Alright I grow bored I have a few hours till I have to get ready for my CAP
meeting/Baby setting... And I have been looking over the next few chapters
of my LotR book (I got one that has all three in one book yah!) To see what
I would write about... I found it so here goes!
Chapter 7
We walked along for what seemed like hours till we came upon what was called the 'golden woods' After a quick debate we entered. I attempted to be as quiet as humanly possible keeping my breathing softly and relaxed and my footsteps light... I knew what was to come though there may not be an attack I did not want to be noticed for I was tired of questions even though I was in the attire of the time a woman among a group of men was unheard of.
We were about a mile into the woods when we came upon the river Nimrodel it was very beautiful the way the water flowed with the large trees surrounding it... I was breath taken as we crossed and Legolas begun to sing the tail of Nimrodel to the Hobbits... I knew the song but not well I had read over it a few times but my interpretation of the song was nothing compared to what it was. Legolas had a very wonderful voice.
We turned from the path we had been on and went into the shadow of the deeper woods continuing on till we were near the falls. We were all tired and had decided the trees would make good beds.. I was not the best tree climber but I would not disagree but Pippin had other thoughts "they will be marvelous trees indeed if they can offer any rest at night, except to birds. I cannot sleep on a perch!"
I snickered but kept quiet as Legolas told him to dig a hole in the ground. The cartoons of the dog searching for Bugs bunny saying 'dig a hole dig a hole dig a hole' came to me and I had to refrain from busting out laughing... now was not the time.
Legolas had easily jumped up to catch a limb of the tree and was starting to climb when a voice echoed down to us "Daro!"
We all nearly jumped out of our skin. "Who are they and what do they say?" Merry asked "They're Elves. Can't you hear their voices?" Sam said as though Merry were a idiot which he was sometimes. "Yes, they are Elves and they say that you breath so loud that they could shoot you in the dark"
Sam put his hand over his mouth and I let out a soft laugh at this. It was entertaining. I got a few strange looks everyone else was very stressed at this point but here I was laughing "Sorry" I muttered and calmed myself. Legolas went on but I was doing my best to not laugh so I was ignoring him.
A ladder was let down. Legolas and Frodo disappeared into the branches we all just stood waiting. After a long time Legolas descended the tree telling the hobbits to climb that tree and the rest to join him in another... I really was feeling out of place now. We made our way up the tree and sat on the flat there were a few elves and they looked at me funny. "I heard you had a group of Hobbits and a dwarf with you but none mentioned a female"
I sighed rolling my eyes. I was beyond sick of being a female in this time and I thought it was bad in my time. I stretched lightly at this point ignoring the elves as Legolas spoke to him in an Elvin tongue.
The elves gave us some food and blankets as we all sat up for a little while talking. At least I wasn't the only one getting strange looks the elves were keeping an eye on Gimli as well "I am growing uncomfortable with all these eyes on me" Gimli grumbled "Now you know how I feel" I growled lightly.
"All this trip everywhere we stop I get weird looks a woman traveling with a group of men... god only knows what they must be thinking" I shook my head rubbing my temples. Gimli nodded acting as if he understood but I knew he didn't.
The group had started to fall asleep but no matter how tired I was I couldn't I sat near the edge of the flat my eyes closed but not asleep I was listening to the forest just letting it relax me hoping the sounds would put me to sleep. I had always loved doing this on camping trips sitting away listening to the sounds around me let it be the crackling of the fire or the wind through the trees.
I opened one eye as I felt someone standing over me. Yeah I know its really weird when I say I 'feel' someone but you know that feeling like someone's watching you or is right behind you.
I saw Legolas standing by my right shoulder "You should be asleep" he said softly so not to wake up the others "Can't sleep" I muttered opening both eyes. "Are you going to stand there all night or sit down"
He sat and we watched the trees together "Does it bother you that much that you are with a group of men?" I looked at him smiling "No not really I am enjoying it. At home I was usually surrounded by guys... Because of my personality I got along better with guys then girls. The thing that bothers me is what people must think. The way your elf friend seemed shocked was what got to me... what must have been running through his mind the moment he saw me a lone woman among a group of eight men"
He gave me a sympathetic look but I just shook it off. We sat there for a few minutes before an elf came and spoke a few words to Legolas. I looked at him wanting to know what they had talked about "A squad of Orcs is here" he whispered so I could barely hear him.
