Playing along, I would think that the connection took a great deal of effort to maintain to that degree so Saruman only took direct control when absolutely necessary. Otherwise he let Grima manipulate Theoden while passively influencing him with his magic to make the King more receptive to Grima’s suggestions.
Playing along, I would think that the connection took a great deal of effort to maintain to that degree so Saruman only took direct control when absolutely necessary. Otherwise he let Grima manipulate Theoden while passively influencing him with his magic to make the King more receptive to Grima’s suggestions.