u1edbng kh\u00e1c. Ta s\u1ebd n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n d\u00f4ng d\u00e0i v\u1edbi Bombadil: m\u1ed9t cu\u1ed9c n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n ta ch\u01b0a t\u1eebng th\u1ef1c hi\u1ec7n trong su\u1ed1t th\u1eddi c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh. \u00d4ng ta l\u00e0 h\u00f2n \u0111\u00e1 b\u00e1m r\u00eau, c\u00f2n ta v\u1eabn l\u00e0m h\u00f2n \u0111\u00e1 bu\u1ed9c ph\u1ea3i l\u0103n nhi\u1ec1u. Nh\u01b0ng nh\u1eefng ng\u00e0y th\u00e1ng l\u0103n xa c\u1ee7a ta \u0111\u00e3 h\u1ebft, v\u00e0 gi\u1edd ch\u00fang ta s\u1ebd c\u00f3 nhi\u1ec1u chuy\u1ec7n n\u00f3i v\u1edbi nhau.\u201d \u0110i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c h\u1ed3i l\u00e2u, h\u1ecd t\u1edbi \u0111i\u1ec3m tr\u00ean \u0110\u01b0\u1eddng \u0110\u00f4ng n\u01a1i \u0111\u00e3 t\u1ea1m bi\u1ec7t Bombadil, l\u00f2ng hy v\u1ecdng v\u00e0 c\u00f3 ch\u00fat mong \u0111\u1ee3i s\u1ebd th\u1ea5y l\u00e3o \u0111\u1ee9ng \u0111\u00f3 v\u1eaby ch\u00e0o khi h\u1ecd \u0111i qua. Nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 d\u1ea5u hi\u1ec7u n\u00e0o c\u1ee7a l\u00e3o; ph\u00eda Nam v\u1ec7t \u0111\u1ed3i M\u1ed9 \u0110\u00e1 ch\u00ecm trong m\u00e0n s\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u00f9 x\u00e1m, c\u00e0ng d\u00e0y \u0111\u1eb7c tr\u00ean R\u1eebng Gi\u00e0 \u0111\u1eb1ng xa. H\u1ecd d\u1eebng l\u1ea1i v\u00e0 Frodo nh\u00ecn v\u1ec1 h\u01b0\u1edbng Nam ao \u01b0\u1edbc. \u201cCh\u00e1u r\u1ea5t mong \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y \u00f4ng b\u1ea1n gi\u00e0 \u0111\u00f3 l\u1ea7n n\u1eefa,\u201d c\u1eadu n\u00f3i. \u201cKh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft gi\u1edd \u00f4ng \u1ea5y th\u1ebf n\u00e0o r\u1ed3i?\u201d \u201cV\u1eabn \u1ed5n nh\u01b0 m\u1ecdi khi, c\u00e1i \u0111\u00f3 ch\u00e1u c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn,\u201d Gandalf n\u00f3i. \u201cCh\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 g\u00ec ph\u1ea3i b\u1eadn t\u00e2m; v\u00e0 ta \u0111o\u00e1n l\u00e0 \u00f4ng ta c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng m\u1ea5y quan t\u00e2m \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ecdi vi\u1ec7c ch\u00fang ta \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m hay nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y, tr\u1eeb nh\u1eefng l\u1ea7n ch\u00fang ta g\u1eb7p ng\u01b0\u1eddi Ent. Sau n\u00e0y c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 s\u1ebd t\u1edbi l\u00fac cho c\u00e1c ch\u00e1u \u0111i g\u1eb7p \u00f4ng ta. Nh\u01b0ng n\u1ebfu l\u00e0 c\u00e1c ch\u00e1u, gi\u1edd ta s\u1ebd \u0111i g\u1ea5p v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0, n\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng c\u00e1c ch\u00e1u s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng t\u1edbi \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c C\u1ea7u Bia tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi c\u1ed5ng \u0111\u00f3ng.\u201d \u201cNh\u01b0ng l\u00e0m g\u00ec c\u00f3 c\u1ed5ng,\u201d Merry n\u00f3i, \u201ckh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 tr\u00ean \u0110\u01b0\u1eddng \u0110\u00f4ng; \u00f4ng bi\u1ebft r\u00f5 m\u00e0. D\u0129 nhi\u00ean l\u00e0 c\u00f3 C\u1ed5ng Tr\u1ea5n H\u01b0\u01a1u; nh\u01b0ng ch\u00e1u th\u00ec l\u00fac n\u00e0o h\u1ecd c\u0169ng cho qua th\u00f4i.\u201d \u201c\u00dd ch\u00e1u l\u00e0 ng\u00e0y x\u01b0a l\u00e0m g\u00ec c\u00f3 c\u1ed5ng,\u201d Gandalf n\u00f3i. \u201cTa ngh\u0129 gi\u1edd th\u00ec ch\u00e1u s\u1ebd th\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t v\u00e0i c\u00e1i \u0111\u1ea5y. V\u00e0 th\u1eadm ch\u00ed \u1edf C\u1ed5ng Tr\u1ea5n H\u01b0\u01a1u ch\u00e1u c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 s\u1ebd g\u1eb7p nhi\u1ec1u r\u1eafc r\u1ed1i h\u01a1n ch\u00e1u t\u01b0\u1edfng. Nh\u01b0ng c\u00e1c ch\u00e1u s\u1ebd xoay x\u1edf \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u00f4i. T\u1ea1m bi\u1ec7t, nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n c\u1ee7a ta! Kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 l\u1eddi ch\u00e0o cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng, ch\u01b0a \u0111\u00e2u. T\u1ea1m bi\u1ec7t!\u201d","\u00d4ng th\u00fac Scadufax r\u1eddi kh\u1ecfi \u0110\u01b0\u1eddng C\u00e1i, con tu\u1ea5n m\u00e3 nh\u1ea3y qua \u0111o\u1ea1n h\u00e0o xanh m\u00e0 kh\u00fac n\u00e0y ch\u1ea1y song song v\u1edbi \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng; v\u00e0 r\u1ed3i v\u1edbi ti\u1ebfng Gandalf h\u00f4 l\u00ean, n\u00f3 v\u00fat \u0111i m\u1ea5t, lao v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda v\u1ec7t \u0111\u1ed3i M\u1ed9 \u0110\u00e1 nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t c\u01a1n gi\u00f3 t\u1eeb ph\u01b0\u01a1ng B\u1eafc. \u201cCh\u00e0, gi\u1edd th\u00ec c\u00f2n l\u1ea1i b\u1ed1n ch\u00fang ta, y nh\u01b0 khi l\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng c\u00f9ng nhau,\u201d Merry n\u00f3i. \u201cCh\u00fang ta \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ec3 t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 l\u1ea1i ph\u00eda sau, t\u1eebng ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u1ed9t. G\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 l\u00e0 gi\u1ed1ng m\u1ed9t gi\u1ea5c m\u01a1 \u0111ang nh\u1ea1t nh\u00f2a d\u1ea7n.\u201d \u201cV\u1edbi anh th\u00ec kh\u00f4ng,\u201d Frodo n\u00f3i. \u201cV\u1edbi anh, gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 l\u1ea1i r\u01a1i v\u00e0o gi\u1ea5c ng\u1ee7.\u201d","Ch\u01b0\u01a1ng VIII CU\u1ed8C THANH T\u1ea8Y QU\u1eacN Tr\u1eddi \u0111\u00e3 v\u00e0o \u0111\u00eam khi nh\u1eefng l\u1eef kh\u00e1ch \u1ea9m \u01b0\u1edbt v\u00e0 m\u1ec7t m\u1ecfi cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng c\u0169ng t\u1edbi s\u00f4ng Bia Rum \u0110un, v\u00e0 h\u1ecd th\u1ea5y con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng b\u1ecb ch\u1eafn. \u1ede c\u1ea3 hai \u0111\u1ea7u c\u1ea7u Bia \u0111\u1ec1u d\u1ef1ng c\u1ed5ng l\u1edbn c\u1ecdc tua t\u1ee7a; v\u00e0 d\u1ecdc b\u1edd s\u00f4ng b\u00ean kia, h\u1ecd th\u1ea5y \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3 v\u00e0i ng\u00f4i nh\u00e0 m\u1edbi \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c x\u00e2y c\u1ea5t: hai t\u1ea7ng, c\u1eeda s\u1ed5 h\u1eb9p khung th\u1eb3ng, tr\u1ea7n tr\u1ee5i v\u00e0 th\u1eafp s\u00e1ng l\u1edd m\u1edd, t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 \u0111\u1ec1u r\u1ea5t \u1ea3m \u0111\u1ea1m v\u00e0 r\u1ea5t kh\u00f4ng gi\u1ed1ng Qu\u1eadn. H\u1ecd \u0111\u1eadp v\u00e0o c\u1ed5ng ngo\u00e0i g\u1ecdi l\u1edbn, nh\u01b0ng tho\u1ea1t ti\u00ean kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 ai tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi; r\u1ed3i h\u1ecd ng\u1ea1c nhi\u00ean nghe th\u1ea5y c\u00f3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u1ed5i t\u00f9 v\u00e0, l\u00e0m \u00e1nh s\u00e1ng trong c\u00e1c \u00f4 c\u1eeda s\u1ed5 t\u1eaft ph\u1ee5t. M\u1ed9t gi\u1ecdng h\u00e9t l\u1edbn trong b\u00f3ng t\u1ed1i: \u201cAi \u0111\u00f3? \u0110i \u0111i! C\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c v\u00e0o. C\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ecdc th\u00f4ng b\u00e1o h\u1ea3: C\u1ea5m v\u00e0o c\u1ed5ng gi\u1eefa ho\u00e0ng h\u00f4n v\u00e0 b\u00ecnh minh?\u201d \u201cD\u0129 nhi\u00ean ch\u00fang t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ecdc \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u00f4ng b\u00e1o trong b\u00f3ng t\u1ed1i,\u201d Sam h\u00e9t tr\u1ea3. \u201cV\u00e0 n\u1ebfu c\u1ea3 c\u00e1c Hobbit \u1edf Qu\u1eadn c\u0169ng b\u1ecb b\u1eaft \u1edf ngo\u00e0i \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng trong \u0111\u00eam \u1ea9m \u01b0\u1edbt nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0y, t\u00f4i s\u1ebd x\u00e9 n\u00e1t th\u00f4ng b\u00e1o c\u1ee7a c\u00e1c \u00f4ng khi t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y n\u00f3.\u201d Nghe th\u1ea5y th\u1ebf, m\u1ed9t c\u1eeda s\u1ed5 \u0111\u00f3ng s\u1ea7m, v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t \u0111\u00e1m \u0111\u00f4ng Hobbit x\u00e1ch \u0111\u00e8n tr\u00e0n ra kh\u1ecfi ng\u00f4i nh\u00e0 b\u00ean tr\u00e1i. H\u1ecd m\u1edf c\u00e1nh c\u1ed5ng b\u00ean kia, \u0111\u1ec3 m\u1ed9t v\u00e0i ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111i qua c\u1ea7u. R\u1ed3i khi th\u1ea5y \u0111o\u00e0n l\u1eef kh\u00e1ch, h\u1ecd d\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 ho\u1ea3ng s\u1ee3. \u201cTh\u00f4i n\u00e0o!\u201d Merry n\u00f3i, nh\u1eadn ra m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi Hobbit. \u201cN\u1ebfu \u00f4ng kh\u00f4ng nh\u1eadn ra t\u00f4i, Hob G\u00e1c Gi\u1eadu \u1ea1, th\u00ec nh\u1eadn ra \u0111i l\u00e0 v\u1eeba. T\u00f4i l\u00e0 Merry H\u01b0\u01a1u Bia Rum \u0111\u00e2y, v\u00e0 t\u00f4i mu\u1ed1n bi\u1ebft t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng chuy\u1ec7n n\u00e0y l\u00e0 sao, v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi Tr\u1ea5n H\u01b0\u01a1u nh\u01b0 \u00f4ng \u0111ang l\u00e0m g\u00ec \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y. \u00d4ng t\u1eebng canh C\u1ed5ng Gi\u1eadu c\u01a1 m\u00e0.\u201d \u201c\u00d4i tr\u1eddi! \u0110\u00fang l\u00e0 c\u1eadu Merry, ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn r\u1ed3i, l\u1ea1i c\u00f2n \u0103n m\u1eb7c ki\u1ec3u chi\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ea5u n\u1eefa!\u201d gi\u00e0 Hob n\u00f3i. \u201cTr\u1eddi, h\u1ecd n\u00f3i c\u1eadu \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ebft r\u1ed3i c\u01a1 m\u00e0! L\u1ea1c \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng trong R\u1eebng Gi\u00e0, ai c\u0169ng k\u1ec3 v\u1eady \u0111\u1ea5y. T\u00f4i r\u1ea5t m\u1eebng th\u1ea5y c\u1eadu c\u00f2n s\u1ed1ng!\u201d \u201cV\u1eady th\u00ec \u0111\u1eebng h\u00e1 h\u1ed1c mi\u1ec7ng nh\u00ecn t\u00f4i qua ch\u1ea5n song n\u1eefa v\u00e0 m\u1edf c\u1ed5ng \u0111i!\u201d Merry n\u00f3i. \u201cT\u00f4i xin l\u1ed7i, c\u1eadu Merry, nh\u01b0ng ch\u00fang t\u00f4i c\u00f3 l\u1ec7nh.\u201d","\u201cL\u1ec7nh c\u1ee7a ai?\u201d \u201c\u00d4ng Tr\u00f9m \u1edf \u0110\u00e1y Bao.\u201d \u201cTr\u00f9m n\u00e0o? Tr\u00f9m n\u00e0o? \u00dd \u00f4ng l\u00e0 c\u1eadu Lotho?\u201d Frodo h\u1ecfi \u201cT\u00f4i \u0111\u1ed3 l\u00e0 v\u1eady, th\u01b0a c\u1eadu Bao Gai; nh\u01b0ng b\u00e2y gi\u1edd ch\u00fang t\u00f4i ch\u1ec9 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c n\u00f3i l\u00e0 \u2018\u00f4ng Tr\u00f9m\u2019 th\u00f4i.\u201d \u201c\u00d4ng ch\u1ec9 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c n\u00f3i th\u1ebf \u1ea5y \u00e0!\u201d Frodo n\u00f3i. \u201cH\u1eeb, d\u00f9 sao th\u00ec t\u00f4i c\u0169ng m\u1eebng l\u00e0 h\u1eafn \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecf h\u1ecd Bao Gai. Nh\u01b0ng r\u00f5 r\u00e0ng l\u00e0 \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ebfn l\u00fac gia \u0111\u00ecnh x\u1eed l\u00fd h\u1eafn v\u00e0 \u0111\u1eb7t h\u1eafn v\u00e0o \u0111\u00fang ch\u1ed7 r\u1ed3i.\u201d Nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi Hobbit b\u00ean kia c\u1ed5ng l\u1eb7ng ph\u1eafc. \u201cN\u00f3i n\u0103ng nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 l\u1ee3i g\u00ec \u0111\u00e2u,\u201d m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00f3i. \u201cR\u1ed3i s\u1ebd \u0111\u1ebfn tai \u00f4ng \u1ea5y. V\u00e0 n\u1ebfu c\u00e1c anh g\u00e2y \u1ed3n \u00e0o qu\u00e1, c\u00e1c anh s\u1ebd \u0111\u00e1nh th\u1ee9c Ng\u01b0\u1eddi L\u1edbn c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng Tr\u00f9m cho m\u00e0 xem.\u201d \u201cCh\u00fang ta s\u1ebd \u0111\u00e1nh th\u1ee9c t\u00ean \u0111\u00f3 d\u1eady theo c\u00e1ch khi\u1ebfn h\u1eafn ta ph\u1ea3i kinh ng\u1ea1c,\u201d Merry n\u00f3i. \u201cN\u1ebfu \u00fd c\u00e1c \u00f4ng l\u00e0 \u00f4ng Tr\u00f9m b\u1ea3o b\u1ed1i c\u1ee7a c\u00e1c \u00f4ng \u0111\u00e3 m\u01b0\u1edbn l\u0169 c\u00f4n \u0111\u1ed3 t\u1eeb ch\u1ed1n hoang d\u00e3 v\u1ec1 \u0111\u00e2y, th\u00ec ch\u00fang ta tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i kh\u00f4ng h\u1ec1 s\u1edbm qu\u00e1 \u0111\u00e2u.\u201d C\u1eadu nh\u1ea3y xu\u1ed1ng kh\u1ecfi ng\u1ef1a, v\u00e0 th\u1ea5y t\u1edd th\u00f4ng b\u00e1o d\u01b0\u1edbi \u00e1nh s\u00e1ng \u0111\u00e8n treo, c\u1eadu x\u00e9 n\u00f3 xu\u1ed1ng v\u1ee9t qua c\u1ed5ng. \u0110\u00e1m Hobbit l\u00f9i l\u1ea1i, kh\u00f4ng h\u1ec1 c\u00f3 \u00fd l\u00e0m \u0111\u1ed9ng t\u00e1c g\u00ec m\u1edf c\u1ed5ng. \u201cT\u1edbi \u0111\u00e2y n\u00e0o, Pippin!\u201d Merry n\u00f3i. \u201cHai ta l\u00e0 \u0111\u1ee7 r\u1ed3i.\u201d Merry v\u00e0 Pippin tr\u00e8o l\u00ean c\u1ed5ng, v\u00e0 \u0111\u00e1m Hobbit b\u1ecf ch\u1ea1y. L\u1ea1i m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng t\u00f9 v\u00e0 n\u1eefa r\u00fac l\u00ean. T\u1eeb ng\u00f4i nh\u00e0 l\u1edbn h\u01a1n b\u00ean tay ph\u1ea3i, m\u1ed9t b\u00f3ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi to l\u1edbn n\u1eb7ng n\u1ec1 xu\u1ea5t hi\u1ec7n tr\u00ean n\u1ec1n \u00e1nh s\u00e1ng t\u1eeb trong \u0111\u1ed5 ra. \u201cTr\u00f2 qu\u1ef7 g\u00ec th\u1ebf n\u00e0y,\u201d h\u1eafn g\u1ea7m g\u1eeb khi b\u01b0\u1edbc t\u1edbi g\u1ea7n. \u201cPh\u00e1 c\u1ed5ng h\u1ea3? B\u1ecdn m\u00e0y c\u00fat ngay, n\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng tao s\u1ebd v\u1eb7n g\u00e3y m\u1ea5y c\u00e1i c\u1ed5 g\u00e0 b\u1ea9n th\u1ec9u \u0111\u00f3!\u201d R\u1ed3i h\u1eafn d\u1eebng l\u1ea1i, b\u1edfi \u0111\u00e3 nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y \u00e1nh ki\u1ebfm. \u201cBill D\u01b0\u01a1ng X\u1ec9,\u201d Merry n\u00f3i, \u201cn\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng m\u1edf c\u00e1i c\u1ed5ng \u0111\u00f3 ra trong v\u00f2ng m\u01b0\u1eddi gi\u00e2y, nh\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u01a1i s\u1ebd h\u1ed1i ti\u1ebfc \u0111\u1ea5y. Ta s\u1ebd cho ng\u01b0\u01a1i n\u1ebfm m\u00f9i th\u00e9p, n\u1ebfu ng\u01b0\u01a1i kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ee5c t\u00f9ng. V\u00e0 khi m\u1edf c\u1ed5ng xong, ng\u01b0\u01a1i s\u1ebd \u0111i qua \u0111\u00f3 v\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i n\u1eefa. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 t\u00ean c\u00f4n \u0111\u1ed3 v\u00e0 k\u1ebb c\u01b0\u1edbp \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng th\u00f4i.\u201d Bill D\u01b0\u01a1ng X\u1ec9 nao n\u00fang v\u00e0 l\u00ea b\u01b0\u1edbc t\u1edbi c\u1ed5ng m\u1edf ra. \u201c\u0110\u01b0a ta ch\u00eca kh\u00f3a!\u201d Merry n\u00f3i. Nh\u01b0ng g\u00e3 c\u00f4n \u0111\u1ed3 qu\u0103ng ch\u00eca v\u00e0o \u0111\u1ea7u c\u1eadu r\u1ed3i lao v\u00e0o trong b\u00f3ng t\u1ed1i. Khi h\u1eafn \u0111i qua \u0111\u00e1m ng\u1ef1a l\u00f9n, m\u1ed9t con tung v\u00f3 \u0111\u00e1 tr\u00fang h\u1eafn tr\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng ch\u1ea1y. La l\u1edbn m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng, h\u1eafn tr\u1ed1n v\u00e0o trong \u0111\u00eam v\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd c\u00f3 ai c\u00f2n nghe v\u1ec1 h\u1eafn n\u1eefa. \u201c\u0110\u1eb9p l\u1eafm, Bill,\u201d Sam n\u00f3i, \u00fd l\u00e0 con ng\u1ef1a. \u201cNg\u01b0\u1eddi L\u1edbn c\u1ee7a c\u00e1c \u00f4ng c\u0169ng kh\u00e1 g\u1edbm,\u201d Merry n\u00f3i. \u201cCh\u00fang ta s\u1ebd g\u00f5 c\u1eeda Tr\u00f9m sau. Trong l\u00fac ch\u1edd, ch\u00fang ta mu\u1ed1n c\u00f3 ch\u1ed7 ngh\u1ec9 \u0111\u00eam; v\u00e0 v\u00ec c\u00f3 v\u1ebb nh\u01b0 m\u1ea5y \u00f4ng \u0111\u00e3 k\u00e9o \u0111\u1ed5 Qu\u00e1n C\u1ea7u l\u1ea5y ch\u1ed7 x\u00e2y c\u00e1i n\u01a1i \u1ea3m \u0111\u1ea1m n\u00e0y, c\u00e1c \u00f4ng s\u1ebd ph\u1ea3i cho ch\u00fang ta \u1edf th\u00f4i.\u201d \u201cT\u00f4i xin l\u1ed7i, c\u1eadu Merry,\u201d Hob n\u00f3i, \u201cnh\u01b0ng \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ph\u00e9p.\u201d","\u201cC\u00e1i g\u00ec kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ph\u00e9p?\u201d \u201cNh\u1eadn ng\u01b0\u1eddi v\u00e0o t\u00f9y ti\u1ec7n, \u0103n qu\u00e1 kh\u1ea9u ph\u1ea7n \u0103n, v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ea1i th\u1ec3 nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf,\u201d Hob n\u00f3i. \u201cN\u01a1i n\u00e0y g\u1eb7p chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec v\u1eady?\u201d Merry n\u00f3i. \u201cCh\u1eb3ng l\u1ebd n\u0103m v\u1eeba qua \u0111\u00f3i k\u00e9m l\u1eafm hay sao? T\u00f4i t\u01b0\u1edfng \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3 m\u00f9a h\u00e8 v\u00e0 v\u1ee5 thu ho\u1ea1ch t\u1ed1t \u0111\u1eb9p.\u201d \u201c\u00c0 kh\u00f4ng, n\u0103m qua c\u0169ng kh\u00e1 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u00f9a,\u201d Hob n\u00f3i. \u201cCh\u00fang t\u00f4i tr\u1ed3ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nhi\u1ec1u l\u01b0\u01a1ng th\u1ef1c, nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1 bi\u1ebft l\u01b0\u01a1ng th\u1ef1c \u0111\u00f3 \u0111i \u0111\u00e2u. T\u00f4i cho l\u00e0 t\u1ea1i \u0111\u00e1m ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u2018thu gom\u2019 v\u00e0 \u2018ph\u00e2n chia\u2019 \u0111\u00f3, \u0111i kh\u1eafp n\u01a1i \u0111\u1ebfm v\u00e0 t\u00ednh to\u00e1n v\u00e0 ch\u1edf v\u1ec1 kho. H\u1ecd thu gom nhi\u1ec1u h\u01a1n l\u00e0 ph\u00e2n chia, v\u00e0 ph\u1ea7n l\u1edbn nh\u1eefng th\u1ee9 \u0111\u00f3 ch\u00fang t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd th\u1ea5y n\u1eefa.\u201d \u201c\u00d4i th\u00f4i n\u00e0o!\u201d Pippin ng\u00e1p. \u201cT\u1ed1i nay v\u1edbi t\u00f4i nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf l\u00e0 m\u1ec7t qu\u00e1 r\u1ed3i. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i c\u00f3 \u0111\u1ed3 \u0103n trong t\u00fai. C\u1ee9 cho m\u1ed9t ph\u00f2ng ng\u1ea3 l\u01b0ng l\u00e0 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. Nh\u01b0 v\u1eady c\u0169ng \u0111\u00e3 kh\u00e1 h\u01a1n nhi\u1ec1u n\u01a1i t\u00f4i t\u1eebng qua r\u1ed3i.\u201d \u0110\u00e1m Hobbit \u1edf c\u1ed5ng d\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 v\u1eabn c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y b\u1ed1i r\u1ed1i, r\u00f5 r\u00e0ng h\u1ecd \u0111\u00e3 vi ph\u1ea1m quy \u0111\u1ecbnh n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3; nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng ai d\u00e1m c\u00e3i l\u1ea1i b\u1ed1n ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u1eef kh\u00e1ch oai phong, t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 \u0111\u1ec1u v\u0169 trang, hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi tr\u00f4ng c\u00f2n cao l\u1edbn m\u1ea1nh m\u1ebd kh\u00e1c th\u01b0\u1eddng. Frodo ra l\u1ec7nh kh\u00f3a l\u1ea1i c\u1ed5ng. D\u00f9 sao th\u00ec c\u0169ng h\u1ee3p l\u00fd n\u1ebfu canh ph\u00f2ng c\u1ea9n m\u1eadt trong khi l\u0169 c\u00f4n \u0111\u1ed3 v\u1eabn \u1edf quanh \u0111\u00e2y. R\u1ed3i b\u1ed1n ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n \u0111i v\u00e0o c\u00e1i \u0111\u1ed3n canh Hobbit v\u00e0 t\u1ef1 xoay x\u1edf cho tho\u1ea3i m\u00e1i h\u1ebft s\u1ee9c c\u00f3 th\u1ec3. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t n\u01a1i tr\u1ed1ng kh\u00f4ng x\u1ea5u x\u00ed, v\u1edbi c\u00e1i l\u00f2 s\u01b0\u1edfi nh\u1ecf x\u00e1c x\u01a1 ch\u1eb3ng cho n\u1ed5i ng\u1ecdn l\u1eeda kh\u00e1 kh\u1ea9m. C\u00e1c ph\u00f2ng t\u1ea7ng tr\u00ean k\u00ea nh\u1eefng h\u00e0ng gi\u01b0\u1eddng c\u1ee9ng, tr\u00ean m\u1ed7i b\u1ee9c t\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111\u1ec1u d\u00e1n t\u1edd th\u00f4ng b\u00e1o v\u00e0 danh s\u00e1ch c\u00e1c \u0110i\u1ec1u Lu\u1eadt. Pippin x\u00e9 h\u1ebft xu\u1ed1ng. Kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 bia v\u00e0 c\u00f3 r\u1ea5t \u00edt th\u1ee9c \u0103n, nh\u01b0ng v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng g\u00ec \u0111o\u00e0n l\u1eef h\u00e0nh mang theo v\u00e0 \u0111em ra chia s\u1ebb, h\u1ecd \u0111\u1ec1u \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ed9t b\u1eefa no n\u00ea; v\u00e0 Pippin vi ph\u1ea1m \u0110i\u1ec1u s\u1ed1 4 b\u1eb1ng vi\u1ec7c t\u1ed1ng h\u1ea7u h\u1ebft ch\u1ed7 c\u1ee7i cho h\u00f4m sau v\u00e0o l\u1eeda. \u201c\u0110\u01b0\u1ee3c r\u1ed3i, ta n\u00ean l\u00e0m mi\u1ebfng thu\u1ed1c, trong l\u00fac \u00f4ng n\u00f3i cho t\u00f4i bi\u1ebft chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec \u0111ang x\u1ea3y ra \u1edf Qu\u1eadn?\u201d c\u1eadu h\u1ecfi. \u201cGi\u1edd kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n c\u1ecf h\u00fat n\u1eefa,\u201d Hob n\u00f3i; \u201c\u00edt nh\u1ea5t th\u00ec ch\u1ec9 c\u00f2n cho Ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng Tr\u00f9m. T\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 h\u00e0ng d\u1ef1 tr\u1eef h\u00ecnh nh\u01b0 \u0111\u1ec1u \u0111\u00e3 c\u1ea1n r\u1ed3i. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i c\u00f3 nghe n\u00f3i r\u1eb1ng c\u00f3 \u0111\u1ebfn h\u00e0ng xe ch\u1edf \u0111\u00e3 \u0111i theo con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng c\u1ed5 r\u1eddi T\u1ed5ng Nam qua ng\u1ea3 B\u1ebfn Sarn. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 v\u00e0o cu\u1ed1i n\u0103m ngo\u00e1i, sau khi c\u00e1c c\u1eadu ra \u0111i. Nh\u01b0ng n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c k\u00edn \u0111\u00e1o chuy\u1ec3n \u0111i t\u1eeb tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00f3, t\u1eebng \u00edt m\u1ed9t. C\u00e1i th\u1eb1ng Lotho \u0111\u00f3...\u201d \u201cNg\u1eadm mi\u1ec7ng l\u1ea1i \u0111i, Hob G\u00e1c Gi\u1eadu!\u201d v\u00e0i ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c k\u00eau l\u00ean. \u201c\u00d4ng bi\u1ebft \u0103n n\u00f3i ki\u1ec3u \u0111\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ph\u00e9p m\u00e0. \u00d4ng Tr\u00f9m s\u1ebd nghe \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c, v\u00e0 ch\u00fang ta s\u1ebd g\u1eb7p r\u1eafc r\u1ed1i c\u1ea3 n\u00fat.\u201d \u201cN\u00f3 s\u1ebd ch\u1eb3ng nghe \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c g\u00ec c\u1ea3, n\u1ebfu v\u00e0i ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i k\u1ebb m\u00e1ch l\u1ebbo,\u201d Hob \u0111\u1eadp l\u1ea1i gay g\u1eaft. \u201c\u0110\u01b0\u1ee3c r\u1ed3i, \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c r\u1ed3i!\u201d Sam n\u00f3i. \u201cTh\u1ebf l\u00e0 qu\u00e1 \u0111\u1ee7. T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n nghe th\u00eam g\u00ec n\u1eefa \u0111\u00e2u. Kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c hoan ngh\u00eanh, kh\u00f4ng bia, kh\u00f4ng thu\u1ed1c, thay v\u00ec th\u1ebf l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ed1ng \u0111i\u1ec1u lu\u1eadt v\u1edbi l\u1ed1i n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n ki\u1ec3u Orc. T\u00f4i c\u1ee9 hy v\u1ecdng","\u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ngh\u1ec9 ng\u01a1i t\u00ed ch\u00fat, nh\u01b0ng th\u1ea5y r\u00f5 l\u00e0 tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eb7t c\u00f2n l\u1eafm vi\u1ec7c c\u1ea7n l\u00e0m, l\u1eafm r\u1eafc r\u1ed1i ch\u1edd \u0111\u1ee3i. Ng\u1ee7 th\u00f4i v\u00e0 qu\u00ean n\u00f3 \u0111i cho t\u1edbi s\u00e1ng h\u00f4m sau!\u201d \u00d4ng \u201cTr\u00f9m\u201d m\u1edbi r\u00f5 r\u00e0ng gi\u1ecfi thu th\u1eadp tin t\u1ee9c. C\u00f3 t\u1edbi b\u1ed1n m\u01b0\u01a1i d\u1eb7m gi\u1eefa C\u1ea7u v\u00e0 \u0110\u00e1y Bao, nh\u01b0ng ai \u0111\u00f3 h\u1eb3n \u0111\u00e3 v\u1ed9i v\u00e3 \u0111i. \u0110\u1ea5y l\u00e0 \u0111i\u1ec1u Frodo v\u00e0 c\u00e1c b\u1ea1n s\u1edbm ph\u00e1t hi\u1ec7n. H\u1ecd kh\u00f4ng h\u1eb3n \u0111\u00e3 l\u00ean k\u1ebf ho\u1ea1ch n\u00e0o r\u00f5 r\u00e0ng, ch\u1ec9 mang m\u00e1ng ngh\u0129 s\u1ebd c\u00f9ng nhau \u0111i xu\u1ed1ng H\u00f5m Crick \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean, v\u00e0 ngh\u1ec9 ng\u01a1i \u1edf \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u00f4i ch\u00fat. Nh\u01b0ng gi\u1edd, th\u1ea5y t\u00ecnh h\u00ecnh nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0y, h\u1ecd quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh \u0111i th\u1eb3ng t\u1edbi Hobbit Th\u00f4n. V\u00ec v\u1eady ng\u00e0y h\u00f4m sau, h\u1ecd kh\u1edfi h\u00e0nh v\u00e0 c\u1ee9 m\u1ea3i mi\u1ebft \u0111i theo \u0110\u01b0\u1eddng C\u00e1i. Gi\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 ng\u1edbt nh\u01b0ng b\u1ea7u tr\u1eddi x\u00e1m x\u1ecbt. C\u1ea3nh v\u1eadt tr\u00f4ng kh\u00e1 bu\u1ed3n b\u00e3 hoang l\u01b0\u01a1ng; nh\u01b0ng d\u00f9 sao \u0111\u00f3 c\u0169ng l\u00e0 ng\u00e0y \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean c\u1ee7a th\u00e1ng M\u01b0\u1eddi M\u1ed9t, ch\u00f3t \u0111u\u00f4i c\u1ee7a m\u00f9a thu. D\u00f9 v\u1eady c\u00f3 v\u1ebb c\u00f3 l\u1eafm n\u01a1i \u0111\u1ed1t l\u1eeda h\u01a1n th\u01b0\u1eddng l\u1ec7, kh\u00f3i b\u1ed1c l\u00ean t\u1eeb nhi\u1ec1u \u0111i\u1ec3m kh\u1eafp xung quanh. M\u1ed9t \u0111\u00e1m kh\u00f3i l\u1edbn \u0111ang t\u1ecfa l\u00ean \u0111\u1eb1ng xa \u1edf h\u01b0\u1edbng R\u1eebng Cu\u1ed1i. Khi bu\u1ed5i chi\u1ec1u bu\u00f4ng xu\u1ed1ng, h\u1ecd t\u1edbi g\u1ea7n Chu\u00f4m \u1ebech Th\u00f4n, n\u1eb1m ngay tr\u00ean \u0110\u01b0\u1eddng C\u00e1i, c\u00e1ch C\u1ea7u Bia kho\u1ea3ng hai m\u01b0\u01a1i hai d\u1eb7m. H\u1ecd d\u1ef1 \u0111\u1ecbnh ngh\u1ec9 \u0111\u00eam l\u1ea1i \u0111\u00f3; S\u00fac G\u1ed7 Tr\u00f4i \u1edf Chu\u00f4m \u00cach Th\u00f4n c\u00f3 ti\u1ebfng l\u00e0 qu\u00e1n t\u1ed1t. Nh\u01b0ng khi t\u1edbi \u0111\u1ea7u ph\u00eda \u0110\u00f4ng th\u00f4n, h\u1ecd b\u1eaft g\u1eb7p thanh ch\u1eafn ngang treo t\u1ea5m bi\u1ec3n l\u1edbn ghi C\u1ea4M \u0110\u01af\u1edcNG; \u0111\u1eb1ng sau l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t to\u00e1n Qu\u1eadn C\u1ea3nh \u0111\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ea3o tay c\u1ea7m g\u1eady t\u00e0y v\u00e0 m\u0169 c\u1eafm l\u00f4ng v\u0169, tr\u00f4ng v\u1eeba h\u1ee3m h\u0129nh v\u1eeba kh\u00e1 ho\u1ea3ng s\u1ee3. \u201cT\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 chuy\u1ec7n n\u00e0y l\u00e0 sao?\u201d Frodo h\u1ecfi, c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y mu\u1ed1n ph\u00e1 l\u00ean c\u01b0\u1eddi. \u201cL\u00e0 nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf \u0111\u1ea5y, anh Bao Gai,\u201d tr\u01b0\u1edfng to\u00e1n Qu\u1eadn C\u1ea3nh, m\u1ed9t Hobbit c\u1eafm hai c\u00e1i l\u00f4ng n\u00f3i: \u201cAnh b\u1ecb b\u1eaft v\u00ec t\u1ed9i Ph\u00e1 C\u1ed5ng, X\u00e9 \u0110i\u1ec1u Lu\u1eadt, T\u1ea5n C\u00f4ng Ng\u01b0\u1eddi G\u00e1c, X\u00e2m Ph\u1ea1m L\u00e3nh \u0110\u1ecba, v\u00e0 Ng\u1ee7 trong C\u00f4ng S\u1edf Qu\u1eadn m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c Ph\u00e9p, H\u1ed1i L\u1ed9 L\u00ednh Canh b\u1eb1ng \u0110\u1ed3 \u0102n.\u201d \u201cV\u00e0 g\u00ec n\u1eefa?\u201d Frodo n\u00f3i. \u201cNh\u01b0 th\u1ebf l\u00e0 qu\u00e1 \u0111\u1ee7,\u201d tr\u01b0\u1edfng to\u00e1n Qu\u1eadn C\u1ea3nh n\u00f3i. \u201cT\u00f4i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 th\u00eam v\u00e0i chuy\u1ec7n, n\u1ebfu \u00f4ng th\u00edch,\u201d Sam n\u00f3i. \u201cN\u00f3i X\u1ea5u Tr\u00f9m c\u1ee7a c\u00e1c \u00f4ng, Mu\u1ed1n \u0110\u1ea5m v\u00e0o c\u00e1i M\u1eb7t M\u1ee5n c\u1ee7a h\u1eafn ta, v\u00e0 Ngh\u0129 \u0111\u00e1m Qu\u1eadn C\u1ea3nh c\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u1eddi tr\u00f4ng gi\u1ed1ng l\u0169 M\u00e8o Ng\u1ed1c.\u201d \u201c\u0110\u01b0\u1ee3c r\u1ed3i, th\u01b0a anh, th\u1ebf l\u00e0 \u0111\u1ee7. \u00d4ng Tr\u00f9m c\u00f3 l\u1ec7nh r\u1eb1ng c\u00e1c anh ph\u1ea3i tr\u1eadt t\u1ef1 \u0111i theo. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i s\u1ebd gi\u1ea3i c\u00e1c anh t\u1edbi B\u1edd N\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00e0 giao cho c\u00e1c Ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng Tr\u00f9m; v\u00e0 khi \u00f4ng x\u00e9t x\u1eed t\u1edbi v\u1ee5 c\u1ee7a c\u00e1c anh th\u00ec c\u00e1c anh c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00ean ti\u1ebfng. Nh\u01b0ng n\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n \u1edf H\u1ed1c giam l\u00e2u h\u01a1n c\u1ea7n thi\u1ebft, t\u00f4i s\u1ebd n\u00f3i \u00edt th\u00f4i, n\u1ebfu t\u00f4i l\u00e0 c\u00e1c anh.\u201d C\u00e1c Qu\u1eadn C\u1ea3nh c\u00e0ng l\u00fang t\u00fang khi th\u1ea5y Frodo v\u00e0 c\u00e1c b\u1ea1n \u0111\u1ec1u c\u01b0\u1eddi r\u1ed9. \u201c\u0110\u1eebng l\u1ed1 b\u1ecbch n\u1eefa!\u201d Frodo n\u00f3i. \u201cT\u00f4i s\u1ebd \u0111i \u0111\u00e2u t\u00f4i mu\u1ed1n, v\u00e0o l\u00fac n\u00e0o t\u00f4i mu\u1ed1n. T\u00f4i v\u00f4 t\u00ecnh \u0111ang c\u00f3 vi\u1ec7c \u0111i t\u1edbi \u0110\u00e1y Bao \u0111\u00e2y, nh\u01b0ng n\u1ebfu c\u00e1c \u00f4ng kh\u0103ng kh\u0103ng mu\u1ed1n \u0111i c\u00f9ng, ch\u00e0, th\u00ec c\u0169ng t\u00f9y c\u00e1c \u00f4ng.\u201d","\u201c\u0110\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u1eafm, anh Bao Gai,\u201d tr\u01b0\u1edfng to\u00e1n n\u00f3i, \u0111\u1ea9y thanh ch\u1eafn m\u1edf ra. \u201cNh\u01b0ng \u0111\u1eebng qu\u00ean l\u00e0 t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 b\u1eaft c\u00e1c anh.\u201d \u201cT\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng qu\u00ean \u0111\u00e2u,\u201d Frodo n\u00f3i. \u201cKh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd. Nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 tha th\u1ee9 cho \u00f4ng. H\u00f4m nay t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ecbnh \u0111i \u0111\u00e2u xa h\u01a1n n\u1eefa, v\u1eady n\u1ebfu c\u00e1c \u00f4ng t\u1eed t\u1ebf h\u1ed9 t\u1ed1ng t\u00f4i t\u1edbi S\u00fac G\u1ed7 Tr\u00f4i, t\u00f4i s\u1ebd tu\u00e2n th\u1ee7.\u201d \u201cT\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng l\u00e0m th\u1ebf \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c, anh Bao Gai. Qu\u00e1n \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u00f3ng c\u1eeda r\u1ed3i. C\u00f3 \u0111\u1ed3n Qu\u1eadn C\u1ea3nh \u1edf cu\u1ed1i th\u00f4n. T\u00f4i s\u1ebd \u0111\u01b0a c\u00e1c anh t\u1edbi \u0111\u00f3.