Eärlindë Galathil
By: Writes with Block
*****
Disclaimer:
Merry: Jo is tired.
Jo: *stare**drool*
Pippin: She has a job now.
Jo: *coma*
Merry: She's been working hard.
Jo: *jumps up* But when I get that pay check it will be worth it! *wilts**coma again*
Aragorn: How can you write it you're in a coma?
Jo: Its called multi-tasking.
Legolas: Has anyone seeing Gandalf? He's been missing for a couple of chapters.
Jo: *quiet chuckle*
*****
Chapter Eight
Lessien sat to one side quietly. She watched as the Ridder warriors got ready to go to battle. The Uruk-hai army was closing in quickly but not as quickly as the Elvish army. The wind was turning back in their direction but the thing she could smell most was the rain.
The temperature was dropping quickly, making Lessien's ears quiver. Dark clouds were rolling across the sky, blocking out the sun even as it set. Thunder rumbled in the distance, reaching Lessien's ears. She could smell lightening in the air and it made her tail bush up. She turned away from the Ridder folk, they weren't interesting and they all smelled of horses, and lifted her nose to the air.
She took a deep breath, puffing out her chest and filling her lungs. The cool, rain twinged air tickled her nose. She closed her eyes, letting the increasing breeze whistle in her ears. A small smile tugged at her lips as she listened to nature. Most of the animals were gone, frightened off by the approaching storm and armies, but some birds continued sing in the distance and insects went about their nightly noises.
"What are you listening to?"
Lessien turned to Aragorn and gave him a wide, toothy grin, her fangs popping out over her bottom lip. Her tail swished back and forth lazily and her ears twitched happily. "Hi Lord Aragorn. I was just listening to whatever was out there. The storm is getting closer."
"Yes. The temperature has dropped and the winds are picking up. It will be here in a matter of hours." He paused, looking up at the darkened sky. "I have a gift for you."
"Really!?" Lessien's eyes lit up and her ears perked. "For me?"
Aragorn nodded and held out a cloth bundle. "Its a tabard. To keep you warm."
Lessien had no idea what a tabard was but she accepted it happily and unrolled it. A tabard ended up being a short sleeveless tunic. The cloth was thick, fluffy, and soft, unlike anything she had ever touched before. It was dark gray and had the silver tree of Gondor emblazoned on the front. She pulled it over her head quickly.
Aragorn smiled down at the girl. She would fall over if her tail wagged any faster. He pushed the hood off her head and her ears perked up immediantly. "Do you like it?"
"Yes!" Lessien cheered, sitting up on her heels. Her ears suddenly wilted to her head. "I've never had anything like this," she said shyly. "Thank you." She gave him a soft smile.
"It will not protect you in battle though. You must get a coat of mail."
"Sure," Lessien agreed and ran off.
**********
The skies opened up, dumping torrents of rain onto everyone who was unlucky enough not to find shelter. The warriors of Helm's Deep stood in the rain, shivering and wiping water away from their eyes.
Lessien perched on a high stone turret, her nose turned up to the wind. The elves were coming closer and closer. It would be only a matter of minutes until they arrived. Aragorn was off talking with Theoden and the wolven girl had decided to stay away from him. The king not only seemed annoyed by her presence he smelled like a herd of horses.
"Are you ready to fight?" Legolas asked, approaching her quickly. "You are wearing chain mail but you carry no weapons."
"Wolven don't fight like leafy elves," she answered.
"It would seem that wolven don't fight at all," Legolas quipped, the ghost of a smile on his lips.
"I've been told that elves taste like snow and mint," Lessien replied, baring her fangs with a slight growl.
Legolas gave her an appraising look and a curt nod. "Come then. If you are honor bound you should be at Aragorn's side during the battle."
"You're right and the other elves are here." She jumped down from her perch and trotted slightly behind the elf, her nose twitching softly.
*****
"You must be the Wolven," a tall elf greeted, his voice soft but commanding.
"And you are a golden elf," Lessien said with a snort.
"I am Haldir," he said, holding out his arm.
"Lessien," the wolven girl answered. She grabbed his forearm and started sniffing his palm. "What have you been eating?"
Haldir looked at Aragorn, who only shrugged, and turned back to Lessien. "Lembas bread. It's elven food."
Lessien nodded and sniffed his fingertips. "You smell like golden leaves. Its a nice change from the horse stink."
"I think that's enough Lessien," Aragorn said, trying desperately not to laugh. "Would you please get my cloak before it begins to rain?"
Lessien ran away quickly and Aragorn turned back to Haldir with a smirk.
"She is odd," Haldir said, a chuckle behind his words. "But very loyal."
"She is a good friend," Aragorn said. "Brave and fierce."
"She's a child. Will she stay to fight?"
"I saved her life and she feels that she has an honor bond to me."
"I have heard stories of wolven kind living to be a hundred years old," Haldir said casually, a small smile on his face.
Aragorn chose to ignore him and turned to Lessien has she bounded up to him. "Thank you my young friend. Let us go to war."
**************
*sheepish grin* Hi. Its been a while. I'm sorry 'bout that. I know I said that I would get to the battle in this chapter but it didn't happen. I really didn't feel like writing a battle scene right now. I've only written a few and they're rather hard to do. It takes allot out of you and I don't want to stay up to late cause I have to work tomorrow.
So here's a new chapter and I kinda like it. Its just a bunch of interactions and I kinda like that. I hope you like it too. I'll try and update sooner I'm just not in the mood to write anything big or serious right now.
And the thank you list. A big thank you to:
littlesaiyangirl
Coolio02
SandraSmit19
giveGodtheglory (we could always get him to sell fire crackers)
TitanicHobbit (i love that movie)
Melissa (thank you very much. I'm glad you enjoy my work. ^____^)
By: Writes with Block
*****
Disclaimer:
Merry: Jo is tired.
