They chased after the Orcs of three days trying to catch up to get Marry and Pippin back.
"Their pace has quickened they must have caught our scent" Aragorn said mostly to himself but Elf ears hear a lot.
"Hurry!" Aragorn yelled back to them.
Brenna ran up the hill only to look back at Legolas who stopped to yell for Gimli.
"Come on Gimli." As they ran the Elves ended up taking the lead but not getting too far ahead. Aragorn caught up to them as he took his turn to take the lead. Legolas slowed down so he was closer to Gimli the Dwarf has trouble keeping up.
The longer they ran the farther Gimli got from the group. They stopped when Brenna pointed at something shining in the grass so Aragorn picked it up.
"Not idly do the leaves of Lorien fall" Aragorn said. Legolas stopped beside him.
"They may yet be alive" he said. Getting up Aragorn started running again.
"Less than a day ahead of us come" Aragorn said taking the lead.
"Come Gimli we're gaining on them!" Legolas yelled to the Dwarf as he caught up to Brenna who was waiting for him.
Their run together reminded her of training. However the difference was this was for real and her and Legolas couldn't play around and kiss in the grass.
"I'm wasted on cross-country we Dwarves are natural sprinters. Very dangerous over short distances" Gimli yelled back. As they climbed up a hill of rocked they stopped so they could see a crossed the land.
"Rohan home of the Horse-Lords. There's something strange at work here some evil gives speed to these creatures sets its will against us" Aragorn spoke.
Steadily they made their way down the rocky hill. Legolas picked a high rock to look out a crossed the land to see.
"Legolas what do your Elf eyes see?" Aragorn asked.
"The Uruks turned northeast. They are taking the Hobbits to Isengard" Legolas said as he looked out over the land.
Brenna stepped up beside him her fingers lightly brushing over his hand.
"We will save them" she said softly.
They quickly picked up the pace again as they tried to catch up to the Uruks.
"They've run as if the very whips of their masters were behind them" Legolas said as they ran nearly full out. Soon night fell and they were forced to stop or risk losing the trail in the darkness.
Brenna snuggled up against Legolas and his arms wrapped around her. He held her tight once again wondering how he ever got so lucky to have her. They were up as the sun slowly rose to begin their quest again.
However as the sun finally came up Legolas stopped and looked at it.
"A red sun rises blood has been spilled this night." Having said that he quickly took off running everyone else following him. Once in a clearing they heard the winnie of a horse and quickly hid to see who was coming.
Dozens of horse riders passed them. Aragorn stepped out and yelled to them.
"Riders of Rohan what news from the Mark?" As they watched and waited the riders turned and surrounded them.
Legolas made sure to keep Brenna behind him and away from the spears currently pointed at them.
"What business does two Elves a man and a Dwarf have in the Riddermark?" asked one of the men on horse.
"Speak quickly" he commanded.
"Give me your name house-master and I shall give you mine" Gimli said.
The horseman hoped off the horse and walked up to them.
"I would cut off your head Dwarf if it stood but a little higher from the ground" the man said.
Closing her eyes for she knew the reaction her love would have for the threat Brenna heard Legolas draw an arrow.
"You would die before your stroke fell" Legolas said pointing his bow right at the man.
The spears were now mere inches from them and they were ready to kill. Aragorn placed his hand on Legolas's arm to bring the bow down and Brenna lightly placed her hand between his shoulders letting him know everything was okay.
As they did that the spears backed off a bit.
"I am Aragorn son of Arathorn this is Gimli son of Gloin and Legolas and Brenna of the Woodland Realm. We are friends of Rohan and of Theoden your king."
"Theoden no longer recognizes friend from foe not even his own kin" the man said as he took off his helmet.
Slowly all the spears were pulled off them since they were no longer a threat.
"Saruman has poisoned the mind of the king and claimed lordship over these lands. My company are those loyal to Rohan and for that we are banished the White Wizard is walks here and there they say as an old man hooded and cloaked and everywhere his spies slip past our nets."
As the man spoke he openly glared at Legolas who sneered back a little.
"We are no spies we track a party of Uruk-hai westward across the plain. They have taken two of our friends captive" Aragorn said.
"The Uruks are destroyed we slaughtered them during the night."
"But there were two Hobbits did you see two Hobbits with them?" Gimli asked franticly.
"They would be small only children to your eyes" Aragorn told him.
"We left none alive we piled the carcasses and burned them."
"Dead?" Gimli asked a little in shock.
"I am sorry" the man said softly.
Legolas had a death grip on Brenna's hand as he bowed his head in sorrow.
Tears formed in Brenna's eyes but they didn't fall yet.
"Hasufel, Arod" the man whistled and two horses came forward.
"May these horses bear you to better fortune than their former masters. Farewell."
Then the man put his helmet back on and got on his horse.
"Look for your friends but do not trust to hope it has forsaken these lands. We ride north!"
Just like that they were gone.
Brenna rode with Legolas on the white horse Gimli and Aragorn on the brown one.
They rode their way up to the burning pile of bodies and dismounted. Gimli picked through the pile until he found something.
"It's one of their wee belts." The Elves bowed their heads as Legolas spoke softly.
"Hiro hyn hidh ab 'wanath" may they find peace after death.
Aragorn kicked a helmet and fell to his knees crying out his anger.
"We failed them" Gimli said.
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