\u201d \u201c\u0110\u01b0\u1ee3c r\u1ed3i,\u201d Frodo n\u00f3i. \u201c\u0110i \u0111i v\u00e0 ch\u00fang t\u00f4i s\u1ebd theo sau.\u201d Sam \u0111\u00e3 nh\u00ecn l\u00ean nh\u00ecn xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u00e1m Qu\u1eadn C\u1ea3nh v\u00e0 ph\u00e1t hi\u1ec7n m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi quen. \u201cN\u00e0y, l\u1ea1i \u0111\u00e2y Robin Hang Nh\u1ecf!\u201d ch\u00fa g\u1ecdi. \u201cT\u00f4i mu\u1ed1n n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n v\u1edbi c\u1eadu.\u201d Ng\u01b0\u1ee3ng ng\u00f9ng li\u1ebfc tr\u01b0\u1edfng to\u00e1n, l\u00fac n\u00e0y tr\u00f4ng t\u1ee9c \u0111i\u00ean l\u00ean nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng d\u00e1m can thi\u1ec7p, Qu\u1eadn C\u1ea3nh Hang Nh\u1ecf t\u1ee5t l\u1ea1i \u0111i c\u1ea1nh Sam, ch\u00fa tr\u00e8o xu\u1ed1ng kh\u1ecfi ng\u1ef1a. \u201cNghe n\u00e0y, c\u1eadu g\u00e0 c\u1ed3!\u201d Sam n\u00f3i. \u201cC\u1eadu l\u00e0 d\u00e2n Hobbit Th\u00f4n ch\u00ednh hi\u1ec7u c\u01a1 m\u00e0, \u0111\u00e1ng ra ph\u1ea3i bi\u1ebft l\u00fd l\u1ebd h\u01a1n ch\u1ee9, ai l\u1ea1i t\u1edbi mai ph\u1ee5c c\u1eadu Frodo nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf. V\u00e0 chuy\u1ec7n qu\u00e1n b\u1ecb \u0111\u00f3ng c\u1eeda l\u00e0 sao v\u1eady?\u201d \u201cT\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 c\u00e1c qu\u00e1n \u0111\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3ng c\u1eeda,\u201d Robin n\u00f3i. \u201c\u00d4ng Tr\u00f9m kh\u00f4ng th\u00edch bia. \u00cdt nh\u1ea5t \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 l\u00fd do m\u1ecdi chuy\u1ec7n b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u. Nh\u01b0ng gi\u1edd t\u00f4i \u0111o\u00e1n r\u1eb1ng ch\u00ednh l\u0169 Ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u1ee7a anh ta \u0111\u00e3 l\u1ea5y \u0111i h\u1ebft. V\u00e0 anh ta kh\u00f4ng th\u00edch ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta \u0111i lung tung; v\u00ec v\u1eady n\u1ebfu ai \u0111\u1ecbnh ho\u1eb7c c\u1ea7n \u0111i \u0111\u00e2u, h\u1ecd ph\u1ea3i t\u1edbi \u0111\u1ed3n Qu\u1eadn C\u1ea3nh tr\u00ecnh b\u00e1o c\u00f4ng chuy\u1ec7n c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh \u201c \u201cC\u1eadu ph\u1ea3i t\u1ef1 th\u1ea5y h\u1ed5 th\u1eb9n v\u00ec c\u00f3 li\u00ean quan ch\u00fat x\u00edu n\u00e0o t\u1edbi tr\u00f2 ng\u1edb ng\u1ea9n \u0111\u00f3 ch\u1ee9,\u201d Sam n\u00f3i. \u201cC\u1eadu v\u1eabn th\u01b0\u1eddng th\u00edch \u1edf trong qu\u00e1n h\u01a1n \u1edf ngo\u00e0i kia m\u00e0. C\u1eadu c\u1ee9 li\u00ean t\u1ee5c th\u00f2 m\u1eb7t v\u00e0o qu\u00e1n, d\u00f9 c\u00f3 \u0111ang l\u00e0m nhi\u1ec7m v\u1ee5 hay kh\u00f4ng.\u201d \u201cV\u00e0 t\u00f4i v\u1eabn mu\u1ed1n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u00e0m th\u1ebf, Sam \u1ea1, n\u1ebfu c\u00f3 th\u1ec3. Nh\u01b0ng \u0111\u1eebng n\u1eb7ng l\u1eddi v\u1edbi t\u00f4i. T\u00f4i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0m g\u00ec ch\u1ee9? C\u1eadu bi\u1ebft t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 theo \u0111u\u1ed5i \u01b0\u1edbc m\u01a1 tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh Qu\u1eadn C\u1ea3nh t\u1eeb b\u1ea3y n\u0103m tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u00e0, tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi ba th\u1ee9 chuy\u1ec7n n\u00e0y b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u. Cho t\u00f4i c\u01a1 h\u1ed9i \u0111i quanh l\u00e0ng m\u1ea1c g\u1eb7p g\u1ee1 m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi, nghe tin t\u1ee9c m\u1edbi, bi\u1ebft n\u01a1i n\u00e0o c\u00f3 bia ngon. Nh\u01b0ng gi\u1edd th\u00ec kh\u00e1c r\u1ed3i.\u201d \u201cNh\u01b0ng c\u1eadu c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 b\u1ecf cu\u1ed9c, ng\u1eebng l\u00e0m Qu\u1eadn C\u1ea3nh \u0111i n\u1ebfu \u0111\u1ea5y kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n l\u00e0 c\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c \u0111\u00e1ng tr\u1ecdng n\u1eefa,\u201d Sam n\u00f3i. \u201cCh\u00fang t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ph\u00e9p,\u201d Robin n\u00f3i. \u201cN\u1ebfu t\u00f4i nghe th\u1ea5y c\u1ee5m kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ph\u00e9p th\u00eam n\u1eefa,\u201d Sam n\u00f3i, \u201ct\u00f4i s\u1ebd n\u1ed5i gi\u1eadn \u0111\u1ea5y.\u201d","\u201cKh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 n\u00f3i l\u00e0 t\u00f4i s\u1ebd l\u1ea5y l\u00e0m ti\u1ebfc n\u1ebfu ph\u1ea3i th\u1ea5y c\u1ea3nh \u0111\u00f3,\u201d Robin h\u1ea1 gi\u1ecdng. \u201cN\u1ebfu t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 ch\u00fang ta \u0111\u1ec1u n\u1ed5i gi\u1eadn, c\u00f3 l\u1ebd s\u1ebd l\u00e0m \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3. Nh\u01b0ng c\u00f2n c\u00f3 l\u0169 Ng\u01b0\u1eddi, Sam \u1ea1, l\u0169 Ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u1ee7a Tr\u00f9m. Anh ta c\u1eed ch\u00fang \u0111i kh\u1eafp n\u01a1i, v\u00e0 n\u1ebfu c\u00f3 ai trong s\u1ed1 ng\u01b0\u1eddi nh\u1ecf b\u00e9 ch\u00fang ta \u0111\u1ee9ng d\u1eady \u0111\u00f2i quy\u1ec1n, ch\u00fang li\u1ec1n l\u00f4i tu\u1ed9t t\u1edbi H\u1ed1c giam. \u0110\u1ea7u ti\u00ean ch\u00fang b\u1eaft c\u1ee5 B\u00e1nh Bao B\u1ed9t, Th\u1ecb tr\u01b0\u1edfng Will Ch\u00e2n Tr\u1eafng, r\u1ed3i ch\u00fang b\u1eaft nhi\u1ec1u h\u01a1n n\u1eefa. G\u1ea7n \u0111\u00e2y chuy\u1ec7n c\u00e0ng t\u1ec7 h\u01a1n. Gi\u1edd ch\u00fang th\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111\u00e1nh \u0111\u1eadp h\u1ecd.\u201d \u201cV\u1eady th\u00ec t\u1ea1i sao c\u1eadu l\u1ea1i l\u00e0m tay sai cho ch\u00fang?\u201d Sam gi\u1eadn d\u1eef h\u1ecfi. \u201cAi c\u1eed c\u1eadu t\u1edbi Chu\u00f4m \u1ebech Th\u00f4n?\u201d \u201cKh\u00f4ng ai c\u1ea3. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u1edf trong c\u00e1i \u0111\u1ed3n Qu\u1eadn c\u1ea3nh l\u1edbn \u0111\u00f3. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i gi\u1edd l\u00e0 \u0110\u1ed9i M\u1ed9t T\u1ed5ng B\u1eafc. C\u00f3 t\u1ed5ng c\u1ed9ng h\u00e0ng tr\u0103m Qu\u1eadn C\u1ea3nh, v\u00e0 ch\u00fang c\u00f2n mu\u1ed1n nhi\u1ec1u h\u01a1n, v\u00ec h\u00e0ng \u0111\u1ed1ng m\u1edb lu\u1eadt l\u1ec7 m\u1edbi n\u00e0y. H\u1ea7u h\u1ebft m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ecb \u00e9p l\u00e0m tr\u00e1i l\u00f2ng m\u00ecnh, nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3. Ngay \u1edf Qu\u1eadn c\u0169ng nhi\u1ec1u k\u1ebb th\u00edch nh\u00fang m\u0169i v\u00e0o chuy\u1ec7n ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c v\u00e0 \u0103n to n\u00f3i l\u1edbn. V\u00e0 c\u00f2n t\u1ec7 h\u01a1n n\u1eefa: c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t v\u00e0i k\u1ebb th\u00edch l\u00e0m gi\u00e1n \u0111i\u1ec7p cho Tr\u00f9m v\u00e0 l\u0169 Ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u1ee7a g\u00e3 ta.\u201d \u201cA! \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 v\u00ec sao c\u00e1c c\u1eadu bi\u1ebft tin v\u1ec1 ch\u00fang t\u00f4i, \u0111\u00fang kh\u00f4ng?\u201d \u201c\u0110\u00fang v\u1eady. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i gi\u1edd kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ph\u00e9p g\u1eedi g\u00ec \u0111i, nh\u01b0ng ch\u00fang v\u1eabn d\u00f9ng d\u1ecbch v\u1ee5 B\u01b0u Ch\u00ednh Nhanh ng\u00e0y tr\u01b0\u1edbc, v\u00e0 s\u1eafp x\u1ebfp ch\u00e2n ch\u1ea1y \u0111\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t \u1edf nhi\u1ec1u \u0111i\u1ec3m kh\u00e1c nhau. M\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ebfn t\u1eeb Lu\u1ed1ng Tr\u1eafng \u0111\u00eam qua \u0111\u01b0a \u2018tin m\u1eadt\u2019, v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c \u0111\u01b0a tin t\u1eeb \u0111\u00e2y. R\u1ed3i m\u1ed9t th\u00f4ng \u0111i\u1ec7p quay l\u1ea1i chi\u1ec1u nay n\u00f3i r\u1eb1ng ph\u1ea3i b\u1eaft c\u00e1c c\u1eadu \u0111\u01b0a t\u1edbi l\u00e0ng B\u1edd N\u01b0\u1edbc ch\u1ee9 kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0a th\u1eb3ng t\u1edbi H\u1ed1c giam. R\u00f5 r\u00e0ng l\u00e0 \u00f4ng Tr\u00f9m mu\u1ed1n g\u1eb7p c\u00e1c c\u1eadu ngay l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c.\u201d \u201cH\u1eafn s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng h\u00e1o h\u1ee9c \u0111\u1ebfn th\u1ebf \u0111\u00e2u sau khi c\u1eadu Frodo \u0111\u00e3 gi\u1ea3i quy\u1ebft xong h\u1eafn,\u201d Sam n\u00f3i. \u0110\u1ed3n Qu\u1eadn C\u1ea3nh \u1edf Chu\u00f4m \u1ebech Th\u00f4n c\u0169ng t\u1ec7 nh\u01b0 \u0111\u1ed3n \u1edf c\u1ea7u. N\u00f3 ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t t\u1ea7ng, nh\u01b0ng c\u0169ng c\u00f3 nh\u1eefng c\u1eeda s\u1ed5 h\u1eb9p, v\u00e0 x\u00e2y b\u1eb1ng g\u1ea1ch nh\u1ea1t m\u00e0u x\u1ea5u x\u00ed, k\u00ea x\u00f4 l\u1ec7ch. B\u00ean trong \u1ea9m \u01b0\u1edbt v\u00e0 \u00e2m u, b\u1eefa t\u1ed1i b\u00e0y tr\u00ean c\u00e1i b\u00e0n d\u00e0i \u0111\u00e3 kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c lau ch\u00f9i h\u00e0ng tu\u1ea7n l\u1ec5. \u0110\u1ed3 \u0103n c\u0169ng ch\u1eb3ng x\u1ee9ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c b\u00e0y bi\u1ec7n kh\u00e1 h\u01a1n. \u0110o\u00e0n l\u1eef kh\u00e1ch c\u1ea3 m\u1eebng khi \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c r\u1eddi kh\u1ecfi \u0111\u00f3. C\u00f2n kho\u1ea3ng m\u01b0\u1eddi t\u00e1m d\u1eb7m c\u00e1ch l\u00e0ng B\u1edd N\u01b0\u1edbc, v\u00e0 h\u1ecd l\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng v\u00e0o m\u01b0\u1eddi gi\u1edd s\u00e1ng. H\u1ecd c\u0169ng \u0111\u1ecbnh \u0111i s\u1edbm h\u01a1n, nh\u01b0ng th\u1ea5y r\u00f5 c\u00e0ng d\u1ec1nh d\u00e0ng c\u00e0ng khi\u1ebfn to\u00e1n tr\u01b0\u1edfng Qu\u1eadn C\u1ea3nh b\u1ef1c m\u00ecnh. Gi\u00f3 T\u00e2y \u0111\u00e3 chuy\u1ec3n h\u01b0\u1edbng B\u1eafc, v\u00e0 tr\u1eddi d\u1ea7n l\u1ea1nh h\u01a1n, nh\u01b0ng m\u01b0a \u0111\u00e3 t\u1ea1nh. \u0110o\u00e0n ng\u01b0\u1eddi r\u1eddi kh\u1ecfi th\u00f4n tr\u00f4ng kh\u00e1 l\u00e0 h\u00e0i h\u01b0\u1edbc, d\u00f9 v\u00e0i ng\u01b0\u1eddi ra xem \u201cb\u1ed9 d\u1ea1ng\u201d \u0111o\u00e0n l\u1eef kh\u00e1ch c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng ch\u1eafc li\u1ec7u c\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ph\u00e9p c\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00f4ng. Kho\u1ea3ng m\u1ed9t t\u00e1 Qu\u1eadn C\u1ea3nh \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u1eed \u0111\u1ebfn \u00e1p t\u1ea3i \u201ct\u00f9 nh\u00e2n\u201d; nh\u01b0ng Merry b\u1eaft h\u1ecd \u0111i \u0111\u1eb1ng tr\u01b0\u1edbc, trong khi Frodo v\u00e0 b\u1ea1n b\u00e8 c\u01b0\u1ee1i ng\u1ef1a l\u00f9n \u0111i sau. Merry, Pippin v\u00e0 Sam ng\u1ed3i ng\u1ea5t ng\u01b0\u1edfng c\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00f9a v\u00e0 ca h\u00e1t, trong khi nh\u1eefng Qu\u1eadn C\u1ea3nh v\u1eeba \u0111i v\u1eeba v\u1ea5p, c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng t\u1ecf ra nghi\u00eam ngh\u1ecb v\u00e0 quan tr\u1ecdng. Tuy nhi\u00ean Frodo im l\u1eb7ng v\u00e0 tr\u00f4ng suy t\u01b0 bu\u1ed3n b\u00e3. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng h\u1ecd \u0111i qua l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t \u00f4ng gi\u00e0 v\u00e2m v\u00e1p \u0111ang x\u00e9n b\u1edd gi\u1eadu. \u201cXin ch\u00e0o, xin ch\u00e0o!\u201d \u00f4ng c\u01b0\u1eddi nh\u1ea1o. \u201cGi\u1edd th\u00ec ai \u0111ang b\u1eaft ai \u0111\u1ea5y?\u201d","Hai Qu\u1eadn C\u1ea3nh l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c r\u1eddi \u0111o\u00e0n \u0111i v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda \u00f4ng. \u201cTo\u00e1n tr\u01b0\u1edfng!\u201d Merry n\u00f3i. \u201cRa l\u1ec7nh cho ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng quay l\u1ea1i v\u1ecb tr\u00ed ngay l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c, n\u1ebfu \u00f4ng kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n ta x\u1eed l\u00fd h\u1ecd!\u201d B\u1ecb to\u00e1n tr\u01b0\u1edfng g\u1eaft, hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi Hobbit nh\u0103n nh\u00f3 quay tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i. \u201cGi\u1edd \u0111i cho nhanh!\u201d Merry n\u00f3i, v\u00e0 sau \u0111\u00f3, \u0111o\u00e0n l\u1eef kh\u00e1ch gi\u1eef nh\u1ecbp ng\u1ef1a \u0111i \u0111\u1ee7 \u0111\u1ec3 \u00e9p \u0111\u00e1m Qu\u1eadn C\u1ea3nh \u0111i nhanh h\u1ebft t\u1ed1c l\u1ef1c. M\u1eb7t tr\u1eddi l\u00ean, v\u00e0 d\u00f9 trong gi\u00f3 l\u1ea1nh, h\u1ecd ch\u1eb3ng m\u1ea5y ch\u1ed1c \u0111\u00e3 th\u1edf ph\u00ec ph\u00f2 v\u00e0 m\u01b0\u1edbt m\u1ed3 h\u00f4i. T\u1ea1i H\u00f2n Tam T\u1ed5ng, h\u1ecd b\u1ecf cu\u1ed9c. H\u1ecd \u0111\u00e3 \u0111i g\u1ea7n m\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ed1n d\u1eb7m ch\u1ec9 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ngh\u1ec9 m\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n bu\u1ed5i tr\u01b0a. L\u00fac n\u00e0y \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0 ba gi\u1edd chi\u1ec1u. H\u1ecd v\u1eeba \u0111\u00f3i v\u1eeba \u0111au ch\u00e2n v\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ecbu n\u1ed5i t\u1ed1c \u0111\u1ed9 \u0111i \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng. \u201cCh\u00e0, c\u1ee9 nh\u1ea9n nha m\u00e0 theo v\u1eady!\u201d Merry n\u00f3i. \u201cCh\u00fang ta \u0111i ti\u1ebfp \u0111\u00e2y.\u201d \u201cT\u1ea1m bi\u1ec7t, c\u1eadu g\u00e0 c\u1ed3!\u201d Sam n\u00f3i. \u201cT\u00f4i s\u1ebd ch\u1edd c\u1eadu \u1edf ngo\u00e0i qu\u00e1n R\u1ed3ng Xanh, n\u1ebfu c\u1eadu ch\u01b0a qu\u00ean n\u00f3 \u1edf \u0111\u00e2u. \u0110\u1eebng l\u1ea7n l\u1eefa tr\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u00e9!\u201d \u201cC\u00e1c anh \u0111ang ch\u1ed1ng l\u1ea1i l\u1ec7nh b\u1eaft, \u0111\u00fang l\u00e0 c\u00e1c anh l\u00e0m th\u1ebf \u0111\u1ea5y,\u201d to\u00e1n tr\u01b0\u1edfng \u1ea3o n\u00e3o n\u00f3i, \u201cv\u00e0 t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 ch\u1ecbu tr\u00e1ch nhi\u1ec7m cho \u0111i\u1ec1u n\u00e0y.\u201d \u201cCh\u00fang t\u00f4i s\u1ebd c\u00f2n ch\u1ed1ng l\u1ea1i nhi\u1ec1u th\u1ee9 n\u1eefa, v\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng khi\u1ebfn \u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i ch\u1ecbu tr\u00e1ch nhi\u1ec7m,\u201d Pippin n\u00f3i. \u201cCh\u00fac may m\u1eafn!\u201d \u0110o\u00e0n l\u1eef kh\u00e1ch ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c ch\u1ea1y n\u01b0\u1edbc ki\u1ec7u, v\u00e0 khi m\u1eb7t tr\u1eddi b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u h\u1ea1 xu\u1ed1ng khu \u0110\u1ed3i Tr\u1eafng xa \u0111\u1eb1ng ch\u00e2n tr\u1eddi ph\u00eda T\u00e2y, h\u1ecd t\u1edbi c\u00e1i ao r\u1ed9ng l\u00e0ng B\u1edd N\u01b0\u1edbc; ch\u00ednh \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y h\u1ecd m\u1edbi g\u1eb7p c\u00fa s\u1ed1c cho\u00e1ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean. \u0110\u00e2y l\u00e0 v\u00f9ng \u0111\u1ea5t ru\u1ed9t c\u1ee7a Frodo v\u00e0 Sam, v\u00e0 gi\u1edd h\u1ecd m\u1edbi ph\u00e1t hi\u1ec7n m\u00ecnh y\u00eau n\u00f3 h\u01a1n b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 n\u01a1i n\u00e0o tr\u00ean th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi. Nhi\u1ec1u ng\u00f4i nh\u00e0 h\u1ecd t\u1eebng bi\u1ebft gi\u1edd kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n n\u1eefa. V\u00e0i nh\u00e0 d\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecb \u0111\u1ed1t tr\u1ee5i. D\u00e3y h\u1ed1c Hobbit c\u0169 d\u1ec5 ch\u1ecbu ven b\u1edd ao ph\u00eda B\u1eafc b\u1ecb b\u1ecf hoang, nh\u1eefng khu v\u01b0\u1eddn nh\u1ecf r\u1ef1c r\u1ee1 t\u1eebng ch\u1ea1y xu\u1ed1ng b\u1edd n\u01b0\u1edbc gi\u1edd ng\u1eadp \u0111\u1ea7y c\u1ecf d\u1ea1i. T\u1ec7 h\u01a1n, \u0111\u00e3 m\u1ecdc c\u1ea3 m\u1ed9t h\u00e0ng nh\u00e0 m\u1edbi x\u1ea5u x\u00ed d\u1ecdc B\u1edd Ao, n\u01a1i \u0110\u01b0\u1eddng Hobbit Th\u00f4n ch\u1ea1y g\u1ea7n b\u1edd. T\u1eebng c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t h\u00e0ng c\u00e2y r\u1ee3p b\u00f3ng ch\u1ea1y vi\u1ec1n b\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng. Gi\u1edd ch\u00fang \u0111\u1ec1u kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n n\u1eefa. V\u00e0 khi lo \u00e2u ng\u01b0\u1edbc nh\u00ecn theo \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda \u0110\u00e1y Bao, h\u1ecd th\u1ea5y c\u00e1i \u1ed1ng kh\u00f3i cao b\u1eb1ng g\u1ea1ch \u1edf \u0111\u1eb1ng xa. N\u00f3 \u0111ang ph\u1ee5t kh\u00f3i \u0111en k\u1ecbt v\u00e0o b\u1ea7u kh\u00f4ng kh\u00ed chi\u1ec1u t\u00e0. Sam mu\u1ed1n cu\u1ed3ng l\u00ean. \u201cT\u00f4i \u0111i th\u1eb3ng t\u1edbi \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u00e2y, c\u1eadu Frodo!\u201d ch\u00fa k\u00eau l\u00ean. \u201cT\u00f4i ph\u1ea3i \u0111i xem chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec x\u1ea3y ra. T\u00f4i mu\u1ed1n t\u00ecm b\u00f5 gi\u00e0 nh\u00e0 t\u00f4i.\u201d \u201c\u0110\u1ea7u ti\u00ean ch\u00fang ta ph\u1ea3i t\u00ecm hi\u1ec3u xem s\u1eafp s\u1eeda \u0111\u1ed1i m\u1eb7t v\u1edbi t\u00ecnh hu\u1ed1ng n\u00e0o \u0111\u00e3, Sam,\u201d Merry n\u00f3i. \u201cT\u00f4i \u0111o\u00e1n r\u1eb1ng \u2018\u00f4ng Tr\u00f9m\u2019 h\u1eb3n s\u1ebd c\u00f3 s\u1eb5n m\u1ed9t \u0111\u00e1m c\u00f4n \u0111\u1ed3 trong t\u00fai. Ch\u00fang ta t\u1ed1t nh\u1ea5t n\u00ean t\u00ecm ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 cho ta bi\u1ebft t\u00ecnh h\u00ecnh quanh \u0111\u00e2y th\u1ebf n\u00e0o.\u201d","Nh\u01b0ng trong l\u00e0ng B\u1edd N\u01b0\u1edbc, m\u1ecdi ng\u00f4i nh\u00e0 v\u00e0 m\u1ecdi h\u1ed1c Hobbit \u0111\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3ng ch\u1eb7t, kh\u00f4ng ai ra ch\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3n h\u1ecd. H\u1ecd th\u1ea5y ng\u1ea1c nhi\u00ean, nh\u01b0ng r\u1ed3i c\u0169ng nhanh ch\u00f3ng bi\u1ebft l\u00fd do. Khi t\u1edbi qu\u00e1n R\u1ed3ng Xanh, ng\u00f4i nh\u00e0 ngo\u00e0i c\u00f9ng b\u00ean ph\u00eda Hobbit Th\u00f4n, gi\u1edd kh\u00f4ng s\u1ee9c s\u1ed1ng v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ea7y nh\u1eefng \u00f4 c\u1eeda s\u1ed5 v\u1ee1, h\u1ecd lo ng\u1ea1i th\u1ea5y kho\u1ea3ng n\u1eeda t\u00e1 Con Ng\u01b0\u1eddi to l\u1edbn v\u00e0 x\u1ea5u x\u00ed \u0111ang u\u1ec3 o\u1ea3i d\u1ef1a t\u01b0\u1eddng qu\u00e1n; ch\u00fang \u0111\u1ec1u m\u1eaft x\u1ebfch v\u00e0 m\u1eb7t v\u00e0ng b\u1ee7ng. \u201cGi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 g\u00e3 b\u1ea1n c\u1ee7a Bill D\u01b0\u01a1ng X\u1ec9 \u1edf Bree,\u201d Sam n\u00f3i. \u201cGi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 nhi\u1ec1u t\u00ean t\u00f4i th\u1ea5y \u1edf Isengard,\u201d Merry l\u1ea9m b\u1ea9m. B\u1ecdn c\u00f4n \u0111\u1ed3 c\u1ea7m d\u00f9i cui trong tay v\u00e0 \u0111eo t\u00f9 v\u00e0 b\u00ean th\u1eaft l\u01b0ng, nh\u01b0ng tho\u1ea1t nh\u00ecn th\u00ec kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 v\u0169 kh\u00ed n\u00e0o kh\u00e1c. Khi \u0111o\u00e0n l\u1eef kh\u00e1ch cho ng\u1ef1a ti\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ebfn, ch\u00fang r\u1eddi kh\u1ecfi t\u01b0\u1eddng v\u00e0 \u0111i ra \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng, ch\u1eb7n l\u1ed1i h\u1ecd. \u201cB\u1ecdn m\u00e0y ngh\u0129 b\u1ecdn m\u00e0y \u0111ang \u0111i \u0111\u00e2u?\u201d m\u1ed9t t\u00ean n\u00f3i, t\u00ean to l\u1edbn v\u00e0 tr\u00f4ng qu\u1ef7 quy\u1ec7t nh\u1ea5t \u0111\u00e1m. \u201cKh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng cho b\u1ecdn m\u00e0y \u0111i xa h\u01a1n \u0111\u00e2u. V\u00e0 l\u0169 Qu\u1eadn C\u1ea3nh qu\u00fd b\u00e1u \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u00e2u r\u1ed3i?\u201d \u201cV\u1eabn \u0111ang c\u1ea7n m\u1eabn \u0111i theo,\u201d Merry n\u00f3i. \u201cH\u01a1i \u0111au ch\u00e2n m\u1ed9t ch\u00fat, c\u00f3 l\u1ebd v\u1eady. Ch\u00fang ta \u0111\u00e3 h\u1ee9a s\u1ebd \u0111\u1ee3i h\u1ecd \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y.\u201d \u201cG\u1eeb, tao \u0111\u00e3 n\u00f3i g\u00ec ch\u1ee9?\u201d t\u00ean c\u00f4n \u0111\u1ed3 n\u00f3i v\u1edbi \u0111\u1ed3ng b\u1ecdn. \u201cTao \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ea3o C\u1ee5 Shark r\u1eb1ng tin t\u01b0\u1edfng l\u0169 nh\u00e3i con \u0111\u1ea7u \u0111\u1ea5t \u0111\u00f3 ch\u1eb3ng \u00edch g\u00ec \u0111\u00e2u. L\u1ebd ra ph\u1ea3i c\u1eed v\u00e0i ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ecdn ta \u0111i.\u201d \u201cV\u00e0 th\u1ebf th\u00ec s\u1ebd c\u00f3 g\u00ec kh\u00e1c bi\u1ec7t ch\u1ee9, n\u00f3i xem?\u201d Merry n\u00f3i. \u201cB\u1ecdn ta kh\u00f4ng quen th\u1ea5y l\u0169 c\u01b0\u1edbp \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng \u1edf n\u01a1i n\u00e0y, nh\u01b0ng b\u1ecdn ta bi\u1ebft ph\u1ea3i gi\u1ea3i quy\u1ebft ch\u00fang nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0o.\u201d \u201cL\u0169 c\u01b0\u1edbp \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng, h\u1ea3?\u201d t\u00ean ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00f3i. \u201cV\u1eady \u0111\u00e2y l\u00e0 gi\u1ecdng \u0111i\u1ec7u c\u1ee7a b\u1ecdn m\u00e0y h\u1eed? \u0110\u1ed5i gi\u1ecdng ngay, n\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng b\u1ecdn tao s\u1ebd \u0111\u1ed5i gi\u00fap b\u1ecdn m\u00e0y. L\u0169 T\u00ed Hon ch\u00fang m\u00e0y tr\u1ecbch th\u01b0\u1ee3ng qu\u00e1 r\u1ed3i \u0111\u1ea5y. \u0110\u1eebng qu\u00e1 tin t\u01b0\u1edfng v\u00e0o tr\u00e1i tim t\u1eed t\u1ebf c\u1ee7a S\u1ebfp. Gi\u1edd C\u1ee5 Shark \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ebfn, v\u00e0 s\u1ebfp s\u1ebd l\u00e0m \u0111\u00fang theo \u0111i\u1ec1u C\u1ee5 Shark b\u1ea3o.\u201d \u201cV\u00e0 \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0 g\u00ec?\u201d Frodo l\u1eb7ng l\u1ebd n\u00f3i. \u201cC\u1ea7n ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u00e1nh th\u1ee9c v\u00f9ng qu\u00ea n\u00e0y d\u1eady v\u00e0 thi\u1ebft l\u1eadp tr\u1eadt t\u1ef1,\u201d t\u00ean c\u00f4n \u0111\u1ed3 n\u00f3i, \u201cv\u00e0 C\u1ee5 Shark s\u1ebd l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c \u0111\u00f3; v\u00e0 s\u1ebd ch\u01a1i kh\u00f3, n\u1ebfu b\u1ecdn m\u00e0y \u00e9p c\u1ee5. B\u1ecdn m\u00e0y c\u1ea7n m\u1ed9t S\u1ebfp to h\u01a1n. V\u00e0 b\u1ecdn m\u00e0y s\u1ebd \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi h\u1ebft n\u0103m, n\u1ebfu c\u00f3 th\u00eam r\u1eafc r\u1ed1i n\u1eefa. R\u1ed3i th\u00ec b\u1ecdn m\u00e0y s\u1ebd h\u1ecdc \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ed9t hai \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u1ea5y, gi\u1ed1ng chu\u1ed9t nh\u1eaft \u1ea1.\u201d \u201cQu\u1ea3 nhi\u00ean. T\u00f4i r\u1ea5t m\u1eebng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nghe k\u1ebf ho\u1ea1ch c\u1ee7a c\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u1eddi,\u201d Frodo n\u00f3i. \u201cT\u00f4i \u0111ang tr\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng t\u1edbi g\u1eb7p ng\u00e0i Lotho, v\u00e0 c\u1eadu ta c\u00f3 l\u1ebd c\u0169ng s\u1ebd h\u1ee9ng th\u00fa nghe th\u1eed.\u201d","T\u00ean c\u00f4n \u0111\u1ed3 c\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u00e1 l\u00ean. \u201cLotho! N\u00f3 bi\u1ebft h\u1ebft. \u0110\u1eebng lo. N\u00f3 s\u1ebd l\u00e0m \u0111\u00fang nh\u01b0 C\u1ee5 Shark b\u1ea3o. V\u00ec n\u1ebfu c\u00f3 s\u1ebfp n\u00e0o g\u00e2y ra r\u1eafc r\u1ed1i, b\u1ecdn tao s\u1ebd thay th\u1eb1ng kh\u00e1c. Hi\u1ec3u ch\u1ee9? V\u00e0 n\u1ebfu l\u0169 T\u00ed Hon \u0111\u1ecbnh \u0111\u00e2m \u0111\u1ea7u v\u00e0o n\u01a1i ch\u00fang kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c hoan ngh\u00eanh, ch\u00fang tao s\u1ebd d\u1eadp t\u1eaft c\u00e1c tr\u00f2 ngh\u1ecbch d\u1ea1i. Hi\u1ec3u ch\u1ee9?\u201d \u201cPh\u1ea3i, hi\u1ec3u r\u1ed3i,\u201d Frodo n\u00f3i. \u201cC\u00f3 m\u1ed9t chuy\u1ec7n, t\u00f4i th\u1ea5y c\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00f4ng c\u1eadp nh\u1eadt t\u00ecnh h\u00ecnh v\u00e0 tin t\u1ee9c \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y. Nhi\u1ec1u \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00e3 x\u1ea3y ra t\u1eeb khi c\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u1eddi r\u1eddi kh\u1ecfi mi\u1ec1n Nam. Th\u1eddi c\u1ee7a c\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e3 k\u1ebft th\u00fac, c\u00f9ng t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 l\u0169 c\u00f4n \u0111\u1ed3 kh\u00e1c. T\u00f2a Th\u00e1p T\u1ed1i \u0111\u00e3 s\u1ee5p \u0111\u1ed5 v\u00e0 Nh\u00e0 Vua \u0111\u00e3 l\u00ean tr\u1ecb v\u00ec Gondor. V\u00e0 Isengard \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecb ph\u00e1 h\u1ee7y, c\u00f2n ch\u1ee7 nh\u00e2n qu\u00fd b\u00e1u c\u1ee7a c\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 t\u00ean \u0103n m\u00e0y n\u01a1i \u0111\u1ed3ng hoang. T\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 \u0111i qua \u00f4ng ta tr\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng. Nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u01b0a tin c\u1ee7a Nh\u00e0 Vua gi\u1edd s\u1ebd \u0111i l\u00ean \u0110\u01b0\u1eddng xanh, kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u0169 v\u00f4 l\u1ea1i t\u1eeb Isengard.\u201d G\u00e3 \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng tr\u1eebng tr\u1eebng nh\u00ecn c\u1eadu v\u00e0 c\u01b0\u1eddi. \u201cT\u00ean \u0103n m\u00e0y n\u01a1i \u0111\u1ed3ng hoang!\u201d h\u1eafn nh\u1ea1i. \u201c\u1ed2, th\u1ef1c th\u1ebf h\u1ea3? V\u00eanh n\u1eefa \u0111i, v\u00eanh n\u1eefa \u0111i, c\u00e1i \u0111\u1ed3 kh\u1ed1 r\u1ee3 ph\u1ea3i l\u1ea5m t\u00ed hin n\u00e0y. C\u00f3 v\u00eanh m\u1ea5y c\u0169ng ch\u1eb3ng ng\u0103n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c b\u1ecdn ta s\u1ed1ng \u1edf mi\u1ec1n qu\u00ea nh\u1ecf m\u00e0u m\u1ee1 n\u01a1i l\u0169 ch\u00fang m\u00e0y \u0111\u00e3 \u0103n kh\u00f4ng ng\u1ed3i r\u1ed3i b\u1ea5y l\u00e2u nay. V\u00e0\u201d - h\u1eafn b\u1eadt ng\u00f3n tay v\u00e0o m\u1eb7t Frodo - \u201cNg\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u01b0a tin c\u1ee7a Nh\u00e0 Vua \u00e0! C\u00e1i n\u00e0y bi\u1ebfu ch\u00fang! Khi n\u00e0o th\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t t\u00ean, tao s\u1ebd ch\u00fa \u00fd, c\u00f3 l\u1ebd th\u1ebf.\u201d Nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf l\u00e0 qu\u00e1 \u0111\u1ee7 v\u1edbi Pippin. \u00dd ngh\u0129 c\u1eadu quay tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i v\u1edbi \u0110\u1ed3ng Cormallen, v\u00e0 \u0111\u00e2y m\u1ed9t t\u00ean v\u00f4 l\u1ea1i m\u1eaft x\u1ebfch g\u1ecdi Ng\u01b0\u1eddi Mang Nh\u1eabn l\u00e0 \u201c\u0111\u1ed3 kh\u1ed1 r\u1ee3 ph\u1ea3i l\u1ea5m t\u00ed hin\u201d. C\u1eadu h\u1ea5t \u00e1o cho\u00e0ng ra sau, tu\u1ed1t ki\u1ebfm, m\u00e0u ch\u1ebf ph\u1ee5c \u0111en v\u00e0 b\u1ea1c Gondor l\u00f3e s\u00e1ng tr\u00ean ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u1eadu khi c\u1eadu th\u00fac ng\u1ef1a ti\u1ebfn l\u00ean tr\u01b0\u1edbc. \u201cTa l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u01b0a tin c\u1ee7a Nh\u00e0 Vua,\u201d c\u1eadu n\u00f3i. \u201cC\u00f2n ng\u01b0\u01a1i \u0111ang n\u00f3i v\u1edbi b\u1ea1n c\u1ee7a Nh\u00e0 Vua, m\u1ed9t trong nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi danh ti\u1ebfng nh\u1ea5t to\u00e0n \u0111\u1ea5t mi\u1ec1n T\u00e2y. Ng\u01b0\u01a1i ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t t\u00ean c\u00f4n \u0111\u1ed3 v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t t\u00ean kh\u1edd. Qu\u1ef3 g\u1ed1i xu\u1ed1ng xin tha th\u1ee9 \u0111i, n\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng ta s\u1ebd cho ng\u01b0\u01a1i n\u1ebfm m\u00f3n tai \u01b0\u01a1ng c\u1ee7a qu\u1ef7 kh\u1ed5ng l\u1ed3 \u0111\u00e2y!\u201d Thanh ki\u1ebfm l\u1ea5p l\u00e1nh d\u01b0\u1edbi m\u1eb7t tr\u1eddi \u0111ang l\u1eb7n v\u1ec1 T\u00e2y. Merry v\u00e0 Sam c\u0169ng r\u00fat ki\u1ebfm v\u00e0 phi ng\u1ef1a l\u00ean h\u1ed7 tr\u1ee3 Pippin; nh\u01b0ng Frodo kh\u00f4ng r\u1eddi ch\u1ed7. L\u0169 c\u00f4n \u0111\u1ed3 ch\u00f9n b\u01b0\u1edbc. \u0110e d\u1ecda n\u00f4ng d\u00e2n \u0110\u1ea1o Bree, v\u00e0 \u0103n hi\u1ebfp d\u00e2n Hobbit hoang mang l\u00e0 vi\u1ec7c ch\u00fang quen l\u00e0m. Nh\u01b0ng d\u00e2n Hobbit kh\u00f4ng s\u1ee3 h\u00e3i m\u00e0 l\u1ea1i vung ki\u1ebfm s\u00e1ng choang v\u1edbi g\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u1eb7t nghi\u00eam ngh\u1ecb l\u00e0 m\u1ed1i kinh ng\u1ea1c l\u1edbn. V\u00e0 trong gi\u1ecdng n\u00f3i c\u1ee7a nh\u1eefng k\u1ebb m\u1edbi t\u1edbi n\u00e0y c\u00f3 \u00e2m \u0111i\u1ec7u ch\u00fang ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd nghe tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00e2y. N\u00f3 khi\u1ebfn ch\u00fang r\u00f9ng m\u00ecnh s\u1ee3 h\u00e3i. \u201cB\u01b0\u1edbc ngay!\u201d Merry n\u00f3i. \u201cN\u1ebfu c\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u01a1i c\u00f2n l\u00e0m phi\u1ec1n ng\u00f4i l\u00e0ng n\u00e0y l\u1ea7n n\u1eefa, c\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u01a1i s\u1ebd h\u1ed1i ti\u1ebfc \u0111\u1ea5y.\u201d Ba ch\u00e0ng Hobbit ti\u1ebfn l\u00ean, v\u00e0 r\u1ed3i l\u0169 c\u00f4n \u0111\u1ed3 quay \u0111\u1ea7u ch\u1ea1y, b\u1ecf tr\u1ed1n l\u00ean tr\u00ean \u0110\u01b0\u1eddng Hobbit Th\u00f4n; nh\u01b0ng ch\u00fang v\u1eeba ch\u1ea1y v\u1eeba th\u1ed5i t\u00f9 v\u00e0. \u201cCh\u1eadc, ch\u00fang ta tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 kh\u00f4ng h\u1ec1 qu\u00e1 s\u1edbm t\u00ed n\u00e0o h\u1ebft,\u201d Merry n\u00f3i. \u201cKh\u00f4ng s\u1edbm m\u1ed9t ng\u00e0y n\u00e0o. C\u00f3 l\u1ebd c\u00f2n qu\u00e1 mu\u1ed9n, \u00edt nh\u1ea5t l\u00e0 \u0111\u1ec3 c\u1ee9u Lotho,\u201d Frodo n\u00f3i. \u201cG\u00e3 ng\u1ed1c kh\u1ed1n kh\u1ed5, nh\u01b0ng anh th\u1ea5y t\u1ed9i nghi\u1ec7p cho g\u00e3.\u201d \u201cC\u1ee9u Lotho? Anh \u0111ang n\u00f3i g\u00ec v\u1eady ch\u1ee9?\u201d Pippin n\u00f3i. \u201cTr\u1eeb kh\u1eed g\u00e3, \u0111\u00e1ng ra ph\u1ea3i n\u00f3i th\u1ebf.