Chapter 2:
The king looked at his kingdom from one of the high windows....... where was Minas Tirith?
His wife was pregnant and though she persuaded him that she could traval, the king of Osgiliath decided that they would not evacuate.
Over the next few days the townsfolk of Osgiliath grew increasingly worried. The mountains were thick with smoke and the whole sky became black... jets of orange flame shot from somwhere behind the Ephel Duath.
The king was again left thinking whether he had done the right thing. So he sent threee more messengers to see what was happening beyond the mountains.
A week later.. no messengers returned. However, a strange person appeared on the door step of the great gate. The stranger was taken to the palace of the king. This person was cloaked in grey. A hood was pulled over his face;
"friend" the king greeted" what brings you here in these dark days"
"Friend?" croaked the old man " I have no friends....but these days are most definatly dark... dark and evil" the man whispered mysteriously"
"What do you know of this darkness?" the king asked, puzzled.
" A great many things...but not nearly enough. What do you know?"
"Only what we see and that none of our messengers have returned"
"you foolish man." the cloaked stranger croaked " You know nothing. Nothing of what is coming. But I will give you advice... fly from this city ...as far as you can go."
The man turned and walked out into the night.
" but wait" the king called, after him and...followed the man." my wife ...she is pregnant ...the child could come any day from now onwards..... can we not stay but a little longer?"
Just as the man was about to walk out of the city , he turned round.....
" a king makes his own decisions.......i am no king"
Then he walked out into the stormy night and the great gates of Osgiliath shut behind him with a loud clang....... | 
