“Wormtongue!” called Frodo. “You need not follow him. I know of no evil you have done to me. You can have rest and food here for a while, until you are stronger and can go your own ways.” —The Return of the King

X is 3. This stage cannot be chosen as the current quest while The Very Last Stroke has remaining quest points.

Forced: When this stage is defeated, discard Saruman from play.