The Eagles' Dark Betrayal

Gandalf never actually forgot about the eagles during the Fellowship's journey to Mordor.

The truth is far more disturbing. The Great Eagles were already corrupted by Sauron's influence,

secretly feeding him information about Middle-earth's movements. Gandalf knew this

from the beginning but couldn't risk exposing them without proof. Every time someone

asks why they didn't just fly to Mount Doom, they're missing the terrifying reality

that the eagles would have delivered Frodo directly into Sauron's hands. The walking route

wasn't the hard path, it was the only safe one. Makes you wonder

what other seemingly helpful allies in fantasy worlds might actually be double agents working for