Hope seemed small and far away to Sam, as he watched his friend and master's seeming lifeless body taken away by orcs, until he learned that Frodo was merely paralyzed by Shelob's foul sting. After a daring rescue, Frodo and Sam found orc armor small enough to fit their diminutive & undernourished hobbit frames, each wearing a helmet to disguise their dirty but otherwise un-orc-like faces. This simple but clever disguise allowed the pair to move through Mordor largely unnoticed, ever closer to Mount Doom.