Those questions plagued Aragorn's mind and he found that he could not find any rest at night. He did not mind at all that Gandalf had given him the second watch, which was the hardest of the three watches. Since he could not sleep anyway, he did not wake Legolas for the last watch. He continued to gaze at nothing into a distance as his mind raced for explanations to the riddles. He was startled when he heard the Elf's voice beside him.