Gimli fell behind Legolas and Aragorn. He saw a brood of purple hued liquid on a nearby leaf. He swiped some up on his finger and tasted it, only to spit it out right away. "Yuck! Orc blood." He said, wiping his jaw.

"Perhaps your little dwarven hands shouldn't be placed in your mouth." Legolas said sarcastically.

"Why did you taste it stupid?" Gimli thought. "Just give the elf another reason to hate you." He continued to walk on and then said "At least my hands haven't been touching all the crap that could get on them for a thousand years."

"What?" Legolas snapped.

"At least." Gimli started.

"No.you were like two seconds to late for a comeback." Legolas said laughing. "Stupid dwarf."

"I am not stupid." He muttered.

"Are too."

"Are not.."

This continued on for sometime until they came across a billboard advertising the new Paul Mitchell shampoo with extract of mallorn leaf. "Aragorn..Pip and Merry can wait. WE NEED TO TAKE A DETOUR! MY HAIR IS DIRTY." Legolas said stopping.

"Just the kind of thing an elf would do." Gimli said.

Aragorn stopped. "We are close..I can smell the hobbits, which isn't too hard. I can hear them which isn't all that hard either.and I can see their freshly made footprints."

Legolas made the crazy sign to Gimli. "Aye.and he can see the Lembas crumbs." Gimli said winking.

"That is what happens when you stay up writing poetry about princesses and drink my wine." Legolas said smiling.