Glorfindel stopped by the training area just before lunch, and they made their way towards the stable.
"Are you sure you don't want me to clean up first? I'm all sweaty and gunky and stuff." Bainil had trained extra hard that day, for no particular reason.
"Your fine. Anyways, I think you look better in your natural state then all gussied up like the other maidens. I your alright as you are." He gave her a sweet grin, and she blushed.
Good Eru, stop acting like a freaking damsel! You are an independent woman, for Valar's sake!
Once they reached the stables, Glorfindel mounted his horse, Asfaloth.
Bainil mounted her horse, Rhovanor. It meant Wild Horse. Which he was, Bainil was the only elf to ever tame the beast, and all the stable hands feared him.
Rhovanor had rusty red hair and beautiful wheat gold hair. His eyes were the color of good beer, and he had the same bad temper like Bainil. She loved that stupid, stubborn headed beast with all her heart.
"I hope they took good care of you while I was out, Buddy. Come on, we gotta beat Glorfindel and show him who is the best horse rider here! He-yeah!" She snapped the reins and kicked at Rhov's sides.
Rhovanor took off like an arrow, apparently not having enough exercise while she was gone.
She heard Glorfindel trying to get Asfaloth to catch up with Rhov, but Rhovanor was fast!
Bainil kept her body close to Rhov's back, and let him steer. The trees whipped past at break neck speeds, and the wind tore at her ears and hair. The rhythmic pounding of Rhov's hooves could be heard throughout the forest, and Bainil's joyful cries.
She saw something silver flash at the corner of her eye, and turned to see Asfaloth catching up.
Bainil smirked at the frightened Glorfindel. Bainil had something that could bring out the speed demon in all horses, and have them run at speeds they're owners had never seen from the beasts.
"You alright, Glorfy? Too fast for ya?" she yelled. He obviously heard her over the roar of the wind in his ears and nodded wildly. She let out a shrill whistle, and the horses started to slow down before stopping fully.
Glorfindel slowly slipped from his horse, before falling to the ground.
He panted slowly, then finally spoke. "What...the...hell?"
"Hahaha, that was what I call a speed demon moment. I triggered a very special and secret nerve in Asfaloth and Rhovanor that makes them want to go faster than lighting. I love it." She laughed softly at the shaken Glorfindel, then sat legs crossed next to his head.
"You ok?"
"Yeah, yeah. I just wasn't expecting him to go that fast! Valar, I never even knew he could go that fast."
"Yeah, its something I learned when I 'borrowed' horses from the Gondor stables. Man, I had so much fun going as fast as I could through the fields. The wind in my face, the smell of fresh, the freedom of no walls or boundaries. It was some of the few times I was truly happy."
"You look beautiful like that."
Bainil blushed bright red."L-like what?"
"Speaking of when your free, and when you were speeding on top of Rhovanor. You looked so happy and free, and it made you even more beautiful then you are."
"Oh...oh, um, thank you." Bainil really didn't know what to say.
They heard the beat of hooves, and saw a guard coming up to them.
"Lord Glorfindel, I am sorry to bother you on your free reign day, but sightings of a large orc group has just came in and we need you to lead a group!"
"Can't one of the twins do it?"
"No, sir. They left for Mirkwood two days ago."
"Damn, I am truly sorry to cut this short, my lady. But duty calls. Can I make this up to you some other time?" His eyes were sad and regretful.
"Oh, you go. You need to protect Rivendell. Yeah, we can totally try again some other time. Go, go!"
She scooted him up on Asfaloth, and slapped the horse's rear. The horse took off at breakneck speed. She had triggered the nerve once more.
The guard quickly tried to follow Glorfindel, both disappearing instantly.
Just me and you, Rhovanor.
No one knew, not even Glawen had known, that Bainil spoke the silent language of animals. That is why she could hit the speed demon nerve and tame Rhovanor.
Yup, and I want to go riding, so lets go!
Hey, wait a minute, Speedy! Let take a quick break, k?
You already had a break! With the golden haired one!
His name is Glorfindel, and it was for a few minutes.
WHICH IS LONG ENOUGH! LETS GO!
OK, ok! Impatient beast...
What?
Nothing, nothing..
Bainil quickly mounted Rhovanor, and barely had time to get settled when he took off.
They traveled through the woods quickly, through the secret path, and to the Lone Lands.
They traveled as fast as they could, and they didn't care for anything else.
And that is why they didn't notice the group of orcs coming up behind them from the left.
Bainil noticed the orc when she felt a sharp pain in her left leg, and looked down to see a black arrow coming out of her boot.
She turned to see a pack of about ten orcs on wargs.
Fucking great. THIS IS TOTALLY YOUR FAULT, RHOVANOR!
Sorry...
NO APPLES FOR YOU EVER AGAIN!
NOOOOOOOO!
Bainil had expected that her and Glorfindel were going to go hunting, so she had brought a dagger, her bow, and a quiver full of arrows.
She wiped out her bow, and notched an arrow. She aimed carefully, and took out one of the wargs, the collision knocking another one down and killing both orcs.
She notched three more arrows, and took down three more wargs, only two orcs dying.
Six orcs still alive, and only five with wargs.
She noticed something coming towards her from her right, but ignored it and focused on the orcs and wargs.
One of the wargs got too close, and the orc took a swing at her head. She quickly slipped her bow on her lap, and pulled the dagger from her belt. She steered Rhovanor just close enough, and sliced the orc's neck on the side.
Unfortunately, getting that close meant getting hit. He had made a long cut down her arm.
All of a sudden, a blinding hot pain stung her back. She turned her head just enough to see the black feathers of another arrow.
FUCK! I'M GONNA SLAUGHTER YOU FOR STEW AFTER THIS!
AHHHHH! I'm so sorry, really!
Rhovanor's pace increased greatly, keeping her out of shooting range, but not the orc's out of her shooting range.
She quickly shot out the rest, leaving only one on a warg. The other one that had fallen off his warg was long behind.
Suddenly, a group of elves surrounded her, Haldir and Glorfindel in the group.
"Oh, finally! What took you guys so damn long?" Two of the guards quickly shot down the orc and warg.
They all slowed their horses and jumped down.
Haldir rushed towards Bainil, and grabbed her arms.
"Bainil, are you an idiot!? You could have got yourself h...hurt." His eyes finally caught sight of the arrow in her back and in her leg.
"Medic!" yelled a voice.
Too late. Was Bainil's last thought before everything went black.
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Sorry this one took longer than usual. I wanted to get this out before I went to Holiday World all day tomorrow.
Disclaimer: Ich besitze alles, was Sie als Tolkiens erkennen.
(Dear people who can read and speak German, IS THIS RIGHT?! I used Google translate. I don't trust it.)
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YAY, chapter ten! Celebrate! OREOS FOR EVRYONE!
Kidding, kidding... THE OREOS ARE ALL MINE! MY PRECIOUSSSSS!
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