#the white council

Therefore, for the last time, [Saruman] aided the Council, and they put forth their strength; and they assailed Dol Guldur, and drove Sauron from his hold, and Mirkwood for a brief while was made wholesome again. ~ The Silmarillion, Of the Rings of Power (Art: “Galadriel vs Sauron” by Amarzbar on DeviantART)

[White Council cont.] To this Curunír now assented, desiring that Sauron should be thrust from Dol Guldur, which was nigh to the River, and should have leisure to search there no longer. ~ The Silmarillion, Of the Rings of Power (Art: “Saruman vs. Gandalf” by DiscoveringArtWorld on DeviantArt) #Tolkien 

[Mithrandir cont.] “…Soon [Sauron] will be too strong for you, even without the Great Ring; for he rules the Nine, and of the Seven he has recovered three. We must strike.” ~ The Silmarillion, Of the Rings of Power (Art: “Sauron Emerges” by Robanes on DeviantART)

Therefore at last the Council was again summoned and the lore of the Rings was much debated; but Mithrandir spoke to the Council, saying: ‘It is not needed that the Ring should be found, for while it abides on earth and is not unmade, still the power that it holds will live, and Sauron will grow and have hope. The might of the Elves and the Elf-friends is less now than of old. ~ The Silmarillion, Of the Rings of Power

But [Curunír] spoke of none of this to the Council, hoping still that he might be the first to hear news of the Ring. ~ The Silmarillion, Of the Rings of Power (Art: “Of Gandalf and Saruman” by Mieronna on DeviantArt)