Excellent pun, Lachwen!!!
Concerning option #3: I don't think that Sarumen was subordinate to Sauron, either with his ring or without it. He didn't follow Sauron's orders, but worked events in an attempt to gain power for himself. He was influenced more by evil than by Sauron.
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