Jo: *stare**drool*
Pippin: She has a job now.
Jo: *coma*
Merry: She's been working hard.
Jo: *jumps up* But when I get that pay check it will be worth it! *wilts**coma again*
Aragorn: How can you write it you're in a coma?
Jo: Its called multi-tasking.
Legolas: Has anyone seeing Gandalf? He's been missing for a couple of chapters.
Jo: *quiet chuckle*
*****
Chapter Eight
Lessien sat to one side quietly. She watched as the Ridder warriors got ready to go to battle. The Uruk-hai army was closing in quickly but not as quickly as the Elvish army. The wind was turning back in their direction but the thing she could smell most was the rain.
The temperature was dropping quickly, making Lessien's ears quiver. Dark clouds were rolling across the sky, blocking out the sun even as it set. Thunder rumbled in the distance, reaching Lessien's ears. She could smell lightening in the air and it made her tail bush up. She turned away from the Ridder folk, they weren't interesting and they all smelled of horses, and lifted her nose to the air.
She took a deep breath, puffing out her chest and filling her lungs. The cool, rain twinged air tickled her nose. She closed her eyes, letting the increasing breeze whistle in her ears. A small smile tugged at her lips as she listened to nature. Most of the animals were gone, frightened off by the approaching storm and armies, but some birds continued sing in the distance and insects went about their nightly noises.
"What are you listening to?"
Lessien turned to Aragorn and gave him a wide, toothy grin, her fangs popping out over her bottom lip. Her tail swished back and forth lazily and her ears twitched happily. "Hi Lord Aragorn. I was just listening to whatever was out there. The storm is getting closer."
"Yes. The temperature has dropped and the winds are picking up. It will be here in a matter of hours." He paused, looking up at the darkened sky. "I have a gift for you."
"Really!?" Lessien's eyes lit up and her ears perked. "For me?"
Aragorn nodded and held out a cloth bundle. "Its a tabard. To keep you warm."
Lessien had no idea what a tabard was but she accepted it happily and unrolled it. A tabard ended up being a short sleeveless tunic. The cloth was thick, fluffy, and soft, unlike anything she had ever touched before. It was dark gray and had the silver tree of Gondor emblazoned on the front. She pulled it over her head quickly.
Aragorn smiled down at the girl. She would fall over if her tail wagged any faster. He pushed the hood off her head and her ears perked up immediantly. "Do you like it?"
"Yes!" Lessien cheered, sitting up on her heels. Her ears suddenly wilted to her head. "I've never had anything like this," she said shyly. "Thank you." She gave him a soft smile.
"It will not protect you in battle though. You must get a coat of mail."
"Sure," Lessien agreed and ran off.
**********
The skies opened up, dumping torrents of rain onto everyone who was unlucky enough not to find shelter. The warriors of Helm's Deep stood in the rain, shivering and wiping water away from their eyes.
Lessien perched on a high stone turret, her nose turned up to the wind. The elves were coming closer and closer. It would be only a matter of minutes until they arrived. Aragorn was off talking with Theoden and the wolven girl had decided to stay away from him. The king not only seemed annoyed by her presence he smelled like a herd of horses.
"Are you ready to fight?" Legolas asked, approaching her quickly. "You are wearing chain mail but you carry no weapons."
"Wolven don't fight like leafy elves," she answered.
"It would seem that wolven don't fight at all," Legolas quipped, the ghost of a smile on his lips.
"I've been told that elves taste like snow and mint," Lessien replied, baring her fangs with a slight growl.
Legolas gave her an appraising look and a curt nod. "Come then. If you are honor bound you should be at Aragorn's side during the battle."
"You're right and the other elves are here." She jumped down from her perch and trotted slightly behind the elf, her nose twitching softly.
*****
"You must be the Wolven," a tall elf greeted, his voice soft but commanding.
"And you are a golden elf," Lessien said with a snort.
"I am Haldir," he said, holding out his arm.
"Lessien," the wolven girl answered. She grabbed his forearm and started sniffing his palm. "What have you been eating?"
Haldir looked at Aragorn, who only shrugged, and turned back to Lessien. "Lembas bread. It's elven food."
Lessien nodded and sniffed his fingertips. "You smell like golden leaves. Its a nice change from the horse stink."
"I think that's enough Lessien," Aragorn said, trying desperately not to laugh. "Would you please get my cloak before it begins to rain?"
Lessien ran away quickly and Aragorn turned back to Haldir with a smirk.
"She is odd," Haldir said, a chuckle behind his words. "But very loyal."
"She is a good friend," Aragorn said. "Brave and fierce."
"She's a child. Will she stay to fight?"
"I saved her life and she feels that she has an honor bond to me."
"I have heard stories of wolven kind living to be a hundred years old," Haldir said casually, a small smile on his face.
Aragorn chose to ignore him and turned to Lessien has she bounded up to him. "Thank you my young friend. Let us go to war."
**************
*sheepish grin* Hi. Its been a while. I'm sorry 'bout that. I know I said that I would get to the battle in this chapter but it didn't happen. I really didn't feel like writing a battle scene right now. I've only written a few and they're rather hard to do. It takes allot out of you and I don't want to stay up to late cause I have to work tomorrow.
So here's a new chapter and I kinda like it. Its just a bunch of interactions and I kinda like that. I hope you like it too. I'll try and update sooner I'm just not in the mood to write anything big or serious right now.
And the thank you list. A big thank you to:
littlesaiyangirl
Coolio02
SandraSmit19
giveGodtheglory (we could always get him to sell fire crackers)
TitanicHobbit (i love that movie)
Melissa (thank you very much. I'm glad you enjoy my work. ^____^)