We sat silently until the danger had passed. It was well after midnight and I was still not very tired. Legolas did not seem tired either. Both of us feared to speak just incase the Orcs might come back. I sat listening to the sounds of the forest again as my eyes grew heavy.
The next thing I remember the sun was peaking through the canopy of the forest on my face. I opened an eye and found a blanket over me. I was curled up a few feet from the edge of the flat. I yawned sitting up and stretching before looking around. Gimli was still asleep, Aragon was awake but his eyes were closed, Boromir was just waking up as well and Legolas was no where to be seen.
We all gathered around the base of the trees the morning still young before we set out again. Legolas and Frodo called out a farewell to the waters we had crossed yesterday. We were lead by Haldir and his brother Rumil. We followed the path seeing orc prints. We turned off the road suddenly and halted.
After Haldir made a bird like call a rope was tossed across the river that was swiftly flowing below us. "I can walk this path but the others have not the skill. Must they swim?" Legolas asked. ""no we have two more ropes. We will fasten them above the other, one shoulder high and another half high and holding the strangers should be able to cross with care" Haldir replied.
One by one we made our way across then it was my turn. 'damn my fear of low heights' I though. When I was little I had fell off a monkey bar and busted my head open ever since then heights between five and thirty feet scared the shit out of me... anything higher and I felt like I was flying.
Not wanting to stall the group I started my way across putting on my serious face so that I would not show the fear that was running through me. I finally got across and let out a sigh of relief.
"Now friends you have entered the Naith of Lorien, or the Fore, as you would say, for it is the land that lies like a spearhead between the arms of silverlode and Andiuin the great. We allow no strangers to spy out the secrets of the Naith. Few indeed are permitted even to set foot there."
Haldir had wished to only blindfold Gimli until a certain part of the forest but the dwarf had refused. After a heated debate Aragon had easily solved it by saying that we would all be blindfolded.
Gimli laughed "A merry troop of fools we shall look! will Haldir lea us all on a string, like many blind beggars with one dog? But I will content, if only Legolas here shares my blindness"
"I am an Elf and a kinsman here" Legolas was becoming angry at Gimli's stubbornness. I reached over resting a hand on Legolas' shoulder "Calm down Legolas, the only way this will be fair is if all of us are blind" Finally he relented and we were all blindfolded.
We spoke and marched for the majority of the day. When night fell we rested on the ground without fear. The guides would not let us unbind our eyes so we all sat near together.
I felt the small hobbits search me out then curl around my sides. A lean figure was beside me and I guessed it was Legolas. I could hear heavy breathing above my head (laying down to sleep... k no icky thought!) that was Gimli, And the steady breathing of two others some where on the other side of where Legolas was... Our company slept in a tight circle that night.
When morning came again we set out blinded the warmth of the sun and the slight bit of light coming through the blindfold being the only signs that it was daytime. At noon we halted again and suddenly many voices were heard around us. I listened to them but understood few words that they spoke.
Haldir reported the news to us about Orcs at the northern border and such. "Also they bring me a message from the Lord and Lady of the Galadhrim. You are all to walk free, even the dwarf Gimli. It seems that the Lady knows who and what is each member of your company. New messages have come from Rivendell perhaps"
And so they removed our blindfolds. Our breaths caught in our throats at the beauty of the forest around us. It was beautiful. "Behold! you are come to Cerin Amroth, For this is the heart of the ancient realm as it was long ago, and here is the mound of Amroth, where in happier days his high house was built. Here ever bloom the winter flowers in the unfading grass: the yellow elanor, and the pale niphredil. Here we will stay awhile, and come to the city of the Galadhrim at dusk." Haldir informed us.
We sat down on the fragrant grass relaxing while we had time taking in the sights and sounds of the beauty surrounding us. I sat near Legolas and spoke with him about the adventure so far our losses and such. But soon enough we were told it was time to move on We walked for a while then came across a hill. "here is the heart of Elvendom on earth and here my heart dwells ever, unless there be a light beyond the dark roads that we still must tread, you and I. Come with me" Aragon said before we finished our trek to Galadhrim.