\u201d","\u201cAnh kh\u00f4ng ngh\u0129 em hi\u1ec3u tr\u1ecdn v\u1eb9n s\u1ef1 t\u00ecnh, Pippin \u1ea1,\u201d Frodo n\u00f3i. \u201cLotho kh\u00f4ng h\u1ec1 mu\u1ed1n m\u1ecdi chuy\u1ec7n \u0111i \u0111\u1ebfn n\u01b0\u1edbc n\u00e0y. G\u00e3 qu\u1ea3 \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t t\u00ean ng\u1ed1c kh\u1edd kh\u1ea1o, nh\u01b0ng gi\u1edd g\u00e3 b\u1ecb m\u1eafc k\u1eb9t. B\u1ecdn c\u00f4n \u0111\u1ed3 n\u00e0y n\u1eafm th\u1ef1c quy\u1ec1n, v\u01a1 v\u00e9t, c\u01b0\u1edbp b\u00f3c v\u00e0 \u1ee9c hi\u1ebfp, v\u00e0 chi ph\u1ed1i hay h\u1ee7y ho\u1ea1i m\u1ecdi th\u1ee9 theo nh\u01b0 ch\u00fang mu\u1ed1n, \u0111\u1ed9i t\u00ean g\u00e3. V\u00e0 gi\u1edd th\u1eadm ch\u00ed kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n \u0111\u1ed9i t\u00ean g\u00e3 l\u00e2u n\u1eefa \u0111\u00e2u. Anh ngh\u0129 gi\u1edd g\u00e3 \u0111ang b\u1ecb c\u1ea7m t\u00f9 \u1edf \u0110\u00e1y Bao, v\u00e0 r\u1ea5t s\u1ee3 h\u00e3i. Ch\u00fang ta ph\u1ea3i t\u00ecm c\u00e1ch c\u1ee9u g\u00e3.\u201d \u201c\u00d4i tr\u1eddi em \u0111\u1ebfn l\u00e0 cho\u00e1ng v\u00e1ng!\u201d Pippin n\u00f3i. \u201cTrong t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 c\u00e1c lo\u1ea1i h\u1ed3i k\u1ebft cho chuy\u1ebfn \u0111i c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang ta, \u0111\u00e2y l\u00e0 h\u1ed3i k\u1ebft cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng m\u00e0 em kh\u00f4ng ng\u1edd t\u1edbi n\u1ed5i: ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u00e1nh nhau v\u1edbi l\u0169 lai Orc v\u00e0 b\u1ecdn c\u00f4n \u0111\u1ed3 \u1edf ngay t\u1ea1i Qu\u1eadn - \u0111\u1ec3 c\u1ee9u Lotho M\u1eb7t M\u1ee5n!\u201d \u201c\u0110\u00e1nh nhau \u00e0?\u201d Frodo n\u00f3i. \u201cCh\u00e0, c\u0169ng c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 chuy\u1ec7n s\u1ebd \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ee9c \u0111\u00f3. Nh\u01b0ng h\u00e3y nh\u1edb r\u1eb1ng: kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c gi\u1ebft ch\u00f3c ng\u01b0\u1eddi Hobbit, ngay c\u1ea3 khi h\u1ecd \u0111\u1ee9ng \u1edf phe kia. Th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1 \u0111\u1ee9ng \u1edf phe kia, \u00fd anh l\u00e0 v\u1eady; kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i ch\u1ec9 tu\u00e2n theo m\u1ec7nh l\u1ec7nh l\u0169 c\u00f4n \u0111\u1ed3 v\u00ec s\u1ee3 h\u00e3i. Ch\u01b0a t\u1eebng c\u00f3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi Hobbit n\u00e0o c\u1ed1 t\u00ecnh gi\u1ebft l\u1eabn nhau \u1edf Qu\u1eadn, v\u00e0 chuy\u1ec7n \u0111\u00f3 s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u b\u00e2y gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e2u. V\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u1ec3 ai b\u1ecb gi\u1ebft, n\u1ebfu c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0m \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3. H\u00e3y ki\u1ec3m so\u00e1t c\u01a1n gi\u1eadn v\u00e0 \u0111\u1eebng ra tay cho t\u1edbi t\u1eadn ph\u00fat cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng.\u201d \u201cNh\u01b0ng n\u1ebfu c\u00f3 nhi\u1ec1u t\u00ean c\u00f4n \u0111\u1ed3 lo\u1ea1i n\u00e0y,\u201d Merry n\u00f3i, \u201cch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn s\u1ebd d\u1eabn t\u1edbi \u0111\u00e1nh nhau. Anh kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 c\u1ee9u \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c Lotho, hay Qu\u1eadn, ch\u1ec9 nh\u1edd cho\u00e1ng v\u00e1ng v\u00e0 bu\u1ed3n b\u00e3, anh Frodo y\u00eau qu\u00fd.\u201d \u201cKh\u00f4ng,\u201d Pippin n\u00f3i. \u201cS\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng d\u1ec5 d\u1ecda ch\u00fang l\u1ea7n th\u1ee9 hai \u0111\u00e2u. Ch\u00fang \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecb b\u1ea5t ng\u1edd. C\u00e1c anh nghe th\u1ea5y ti\u1ebfng t\u00f9 v\u00e0 ch\u1ee9? R\u00f5 r\u00e0ng \u1edf g\u1ea7n \u0111\u00e2y c\u00f3 nhi\u1ec1u t\u00ean c\u00f4n \u0111\u1ed3 kh\u00e1c. Ch\u00fang s\u1ebd can \u0111\u1ea3m h\u01a1n khi c\u00f3 nhi\u1ec1u t\u00ean c\u00f9ng l\u00fac. Ch\u00fang ta ph\u1ea3i t\u00ednh chuy\u1ec7n t\u00ecm n\u01a1i tr\u00fa \u1ea9n \u0111\u00e2u \u0111\u00f3 trong \u0111\u00eam. D\u00f9 sao ch\u00fang ta c\u0169ng ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 b\u1ed1n ng\u01b0\u1eddi, d\u00f9 l\u00e0 b\u1ed1n ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c v\u0169 trang.\u201d \u201cT\u00f4i c\u00f3 \u00fd n\u00e0y,\u201d Sam n\u00f3i. \u201cH\u00e3y c\u00f9ng t\u1edbi nh\u00e0 gi\u00e0 Tom X\u00f3m L\u00e1 \u1edf d\u01b0\u1edbi Ng\u00f5 Nam! \u00d4ng c\u1ee5 v\u1ed1n l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi v\u1eefng ch\u00e3i. V\u00e0 \u00f4ng c\u00f3 r\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec1u con trai \u0111\u1ec1u l\u00e0 b\u1ea1n c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i.\u201d \u201cKh\u00f4ng!\u201d Merry n\u00f3i. \u201c \u2018T\u00ecm n\u01a1i tr\u00fa \u1ea9n\u2019 ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 \u00edch g\u00ec \u0111\u00e2u. \u0110\u00f3 ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 \u0111i\u1ec1u m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi v\u1eabn l\u00e0m, v\u00e0 ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 \u0111i\u1ec1u l\u0169 c\u00f4n \u0111\u1ed3 \u0111\u00f3 mu\u1ed1n. Ch\u00fang s\u1ebd ch\u1ec9 \u0111\u01a1n gi\u1ea3n l\u00e0 ch\u00e8n \u00e9p ch\u00fang ta b\u1eb1ng s\u1ed1 l\u01b0\u1ee3ng, d\u1ed3n ch\u00fang ta v\u00e0o g\u00f3c, v\u00e0 r\u1ed3i \u0111u\u1ed5i ch\u00fang ta \u0111i, ho\u1eb7c thi\u00eau r\u1ee5i ch\u00fang ta. Kh\u00f4ng, ch\u00fang ta ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0m \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 ngay l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c.\u201d \u201cL\u00e0m \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec?\u201d Pippin n\u00f3i. \u201cPh\u00e1t \u0111\u1ed9ng c\u1ea3 Qu\u1eadn!\u201d Merry n\u00f3i. \u201cNgay b\u00e2y gi\u1edd! \u0110\u00e1nh th\u1ee9c t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang ta! Ai c\u0169ng th\u1ea5y l\u00e0 h\u1ecd gh\u00e9t to\u00e0n b\u1ed9 nh\u1eefng chuy\u1ec7n n\u00e0y: t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi, c\u00f3 l\u1ebd ngo\u1ea1i tr\u1eeb m\u1ed9t hai t\u00ean b\u1ea5t l\u01b0\u01a1ng, v\u00e0 v\u00e0i k\u1ebb kh\u1edd kh\u1ea1o th\u00edch t\u1ecf ra quan tr\u1ecdng nh\u01b0ng ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n kh\u00f4ng hi\u1ec3u chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec \u0111ang th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1 x\u1ea3y ra. Nh\u01b0ng d\u00e2n Qu\u1eadn \u0111\u00e3 s\u1ed1ng y\u00ean b\u00ecnh qu\u00e1 l\u00e2u \u0111\u1ebfn n\u1ed7i kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0m g\u00ec. D\u00f9 v\u1eady h\u1ecd ch\u1ec9 thi\u1ebfu m\u1ed9t que di\u00eam, l\u00e0 s\u1ebd b\u00f9ng l\u00ean th\u00e0nh ng\u1ecdn l\u1eeda. L\u0169 Ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u1ee7a g\u00e3 Tr\u00f9m h\u1eb3n bi\u1ebft \u0111i\u1ec1u n\u00e0y. Ch\u00fang s\u1ebd c\u1ed1 gi\u1eabm l\u00ean d\u1eadp t\u1eaft ch\u00fang ta nhanh ch\u00f3ng. Ch\u00fang ta ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 ch\u00fat \u00edt th\u1eddi gian.","\u201cSam, c\u1eadu c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ch\u1ea1y th\u1eadt nhanh t\u1edbi trang tr\u1ea1i X\u00f3m L\u00e1, n\u1ebfu c\u1eadu mu\u1ed1n. \u00d4ng c\u1ee5 l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi quan tr\u1ecdng trong v\u00f9ng, v\u00e0 l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi v\u1eefng v\u00e0ng nh\u1ea5t. \u0110i th\u00f4i! T\u00f4i s\u1ebd th\u1ed5i t\u00f9 v\u00e0 Rohan, cho t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nghe m\u1ed9t ch\u00fat \u00e2m nh\u1ea1c m\u00e0 h\u1ecd ch\u01b0a t\u1eebng bi\u1ebft bao gi\u1edd.\u201d H\u1ecd quay ng\u1ef1a tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 gi\u1eefa l\u00e0ng. T\u1ea1i \u0111\u00f3, Sam r\u1ebd \u0111i v\u00e0 phi n\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u1ea1i xu\u1ed1ng ng\u00f5 nh\u1ecf d\u1eabn v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda Nam t\u1edbi nh\u00e0 X\u00f3m L\u00e1. Ch\u00fa ch\u01b0a \u0111i xa th\u00ec \u0111\u00e3 nghe th\u1ea5y ti\u1ebfng t\u00f9 v\u00e0 trong tr\u1ebbo \u0111\u1ed9t ng\u1ed9t c\u1ea5t l\u00ean t\u1eadn tr\u1eddi. N\u00f3 vang v\u1ecdng xa tr\u00ean qu\u1ea3 \u0111\u1ed3i v\u00e0 c\u00e1nh \u0111\u1ed3ng; \u00e2m thanh gi\u1ee5c gi\u00e3 t\u1edbi m\u1ee9c ch\u00ednh Sam c\u0169ng su\u00fdt quay \u0111\u1ea7u l\u1ed9n tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i. Con ng\u1ef1a l\u00f9n c\u1ee7a ch\u00fa l\u1ed3ng l\u1ed9n v\u00e0 h\u00ed l\u00ean. \u201c\u0110i ti\u1ebfp, c\u1eadu nh\u1ecf! \u0110i ti\u1ebfp!\u201d ch\u00fa k\u00eau l\u00ean. \u201cCh\u00fang ta s\u1ebd s\u1edbm tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i.\u201d R\u1ed3i ch\u00fa nghe th\u1ea5y Merry thay \u0111\u1ed5i \u00e2m \u0111i\u1ec7u, v\u00e0 h\u1ed3i T\u00f9 V\u00e0 hi\u1ec7u l\u1ec7nh Tr\u1ea5n H\u01b0\u01a1u c\u1ea5t cao, l\u00e0m rung chuy\u1ec3n kh\u00f4ng gian. D\u1eady! D\u1eady! C\u00f3 bi\u1ebfn, Ch\u00e1y, K\u1ebb th\u00f9! D\u1eady! Ch\u00e1y, K\u1ebb th\u00f9! D\u1eady! Ph\u00eda sau ch\u00fa, Sam nghe th\u1ea5y nhi\u1ec1u gi\u1ecdng n\u00f3i h\u1ed7n lo\u1ea1n v\u00e0 ti\u1ebfng c\u1eeda \u1ea7m \u1ea7m m\u1edf. \u0110\u1eb1ng tr\u01b0\u1edbc ch\u00fa, nhi\u1ec1u ng\u1ecdn \u0111\u00e8n s\u00e1ng l\u00ean trong bu\u1ed5i ho\u00e0ng h\u00f4n; ch\u00f3 s\u1ee7a; b\u01b0\u1edbc ch\u00e2n ch\u1ea1y r\u1ea7m r\u1eadp. Tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi ch\u00fa \u0111i t\u1edbi cu\u1ed1i ng\u00f5, \u0111\u00e3 th\u1ea5y L\u00e3o n\u00f4ng X\u00f3m L\u00e1 v\u1edbi ba con trai, Tom Con, Jolly v\u00e0 Nick, ch\u1ea1y v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda ch\u00fa. H\u1ecd c\u1ea7m r\u00ecu trong tay ch\u1eb7n ngang \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng. \u201cKh\u00f4ng! Kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ee9a trong \u0111\u00e1m c\u00f4n \u0111\u1ed3 \u0111\u00f3,\u201d Sam nghe th\u1ea5y l\u00e3o n\u00f4ng n\u00f3i. \u201cNh\u00ecn k\u00edch c\u1ee1 th\u00ec l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi Hobbit, nh\u01b0ng \u0103n m\u1eb7c t\u1eeb \u0111\u1ea7u t\u1edbi ch\u00e2n th\u1eadt qu\u00e1i g\u1edf. H\u00ea!\u201d \u00f4ng k\u00eau l\u00ean. \u201cAnh l\u00e0 ai, v\u00e0 t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng chuy\u1ec7n \u1ed3n \u0129 n\u00e0y l\u00e0 sao?\u201d \u201cCh\u00e1u l\u00e0 Sam, Sam Gamgee \u0111\u00e2y. Ch\u00e1u \u0111\u00e3 quay l\u1ea1i.\u201d L\u00e3o n\u00f4ng X\u00f3m L\u00e1 t\u1edbi g\u1ea7n v\u00e0 tr\u1ed1 m\u1eaft nh\u00ecn ch\u00fa trong \u00e1nh ch\u1ea1ng v\u1ea1ng. \u201c\u00d4i tr\u1eddi!\u201d \u00f4ng k\u00eau l\u00ean. \u201c\u0110\u00fang l\u00e0 gi\u1ecdng \u0111\u00f3, v\u00e0 m\u1eb7t ch\u00e1u ch\u1eb3ng t\u1ec7 h\u01a1n tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00e2y, Sam \u1ea1. Nh\u01b0ng b\u00e1c h\u1eb3n s\u1ebd b\u1ecf qua ch\u00e1u tr\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng v\u1edbi c\u00e1i l\u1ed1i \u0103n v\u1eadn nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf. C\u00f3 v\u1ebb ch\u00e1u \u0111\u00e3 \u0111i t\u1edbi c\u00e1c ch\u1ed7 ngo\u1ea1i bang th\u00ec ph\u1ea3i. C\u00e1c b\u00e1c c\u1ee9 s\u1ee3 r\u1eb1ng ch\u00e1u ch\u1ebft r\u1ed3i.\u201d \u201cKh\u00f4ng h\u1ec1!\u201d Sam n\u00f3i. \u201cC\u1eadu Frodo c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng. C\u1eadu \u1ea5y \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y c\u00f9ng b\u1ea1n b\u00e8 m\u00ecnh. V\u00e0 chuy\u1ec7n \u1ed3n \u0129 l\u00e0 v\u00ec th\u1ebf. H\u1ecd \u0111ang ph\u00e1t \u0111\u1ed9ng c\u1ea3 Qu\u1eadn. Ch\u00fang ta s\u1ebd \u0111u\u1ed5i l\u0169 c\u00f4n \u0111\u1ed3 \u0111i, v\u00e0 c\u1ea3 t\u00ean Tr\u00f9m \u0111\u00f3 n\u1eefa. Ch\u00fang ta \u0111ang b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u ngay b\u00e2y gi\u1edd.\u201d","\u201cT\u1ed1t, t\u1ed1t!\u201d L\u00e3o n\u00f4ng X\u00f3m L\u00e1 k\u00eau l\u00ean. \u201cV\u1eady l\u00e0 cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng c\u0169ng b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u! B\u00e1c ng\u1ee9a ng\u00e1y mu\u1ed1n g\u00e2y phi\u1ec1n to\u00e1i c\u1ea3 n\u0103m nay r\u1ed3i, nh\u01b0ng ch\u1eb3ng ai ch\u1ecbu theo. V\u00e0 b\u00e1c ph\u1ea3i ngh\u0129 t\u1edbi b\u00e0 n\u00f3 v\u00e0 Rosie n\u1eefa. L\u0169 c\u00f4n \u0111\u1ed3 n\u00e0y ch\u1eb3ng d\u1eebng tay tr\u01b0\u1edbc c\u00e1i g\u00ec. Nh\u01b0ng gi\u1edd th\u00ec \u0111i th\u00f4i, c\u00e1c con! L\u00e0ng B\u1edd N\u01b0\u1edbc th\u1ee9c d\u1eady r\u1ed3i! Ch\u00fang ta ph\u1ea3i tham d\u1ef1!\u201d \u201cC\u00f2n b\u00e1c g\u00e1i v\u00e0 Rosie th\u00ec sao?\u201d Sam h\u1ecfi. \u201cGi\u1edd v\u1eabn ch\u01b0a an to\u00e0n \u0111\u1ec3 h\u1ecd \u1edf l\u1ea1i m\u1ed9t m\u00ecnh.\u201d \u201cTh\u1eb1ng Nibs \u0111ang \u1edf c\u00f9ng h\u1ecd. Nh\u01b0ng ch\u00e1u c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111i gi\u00fap n\u00f3, n\u1ebfu c\u00f3 \u00fd \u0111\u00f3,\u201d L\u00e3o n\u00f4ng X\u00f3m L\u00e1 nh\u0103n r\u0103ng c\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00f3i. R\u1ed3i \u00f4ng v\u00e0 c\u00e1c con ch\u1ea1y v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda l\u00e0ng. Sam h\u1ed1i h\u1ea3 ch\u1ea1y t\u1edbi ng\u00f4i nh\u00e0. B\u00e0 X\u00f3m L\u00e1 v\u00e0 Rosie \u0111\u1ee9ng tr\u01b0\u1edbc c\u00e1nh c\u1eeda tr\u00f2n l\u1edbn tr\u00ean c\u00f9ng th\u1ec1m d\u1eabn l\u00ean t\u1eeb s\u00e2n r\u1ed9ng, c\u00f3 Nibs \u0111\u1eb1ng tr\u01b0\u1edbc n\u1eafm ch\u1eafc ch\u0129a c\u00e0o r\u01a1m. \u201cT\u00f4i \u0111\u00e2y!\u201d Sam h\u00f4 to khi t\u1edbi g\u1ea7n. \u201cSam Gamgee! V\u1eady n\u00ean \u0111\u1eebng t\u00ecm c\u00e1ch \u0111\u00e2m anh, Nibs. D\u00f9 sao th\u00ec t\u00f4i c\u0169ng \u0111ang m\u1eb7c \u00e1o gi\u00e1p.\u201d Ch\u00fa nh\u1ea3y xu\u1ed1ng kh\u1ecfi ng\u1ef1a v\u00e0 \u0111i l\u00ean c\u00e1c b\u1eadc th\u1ec1m. H\u1ecd im l\u1eb7ng tr\u00e2n tr\u00e2n nh\u00ecn ch\u00fa. \u201cCh\u00e0o bu\u1ed5i t\u1ed1i, b\u00e1c X\u00f3m L\u00e1!\u201d ch\u00fa n\u00f3i. \u201cH\u00ea Rosie!\u201d \u201cH\u00ea, Sam!\u201d Rosie n\u00f3i. \u201cAnh \u0111i \u0111\u00e2u v\u1ec1 v\u1eady? H\u1ecd n\u00f3i anh ch\u1ebft r\u1ed3i; nh\u01b0ng em \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1edd anh v\u1ec1 su\u1ed1t t\u1eeb m\u00f9a xu\u00e2n. Anh ch\u1eb3ng th\u1ea5y c\u00f3 g\u00ec ph\u1ea3i v\u1ed9i \u0111\u00fang kh\u00f4ng?\u201d \u201cC\u00f3 l\u1ebd l\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng,\u201d Sam l\u00fang t\u00fang n\u00f3i. \u201cNh\u01b0ng gi\u1edd th\u00ec anh \u0111ang r\u1ea5t v\u1ed9i \u0111\u00e2y. B\u1ecdn anh \u0111ang b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u s\u1eeda g\u00e1y l\u0169 c\u00f4n \u0111\u1ed3 v\u00e0 anh ph\u1ea3i quay tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i ch\u1ed7 c\u1eadu Frodo ngay. Nh\u01b0ng anh ngh\u0129 c\u1ea7n \u0111\u00e1o qua xem b\u00e1c g\u00e1i X\u00f3m L\u00e1 nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0o r\u1ed3i, v\u00e0 em n\u1eefa Rosie.\u201d \u201cCh\u00fang t\u00f4i v\u1eabn \u1ed5n, c\u1ea3m \u01a1n ch\u00e1u,\u201d b\u00e0 X\u00f3m L\u00e1 n\u00f3i. \u201cHo\u1eb7c n\u00f3i chung v\u1eabn \u1ed5n, n\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 l\u0169 c\u00f4n \u0111\u1ed3 tr\u1ed9m c\u1eafp n\u00e0y.\u201d \u201cCh\u1eadc, anh l\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111i ch\u1ee9!\u201d Rosie n\u00f3i. \u201cN\u1ebfu anh \u0111\u00e3 ch\u0103m s\u00f3c c\u1eadu Frodo su\u1ed1t th\u1eddi gian qua, sao anh l\u1ea1i mu\u1ed1n r\u1eddi kh\u1ecfi c\u1eadu \u1ea5y, ngay khi t\u00ecnh h\u00ecnh c\u00f3 v\u1ebb nguy hi\u1ec3m?\u201d C\u00e2u h\u1ecfi n\u00e0y c\u00f3 ph\u1ea7n v\u01b0\u1ee3t qu\u00e1 s\u1ee9c Sam. N\u00f3 c\u1ea7n c\u00e2u tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi c\u1ea3 tu\u1ea7n m\u1edbi n\u00f3i h\u1ebft, ho\u1eb7c ch\u1eb3ng c\u1ea7n c\u00e2u tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi n\u00e0o c\u1ea3. Ch\u00fa quay l\u1ea1i v\u00e0 l\u00ean ng\u1ef1a. Nh\u01b0ng tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi ch\u00fa \u0111i, Rosie ch\u1ea1y xu\u1ed1ng th\u1ec1m. \u201cEm ngh\u0129 anh tr\u00f4ng c\u1eeb l\u1eafm, Sam,\u201d c\u00f4 n\u00f3i. \u201cGi\u1edd \u0111i \u0111i! Nh\u01b0ng h\u00e3y c\u1ea9n th\u1eadn, v\u00e0 nh\u1edb quay l\u1ea1i ngay khi anh \u0111\u00e3 gi\u1ea3i quy\u1ebft xong l\u0169 c\u00f4n \u0111\u1ed3 \u0111\u00f3!\u201d","Khi Sam quay tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i, ch\u00fa th\u1ea5y c\u1ea3 ng\u00f4i l\u00e0ng \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u00e1nh th\u1ee9c. Ngo\u00e0i r\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec1u c\u1eadu Hobbit tr\u1ebb tu\u1ed5i, h\u01a1n m\u1ed9t tr\u0103m Hobbit v\u00e2m v\u00e1p \u0111\u00e3 t\u1eadp h\u1ee3p, mang theo r\u00ecu, b\u00faa n\u1eb7ng, dao d\u00e0i, g\u1eady c\u1ee9ng: m\u1ed9t v\u00e0i ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u00f2n c\u00f3 cung s\u0103n. Nhi\u1ec1u ng\u01b0\u1eddi v\u1eabn c\u00f2n \u0111\u1ed5 \u0111\u1ebfn t\u1eeb nh\u1eefng trang tr\u1ea1i \u1edf xa. M\u1ed9t v\u00e0i ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u00e0ng \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ed1t \u0111\u1ed1ng l\u1eeda l\u1edbn, ch\u1ec9 \u0111\u1ec3 cho kh\u00f4ng kh\u00ed ph\u1ea5n ch\u1ea5n h\u01a1n, v\u00e0 c\u0169ng b\u1edfi \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t trong nh\u1eefng vi\u1ec7c b\u1ecb g\u00e3 Tr\u00f9m c\u1ea5m \u0111o\u00e1n. L\u1eeda ch\u00e1y r\u1ef1c trong khi \u0111\u00eam bu\u00f4ng xu\u1ed1ng. Theo l\u1ec7nh Merry, nhi\u1ec1u ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c d\u1ef1ng c\u00e1c thanh ch\u1eafn ngang \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng \u1edf m\u1ed7i \u0111\u1ea7u l\u00e0ng. Khi \u0111\u00e1m Qu\u1eadn C\u1ea3nh t\u1edbi thanh ch\u1eafn ph\u00eda d\u01b0\u1edbi, h\u1ecd ng\u00e2y ng\u1ea9n c\u1ea3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi; nh\u01b0ng ngay khi h\u1ecd hi\u1ec3u ra t\u00ecnh h\u00ecnh nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0o, ph\u1ea7n l\u1edbn th\u00e1o l\u00f4ng chim xu\u1ed1ng v\u00e0 gia nh\u1eadp cu\u1ed9c n\u1ed5i lo\u1ea1n. S\u1ed1 c\u00f2n l\u1ea1i l\u1ea9n \u0111i. Sam g\u1eb7p Frodo c\u00f9ng b\u1ea1n b\u00e8 \u1edf b\u00ean \u0111\u1ed1ng l\u1eeda, n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n v\u1edbi gi\u00e0 Tom X\u00f3m L\u00e1, trong khi m\u1ed9t \u0111\u00e1m \u0111\u00f4ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi B\u1edd N\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u1ee9ng quanh nh\u00ecn th\u00e1n ph\u1ee5c. \u201cV\u1eady, b\u01b0\u1edbc ti\u1ebfp theo l\u00e0 g\u00ec?\u201d L\u00e3o n\u00f4ng X\u00f3m L\u00e1 n\u00f3i. \u201cT\u00f4i ch\u01b0a x\u00e1c \u0111\u1ecbnh \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c,\u201d Frodo n\u00f3i, \u201cch\u1eebng n\u00e0o ch\u01b0a bi\u1ebft nhi\u1ec1u h\u01a1n. L\u0169 c\u00f4n \u0111\u1ed3 n\u00e0y c\u00f3 bao nhi\u00eau t\u00ean?\u201d \u201cKh\u00f3 m\u00e0 n\u00f3i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c,\u201d X\u00f3m L\u00e1 n\u00f3i. \u201cCh\u00fang \u0111i kh\u1eafp n\u01a1i, h\u1ebft \u0111\u1ebfn l\u1ea1i \u0111i. C\u00f3 kho\u1ea3ng n\u0103m m\u01b0\u01a1i t\u00ean s\u1ed1ng trong l\u00e1n tr\u00ean \u0111\u1eb1ng Hobbit Th\u00f4n; nh\u01b0ng t\u1eeb \u0111\u00f3 ch\u00fang \u0111i lung tung, tr\u1ed9m c\u1eafp ho\u1eb7c \u2018thu gom\u2019, nh\u01b0 ch\u00fang g\u1ecdi. Tuy nhi\u00ean \u00edt khi c\u00f3 d\u01b0\u1edbi hai m\u01b0\u01a1i t\u00ean \u1edf quanh S\u1ebfp, ch\u00fang g\u1ecdi g\u00e3 nh\u01b0 v\u1eady. G\u00e3 s\u1ed1ng \u1edf \u0110\u00e1y Bao, ho\u1eb7c t\u1eebng \u1edf \u0111\u00f3; nh\u01b0ng gi\u1edd g\u00e3 hi\u1ebfm khi ra ngo\u00e0i s\u00e2n. Th\u1ef1c ra l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t hai tu\u1ea7n nay kh\u00f4ng ai th\u1ea5y g\u00e3; nh\u01b0ng b\u1ecdn Ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00f4ng cho ai t\u1edbi g\u1ea7n.\u201d \u201cHobbit Th\u00f4n kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 n\u01a1i duy nh\u1ea5t ch\u00fang chi\u1ebfm \u0111\u00f3ng, \u0111\u00fang kh\u00f4ng?\u201d Pippin n\u00f3i. \u201cKh\u00f4ng, bu\u1ed3n thay,\u201d X\u00f3m L\u00e1 n\u00f3i. \u201cT\u00f4i nghe \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c r\u1eb1ng c\u00f3 nhi\u1ec1u t\u00ean xu\u1ea5t hi\u1ec7n d\u01b0\u1edbi Nam \u1edf \u0110\u00e1y D\u00e0i v\u00e0 quanh B\u1ebfn Sarn; m\u1ed9t v\u00e0i k\u1ebb l\u1ea9n khu\u1ea5t \u1edf R\u1eebng Cu\u1ed1i; v\u00e0 ch\u00fang d\u1ef1ng l\u00e1n t\u1ea1i l\u00e0ng Chia Ng\u1ea3. R\u1ed3i l\u1ea1i c\u00f2n H\u1ed1c giam, nh\u01b0 ch\u00fang g\u1ecdi: c\u00e1c \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng h\u1ea7m l\u00e0m kho d\u1ef1 tr\u1eef c\u0169 \u1edf M\u1ecf C\u1ed9 b\u1ecb ch\u00fang bi\u1ebfn th\u00e0nh nh\u00e0 t\u00f9 giam nh\u1eefng ai \u0111\u1ee9ng l\u00ean ch\u1ed1ng l\u1ea1i ch\u00fang. D\u00f9 sao th\u00ec t\u00f4i \u0111o\u00e1n l\u00e0 t\u1ed5ng c\u1ed9ng kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 qu\u00e1 ba tr\u0103m t\u00ean \u1edf Qu\u1eadn, c\u00f3 l\u1ebd c\u00f2n \u00edt h\u01a1n. Ch\u00fang ta c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ebf \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c, n\u1ebfu ch\u00fang ta \u0111o\u00e0n k\u1ebft c\u00f9ng nhau.\u201d \u201cCh\u00fang c\u00f3 v\u0169 kh\u00ed g\u00ec kh\u00f4ng?\u201d Merry h\u1ecfi. \u201cRoi, dao v\u00e0 d\u00f9i cui, \u0111\u1ee7 cho nh\u1eefng vi\u1ec7c b\u1ea9n th\u1ec9u ch\u00fang l\u00e0m: \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng g\u00ec ch\u00fang khoe ra cho t\u1edbi l\u00fac n\u00e0y,\u201d X\u00f3m L\u00e1 n\u00f3i. \u201cNh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i d\u00e1m n\u00f3i r\u1eb1ng ch\u00fang c\u00f2n c\u00f3 kh\u00ed c\u1ee5 kh\u00e1c, n\u1ebfu ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u00e1nh nhau. D\u00f9 th\u1ebf n\u00e0o th\u00ec v\u00e0i t\u00ean c\u0169ng c\u00f3 cung t\u00ean. Ch\u00fang \u0111\u00e3 b\u1eafn h\u1ea1 m\u1ed9t hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u00fang ta.\u201d \u201c\u0110\u00f3 th\u1ea5y kh\u00f4ng, Frodo!\u201d Merry n\u00f3i. \u201cEm bi\u1ebft ch\u00fang ta s\u1ebd ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u00e1nh m\u00e0. \u0110\u1ea5y, ch\u00fang l\u00e0 b\u1ecdn kh\u1edfi s\u1ef1 gi\u1ebft ch\u00f3c tr\u01b0\u1edbc.\u201d","\u201cKh\u00f4ng h\u1eb3n,\u201d X\u00f3m L\u00e1 n\u00f3i. \u201c\u00cdt nh\u1ea5t kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i v\u1ee5 b\u1eafn t\u00ean. Nh\u00e0 Took kh\u1edfi s\u1ef1 chuy\u1ec7n \u0111\u00f3. C\u1eadu hi\u1ec3u kh\u00f4ng, cha c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu, c\u1eadu Peregrin \u1ea1, \u00f4ng \u1ea5y ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd ch\u1ecbu nh\u00fan Lotho, ngay t\u1eeb ban \u0111\u1ea7u: n\u00f3i r\u1eb1ng n\u1ebfu c\u00f3 ai \u0111\u00f3ng vai tr\u00f2 tr\u00f9m tri\u1ebfc trong th\u1eddi gian n\u00e0y, \u0111\u00f3 ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 v\u1ecb Thain h\u1ee3p ph\u00e1p \u1edf Qu\u1eadn, ch\u1ee9 kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i t\u00ean m\u1edbi n\u1ed5i. V\u00e0 khi Lotho c\u1eed b\u1ecdn Ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111i, \u00f4ng \u1ea5y ch\u1eb3ng nh\u01b0\u1ee3ng b\u1ed9 l\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t m\u1ea3y. Nh\u00e0 Took r\u1ea5t may, h\u1ecd c\u00f3 nhi\u1ec1u h\u1ed1c s\u00e2u \u1edf khu \u0110\u1ed3i Xanh, c\u00e1c Smial L\u1edbn, l\u0169 c\u00f4n \u0111\u1ed3 kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 t\u00f3m \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c; v\u00e0 h\u1ecd kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ec3 cho l\u0169 c\u00f4n \u0111\u1ed3 v\u00e0o \u0111\u1ea5t h\u1ecd. N\u1ebfu ch\u00fang t\u1edbi, Took s\u0103n ch\u00fang. Took \u0111\u00e3 b\u1eafn h\u1ea1 ba t\u00ean v\u00ec l\u1ea3ng v\u1ea3ng v\u00e0 c\u01b0\u1edbp b\u00f3c. Sau \u0111\u00f3 l\u0169 c\u00f4n \u0111\u1ed3 tr\u1edf n\u00ean m\u1ea1nh tay h\u01a1n. V\u00e0 ch\u00fang canh g\u00e1c quanh H\u1ea1t Took r\u1ea5t ch\u1eb7t. Gi\u1edd kh\u00f4ng ai ra \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c hay v\u00e0o \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u00f3.\u201d \u201cNh\u00e0 Took hay l\u1eafm!\u201d Pippin k\u00eau l\u00ean. \u201cNh\u01b0ng s\u1eafp c\u00f3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u1ea1i v\u00e0o \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u00f3, ngay b\u00e2y gi\u1edd. T\u00f4i s\u1ebd t\u1edbi c\u00e1c Smial \u0111\u00e2y. C\u00f3 ai \u0111i c\u00f9ng t\u00f4i t\u1edbi \u1ea4p Tuck kh\u00f4ng?\u201d Pippin c\u00f9ng v\u1edbi n\u1eeda t\u00e1 c\u1eadu tr\u1ebb c\u01b0\u1ee1i ng\u1ef1a l\u00f9n \u0111i. \u201cS\u1edbm g\u1eb7p l\u1ea1i m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi!\u201d c\u1eadu k\u00eau l\u00ean. \u201cCh\u1ec9 kho\u1ea3ng m\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ed1n d\u1eb7m b\u0103ng \u0111\u1ed3ng th\u00f4i. T\u00f4i s\u1ebd \u0111em v\u1ec1 m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ed9i qu\u00e2n Took v\u00e0o bu\u1ed5i s\u00e1ng.\u201d Merry th\u1ed5i t\u00f9 v\u00e0 ti\u1ec5n h\u1ecd \u0111i v\u00e0o b\u00f3ng \u0111\u00eam d\u00e0y \u0111\u1eb7c d\u1ea7n. M\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi hoan h\u00f4. \u201cC\u0169ng v\u1eady th\u00f4i,\u201d Frodo n\u00f3i v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ee9ng g\u1ea7n, \u201ct\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n ph\u1ea3i gi\u1ebft ch\u00f3c; k\u1ec3 c\u1ea3 l\u00e0 d\u00e0nh cho l\u0169 c\u00f4n \u0111\u1ed3 \u0111\u00f3, tr\u1eeb phi kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 c\u00e1ch n\u00e0o kh\u00e1c, \u0111\u1ec3 ng\u0103n ch\u00fang l\u00e0m h\u1ea1i ng\u01b0\u1eddi Hobbit.\u201d \u201c\u0110\u01b0\u1ee3c r\u1ed3i!\u201d Merry n\u00f3i. \u201cNh\u01b0ng em ngh\u0129 gi\u1edd ch\u00fang ta s\u1eafp ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u00f3n b\u0103ng \u0111\u1ea3ng Hobbit Th\u00f4n b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 l\u00fac n\u00e0o. Ch\u00fang kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ec9 \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ec3 th\u01b0\u01a1ng thuy\u1ebft \u0111\u00e2u. Ch\u00fang ta s\u1ebd c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng \u0111\u1ed1i ph\u00f3 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch s\u1ea1ch s\u1ebd, nh\u01b0ng v\u1eabn ph\u1ea3i chu\u1ea9n b\u1ecb cho \u0111i\u1ec1u t\u1ed3i t\u1ec7 nh\u1ea5t. Gi\u1edd em c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t k\u1ebf ho\u1ea1ch.\u201d \u201cT\u1ed1t l\u1eafm,\u201d Frodo n\u00f3i. \u201cEm s\u1eafp x\u1ebfp \u0111i.\u201d \u0110\u00fang l\u00fac \u0111\u00f3 v\u00e0i ng\u01b0\u1eddi Hobbit v\u1eeba \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u1eed \u0111i t\u1edbi Hobbit Th\u00f4n ch\u1ea1y tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i. \u201cCh\u00fang \u0111ang \u0111\u1ebfn!\u201d h\u1ecd n\u00f3i. \u201cKho\u1ea3ng hai m\u01b0\u01a1i t\u00ean ho\u1eb7c h\u01a1n. Nh\u01b0ng hai t\u00ean \u0111\u00e3 \u0111i v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda T\u00e2y qua \u0111\u1ed3ng.\u201d \u201cV\u1eady l\u00e0 t\u1edbi Chia Ng\u1ea3,\u201d X\u00f3m L\u00e1 n\u00f3i, \u201c\u0111\u1ec3 t\u1eadp h\u1ee3p nhi\u1ec1u t\u00ean h\u01a1n. H\u1eeb, t\u1edbi \u0111\u00f3 ph\u1ea3i m\u01b0\u1eddi l\u0103m d\u1eb7m \u0111i r\u1ed3i v\u1ec1. Ch\u01b0a ph\u1ea3i lo l\u1eafng v\u1ec1 ph\u1ea7n ch\u00fang.\u201d Merry v\u1ed9i v\u00e3 r\u1eddi kh\u1ecfi \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u1ec3 ra l\u1ec7nh. L\u00e3o n\u00f4ng X\u00f3m L\u00e1 d\u1eb9p \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng, b\u1ea3o m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi v\u00e0o nh\u00e0 h\u1ebft, tr\u1eeb nh\u1eefng Hobbit l\u1edbn tu\u1ed5i h\u01a1n c\u00f3 v\u0169 kh\u00ed g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3. H\u1ecd kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i ch\u1edd l\u00e2u. M\u1ed9t l\u00fac sau \u0111\u00e3 nghe th\u1ea5y nh\u1eefng gi\u1ecdng n\u00f3i \u00f4ng \u1ed5ng, r\u1ed3i ti\u1ebfng b\u01b0\u1edbc ch\u00e2n n\u1eb7ng n\u1ec1 r\u1ea7m r\u1eadp. Ngay sau \u0111\u00f3, c\u1ea3 m\u1ed9t b\u0103ng c\u00f4n \u0111\u1ed3 xu\u1ea5t hi\u1ec7n tr\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng. Ch\u00fang th\u1ea5y thanh ch\u1eafn v\u00e0 ph\u00e1 l\u00ean c\u01b0\u1eddi. Ch\u00fang kh\u00f4ng t\u01b0\u1edfng t\u01b0\u1ee3ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u00f3 th\u1ee9 g\u00ec tr\u00ean x\u1ee9 qu\u00ea nh\u1ecf b\u00e9 n\u00e0y c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ecd l\u1ea1i c\u1ea3 hai m\u01b0\u01a1i t\u00ean b\u1ecdn ch\u00fang. Nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi Hobbit m\u1edf thanh ch\u1eafn v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ee9ng l\u00f9i sang b\u00ean. \u201cC\u1ea3m \u01a1n!\u201d b\u1ecdn Ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u1ebf nh\u1ea1o. \u201cGi\u1edd h\u00e3y ch\u1ea1y v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0 l\u00ean gi\u01b0\u1eddng tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi ch\u00fang m\u00e0y n\u1ebfm \u0111\u00f2n roi.\u201d R\u1ed3i ch\u00fang kh\u1ec7nh kh\u1ea1ng d\u1ecdc \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng la h\u00e9t: \u201cT\u1eaft \u0111\u00e8n \u0111i! V\u00e0o \u1edf y\u00ean trong nh\u00e0! N\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng b\u1ecdn tao s\u1ebd b\u1eaft n\u0103m m\u01b0\u01a1i \u0111\u1ee9a ch\u00fang m\u00e0y t\u1edbi H\u1ed1c giam c\u1ea3 n\u0103m. V\u00e0o \u0111i! S\u1ebfp \u0111ang b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u t\u1ee9c gi\u1eadn \u0111\u00f3.