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Walküre:
The current digression before the start of the next meeting of the council (the last one of our story) has now ended for the good. It means that the mentioned summit of the Wise will commence soon and that is to be the decisive occasion where Saruman orders that an attack against Sauron be immediately launched. Only, a just question might arise: in which aspect will this meeting differ from the interpretation of the Hobbit films?

Well, things have gone differently in our story. As it's clear to see and understand, such difference is to reflect on the next episode too. Contrary to the plot of the Hobbit trilogy, it is Saruman who himself summons his noble fellows and stoutly advocates the assault on the fortress, knowing that he would surely captivate the consensus of the others (who always had doubted the doing of the Dark Lord along those dreary woods). Another stark difference consists of the fact that the very strike is already planned and everyone is well aware of the real identity of the haunting presence in Mirkwood, without the need for Gandalf to adventure inside Dol Guldur. This has already taken place in earlier passages of the story. Furthermore, speaking about Thorin and his enterprise, Saruman is not at all doubtful of the propriety of the Dwarves' quest; he even welcomes the opportunity with open arms, seeking to use the dwarf-fellowship as a decoy to move Sauron's army away from the fortress. The very White Wizard then justifies his choice with the will to prevent the Enemy from assisting Smaug and vice versa, thus opting for a diversion, in order to leave Dol Guldur basically unkept and defenceless. This seemingly reasonable strategy will also serve him well to conceal and disguise his true intent, because he cannot reveal the actual cause of such sudden change of action: to bar the access to the Gladden Fields and forbid Sauron to conduct other inspections about the river course.

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