((hope you like it... I need to start getting ready for CAP might write another chapter when I get home tonight at Nine Thirty))
Chapter 7
We walked along for what seemed like hours till we came upon what was called the 'golden woods' After a quick debate we entered. I attempted to be as quiet as humanly possible keeping my breathing softly and relaxed and my footsteps light... I knew what was to come though there may not be an attack I did not want to be noticed for I was tired of questions even though I was in the attire of the time a woman among a group of men was unheard of.
We were about a mile into the woods when we came upon the river Nimrodel it was very beautiful the way the water flowed with the large trees surrounding it... I was breath taken as we crossed and Legolas begun to sing the tail of Nimrodel to the Hobbits... I knew the song but not well I had read over it a few times but my interpretation of the song was nothing compared to what it was. Legolas had a very wonderful voice.
We turned from the path we had been on and went into the shadow of the deeper woods continuing on till we were near the falls. We were all tired and had decided the trees would make good beds.. I was not the best tree climber but I would not disagree but Pippin had other thoughts "they will be marvelous trees indeed if they can offer any rest at night, except to birds. I cannot sleep on a perch!"
I snickered but kept quiet as Legolas told him to dig a hole in the ground. The cartoons of the dog searching for Bugs bunny saying 'dig a hole dig a hole dig a hole' came to me and I had to refrain from busting out laughing... now was not the time.
Legolas had easily jumped up to catch a limb of the tree and was starting to climb when a voice echoed down to us "Daro!"
We all nearly jumped out of our skin. "Who are they and what do they say?" Merry asked "They're Elves. Can't you hear their voices?" Sam said as though Merry were a idiot which he was sometimes. "Yes, they are Elves and they say that you breath so loud that they could shoot you in the dark"
Sam put his hand over his mouth and I let out a soft laugh at this. It was entertaining. I got a few strange looks everyone else was very stressed at this point but here I was laughing "Sorry" I muttered and calmed myself. Legolas went on but I was doing my best to not laugh so I was ignoring him.
A ladder was let down. Legolas and Frodo disappeared into the branches we all just stood waiting. After a long time Legolas descended the tree telling the hobbits to climb that tree and the rest to join him in another... I really was feeling out of place now. We made our way up the tree and sat on the flat there were a few elves and they looked at me funny. "I heard you had a group of Hobbits and a dwarf with you but none mentioned a female"
I sighed rolling my eyes. I was beyond sick of being a female in this time and I thought it was bad in my time. I stretched lightly at this point ignoring the elves as Legolas spoke to him in an Elvin tongue.
The elves gave us some food and blankets as we all sat up for a little while talking. At least I wasn't the only one getting strange looks the elves were keeping an eye on Gimli as well "I am growing uncomfortable with all these eyes on me" Gimli grumbled "Now you know how I feel" I growled lightly.
"All this trip everywhere we stop I get weird looks a woman traveling with a group of men... god only knows what they must be thinking" I shook my head rubbing my temples. Gimli nodded acting as if he understood but I knew he didn't.
The group had started to fall asleep but no matter how tired I was I couldn't I sat near the edge of the flat my eyes closed but not asleep I was listening to the forest just letting it relax me hoping the sounds would put me to sleep. I had always loved doing this on camping trips sitting away listening to the sounds around me let it be the crackling of the fire or the wind through the trees.
I opened one eye as I felt someone standing over me. Yeah I know its really weird when I say I 'feel' someone but you know that feeling like someone's watching you or is right behind you.
I saw Legolas standing by my right shoulder "You should be asleep" he said softly so not to wake up the others "Can't sleep" I muttered opening both eyes. "Are you going to stand there all night or sit down"
He sat and we watched the trees together "Does it bother you that much that you are with a group of men?" I looked at him smiling "No not really I am enjoying it. At home I was usually surrounded by guys... Because of my personality I got along better with guys then girls. The thing that bothers me is what people must think. The way your elf friend seemed shocked was what got to me... what must have been running through his mind the moment he saw me a lone woman among a group of eight men"
He gave me a sympathetic look but I just shook it off. We sat there for a few minutes before an elf came and spoke a few words to Legolas. I looked at him wanting to know what they had talked about "A squad of Orcs is here" he whispered so I could barely hear him.
