Morquesse! Gandalf did wear a magic ring.....
Although, it was not said if it could render him invisible.
Only the one part of the night riddle was solved - That the horses might have been scared away by Saruman, and that they met up with Shadowfax, and so, were not lost.
Aragorn also makes a comment about Gandalf's talent at getting places. If Gandalf could travel faster than Aragorn, certainly he would use his powers to get there. Saruman would also be granted this...but Gandalf does not seem to like to use 'magic' to get from place to place. He prefers the physical...Shadowfax. Gandalf stays with the group, never leaving them unless dire need called him away. Gandalf is the guardian of all in this tale. If he were not there, the quest would surely have failed.
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'Perilous indeed,' said Aragorn, 'fair and perilous; but only evil need fear it, or those who bring some evil with them. Follow me!'
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