\u201d","Kh\u00f4ng ai quan t\u00e2m t\u1edbi m\u1ec7nh l\u1ec7nh c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang; khi l\u0169 c\u00f4n \u0111\u1ed3 \u0111i qua, h\u1ecd kh\u1ebd kh\u00e0ng h\u1ee3p l\u1ea1i v\u00e0 theo sau ch\u00fang. Khi b\u1ecdn Ng\u01b0\u1eddi t\u1edbi g\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ed1ng l\u1eeda, L\u00e3o n\u00f4ng X\u00f3m L\u00e1 \u0111ang \u0111\u1ee9ng m\u1ed9t m\u00ecnh h\u01a1 \u1ea5m tay. \u201cM\u00e0y l\u00e0 ai, v\u00e0 m\u00e0y ngh\u0129 m\u00e0y \u0111ang l\u00e0m g\u00ec v\u1eady?\u201d t\u00ean th\u1ee7 l\u0129nh \u0111\u00e1m c\u00f4n \u0111\u1ed3 n\u00f3i. L\u00e3o n\u00f4ng X\u00f3m L\u00e1 thong th\u1ea3 nh\u00ecn h\u1eafn. \u201cTao \u0111ang \u0111\u1ecbnh h\u1ecfi b\u1ecdn m\u00e0y \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3,\u201d \u00f4ng n\u00f3i. \u201c\u0110\u00e2y kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 mi\u1ec1n \u0111\u1ea5t c\u1ee7a b\u1ecdn m\u00e0y, v\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng ai mu\u1ed1n ch\u1ee9a ch\u1ea5p b\u1ecdn m\u00e0y.\u201d \u201cH\u1eeb, c\u00f2n m\u00e0y th\u00ec c\u00f3 \u0111\u1ea5y,\u201d t\u00ean th\u1ee7 l\u0129nh n\u00f3i. \u201cB\u1ecdn tao mu\u1ed1n ch\u1ee9a m\u00e0y. T\u00f3m l\u1ea5y n\u00f3 anh em! \u0110\u01b0a n\u00f3 t\u1edbi H\u1ed1c giam cho n\u00f3 c\u00e2m mi\u1ec7ng!\u201d L\u0169 Ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u01b0\u1edbc l\u00ean m\u1ed9t b\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00e0 kh\u1ef1ng l\u1ea1i. Nh\u1eefng gi\u1ecdng n\u00f3i g\u1ea7m vang l\u00ean kh\u1eafp xung quanh, v\u00e0 ch\u00fang \u0111\u1ed9t nhi\u00ean nh\u1eadn ra L\u00e3o n\u00f4ng X\u00f3m L\u00e1 kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t m\u00ecnh. Ch\u00fang \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecb bao v\u00e2y. Trong m\u00e0n t\u1ed1i s\u00e1t quanh \u00e1nh l\u1eeda l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t v\u00f2ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi Hobbit \u0111\u00e3 tr\u01b0\u1eddn ra kh\u1ecfi b\u00f3ng \u0111\u00eam. C\u00f3 g\u1ea7n hai tr\u0103m ng\u01b0\u1eddi, t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 \u0111\u1ec1u c\u1ea7m v\u0169 kh\u00ed. Merry b\u01b0\u1edbc l\u00ean tr\u01b0\u1edbc. \u201cCh\u00fang ta \u0111\u00e3 g\u1eb7p nhau tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00e2y,\u201d c\u1eadu n\u00f3i v\u1edbi t\u00ean th\u1ee7 l\u0129nh, \u201cv\u00e0 ta \u0111\u00e3 c\u1ea3nh c\u00e1o ng\u01b0\u01a1i kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c quay l\u1ea1i n\u01a1i n\u00e0y. Gi\u1edd ta c\u1ea3nh c\u00e1o ng\u01b0\u01a1i m\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n n\u1eefa: ng\u01b0\u01a1i \u0111ang \u0111\u1ee9ng gi\u1eefa ch\u1ed7 s\u00e1ng v\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u01a1i b\u1ecb cung th\u1ee7 bao quanh. N\u1ebfu ng\u01b0\u01a1i ch\u1ea1m m\u1ed9t ng\u00f3n tay l\u00ean l\u00e3o n\u00f4ng n\u00e0y, hay b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 ai kh\u00e1c, ng\u01b0\u01a1i s\u1ebd b\u1ecb b\u1eafn l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c. \u0110\u1eb7t b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 v\u0169 kh\u00ed n\u00e0o ng\u01b0\u01a1i \u0111ang mang xu\u1ed1ng!\u201d T\u00ean th\u1ee7 l\u0129nh nh\u00ecn quanh. H\u1eafn \u0111\u00e3 m\u1eafc b\u1eaby. Nh\u01b0ng h\u1eafn kh\u00f4ng s\u1ee3 h\u00e3i, gi\u1edd th\u00ec kh\u00f4ng, v\u1edbi hai m\u01b0\u01a1i \u0111\u1ed3ng b\u1ecdn h\u1ed7 tr\u1ee3. H\u1eafn bi\u1ebft qu\u00e1 \u00edt v\u1ec1 ng\u01b0\u1eddi Hobbit \u0111\u1ec3 hi\u1ec3u \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nguy hi\u1ec3m c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh. H\u1eafn ngu xu\u1ea9n quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh \u0111\u00e1nh. H\u1eb3n s\u1ebd d\u1ec5 ph\u00e1 v\u00f2ng v\u00e2y. \u201cT\u1ea5n c\u00f4ng ch\u00fang \u0111i anh em!\u201d h\u1eafn h\u00f4 l\u00ean. \u201cCho ch\u00fang bi\u1ebft tay!\u201d C\u1ea7m dao d\u00e0i trong tay tr\u00e1i, d\u00f9i cui trong tay ph\u1ea3i, h\u1eafn lao v\u00e0o v\u00f2ng Hobbit, c\u1ed1 ph\u00e1 v\u00e2y quay tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i Hobbit Th\u00f4n. H\u1eafn nh\u1eafm c\u00fa \u0111\u00e1nh man r\u1ee3 v\u00e0o Merry \u0111ang \u0111\u1ee9ng c\u1ea3n \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng. H\u1eafn ng\u00e3 xu\u1ed1ng ch\u1ebft, tr\u00fang b\u1ed1n m\u0169i t\u00ean. Th\u1ebf l\u00e0 \u0111\u1ee7 cho nh\u1eefng k\u1ebb kh\u00e1c. Ch\u00fang \u0111\u1ea7u h\u00e0ng. V\u0169 kh\u00ed b\u1ecb t\u01b0\u1edbc h\u1ebft, ch\u00fang b\u1ecb c\u1ed9t l\u1ea1i v\u1edbi nhau, d\u1ed3n \u0111i t\u1edbi m\u1ed9t t\u00fap nh\u00e0 tr\u1ed1ng ch\u00ednh ch\u00fang x\u00e2y n\u00ean, v\u00e0 \u1edf \u0111\u00f3 ch\u00fang b\u1ecb tr\u00f3i ch\u00e2n tay, kh\u00f3a l\u1ea1i v\u00e0 canh gi\u1eef. T\u00ean th\u1ee7 l\u0129nh ch\u1ebft b\u1ecb k\u00e9o \u0111i ch\u00f4n. \u201cR\u1ed1t cu\u1ed9c th\u00ec c\u00f3 v\u1ebb qu\u00e1 d\u1ec5 d\u00e0ng, ph\u1ea3i kh\u00f4ng?\u201d X\u00f3m L\u00e1 n\u00f3i. \u201cT\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ea3o l\u00e0 ch\u00fang ta c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 kh\u1ed1ng ch\u1ebf \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ch\u00fang m\u00e0. Nh\u01b0ng ch\u00fang t\u00f4i c\u1ea7n l\u1eddi hi\u1ec7u tri\u1ec7u. C\u1eadu tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 \u0111\u00fang l\u00fac l\u1eafm, c\u1eadu Merry \u1ea1.\u201d \u201cV\u1eabn c\u00f2n nhi\u1ec1u vi\u1ec7c c\u1ea7n l\u00e0m,\u201d Merry n\u00f3i. \u201cN\u1ebfu \u00f4ng t\u00ednh \u0111\u00fang, ch\u00fang ta v\u1eabn ch\u01b0a gi\u1ea3i quy\u1ebft \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ed9t ph\u1ea7n m\u01b0\u1eddi s\u1ed1 b\u1ecdn ch\u00fang. Nh\u01b0ng gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e3 t\u1ed1i r\u1ed3i. T\u00f4i ngh\u0129 \u0111\u1ee3t t\u1ea5n c\u00f4ng ti\u1ebfp theo ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u1ee3i \u0111\u1ebfn bu\u1ed5i s\u00e1ng. R\u1ed3i ch\u00fang ta ph\u1ea3i gh\u00e9 th\u0103m \u00f4ng Tr\u00f9m.\u201d","\u201cT\u1ea1i sao l\u1ea1i kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i b\u00e2y gi\u1edd?\u201d Sam n\u00f3i. \u201cGi\u1edd c\u00f2n ch\u01b0a qu\u00e1 s\u00e1u gi\u1edd. V\u00e0 t\u00f4i mu\u1ed1n g\u1eb7p b\u00f5 gi\u00e0 nh\u00e0 t\u00f4i. B\u00e1c bi\u1ebft t\u00ecnh h\u00ecnh \u00f4ng \u1ea5y th\u1ebf n\u00e0o kh\u00f4ng, b\u00e1c X\u00f3m L\u00e1?\u201d \u201c\u00d4ng \u1ea5y kh\u00f4ng qu\u00e1 t\u1ed1t, v\u00e0 c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng qu\u00e1 t\u1ec7, Sam \u1ea1,\u201d l\u00e3o n\u00f4ng n\u00f3i. \u201cCh\u00fang \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u00e0o D\u00e3y L\u1ed9n Bao l\u00ean, v\u00e0 \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t \u0111\u00f2n \u0111\u00e1ng bu\u1ed3n cho \u00f4ng \u1ea5y. \u00d4ng \u1ea5y gi\u1edd \u1edf trong m\u1ed9t trong nh\u1eefng ng\u00f4i nh\u00e0 m\u1edbi m\u00e0 l\u0169 Ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u1ee7a t\u00ean Tr\u00f9m \u0111\u00e3 x\u00e2y, h\u1ed3i ch\u00fang c\u00f2n l\u00e0m b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 vi\u1ec7c g\u00ec ngo\u00e0i \u0111\u1ed1t ph\u00e1 v\u00e0 tr\u1ed9m c\u1eafp: c\u00e1ch \u0111\u1ea7u l\u00e0ng B\u1edd N\u01b0\u1edbc kh\u00f4ng qu\u00e1 m\u1ed9t d\u1eb7m. Nh\u01b0ng \u00f4ng \u1ea5y v\u1eabn t\u1edbi th\u0103m b\u00e1c khi c\u00f3 c\u01a1 h\u1ed9i, v\u00e0 b\u00e1c lo sao cho \u00f4ng \u1ea5y no \u0111\u1ee7 h\u01a1n nhi\u1ec1u ng\u01b0\u1eddi t\u1ed9i nghi\u1ec7p. D\u0129 nhi\u00ean \u0111\u1ec1u \u0111i ng\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0110i\u1ec1u Lu\u1eadt. B\u00e1c c\u00f3 \u00fd gi\u1eef \u00f4ng \u1ea5y \u1edf l\u1ea1i nh\u00e0 b\u00e1c, nh\u01b0ng \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ph\u00e9p.\u201d \u201cC\u1ea3m \u01a1n b\u00e1c nhi\u1ec1u, b\u00e1c X\u00f3m L\u00e1, ch\u00e1u s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd qu\u00ean \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3,\u201d Sam n\u00f3i. \u201cNh\u01b0ng gi\u1edd ch\u00e1u mu\u1ed1n g\u1eb7p \u00f4ng \u1ea5y. T\u00ean S\u1ebfp v\u00e0 t\u00ean C\u1ee5 Shark, nh\u01b0 ch\u00fang g\u1ecdi, c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 s\u1ebd g\u00e2y ra nhi\u1ec1u \u0111i\u1ec1u x\u1ea5u xa tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi bu\u1ed5i s\u00e1ng k\u1ecbp t\u1edbi.\u201d \u201c\u0110\u01b0\u1ee3c r\u1ed3i, Sam,\u201d X\u00f3m L\u00e1 n\u00f3i. \u201cH\u00e3y ch\u1ecdn m\u1ed9t hai th\u1eb1ng b\u00e9 v\u00e0 \u0111i \u0111\u01b0a \u00f4ng \u1ea5y v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0 b\u00e1c. Kh\u00f4ng c\u1ea7n ph\u1ea3i t\u1edbi g\u1ea7n Hobbit Th\u00f4n c\u0169 qua C\u00e1i N\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00e2u. Th\u1eb1ng Jolly \u0111\u00e2y s\u1ebd ch\u1ec9 \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng cho ch\u00e1u.\u201d Sam ra \u0111i. Merry s\u1eafp x\u1ebfp c\u00e1c \u0111i\u1ec3m canh kh\u1eafp quanh l\u00e0ng v\u00e0 c\u1eed ng\u01b0\u1eddi canh ph\u00f2ng c\u00e1c thanh ch\u1eafn trong \u0111\u00eam \u0111\u00f3. R\u1ed3i c\u1eadu v\u00e0 Frodo \u0111i c\u00f9ng L\u00e3o n\u00f4ng X\u00f3m L\u00e1. H\u1ecd ng\u1ed3i v\u1edbi c\u1ea3 gia \u0111\u00ecnh trong c\u0103n b\u1ebfp \u1ea5m \u00e1p, v\u00e0 nh\u00e0 X\u00f3m L\u00e1 h\u1ecfi v\u00e0i c\u00e2u h\u1ecfi l\u1ecbch s\u1ef1 v\u1ec1 chuy\u1ebfn \u0111i c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd, nh\u01b0ng ch\u1eb3ng m\u1ea5y ch\u00fa t\u00e2m nghe tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi: h\u1ecd quan t\u00e2m h\u01a1n t\u1edbi nh\u1eefng s\u1ef1 ki\u1ec7n \u1edf Qu\u1eadn. \u201cT\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u v\u1edbi th\u1eb1ng M\u1eb7t M\u1ee5n, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i g\u1ecdi g\u00e3 nh\u01b0 v\u1eady,\u201d L\u00e3o n\u00f4ng X\u00f3m L\u00e1 n\u00f3i, \u201cv\u00e0 chuy\u1ec7n b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u ngay sau khi c\u1eadu \u0111i, c\u1eadu Frodo \u1ea1. M\u1eb7t M\u1ee5n c\u00f3 nh\u1eefng \u00fd t\u01b0\u1edfng bu\u1ed3n c\u01b0\u1eddi. C\u00f3 v\u1ebb g\u00e3 mu\u1ed1n t\u1ef1 m\u00ecnh s\u1edf h\u1eefu m\u1ecdi th\u1ee9, r\u1ed3i c\u00f2n ra l\u1ec7nh cho ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c n\u1eefa. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta nhanh ch\u00f3ng ph\u00e1t hi\u1ec7n r\u1eb1ng g\u00e3 \u0111\u00e3 s\u1edf h\u1eefu nhi\u1ec1u th\u00e1i qu\u00e1 \u0111\u1ebfn n\u1ed7i ch\u1eb3ng h\u1ec1 t\u1ed1t cho g\u00e3; \u1ea5y v\u1eady m\u00e0 g\u00e3 v\u1eabn lu\u00f4n lu\u00f4n v\u01a1 v\u00e9t th\u00eam n\u1eefa, m\u1eb7c d\u00f9 g\u00e3 l\u1ea5y ti\u1ec1n \u1edf \u0111\u00e2u th\u00ec \u0111\u00fang l\u00e0 b\u00ed \u1ea9n: c\u1ed1i xay, x\u01b0\u1edfng g\u00e2y m\u1ea1ch nha, qu\u00e1n tr\u1ecd, trang tr\u1ea1i, \u0111\u1ed3n \u0111i\u1ec1n l\u00e1. G\u00e3 \u0111\u00e3 mua nh\u00e0 c\u1ed1i xay c\u1ee7a S\u1ea1n M\u1ecbn t\u1eeb tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi t\u1edbi \u1edf \u0110\u00e1y Bao, c\u00f3 v\u1ebb nh\u01b0 v\u1eady. \u201cD\u0129 nhi\u00ean g\u00e3 t\u1eeb \u0111\u1ea7u \u0111\u00e3 th\u1eeba k\u1ebf t\u1eeb cha nhi\u1ec1u t\u00e0i s\u1ea3n \u1edf T\u1ed5ng Nam; c\u00f3 v\u1ebb g\u00e3 \u0111\u00e3 b\u00e1n ph\u1ea7n l\u1edbn l\u01b0\u1ee3ng l\u00e1 t\u1ed1t nh\u1ea5t, v\u00e0 l\u1eb7ng l\u1ebd g\u1eedi ch\u00fang \u0111i trong m\u1ed9t hai n\u0103m. Nh\u01b0ng v\u00e0o cu\u1ed1i n\u0103m ngo\u00e1i, g\u00e0 b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u g\u1eedi \u0111i h\u00e0ng \u0111\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ed3, kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 l\u00e1. M\u1ecdi th\u1ee9 b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u khan hi\u1ebfm, m\u00f9a \u0111\u00f4ng th\u00ec \u0111ang t\u1edbi n\u1eefa. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi d\u00e2n gi\u1eadn d\u1eef, nh\u01b0ng g\u00e3 c\u00f3 c\u00e2u tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi ri\u00eang. Nhi\u1ec1u t\u00ean Ng\u01b0\u1eddi, ph\u1ea7n l\u1edbn l\u00e0 l\u0169 c\u00f4n \u0111\u1ed3, \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e2y theo nh\u1eefng xe th\u1ed3 l\u1edbn, m\u1ed9t v\u00e0i k\u1ebb \u0111\u1ec3 ch\u1edf h\u00e0ng h\u00f3a v\u1ec1 mi\u1ec1n Nam, nh\u01b0ng nh\u1eefng k\u1ebb kh\u00e1c \u1edf l\u1ea1i. V\u00e0 th\u00eam nhi\u1ec1u k\u1ebb kh\u00e1c t\u1edbi. V\u00e0 tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi ch\u00fang t\u00f4i k\u1ecbp ch\u1edbp m\u1eaft nh\u00ecn quanh, ch\u00fang \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u1eafm n\u01a1i n\u00e0y n\u01a1i kia kh\u1eafp Qu\u1eadn, \u0111\u1ed1n c\u00e2y, \u0111\u00e0o b\u1edbi, t\u1ef1 x\u00e2y cho m\u00ecnh l\u00e1n tr\u1ea1i v\u00e0 nh\u00e0 c\u1eeda theo \u00fd ch\u00fang. \u0110\u1ea7u ti\u00ean h\u00e0ng h\u00f3a v\u00e0 h\u01b0 h\u1ea1i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c M\u1eb7t M\u1ee5n tr\u1ea3 ti\u1ec1n; nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng bao l\u00e2u sau ch\u00fang b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u l\u00ean m\u1eb7t kh\u1eafp n\u01a1i v\u00e0 mu\u1ed1n g\u00ec l\u1ea5y \u0111\u00f3. R\u1ed3i c\u00f3 ch\u00fat g\u00e2y g\u1ed5, nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ee7. Gi\u00e0 Will Th\u1ecb tr\u01b0\u1edfng \u0111i t\u1edbi \u0110\u00e1y Bao ph\u1ea3n \u0111\u1ed1i, nh\u01b0ng \u00f4ng \u1ea5y c\u00f2n kh\u00f4ng k\u1ecbp t\u1edbi n\u01a1i. L\u0169 c\u00f4n \u0111\u1ed3 b\u1eaft \u00f4ng \u1ea5y, giam trong m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i h\u1ed1c \u1edf M\u1ecf C\u1ed9, gi\u1edd \u00f4ng \u1ea5y v\u1eabn \u1edf \u0111\u1ea5y. Sau \u0111\u00f3, \u0111\u1ea5y l\u00e0 ngay sau","N\u0103m M\u1edbi, kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n Th\u1ecb tr\u01b0\u1edfng n\u1eefa, M\u1eb7t M\u1ee5n t\u1ef1 phong m\u00ecnh l\u00e0 Tr\u00f9m Qu\u1eadn C\u1ea3nh, hay ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 Tr\u00f9m, v\u00e0 l\u00e0m g\u00ec g\u00e3 mu\u1ed1n; v\u00e0 n\u1ebfu c\u00f3 ai \u2018l\u00ean m\u1eb7t\u2019 nh\u01b0 ch\u00fang g\u1ecdi, h\u1ecd s\u1ebd theo ch\u00e2n Will. M\u1ecdi th\u1ee9 chuy\u1ec3n t\u1eeb t\u1ed3i t\u1ec7 sang t\u1ed3i t\u1ec7 h\u01a1n n\u1eefa. Kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n thu\u1ed1c, ch\u1ec9 tr\u1eeb d\u00e0nh cho b\u1ecdn Ng\u01b0\u1eddi; v\u00e0 g\u00e3 Tr\u00f9m kh\u00f4ng cho ph\u00e9p bia, ch\u1ec9 tr\u1eeb cho b\u1ecdn Ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u1ee7a g\u00e3, v\u00e0 g\u00e3 \u0111\u00f3ng c\u1eeda t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 c\u00e1c qu\u00e1n tr\u1ecd; m\u1ecdi th\u1ee9 tr\u1edf n\u00ean c\u00e0ng l\u00fac c\u00e0ng \u00edt h\u01a1n, ch\u1ec9 c\u00e1c \u0110i\u1ec1u Lu\u1eadt l\u00e0 nhi\u1ec1u, tr\u1eeb nh\u1eefng ai gi\u1ea5u \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ed9t \u00edt c\u1ee7a nh\u00e0 khi l\u0169 c\u00f4n \u0111\u1ed3 \u0111i kh\u1eafp n\u01a1i thu gom \u2018\u0111\u1ec3 ph\u00e2n ph\u1ed1i c\u00f4ng b\u1eb1ng\u2019: ngh\u0129a l\u00e0 ch\u00fang c\u00f3 c\u00f2n ch\u00fang t\u00f4i th\u00ec kh\u00f4ng, tr\u1eeb ph\u1ea7n th\u1eeba c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 xin \u1edf c\u00e1c \u0111\u1ed3n Qu\u1eadn C\u1ea3nh, n\u1ebfu nu\u1ed1t tr\u00f4i. T\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 \u0111\u1ec1u \u0111\u00e3 t\u1ec7. Nh\u01b0ng khi C\u1ee5 Shark t\u1edbi, t\u00ecnh h\u00ecnh tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh n\u00e1t b\u1ea5y.\u201d \u201cC\u1ee5 Shark n\u00e0y l\u00e0 ai?\u201d Merry h\u1ecfi. \u201cT\u00f4i nghe th\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t t\u00ean c\u00f4n \u0111\u1ed3 nh\u1eafc \u0111\u1ebfn h\u1eafn.\u201d \u201cT\u00ean c\u00f4n \u0111\u1ed3 to nh\u1ea5t b\u1ecdn, c\u00f3 v\u1ebb v\u1eady,\u201d X\u00f3m L\u00e1 tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi. \u201cCh\u00ednh v\u00e0o kho\u1ea3ng cu\u1ed1i v\u1ee5 m\u00f9a tr\u01b0\u1edbc, c\u00f3 l\u1ebd cu\u1ed1i th\u00e1ng Ch\u00edn, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i nghe n\u00f3i \u0111\u1ebfn h\u1eafn l\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd th\u1ea5y h\u1eafn, nh\u01b0ng h\u1eafn \u1edf tr\u00ean \u0110\u00e1y Bao; v\u00e0 gi\u1edd h\u1eafn m\u1edbi th\u1ef1c l\u00e0 Tr\u00f9m, t\u00f4i \u0111o\u00e1n v\u1eady. T\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 l\u0169 c\u00f4n \u0111\u1ed3 \u0111\u1ec1u v\u00e2ng l\u1eddi h\u1eafn; v\u00e0 ph\u1ea7n l\u1edbn l\u1eddi h\u1eafn ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0: \u0111\u1ed1n ng\u00e3, \u0111\u1ed1t ch\u00e1y, h\u1ee7y ho\u1ea1i; v\u00e0 gi\u1edd th\u00ec \u0111\u1ebfn gi\u1ebft ch\u00f3c. Th\u1eadm ch\u00ed gi\u1edd nh\u1eefng h\u00e0nh vi \u0111\u00f3 ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f2n \u00fd ngh\u0129a g\u00ec n\u1eefa, d\u00f9 l\u00e0 x\u1ea5u. Ch\u00fang \u0111\u1ed1n \u0111\u1ed5 c\u00e2y c\u1ed1i v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ec3 m\u1eb7c n\u1eb1m \u0111\u00f3, ch\u00fang \u0111\u1ed1t nh\u00e0 c\u1eeda v\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng x\u00e2y d\u1ef1ng n\u1eefa. \u201cC\u1ee9 l\u1ea5y nh\u00e0 c\u1ed1i xay c\u1ee7a S\u1ea1n M\u1ecbn ch\u1eb3ng h\u1ea1n. M\u1eb7t M\u1ee5n ph\u00e1 \u0111\u1ed5 n\u00f3 g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 ngay khi t\u1edbi \u0110\u00e1y Bao. R\u1ed3i g\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0a t\u1edbi nhi\u1ec1u t\u00ean Ng\u01b0\u1eddi d\u00e1ng v\u1ebb b\u1ea9n th\u1ec9u \u0111\u1ec3 x\u00e2y l\u1ea1i to h\u01a1n v\u00e0 l\u1eafp \u0111\u1ea7y b\u00e1nh xe v\u1edbi m\u00e1y m\u00f3c ngo\u1ea1i lai. Ch\u1ec9 th\u1eb1ng Ted ngu xu\u1ea9n l\u00e0 th\u00edch th\u00fa, v\u00e0 n\u00f3 l\u00e0m \u1edf \u0111\u00f3, lau b\u00e1nh xe cho b\u1ecdn Ng\u01b0\u1eddi, \u1edf \u0111\u00fang n\u01a1i b\u1ed1 n\u00f3 t\u1eebng l\u00e0 Ch\u1ee7 C\u1ed1i Xay v\u00e0 l\u00e0m ch\u1ee7 ch\u00ednh m\u00ecnh. \u00dd \u0111\u1ecbnh c\u1ee7a M\u1eb7t M\u1ee5n l\u00e0 xay nhi\u1ec1u h\u01a1n v\u00e0 nhanh h\u01a1n, g\u00e3 n\u00f3i nh\u01b0 v\u1eady. G\u00e3 \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3 nhi\u1ec1u c\u1ed1i xay kh\u00e1c gi\u1ed1ng th\u1ebf. Nh\u01b0ng anh ph\u1ea3i c\u00f3 l\u00faa m\u00ec tr\u01b0\u1edbc th\u00ec anh m\u1edbi c\u00f3 c\u00e1i xay; v\u00e0 l\u00faa kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n \u0111\u1ee7 cho c\u1ed1i xay m\u1edbi c\u0169ng nh\u01b0 c\u0169. Nh\u01b0ng t\u1eeb khi C\u1ee5 Shark t\u1edbi, ch\u00fang kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n xay l\u00faa n\u1eefa. Ch\u00fang l\u00fac n\u00e0o c\u0169ng quai b\u00faa v\u00e0 th\u1ed5i ra kh\u00f3i v\u1edbi m\u00f9i h\u00f4i th\u1ed1i, v\u00e0 \u1edf Hobbit Th\u00f4n th\u1eadm ch\u00ed trong \u0111\u00eam c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c y\u00ean t\u0129nh. Ch\u00fang c\u1ed1 t\u00ecnh \u0111\u1ed5 r\u00e1c r\u01b0\u1edfi ra; ch\u00fang \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m b\u1ea9n c\u1ea3 kh\u00fac d\u01b0\u1edbi s\u00f4ng C\u00e1i N\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00e0 gi\u1edd \u0111ang sang c\u1ea3 Bia Rum \u0110un. N\u1ebfu mu\u1ed1n bi\u1ebfn Qu\u1eadn th\u00e0nh hoang m\u1ea1c, ch\u00fang \u0111ang \u0111i \u0111\u00fang \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111\u00f3. T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng tin th\u1eb1ng M\u1eb7t M\u1ee5n ngu ng\u1ed1c \u0111\u1ee9ng \u0111\u1eb1ng sau t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng chuy\u1ec7n n\u00e0y. T\u00f4i d\u00e1m b\u1ea3o \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 C\u1ee5 Shark.\u201d \u201c\u0110\u00fang nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf!\u201d anh Tom Con ch\u00eam v\u00e0o. \u201cTh\u1ebf \u0111\u1ea5y, ch\u00fang th\u1eadm ch\u00ed c\u00f2n b\u1eaft c\u1ea3 b\u00e0 gi\u00e0 c\u1ee7a M\u1eb7t M\u1ee5n, b\u00e0 Lobelia \u0111\u00f3, m\u00e0 g\u00e3 y\u00eau qu\u00fd b\u00e0 ta ch\u1ee9, d\u00f9 ngo\u00e0i g\u00e3 th\u00ec ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f2n ai. V\u00e0i ng\u01b0\u1eddi Hobbit Th\u00f4n ch\u1ee9ng ki\u1ebfn chuy\u1ec7n \u0111\u00f3. B\u00e0 ta \u0111i xu\u00f4i \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng c\u1ea7m c\u00e1i \u00f4 c\u0169 c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh. V\u00e0i t\u00ean c\u00f4n \u0111\u1ed3 \u0111ang \u0111i ng\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u1ea1i \u0111\u1ea9y c\u00e1i xe th\u1ed3 l\u1edbn. \u201c \u2018Ch\u00fang m\u00e0y \u0111i \u0111\u00e2u?\u2019 b\u00e0 ta n\u00f3i. \u201c \u2018T\u1edbi \u0110\u00e1y Bao,\u2019 ch\u00fang n\u00f3i. \u201c \u2018L\u00e0m g\u00ec?\u2019 b\u00e0 ta n\u00f3i. \u201c \u2018\u0110\u1ec3 x\u00e2y v\u00e0i c\u00e1i l\u00e1n cho C\u1ee5 Shark,\u2019 ch\u00fang n\u00f3i. \u201c \u2018Ai n\u00f3i ch\u00fang m\u00e0y \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u00e0m th\u1ebf?\u2019 b\u00e0 ta n\u00f3i.","\u201c \u2018C\u1ee5 Shark,\u2019 ch\u00fang n\u00f3i. \u2018V\u00ec v\u1eady h\u00e3y c\u00fat ra kh\u1ecfi \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111i, m\u1ee5 l\u00f9n gi\u00e0!\u2019 \u201c \u2018Tao s\u1ebd cho ch\u00fang m\u00e0y C\u1ee5 Shark, l\u0169 c\u00f4n \u0111\u1ed3 tr\u1ed9m c\u1eafp b\u1ea9n th\u1ec9u!\u2019 b\u00e0 ta n\u00f3i, v\u00e0 gi\u01a1 \u00f4 l\u00ean \u0111\u00e1nh t\u00ean th\u1ee7 l\u0129nh, to g\u1ea5p hai l\u1ea7n b\u00e0. V\u1eady l\u00e0 ch\u00fang b\u1eaft b\u00e0. L\u00f4i b\u00e0 t\u1edbi H\u1ed1c giam, \u1edf tu\u1ed5i c\u1ee7a b\u00e0 n\u1eefa ch\u1ee9. Ch\u00fang \u0111\u00e3 b\u1eaft nhi\u1ec1u ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u00fang t\u00f4i th\u01b0\u01a1ng ti\u1ebfc h\u01a1n, nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 ph\u1ee7 nh\u1eadn b\u00e0 ta c\u00f3 d\u0169ng kh\u00ed h\u01a1n ph\u1ea7n l\u1edbn.\u201d Gi\u1eefa cu\u1ed9c n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n th\u00ec Sam t\u1edbi, \u1eadp v\u00e0o v\u1edbi \u00f4ng b\u00f5 gi\u00e0. Gi\u00e0 Gamgee tr\u00f4ng kh\u00f4ng gi\u00e0 th\u00eam, nh\u01b0ng h\u01a1i ngh\u1ec5nh ng\u00e3ng h\u01a1n. \u201cCh\u00e0o bu\u1ed5i t\u1ed1i, c\u1eadu Bao Gai!\u201d \u00f4ng l\u00e3o n\u00f3i. \u201cT\u00f4i th\u1ef1c vui m\u1eebng th\u1ea5y c\u1eadu \u0111\u00e3 v\u1ec1 l\u1ea1i an to\u00e0n. Nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i c\u00f3 vi\u1ec7c \u1ea5m \u1ee9c v\u1edbi c\u1eadu \u0111\u1ea5y, c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 n\u00f3i v\u1eady, n\u1ebfu t\u00f4i d\u00e1m b\u1ea1o mi\u1ec7ng n\u00f3i. L\u1ebd ra c\u1eadu kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd n\u00ean b\u00e1n \u0110\u00e1y Bao \u0111i, nh\u01b0 t\u00f4i v\u1eabn lu\u00f4n n\u00f3i \u0111\u1ea5y. Ch\u00ednh \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 m\u1edbi b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng chuy\u1ec7n x\u1ea5u xa n\u00e0y. V\u00e0 trong khi c\u1eadu \u0111i th\u01a1 th\u1ea9n \u1edf nh\u1eefng mi\u1ec1n \u0111\u1ea5t xa x\u00f4i, \u0111u\u1ed5i theo l\u0169 Ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0110en tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ec9nh n\u00fai nh\u01b0 th\u1eb1ng Sam nh\u00e0 t\u00f4i n\u00f3i, d\u00f9 v\u00ec sao th\u00ec n\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng n\u00f3i r\u00f5, th\u00ec ch\u00fang \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e0o D\u00e3y L\u1ed9n Bao l\u00ean v\u00e0 l\u00e0m h\u1ecfng h\u1ebft khoai t\u00e2y c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i!\u201d \u201cT\u00f4i r\u1ea5t ti\u1ebfc, b\u00e1c Gamgee \u1ea1,\u201d Frodo n\u00f3i. \u201cNh\u01b0ng gi\u1edd t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i, t\u00f4i s\u1ebd c\u1ed1 h\u1ebft s\u1ee9c s\u1eeda ch\u1eefa.\u201d \u201cCh\u00e0, c\u1eadu kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 n\u00f3i hay h\u01a1n n\u1eefa,\u201d B\u00f5 Gi\u00e0 n\u00f3i. \u201cC\u1eadu Frodo Bao Gai \u0111\u00fang l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t qu\u00fd Hobbit \u0111\u00edch th\u1ef1c m\u00e0, t\u00f4i v\u1eabn b\u1ea3o v\u1eady \u0111\u1ea5y, d\u00f9 c\u00f3 ngh\u0129 g\u00ec v\u1ec1 v\u00e0i k\u1ebb kh\u00e1c c\u00f9ng mang h\u1ecd \u1ea5y \u0111i n\u1eefa, n\u00f3i b\u1ecf qu\u00e1 cho. V\u00e0 t\u00f4i mong r\u1eb1ng Sam nh\u00e0 t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 c\u01b0 x\u1eed ph\u1ea3i ph\u00e9p khi\u1ebfn c\u1eadu h\u00e0i l\u00f2ng ch\u1ee9?\u201d \u201cTuy\u1ec7t \u0111\u1ed1i h\u00e0i l\u00f2ng, b\u00e1c Gamgee \u1ea1,\u201d Frodo n\u00f3i. \u201cTh\u1ef1c ra, n\u1ebfu b\u00e1c ch\u1ecbu tin t\u00f4i, c\u1eadu \u1ea5y gi\u1edd l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t trong nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u1ed5i ti\u1ebfng nh\u1ea5t c\u00e1c mi\u1ec1n \u0111\u1ea5t, v\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta \u0111ang s\u00e1ng t\u00e1c v\u1ec1 chi\u1ebfn c\u00f4ng c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu su\u1ed1t t\u1eeb \u0111\u00e2y t\u1edbi \u0110\u1ea1i D\u01b0\u01a1ng, v\u00e0 b\u00ean kia S\u00f4ng C\u1ea3 c\u01a1 \u0111\u1ea5y.\u201d Sam \u0111\u1ecf m\u1eb7t, nh\u01b0ng c\u1eadu nh\u00ecn Frodo v\u1ebb bi\u1ebft \u01a1n, v\u00ec \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft Rosie s\u00e1ng l\u1ea5p l\u00e1nh v\u00e0 c\u00f4 m\u1ec9m c\u01b0\u1eddi v\u1edbi c\u1eadu. \u201cS\u1ebd ph\u1ea3i g\u1eafng m\u00e0 tin l\u1eafm \u0111\u1ea5y,\u201d B\u00f5 Gi\u00e0 n\u00f3i, \u201cd\u00f9 t\u00f4i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 th\u1ea5y n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 \u0111i c\u00f9ng nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ed3ng h\u00e0nh l\u1ea1 l\u00f9ng. C\u00e1i \u00e1o gi l\u00ea c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e2u r\u1ed3i? T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ea5p nh\u1eadn m\u1eb7c \u0111\u1ed3 s\u1eaft, cho d\u00f9 c\u00f3 m\u1eb7c b\u1ec1n hay kh\u00f4ng c\u0169ng th\u1ebf.\u201d Gia \u0111\u00ecnh L\u00e3o n\u00f4ng X\u00f3m L\u00e1 v\u00e0 t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 c\u00e1c v\u1ecb kh\u00e1ch th\u1ee9c d\u1eady t\u1eeb s\u00e1ng s\u1edbm. H\u1ecd kh\u00f4ng nghe th\u1ea5y g\u00ec trong \u0111\u00eam, nh\u01b0ng ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn s\u1ebd c\u00f3 nhi\u1ec1u r\u1eafc r\u1ed1i h\u01a1n tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi ng\u00e0y t\u00e0n. \u201cC\u00f3 v\u1ebb kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n t\u00ean c\u00f4n \u0111\u1ed3 n\u00e0o \u1edf l\u1ea1i \u0110\u00e1y Bao \u0111\u00e2u,\u201d X\u00f3m L\u00e1 n\u00f3i, \u201cnh\u01b0ng \u0111\u00e1m t\u1eeb Chia Ng\u1ea3 s\u1ebd \u0111\u1ebfn b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 l\u00fac n\u00e0o.\u201d Sau b\u1eefa s\u00e1ng, m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u01b0a tin t\u1eeb H\u1ea1t Took phi ng\u1ef1a t\u1edbi. Tinh th\u1ea7n anh ta r\u1ea5t ph\u1ea5n ch\u1ea5n. \u201cNg\u00e0i Thain \u0111\u00e3 ph\u00e1t \u0111\u1ed9ng t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 mi\u1ec1n \u0111\u1ea5t,\u201d anh ta n\u00f3i, \u201cv\u00e0 tin t\u1ee9c \u0111ang lan \u0111i nh\u01b0 l\u1eeda kh\u1eafp c\u00e1c h\u01b0\u1edbng. L\u0169 c\u00f4n \u0111\u1ed3 tr\u00f4ng ch\u1eebng \u0111\u1ea5t ch\u00fang","t\u00f4i, nh\u1eefng t\u00ean n\u00e0o c\u00f2n s\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ec1u \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ea1y tr\u1ed1n v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda Nam. Ng\u00e0i Thain \u0111ang truy \u0111u\u1ed5i ch\u00fang, \u0111\u1ec3 ch\u1eb7n l\u1ea1i b\u0103ng r\u1ea5t \u0111\u00f4ng d\u01b0\u1edbi \u0111\u00f3; nh\u01b0ng ng\u00e0i cho thi\u1ebfu ch\u1ee7 Peregrin quay l\u1ea1i c\u00f9ng t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 c\u1eed \u0111i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c.\u201d Tin ti\u1ebfp theo kh\u00f4ng t\u1ed1t b\u1eb1ng. Merry, sau khi \u0111i c\u1ea3 \u0111\u00eam, c\u01b0\u1ee1i ng\u1ef1a tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i v\u00e0o kho\u1ea3ng m\u01b0\u1eddi gi\u1edd. \u201cC\u00f3 m\u1ed9t b\u0103ng l\u1edbn \u1edf c\u00e1ch \u0111\u00e2y b\u1ed1n d\u1eb7m,\u201d c\u1eadu n\u00f3i. \u201cCh\u00fang \u0111ang \u0111i l\u1ea1i tr\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng t\u1eeb Chia Ng\u1ea3, nh\u01b0ng r\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec1u t\u00ean c\u00f4n \u0111\u1ed3 l\u1ebb nh\u00f3m \u0111\u00e3 nh\u1eadp b\u1ecdn. C\u00f3 kho\u1ea3ng g\u1ea7n m\u1ed9t tr\u0103m t\u00ean; v\u00e0 ch\u00fang \u0111ang \u0111\u1ed1t ph\u00e1 d\u1ecdc \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng. L\u0169 kh\u1ed1n!\u201d \u201cA! \u0110\u00e1m n\u00e0y s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng ch\u1edd n\u00f3i l\u00fd n\u00f3i l\u1ebd \u0111\u00e2u, ch\u00fang s\u1ebd gi\u1ebft ch\u00f3c, n\u1ebfu c\u00f3 th\u1ec3,\u201d L\u00e3o n\u00f4ng X\u00f3m L\u00e1 n\u00f3i. \u201cN\u1ebfu nh\u00e0 Took kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ebfn k\u1ecbp, ch\u00fang ta t\u1ed1t nh\u1ea5t n\u00ean t\u00ecm ch\u1ed7 \u1ea9n n\u00e1u v\u00e0 b\u1eafn tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n. S\u1ebd c\u00f3 \u0111\u00e1nh nhau tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi vi\u1ec7c n\u00e0y k\u1ebft th\u00fac, c\u1eadu Frodo \u1ea1.