have consequences, like NZ Strider said. When I first read this I was
reminded of the riddle game between Bilbo and Gollum. There's a passage
about the ancient rules of the riddle game and the awful consequences of
breaking them - even Gollum didn't dare do that.
The message is consistent - there's nothing forcing adherence to oaths and
promises, just each person's integrity, even in the most corrupt
creatures.
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Then with a crash came a great ringing shout: ra-hoom-rah! The trees quivered and bent as if a gust had struck them. There was another pause, and then a marching music began like solemn drums, and above the rolling beats and booms there welled voices singing high and strong.
We come, we come with roll of drum: ta-runda runda runda rom!
