We rode for three days straight barely stopping, the rohirrim were hungry for war and it seemed that it was contagious, for my elves were also buzzing with excitement. We made camp near Gondor as moving a large host was not as easy as it seemed. Eomer and a few of his men had gone to scout the area so we could know the situation of Minas Tirith. Meanwhile I was talking to my elven commanders, Haldir and Glorfindel and, as we had divided the elven host in three, King Theoden was with us.
"We march straight with the rohirrim," said Haldir, I nodded.
"But not all at the same time, we have three powerful hosts and three of us to command them," I said, then looked at Glorfindel "Your elves will charge from the left" then at Haldir, "Yours from the right, and mine up and center right behind the rohirrim, the orc army wont be expecting us to attack their flanks as they will only be seeing the rohirrim, we need to beware of the Oliphaunts"
"Oliphaunts? Surely not" said Glorfindel, I raised an eyebrow at him.
"Anyways, there will archers a top of them, we need to take them down first and then move to the beasts, our archers are best suited to take the beasts down" I explained, King Theoden nodded.
"And my archers?" he asked, I looked at him confused.
"I'm talking about all the archers King Theoden, elven and men combined, this is our army, tomorrow there will be no distinction between elves and men, tomorrow we're all warriors under the same banner" I said and he nodded.
"Very well, I shall tell my generals of this, what of that buddy system of yours?" he asked and I frowned thoughtful.
"Battlegrounds will not be as controlled as the ones we had back in helms deep, but I think that we should make a tent available for those who can make it out of the fight if injured, my best healers can stay behind" I said, Theoden gave me a look.
"And you?" he asked and I raised an eyebrow.
"I ride with my people, I will not send them to war while I sit idly behind, if I am to die tomorrow I shall do so in the field with our warriors, my father died fighting Sauron, if that is my fate then I will welcome it" I said, Theoden nodded solemnly.
After Theoden left to speak with his men and Haldir left to his tent, I remained with Glorfindel watching the fields; tomorrow those fields would be littered with corpses and I briefly wondered if my own was going to be one of them.
"You have been braver than I thought" said Glorfindel after a while, I looked at him, his blue eyes locking on mine.
"Since you met me the only thing that you've done is draw your own conclusions about me, instead of, you know asking or actually getting to know me" I said crossing my arms, he sighed.
"I suppose I have, but you've proven me wrong at every turn"
"It is what I do best, prove people wrong that is" I said a small smile on my face, Glorfindel let out a laugh.
"You do that, my princess" he said, I raised an eyebrow.
"Princess is it now?" I asked; he smiled at me.
"You are the princess of the Noldor, I am a Noldor therefore you are my princess and I am at your service" he said, I shook my head.
"You already died for the Noldor that lived in Gondolin, I don't think I could ask anything else from you" I said, he nodded taking my hand in his.
"Then, since I did my duty, could I ask for a boon?" he asked, I looked at him suspiciously.
"A boon you say, from me? What could I possibly give you?" I asked; he looked amused.
"I would ask for a single kiss, my fair lady for since I saw you at the stables with Asfaloth back in Imladris I started feeling things I had yet to feel in my life" he said.
"Smooth Goldilocks, very smooth" I said, he grinned and his blue eyes shone with mirth, "But who am I to deny a warrior that already gave his life for my people?" I asked.
And then did the only thing I had yet to do in this universe and that, being honest, I had wanted to do for quite a while now, I yanked Glorfindel down by his tunic and kissed him hard. He was surprised at first but quickly regained his footing and began kissing me back, his hands gripping waist tightly.
"YES!" someone screamed and Glorfindel and I separated to glare at a gleeful looking Haldir, I raised an eyebrow at him "Legolas owes me a Mirkwood bow now, he said that you and Glorfindel would be kissing after the battle, I was right, it was before"
"There was a bet going?" I asked Haldir nodded.
"Several actually, Lady Galadriel owes Lord Elrond a casket of wine and Figwit owes both Erestor and Lindir new boots" he explained I facepalmed.
"You are supposed to be wise ageless beings Haldir, really?" I asked; he shrugged.
"We get bored, Alex" he said and I shook my head, fucking elves.
"I will rest now, don't bother me until tomorrow, neither of you" I said before leaving an amused Haldir and a dumbstruck Glorfindel behind.
I found Boromir on the way to my tent, who said that Aragorn owed him a dagger, I punched him in the arm and he laughed, stupid men and their stupid gambling. On the plus side Glorfindel was a great kisser, that small fact brought a pleased smile to my face and who knew, maybe just maybe it wouldn't be that bad.
Next morning Glorfindel was the one to wake me up, extremely early. We braided each other's hair, with him doing some intricate braids while I did a fishtail on his soft, shiny golden hair. Afterwards he left so I could get into my armor, thankfully Eowyn came to help me and I in turn help her get into hers, I wished her luck and she squirreled quickly out of tent afterwards. I grabbed Orcrist swirling the now familiar sword in my hands.
"I will make your previous wielders proud" I murmured before sheathing it.
I then took the circlet that Haldir had given me and placed it on my head, securing it with my hair in place. I probably looked the part of the Elven warrior princess that the people thought I was, I took a deep breath before walking out of my tent and went to join King Theoden. We reviewed our strategy and went our separate ways, I knew that he wouldn't survive to see the new era, or perhaps I had changed enough for him to make it through the carnage. Haldir, Boromir and Glorfindel were waiting for me with my horse ready; I smiled at them.
"You ready?" I asked, they nodded.
"Although I have a complaint, why does Haldir gets to be your buddy and not I?" asked Glorfindel, I snorted.
"Conflict of interests, you wouldn't be fighting but rather worrying about me, Haldir and I managed pretty well at Helm's Deep, we shall do so again" I said with a smile, Glorfindel huffed, "Besides I need my strong Noldor Ellon to keep Boromir alive, I almost died for him, don't let my sacrifice be void" I said.
"Of course" Glorfindel said crossing his arms, I laughed and pulled him into a hug.
"There will be no balrogs here, I want to see you alive after this battle" I murmured into his chest, he hugged me back.
"I say the same to you, we lost your father to Sauron, I do not wish to loose you too" he said I looked up at him and smiled, he tried to bend down to kiss me but I placed a finger on his lips.
"After the battle" I said softly, he seemed confused but I smiled "I need something to look forward to" he grinned and nodded pressing a kiss on my forehead instead.
"Lord Boromir let us go to our places then" he said turning to Boromir, who like Haldir looked a little bit uncomfortable, I grinned at them.
"Come on buddy, we have a world to save" I said linking my arm with Haldir, he rolled his eyes but smiled at me, I looked back at Glorfindel, "Glorfindel" I said, he turned to look at me " Na lû e-govaned vîn, melin-nin"
"N'i lû tôl, melleth" he answered a smile on his face before leaving with Boromir.
"You have it bad," said Haldir as we walked to our posts, I punched his arm and he laughed.
"Not a word to Legolas" I warned and he laughed louder, I sighed.
"Asshole" I muttered under my breath, Haldir kept on laughing.