\u201d Nh\u00e0 Took qu\u1ea3 th\u1ef1c \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ebfn k\u1ecbp. Kh\u00f4ng l\u00e2u sau h\u1ecd \u0111\u1ed5 t\u1edbi, c\u00f3 d\u1ec5 h\u01a1n tr\u0103m ng\u01b0\u1eddi Hobbit t\u1eeb \u1ea4p Tuck v\u00e0 khu \u0110\u1ed3i Xanh v\u1edbi Pippin d\u1eabn \u0111\u1ea7u. Merry gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3 \u0111\u1ee7 Hobbit c\u01b0\u1eddng tr\u00e1ng \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ed1i ph\u00f3 v\u1edbi l\u0169 c\u00f4n \u0111\u1ed3. C\u00e1c trinh s\u00e1t b\u00e1o v\u1ec1 r\u1eb1ng ch\u00fang \u0111ang \u0111i s\u00e1t nhau. Ch\u00fang bi\u1ebft l\u00e0ng qu\u00ea \u0111\u00e3 n\u1ed5i d\u1eady ch\u1ed1ng l\u1ea1i ch\u00fang, v\u00e0 r\u00f5 r\u00e0ng \u0111\u1ecbnh tr\u1ea5n \u00e1p cu\u1ed9c n\u1ed5i lo\u1ea1n m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch t\u00e0n nh\u1eabn, ngay t\u1ea1i trung t\u00e2m \u1edf l\u00e0ng B\u1edd N\u01b0\u1edbc. Nh\u01b0ng cho d\u00f9 d\u1eef t\u1ee3n, c\u00f3 v\u1ebb ch\u00fang kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 tay th\u1ee7 l\u0129nh n\u00e0o am hi\u1ec3u v\u1ec1 chi\u1ebfn tranh. Ch\u00fang \u0111\u1ebfn m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 ph\u00f2ng b\u1ecb. Merry b\u00e0y k\u1ebf ho\u1ea1ch nhanh ch\u00f3ng. L\u0169 c\u00f4n \u0111\u1ed3 gi\u00e0y x\u00e9o m\u00e0 ti\u1ebfn d\u1ecdc \u0110\u01b0\u1eddng \u0110\u00f4ng, v\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng ng\u1eebng l\u1ea1i m\u00e0 r\u1ebd l\u00ean \u0110\u01b0\u1eddng B\u1edd N\u01b0\u1edbc, d\u1ed1c l\u00ean m\u1ed9t qu\u00e3ng gi\u1eefa nh\u1eefng b\u1edd \u0111\u1ea5t cao c\u00f3 b\u1edd gi\u1eadu th\u1ea5p tr\u00ean c\u00f9ng. Qua m\u1ed9t kh\u00fac quanh, kho\u1ea3ng m\u1ed9t s\u1ea3i t\u1eeb \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng ch\u00ednh, ch\u00fang g\u1eb7p m\u1ed9t thanh ch\u1eafn v\u1eefng ch\u1eafc to\u00e0n xe ng\u1ef1a th\u1ed3 c\u0169 l\u1eadt ng\u01b0\u1ee3c. Th\u1ea5y th\u1ebf ch\u00fang ng\u1eebng l\u1ea1i. C\u00f9ng l\u00fac \u0111\u00f3, ch\u00fang nh\u1eadn ra b\u1edd gi\u1eadu c\u1ea3 hai b\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng, ch\u1ec9 ngay tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ea7u ch\u00fang, \u0111\u1ec1u c\u00f3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi Hobbit \u0111\u1ee9ng sau. Sau l\u01b0ng ch\u00fang, nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi Hobbit kh\u00e1c gi\u1edd \u0111\u1ea9y ra th\u00eam v\u00e0i c\u1ed7 xe l\u00fac tr\u01b0\u1edbc gi\u1ea5u tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ed3ng, ch\u1eafn \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng quay tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i. M\u1ed9t gi\u1ecdng n\u00f3i vang l\u00ean t\u1eeb ph\u00eda tr\u00ean, n\u00f3i v\u1edbi ch\u00fang. \u201cH\u1eeb, c\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u01a1i \u0111\u00e3 b\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00e0o b\u1eaby,\u201d Merry n\u00f3i. \u201c\u0110\u1ed3ng b\u1ecdn c\u1ee7a c\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u01a1i t\u1eeb Hobbit Th\u00f4n c\u0169ng l\u00e0m nh\u01b0 v\u1eady, v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t t\u00ean \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ebft, nh\u1eefng k\u1ebb c\u00f2n l\u1ea1i \u0111\u1ec1u l\u00e0 t\u00f9 nh\u00e2n. H\u00e3y bu\u00f4ng v\u0169 kh\u00ed! R\u1ed3i l\u00f9i l\u1ea1i hai m\u01b0\u01a1i b\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00e0 ng\u1ed3i xu\u1ed1ng. B\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 ai \u0111\u1ecbnh x\u00f4ng ra c\u0169ng s\u1ebd b\u1ecb b\u1eafn.\u201d Nh\u01b0ng l\u00fac n\u00e0y kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 d\u1ecda n\u1ea1t \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u0169 c\u00f4n \u0111\u1ed3 d\u1ec5 d\u00e0ng nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf. M\u1ed9t v\u00e0i t\u00ean ph\u1ee5c t\u00f9ng, nh\u01b0ng l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c b\u1ecb \u0111\u1ed3ng b\u1ecdn n\u00f3i kh\u00edch. Kho\u1ea3ng hai m\u01b0\u01a1i t\u00ean ho\u1eb7c nhi\u1ec1u h\u01a1n bung ra v\u00e0 lao v\u00e0o d\u00e3y xe ng\u1ef1a. S\u00e1u t\u00ean b\u1ecb b\u1eafn h\u1ea1, nh\u01b0ng nh\u1eefng t\u00ean c\u00f2n l\u1ea1i x\u00f4ng l\u00ean, gi\u1ebft hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi Hobbit, r\u1ed3i t\u1ea3n ra kh\u1eafp \u0111\u1ed3ng ch\u1ea1y v\u1ec1 h\u01b0\u1edbng R\u1eebng Cu\u1ed1i. L\u1ea1i th\u00eam hai t\u00ean ng\u00e3 xu\u1ed1ng khi \u0111ang ch\u1ea1y. Merry th\u1ed5i m\u1ed9t h\u1ed3i t\u00f9 v\u00e0 l\u1edbn, v\u00e0 c\u00f3 nh\u1eefng ti\u1ebfng tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi t\u1eeb xa xa. \u201cCh\u00fang s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng \u0111i xa \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c,\u201d Pippin n\u00f3i. \u201cC\u1ea3 mi\u1ec1n qu\u00ea \u0111\u1eb1ng \u0111\u00f3 gi\u1edd \u0111\u1ea7y \u1eafp th\u1ee3 s\u0103n c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang ta.\u201d \u0110\u1eb1ng sau, l\u0169 Ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ecb m\u1eafc k\u1eb9t tr\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng, v\u1eabn c\u00f2n kho\u1ea3ng t\u00e1m m\u01b0\u01a1i t\u00ean, c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng tr\u00e8o qua thanh ch\u1eafn v\u00e0 b\u1edd n\u01b0\u1edbc, v\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi Hobbit bu\u1ed9c ph\u1ea3i b\u1eafn h\u1ea1 nhi\u1ec1u t\u00ean ho\u1eb7c b\u1ed5 b\u1eb1ng r\u00ecu. Nh\u01b0ng nhi\u1ec1u t\u00ean kh\u1ecfe m\u1ea1nh v\u00e0 li\u1ec1u l\u0129nh nh\u1ea5t l\u00e1ch ra \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ph\u00eda T\u00e2y v\u00e0 t\u1ea5n c\u00f4ng k\u1ebb \u0111\u1ecbch d\u1eef d\u1ed9i, gi\u1edd h\u0103ng gi\u1ebft ch\u00f3c h\u01a1n l\u00e0 t\u00ecm c\u00e1ch tr\u1ed1n tho\u00e1t. V\u00e0i ng\u01b0\u1eddi Hobbit","ng\u00e3 xu\u1ed1ng, v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u00f2n l\u1ea1i \u0111ang nao n\u00fang, th\u00ec Merry v\u00e0 Pippin t\u1eeb ph\u00eda \u0110\u00f4ng ch\u1ea1y qua \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng lao v\u00e0o l\u0169 c\u00f4n \u0111\u1ed3. Ch\u00ednh Merry \u0111\u00e3 h\u1ea1 t\u00ean th\u1ee7 l\u0129nh, m\u1ed9t g\u00e3 to x\u00e1c t\u00e0n b\u1ea1o m\u1eaft x\u1ebfch tr\u00f4ng nh\u01b0 t\u00ean Orc l\u1edbn. R\u1ed3i c\u1eadu thu qu\u00e2n v\u1ec1 sau, bao v\u00e2y t\u00e0n qu\u00e2n c\u1ee7a b\u1ecdn Ng\u01b0\u1eddi trong v\u00f2ng cung th\u1ee7 r\u1ed9ng. Cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng th\u00ec m\u1ecdi chuy\u1ec7n c\u0169ng k\u1ebft th\u00fac. G\u1ea7n b\u1ea3y m\u01b0\u01a1i t\u00ean c\u00f4n \u0111\u1ed3 ch\u1ebft tr\u00ean chi\u1ebfn tr\u01b0\u1eddng, kho\u1ea3ng m\u1ed9t t\u00e1 b\u1ecb b\u1eaft gi\u1eef. M\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u00edn ng\u01b0\u1eddi Hobbit hy sinh, kho\u1ea3ng ba m\u01b0\u01a1i b\u1ecb th\u01b0\u01a1ng. X\u00e1c b\u1ecdn c\u00f4n \u0111\u1ed3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ch\u1ea5t l\u00ean xe th\u1ed3 v\u00e0 k\u00e9o t\u1edbi h\u1ed1 c\u00e1t c\u0169 g\u1ea7n \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u1ec3 ch\u00f4n xu\u1ed1ng: H\u1ed1 Tr\u1eadn, sau n\u00e0y n\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c g\u1ecdi nh\u01b0 v\u1eady. Nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi Hobbit hy sinh \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ch\u00f4n c\u1ea5t c\u00f9ng nhau trong ng\u00f4i m\u1ed9 chung \u1edf b\u00ean \u0111\u1ed3i, n\u01a1i sau n\u00e0y d\u1ef1ng l\u00ean phi\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e1 l\u1edbn v\u00e0 l\u00e0m khu v\u01b0\u1eddn bao quanh. V\u1eady l\u00e0 k\u1ebft th\u00fac Tr\u1eadn B\u1edd N\u01b0\u1edbc n\u0103m 1419, tr\u1eadn chi\u1ebfn cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng \u1edf Qu\u1eadn, v\u00e0 tr\u1eadn \u0111\u00e1nh duy nh\u1ea5t k\u1ec3 t\u1eeb tr\u1eadn \u0110\u1ed3ng Xanh n\u0103m 1147, t\u00edt tr\u00ean T\u1ed5ng B\u1eafc. V\u00ec c\u1edb \u0111\u00f3, d\u00f9 may m\u1eafn kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 qu\u00e1 nhi\u1ec1u t\u1ed5n th\u1ea5t v\u1ec1 nh\u00e2n m\u1ea1ng, n\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c d\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t ch\u01b0\u01a1ng ri\u00eang trong S\u00e1ch \u0110\u1ecf, v\u00e0 t\u00ean c\u1ee7a t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi tham gia \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ghi l\u1ea1i th\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t Danh M\u1ee5c, v\u00e0 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u1eefng nh\u00e0 s\u1eed h\u1ecdc Qu\u1eadn thu\u1ed9c l\u00f2ng. S\u1ef1 gia t\u0103ng \u0111\u00e1ng k\u1ec3 v\u1ec1 danh ti\u1ebfng v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ed9 sung t\u00fac c\u1ee7a nh\u00e0 X\u00f3m L\u00e1 ph\u1ea3i t\u00ednh t\u1eeb ng\u00e0y \u0111\u00f3; nh\u01b0ng tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ea7u Danh M\u1ee5c trong m\u1ecdi phi\u00ean b\u1ea3n \u0111\u1ec1u l\u00e0 t\u00ean c\u1ee7a c\u00e1c Ch\u1ec9 Huy Meriadoc v\u00e0 Peregrin. Frodo c\u0169ng tham gia tr\u1eadn \u0111\u00e1nh, nh\u01b0ng c\u1eadu kh\u00f4ng r\u00fat ki\u1ebfm, v\u00e0 vai tr\u00f2 ch\u1ee7 y\u1ebfu c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu l\u00e0 ng\u0103n c\u1ea3n nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi Hobbit \u0111ang \u0111i\u00ean gi\u1eadn v\u00ec m\u1ea5t m\u00e1t kh\u00f4ng gi\u1ebft h\u1ea1i nh\u1eefng k\u1ebb th\u00f9 \u0111\u00e3 bu\u00f4ng v\u0169 kh\u00ed. Khi tr\u1eadn \u0111\u00e1nh k\u1ebft th\u00fac, v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng nhi\u1ec7m v\u1ee5 sau \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 ph\u00e2n ph\u00f3 xong, Merry, Pippin v\u00e0 Sam t\u1edbi c\u00f9ng c\u1eadu, v\u00e0 h\u1ecd \u0111i ng\u1ef1a tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i nh\u00e0 X\u00f3m L\u00e1. H\u1ecd \u0103n b\u1eefa \u0103n mu\u1ed9n gi\u1eefa ng\u00e0y, r\u1ed3i Frodo th\u1edf d\u00e0i n\u00f3i: \u201cCh\u00e0, t\u00f4i \u0111o\u00e1n gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ebfn l\u00fac ch\u00fang ta \u0111\u1ed1i ph\u00f3 v\u1edbi \u2018\u00f4ng Tr\u00f9m\u2019 r\u1ed3i.\u201d \u201c\u0110\u00fang l\u00e0 v\u1eady; c\u00e0ng s\u1edbm c\u00e0ng t\u1ed1t,\u201d Merry n\u00f3i. \u201cV\u00e0 \u0111\u1eebng qu\u00e1 d\u1ecbu d\u00e0ng! G\u00e3 ph\u1ea3i ch\u1ecbu tr\u00e1ch nhi\u1ec7m v\u1ec1 vi\u1ec7c \u0111\u01b0a l\u0169 c\u00f4n \u0111\u1ed3 n\u00e0y \u0111\u1ebfn, v\u00e0 v\u00ec t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng chuy\u1ec7n t\u00e0n \u00e1c ch\u00fang \u0111\u00e3 g\u00e2y ra.\u201d L\u00e3o n\u00f4ng X\u00f3m L\u00e1 t\u1eadp h\u1ee3p m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ed9i h\u1ed9 t\u1ed1ng kho\u1ea3ng h\u01a1n hai m\u01b0\u01a1i Hobbit c\u1ee9ng c\u00e1p. \u201cV\u00ec ch\u00fang ta c\u0169ng ch\u1ec9 m\u1edbi \u0111o\u00e1n l\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 t\u00ean c\u00f4n \u0111\u1ed3 n\u00e0o c\u00f2n \u1edf l\u1ea1i \u0110\u00e1y Bao,\u201d \u00f4ng n\u00f3i. \u201cCh\u00fang ta kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft ch\u1eafc.\u201d R\u1ed3i h\u1ecd \u0111i b\u1ed9 \u0111i. Frodo, Sam, Merry v\u00e0 Pippin d\u1eabn \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t trong nh\u1eefng th\u1eddi \u0111i\u1ec3m \u0111\u00e1ng bu\u1ed3n nh\u1ea5t trong \u0111\u1eddi h\u1ecd. \u1ed0ng kh\u00f3i l\u1edbn v\u01b0\u01a1n cao \u0111\u1eb1ng tr\u01b0\u1edbc; v\u00e0 khi t\u1edbi g\u1ea7n ng\u00f4i l\u00e0ng c\u0169 b\u00ean kia s\u00f4ng C\u00e1i N\u01b0\u1edbc, \u0111i qua v\u00e0i d\u00e3y nh\u00e0 m\u1edbi t\u1ed3i t\u00e0n \u1edf hai b\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng, h\u1ecd th\u1ea5y nh\u00e0 c\u1ed1i xay m\u1edbi v\u1edbi t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 s\u1ef1 x\u1ea5u x\u00ed b\u1ea9n th\u1ec9u v\u00e0 kh\u1eafc nghi\u1ec7t: m\u1ed9t t\u00f2a nh\u00e0 g\u1ea1ch l\u1edbn x\u00e2y v\u1eaft qua d\u00f2ng s\u00f4ng, l\u00e0m b\u1ea9n s\u00f4ng b\u1eb1ng d\u00f2ng n\u01b0\u1edbc th\u1ea3i b\u1ed1c kh\u00f3i v\u00e0 h\u00f4i h\u00e1m. Su\u1ed1t d\u1ecdc \u0110\u01b0\u1eddng B\u1edd N\u01b0\u1edbc, t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 c\u00e2y c\u1ed1i \u0111\u1ec1u \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecb \u0111\u1ed1n h\u1ea1. Khi h\u1ecd \u0111i qua c\u1ea7u v\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1edbc l\u00ean Qu\u1ea3 \u0110\u1ed3i, h\u1ecd h\u00edt m\u1ea1nh. Th\u1eadm ch\u00ed c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng g\u00ec Sam nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y trong M\u1eb7t G\u01b0\u01a1ng c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng chu\u1ea9n b\u1ecb t\u00e2m l\u00fd cho ch\u00fa tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111i\u1ec1u h\u1ecd th\u1ea5y. V\u1ef1a Th\u00f3c C\u0169 \u1edf s\u01b0\u1eddn T\u00e2y \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecb k\u00e9o s\u1eadp, thay th\u1ebf b\u1eb1ng nh\u1eefng h\u00e0ng l\u00e1n qu\u00e9t h\u1eafc \u00edn. T\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng c\u00e2y d\u1ebb \u0111\u1ec1u kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n n\u1eefa. C\u00e1c s\u01b0\u1eddn \u0111\u1ea5t v\u00e0 h\u00e0ng gi\u1eadu v\u1ee5n n\u00e1t. Nhi\u1ec1u xe th\u1ed3 l\u1edbn \u0111ang \u0111\u1ee9ng b\u1eeba b\u00e3i tr\u00ean c\u00e1nh \u0111\u1ed3ng b\u1ecb gi\u1eabm tr\u1ee5i c\u1ecf. D\u00e3y L\u1ed9n Bao \u0111\u00e3 th\u00e0nh b\u00e3i khai th\u00e1c \u0111\u00e1 v\u00e0 s\u1ecfi to\u00e1c ngo\u00e1c. Kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 th\u1ea5y \u0110\u00e1y Bao ph\u00eda tr\u00ean v\u00ec m\u1ed9t c\u1ee5m l\u1ec1u l\u1edbn ch\u1eb7n t\u1ea7m nh\u00ecn.","\u201cCh\u00fang \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ed1n n\u00f3 r\u1ed3i!\u201d Sam k\u00eau l\u00ean. \u201cCh\u00fang \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ed1n C\u00e2y Ti\u1ec7c!\u201d Ch\u00fa ch\u1ec9 v\u1ec1 n\u01a1i c\u00e1i c\u00e2y t\u1eebng \u0111\u1ee9ng, d\u01b0\u1edbi b\u00f3ng n\u00f3 Bilbo \u0111\u00e3 d\u1ecdc Di\u1ec5n V\u0103n T\u1eeb Bi\u1ec7t. Gi\u1edd n\u00f3 n\u1eb1m ch\u1ecfng ch\u01a1 tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ed3ng, ch\u1ebft kh\u00f4 v\u00e0 b\u1ecb ch\u1eb7t tr\u1ee5i c\u00e0nh. Nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0 gi\u1ecdt n\u01b0\u1edbc tr\u00e0n ly, Sam \u00f2a l\u00ean kh\u00f3c. Ti\u1ebfng c\u01b0\u1eddi vang l\u00ean khi\u1ebfn ch\u00fa ng\u1eebng b\u1eb7t. M\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi Hobbit nh\u0103n nh\u00f3 d\u1ef1a qua t\u01b0\u1eddng th\u1ea5p quanh s\u00e2n nh\u00e0 c\u1ed1i xay. G\u00e3 c\u00f3 g\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u1eb7t d\u1eef t\u1ee3n v\u00e0 \u0111\u00f4i b\u00e0n tay \u0111en nh\u1ebbm. \u201cKh\u00f4ng th\u00edch h\u1ea3, Sam?\u201d g\u00e3 nh\u1ea1o b\u00e1ng. \u201cNh\u01b0ng m\u00e0y l\u00fac n\u00e0o m\u00e0 ch\u1ea3 y\u1ebfu \u0111u\u1ed1i. Tao c\u1ee9 ngh\u0129 m\u00e0y \u0111\u00e3 l\u00ean m\u1ed9t trong m\u1ea5y con t\u00e0u m\u00e0 m\u00e0y l\u00fac n\u00e0o c\u0169ng huy\u00ean thuy\u00ean \u0111\u00f3, nh\u1ed5 neo, nh\u1ed5 neo. M\u00e0y quay tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i l\u00e0m g\u00ec? Gi\u1edd b\u1ecdn tao c\u00f3 vi\u1ec7c ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0m \u1edf Qu\u1eadn.\u201d \u201cTao th\u1ea5y r\u1ed3i,\u201d Sam n\u00f3i. \u201cKh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 th\u1eddi gian \u0111\u1ec3 t\u1eafm r\u1eeda, nh\u01b0ng c\u00f3 th\u1eddi gian \u0111\u1ec3 d\u1ef1a t\u01b0\u1eddng. Nh\u01b0ng h\u00e3y bi\u1ebft r\u1eb1ng, c\u00f4ng t\u1eed S\u1ea1n M\u1ecbn \u1ea1, tao c\u00f2n c\u00f3 vi\u1ec7c c\u1ea7n gi\u1ea3i quy\u1ebft trong ng\u00f4i l\u00e0ng n\u00e0y, v\u00e0 \u0111\u1eebng c\u00f3 ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c nh\u0103n r\u0103ng ra n\u1eefa, n\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng m\u00e0y s\u1ebd ph\u1ea3i tr\u1ea3 m\u00f3n ti\u1ec1n qu\u00e1 l\u1edbn so v\u1edbi v\u00ed c\u1ee7a m\u00e0y \u0111\u1ea5y.\u201d Ted S\u1ea1n M\u1ecbn nh\u1ed5 qua t\u01b0\u1eddng. \u201cG\u1eeb!\u201d g\u00e3 n\u00f3i. \u201cB\u1ecdn m\u00e0y kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ee5ng v\u00e0o tao \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. Tao l\u00e0 b\u1ea1n c\u1ee7a S\u1ebfp. Nh\u01b0ng \u00f4ng \u1ea5y s\u1ebd \u0111\u1ee5ng b\u1ecdn m\u00e0y ra tr\u00f2, n\u1ebfu tao c\u00f2n nghe b\u1ecdn m\u00e0y l\u1ea3i nh\u1ea3i n\u1eefa.\u201d \u201c\u0110\u1eebng t\u1ed1n l\u1eddi v\u1edbi t\u00ean ngu xu\u1ea9n n\u00e0y, Sam!\u201d Frodo n\u00f3i. \u201cMong l\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 th\u00eam nhi\u1ec1u Hobbit \u0111\u00e3 th\u00e0nh ra nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0y. \u0110\u00e2y s\u1ebd l\u00e0 b\u1ea5t h\u1ea1nh c\u00f2n t\u1ed3i t\u1ec7 h\u01a1n t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng t\u1ed5n h\u1ea1i \u0111\u00e1m Ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e3 g\u00e2y ra.\u201d \u201cNg\u01b0\u01a1i b\u1ea9n th\u1ec9u v\u00e0 l\u00e1o x\u01b0\u1ee3c qu\u00e1, S\u1ea1n M\u1ecbn \u1ea1,\u201d Merry n\u00f3i. \u201cV\u00e0 c\u0169ng t\u00ednh to\u00e1n h\u1ebft s\u1ee9c sai l\u1ea7m. Ch\u00fang ta \u0111ang \u0111i l\u00ean Qu\u1ea3 \u0110\u1ed3i \u0111\u1ec3 l\u1eadt \u0111\u1ed5 \u00f4ng S\u1ebfp qu\u00fd b\u00e1u c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u01a1i. Ch\u00fang ta \u0111\u00e3 x\u1eed l\u00fd xong b\u1ecdn Ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u1ee7a h\u1eafn r\u1ed3i.\u201d Ted h\u00e1 h\u1ed1c, v\u00ec v\u00e0o l\u00fac \u0111\u00f3, g\u00e3 nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y \u0111\u1ed9i h\u1ed9 t\u1ed1ng gi\u1edd m\u1edbi qua c\u1ea7u khi Merry ra hi\u1ec7u. Lao tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i v\u00e0o trong c\u1ed1i xay, g\u00e3 ch\u1ea1y ra c\u1ea7m theo chi\u1ebfc t\u00f9 v\u00e0 r\u1ed3i th\u1ed5i vang. \u201cGi\u1eef h\u01a1i \u0111i!\u201d Merry c\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u00e1 l\u00ean. \u201cTa c\u00f3 c\u00e1i t\u1ed1t h\u01a1n.\u201d R\u1ed3i n\u00e2ng chi\u1ebfc t\u00f9 v\u00e0 b\u1ea1c, c\u1eadu th\u1ed5i m\u1ed9t h\u1ed3i, v\u00e0 ti\u1ebfng k\u00eau trong tr\u1ebbo c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 vang kh\u1eafp Qu\u1ea3 \u0110\u1ed3i; t\u1eeb nh\u1eefng h\u1ed1c v\u00e0 l\u1ec1u l\u00e1n v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng ng\u00f4i nh\u00e0 ti\u1ec1u t\u1ee5y Hobbit Th\u00f4n, nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi Hobbit \u0111\u00e1p l\u1ea1i, v\u00e0 tr\u00e0n ra ngo\u00e0i, v\u00e0 v\u1eeba h\u00f2 reo hoan h\u00f4, h\u1ecd v\u1eeba \u0111i theo \u0111o\u00e0n ng\u01b0\u1eddi tr\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng l\u00ean \u0110\u00e1y Bao. L\u00ean \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ea7u \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng, \u0111o\u00e0n ng\u01b0\u1eddi d\u1eebng l\u1ea1i, c\u00f2n Frodo c\u00f9ng b\u1ea1n b\u00e8 m\u00ecnh \u0111i ti\u1ebfp; cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng c\u0169ng t\u1edbi n\u01a1i \u0111\u00e3 t\u1eebng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c y\u00eau th\u01b0\u01a1ng. Khu v\u01b0\u1eddn \u0111\u1ea7y l\u1ec1u l\u00e1n, m\u1ed9t v\u00e0i c\u00e1i d\u1ef1ng g\u1ea7n nh\u1eefng c\u1eeda s\u1ed5 c\u0169 ph\u00eda T\u00e2y t\u1edbi m\u1ee9c ch\u1eb7n h\u1ebft \u00e1nh s\u00e1ng. C\u00e1c \u0111\u1ed1ng ph\u1ebf th\u1ea3i n\u1eb1m kh\u1eafp n\u01a1i. C\u1eeda s\u1ee9t s\u1eb9o; d\u00e2y chu\u00f4ng l\u00f2ng th\u00f2ng l\u1ecfng l\u1ebbo, v\u00e0 chu\u00f4ng kh\u00f4ng k\u00eau. G\u00f5 c\u1eeda c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng ai tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi. Cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng h\u1ecd \u0111\u1ea9y v\u00e0 c\u1eeda b\u1eadt ra. H\u1ecd \u0111i v\u00e0o. N\u01a1i n\u00e0y h\u00f4i th\u1ed1i v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ea7y r\u00e1c r\u01b0\u1edfi b\u1eeba b\u00e3i: n\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 v\u1ebb \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c s\u1eed d\u1ee5ng g\u1ea7n \u0111\u00e2y. \u201cC\u00e1i th\u1eb1ng Lotho th\u1ea3m h\u1ea1i \u0111\u00f3 tr\u1ed1n \u0111\u00e2u r\u1ed3i?\u201d Merry n\u00f3i. H\u1ecd \u0111\u00e3 t\u00ecm ki\u1ebfm trong m\u1ecdi c\u0103n ph\u00f2ng m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y sinh v\u1eadt s\u1ed1ng n\u00e0o ngo\u00e0i l\u0169 chu\u1ed9t. \u201cCh\u00fang ta b\u1ea3o nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c t\u00ecm trong \u0111\u00e1m l\u1ec1u l\u00e1n ch\u1ee9?\u201d","\u201cTh\u1ebf n\u00e0y c\u00f2n t\u1ec7 h\u01a1n Mordor!\u201d Sam n\u00f3i. \u201cT\u1ec7 h\u01a1n nhi\u1ec1u theo kh\u00eda c\u1ea1nh n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3. Hi\u1ec3m h\u1ecda gi\u00e1ng gi\u1eefa nh\u00e0, nh\u01b0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta v\u1eabn n\u00f3i \u0111\u1ea5y; b\u1edfi v\u00ec \u0111\u00e2y l\u00e0 nh\u00e0, v\u00e0 ta v\u1eabn nh\u1edb n\u00f3 nh\u01b0 tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi n\u00f3 b\u1ecb h\u1ee7y ho\u1ea1i.\u201d \u201cPh\u1ea3i, \u0111\u00e2y l\u00e0 Mordor,\u201d Frodo n\u00f3i. \u201cCh\u00ednh l\u00e0 \u00fd \u0111\u1ed3 c\u1ee7a n\u00f3. L\u00fac n\u00e0o Saruman c\u0169ng ch\u1ec9 th\u1ef1c hi\u1ec7n \u00fd \u0111\u1ed3 c\u1ee7a n\u00f3, th\u1eadm ch\u00ed ngay c\u1ea3 khi l\u00e3o t\u01b0\u1edfng \u0111ang th\u1ef1c hi\u1ec7n m\u01b0u k\u1ebf c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh. V\u00e0 nh\u1eefng k\u1ebb b\u1ecb Saruman l\u1eeba g\u1ea1t c\u0169ng v\u1eady, nh\u01b0 Lotho.\u201d Merry nh\u00ecn quanh b\u1ea5t an v\u00e0 kinh t\u1edfm. \u201c\u0110i ra ngo\u00e0i th\u00f4i!\u201d c\u1eadu n\u00f3i. \u201cN\u1ebfu l\u00fac \u0111\u00f3 em bi\u1ebft t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng chuy\u1ec7n x\u1ea5u xa l\u00e3o \u0111\u00e3 g\u00e2y ra, em h\u1eb3n \u0111\u00e3 t\u1ecdng c\u00e1i t\u00fai c\u1ee7a em xu\u1ed1ng c\u1ed5 h\u1ecdng l\u00e3o.\u201d \u201c\u0110\u00e3 h\u1eb3n, \u0111\u00e3 h\u1eb3n! Nh\u01b0ng ng\u01b0\u01a1i kh\u00f4ng l\u00e0m v\u1eady, cho n\u00ean ta c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 t\u1edbi ch\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3n c\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u01a1i tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0.\u201d \u0110\u1ee9ng \u1edf c\u1eeda ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 Saruman, tr\u00f4ng no \u0111\u1ee7 v\u00e0 h\u00e0i l\u00f2ng, m\u1eaft l\u00e3o s\u00e1ng l\u00ean \u00e1c \u0111\u1ed9c v\u00e0 kho\u00e1i tr\u00e1. Frodo \u0111\u1ed9t ng\u1ed9t hi\u1ec3u ra. \u201cC\u1ee5 Shark!\u201d c\u1eadu k\u00eau l\u00ean. Saruman ph\u00e1 l\u00ean c\u01b0\u1eddi. \u201cV\u1eady l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u01a1i \u0111\u00e3 nghe th\u1ea5y c\u00e1i t\u00ean \u0111\u00f3, ph\u1ea3i kh\u00f4ng? Ta tin r\u1eb1ng t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 d\u00e2n c\u1ee7a ta \u0111\u00e3 g\u1ecdi ta nh\u01b0 v\u1eady \u1edf Isengard. M\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch t\u1ecf t\u00ecnh th\u00e2n m\u1eadt, c\u00f3 l\u1ebd th\u1ebf[3]. Nh\u01b0ng r\u00f5 r\u00e0ng c\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u01a1i kh\u00f4ng ngh\u0129 s\u1ebd g\u1eb7p ta \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y.\u201d \u201cKh\u00f4ng h\u1ec1,\u201d Frodo n\u00f3i. \u201cNh\u01b0ng \u0111\u00e1ng ra ta ph\u1ea3i \u0111o\u00e1n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. Ch\u00fat \u00edt tr\u00f2 x\u1ea5u xa nh\u1ecf m\u1ecdn n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3: Gandalf \u0111\u00e3 c\u1ea3nh b\u00e1o ta r\u1eb1ng \u00f4ng v\u1eabn c\u00f3 kh\u1ea3 n\u0103ng g\u00e2y ra ch\u1eebng \u0111\u00f3.\u201d \u201cR\u1ea5t c\u00f3 kh\u1ea3 n\u0103ng,\u201d Saruman n\u00f3i, \u201cv\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 ch\u00fat \u00edt. C\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u01a1i \u0111\u00e3 khi\u1ebfn ta n\u1ef1c c\u01b0\u1eddi qu\u00e1 \u0111\u1ed7i, m\u1ed9t b\u1ea7y ch\u00faa con Hobbit, c\u01b0\u1ee1i ng\u1ef1a \u0111i gi\u1eefa t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng con ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u1edbn lao, y\u00ean t\u00e2m v\u00e0 t\u1ef1 \u0111\u1eafc \u0111\u1ebfn v\u1eady v\u1edbi b\u1ea3n th\u00e2n b\u00e9 nh\u1ecf c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh. C\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u01a1i ngh\u0129 r\u1eb1ng c\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u01a1i \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m th\u1eadt gi\u1ecfi, v\u00e0 gi\u1edd c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 thong th\u1ea3 qu\u00e0nh v\u1ec1 t\u1eadn h\u01b0\u1edfng cu\u1ed9c s\u1ed1ng y\u00ean b\u00ecnh ng\u1ecdt ng\u00e0o \u1edf qu\u00ea nh\u00e0. Nh\u00e0 c\u1ee7a Saruman c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ed5 n\u00e1t, l\u00e3o c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 b\u1ecb \u0111u\u1ed5i \u0111i, nh\u01b0ng ai c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ed9ng \u0111\u1ebfn nh\u00e0 c\u1ee7a c\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u01a1i. \u1ed2 kh\u00f4ng! Gandalf s\u1ebd ch\u0103m lo \u0111\u1ebfn chuy\u1ec7n c\u1ee7a c\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u01a1i.\u201d Saruman l\u1ea1i ph\u00e1 l\u00ean c\u01b0\u1eddi. \u201cKh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 \u0111\u00e2u! Khi nh\u1eefng c\u00f4ng c\u1ee5 \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m xong vi\u1ec7c, l\u00e3o s\u1ebd v\u1ee9t ch\u00fang \u0111i. Nhung c\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u01a1i l\u1ea1i c\u1ee9 mu\u1ed1n l\u00f2ng th\u00f2ng sau \u0111u\u00f4i l\u00e3o, nh\u1edfn nh\u01a1 chuy\u1ec7n phi\u1ebfm, \u0111i v\u00f2ng v\u00e8o xa g\u1ea5p \u0111\u00f4i c\u1ea7n thi\u1ebft. \u2018Ch\u00e0,\u2019 ta ngh\u0129, \u2018n\u1ebfu ch\u00fang ngu xu\u1ea9n \u0111\u1ebfn v\u1eady, ta s\u1ebd \u0111i tr\u01b0\u1edbc ch\u00fang v\u00e0 cho ch\u00fang m\u1ed9t b\u00e0i h\u1ecdc. \u0102n mi\u1ebfng th\u00ec tr\u1ea3 mi\u1ebfng th\u00f4i.\u2019 B\u00e0i h\u1ecdc h\u1eb3n l\u00e0 \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1eaft gi\u00e1 h\u01a1n, n\u1ebfu c\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u01a1i cho ta th\u00eam m\u1ed9t ch\u00fat th\u1eddi gian v\u00e0 nhi\u1ec1u Ng\u01b0\u1eddi h\u01a1n n\u1eefa. D\u00f9 sao ta c\u0169ng \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m \u0111\u1ee7 cho c\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u01a1i th\u1ea5y kh\u00f3 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 s\u1eeda ch\u1eefa hay th\u00e1o g\u1ee1 su\u1ed1t c\u1ea3 \u0111\u1eddi. V\u00e0 ta s\u1ebd vui l\u00f2ng m\u00e0 ngh\u0129 v\u1ec1 \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 v\u00e0 l\u1ea5y n\u00f3 an \u1ee7i cho nh\u1eefng v\u1ebft th\u01b0\u01a1ng c\u1ee7a ta.\u201d \u201cH\u1eeb, n\u1ebfu \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 \u0111i\u1ec1u l\u00e0m \u00f4ng vui l\u00f2ng,\u201d Frodo n\u00f3i, \u201cth\u00ec ta th\u01b0\u01a1ng h\u1ea1i \u00f4ng. Ta s\u1ee3 r\u1eb1ng \u0111\u00f3 s\u1ebd ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 vui l\u00f2ng trong k\u00fd \u1ee9c m\u00e0 th\u00f4i. \u0110i ngay l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c v\u00e0 \u0111\u1eebng bao gi\u1edd tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i n\u1eefa!\u201d Nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi Hobbit \u0111\u1ebfn t\u1eeb c\u00e1c l\u00e0ng m\u1ea1c \u0111\u00e3 th\u1ea5y Saruman \u0111i ra kh\u1ecfi m\u1ed9t t\u00fap nh\u00e0, v\u00e0 l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c h\u1ecd x\u00fam l\u1ea1i \u0111\u1ebfn t\u1eadn c\u1eeda \u0110\u00e1y Bao. Khi nghe th\u1ea5y m\u1ec7nh l\u1ec7nh c\u1ee7a Frodo, h\u1ecd th\u00ec th\u1ea7m gi\u1eadn d\u1eef:","\u201c\u0110\u1eebng cho l\u00e3o \u0111i! Gi\u1ebft l\u00e3o! L\u00e3o l\u00e0 k\u1ebb x\u1ea5u v\u00e0 t\u00ean s\u00e1t nh\u00e2n. Gi\u1ebft l\u00e3o \u0111i!\u201d Saruman nh\u00ecn quanh nh\u1eefng g\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u1eb7t th\u00f9 \u0111\u1ecbch v\u00e0 m\u1ec9m c\u01b0\u1eddi. \u201cGi\u1ebft l\u00e3o!\u201d l\u00e3o nh\u1ea1o b\u00e1ng. \u201cC\u1ee9 gi\u1ebft l\u00e3o \u0111i, n\u1ebfu c\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u01a1i ngh\u0129 m\u00ecnh c\u00f3 \u0111\u1ee7 ng\u01b0\u1eddi, h\u1ee1i c\u00e1c ch\u00e0ng Hobbit can \u0111\u1ea3m!\u201d L\u00e3o v\u01b0\u01a1n m\u00ecnh th\u1eb3ng d\u1eady v\u00e0 nh\u00ecn h\u1ecd nham hi\u1ec3m b\u1eb1ng \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft \u0111en. \u201cNh\u01b0ng \u0111\u1eebng ngh\u0129 r\u1eb1ng khi ta m\u1ea5t t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 t\u00e0i s\u1ea3n th\u00ec ta c\u0169ng m\u1ea5t h\u1ebft quy\u1ec1n n\u0103ng! B\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 ai \u0111\u1ed9ng v\u00e0o ta s\u1ebd b\u1ecb nguy\u1ec1n r\u1ee7a. V\u00e0 n\u1ebfu m\u00e1u ta th\u1ea5m \u01b0\u1edbt Qu\u1eadn, n\u00f3 s\u1ebd t\u00e0n l\u1ee5i v\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd h\u1ed3i ph\u1ee5c n\u1eefa.