Chapter Two
New Friends and Old Friends
"Where are we going, daddy?" Boromir (the third) asked his father, Aragorn, King of Gondor. Aragorn sighed, smiling. This was the fifth time that Boromir, his five-year-old son, had asked him that. "We're going to the Shire, to visit some old friends," he said. Boromir sat in the saddle in front of Aragorn, upon his horse Tinuviel. Arwen rode beside them upon her white horse, Imladris.
"To think! The King of Gondor passing straight by Mirkwood and not even sending a message for the Prince. What is this Age coming to?" Legolas suddenly rode up beside Aragorn, and it almost seemed as if he had appeared out of thin air. "Legolas, do not surprise me like that!" Aragorn said. They all pulled their horses to a halt, and dismounted. Then Aragorn and Legolas embracing each other, for they had not seen one another for many years. (They embraced like friends! Not the other way!) "Who is this?" Arwen asked smiling, looking at the young Mallorn. "This is my daughter, Mallorn. Mallorn, this is King Aragorn, and Queen Arwen of Gondor," Legolas said. Mallorn politely shook their hands, saying, "Pleased to meet you." Then she saw Boromir. "Hello, who are you?" Mallorn asked, crouching down on her long legs. "My name's Boromir," the little half Elf, half Man stated. "My name's Mallorn." Boromir reached up and grabbed her golden hair. "Nice," he said straightforwardly. "Thank you," Mallorn said. Arwen smiled, and then said to Legolas, "Is it not amazing how young ones can become friends so fast?" "It is," Legolas said, watching Mallorn and Boromir play together. "How old are you?" Boromir asked Mallorn. "302," she replied. "I'm five," he said. Mallorn looked at Arwen; "He sure gets right to the point." Arwen continued to smile, nodding her head. Legolas and Aragorn, meanwhile, were discussing all that had happened since the destroying of the One Ring, which was not much, but oh well. "So, you are heading to the Shire also?" Legolas asked. "Yes, I thought it might be fun to see everyone again," Aragorn replied. "Does everyone think like my father?" Mallorn asked, as she ran around with Boromir clinging to her back, laughing and yelling. They camped on a hill near by later that night, and got ready to travel early the next morning.
New Friends and Old Friends
"Where are we going, daddy?" Boromir (the third) asked his father, Aragorn, King of Gondor. Aragorn sighed, smiling. This was the fifth time that Boromir, his five-year-old son, had asked him that. "We're going to the Shire, to visit some old friends," he said. Boromir sat in the saddle in front of Aragorn, upon his horse Tinuviel. Arwen rode beside them upon her white horse, Imladris.
"To think! The King of Gondor passing straight by Mirkwood and not even sending a message for the Prince. What is this Age coming to?" Legolas suddenly rode up beside Aragorn, and it almost seemed as if he had appeared out of thin air. "Legolas, do not surprise me like that!" Aragorn said. They all pulled their horses to a halt, and dismounted. Then Aragorn and Legolas embracing each other, for they had not seen one another for many years. (They embraced like friends! Not the other way!) "Who is this?" Arwen asked smiling, looking at the young Mallorn. "This is my daughter, Mallorn. Mallorn, this is King Aragorn, and Queen Arwen of Gondor," Legolas said. Mallorn politely shook their hands, saying, "Pleased to meet you." Then she saw Boromir. "Hello, who are you?" Mallorn asked, crouching down on her long legs. "My name's Boromir," the little half Elf, half Man stated. "My name's Mallorn." Boromir reached up and grabbed her golden hair. "Nice," he said straightforwardly. "Thank you," Mallorn said. Arwen smiled, and then said to Legolas, "Is it not amazing how young ones can become friends so fast?" "It is," Legolas said, watching Mallorn and Boromir play together. "How old are you?" Boromir asked Mallorn. "302," she replied. "I'm five," he said. Mallorn looked at Arwen; "He sure gets right to the point." Arwen continued to smile, nodding her head. Legolas and Aragorn, meanwhile, were discussing all that had happened since the destroying of the One Ring, which was not much, but oh well. "So, you are heading to the Shire also?" Legolas asked. "Yes, I thought it might be fun to see everyone again," Aragorn replied. "Does everyone think like my father?" Mallorn asked, as she ran around with Boromir clinging to her back, laughing and yelling. They camped on a hill near by later that night, and got ready to travel early the next morning.