Solatiri and the children stood on the tower above the gate to Helm's Deep. Everyone was silent as the army of Uruk-hai came marching toward them.
"Are you frightened, children?" Solatiri asked.
Each one of them nodded as they looked at the army twice as large as theirs. The army bore tall, long spears, torches and black flags bearing the white hand of Saruman.
"As long as you follow orders, you'll stay alive", she said trying to encourage them.
Lightning flashed as the skies began to pour rain. No one moved waiting for orders to be given. The army of Uruk-hai stopped in front of the wall.
"Show them no mercy", Aragorn ordered in Elvish. "For you shall receive none!"
"Do you hear that", Solatiri asked. "Whatever you do, show no fear and give them no mercy."
The Uruk-hai began banging their spears into the ground and roaring as loud as they can trying to drive fear into the army of Rohan and the Elves. Solatiri readied her bow and arrow to fire at Aragorn's command as the rest of the archers did. Before an order was given, someone released their arrow, firing at the Uruk-hai.
"HOLD!" Aragorn commanded.
Everyone watched as the Uruk-hai that was hit fall to the ground dead. The army of Uruks looked at the dead Uruk and began growling, feeling provoked. The leader of their army pointed his sword to the wall ordering them to attack. The army ran to the wall starting the battle.
"Prepare to fire!" Aragorn ordered.
Solatiri stretched her bow and aimed at the Uruks coming toward them.
"Release arrows!"
The archers released their arrows sending hundreds of arrows into the air hitting their targets. The front lines may have been killed but the rest of the Uruk-hai came running toward the wall.
"Give them a volley", Theoden ordered.
"Fire!"
The archers on the wall fired more arrows as well as the hundreds of archers behind the wall. No matter how many Uruks they killed, more came running. Some Uruks held cross-bows in their hands as they fired arrows at the Men and Elves on the wall. Some of the Uruk-hai came toward the wall carrying heavy artillery.
"Ladders!" Aragorn announced.
Solatiri gasped as ladders were raised with Uruks on them, making it to the top of the wall.
"Swords!" Aragorn commanded. "Swords!"
Solatiri pointed her arrows at the Uruks at the bottle of the wall trying to keep them from climbing the ladders to the wall.
"Children, fight!" she said to the boys who were watching her.
The boys picked up stones and started throwing them at the Uruk-hai. That did very little to help. More Uruk-hai and more ladders were raised along the wall.
"Causeway!" Aragorn said pointing to the Uruk-hai marching toward the gate.
Solatiri turned to see the Uruks covered with shields marching to the gate. She fired her arrows to no use. The arrows bounced off the shields, falling to the ground useless. Suddenly some Uruks on the ground started bringing weapons to the drain at the bottom of the wall. One Uruk ran toward the drain carrying a torch.
"Bring him down, Legolas!" Aragorn yelled.
Legolas fired arrows into the Uruk's neck but it continued to run with the torch.
"Kill him! Kill him!"
Legolas fired another arrow to no avail. The Uruk made it to the drain with the torch, setting off an explosion that no one has ever seen before. The center of the wall was blown to bits. Elves and Men were sent flying either to be killed or seriously injured. All fighting stopped as everyone watched the area clear.
