To create a diversion, Aragorn proposed taking his remaining forces to the Black Gates of Mordor, to draw off Mordor""s and Sauron""s 10,000 Orcs so that Frodo (if still alive) could proceed safely ("Keep Sauron""s Eye fixed upon us").After vanquishing Orcs who were guarding the fortress at Ravenhill, Thorin realized that Azog had fled or disappeared from his tower""s peak command post.His incredulous father witnesses his son""s gestures toward thin air.While J.J.King is speaking with his new captain, Mary runs onto the deck of theStonewall Jacksonand stands next to Willie and admires his uniform.] Yet in the aftermath of his victory, the surface of the world was ravaged by the vilest war in human history.However, O""Donnell was pleased with the bloody war that they had precipitated in Britain against the IRA: "The war is raging, and when it""s over, we""ll be the only ones left standing.