I can't remember offhand whether it was Elrond or Gandalf who said "against the Nine Riders we will set nine walkers," but it's not just Tolkien and we readers who are aware of that distinction, it's the characters.
You can't "just walk into Mordor," but two or even nine people couldn't have ridden in, at all.
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Date: 2012-11-18 01:00 pm (UTC)You can't "just walk into Mordor," but two or even nine people couldn't have ridden in, at all.