\u201d Nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi Hobbit ch\u00f9n l\u1ea1i. Nh\u01b0ng Frodo n\u00f3i: \u201c\u0110\u1eebng tin l\u00e3o! L\u00e3o \u0111\u00e3 m\u1ea5t h\u1ebft quy\u1ec1n n\u0103ng, tr\u1eeb gi\u1ecdng n\u00f3i c\u1ee7a l\u00e3o v\u1eabn c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 d\u1ecda n\u1ea1t v\u00e0 l\u1eeba g\u1ea1t m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi, n\u1ebfu m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi dung t\u00fang n\u00f3. Nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ec3 l\u00e3o b\u1ecb gi\u1ebft \u0111\u00e2u. Th\u1eadt v\u00f4 ngh\u0129a khi l\u1ea5y ph\u1ee5c th\u00f9 \u0111\u00e1p l\u1ea1i ph\u1ee5c th\u00f9: nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf s\u1ebd ch\u1eb3ng ch\u1eefa l\u00e0nh g\u00ec h\u1ebft. \u0110i \u0111i Saruman, b\u1eb1ng \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng nhanh nh\u1ea5t!\u201d \u201cGiun! Giun!\u201d Saruman g\u1ecdi; v\u00e0 t\u1eeb t\u00fap nh\u00e0 g\u1ea7n \u0111\u00f3 L\u01b0\u1ee1i Giun b\u00f2 ra, g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t con ch\u00f3. \u201cL\u1ea1i l\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng th\u00f4i, Giun!\u201d Saruman n\u00f3i. \u201cC\u00e1c anh b\u1ea1n v\u00e0 ch\u00faa con t\u1eed t\u1ebf n\u00e0y l\u1ea1i \u0111u\u1ed5i ch\u00fang ta phi\u00eau b\u1ea1t r\u1ed3i. \u0110i th\u00f4i!\u201d Saruman quay ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111i, v\u00e0 L\u01b0\u1ee1i Giun l\u00ea b\u01b0\u1edbc sau l\u00e3o. Nh\u01b0ng ngay khi Saruman b\u01b0\u1edbc qua g\u1ea7n Frodo, m\u1ed9t con dao s\u00e1ng l\u00ean trong tay l\u00e3o, v\u00e0 l\u00e3o \u0111\u00e2m nhanh nh\u01b0 ch\u1edbp. L\u01b0\u1ee1i dao qu\u1eb1n l\u1ea1i tr\u00ean \u00e1o gi\u00e1p gi\u1ea5u trong \u00e1o v\u00e0 g\u00e3y \u0111\u00f4i. C\u1ea3 t\u00e1 Hobbit, tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ea7u l\u00e0 Sam, k\u00eau to b\u1eadt t\u1edbi v\u00e0 v\u1eadt l\u00e3o t\u1ed9i ph\u1ea1m xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ea5t. Sam r\u00fat ki\u1ebfm. \u201cKh\u00f4ng, Sam!\u201d Frodo k\u00eau l\u00ean. \u201c\u0110\u1eebng gi\u1ebft l\u00e3o, ngay c\u1ea3 l\u00fac n\u00e0y. V\u00ec l\u00e3o v\u1eabn ch\u01b0a l\u00e0m h\u1ea1i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u00f4i. V\u00e0 trong b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 tr\u01b0\u1eddng h\u1ee3p n\u00e0o t\u00f4i c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n l\u00e3o b\u1ecb gi\u1ebft trong t\u00e2m tr\u1ea1ng x\u1ea5u xa n\u00e0y. L\u00e3o \u0111\u00e3 t\u1eebng v\u0129 \u0111\u1ea1i, t\u1eebng thu\u1ed9c v\u1ec1 gi\u1ed1ng lo\u00e0i cao qu\u00fd m\u00e0 ch\u00fang ta kh\u00f4ng d\u00e1m ra tay ch\u1ed1ng l\u1ea1i. L\u00e3o \u0111\u00e3 sa ng\u00e3, v\u00e0 c\u1ee9u chu\u1ed9c l\u00e3o l\u00e0 vi\u1ec7c n\u1eb1m ngo\u00e0i kh\u1ea3 n\u0103ng c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang ta; nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i v\u1eabn s\u1ebd tha cho l\u00e3o, v\u1edbi hy v\u1ecdng l\u00e3o s\u1ebd t\u00ecm \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c n\u00f3.\u201d Saruman \u0111\u1ee9ng d\u1eady, tr\u1eebng tr\u1eebng nh\u00ecn Frodo. M\u1ed9t \u00e1nh nh\u00ecn l\u1ea1 l\u00f9ng \u0111\u1ecdng trong m\u1eaft l\u00e3o, pha tr\u1ed9n gi\u1eefa kinh ng\u1ea1c, kh\u00e2m ph\u1ee5c v\u00e0 c\u0103m gh\u00e9t. \u201cNg\u01b0\u01a1i \u0111\u00e3 tr\u01b0\u1edfng th\u00e0nh, ng\u01b0\u1eddi T\u00ed Hon \u1ea1,\u201d l\u00e3o n\u00f3i. \u201cPh\u1ea3i, ng\u01b0\u01a1i \u0111\u00e3 tr\u01b0\u1edfng th\u00e0nh r\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec1u. Ng\u01b0\u01a1i th\u00f4ng th\u00e1i, v\u00e0 t\u00e0n nh\u1eabn. Cu\u1ed9c tr\u1ea3 th\u00f9 c\u1ee7a ta \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecb ng\u01b0\u01a1i c\u01b0\u1edbp \u0111i v\u1ecb ng\u1ecdt ng\u00e0o, do \u0111\u00f3 gi\u1edd ta ph\u1ea3i ra \u0111i cay \u0111\u1eafng, m\u1eafc n\u1ee3 l\u00f2ng khoan dung c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u01a1i. Ta gh\u00e9t \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3, v\u00e0 gh\u00e9t ng\u01b0\u01a1i! H\u1eeb, ta s\u1ebd \u0111i, kh\u00f4ng l\u00e0m phi\u1ec1n ng\u01b0\u01a1i n\u1eefa. Nh\u01b0ng \u0111\u1eebng ngh\u0129 ta s\u1ebd ch\u00fac ng\u01b0\u01a1i s\u1ee9c kh\u1ecfe v\u00e0 tu\u1ed5i th\u1ecd. Ng\u01b0\u01a1i s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 c\u1ea3 hai. Nh\u01b0ng \u0111\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i do ta g\u00e2y ra. Ta ch\u1ec9 ti\u00ean \u0111o\u00e1n.\u201d L\u00e3o b\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111i, v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi Hobbit d\u1ea1t ra tr\u00e1nh \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng cho l\u00e3o qua; nh\u01b0ng nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ed1t ng\u00f3n tay h\u1ecd tr\u1eafng b\u1ec7ch trong khi h\u1ecd b\u00f3p ch\u1eb7t v\u0169 kh\u00ed. L\u01b0\u1ee1i Giun do d\u1ef1, v\u00e0 r\u1ed3i theo sau \u00f4ng ch\u1ee7. \u201cL\u01b0\u1ee1i Giun!\u201d Frodo g\u1ecdi. \u201c\u00d4ng kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i \u0111i theo \u00f4ng ta. T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng ngh\u0129 \u00f4ng \u0111\u00e3 g\u00e2y ra \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec x\u1ea5u cho t\u00f4i. \u00d4ng c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ngh\u1ec9 ng\u01a1i v\u00e0 \u0103n u\u1ed1ng \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y trong m\u1ed9t th\u1eddi gian, cho t\u1edbi khi \u00f4ng kh\u1ecfe h\u01a1n c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 t\u1ef1 \u0111i \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng m\u00ecnh.\u201d L\u01b0\u1ee1i Giun ng\u1eebng b\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00e0 ngo\u1ea3nh nh\u00ecn c\u1eadu, g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 \u0111\u1ecbnh \u1edf l\u1ea1i. Saruman quay l\u1ea1i. \u201cKh\u00f4ng g\u00e2y ra \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec x\u1ea5u?\u201d l\u00e3o c\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00fac kh\u00edch. \u201c\u1ed2 kh\u00f4ng! Th\u1eadm ch\u00ed khi n\u00f3 l\u1ebbn ra ngo\u00e0i ban \u0111\u00eam th\u00ec c\u0169ng ch\u1ec9 \u0111i ng\u1eafm sao th\u00f4i. Nh\u01b0ng ta","nghe c\u00f3 ai \u0111\u00f3 h\u1ecfi th\u1eb1ng Lotho t\u1ed9i nghi\u1ec7p \u0111ang \u1ea9n n\u00e1u \u1edf \u0111\u00e2u th\u00ec ph\u1ea3i? M\u00e0y bi\u1ebft, ph\u1ea3i kh\u00f4ng nh\u1ec9, Giun? M\u00e0y s\u1ebd n\u00f3i cho ch\u00fang bi\u1ebft ch\u1ee9?\u201d L\u01b0\u1ee1i Giun co r\u00fam l\u1ea1i v\u00e0 r\u00ean r\u1ec9: \u201cKh\u00f4ng, kh\u00f4ng!\u201d \u201cV\u1eady th\u00ec tao s\u1ebd n\u00f3i,\u201d Saruman n\u00f3i. \u201cGiun \u0111\u00e3 gi\u1ebft Tr\u00f9m c\u1ee7a c\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u01a1i, th\u1eb1ng b\u00e9 \u0111\u00e1ng th\u01b0\u01a1ng, \u00f4ng S\u1ebfp nh\u1ecf b\u00e9 c\u1ee7a c\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u01a1i. Ph\u1ea3i kh\u00f4ng, Giun? \u0110\u00e2m ch\u1ebft n\u00f3 trong khi ng\u1ee7, ta tin l\u00e0 th\u1ebf. R\u1ed3i ch\u00f4n n\u00f3, ta hy v\u1ecdng th\u1ebf; d\u00f9 Giun d\u1ea1o g\u1ea7n \u0111\u00e2y r\u1ea5t \u0111\u00f3i. Kh\u00f4ng, Giun kh\u00f4ng h\u1eb3n d\u1ec5 th\u01b0\u01a1ng l\u1eafm \u0111\u00e2u. C\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u01a1i t\u1ed1t nh\u1ea5t n\u00ean \u0111\u1ec3 n\u00f3 cho ta.\u201d M\u1ed9t \u00e1nh th\u00f9 h\u1eadn \u0111i\u00ean cu\u1ed3ng l\u1ecdt v\u00e0o \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft \u0111\u1ecf r\u1ef1c c\u1ee7a L\u01b0\u1ee1i Giun. \u201c\u00d4ng b\u1ea3o t\u00f4i l\u00e0m; \u00f4ng b\u1eaft t\u00f4i l\u00e0m chuy\u1ec7n \u0111\u00f3,\u201d h\u1eafn r\u00edt l\u00ean. Saruman c\u01b0\u1eddi to. \u201cNg\u01b0\u01a1i s\u1ebd l\u00e0m \u0111i\u1ec1u C\u1ee5 Shark b\u1ea3o, lu\u00f4n nh\u01b0 v\u1eady, \u0111\u00fang kh\u00f4ng, Giun? H\u1eeb, gi\u1edd th\u00ec \u00f4ng ta b\u1ea3o: \u0111i theo ta!\u201d L\u00e3o \u0111\u00e1 v\u00e0o m\u1eb7t L\u01b0\u1ee1i Giun trong khi h\u1eafn l\u0103n l\u1ed9n d\u01b0\u1edbi \u0111\u1ea5t, v\u00e0 quay l\u01b0ng b\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111i. Nh\u01b0ng t\u1edbi \u0111\u00f3 nh\u01b0 c\u00f3 th\u1ee9 g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u1ee9t ph\u1ef1t: \u0111\u1ed9t nhi\u00ean L\u01b0\u1ee1i Giun nh\u1ecfm d\u1eady, r\u00fat ra con dao gi\u1ea5u k\u00edn, v\u00e0 r\u1ed3i h\u1ef1c l\u00ean m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng nh\u01b0 ch\u00f3, h\u1eafn nh\u1ea3y b\u1ed5 l\u00ean l\u01b0ng Saruman, gi\u1eadt \u0111\u1ea7u l\u00e3o l\u1ea1i, c\u1eaft c\u1ed5 l\u00e3o, v\u00e0 h\u00e9t to m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng ch\u1ea1y xu\u00f4i con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng. Tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi Frodo k\u1ecbp ph\u1ea3n \u1ee9ng hay n\u00f3i l\u1eddi n\u00e0o, ba c\u00e2y cung Hobbit b\u1eadt l\u00ean v\u00e0 L\u01b0\u1ee1i Giun \u0111\u00e3 ng\u00e3 xu\u1ed1ng ch\u1ebft. Tr\u01b0\u1edbc s\u1ef1 gh\u00ea s\u1ee3 c\u1ee7a nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ee9ng c\u1ea1nh, m\u1ed9t \u0111\u00e1m s\u01b0\u01a1ng x\u00e1m t\u1ee5 l\u1ea1i quanh x\u00e1c Saruman, v\u00e0 ch\u1ea7m ch\u1eadm b\u1ed1c l\u00ean r\u1ea5t cao nh\u01b0 kh\u00f3i t\u1eeb \u0111\u1ed1ng l\u1eeda, n\u00f3 l\u01a1 l\u1eedng tr\u00ean Qu\u1ea3 \u0110\u1ed3i tr\u00f4ng nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t b\u00f3ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi nh\u1ee3t nh\u1ea1t qu\u1ea5n k\u00edn \u00e1o cho\u00e0ng. Trong m\u1ed9t kho\u1ea3nh kh\u1eafc n\u00f3 l\u01b0\u1ee1ng l\u1ef1, tr\u00f4ng v\u1ec1 ph\u01b0\u01a1ng T\u00e2y; nh\u01b0ng m\u1ed9t c\u01a1n gi\u00f3 l\u1ea1nh t\u1eeb ph\u01b0\u01a1ng T\u00e2y th\u1ed5i t\u1edbi, n\u00f3 u\u1ed1n m\u00ecnh, v\u00e0 v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng th\u1edf d\u00e0i; n\u00f3 tan v\u00e0o h\u01b0 kh\u00f4ng. Frodo nh\u00ecn xu\u1ed1ng c\u00e1i x\u00e1c v\u1eeba th\u01b0\u01a1ng h\u1ea1i v\u1eeba kinh h\u00e3i, v\u00ec \u0111\u01b0\u01a1ng khi nh\u00ecn n\u00f3, c\u1eadu th\u1ea5y d\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 bao nhi\u00eau n\u0103m ch\u1ebft ch\u00f3c ch\u1ee3t l\u1ed9 ra tr\u00ean \u0111\u00f3, v\u00e0 n\u00f3 co r\u00fat l\u1ea1i, g\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u1eb7t co qu\u1eafp tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh l\u1edbp da r\u00e1ch n\u00e1t ph\u1ee7 tr\u00ean c\u00e1i s\u1ecd x\u1ea5u x\u00ed. N\u00e2ng v\u1ea1t \u00e1o cho\u00e0ng b\u1ea9n th\u1ec9u r\u01a1i b\u00ean c\u1ea1nh, c\u1eadu tr\u00f9m k\u00edn c\u00e1i x\u00e1c v\u00e0 quay \u0111i. \u201cV\u00e0 t\u1edbi \u0111\u00e2y l\u00e0 k\u1ebft th\u00fac chuy\u1ec7n \u0111\u00f3,\u201d Sam n\u00f3i. \u201cM\u1ed9t c\u00e1i k\u1ebft kinh t\u1edfm, v\u00e0 t\u00f4i \u01b0\u1edbc g\u00ec m\u00ecnh kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i ch\u1ee9ng ki\u1ebfn; nh\u01b0ng \u0111\u00fang l\u00e0 t\u1ed1ng kh\u1ee9 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u1ebfn l\u00e0 may.\u201d \u201cV\u00e0 l\u00e0 h\u1ed3i k\u1ebft t\u1ed1i h\u1eadu c\u1ee7a Chi\u1ebfn Tranh, t\u00f4i hy v\u1ecdng v\u1eady,\u201d Merry n\u00f3i. \u201cT\u00f4i c\u0169ng hy v\u1ecdng v\u1eady,\u201d Frodo n\u00f3i v\u00e0 th\u1edf d\u00e0i. \u201c\u0110\u00f2n \u0111\u00e1nh t\u1ed1i h\u1eadu. Nh\u01b0ng ai ngh\u0129 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c n\u00f3 l\u1ea1i gi\u00e1ng l\u00ean \u0111\u00e2y, ngay tr\u01b0\u1edbc c\u1eeda \u0110\u00e1y Bao! \u00cdt nh\u1ea5t th\u00ec gi\u1eefa t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng hy v\u1ecdng v\u00e0 s\u1ee3 h\u00e3i c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, t\u00f4i ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd ng\u1edd \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111i\u1ec1u n\u00e0y.\u201d","\u201cT\u00f4i s\u1ebd ch\u01b0a g\u1ecdi \u0111\u00e2y l\u00e0 k\u1ebft th\u00fac, cho t\u1edbi khi ta d\u1ecdn d\u1eb9p xong m\u1edb l\u1ed9n x\u1ed9n,\u201d Sam r\u1ea7u r\u0129 n\u00f3i. \u201cV\u00e0 s\u1ebd t\u1ed1n c\u1ea3 \u0111\u1ed1ng th\u1eddi gian c\u00f4ng s\u1ee9c cho m\u00e0 xem.\u201d","Ch\u01b0\u01a1ng IX C\u1ea2NG X\u00c1M Vi\u1ec7c d\u1ecdn d\u1eb9p ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn t\u1ed1n nhi\u1ec1u c\u00f4ng s\u1ee9c, nh\u01b0ng c\u0169ng t\u1ed1n \u00edt th\u1eddi gian h\u01a1n Sam \u0111\u00e3 s\u1ee3. Ng\u00e0y h\u00f4m sau tr\u1eadn chi\u1ebfn, Frodo c\u01b0\u1ee1i ng\u1ef1a t\u1edbi M\u1ecf C\u1ed9 gi\u1ea3i ph\u00f3ng t\u00f9 nh\u00e2n kh\u1ecfi H\u1ed1c giam. M\u1ed9t trong nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean h\u1ecd t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y l\u00e0 Fredegar Bolger t\u1ed9i nghi\u1ec7p, kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n B\u1ef1 n\u1eefa. C\u1eadu ta b\u1ecb b\u1eaft khi l\u0169 c\u00f4n \u0111\u1ed3 hun kh\u00f3i l\u00f9a m\u1ed9t nh\u00f3m n\u1ed5i lo\u1ea1n do c\u1eadu ta d\u1eabn \u0111\u1ea7u ra kh\u1ecfi n\u01a1i \u1ea9n n\u00e1u tr\u00ean H\u1ea7m L\u1eedng d\u01b0\u1edbi khu \u0111\u1ed3i Scary. \u201cAnh h\u1eb3n \u0111\u00e3 kh\u00e1 h\u01a1n n\u1ebfu \u0111i c\u00f9ng ch\u00fang em, Fredegar t\u1ed9i nghi\u1ec7p!\u201d Pippin n\u00f3i khi h\u1ecd \u0111\u1ee1 c\u1eadu ta ra, y\u1ebfu t\u1edbi m\u1ee9c kh\u00f4ng \u0111i n\u1ed5i. C\u1eadu ta m\u1edf m\u1ed9t m\u1eaft v\u00e0 c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng d\u0169ng c\u1ea3m c\u01b0\u1eddi. \u201cCh\u00e0ng kh\u1ed5ng l\u1ed3 tr\u1ebb tu\u1ed5i v\u1edbi gi\u1ecdng n\u00f3i to n\u00e0y l\u00e0 ai \u0111\u00e2y?\u201d c\u1eadu ta th\u00ec th\u00e0o. \u201cKh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i b\u00e9 Pippin ch\u1ee9! Gi\u1edd c\u1ee1 m\u0169 c\u1ee7a em l\u00e0 bao nhi\u00eau r\u1ed3i?\u201d Sau \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u1ebfn Lobelia. B\u00e0 gi\u00e0 t\u1ed9i nghi\u1ec7p tr\u00f4ng th\u1eadt gi\u00e0 nua g\u1ea7y gu\u1ed9c khi \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c h\u1ecd c\u1ee9u ra kh\u1ecfi m\u1ed9t x\u00e0 lim h\u1eb9p t\u1ed1i t\u0103m. B\u00e0 kh\u0103ng kh\u0103ng \u0111\u00f2i t\u1ef1 t\u1eadp t\u1ec5nh \u0111i ra; v\u00e0 b\u00e0 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u00f3n m\u1eebng n\u1ed3ng nhi\u1ec7t, khi b\u00e0 xu\u1ea5t hi\u1ec7n, d\u1ef1a v\u00e0o tay Frodo nh\u01b0ng v\u1eabn t\u00f3m ch\u1eb7t chi\u1ebfc \u00f4 c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, nhi\u1ec1u ti\u1ebfng v\u1ed7 tay v\u00e0 hoan h\u00f4 vang l\u00ean \u0111\u1ebfn n\u1ed7i b\u00e0 h\u1ebft s\u1ee9c c\u1ea3m \u0111\u1ed9ng, v\u00e0 l\u00ean xe v\u1ec1 m\u1eaft nh\u00f2a l\u1ec7. C\u1ea3 \u0111\u1eddi b\u00e0 ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c hoan ngh\u00eanh \u0111\u1ebfn th\u1ebf. Nh\u01b0ng b\u00e0 \u0111au kh\u1ed5 v\u00f4 c\u00f9ng khi bi\u1ebft tin Lotho b\u1ecb s\u00e1t h\u1ea1i, v\u00e0 b\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ecbu tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 \u0110\u00e1y Bao. B\u00e0 tr\u1ea3 c\u00e1i h\u1ed1c l\u1ea1i cho Frodo v\u00e0 t\u1edbi s\u1ed1ng v\u1edbi ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u00e2n c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, nh\u00e0 Ch\u1eadt N\u1ecbt Qu\u1ea7n \u1edf X\u00f3m \u0110\u00e1. Khi b\u00e0 Hobbit t\u1ed9i nghi\u1ec7p \u0111\u00f3 m\u1ea5t v\u00e0o m\u00f9a xu\u00e2n n\u0103m sau - suy cho c\u00f9ng b\u00e0 c\u0169ng \u0111\u00e3 h\u01a1n tr\u0103m tu\u1ed5i - Frodo ng\u1ea1c nhi\u00ean v\u00e0 r\u1ea5t c\u1ea3m \u0111\u1ed9ng: b\u00e0 \u0111\u1ec3 t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 s\u1ed1 ti\u1ec1n c\u00f2n l\u1ea1i c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh v\u00e0 c\u1ee7a Lotho cho c\u1eadu \u0111\u1ec3 gi\u00fap \u0111\u1ee1 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi Hobbit m\u1ea5t nh\u00e0 c\u1eeda trong c\u01a1n ho\u1ea1n n\u1ea1n. V\u1eady l\u00e0 m\u1ed1i hi\u1ec1m kh\u00edch gi\u1eefa hai nh\u00e0 \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ea5m d\u1ee9t. Gi\u00e0 Will Ch\u00e2n Tr\u1eafng \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecb nh\u1ed1t trong H\u1ed1c giam l\u00e2u h\u01a1n ai h\u1ebft, v\u00e0 d\u00f9 c\u00f3 l\u1ebd \u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u1ed1i x\u1eed \u00edt h\u00e0 kh\u1eafc h\u01a1n m\u1ed9t v\u00e0i ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c, \u00d4ng s\u1ebd c\u1ea7n b\u1ed3i d\u01b0\u1ee1ng nhi\u1ec1u m\u1edbi l\u1ea5y l\u1ea1i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c d\u00e1ng v\u1ebb Th\u1ecb tr\u01b0\u1edfng; v\u00ec v\u1eady Frodo \u0111\u1ed3ng \u00fd l\u00e0m Ph\u00f3 thay cho t\u1edbi khi \u00f4ng Ch\u00e2n Tr\u1eafng h\u1ed3i ph\u1ee5c s\u1ee9c kh\u1ecfe. \u0110i\u1ec1u duy nh\u1ea5t c\u1eadu l\u00e0m \u1edf v\u1ecb tr\u00ed Ph\u00f3 Th\u1ecb tr\u01b0\u1edfng l\u00e0 gi\u1ea3m \u0111\u1ed9i Qu\u1eadn C\u1ea3nh v\u1ec1 \u0111\u00fang ch\u1ee9c n\u0103ng v\u00e0 s\u1ed1 l\u01b0\u1ee3ng v\u1ed1n c\u00f3. Nhi\u1ec7m v\u1ee5 s\u0103n \u0111u\u1ed5i t\u00e0n d\u01b0 c\u1ee7a l\u0169 c\u00f4n \u0111\u1ed3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u1ec3 l\u1ea1i cho Merry v\u00e0 Pippin, v\u00e0 n\u00f3 nhanh ch\u00f3ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ho\u00e0n th\u00e0nh. Sau khi nghe tin v\u1ec1 Tr\u1eadn B\u1edd N\u01b0\u1edbc, nh\u1eefng b\u0103ng nh\u00f3m ph\u00eda Nam","th\u00e1o ch\u1ea1y kh\u1ecfi mi\u1ec1n \u0111\u1ea5t v\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ed1ng c\u1ef1 v\u1ecb Thain nhi\u1ec1u n\u1eefa. Tr\u01b0\u1edbc d\u1ecbp Cu\u1ed1i N\u0103m, v\u00e0i t\u00ean s\u1ed1ng s\u00f3t b\u1ecb qu\u00e2y l\u1ea1i trong r\u1eebng, v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng k\u1ebb \u0111\u1ea7u h\u00e0ng b\u1ecb t\u1ed1ng ti\u1ec5n kh\u1ecfi qu\u1eadn gi\u1edbi. Trong khi \u0111\u00f3, c\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c s\u1eeda ch\u1eefa di\u1ec5n ra mau l\u1eb9, v\u00e0 Sam r\u1ea5t b\u1eadn r\u1ed9n. Nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi Hobbit c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c nh\u01b0 ong khi c\u00f3 t\u00e2m tr\u1ea1ng t\u1ed1t v\u00e0 khi c\u1ea7n thi\u1ebft. Gi\u1edd th\u00ec c\u00f3 h\u00e0ng ng\u00e0n b\u00e0n tay gi\u00fap \u0111\u1ee1 t\u1eeb m\u1ecdi \u0111\u1ed9 tu\u1ed5i, t\u1eeb nh\u1eefng b\u00e0n tay nh\u1ecf b\u00e9 nh\u01b0ng nhanh nh\u1eb9n c\u1ee7a c\u00e1c c\u1eadu c\u00e1c c\u00f4 Hobbit t\u1edbi nh\u1eefng b\u00e0n tay x\u01b0\u01a1ng x\u1ea9u phong tr\u1ea7n c\u1ee7a c\u00e1c c\u1ee5 \u00f4ng c\u1ee5 b\u00e0. Tr\u01b0\u1edbc l\u1ec5 Yule, kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n vi\u00ean g\u1ea1ch n\u00e0o ch\u01b0a d\u1ee1 kh\u1ecfi nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ed3n Qu\u1eadn C\u1ea3nh m\u1edbi hay b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 th\u1ee9 g\u00ec do l\u0169 \u201cNg\u01b0\u1eddi c\u1ee7a C\u1ee5 Shark\u201d x\u00e2y d\u1ef1ng; nh\u1eefng g\u1ea1ch \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c d\u00f9ng s\u1eeda ch\u1eefa nhi\u1ec1u h\u1ed1c c\u0169, khi\u1ebfn ch\u00fang tr\u1edf n\u00ean \u1ea5m c\u00fang v\u00e0 kh\u00f4 r\u00e1o h\u01a1n. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y nhi\u1ec1u kho h\u00e0ng h\u00f3a v\u00e0 th\u1ee9c \u0103n, v\u00e0 bia b\u1ecb l\u0169 c\u00f4n \u0111\u1ed3 \u1ec9m \u0111i trong l\u1ec1u l\u00e1n, kho th\u00f3c v\u00e0 c\u00e1c h\u1ed1c b\u1ecf hoang, \u0111\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t l\u00e0 c\u00e1c \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng h\u1ea7m t\u1ea1i M\u1ecf C\u1ed9 v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng m\u1ecf \u0111\u00e1 c\u0169 t\u1ea1i Scary; v\u00ec v\u1eady ni\u1ec1m h\u1edbn h\u1edf trong d\u1ecbp l\u1ec5 Yule \u1ea5y l\u1edbn h\u01a1n b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 ai t\u1eebng hy v\u1ecdng. M\u1ed9t trong nh\u1eefng \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u00e0m \u1edf Hobbit Th\u00f4n, th\u1eadm ch\u00ed tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi nh\u00e0 c\u1ed1i xay m\u1edbi b\u1ecb d\u1ee1 b\u1ecf, l\u00e0 d\u1ecdn d\u1eb9p l\u1ea1i Qu\u1ea3 \u0110\u1ed3i v\u00e0 \u0110\u00e1y Bao, v\u00e0 ph\u1ee5c h\u1ed3i D\u00e3y L\u1ed9n Bao. H\u1ed1 c\u00e1t m\u1edbi \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c san ph\u1eb3ng n\u1eeda tr\u01b0\u1edbc, bi\u1ebfn th\u00e0nh khu v\u01b0\u1eddn l\u1edbn c\u00f3 m\u00e1i, v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng h\u1ed1c m\u1edbi \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u00e0o \u1edf m\u1eb7t ph\u00eda Nam, xuy\u00ean v\u00e0o trong \u0111\u1ed3i, v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ec1u l\u00e1t g\u1ea1ch. B\u00f5 Gi\u00e0 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c tr\u1ea3 l\u1ea1i v\u1ec1 S\u1ed1 Ba; v\u00e0 \u00f4ng th\u01b0\u1eddng n\u00f3i th\u1ebf n\u00e0y, kh\u00f4ng c\u1ea7n bi\u1ebft ai nghe \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c: \u201cGi\u00f3 d\u1eef ch\u1eb3ng qua l\u00e0 gi\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng mang l\u1ea1i c\u00e1i g\u00ec cho ai, nh\u01b0 t\u00f4i v\u1eabn n\u00f3i \u0111\u1ea5y. V\u00e0 t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 \u0111\u1ec1u t\u1ed1t n\u1ebfu k\u1ebft th\u00fac t\u1ed1t \u0111\u1eb9p l\u00ean!\u201d C\u00f3 m\u1ed9t v\u00e0i cu\u1ed9c tranh lu\u1eadn xem n\u00ean \u0111\u1eb7t t\u00ean g\u00ec cho d\u00e3y m\u1edbi. V\u01b0\u1eddn Tr\u1eadn l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t g\u1ee3i \u00fd \u0111\u01b0a ra, hay Smial \u0110\u1eb9p. Nh\u01b0ng sau m\u1ed9t th\u1eddi gian, theo l\u1ed1i h\u1ee3p l\u00fd c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi Hobbit, n\u00f3 ch\u1ec9 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c g\u1ecdi l\u00e0 D\u00e3y M\u1edbi. Ch\u1ec9 ri\u00eang ng\u01b0\u1eddi B\u1edd N\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1edbi c\u00f3 ki\u1ec3u n\u00f3i \u0111\u00f9a g\u1ecdi l\u00e0 d\u00e3y C\u1ee5 Ngo\u1ebbo. C\u00e2y c\u1ed1i l\u00e0 t\u1ed5n th\u1ea5t v\u00e0 m\u1ea5t m\u00e1t t\u1ed3i t\u1ec7 nh\u1ea5t, v\u00ec theo l\u1ec7nh C\u1ee5 Shark, ch\u00fang \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecb \u0111\u1ed1n ng\u00e3 b\u1eeba b\u00e3i xa r\u1ed9ng tr\u00ean kh\u1eafp Qu\u1eadn; v\u00e0 Sam \u0111au kh\u1ed5 v\u00ec chuy\u1ec7n n\u00e0y h\u01a1n b\u1ea5t k\u1ef3 \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec kh\u00e1c. Tr\u01b0\u1edbc h\u1ebft, v\u1ebft th\u01b0\u01a1ng n\u00e0y s\u1ebd ph\u1ea3i r\u1ea5t l\u00e2u m\u1edbi l\u00e0nh l\u1ea1i, v\u00e0 ch\u00fa ngh\u0129 ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u1ee3i t\u1edbi \u0111\u1eddi ch\u1eaft c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh m\u1edbi \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u1ea5y Qu\u1eadn nh\u01b0 \u0111\u00fang l\u00fd. R\u1ed3i \u0111\u1ed9t nhi\u00ean m\u1ed9t ng\u00e0y, sau khi qu\u00e1 b\u1eadn r\u1ed9n trong nhi\u1ec1u tu\u1ea7n l\u1ec5 ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 th\u1eddi gian ngh\u0129 v\u1ec1 nh\u1eefng phi\u00eau l\u01b0u \u0111\u00e3 qua, ch\u00fa nh\u1edb t\u1edbi m\u00f3n qu\u00e0 c\u1ee7a Galadriel. Ch\u00fa l\u1ea5y c\u00e1i h\u1ed9p ra cho nh\u1eefng L\u1eef Kh\u00e1ch kh\u00e1c xem (gi\u1edd m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi ai c\u0169ng g\u1ecdi h\u1ecd nh\u01b0 v\u1eady), v\u00e0 xin l\u1eddi khuy\u00ean c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd. \u201cT\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 t\u1ef1 h\u1ecfi l\u00fac n\u00e0o th\u00ec c\u1eadu m\u1edbi ngh\u0129 \u0111\u1ebfn n\u00f3,\u201d Frodo n\u00f3i. \u201cM\u1edf ra \u0111i!\u201d B\u00ean trong \u0111\u1ef1ng \u0111\u1ea7y c\u00e1t x\u00e1m, m\u1ec1m v\u00e0 m\u1ecbn m\u00e0ng, \u1edf gi\u1eefa l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t h\u1ea1t gi\u1ed1ng, nh\u01b0 qu\u1ea3 h\u1ea1ch nh\u1ecf c\u00f3 v\u1ecf b\u1ea1c. \u201cT\u00f4i d\u00f9ng c\u00e1i n\u00e0y l\u00e0m g\u00ec b\u00e2y gi\u1edd?\u201d Sam n\u00f3i. \u201cTung l\u00ean kh\u00f4ng trung v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t ng\u00e0y nhi\u1ec1u gi\u00f3 \u0111\u1ec3 cho n\u00f3 t\u1ef1 ho\u1ea1t \u0111\u1ed9ng!\u201d Pippin n\u00f3i.","\u201cV\u1edbi c\u00e1i g\u00ec?\u201d Sam n\u00f3i. \u201cCh\u1ecdn m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ecba \u0111i\u1ec3m l\u00e0m v\u01b0\u1eddn \u01b0\u01a1m, xem chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec x\u1ea3y ra v\u1edbi c\u00e2y c\u1ed1i \u1edf \u0111\u00f3,\u201d Merry n\u00f3i. \u201cNh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i tin ch\u1eafc Phu Nh\u00e2n kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n t\u00f4i gi\u1eef h\u1ebft cho v\u01b0\u1eddn c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, khi nhi\u1ec1u ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ecbu t\u1ed5n h\u1ea1i nh\u01b0 v\u1eady,\u201d Sam n\u00f3i. \u201cH\u00e3y s\u1eed d\u1ee5ng t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 s\u1ef1 s\u00e1ng su\u1ed1t v\u00e0 ki\u1ebfn th\u1ee9c m\u00e0 c\u1eadu c\u00f3, Sam,\u201d Frodo n\u00f3i, \u201cv\u00e0 r\u1ed3i s\u1eed d\u1ee5ng m\u00f3n qu\u00e0 \u0111\u1ec3 gi\u00fap cho c\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu v\u00e0 l\u00e0m n\u00f3 th\u00e0nh c\u00f4ng h\u01a1n. V\u00e0 h\u00e3y s\u1eed d\u1ee5ng ti\u1ebft ki\u1ec7m. \u1ede \u0111\u00e2y kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 nhi\u1ec1u, v\u00e0 t\u00f4i ngh\u0129 r\u1eb1ng m\u1ed7i h\u1ea1t \u0111\u1ec1u c\u00f3 gi\u00e1 tr\u1ecb.\u201d V\u1eady n\u00ean Sam tr\u1ed3ng c\u00e2y non \u1edf kh\u1eafp nh\u1eefng n\u01a1i tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00e2y t\u1eebng c\u00f3 c\u00e2y n\u00e0o c\u1ef1c k\u1ef3 \u0111\u1eb9p \u0111\u1ebd ho\u1eb7c \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c y\u00eau qu\u00fd \u0111\u00e3 ng\u00e3 xu\u1ed1ng, v\u00e0 ch\u00fa b\u1ecf m\u1ed9t h\u1ea1t c\u00e1t qu\u00fd gi\u00e1 v\u00e0o \u0111\u1ea5t d\u01b0\u1edbi r\u1ec5 m\u1ed7i c\u00e2y. Ch\u00fa \u0111i l\u00ean \u0111i xu\u1ed1ng c\u1ea3 Qu\u1eadn v\u00ec c\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c n\u00e0y; nh\u01b0ng n\u1ebfu ch\u00fa c\u00f3 ch\u00fa \u00fd \u0111\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t t\u1edbi Hobbit Th\u00f4n v\u00e0 B\u1edd N\u01b0\u1edbc, th\u00ec c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng ai tr\u00e1ch ch\u00fa c\u1ea3. V\u00e0 cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng ch\u00fa th\u1ea5y m\u00ecnh v\u1eabn c\u00f2n l\u1ea1i m\u1ed9t \u00edt c\u00e1t; v\u1eady n\u00ean ch\u00fa t\u1edbi H\u00f2n Tam T\u1ed5ng, \u0111\u1ea5y l\u00e0 \u0111i\u1ec3m c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 coi l\u00e0 g\u1ea7n trung t\u00e2m Qu\u1eadn nh\u1ea5t, v\u00e0 tung l\u00ean kh\u00f4ng trung g\u1eedi theo l\u1eddi ch\u00fac ph\u00fac. Ch\u00fa tr\u1ed3ng qu\u1ea3 h\u1ea1ch v\u1ecf b\u1ea1c nh\u1ecf \u1edf \u0110\u1ed3ng Ti\u1ec7c n\u01a1i c\u00e1i c\u00e2y t\u1eebng \u0111\u1ee9ng; v\u00e0 ch\u00fa t\u1ef1 h\u1ecfi n\u00f3 s\u1ebd m\u1ecdc th\u00e0nh c\u00e1i g\u00ec. Su\u1ed1t m\u00f9a \u0111\u00f4ng ch\u00fa ki\u00ean nh\u1eabn h\u1ebft s\u1ee9c, v\u00e0 c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng ki\u1ec1m ch\u1ebf kh\u00f4ng li\u00ean t\u1ee5c \u0111i xem \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3 g\u00ec x\u1ea3y ra ch\u01b0a. M\u00f9a xu\u00e2n k\u1ebf c\u00f2n tuy\u1ec7t h\u01a1n c\u1ea3 hy v\u1ecdng hoang \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u1ea5t c\u1ee7a ch\u00fa. C\u00e2y c\u1ed1i ch\u00fa tr\u1ed3ng b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u \u0111\u00e2m ch\u1ed3i v\u00e0 l\u1edbn d\u1ea7n, nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 th\u1eddi gian \u0111ang v\u1ed9i v\u00e3 mu\u1ed1n m\u1ed9t n\u0103m b\u00f9 l\u1ea1i hai m\u01b0\u01a1i n\u0103m. Tr\u00ean \u0110\u1ed3ng Ti\u1ec7c, m\u1ed9t c\u00e2y non xinh \u0111\u1eb9p v\u01b0\u01a1n l\u00ean: n\u00f3 c\u00f3 v\u1ecf b\u1ea1c, l\u00e1 d\u00e0i v\u00e0 sang th\u00e1ng T\u01b0 th\u00ec n\u1edf r\u1ed9 hoa v\u00e0ng. \u0110\u00f3 \u0111\u00fang th\u1ef1c l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t c\u00e2y mallorn, v\u00e0 n\u00f3 tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh k\u1ef3 quan c\u1ee7a c\u1ea3 v\u00f9ng. Trong nh\u1eefng n\u0103m sau n\u00e0y, khi tr\u01b0\u1edfng th\u00e0nh \u0111\u1eb9p \u0111\u1ebd v\u00e0 duy\u00ean d\u00e1ng, n\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c bi\u1ebft t\u1edbi kh\u1eafp n\u01a1i, v\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta l\u00e0m nh\u1eefng chuy\u1ebfn \u0111i d\u00e0i ch\u1ec9 \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ebfn ng\u1eafm n\u00f3: c\u00e2y mallorn duy nh\u1ea5t \u1edf ph\u00eda T\u00e2y D\u00e3y N\u00fai v\u00e0 ph\u00eda \u0110\u00f4ng \u0110\u1ea1i D\u01b0\u01a1ng, v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t trong nh\u1eefng c\u00e2y \u0111\u1eb9p nh\u1ea5t tr\u00ean th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi. X\u00e9t v\u1ec1 m\u1ecdi m\u1eb7t n\u0103m 1420 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t n\u0103m tuy\u1ec7t v\u1eddi \u1edf Qu\u1eadn. Kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 n\u1eafng t\u01b0\u01a1i th\u1eafm v\u00e0 m\u01b0a ng\u1ecdt ng\u00e0o, \u0111\u00fang l\u00fac v\u00e0 \u0111\u00fang l\u01b0\u1ee3ng, m\u00e0 d\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 c\u00f2n nhi\u1ec1u h\u01a1n th\u1ebf: m\u1ed9t b\u1ea7u kh\u00f4ng kh\u00ed th\u1ecbnh v\u01b0\u1ee3ng v\u00e0 ph\u00e1t tri\u1ec3n, m\u1ed9t v\u1ebb \u0111\u1eb9p tr\u00ean c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng m\u00f9a h\u00e8 tr\u1ea7n gian ch\u1ea5p ch\u1edbi l\u01b0\u1edbt qua Trung \u0110\u1ecba. Nhi\u1ec1u \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c sinh ra ho\u1eb7c ho\u00e0i thai trong n\u0103m \u0111\u00f3, t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 \u0111\u1ec1u \u0111\u1eb9p \u0111\u1ebd v\u00e0 m\u1ea1nh kh\u1ecfe, v\u00e0 h\u1ea7u h\u1ebft \u0111\u1ec1u c\u00f3 m\u00e1i t\u00f3c v\u00e0ng r\u1ef1c r\u1ee1 v\u1ed1n r\u1ea5t hi\u1ebfm th\u1ea5y gi\u1eefa ng\u01b0\u1eddi Hobbit. Hoa qu\u1ea3 nhi\u1ec1u \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ee9c c\u00e1c b\u00e9 Hobbit g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 t\u1eafm trong d\u00e2u v\u00e0 kem; v\u00e0 sau \u0111\u00f3 ch\u00fang ng\u1ed3i tr\u00ean b\u00e3i c\u1ecf d\u01b0\u1edbi nh\u1eefng c\u00e2y m\u1eadn m\u00e0 \u0103n qu\u1ea3, cho t\u1edbi khi x\u1ebfp l\u00ean t\u1eebng ch\u1ed3ng h\u1ea1t nh\u01b0 c\u00e1c kim t\u1ef1 th\u00e1p nh\u1ecf hay \u0111\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ea7u l\u00e2u c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi chi\u1ebfn th\u1eafng, v\u00e0 r\u1ed3i \u0111i ti\u1ebfp. V\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng ai b\u1ecb \u1ed1m, ai c\u0169ng h\u00e0i l\u00f2ng, tr\u1eeb nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u1ea3i c\u1eaft c\u1ecf. \u1ede T\u1ed5ng Nam, nh\u1eefng gi\u00e0n nho tr\u0129u qu\u1ea3, l\u01b0\u1ee3ng thu ho\u1ea1ch \u201cl\u00e1\u201d th\u1eadt \u0111\u00e1ng ng\u1ea1c nhi\u00ean, v\u00e0 kh\u1eafp n\u01a1i l\u00faa m\u00ec nhi\u1ec1u \u0111\u1ebfn n\u1ed7i t\u1edbi V\u1ee5 M\u00f9a nh\u00e0 kho n\u00e0o c\u0169ng \u0111\u1ea7y \u1eafp. L\u00faa m\u1ea1ch \u1edf T\u1ed5ng B\u1eafc t\u1ed1t \u0111\u1ebfn n\u1ed7i bia l\u00e0m t\u1eeb m\u1ea1ch nha n\u0103m 1420 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u1edb m\u00e3i v\u00e0 tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh ng\u1ea1n ng\u1eef. Th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1 l\u00e0 c\u1ea3 m\u1ed9t th\u1ebf h\u1ec7 sau ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta v\u1eabn c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 nghe th\u1ea5y c\u1ee5 gi\u00e0 n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3","trong qu\u00e1n tr\u1ecd, sau m\u1ed9t v\u1ea1i bia ngon ki\u1ebfm \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c x\u1ee9ng \u0111\u00e1ng, th\u1edf kh\u00e0 m\u00e0 \u0111\u1eb7t ca xu\u1ed1ng: \u201cA! \u0111\u00fang l\u00e0 ngon nh\u01b0 n\u0103m 1420!