A/N: I'm using the fam computer coz mine still isn't working! SO, the next
update could take some time!
Luvs Elfie xXxXx PS. I'm not personalising reviewer notes today. All I'll say is THANK YOU EVERYONE!!!!!!!!!! I have had such an amazing response! I didn't know she was liked so much! But don't worry we've got some humour and other good stuff in the next chapter!!!!! PPS. This chapter is probably gonna be quite short!
Chapter 44
The same message was sent to all fellowship members:
'The King Elessar requests the presence of the fellowship in Minas Tirith as soon as possible. He apologises for the inconvenience but it is of utmost importance that they should return. It is concerning a fellow friend.'
The hobbits moaned and Legolas and Gimli were puzzled. What on Middle Earth could he want? They had only parted a couple of weeks before, what could have happened? There was only one way to find out. They all had to return to Gondor.
It took the hobbits about a month to reach Minas Tirith and Gimli and Legolas arrived on the same day, though it only took them 2 weeks. Aragorn greeted them gravely. He told immediately about the assault on Osgiliath and how they had defeated them.
"This is all very well," said Gimli, in his usual gruff tone, "but I don't see why you had to call us all back."
"I only came because it was a chance to see Chrissy," said Pippin. Aragorn's eyes dropped to the floor. Legolas noticed this sudden depression on Aragorn's part.
"What is it?" said Legolas. "The message you sent said it concerned a member of the Fellowship. You meant Chrissy, didn't you?"
"Yes," he said.
"Where is she?" said Pippin, not noticing Aragorn's depression. Aragorn looked at Pippin and sighed. He had no choice but to tell them, there was not point in putting it off.
"She went with us to defend Osgiliath," he said. "She fell during battle."
"Wha.?! Said Pippin, faintly. "F-fell? But. how? I mean, but, she's Chrissy, she can't have gone." Legolas stayed silent. He was completely speechless. He knew it would be bad, but he thought it would be a serious battle wound at worst.
"I'm sorry, Pippin," said Aragorn, gently. Resting his head on Merry's shoulder, Pippin burst into tears.
"No," he said. And he kept saying it over and over.
"I know it is hard for all of you," said Aragorn. "Come inside now. You must rest from your journey."
"I never really liked her," said Sam, receiving a dark look form Pippin and Legolas. "But she didn't deserve this." They started into the Palace, but Legolas stood where he was.
"I do not wish to sit with you all," he said quietly, when asked why he stood still. "I shall join you later. I wish to be alone now." And he walked off down the road.
"He'll be hit the hardest," sobbed Pippin. "I know I'm sad, but is it good for him to be alone?"
"He's got to deal with his grief in his own way, Pip," said Merry. "I'm here for you, as are Frodo and Sam. You can look to us for support and stuff. But Legolas wants to be alone, and probably doesn't feel like he's close enough to anyone."
"What about Gimli?" said Pippin.
"Would you confide in a dwarf?" said Merry.
"Good point."
Luvs Elfie xXxXx PS. I'm not personalising reviewer notes today. All I'll say is THANK YOU EVERYONE!!!!!!!!!! I have had such an amazing response! I didn't know she was liked so much! But don't worry we've got some humour and other good stuff in the next chapter!!!!! PPS. This chapter is probably gonna be quite short!
Chapter 44
The same message was sent to all fellowship members:
'The King Elessar requests the presence of the fellowship in Minas Tirith as soon as possible. He apologises for the inconvenience but it is of utmost importance that they should return. It is concerning a fellow friend.'
The hobbits moaned and Legolas and Gimli were puzzled. What on Middle Earth could he want? They had only parted a couple of weeks before, what could have happened? There was only one way to find out. They all had to return to Gondor.
It took the hobbits about a month to reach Minas Tirith and Gimli and Legolas arrived on the same day, though it only took them 2 weeks. Aragorn greeted them gravely. He told immediately about the assault on Osgiliath and how they had defeated them.
"This is all very well," said Gimli, in his usual gruff tone, "but I don't see why you had to call us all back."
"I only came because it was a chance to see Chrissy," said Pippin. Aragorn's eyes dropped to the floor. Legolas noticed this sudden depression on Aragorn's part.
"What is it?" said Legolas. "The message you sent said it concerned a member of the Fellowship. You meant Chrissy, didn't you?"
"Yes," he said.
"Where is she?" said Pippin, not noticing Aragorn's depression. Aragorn looked at Pippin and sighed. He had no choice but to tell them, there was not point in putting it off.
"She went with us to defend Osgiliath," he said. "She fell during battle."
"Wha.?! Said Pippin, faintly. "F-fell? But. how? I mean, but, she's Chrissy, she can't have gone." Legolas stayed silent. He was completely speechless. He knew it would be bad, but he thought it would be a serious battle wound at worst.
"I'm sorry, Pippin," said Aragorn, gently. Resting his head on Merry's shoulder, Pippin burst into tears.
"No," he said. And he kept saying it over and over.
"I know it is hard for all of you," said Aragorn. "Come inside now. You must rest from your journey."
"I never really liked her," said Sam, receiving a dark look form Pippin and Legolas. "But she didn't deserve this." They started into the Palace, but Legolas stood where he was.
"I do not wish to sit with you all," he said quietly, when asked why he stood still. "I shall join you later. I wish to be alone now." And he walked off down the road.
"He'll be hit the hardest," sobbed Pippin. "I know I'm sad, but is it good for him to be alone?"
"He's got to deal with his grief in his own way, Pip," said Merry. "I'm here for you, as are Frodo and Sam. You can look to us for support and stuff. But Legolas wants to be alone, and probably doesn't feel like he's close enough to anyone."
"What about Gimli?" said Pippin.
"Would you confide in a dwarf?" said Merry.
"Good point."
