Chapter Two: The Rest
"Oh, the foul stench omitting from these beasts. It's disgusting!" Gimli cries out, waving his hand in front of his nose to cast off the gruesome smell. "Isn't there any other faster way to get rid of them?"

"Unfortunately, my friend, there is not," Legolas answers his question, standing a good twenty feet away from the fire. "At least we got rid of some of them."

"Some. But that's not enough to make me feel at ease," the Dwarf remarks, going over to Legolas. "By now I'm pretty sure that they've turned into something smaller and lighter than ash by now," and he goes over to the fire, pinching his nose to avoid inhaling the smell. Sure enough there is no longer any bodies or body parts left to burn, but all that is left are the ashes that remain.

Putting out the fire Gimli coughs out, "Legolas, I hope that the some that have escaped spread the word that they shouldn't mess with such folk like us."

Feigning to be surprised the Elf gasps out, "Me, my dear Dwarf friend? Why, they should be watching out for you! You've slaughtered much of the group, Gimli."

"Not that you weren't part of it. I just killed two more than you. Not much of a difference, m'lad."

"I guess so," Legolas muses, looking at the Dwarf with a quirky grin. "Since now that you have put out the fire why don't we find a place to rest."

"Hmph. I agree," Gimli grumbles out, brushing his clothes clean from any ashes that still cling on to him. "Let us rest somewhere where the smell of the burned dead do not linger."

"Now that there isn't any danger out on the hunt for us I can look at the stars in peace," the Elf states, the stars reflecting from his eyes, pointing at the brightest star right above them.

"No danger, you say? Well I'll be," Gimli says, lying down next to Legolas and looks at the star that he is pointing at. "That bright one that shines like Galadriel. What is that star's name?"

"That one you say? You noticed that?"

Incredulous, the Dwarf looks at him in shock. "You take me as a dense one? You were pointing right at it! How on Middle Earth was I not supposed to notice that, you Elf!"

"Just a test. Did it hurt anyone, my friend?" Legolas shoots back, turning his head to the left to face his friend. "Nevermind. That star's name is Eledial. The star of hope."

Nodding his head in deep thought the Dwarf then tries to get up, unsuccessfully. "Augh! This is one of the reasons we Dwarves never lay down! We can't get back up!" he complains, his legs and arms flailing about.

"One reason you should lessen your servings while eating," Legolas mutters under his breath, helping the Dwarf up with a grunt.

"Eh? What'd you say, 'lad?" Gimli wonders, his loud voice shaking the Elf's ear-drums. "Did you say something about my prosperous blunder?"

"Blunder?" the Elf asks, wondering what on Middle Earth his friend is talking about. "What blunder?"

"Why, this one!" Gimli laughs, gripping his muffin-top. "I'm not quite proud of this, but what matters is that it keeps me warm in the winter."

Giving him a strange look Legolas says, "Very interesting, Gimli."

"Ho ho! Very interesting, isn't it?"

"Yes...very."

"Legolas," Gimli says.

"Hn?"

"I think...I think I'm coming down with something. G'night."

"Good night, my dear Dwarf friend. May the great Eleven Lords and Queens bestow sweet dreams upon you."

"I don't need that," Gimli grunts out, laying back on the ground again and closing his eyes. "I've got Durin's folk to give me that."

Sighing, the Elf agrees silently, already knowing that his great friend has already fallen asleep. Laying down again Legolas looks at Elendial once more, and sings an Elven poem that makes the trees sway with the melody, that makes the rivers run downstream smoothly, and makes the nearby creatures fall asleep by the beautiful poem.

Mirkwood. Yes, I must go and show him the place where I was born and raised Legolas thinks to himself, putting his hands behind his head. That will be...that will be the next place. The next place to show my friend...

Hi, people's! This doesn't have much action or isn't as interesting, but the next chapter will DEFINITELY be better! I'm also sorry that this isn't as long as the other one.
I'll also appreciate it if you guys could give me your comments - either good or bad. I won't really care.
I'll be updating as soon as possible! Ber-bye.
-A.