\u201d Ban \u0111\u1ea7u Sam \u1edf nh\u00e0 X\u00f3m L\u00e1 v\u1edbi Frodo; nh\u01b0ng khi D\u00e3y M\u1edbi \u0111\u00e3 ho\u00e0n th\u00e0nh, ch\u00fa t\u1edbi \u0111\u00f3 s\u1ed1ng c\u00f9ng B\u00f5 Gi\u00e0. Ngo\u00e0i t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng vi\u1ec7c kh\u00e1c, ch\u00fa b\u1eadn r\u1ed9n ch\u1ec9 \u0111\u1ea1o vi\u1ec7c d\u1ecdn d\u1eb9p v\u00e0 kh\u00f4i ph\u1ee5c \u0110\u00e1y Bao; nh\u01b0ng ch\u00fa th\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111i xa kh\u1eafp Qu\u1eadn v\u00ec vi\u1ec7c tr\u1ed3ng tr\u1ecdt. V\u1eady n\u00ean ch\u00fa kh\u00f4ng \u1edf nh\u00e0 v\u00e0o \u0111\u1ea7u th\u00e1ng Ba v\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft r\u1eb1ng Frodo b\u1ecb \u1ed1m. V\u00e0o ng\u00e0y m\u01b0\u1eddi ba th\u00e1ng \u0111\u00f3, L\u00e3o n\u00f4ng X\u00f3m L\u00e1 th\u1ea5y Frodo n\u1eb1m tr\u00ean gi\u01b0\u1eddng; c\u1eadu \u0111ang n\u1eafm ch\u1eb7t vi\u00ean ng\u1ecdc tr\u1eafng \u0111eo tr\u00ean s\u1ee3i x\u00edch quanh c\u1ed5 v\u00e0 g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 m\u00ea s\u1ea3ng. \u201cN\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 ra \u0111i m\u00e3i m\u00e3i r\u1ed3i,\u201d c\u1eadu n\u00f3i, \u201cv\u00e0 gi\u1edd t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 \u0111\u1ec1u \u0111en t\u1ed1i v\u00e0 tr\u1ed1ng r\u1ed7ng.\u201d Nh\u01b0ng c\u01a1n m\u00ea s\u1ea3ng tr\u00f4i qua, v\u00e0 khi Sam tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i v\u00e0o ng\u00e0y hai m\u01b0\u01a1i l\u0103m, Frodo \u0111\u00e3 h\u1ed3i ph\u1ee5c, v\u00e0 c\u1eadu kh\u00f4ng n\u00f3i g\u00ec v\u1ec1 m\u00ecnh. Trong l\u00fac \u0111\u00f3, \u0110\u00e1y Bao \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u1eadp l\u1ea1i tr\u1eadt t\u1ef1, Merry c\u00f9ng Pippin t\u1eeb H\u00f5m Crick v\u1ec1 mang tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 \u0111\u1ed3 \u0111\u1ea1c v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ed3 d\u00f9ng c\u0169, n\u00ean c\u00e1i h\u1ed1c c\u0169 nhanh ch\u00f3ng tr\u00f4ng r\u1ea5t gi\u1ed1ng ng\u00e0y x\u01b0a. Khi cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 \u0111\u00e3 s\u1eb5n s\u00e0ng, Frodo n\u00f3i: \u201cKhi n\u00e0o th\u00ec c\u1eadu chuy\u1ec3n v\u00e0o s\u1ed1ng v\u1edbi t\u00f4i, Sam?\u201d Sam tr\u00f4ng l\u00fang t\u00fang. \u201cKh\u00f4ng c\u1ea7n ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u1ebfn, n\u1ebfu c\u1eadu kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n,\u201d Frodo n\u00f3i. \u201cNh\u01b0ng c\u1eadu bi\u1ebft l\u00e0 B\u00f5 Gi\u00e0 \u1edf g\u1ea7n \u0111\u00e2y, v\u00e0 \u00f4ng \u1ea5y r\u1ea5t \u1ed5n v\u00ec \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c B\u00e0 g\u00f3a Rumble ch\u0103m s\u00f3c.\u201d \u201cKh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i chuy\u1ec7n \u0111\u00f3, c\u1eadu Frodo,\u201d Sam n\u00f3i, v\u00e0 ch\u00fa \u0111\u1ecf b\u1eebng m\u1eb7t. \u201c\u1eeam, v\u1eady th\u00ec v\u00ec sao?\u201d \u201cL\u00e0 Rosie, Rose X\u00f3m L\u00e1,\u201d Sam n\u00f3i. \u201cC\u00f3 v\u1ebb c\u00f4 \u1ea5y kh\u00f4ng h\u1ec1 th\u00edch chuy\u1ec7n t\u00f4i \u0111i xa, c\u00f4 g\u00e1i t\u1ed9i nghi\u1ec7p; nh\u01b0ng v\u00ec t\u00f4i ch\u01b0a n\u00f3i g\u00ec, c\u00f4 \u1ea5y c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 n\u00f3i th\u1ebf. V\u00e0 t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng n\u00f3i, b\u1edfi t\u00f4i v\u1eabn c\u00f3 vi\u1ec7c ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0m tr\u01b0\u1edbc. Nh\u01b0ng gi\u1edd t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 n\u00f3i ra, v\u00e0 c\u00f4 \u1ea5y b\u1ea3o: \u2018Ch\u00e0, anh \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e3ng ph\u00ed c\u1ea3 m\u1ed9t n\u0103m r\u1ed3i, n\u00ean sao l\u1ea1i ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u1ee3i l\u00e2u h\u01a1n?\u2019 \u2018L\u00e3ng ph\u00ed \u00e0?\u2019 t\u00f4i n\u00f3i. \u2018Anh th\u00ec kh\u00f4ng ngh\u0129 nh\u01b0 v\u1eady.\u2019 D\u00f9 sao t\u00f4i hi\u1ec3u c\u00f4 \u1ea5y c\u00f3 \u00fd g\u00ec. T\u00f4i b\u1ecb x\u1ebb l\u00e0m \u0111\u00f4i, c\u1ee9 g\u1ecdi l\u00e0 th\u1ebf \u0111\u1ea5y.\u201d \u201cT\u00f4i hi\u1ec3u r\u1ed3i,\u201d Frodo n\u00f3i. \u201cC\u1eadu mu\u1ed1n k\u1ebft h\u00f4n, nh\u01b0ng c\u1eadu c\u0169ng mu\u1ed1n s\u1ed1ng v\u1edbi t\u00f4i \u1edf \u0110\u00e1y Bao? Nh\u01b0ng Sam y\u00eau qu\u00fd, chuy\u1ec7n \u0111\u00f3 d\u1ec5 m\u00e0! C\u1ee9 k\u1ebft h\u00f4n c\u00e0ng s\u1edbm c\u00e0ng t\u1ed1t, v\u00e0 r\u1ed3i chuy\u1ec3n v\u00e0o \u0111\u00e2y c\u00f9ng v\u1edbi Rosie. \u1ede \u0110\u00e1y Bao c\u00f3 \u0111\u1ee7 ch\u1ed7 cho m\u1ed9t gia \u0111\u00ecnh l\u1edbn \u0111\u1ebfn ch\u1eebng n\u00e0o c\u1eadu mu\u1ed1n.\u201d","V\u00e0 m\u1ecdi chuy\u1ec7n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh nh\u01b0 v\u1eady. Sam Gamgee c\u01b0\u1edbi Rose X\u00f3m L\u00e1 v\u00e0o m\u00f9a xu\u00e2n n\u0103m 1420 (n\u0103m \u1ea5y c\u0169ng n\u1ed5i ti\u1ebfng v\u00ec nh\u1eefng \u0111\u00e1m c\u01b0\u1edbi), v\u00e0 h\u1ecd chuy\u1ec3n v\u00e0o s\u1ed1ng \u1edf \u0110\u00e1y Bao. V\u00e0 n\u1ebfu Sam ngh\u0129 m\u00ecnh may m\u1eafn, Frodo bi\u1ebft c\u1eadu c\u00f2n may m\u1eafn h\u01a1n; v\u00ec kh\u00f4ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi Hobbit n\u00e0o \u1edf Qu\u1eadn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ch\u0103m s\u00f3c c\u1ea9n th\u1eadn nh\u01b0 c\u1eadu. Khi c\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c s\u1eeda ch\u1eefa \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u00ean k\u1ebf ho\u1ea1ch xong v\u00e0 c\u1ee9 th\u1ebf ti\u1ebfn h\u00e0nh, c\u1eadu s\u1ed1ng m\u1ed9t cu\u1ed9c \u0111\u1eddi l\u1eb7ng l\u1ebd, vi\u1ebft r\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec1u v\u00e0 xem x\u00e9t l\u1ea1i t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng ghi ch\u00e9p. C\u1eadu t\u1eeb ch\u1ee9c Ph\u00f3 Th\u1ecb tr\u01b0\u1edfng v\u00e0o H\u1ed9i ch\u1ee3 T\u1ef1 do ng\u00e0y Trung H\u1ea1 n\u0103m \u0111\u00f3, v\u00e0 gi\u00e0 Will Ch\u00e2n Tr\u1eafng \u0111\u00e1ng m\u1ebfn l\u1ea1i th\u00eam b\u1ea3y n\u0103m ch\u1ee7 tr\u00ec c\u00e1c \u0110\u1ea1i Ti\u1ec7c. Merry v\u00e0 Pippin s\u1ed1ng c\u00f9ng nhau m\u1ed9t th\u1eddi gian \u1edf H\u00f5m Crick, v\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta \u0111i l\u1ea1i nhi\u1ec1u gi\u1eefa Tr\u1ea5n H\u01b0\u01a1u v\u00e0 \u0110\u00e1y Bao. Hai L\u1eef Kh\u00e1ch tr\u1ebb r\u1ea5t g\u00e2y \u1ea5n t\u01b0\u1ee3ng \u1edf Qu\u1eadn v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng b\u00e0i h\u00e1t, nh\u1eefng c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n v\u00e0 trang ph\u1ee5c l\u1ed9ng l\u1eaby, v\u00e0 c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng b\u1eefa ti\u1ec7c tuy\u1ec7t v\u1eddi h\u1ecd t\u1ed5 ch\u1ee9c n\u1eefa. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta g\u1ecdi h\u1ecd l\u00e0 \u201chai \u00f4ng ch\u00faa\u201d, ch\u1ec9 v\u1edbi \u00fd t\u1ed1t; v\u00ec m\u1ecdi tr\u00e1i tim \u0111\u1ec1u \u1ea5m l\u00ean khi nh\u00ecn h\u1ecd ph\u00f3ng ng\u1ef1a qua, mang gi\u00e1p s\u00e1ng ch\u00f3i v\u00e0 khi\u00ean \u0111\u1eb9p \u0111\u1ebd, v\u00e0 h\u00e1t nh\u1eefng b\u00e0i h\u00e1t t\u1eeb nh\u1eefng mi\u1ec1n xa x\u00f4i; v\u00e0 d\u00f9 gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e3 cao l\u1edbn v\u00e0 l\u1ed9ng l\u1eaby, h\u1ecd v\u1eabn kh\u00f4ng thay \u0111\u1ed5i \u1edf nh\u1eefng m\u1eb7t kh\u00e1c, tr\u1eeb chuy\u1ec7n h\u1ecd th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1 \u0103n n\u00f3i v\u0103n hoa h\u01a1n, h\u00e0i h\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00e0 tr\u00e0n \u0111\u1ea7y vui v\u1ebb h\u01a1n bao gi\u1edd h\u1ebft. Tuy v\u1eady Frodo v\u00e0 Sam quay tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i d\u00f9ng trang ph\u1ee5c th\u00f4ng th\u01b0\u1eddng, tr\u1eeb nh\u1eefng khi c\u1ea7n thi\u1ebft h\u1ecd \u0111\u1ec1u m\u1eb7c \u00e1o cho\u00e0ng d\u00e0i m\u00e0u x\u00e1m, \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c d\u1ec7t tinh x\u1ea3o v\u00e0 g\u00e0i c\u1ed5 b\u1eb1ng chi\u1ebfc ghim \u0111\u1eb9p \u0111\u1ebd; v\u00e0 c\u1eadu Frodo lu\u00f4n \u0111eo vi\u00ean ng\u1ecdc tr\u1eafng tr\u00ean s\u1ee3i x\u00edch c\u1eadu th\u01b0\u1eddng s\u1edd \u0111\u1ebfn. Gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e2y t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 m\u1ecdi chuy\u1ec7n \u0111\u1ec1u t\u1ed1t \u0111\u1eb9p, v\u1edbi ni\u1ec1m hy v\u1ecdng th\u01b0\u1eddng tr\u1ef1c r\u1eb1ng m\u1ecdi th\u1ee9 v\u1eabn c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 t\u1ed1t \u0111\u1eb9p h\u01a1n; v\u00e0 Sam lu\u00f4n b\u1eadn r\u1ed9n v\u00e0 vui s\u01b0\u1edbng h\u01a1n c\u1ea3 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi Hobbit c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ao \u01b0\u1edbc. V\u1edbi Sam, kh\u00f4ng chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0m lu m\u1edd n\u0103m \u0111\u00f3, tr\u1eeb n\u1ed7i lo l\u1eafng m\u01a1 h\u1ed3 v\u1ec1 c\u1eadu ch\u1ee7 m\u00ecnh. Frodo l\u1eb7ng l\u1ebd t\u00e1ch ra kh\u1ecfi m\u1ecdi ho\u1ea1t \u0111\u1ed9ng \u1edf Qu\u1eadn, v\u00e0 Sam \u0111au kh\u1ed5 nh\u1eadn ra \u1edf ch\u00ednh qu\u00ea h\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u00ecnh c\u1eadu l\u1ea1i \u00edt r\u1ea1ng danh. \u00cdt ng\u01b0\u1eddi bi\u1ebft hay mu\u1ed1n bi\u1ebft v\u1ec1 chi\u1ebfn c\u00f4ng v\u00e0 chuy\u1ebfn phi\u00eau l\u01b0u c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu; s\u1ef1 th\u00e1n ph\u1ee5c v\u00e0 k\u00ednh tr\u1ecdng c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd h\u1ea7u h\u1ebft d\u00e0nh cho c\u1eadu Meriadoc v\u00e0 c\u1eadu Peregrin c\u0169ng nh\u01b0 (n\u1ebfu Sam bi\u1ebft \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c) cho ch\u00ednh ch\u00fa. V\u00e0 v\u00e0o m\u00f9a thu, c\u00e1i b\u00f3ng c\u1ee7a nh\u1eefng \u01b0u phi\u1ec1n x\u01b0a xu\u1ea5t hi\u1ec7n. M\u1ed9t bu\u1ed5i chi\u1ec1u n\u1ecd, Sam v\u00e0o th\u01b0 ph\u00f2ng v\u00e0 th\u1ea5y c\u1eadu ch\u1ee7 ch\u00fa tr\u00f4ng r\u1ea5t l\u1ea1 l\u00f9ng. Tr\u00f4ng c\u1eadu tr\u1eafng nh\u1ee3t v\u00e0 \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft d\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 \u0111ang th\u1ea5y nh\u1eefng \u0111i\u1ec1u \u1edf r\u1ea5t xa x\u00f4i. \u201cC\u1eadu b\u1ecb sao th\u1ebf, c\u1eadu Frodo?\u201d Sam h\u1ecfi. \u201cT\u00f4i b\u1ecb th\u01b0\u01a1ng,\u201d c\u1eadu tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi, \u201cb\u1ecb th\u01b0\u01a1ng; s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1 l\u00e0nh.\u201d Nh\u01b0ng r\u1ed3i c\u1eadu \u0111\u1ee9ng d\u1eady, v\u00e0 t\u00e2m t\u00ednh \u1ea5y d\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 \u0111\u00e3 tr\u00f4i qua, c\u1eadu l\u1ea1i tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i l\u00e0 m\u00ecnh v\u00e0o ng\u00e0y h\u00f4m sau. Ch\u1ec9 sau \u0111\u00f3 Sam m\u1edbi nh\u1edb l\u1ea1i \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 ng\u00e0y m\u00f9ng s\u00e1u th\u00e1ng M\u01b0\u1eddi. C\u00f9ng ng\u00e0y n\u00e0y hai n\u0103m tr\u01b0\u1edbc, tr\u1eddi r\u1ea5t t\u1ed1i trong l\u00f2ng thung nh\u1ecf d\u01b0\u1edbi \u0110\u1ec9nh Gi\u00f3.","Th\u1eddi gian tr\u00f4i \u0111i, v\u00e0 n\u0103m 1421 t\u1edbi. Frodo l\u1ea1i b\u1ecb \u1ed1m v\u00e0o th\u00e1ng Ba, nh\u01b0ng c\u1eadu g\u1eafng s\u1ee9c che gi\u1ea5u, v\u00ec \u0111\u1ea7u \u00f3c Sam c\u00f2n m\u1ea3i nh\u1eefng chuy\u1ec7n kh\u00e1c. \u0110\u1ee9a con \u0111\u1ea7u l\u00f2ng c\u1ee7a Sam v\u00e0 Rosie sinh ra ng\u00e0y hai m\u01b0\u01a1i l\u0103m th\u00e1ng Ba, m\u1ed9t ng\u00e0y khi\u1ebfn Sam l\u01b0u \u00fd. \u201cCh\u00e0, c\u1eadu Frodo \u00e0,\u201d ch\u00fa n\u00f3i. \u201cT\u00f4i c\u00f3 ch\u00fat k\u1eb9t. Rose v\u00e0 t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh \u0111\u1eb7t t\u00ean n\u00f3 l\u00e0 Frodo, n\u1ebfu c\u1eadu cho ph\u00e9p; nh\u01b0ng l\u1ea1i kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 th\u1eb1ng cu m\u00e0 l\u00e0 con b\u00e9. D\u00f9 l\u00e0 c\u00f4 b\u00e9 xinh x\u1eafn nh\u01b0 b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 ai c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 mong \u0111\u1ee3i, gi\u1ed1ng Rose nhi\u1ec1u h\u01a1n gi\u1ed1ng t\u00f4i, th\u1eadt may. V\u1eady n\u00ean ch\u00fang t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0m th\u1ebf n\u00e0o.\u201d \u201c\u1eeam, Sam,\u201d Frodo n\u00f3i, \u201cphong t\u1ee5c c\u0169 th\u00ec c\u00f3 sao \u0111\u00e2u? H\u00e3y ch\u1ecdn t\u00ean m\u1ed9t lo\u00e0i hoa nh\u01b0 t\u00ean Rose \u1ea5y. M\u1ed9t n\u1eeda c\u00e1c c\u00f4 nh\u00f3c \u1edf Qu\u1eadn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u1eb7t nh\u1eefng c\u00e1i t\u00ean nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf, v\u00e0 c\u00f2n g\u00ec hay h\u01a1n n\u1eefa ch\u1ee9?\u201d \u201cT\u00f4i cho l\u00e0 c\u1eadu n\u00f3i \u0111\u00fang, c\u1eadu Frodo \u1ea1,\u201d Sam n\u00f3i. \u201cT\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 nghe \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c v\u00e0i c\u00e1i t\u00ean \u0111\u1eb9p \u0111\u1ebd trong c\u00e1c chuy\u1ebfn \u0111i, nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i \u0111o\u00e1n ch\u00fang qu\u00e1 cao qu\u00fd \u0111\u1ec3 d\u00f9ng v\u00e0o cu\u1ed9c s\u1ed1ng th\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u1eadt, nh\u01b0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta n\u00f3i. B\u00f5 Gi\u00e0 v\u1eabn n\u00f3i: \u2018\u0110\u1eb7t ng\u1eafn th\u00f4i, v\u00e0 r\u1ed3i con s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i r\u00fat ng\u1eafn n\u1eefa m\u1edbi d\u00f9ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c.\u2019 Nh\u01b0ng n\u1ebfu c\u1ea7n ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 t\u00ean hoa, th\u00ec t\u00f4i s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng tr\u0103n tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 \u0111\u1ed9 d\u00e0i \u0111\u00e2u: \u0111\u1ea5y ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t lo\u00e0i hoa th\u1eadt xinh \u0111\u1eb9p, v\u00ec c\u1eadu th\u1ea5y \u0111\u1ea5y, t\u00f4i ngh\u0129 con b\u00e9 r\u1ea5t xinh x\u1eafn, v\u00e0 r\u1ed3i s\u1ebd c\u00f2n xinh \u0111\u1eb9p h\u01a1n n\u1eefa.\u201d Frodo ngh\u0129 ng\u1ee3i m\u1ed9t l\u00fac. \u201c\u00c0, Sam, th\u1ebf elanor - sao m\u1eb7t tr\u1eddi th\u00ec sao, c\u1eadu c\u00f2n nh\u1edb \u0111\u00f3a hoa v\u00e0ng nh\u1ecf x\u00edu tr\u00ean th\u1ea3m c\u1ecf \u1edf Lothl\u00f3rien kh\u00f4ng?\u201d \u201cC\u1eadu l\u1ea1i n\u00f3i \u0111\u00fang r\u1ed3i, c\u1eadu Frodo!\u201d Sam vui s\u01b0\u1edbng. \u201c\u0110\u00f3 \u0111\u00fang l\u00e0 c\u00e1i t\u00ean t\u00f4i mu\u1ed1n.\u201d Elanor b\u00e9 b\u1ecfng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c g\u1ea7n s\u00e1u th\u00e1ng tu\u1ed5i, v\u00e0 n\u0103m 1421 \u0111\u00e3 chuy\u1ec3n sang m\u00f9a thu, th\u00ec Frodo g\u1ecdi Sam v\u00e0o th\u01b0 ph\u00f2ng. \u201cTh\u1ee9 N\u0103m n\u00e0y s\u1ebd l\u00e0 Sinh Nh\u1eadt Bilbo, Sam \u00e0,\u201d c\u1eadu n\u00f3i. \u201cV\u00e0 b\u00e1c \u1ea5y s\u1ebd v\u01b0\u1ee3t qua Gi\u00e0 Took. B\u00e1c \u1ea5y s\u1ebd th\u1ecd m\u1ed9t tr\u0103m ba m\u01b0\u01a1i m\u1ed1t tu\u1ed5i!\u201d \u201cCh\u1eafc ch\u1eafn r\u1ed3i!\u201d Sam n\u00f3i. \u201c\u00d4ng \u1ea5y th\u1eadt tuy\u1ec7t v\u1eddi!\u201d \u201cTh\u1ebf n\u00e0y nh\u00e9, Sam,\u201d Frodo n\u00f3i. \u201cT\u00f4i mu\u1ed1n c\u1eadu g\u1eb7p Rose xem xem li\u1ec7u c\u00f4 \u1ea5y c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 th\u1ea3 cho c\u1eadu \u00edt l\u00e2u kh\u00f4ng, \u0111\u1ec3 c\u1eadu v\u00e0 t\u00f4i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111i c\u00f9ng nhau. Gi\u1edd c\u1eadu kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111i xa qu\u00e1 l\u00e2u, d\u0129 nhi\u00ean,\u201d c\u1eadu n\u00f3i h\u01a1i nu\u1ed1i ti\u1ebfc. \u201c\u00c0, kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nhi\u1ec1u l\u1eafm \u0111\u00e2u, c\u1eadu Frodo.\u201d \u201cD\u0129 nhi\u00ean l\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng. Nh\u01b0ng \u0111\u1eebng b\u1eadn t\u00e2m. C\u1eadu c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ti\u1ec5n t\u00f4i l\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng. B\u1ea3o Rose r\u1eb1ng c\u1eadu s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng \u0111i xa l\u00e2u l\u1eafm, kh\u00f4ng qu\u00e1 hai tu\u1ea7n l\u1ec5; v\u00e0 c\u1eadu s\u1ebd quay tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i b\u00ecnh an.\u201d","\u201cGi\u00e1 m\u00e0 t\u00f4i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111i c\u00f9ng c\u1eadu c\u1ea3 qu\u00e3ng \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng t\u1edbi Thung \u0110\u00e1y Khe, c\u1eadu Frodo, v\u00e0 g\u1eb7p \u00f4ng Bilbo n\u1eefa,\u201d Sam n\u00f3i. \u201cTh\u1ebf nh\u01b0ng n\u01a1i duy nh\u1ea5t t\u00f4i th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1 mu\u1ed1n \u1edf l\u00e0 n\u01a1i n\u00e0y. T\u00f4i b\u1ecb x\u1ebb l\u00e0m \u0111\u00f4i t\u1ec7 th\u1ebf \u0111\u1ea5y.\u201d \u201cT\u1ed9i nghi\u1ec7p Sam! T\u00f4i s\u1ee3 l\u00e0 c\u1eadu s\u1ebd c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y nh\u01b0 v\u1eady \u0111\u1ea5y,\u201d Frodo n\u00f3i. \u201cNh\u01b0ng c\u1eadu s\u1ebd \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ch\u1eefa l\u00e0nh th\u00f4i. C\u1eadu sinh ra \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u00e0nh l\u1eb7n v\u00e0 ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn, v\u00e0 c\u1eadu s\u1ebd \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u01b0 v\u1eady.\u201d Trong m\u1ed9t hai ng\u00e0y ti\u1ebfp \u0111\u00f3, Frodo xem l\u1ea1i nh\u1eefng gi\u1ea5y t\u1edd v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng g\u00ec m\u00ecnh \u0111\u00e3 vi\u1ebft c\u00f9ng Sam, v\u00e0 c\u1eadu trao l\u1ea1i c\u00e1c ch\u00eca kh\u00f3a. C\u00f3 m\u1ed9t cu\u1ed1n s\u00e1ch l\u1edbn b\u00eca da \u0111\u1ecf kh\u00f4ng trang tr\u00ed; nh\u1eefng trang gi\u1ea5y d\u00e0i gi\u1edd g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 \u0111\u00e3 vi\u1ebft h\u1ebft. \u1ede ph\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ea7u, c\u00f3 nhi\u1ec1u t\u1edd vi\u1ebft b\u1eb1ng n\u00e9t ch\u1eef m\u1ea3nh l\u00f2ng th\u00f2ng c\u1ee7a Bilbo; nh\u01b0ng h\u1ea7u h\u1ebft \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c vi\u1ebft k\u00edn tu\u1ed3ng ch\u1eef kh\u1ecfe kho\u1eafn bay b\u01b0\u1edbm c\u1ee7a Frodo. N\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c chia th\u00e0nh c\u00e1c ch\u01b0\u01a1ng, nh\u01b0ng Ch\u01b0\u01a1ng 80 ch\u01b0a ho\u00e0n th\u00e0nh, v\u00e0 sau \u0111\u00f3 c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t v\u00e0i trang tr\u1eafng. Trang ti\u00eau \u0111\u1ec1 c\u00f3 nhi\u1ec1u c\u00e1i t\u00ean, b\u1ecb g\u1ea1ch \u0111i t\u1eebng c\u00e1i m\u1ed9t, nh\u01b0 sau: Nh\u1eadt k\u00fd c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i. Chuy\u1ebfn Du h\u00e0nh B\u1ea5t ng\u1edd c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i. \u0110\u1ebfn n\u01a1i r\u1ed3i Quay v\u1ec1. V\u00e0 nh\u1eefng Chuy\u1ec7n x\u1ea3y ra sau \u0111\u00f3. Cu\u1ed9c Phi\u00eau l\u01b0u c\u1ee7a N\u0103m Hobbit. Chuy\u1ec7n v\u1ec1 Nh\u1eabn B\u00e1u, \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c Bilbo Bao Gai bi\u00ean so\u1ea1n t\u1eeb quan s\u00e1t c\u1ee7a b\u1ea3n th\u00e2n v\u00e0 l\u1eddi k\u1ec3 c\u1ee7a b\u1ea1n b\u00e8 \u00f4ng. Ch\u00fang ta l\u00e0m g\u00ec trong Cu\u1ed9c Chi\u1ebfn gi\u00e0nh Nh\u1eabn. T\u1edbi \u0111\u00e2y l\u00e0 h\u1ebft ch\u1eef Bilbo v\u00e0 Frodo \u0111\u00e3 vi\u1ebft ti\u1ebfp: S\u1ef0 T\u00cdCH CH\u00daA T\u1ec2 NH\u1eeeNG CHI\u1ebeC NH\u1eaaN S\u1ee4P \u0110\u1ed4 V\u00c0 NH\u00c0 VUA TR\u1ede V\u1ec0 (d\u01b0\u1edbi con m\u1eaft c\u1ee7a D\u00e2n Nh\u1ecf B\u00e9; l\u00e0 h\u1ed3i k\u00fd c\u1ee7a Bilbo v\u00e0 Frodo \u1edf Qu\u1eadn, \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c b\u1ed5 sung b\u1eb1ng l\u1eddi k\u1ec3 c\u1ee7a b\u1ea1n b\u00e8 h\u1ecd v\u00e0 ki\u1ebfn th\u1ee9c ti\u1ebfp thu t\u1eeb H\u1ed9i \u0110\u1ed3ng Th\u00f4ng Th\u00e1i.) K\u00e8m theo tr\u00edch \u0111o\u1ea1n t\u1eeb nh\u1eefng cu\u1ed1n S\u00e1ch T\u00edch Truy\u1ec7n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c Bilbo d\u1ecbch t\u1ea1i Thung \u0110\u00e1y Khe.","\u201c\u00d4 n\u00e0y, c\u1eadu g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 \u0111\u00e3 vi\u1ebft xong r\u1ed3i, c\u1eadu Frodo!\u201d Sam k\u00eau l\u00ean. \u201cCh\u00e0, t\u00f4i ph\u1ea3i n\u00f3i l\u00e0 c\u1eadu \u0111\u00e3 r\u1ea5t ki\u00ean tr\u00ec.\u201d \u201cT\u00f4i vi\u1ebft coi nh\u01b0 xong r\u1ed3i, Sam,\u201d Frodo n\u00f3i. \u201cNh\u1eefng trang cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng l\u00e0 d\u00e0nh cho c\u1eadu.\u201d *** V\u00e0o ng\u00e0y hai m\u01b0\u01a1i m\u1ed1t th\u00e1ng Ch\u00edn, h\u1ecd c\u00f9ng nhau l\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng, Frodo c\u01b0\u1ee1i ch\u00fa ng\u1ef1a l\u00f9n \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0a c\u1eadu \u0111i tr\u1ecdn qu\u00e3ng \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng t\u1eeb Minas Tirith, v\u00e0 gi\u1edd \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c g\u1ecdi l\u00e0 S\u1ea3i Ch\u00e2n D\u00e0i; c\u00f2n Sam c\u01b0\u1ee1i ch\u00fa Bill y\u00eau qu\u00fd. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t bu\u1ed5i s\u00e1ng n\u1eafng v\u00e0ng \u0111\u1eb9p tr\u1eddi, v\u00e0 Sam kh\u00f4ng h\u1ecfi h\u1ecd \u0111i \u0111\u00e2u: ch\u00fa ngh\u0129 m\u00ecnh \u0111o\u00e1n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. H\u1ecd \u0111i theo \u0110\u01b0\u1eddng Stock qua v\u00f9ng \u0111\u1ed3i, r\u1ed3i \u0111i v\u1ec1 h\u01b0\u1edbng R\u1eebng Cu\u1ed1i, v\u00e0 cho hai ch\u00fa ng\u1ef1a \u0111i tho\u1ea3i m\u00e1i. H\u1ecd h\u1ea1 tr\u1ea1i \u1edf \u0110\u1ed3i Xanh, v\u00e0 v\u00e0o ng\u00e0y hai m\u01b0\u01a1i hai th\u00e1ng Ch\u00edn, h\u1ecd thong th\u1ea3 c\u01b0\u1ee1i ng\u1ef1a \u0111i xu\u1ed1ng v\u00e0o m\u00e9 \u0111\u1ea7u r\u1eebng khi bu\u1ed5i chi\u1ec1u \u0111ang d\u1ea7n tr\u00f4i qua. \u201c\u0110\u00f3 ch\u1eb3ng ph\u1ea3i ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 c\u00e1i c\u00e2y c\u1eadu \u0111\u00e3 n\u00fap khi t\u00ean K\u1ef5 S\u0129 \u0110en l\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ea7u xu\u1ea5t hi\u1ec7n sao, c\u1eadu Frodo!\u201d Sam ch\u1ec9 v\u1ec1 b\u00ean tr\u00e1i. \u201cGi\u1edd chuy\u1ec7n \u0111\u00f3 th\u1eadt gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t gi\u1ea5c m\u01a1.\u201d L\u00fac n\u00e0y \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0 bu\u1ed5i t\u1ed1i, v\u00e0 sao s\u00e1ng l\u1ea5p l\u00e1nh tr\u00ean n\u1ec1n tr\u1eddi ph\u01b0\u01a1ng \u0110\u00f4ng khi h\u1ecd \u0111i qua c\u00e2y s\u1ed3i ch\u1ebft v\u00e0 r\u1ebd v\u00f2ng xu\u1ed1ng d\u01b0\u1edbi \u0111\u1ed3i gi\u1eefa nh\u1eefng v\u1ea1t c\u00e2y d\u1ebb. Sam y\u00ean l\u1eb7ng, ch\u00ecm s\u00e2u v\u00e0o h\u1ed3i t\u01b0\u1edfng. R\u1ed3i ch\u00fa \u0111\u1ec3 \u00fd th\u1ea5y Frodo \u0111ang th\u00ec th\u1ea7m h\u00e1t m\u1ed9t m\u00ecnh, h\u00e1t b\u00e0i ca \u0111i b\u1ed9 ng\u00e0y x\u01b0a, nh\u01b0ng ng\u00f4n t\u1eeb kh\u00f4ng h\u1eb3n gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 c\u0169. Qu\u00e1 g\u00f3c \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng bi\u1ebft \u0111\u00e2u c\u00f2n \u0111\u1ee3i N\u1ebbo m\u1edbi toanh hay c\u1ed5ng n\u1ea5p ng\u01b0\u1eddi; D\u00f9 nhi\u1ec1u b\u1eadn v\u00f4 t\u00ecnh ch\u01b0a t\u1edbi R\u1ed3i m\u1ed9t ng\u00e0y ta s\u1ebd qua ch\u01a1i, Theo ng\u00e3 r\u1ebd ch\u00e2n ch\u01b0a in l\u1ed1i T\u00e2y \u00e1nh Tr\u0103ng, \u0110\u00f4ng \u00e1nh M\u1eb7t Tr\u1eddi. V\u00e0 nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi, vang l\u00ean b\u00ean d\u01b0\u1edbi, lan theo con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111i l\u00ean t\u1eeb thung l\u0169ng, nh\u1eefng gi\u1ecdng h\u00e1t c\u1ea5t l\u00ean:","A! Elbereth Gilthoniel! silivren penna m\u00edriel o menel aglar elenath, Gilthoniel, A! Elbereth! Ta c\u00f2n gi\u1eef trong l\u00f2ng, qua bao nhi\u00eau n\u0103m th\u00e1ng S\u1ed1ng tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ea5t xa x\u0103m d\u01b0\u1edbi c\u00e2y r\u1eebng r\u1ee3p b\u00f3ng \u00c1nh s\u00e1ng ng\u1ecdn sao x\u01b0a tr\u00ean b\u1ec3 bi\u1ebfc ph\u01b0\u01a1ng T\u00e2y. Frodo v\u00e0 Sam ng\u1eebng l\u1ea1i v\u00e0 ng\u1ed3i y\u00ean trong b\u00f3ng t\u1ed1i \u00eam d\u1ecbu cho t\u1edbi khi h\u1ecd th\u1ea5y \u00e1nh s\u00e1ng lung linh v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u1eef kh\u00e1ch \u0111i v\u1ec1 h\u01b0\u1edbng h\u1ecd. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 Gildor v\u00e0 nhi\u1ec1u ng\u01b0\u1eddi Ti\u00ean \u0111\u1eb9p \u0111\u1ebd kh\u00e1c; v\u00e0 tr\u01b0\u1edbc s\u1ef1 ng\u1ea1c nhi\u00ean c\u1ee7a Sam, Elrond v\u00e0 Galadriel c\u0169ng c\u01b0\u1ee1i ng\u1ef1a \u0111i trong \u0111o\u00e0n. Elrond m\u1eb7c \u00e1o cho\u00e0ng x\u00e1m v\u00e0 \u0111eo ng\u00f4i sao tr\u00ean tr\u00e1n, c\u1ea7m c\u00e2y \u0111\u00e0n h\u1ea1c b\u1ea1c trong tay, v\u00e0 tr\u00ean ng\u00f3n tay \u00f4ng l\u00e0 chi\u1ebfc nh\u1eabn v\u00e0ng g\u1eafn vi\u00ean ng\u1ecdc xanh l\u1edbn, Vilya, h\u00f9ng m\u1ea1nh nh\u1ea5t B\u1ed9 Ba. Nh\u01b0ng Galadriel ng\u1ed3i tr\u00ean con ng\u1ef1a b\u1ea1ch nh\u1ecf v\u00e0 m\u1eb7c tr\u1eafng tuy\u1ec1n lung linh, nh\u01b0 m\u00e2y qu\u1ea9n quanh M\u1eb7t Tr\u0103ng; v\u00ec ch\u00ednh b\u00e0 h\u00ecnh nh\u01b0 c\u0169ng t\u1ecfa ra v\u1ea7ng h\u00e0o quang nh\u00e0n nh\u1ea1t. Tr\u00ean ng\u00f3n tay b\u00e0 l\u00e0 Nenya, chi\u1ebfc nh\u1eabn b\u1eb1ng mithril, \u0111\u00ednh vi\u00ean ng\u1ecdc tr\u1eafng duy nh\u1ea5t l\u1ea5p l\u00e1nh nh\u01b0 ng\u00f4i sao b\u0103ng gi\u00e1. Ch\u1ea7m ch\u1eadm \u0111i sau h\u1ecd tr\u00ean con ng\u1ef1a l\u00f9n x\u00e1m nh\u1ecf, d\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 \u0111ang g\u00e0 g\u1eadt trong gi\u1ea5c ng\u1ee7, ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 Bilbo. Elrond trang nghi\u00eam v\u00e0 h\u00f2a nh\u00e3 ch\u00e0o h\u1ecd, v\u00e0 Galadriel m\u1ec9m c\u01b0\u1eddi v\u1edbi h\u1ecd. \u201cCh\u00e0, c\u1eadu Samwise,\u201d b\u00e0 n\u00f3i. \u201cTa nghe \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c v\u00e0 th\u1ea5y r\u1eb1ng c\u1eadu \u0111\u00e3 s\u1eed d\u1ee5ng m\u00f3n qu\u00e0 c\u1ee7a ta r\u1ea5t t\u1ed1t. Qu\u1eadn gi\u1edd s\u1ebd \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ch\u00fac ph\u00fac v\u00e0 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c y\u00eau th\u01b0\u01a1ng nhi\u1ec1u h\u01a1n b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 khi n\u00e0o.\u201d Sam c\u00fai \u0111\u1ea7u, nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft ph\u1ea3i n\u00f3i g\u00ec. Ch\u00fa \u0111\u00e3 qu\u00ean m\u1ea5t Phu Nh\u00e2n \u0111\u1eb9p \u0111\u1ebfn nh\u01b0\u1eddng n\u00e0o. R\u1ed3i Bilbo th\u1ee9c d\u1eady m\u1edf m\u1eaft ra. \u201c\u00d4 n\u00e0y, Frodo!\u201d \u00f4ng n\u00f3i. \u201cCh\u00e0, h\u00f4m nay ta \u0111\u00e3 v\u01b0\u1ee3t qua Gi\u00e0 Took r\u1ed3i! V\u1eady l\u00e0 chuy\u1ec7n \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 xong. V\u00e0 gi\u1edd ta ngh\u0129 m\u00ecnh \u0111\u00e3 kh\u00e1 s\u1eb5n s\u00e0ng b\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t chuy\u1ebfn \u0111i m\u1edbi. Ch\u00e1u c\u00f3 \u0111i c\u00f9ng kh\u00f4ng?