Ks?

ASK LORD

"A/ -----d/ -a-/ so------s/ --ar--s/ o-/ d-s-r-s-/ a-d/ lo--s/ -or/ -r---ds---/. ---/ ---r-/, I/ --l----/ --/ looks/ ar-/ a-a--s-/ --/."

(I hope someone will solve it soon, because I'll be away for a week from tomorrow.)

Don't count on me, dear. I'm attrocious at this sort of thing.

Is?

DARK SOIL

"A/ -----d/ -a-/ so--i--s/ --ari-s/ o-/ dis-r-s-/ a-d/ lo--s/ -or/ -ri--ds-i-/. ---/ ---r-/, I/ --li---/ --/ looks/ ar-/ a-ai-s-/ --/."

Ts are in order, me thinks.

DARK TOILS (T is always usful!)

"A/ ---t-d/ -a-/ so--ti--s/ --ari-s/ o-/ distr-st/ a-d/ lo--s/ -or/ -ri--ds-i-/. --t/ t--r-/, I/ --li---/ --/ looks/ ar-/ a-ai-st/ --/."

I really am trying to figure this out with the letters you've given me....but I don't have much practice yet...

How 'bout giving an E.

ADEIKLORST

"A/ ---ted/ -a-/ so-eti-es/ -eari-s/ o-/ distr-st/ a-d/ lo--s/ -or/ -rie-ds-i-/. --t/ t-ere/, I/ -elie-e/ --/ looks/ are/ a-ai-st/ -e/."

kedoke, I'm about to skiddaddle out of this place, so I can't study on it any more just now. But I'll be back in a bit, hopefully, and then see what I can figure out.

I think I've got it!
 

"A hunted man sometimes wearies of distrust and longs for friendship. But there, I believe my looks are against me."

The Lord of the Rings, Book 1, Chapter X. Strider speaking to Frodo, Sam and Pippin.

K, since Guinevere is gone, can we assume you got it and you post a new puzzle?

New puzzle
 

If no one has any objection:


"--- -- --- --- ---, -- ----- ---- --- ---; --- -- --------- ---- ---- ----- ---- ------."

S's, pleases.

Here are the Ss
 

Here they are:

"--- -s --- --- s--, -- ----- s--- --- ---; --- -- --s------ ---- ---- ----- ---- s-----."

E's please.

Es
 

Here they are:

"--- -s --- --- see, -e -e--- s--- --- --e; --- -- --s-----e ---- -ee- -e--- e-e- s---e-."

H's now, if you will.

Hs
 

Here they are:

"--- -s --- --- see, -e -e--- s--- --- --e; --- -- --s-h---e ---- -ee- -e--h e-e- s---e-."

"w"s?

And T's.

Ws and Ts
 

"--- -s --- --- see, we we--- s--- --- --e; --- -- --s-h---e ---- -eet -e-th e-e- s---e-."

N's please.

Ns
 

"--- -s --- --n see, we we--- s--n -n- --e; -n- -- --s-h-n-e --n- -eet -e-th e-en s--ne-."

Okay, more vowels time.

O, please.

R?

"M"s?

Os, Rs and Ms
 

"--- -s --- --n see, we we-r- soon -n- --e; -n- -- m-s-h-n-e m-n- meet -e-th e-en sooner."

Oh, goodness, it's so close, yet I can't see it.

I's, please.

Is
 

"--- -s --- --n see, we we-r- soon -n- -ie; -n- -- mis-h-n-e m-n- meet -e-th e-en sooner."

Nice to know that I'm still keeping people guessing!;)

I am SO bad at this that although I have most of the words pieced together, I still cannot say I know where it is from...

I can't believe we haven't bit into that first word yet...

A, please.

Side note, I fear that if this is a quote from anywhere other than LotR I am lost. Eh well.

As
 

"--- as a-- -an see, we wear- soon an- -ie; an- -- mis-han-e man- meet -eath e-en sooner."

Right, well, I give up. I've been able to put most of the words together for a while now, and new letters just confirm my suspicion. I just can't place the quote.

"c"s, please.

Cs
 

"--- as a-- can see, we wear- soon an- -ie; an- -- mischance man- meet -eath e-en sooner."

"B"s?

Bs
 

"B-- as a-- can see, we wear- soon an- -ie; an- b- mischance man- meet -eath e-en sooner."

Does the first word have a T in it?

One T
 

Yes, it does:

"B-t as a-- can see, we wear- soon an- -ie; an- b- mischance man- meet -eath e-en sooner."

Okay, well, I think the quote runs like so:

"But as all can see, we weary soon and die; and by mischance many meet death even sooner."

However, as I can neither say who said it nor where it is from, I can do no more.