We sat silently until the danger had passed. It was well after midnight and I was still not very tired. Legolas did not seem tired either. Both of us feared to speak just incase the Orcs might come back. I sat listening to the sounds of the forest again as my eyes grew heavy.
The next thing I remember the sun was peaking through the canopy of the forest on my face. I opened an eye and found a blanket over me. I was curled up a few feet from the edge of the flat. I yawned sitting up and stretching before looking around. Gimli was still asleep, Aragon was awake but his eyes were closed, Boromir was just waking up as well and Legolas was no where to be seen.
We all gathered around the base of the trees the morning still young before we set out again. Legolas and Frodo called out a farewell to the waters we had crossed yesterday. We were lead by Haldir and his brother Rumil. We followed the path seeing orc prints. We turned off the road suddenly and halted.
After Haldir made a bird like call a rope was tossed across the river that was swiftly flowing below us. "I can walk this path but the others have not the skill. Must they swim?" Legolas asked. ""no we have two more ropes. We will fasten them above the other, one shoulder high and another half high and holding the strangers should be able to cross with care" Haldir replied.
One by one we made our way across then it was my turn. 'damn my fear of low heights' I though. When I was little I had fell off a monkey bar and busted my head open ever since then heights between five and thirty feet scared the shit out of me... anything higher and I felt like I was flying.
Not wanting to stall the group I started my way across putting on my serious face so that I would not show the fear that was running through me. I finally got across and let out a sigh of relief.
"Now friends you have entered the Naith of Lorien, or the Fore, as you would say, for it is the land that lies like a spearhead between the arms of silverlode and Andiuin the great. We allow no strangers to spy out the secrets of the Naith. Few indeed are permitted even to set foot there."
Haldir had wished to only blindfold Gimli until a certain part of the forest but the dwarf had refused. After a heated debate Aragon had easily solved it by saying that we would all be blindfolded.
Gimli laughed "A merry troop of fools we shall look! will Haldir lea us all on a string, like many blind beggars with one dog? But I will content, if only Legolas here shares my blindness"
"I am an Elf and a kinsman here" Legolas was becoming angry at Gimli's stubbornness. I reached over resting a hand on Legolas' shoulder "Calm down Legolas, the only way this will be fair is if all of us are blind" Finally he relented and we were all blindfolded.
We spoke and marched for the majority of the day. When night fell we rested on the ground without fear. The guides would not let us unbind our eyes so we all sat near together.
I felt the small hobbits search me out then curl around my sides. A lean figure was beside me and I guessed it was Legolas. I could hear heavy breathing above my head (laying down to sleep... k no icky thought!) that was Gimli, And the steady breathing of two others some where on the other side of where Legolas was... Our company slept in a tight circle that night.
When morning came again we set out blinded the warmth of the sun and the slight bit of light coming through the blindfold being the only signs that it was daytime. At noon we halted again and suddenly many voices were heard around us. I listened to them but understood few words that they spoke.
Haldir reported the news to us about Orcs at the northern border and such. "Also they bring me a message from the Lord and Lady of the Galadhrim. You are all to walk free, even the dwarf Gimli. It seems that the Lady knows who and what is each member of your company. New messages have come from Rivendell perhaps"
And so they removed our blindfolds. Our breaths caught in our throats at the beauty of the forest around us. It was beautiful. "Behold! you are come to Cerin Amroth, For this is the heart of the ancient realm as it was long ago, and here is the mound of Amroth, where in happier days his high house was built. Here ever bloom the winter flowers in the unfading grass: the yellow elanor, and the pale niphredil. Here we will stay awhile, and come to the city of the Galadhrim at dusk." Haldir informed us.
We sat down on the fragrant grass relaxing while we had time taking in the sights and sounds of the beauty surrounding us. I sat near Legolas and spoke with him about the adventure so far our losses and such. But soon enough we were told it was time to move on We walked for a while then came across a hill. "here is the heart of Elvendom on earth and here my heart dwells ever, unless there be a light beyond the dark roads that we still must tread, you and I. Come with me" Aragon said before we finished our trek to Galadhrim.
((hope you like it... I need to start getting ready for CAP might write another chapter when I get home tonight at Nine Thirty))