Fail to deliver The One Ring

[Chieftain Khuzaymah]

So I am playing Isengard campaign now and I got hold on The One Ring which I had to deliver to The Black Gate within 25 turns , ( am I right you can not see how many turns you have left to do that?) So anyways, I moved my general to the border of the black gate where I got the message Black Gate reached and at the same time Failed to deliver The One Ring... I am not sure how many turns I actually used, it will be close to 25 I am sure but the funny thing is, exactly the same happened to me on my previous campaign, which was Harad, which was the first time ever I got the Ring as an evil faction and were to deliver it to The Black Gate. So my question is, can this be a bug? That when I almost arrive at TBG it says that I failed it? Or is this pure coincidence, both my Isengard and Harad campaign I was just too late?

I mean... being Isengard it's not fun losing Sauron's protection and get into war with all evil factions, I'm at war with pretty much every faction on Middle-Earth now lol

(I believe it is not possible to regain Saurons favor is it?)

[Loki_999]

The quickest way to regain the favour of the "Pope" is to off your king.

Send him on a suicide mission and all should be forgiven.

Although i recall trying to do that once, sent him alone against immeasurable odds, but somehow the coward always escaped from the battlefield. Took me like 4 or 5 battles before he got surrounded and killed.

[Asanroth]

does the favor return with time like in normal m2tw? or paying some shiny shinies to mordor?

[Steward Denethor II]

^ DO NOT pay Mordor money. They are strong enough as is and this will not regain Saurons favor. The Dark Lord faction & Mordor are different factions. Also I can hardly agree with a plan to sent Saruman on a suicide mission but I don't really care about Saurons opinion anyways.