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The next morning the Fellowship awoke early to continue their journey to destroy the Ring. After many hours of walking, the Company rested on a rocky mountainside. Most of the Company was sat smoking whilst Boromir was sparring with Merry and Pippin. Arya watched them, amused; the Hobbits were keen and brought a playful, light atmosphere to the group. She moved closer to Aragorn and sat by his side as he too watched the sparring.

'Move your feet,' he instructed the Hobbits.

'We have spoken little since I joined the Fellowship,' said Arya, concerned. She got the impression he was avoiding her, so she decided to confront him.

'You are not part of this Fellowship, Arya.' Aragorn was agitated by her; he was uncomfortable being in such close proximity to her and never being able to speak the truth to her. Disappointment swelled in his heart; she had disobeyed many orders and been rather selfish in her actions. But no emotion was stronger than his desire to scoop her in his arms and cradle her like a baby. He regretted not being able to see her grow into the Elf she had become.

'I know that. I understand I am a burden and what I did was selfish,' she tried to apologise to him.

'You are here now and that cannot be changed. But the sooner you are back in Lorien, the better,' he said firmly. He hated what he said but he had to keep a distance from her. He continued to watch the sparring and laughed at the Hobbits as they tackled Boromir and began tickling him.

Arya was hurt by his comments; she felt a need to please him, though she did not know why. She wished to talk to him more, but before she could, she saw him get to his feet.

'Gentlemen, that's enough,' he commanded as he attempted to pull the mischievous Hobbits from a flattened Boromir.

His words were lost as Merry and Pippin wrapped their arms around each of Aragorn's legs and gave a quick, yet surprisingly hard tug. Aragorn fell back and joined Boromir on the ground.

Arya's attention to the scuffle on the ground was broken; she was not alone. Soon the entire Fellowship was looking into the distance at a black mass slowly coming towards them.

'What is that?' asked Sam, concerned.

'Nothing, just a wisp of cloud,' reassured Gimli.

'It's moving fast, against the wind,' puzzled Boromir, now standing.

Arya had good eyesight but still could not make out what was troubling everyone. Legolas soon had the answer with his keen eyes.
'Crebain from Dunland,' he exclaimed.

'HIDE!' yelled Aragorn.

It took Arya a few seconds to react as suddenly everyone was hurrying to gather all their things. Water was poured over the fire, clothes quickly thrown into the crevices under rocks. Frodo and Aragorn dove under a rock and the others hid in the flora and around the rocky terrain. Arya chose to hide in the plants that surrounded camp. All was silent for a moment.

Soon the beating of wings and the call of the crows was heard. They sounded vicious and angry. Arya peeped through the foliage and saw the crows circle for a while. She was worried. What would happen if they saw them? Boromir saw her worry and placed a hand on her shoulder for comfort.

It was not long before they had passed. Everyone came out from hiding cautiously and gathered close to Gandalf.

'Spies of Saruman. The passage south is being watched. We must take the Pass of Caradhras,' said the wizard, looking up at the great imposing figure of the mountain.

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