\u201d \u201cC\u00f3, ch\u00e1u c\u00f3 \u0111i,\u201d Frodo n\u00f3i. \u201cNh\u1eefng Ng\u01b0\u1eddi Mang Nh\u1eabn n\u00ean \u0111i c\u00f9ng nhau.\u201d \u201cC\u1eadu \u0111i \u0111\u00e2u th\u1ebf, c\u1eadu ch\u1ee7?\u201d Sam k\u00eau l\u00ean, d\u00f9 cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng th\u00ec ch\u00fa c\u0169ng hi\u1ec3u chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec \u0111ang x\u1ea3y ra. \u201cT\u1edbi C\u1ea3ng, Sam \u1ea1,\u201d Frodo n\u00f3i. \u201cV\u00e0 t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 \u0111i theo.\u201d \u201cKh\u00f4ng, Sam \u1ea1. D\u00f9 sao th\u00ec c\u0169ng ch\u01b0a, kh\u00f4ng xa h\u01a1n C\u1ea3ng. D\u00f9 c\u1eadu c\u0169ng l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t Ng\u01b0\u1eddi Mang Nh\u1eabn, tuy ch\u1ec9 trong ch\u1ed1c l\u00e1t. Th\u1eddi \u0111i\u1ec3m c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 s\u1ebd \u0111\u1ebfn. \u0110\u1eebng bu\u1ed3n qu\u00e1, Sam \u01a1i. C\u1eadu kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 l\u00fac n\u00e0o c\u0169ng x\u1ebb l\u00e0m hai.","C\u1eadu s\u1ebd ph\u1ea3i h\u1ee3p nh\u1ea5t v\u00e0 l\u00e0nh l\u1eb7n, th\u00eam nhi\u1ec1u n\u0103m n\u1eefa. C\u1eadu c\u00f3 bi\u1ebft bao nhi\u00eau \u0111i\u1ec1u c\u1ea7n t\u1eadn h\u01b0\u1edfng, c\u1ea7n s\u1ed1ng, c\u1ea7n l\u00e0m.\u201d \u201cNh\u01b0ng,\u201d Sam n\u00f3i, v\u00e0 n\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eaft b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u d\u00e2ng l\u00ean, \u201ct\u00f4i t\u01b0\u1edfng c\u1eadu c\u0169ng s\u1ebd t\u1eadn h\u01b0\u1edfng Qu\u1eadn, trong h\u00e0ng n\u0103m h\u00e0ng n\u0103m n\u1eefa, sau t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng g\u00ec c\u1eadu \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m.\u201d \u201cV\u00e0 t\u00f4i c\u0169ng ngh\u0129 nh\u01b0 v\u1eady, ng\u00e0y x\u01b0a. Nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecb tr\u1ecdng th\u01b0\u01a1ng qu\u00e1 s\u00e2u, Sam \u1ea1. T\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng c\u1ee9u Qu\u1eadn, v\u00e0 Qu\u1eadn \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u1ee9u, nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i th\u00ec kh\u00f4ng. Chuy\u1ec7n v\u1eabn th\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 v\u1eady, Sam \u01a1i, khi m\u1ecdi th\u1ee9 n\u1eb1m trong nguy hi\u1ec3m: s\u1ebd c\u00f3 ai \u0111\u00f3 ph\u1ea3i t\u1eeb b\u1ecf ch\u00fang, \u0111\u00e1nh m\u1ea5t ch\u00fang, \u0111\u1ec3 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 gi\u1eef \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ch\u00fang. Nh\u01b0ng c\u1eadu l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u1eeba k\u1ebf c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i: t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng g\u00ec t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3 v\u00e0 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 c\u00f3, t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ec3 l\u1ea1i cho c\u1eadu. V\u00e0 c\u1eadu c\u0169ng c\u00f3 c\u1ea3 Rose, v\u00e0 Elanor; v\u00e0 r\u1ed3i nh\u00f3c Frodo s\u1ebd t\u1edbi, r\u1ed3i c\u00f4 nh\u00f3c Rosie, v\u00e0 Merry, v\u00e0 Goldilocks, v\u00e0 Pippin; v\u00e0 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 c\u00f2n nhi\u1ec1u h\u01a1n t\u00f4i \u0111o\u00e1n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. B\u00e0n tay c\u1eadu v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ea7u \u00f3c c\u1eadu s\u1ebd \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ebfn kh\u1eafp n\u01a1i. C\u1eadu s\u1ebd l\u00e0 Th\u1ecb tr\u01b0\u1edfng, d\u0129 nhi\u00ean, cho t\u1edbi ch\u1eebng n\u00e0o c\u1eadu mu\u1ed1n, v\u00e0 l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u00e0m v\u01b0\u1eddn n\u1ed5i ti\u1ebfng nh\u1ea5t trong l\u1ecbch s\u1eed; v\u00e0 c\u1eadu s\u1ebd \u0111\u1ecdc l\u00ean nh\u1eefng \u0111i\u1ec1u trong cu\u1ed1n S\u00e1ch \u0110\u1ecf, s\u1ebd gi\u1eef g\u00ecn k\u00fd \u1ee9c v\u1ec1 m\u1ed9t k\u1ef7 nguy\u00ean \u0111\u00e3 tr\u00f4i qua \u0111\u1ec3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta v\u1eabn nh\u1edb t\u1edbi M\u1ed1i Nguy L\u1edbn v\u00e0 c\u00e0ng y\u00eau qu\u00ea h\u01b0\u01a1ng y\u00eau d\u1ea5u c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh h\u01a1n n\u1eefa. V\u00e0 \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 s\u1ebd khi\u1ebfn c\u1eadu b\u1eadn r\u1ed9n v\u00e0 h\u1ea1nh ph\u00fac h\u01a1n b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 ai, ch\u1eebng n\u00e0o vai tr\u00f2 c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu trong C\u00e2u Chuy\u1ec7n c\u00f2n ti\u1ebfp di\u1ec5n. \u201cGi\u1edd th\u00ec n\u00e0o, h\u00e3y \u0111i b\u00ean t\u00f4i!\u201d R\u1ed3i Elrond v\u00e0 Galadriel phi ti\u1ebfp \u0111i; v\u00ec K\u1ef7 \u0110\u1ec7 Tam \u0111\u00e3 k\u1ebft th\u00fac, v\u00e0 Th\u1eddi \u0110\u1ea1i nh\u1eefng chi\u1ebfc Nh\u1eabn \u0111\u00e3 qua, \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ebfn h\u1ed3i k\u1ebft c\u1ee7a c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n v\u00e0 b\u00e0i ca v\u1ec1 nh\u1eefng ng\u00e0y th\u00e1ng \u0111\u00f3. C\u00f9ng \u0111i v\u1edbi h\u1ecd l\u00e0 nhi\u1ec1u ng\u01b0\u1eddi Ti\u00ean d\u00f2ng Th\u01b0\u1ee3ng T\u1ed9c, kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n \u1edf l\u1ea1i l\u00e2u h\u01a1n tr\u00ean Trung \u0110\u1ecba; v\u00e0 ch\u00ecm \u0111\u1eafm trong n\u1ed7i u s\u1ea7u m\u00e0 v\u1eabn cao qu\u00fd v\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng cay \u0111\u1eafng, Sam, Frodo v\u00e0 Bilbo \u0111i gi\u1eefa h\u1ecd, nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi Ti\u00ean vui m\u1eebng vinh danh h\u1ecd. D\u00f9 h\u1ecd \u0111i trong m\u00e0n s\u01b0\u01a1ng Qu\u1eadn su\u1ed1t bu\u1ed5i t\u1ed1i v\u00e0 \u0111\u00eam h\u00f4m \u0111\u00f3, kh\u00f4ng ai th\u1ea5y h\u1ecd \u0111i qua, tr\u1eeb nh\u1eefng con th\u00fa hoang; ho\u1eb7c th\u1ec9nh tho\u1ea3ng k\u1ebb lang thang n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3 trong b\u00f3ng t\u1ed1i l\u1ea1i th\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t b\u00f3ng s\u00e1ng ch\u1eadp ch\u1eddn nhanh ch\u00f3ng l\u01b0\u1edbt qua d\u01b0\u1edbi nh\u1eefng t\u00e1n c\u00e2y, hay l\u00e0n \u00e1nh s\u00e1ng v\u00e0 b\u00f3ng t\u1ed1i tr\u00e0n qua m\u1eb7t c\u1ecf khi M\u1eb7t Tr\u0103ng \u0111i v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda T\u00e2y. V\u00e0 sau khi r\u1eddi kh\u1ecfi Qu\u1eadn, \u0111i men quanh r\u00eca Nam khu \u0110\u1ed3i Tr\u1eafng, h\u1ecd t\u1edbi khu \u0110\u1ed3i R\u00eca, v\u00e0 t\u1edbi Ba Th\u00e1p, v\u00e0 nh\u00ecn ra \u0110\u1ea1i D\u01b0\u01a1ng xa x\u00f4i; v\u00e0 r\u1ed3i cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng h\u1ecd \u0111i t\u1edbi Mithlond, t\u1edbi C\u1ea3ng X\u00e1m b\u00ean b\u1edd v\u1ecbnh d\u00e0i s\u00f4ng Lune. Khi h\u1ecd t\u1edbi c\u1ed5ng, C\u00edrdan Ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0110\u00f3ng T\u00e0u \u0111\u1ebfn ch\u00e0o h\u1ecd. \u00d4ng r\u1ea5t cao, b\u1ed9 r\u00e2u d\u00e0i, v\u00e0 \u00f4ng r\u1ea5t gi\u00e0, tr\u1eeb \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft v\u1eabn s\u00e1ng nh\u01b0 sao; \u00f4ng nh\u00ecn h\u1ecd r\u1ed3i c\u00fai ch\u00e0o, n\u00f3i: \u201cGi\u1edd t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 \u0111\u00e3 s\u1eb5n s\u00e0ng.\u201d R\u1ed3i C\u00edrdan d\u1eabn h\u1ecd ra C\u1ea3ng, \u1edf \u0111\u00f3 m\u1ed9t con t\u00e0u tr\u1eafng \u0111ang \u0111\u1eadu v\u00e0 tr\u00ean b\u1ebfn c\u1ea3ng c\u1ea1nh con tu\u1ea5n m\u00e3 x\u00e1m l\u1edbn, m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u1eb7c tr\u1eafng tuy\u1ec1n \u0111ang ch\u1edd h\u1ecd. Khi \u00f4ng quay l\u1ea1i \u0111i t\u1edbi ch\u1ed7 h\u1ecd, Frodo th\u1ea5y Gandalf gi\u1edd \u0111ang \u0111eo tr\u00ean tay chi\u1ebfc Nh\u1eabn th\u1ee9 ba, Narya V\u0129 \u0110\u1ea1i, v\u00e0 vi\u00ean ng\u1ecdc tr\u00ean nh\u1eabn \u0111\u1ecf r\u1ef1c nh\u01b0 l\u1eeda. R\u1ed3i nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi chu\u1ea9n b\u1ecb \u0111i \u0111\u1ec1u vui m\u1eebng, v\u00ec h\u1ecd bi\u1ebft Gandalf c\u0169ng s\u1ebd l\u00ean t\u00e0u v\u1edbi h\u1ecd.","Nh\u01b0ng gi\u1edd Sam bu\u1ed3n b\u00e3 t\u1eeb trong t\u00e2m kh\u1ea3m, ch\u00fa c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y n\u1ebfu cu\u1ed9c chia tay \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ea7y cay \u0111\u1eafng, \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0 trong c\u00f4 \u0111\u1ed9c s\u1ebd c\u00f2n \u0111au kh\u1ed5 nhi\u1ec1u h\u01a1n. Nh\u01b0ng ngay khi h\u1ecd c\u00f2n \u0111\u1ee9ng \u0111\u00f3, khi c\u00e1c Ti\u00ean \u0111ang l\u00ean t\u00e0u, v\u00e0 t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 \u0111ang chu\u1ea9n b\u1ecb ra kh\u01a1i, Merry v\u00e0 Pippin v\u1ed9i v\u00e3 th\u00fac ng\u1ef1a lao t\u1edbi. V\u00e0 sau l\u00e0n n\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eaft, Pippin c\u01b0\u1eddi to. \u201cAnh t\u1eebng c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng l\u1ebbn tr\u1ed1n kh\u1ecfi ch\u00fang em tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00e2y v\u00e0 l\u1ea7n \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 th\u1ea5t b\u1ea1i, Frodo \u1ea1,\u201d c\u1eadu n\u00f3i. \u201cL\u1ea7n n\u00e0y anh su\u00fdt th\u00e0nh c\u00f4ng, nh\u01b0ng anh l\u1ea1i th\u1ea5t b\u1ea1i n\u1eefa r\u1ed3i. D\u00f9 v\u1eady l\u1ea7n n\u00e0y kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i Sam ti\u1ebft l\u1ed9 h\u00e0nh tung c\u1ee7a anh m\u00e0 ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 Gandalf \u0111\u1ea5y!\u201d \u201cPh\u1ea3i,\u201d Gandalf n\u00f3i, \u201cv\u00ec ba ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u00f9ng nhau quay tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i s\u1ebd t\u1ed1t h\u01a1n m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u01a1n \u0111\u1ed9c. Ch\u00e0, c\u00e1c b\u1ea1n c\u1ee7a ta, \u1edf n\u01a1i \u0111\u00e2y tr\u00ean b\u1edd \u0110\u1ea1i D\u01b0\u01a1ng cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng c\u0169ng \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ebfn h\u1ed3i k\u1ebft c\u1ee7a \u0111o\u00e0n h\u1ed9 Nh\u1eabn ch\u00fang ta t\u1ea1i Trung \u0110\u1ecba. H\u00e3y \u0111i b\u00ecnh an! Ta kh\u00f4ng n\u00f3i: \u0111\u1eebng kh\u00f3c; v\u00ec kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i m\u1ecdi gi\u1ecdt n\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eaft \u0111\u1ec1u x\u1ea5u.\u201d R\u1ed3i Frodo h\u00f4n Merry v\u00e0 Pippin, r\u1ed3i cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng t\u1edbi Sam, v\u00e0 l\u00ean t\u00e0u; nh\u1eefng c\u00e1nh bu\u1ed3m \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c k\u00e9o c\u0103ng, gi\u00f3 th\u1ed5i, v\u00e0 ch\u1ea7m ch\u1eadm con t\u00e0u d\u1ea7n xa trong v\u1ecbnh x\u00e1m d\u00e0i; \u00e1nh s\u00e1ng chi\u1ebfc l\u1ecd c\u1ee7a Galadriel m\u00e0 Frodo mang theo l\u1ea5p l\u00e1nh r\u1ed3i bi\u1ebfn m\u1ea5t. R\u1ed3i con t\u00e0u ti\u1ebfn ra gi\u1eefa \u0110\u1ea1i D\u01b0\u01a1ng v\u00e0 ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c \u0111i v\u1ec1 ph\u01b0\u01a1ng T\u00e2y, cho t\u1edbi khi cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng trong m\u1ed9t \u0111\u00eam m\u01b0a, Frodo ng\u1eedi th\u1ea5y m\u00f9i h\u01b0\u01a1ng ng\u1ecdt ng\u00e0o trong kh\u00f4ng trung v\u00e0 nghe ti\u1ebfng h\u00e1t v\u1ecdng t\u1edbi tr\u00ean m\u1eb7t n\u01b0\u1edbc. R\u1ed3i d\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 c\u1eadu th\u1ea5y, gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 trong gi\u1ea5c m\u01a1 c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu \u1edf nh\u00e0 Bombadil, r\u00e8m m\u01b0a x\u00e1m tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh th\u1ee7y tinh b\u1ea1c v\u00e0 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c cu\u1ed1n l\u00ean, v\u00e0 c\u1eadu nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y b\u1edd bi\u1ec3n tr\u1eafng x\u00f3a, \u0111\u1eb1ng sau l\u00e0 mi\u1ec1n \u0111\u1ea5t xanh t\u01b0\u01a1i trong bu\u1ed5i b\u00ecnh minh ch\u00f3ng l\u00ean. Nh\u01b0ng v\u1edbi Sam, bu\u1ed5i t\u1ed1i s\u00e2u d\u1ea7n v\u00e0o \u0111\u00eam khi ch\u00fa \u0111\u1ee9ng tr\u00ean C\u1ea3ng; v\u00e0 khi nh\u00ecn bi\u1ec3n kh\u01a1i m\u00e0u x\u00e1m, ch\u00fa ch\u1ec9 th\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t b\u00f3ng m\u1edd tr\u00ean m\u1eb7t n\u01b0\u1edbc r\u1ea5t nhanh m\u1ea5t h\u00fat v\u00e0o ph\u01b0\u01a1ng T\u00e2y. Ch\u00fa v\u1eabn \u0111\u1ee9ng \u0111\u00f3 r\u1ea5t l\u00e2u trong \u0111\u00eam, ch\u1ec9 nghe th\u1ea5y ti\u1ebfng th\u1edf d\u00e0i v\u00e0 th\u00ec th\u1ea7m c\u1ee7a nh\u1eefng con s\u00f3ng b\u00ean n\u00e0y b\u1edd Trung \u0110\u1ecba, v\u00e0 ti\u1ebfng s\u00f3ng l\u1eb7n s\u00e2u v\u00e0o tim ch\u00fa. Merry v\u00e0 Pippin \u0111\u1ee9ng b\u00ean ch\u00fa, \u0111\u1ec1u im l\u1eb7ng. Cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng, ba ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n \u0111\u1ed3ng h\u00e0nh quay \u0111i, kh\u00f4ng ngo\u00e1i \u0111\u1ea7u nh\u00ecn l\u1ea1i, h\u1ecd ch\u1eadm r\u00e3i tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0; v\u00e0 h\u1ecd kh\u00f4ng n\u00f3i g\u00ec v\u1edbi nhau cho t\u1edbi khi tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i Qu\u1eadn, nh\u01b0ng m\u1ed7i ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ec1u \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c an \u1ee7i r\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec1u nh\u1edd b\u1ea1n b\u00e8 m\u00ecnh tr\u00ean con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng d\u00e0i x\u00e1m x\u1ecbt. Cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng h\u1ecd \u0111i qua khu \u0111\u1ed3i l\u00ean \u0110\u01b0\u1eddng \u0110\u00f4ng, r\u1ed3i Merry v\u00e0 Pippin \u0111i ti\u1ebfp t\u1edbi Tr\u1ea5n H\u01b0\u01a1u, t\u1edbi l\u00fac \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 l\u1ea1i ca h\u00e1t tr\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng. Nh\u01b0ng Sam r\u1ebd sang B\u1edd N\u01b0\u1edbc, v\u00e0 tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i l\u00ean Qu\u1ea3 \u0110\u1ed3i, l\u00fac m\u1ed9t ng\u00e0y n\u1eefa l\u1ea1i s\u1eafp k\u1ebft th\u00fac. V\u00e0 ch\u00fa \u0111i ti\u1ebfp, th\u1ea5y \u00e1nh s\u00e1ng v\u00e0ng v\u00e0 ng\u1ecdn l\u1eeda trong nh\u00e0; b\u1eefa t\u1ed1i \u0111\u00e3 s\u1eb5n s\u00e0ng, c\u1ea3 nh\u00e0 \u0111ang ch\u1edd ch\u00fa. V\u00e0 Rose k\u00e9o ch\u00fa v\u00e0o, nh\u1ea5n ch\u00fa ng\u1ed3i xu\u1ed1ng gh\u1ebf, \u0111\u1eb7t b\u00e9 Elanor v\u00e0o l\u00f2ng ch\u00fa. Ch\u00fa h\u00edt m\u1ed9t h\u01a1i s\u00e2u. \u201cCh\u00e0, anh v\u1ec1 r\u1ed3i \u0111\u00e2y,\u201d ch\u00fa n\u00f3i. ______________","[1] Xem Ph\u1ee5 l\u1ee5c F. [2] C\u00f3 ba m\u01b0\u01a1i ng\u00e0y trong th\u00e1ng Ba (th\u00e1ng Rethe) theo l\u1ecbch Qu\u1eadn. [3] T\u00ean n\u00e0y h\u1eb3n l\u00e0 c\u00f3 ngu\u1ed3n g\u1ed1c t\u1eeb ti\u1ebfng Orc; shark\u00fb, \u201cl\u00e3o gi\u00e0\u201d.","PH\u1ee4 L\u1ee4C A S\u1eec K\u00dd C\u00c1C VUA V\u00c0 QUAN CAI TR\u1eca V\u1ec1 ngu\u1ed3n t\u01b0 li\u1ec7u cho h\u1ea7u h\u1ebft n\u1ed9i dung b\u00e0n \u0111\u1ebfn trong c\u00e1c Ph\u1ee5 l\u1ee5c sau \u0111\u00e2y, \u0111\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t l\u00e0 ph\u1ee5 l\u1ee5c A - D, xin xem ph\u1ea7n ghi ch\u00fa cu\u1ed1i Phi l\u1ed9. M\u1ee5c A III, D\u00e2n Durin, h\u1eb3n l\u00e0 ch\u00e9p theo l\u1eddi Ng\u01b0\u1eddi L\u00f9n Gimli, \u00f4ng v\u1eabn giao h\u1ea3o th\u00e2n thi\u1ebft v\u1edbi Peregrin v\u00e0 Meriadoc v\u00e0 h\u1ecd c\u00f2n nhi\u1ec1u l\u1ea7n t\u00e1i ng\u1ed9 t\u1ea1i Gondor hay Rohan. C\u00e1c truy\u1ec1n thuy\u1ebft, l\u1ecbch s\u1eed v\u00e0 t\u00edch truy\u1ec7n ch\u1ee9a trong c\u00e1c ngu\u1ed3n \u1ea5y c\u1ef1c k\u1ef3 phong ph\u00fa, nh\u01b0ng d\u01b0\u1edbi \u0111\u00e2y ch\u1ec9 tr\u00ecnh b\u00e0y l\u1ea1i nh\u1eefng tr\u00edch \u0111o\u1ea1n li\u00ean quan, h\u1ea7u h\u1ebft \u0111\u1ec1u l\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111i \u0111\u00e1ng k\u1ec3. M\u1ee5c \u0111\u00edch ch\u00ednh \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y l\u00e0 minh h\u1ecda cho cu\u1ed9c Nh\u1eabn Chi\u1ebfn v\u00e0 nguy\u00ean \u1ee7y sinh ra cu\u1ed9c chi\u1ebfn, c\u0169ng nh\u01b0 b\u1ed5 khuy\u1ebft nhi\u1ec1u ph\u1ea7n trong b\u1ea3n k\u1ec3 ch\u00ednh. Nh\u1eefng truy\u1ec1n thuy\u1ebft th\u00e1i c\u1ed5 v\u1ec1 K\u1ef7 \u0110\u1ec7 Nh\u1ea5t, m\u1ed1i quan t\u00e2m ch\u00ednh c\u1ee7a Bilbo, c\u0169ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u1eafc s\u01a1 qua \u0111\u1ec3 minh h\u1ecda cho d\u00f2ng d\u00f5i Elrond c\u0169ng nh\u01b0 c\u00e1c vua v\u00e0 th\u1ee7 l\u0129nh ng\u01b0\u1eddi N\u00famenor. C\u00e1c \u0111o\u1ea1n tr\u00edch nguy\u00ean v\u0103n t\u1eeb s\u1eed k\u00fd hay truy\u1ec7n thu\u1eadt d\u00e0i h\u01a1n \u0111\u1ec1u \u0111\u1ec3 trong ngo\u1eb7c k\u00e9p. B\u1ed5 sung c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1eddi sau \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u01b0a v\u00e0o ngo\u1eb7c vu\u00f4ng. C\u00e1c ch\u00fa th\u00edch n\u1eb1m trong ngo\u1eb7c k\u00e9p \u0111\u1ec1u c\u00f3 s\u1eb5n trong s\u00e1ch g\u1ed1c. Ch\u00fa th\u00edch c\u00f2n l\u1ea1i \u0111\u1ec1u c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi bi\u00ean t\u1eadp[1]. Ng\u00e0y th\u00e1ng \u0111\u1ec1u t\u00ednh theo K\u1ef7 \u0110\u1ec7 Tam, tr\u1eeb khi c\u00f3 ch\u00fa K\u01102 (K\u1ef7 \u0110\u1ec7 Nh\u1ecb) hay K\u01104 (K\u1ef7 \u0110\u1ec7 T\u1ee9). K\u1ef7 \u0110\u1ec7 Tam v\u1eabn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u00ednh l\u00e0 k\u1ebft th\u00fac khi B\u1ed9 Ba Nh\u1eabn ra kh\u01a1i v\u00e0o th\u00e1ng Ch\u00edn n\u0103m 3021, nh\u01b0ng ri\u00eang trong th\u01b0 t\u1ecbch \u1edf Gondor, n\u0103m 1 K\u01104 b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u v\u00e0o ng\u00e0y 25 th\u00e1ng Ba 3021. V\u1ec1 c\u00e2n \u0111\u1ed1i ng\u00e0y th\u00e1ng gi\u1eefa Gondor v\u00e0 Ni\u00ean l\u1ecbch Qu\u1eadn, xem t\u1eadp I tr. 5 v\u00e0 t\u1eadp III tr. 473-474. Trong c\u00e1c danh m\u1ee5c d\u01b0\u1edbi \u0111\u00e2y, t\u00ean vua ho\u1eb7c quan cai tr\u1ecb n\u00e0o ch\u1ec9 k\u00e8m theo m\u1ed9t con s\u1ed1 th\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 n\u0103m t\u1eed. K\u00fd hi\u1ec7u \u2020 \u0111\u00e1nh d\u1ea5u c\u00e1i ch\u1ebft tr\u01b0\u1edbc h\u1ea1n, t\u1eed tr\u1eadn ho\u1eb7c v\u00ec l\u00fd do kh\u00e1c, d\u00f9 s\u1ef1 ki\u1ec7n \u0111\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng nh\u1ea5t thi\u1ebft \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ch\u00e9p trong s\u1eed k\u00fd. ______________","[1] M\u1ed9t \u0111\u00f4i ch\u1ed7 c\u00f3 cung c\u1ea5p \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ed1i chi\u1ebfu s\u1ed1 trang t\u01b0\u01a1ng \u1ee9ng trong Ch\u00faa t\u1ec3 nh\u1eefng chi\u1ebfc Nh\u1eabn v\u00e0 Anh ch\u00e0ng Hobbit. [Trong b\u1ea3n ti\u1ebfng Vi\u1ec7t, s\u1ed1 trang l\u1ea5y theo Anh ch\u00e0ng Hobbit, 2011 v\u00e0 Ch\u00faa t\u1ec3 nh\u1eefng chi\u1ebfc Nh\u1eabn I, II, III 2013-2014. - BT]","I C\u00c1C VUA N\u00daMENOR (i) N\u00famenor F\u00ebanor l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi v\u0129 \u0111\u1ea1i nh\u1ea5t trong t\u1ed9c Eldar v\u1ec1 m\u1eb7t k\u1ef9 ngh\u1ec7 v\u00e0 hi\u1ec3u bi\u1ebft t\u00edch truy\u1ec7n, nh\u01b0ng c\u0169ng l\u00e0 k\u1ebb ki\u00eau h\u00e3nh v\u00e0 b\u1ea3o th\u1ee7 hi\u1ebfm ai b\u1eb1ng. Ch\u00ednh ng\u00e0i ch\u1ebf t\u00e1c ra Ba Ng\u1ecdc, nh\u1eefng vi\u00ean Silmaril, \u0111\u1eb7t v\u00e0o l\u00f2ng ch\u00fang \u00e1nh thi\u00ean quang c\u1ee7a Hai C\u00e2y Telperion v\u00e0 Laurelin[1] h\u1eb1ng chi\u1ebfu s\u00e1ng x\u1ee9 s\u1edf Valar. Ba Ng\u1ecdc tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh \u0111\u1ed1i t\u01b0\u1ee3ng th\u00e8m kh\u00e1t c\u1ee7a K\u1ebb Th\u00f9 t\u1ee9c Morgoth; h\u1eafn \u0111\u00e1nh c\u1eafp ng\u1ecdc, h\u1ee7y di\u1ec7t Hai C\u00e2y, r\u1ed3i mang ng\u1ecdc t\u1edbi Trung \u0110\u1ecba v\u00e0 cho canh gi\u1eef c\u1ea9n m\u1eadt trong th\u00e0nh tr\u00ec l\u1edbn t\u00ean Thangorodrim. B\u1ea5t ch\u1ea5p \u00fd nguy\u1ec7n c\u1ee7a Valar, F\u00ebanor t\u1eeb b\u1ecf V\u01b0\u01a1ng Qu\u1ed1c H\u1eb1ng Ph\u01b0\u1edbc m\u00e0 t\u1ef1 r\u01b0\u1edbc l\u1ea5y s\u1ed1 ph\u1eadn tha h\u01b0\u01a1ng \u1edf Trung \u0110\u1ecba, d\u1eabn theo m\u1ed9t ph\u1ea7n l\u1edbn d\u00f2ng t\u1ed9c m\u00ecnh; v\u00ec l\u00f2ng ki\u00eau h\u00e3nh \u0111\u00e3 xui khi\u1ebfn ng\u00e0i quy\u1ebft t\u00e2m gi\u00e0nh l\u1ea1i \u0110\u1ea1i Ng\u1ecdc trong tay Morgoth b\u1eb1ng v\u0169 l\u1ef1c. t\u1eeb \u0111\u00f3 b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u cu\u1ed9c chi\u1ebfn v\u00f4 v\u1ecdng c\u1ee7a hai ch\u1ee7ng t\u1ed9c Eldar v\u00e0 Edain \u0111\u00e1nh l\u1ea1i Thangorodrim, ch\u1ea5m d\u1ee9t b\u1eb1ng th\u1ea5t b\u1ea1i ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi Edain (Atani) bao g\u1ed3m ba gia t\u1ed9c Con Ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean \u0111i sang mi\u1ec1n T\u00e2y Trung \u0110\u1ecba, t\u1edbi c\u1ea3 b\u00ean b\u1edd \u0110\u1ea1i D\u01b0\u01a1ng, k\u1ebft li\u00ean minh v\u1edbi Eldar ch\u1ed1ng l\u1ea1i K\u1ebb Th\u00f9. C\u00f3 t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 ba cu\u1ed9c ph\u1ed1i ng\u1eabu gi\u1eefa d\u00e2n Eldar v\u00e0 Edain: L\u00fathien v\u1edbi Beren, Idril v\u1edbi Tuor, Arwen v\u1edbi Aragorn. Nh\u1edd v\u00e0o h\u00f4n s\u1ef1 th\u1ee9 ba, c\u00e1c nh\u00e1nh t\u1eeb l\u00e2u chia c\u1eaft c\u1ee7a d\u00e2n \u00c1 Ti\u00ean \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u00e1i h\u1ee3p, d\u00f2ng d\u00f5i h\u1ecd \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c n\u1ed1i l\u1ea1i. L\u00fathien Tin\u00faviel l\u00e0 con g\u00e1i Vua Thingol \u00c1o Cho\u00e0ng X\u00e1m \u1edf Doriath v\u00e0o K\u1ef5 \u0110\u1ec7 Nh\u1ea5t, nh\u01b0ng m\u1eabu th\u00e2n n\u00e0ng l\u00e0 Melian ch\u00ednh thu\u1ed9c d\u00f2ng d\u00f5i Valar. Beren l\u00e0 con trai Barahir thu\u1ed9c Gia T\u1ed9c Edain Th\u1ee9 Nh\u1ea5t. C\u00f9ng nhau h\u1ecd \u0111o\u1ea1t l\u1ea1i m\u1ed9t vi\u00ean silmaril tr\u00ean V\u01b0\u01a1ng Mi\u1ec7n s\u1eaft c\u1ee7a Morgoth. L\u00fathien nh\u1eadn l\u1ea5y ph\u1eadn ph\u00e0m tr\u1ea7n h\u1eefu t\u1eed, v\u0129nh vi\u1ec5n xa r\u1eddi n\u00f2i gi\u1ed1ng Ti\u00ean. Dior l\u00e0 con trai n\u00e0ng. Elwing l\u00e0 con g\u00e1i n\u00e0ng, \u0111\u1ebfn l\u01b0\u1ee3t m\u00ecnh nh\u1eadn gi\u1eef vi\u00ean silmaril. Idril Celebrindal l\u00e0 con g\u00e1i Turgon, vua c\u1ee7a th\u00e0nh Gondolin \u1ea9n l\u00e1nh. Tuor l\u00e0 con trai Huor thu\u1ed9c Gia t\u1ed9c Hador, Gia T\u1ed9c Edain Th\u1ee9 Ba, l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u1eebng danh nh\u1ea5t trong c\u00e1c cu\u1ed9c chi\u1ebfn ch\u1ed1ng Morgoth. E\u00e4rendil Nh\u00e0 H\u00e0ng H\u1ea3i l\u00e0 con trai h\u1ecd.","E\u00e4rendil k\u1ebft h\u00f4n v\u1edbi Elwing, nh\u1edd quy\u1ec1n n\u0103ng c\u1ee7a vi\u00ean silmaril, \u0111\u00e3 v\u01b0\u1ee3t qua B\u00f3ng N\u01b0\u1edbc m\u00e0 t\u1edbi t\u1eadn T\u00e2y C\u1ef1c, tr\u00ecnh b\u00e0y nguy\u1ec7n v\u1ecdng c\u1ee7a c\u1ea3 Ti\u00ean l\u1eabn Con Ng\u01b0\u1eddi, gi\u00e0nh \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c s\u1ef1 tr\u1ee3 gi\u00fap c\u1ee7a Valar l\u1eadt \u0111\u1ed5 Morgoth. E\u00e4rendil kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ph\u00e9p tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i \u0111\u1ea5t ph\u00e0m tr\u1ea7n, n\u00ean con thuy\u1ec1n ch\u00e0ng g\u1eafn vi\u00ean silmaril \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u1ecbnh ph\u1eadn c\u0103ng bu\u1ed3m l\u01b0\u1edbt s\u00f3ng tr\u00ean c\u00e1c t\u1ea7ng tr\u1eddi, l\u00e0m ng\u00f4i sao v\u00e0 t\u00edn hi\u1ec7u hy v\u1ecdng cho c\u01b0 d\u00e2n Trung \u0110\u1ecba s\u1ed1ng d\u01b0\u1edbi \u00e1ch \u00e1p b\u1ee9c c\u1ee7a K\u1ebb Th\u00f9 L\u1edbn hay c\u00e1c b\u1ea7y t\u00f4i c\u1ee7a h\u1eafn. Ch\u1ec9 m\u00ecnh ba vi\u00ean silmaril c\u00f2n b\u1ea3o t\u1ed3n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u00e1nh s\u00e1ng th\u01b0\u1ee3ng c\u1ed5 t\u1eeb Hai C\u00e2y Valinor tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi b\u1ecb Morgoth \u0111\u1ea7u \u0111\u1ed9c, nh\u01b0ng hai vi\u00ean c\u00f2n l\u1ea1i \u0111\u1ebfn cu\u1ed1i K\u1ef7 \u0110\u1ec7 Nh\u1ea5t \u0111\u00e3 th\u1ea5t l\u1ea1c. Nh\u1eefng vi\u1ec7c n\u00e0y \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c thu\u1eadt l\u1ea1i \u0111\u1ea7y \u0111\u1ee7, c\u00f9ng r\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec1u t\u00edch kh\u00e1c v\u1ec1 Ti\u00ean v\u00e0 Con Ng\u01b0\u1eddi, trong Huy\u1ec1n s\u1eed Silmaril. C\u00e1c con trai E\u00e4rendil, Elros v\u00e0 Elrond, l\u00e0 Peredhil t\u1ee9c \u00c1 Ti\u00ean. Ch\u1ec9 m\u00ecnh h\u1ecd c\u00f2n gi\u1eef trong huy\u1ebft qu\u1ea3n d\u00f2ng m\u00e1u c\u00e1c th\u1ee7 l\u0129nh Edain anh h\u00f9ng v\u00e0o K\u1ef7 \u0110\u1ec7 Nh\u1ea5t, v\u00e0 t\u1edbi sau khi Gil-galad l\u00e2m chung, k\u1ec3 c\u1ea3 d\u00f2ng d\u00f5i c\u00e1c Vua Th\u01b0\u1ee3ng Ti\u00ean \u1edf Trung \u0110\u1ecba c\u0169ng ch\u1ec9 c\u00f2n l\u01b0u l\u1ea1i trong s\u1ed1 h\u1eadu du\u1ec7 hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi. V\u00e0o cu\u1ed1i K\u1ef7 \u0110\u1ec7 Nh\u1ea5t, Valar \u0111\u1eb7t cho c\u00e1c \u00c1 Ti\u00ean m\u1ed9t l\u1ef1a ch\u1ecdn kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ea3o ng\u01b0\u1ee3c, \u0111\u1ee9ng v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda ch\u1ee7ng t\u1ed9c n\u00e0o. Elrond l\u1ef1a ch\u1ecdn l\u00e0m Ti\u00ean, s\u1edbm tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh b\u1eadc th\u1ea7y tri th\u1ee9c. V\u00ec th\u1ebf ng\u00e0i c\u0169ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ban \u00e2n hu\u1ec7 gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 c\u00e1c Th\u01b0\u1ee3ng Ti\u00ean c\u00f2n l\u01b0u l\u1ea1i Trung \u0110\u1ecba: r\u1eb1ng khi cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng c\u0169ng th\u1ea5y m\u1ec7t m\u1ecfi v\u1edbi \u0111\u1ea5t ng\u01b0\u1eddi tr\u1ea7n, h\u1ecd c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00ean t\u00e0u t\u1ea1i C\u1ea3ng X\u00e1m m\u00e0 \u0111i v\u1ec1 T\u00e2y C\u1ef1c, v\u00e0 \u00e2n hu\u1ec7 \u1ea5y v\u1eabn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c duy tr\u00ec sau cu\u1ed9c thay \u0111\u1ed5i th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi. Nh\u01b0ng nh\u1eefng con ch\u00e1u Elrond c\u0169ng v\u1eabn ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u1ed1i m\u1eb7t v\u1edbi l\u1ef1a ch\u1ecdn \u1ea5y: ho\u1eb7c theo ng\u00e0i r\u1eddi kh\u1ecfi c\u00e1c v\u00f2ng bi\u00ean th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi n\u00e0y, ho\u1eb7c n\u1ebfu \u1edf l\u1ea1i, ph\u1ea3i tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh ng\u01b0\u1eddi tr\u1ea7n r\u1ed3i ch\u1ebft \u1edf Trung \u0110\u1ecba. B\u1edfi th\u1ebf v\u1edbi Elrond, cu\u1ed9c Nh\u1eabn Chi\u1ebfn d\u00f9 t\u1edbi k\u1ebft c\u1ee5c n\u00e0o c\u0169ng \u0111\u1ec1u ch\u1ee9a \u0111\u1ea7y kh\u1ed5 n\u00e3o. Elros ch\u1ecdn l\u00e0m Ng\u01b0\u1eddi v\u00e0 \u1edf l\u1ea1i c\u00f9ng t\u1ed9c Edain; nh\u01b0ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ban cho tu\u1ed5i th\u1ecd cao g\u1ea5p nhi\u1ec1u l\u1ea7n nh\u1eefng ch\u1ee7ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u1ea5p k\u00e9m. Ban th\u01b0\u1edfng cho nh\u1eefng hy sinh c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi Edain trong cu\u1ed9c chi\u1ebfn ch\u1ed1ng Morgoth, Valar t\u1ee9c c\u00e1c V\u1ec7 th\u1ea7n c\u1ee7a Th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi t\u1eb7ng h\u1ecd mi\u1ec1n \u0111\u1ea5t m\u1edbi l\u00e0m qu\u00ea h\u01b0\u01a1ng, tr\u00e1nh xa nh\u1eefng hi\u1ec3m nguy Trung \u0110\u1ecba. V\u00ec th\u1ebf h\u1ea7u h\u1ebft \u0111\u00e3 gi\u01b0\u01a1ng bu\u1ed3m v\u01b0\u1ee3t \u0110\u1ea1i D\u01b0\u01a1ng, theo \u00e1nh Ng\u00f4i Sao E\u00e4rendil m\u00e0 t\u1edbi \u0110\u1ea3o Elenna l\u1ed9ng l\u1edbn, n\u1eb1m ch\u00f3t c\u00f9ng ph\u00eda T\u00e2y m\u1ecdi mi\u1ec1n \u0111\u1ea5t Ph\u00e0m Nh\u00e2n. V\u01b0\u01a1ng qu\u1ed1c N\u00famenor m\u1ecdc l\u00ean \u1edf \u0111\u00f3. Ch\u00ednh gi\u1eefa h\u00f2n \u0111\u1ea3o c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t ng\u1ecdn n\u00fai cao t\u00ean Meneltarma, v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ee9ng tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ec9nh n\u00fai, ng\u01b0\u1eddi tinh m\u1eaft c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 th\u1ea5y ng\u1ecdn th\u00e1p tr\u1eafng \u1edf C\u1ea3ng Eldar tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ea3o Eress\u00eba. T\u1eeb \u0111\u00f3 d\u00e2n Eldar t\u1edbi g\u1eb7p Edain, trao t\u1eb7ng h\u1ecd hi\u1ec3u bi\u1ebft c\u00f9ng qu\u00e0 bi\u1ebfu; nh\u01b0ng c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t m\u1ec7nh l\u1ec7nh ng\u01b0\u1eddi N\u00famenor ph\u1ea3i tu\u00e2n theo - \u201cL\u1ec7nh C\u1ea5m t\u1eeb Valar\u201d: c\u1ea5m h\u1ecd l\u00ean thuy\u1ec1n \u0111i v\u1ec1 T\u00e2y, v\u01b0\u1ee3t ngo\u00e0i t\u1ea7m nh\u00ecn t\u1eeb b\u1edd bi\u1ec3n \u0111\u1ea3o, ho\u1eb7c t\u00ecm c\u00e1ch \u0111\u1eb7t ch\u00e2n l\u00ean X\u1ee9 S\u1edf B\u1ea5t T\u1eed. B\u1edfi d\u00f9 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ban cho tu\u1ed5i th\u1ecd tr\u01b0\u1eddng sinh, nguy\u00ean th\u1ee7y d\u00e0i g\u1ea5p ba l\u1ea7n c\u00e1c ch\u1ee7ng Ng\u01b0\u1eddi thua k\u00e9m, h\u1ecd v\u1eabn ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi h\u1eefu t\u1eed, v\u00ec Valar kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ph\u00e9p l\u1ea5y \u0111i M\u00f3n Qu\u00e0 c\u1ee7a Con Ng\u01b0\u1eddi (ho\u1eb7c \u0110\u1ecbnh M\u1ec7nh c\u1ee7a Con Ng\u01b0\u1eddi nh\u01b0 sau n\u00e0y g\u1ecdi)."]