"It is clear that he regards abandoning one's comrades as contemptible, and also characteristic of the other side. And yet only a page later it is exactly what characterizes his own side': Shagrat describes how they found 'old Ufthak still alive, but chose not to interfere with Shelob and her prey. 'Regular orcish trick, Shippey remarks, but notes the implications of the conversation between Gorbag and Shagrat: 'that orcs are moral beings...