Part 12--------------Road to Mordor
Daylight came, Ivory cleared the table away she had asked Legolas not to say anything about her being a princess.
She had told Gandalf that Legolas knew and asked Gandalf to keep it secret also. Although he thought that she should tell them all.
She saw Frodo looking out on to the horizon "Frodo?"
He turned round when he heard her voice. Smiling looked back to the Horizon.
"I never thought I would see that again."
Ivory looked to where Frodo looked.
"Mount Doom? I never wished to set eyes but that is the one place I never wished to go."
Frodo smiled a child like smile. One of innocence, Ivory wondered how could something so pure with so much love for the earth carry something so evil and dark and not want to give in to it's power.
"You know Ivory, I to once said those words. This time, This time I am glad that I have my friends to help me."
Ivory smiled putting her hand on his shoulder.
"Frodo you brave dear little Hobbit. It is true what they say, the smallest person can change the world."
Frodo smiled at her but had a look that had fear.
They both stood for some time watching has the red fire of Mordor raise in the sky.
Later that day they rode for much of the morning and afternoon. Legolas was finding it harder to keep his eyes of Ivory and she off him.
Was it wrong for them to feel this way?
She had accepted his marriage proposal, he wanted to tell everyone, but till the end of the quest they could not tell anyone.
They stopped that night Aragorn and Legolas set up tents.
"Sleep well here has we are but two maybe three days away from Mordor." Aragorn said.
"Tomorrow we travel has long has we can."
"Can we not take our time?" Pippin asked
"Sorry Pippin but we must move quickly for the closer we get to Mordor the more likely...."
"ARAGORN, GANDLALF....SANDRATS" Legolas shouted
"Sandrats? Where?" Gandalf said
"Down there in the valley" They heard the madding clicking sound and what sounded like a evil laugh of the sandrats clicking all around them getting louder and louder.
"Quick hide" Gandalf said. Ivory and Legolas climbed high into the trees. Everyone climbed up near them when the heard a howl.
"Now what?" Merry shouted up
"A Werewolf" Legolas answered
"Wonderful" Pippin shouted
"Be quiet all of you" Gandalf called
"Why are we all fighting?" Sam shouted.
"It's the Sandrats you fool do you hobbits know nothing" Glimi shouted has the hobbits shouted back.
"MY HEAD IS STARTING TO HURT" Frodo shouted
"BE QUIET OR YOU WILL MAKE IT WORSE AND THEY WILL HEAR US" Aragorn shouted. Only Legolas and Ivory seamed to stay calm even though the sound of the sandrats where causing Legolas pain a time he hated having good earring.
The Werewolf that they heard come bounding though the trees biting the Sandrats sending them running.
"No it can't be" Ivory said has a smile came across her face. She sprinted down the tree "Quintolea"
"OH Ivory" The Werewolf turned and ran to her laughing.
"That Werewolf did not just talk? No it didn't it...."
"It did Pip. You have nothing to fear from this Werewolf he is a friend. I thought you where dead my friend"
"Hello Quintolea good to see you again" Gandalf said walking up to the Werewolf.
"HA, HA, HA, HA and you to Mithrandear. I am very much a alive dear girl. We heard that you had been slain. Valocoon was..." Ivory looked at the Werewolf raising her eyebrows.
"They don't know?" She shook her head. The Werewolf lowered his head.
"Me and my big mouth. I am sorry."
"It's all right my friend. Let me introduce you the four hobbits are Frodo, Sam, Merry, and Pippin. The dwarf is Glimi, The Human is king of Gondor Aragorn, and the Elf is Prince Legolas"
"HA the Prince of Mirkwood, I know much of you realm. I thought you said no one knew" Quintolea said Ivory rolled her eyes took the Werewolf by the ear.
"Come with me Quintolea" They walked over away. After a few moments they returned.
"You should come with me. The sandrats will return. We will go to the realm of Valocoon King of the sun-rise elf. He would be honored to have you"
Daylight came, Ivory cleared the table away she had asked Legolas not to say anything about her being a princess.
She had told Gandalf that Legolas knew and asked Gandalf to keep it secret also. Although he thought that she should tell them all.
She saw Frodo looking out on to the horizon "Frodo?"
He turned round when he heard her voice. Smiling looked back to the Horizon.
"I never thought I would see that again."
Ivory looked to where Frodo looked.
"Mount Doom? I never wished to set eyes but that is the one place I never wished to go."
Frodo smiled a child like smile. One of innocence, Ivory wondered how could something so pure with so much love for the earth carry something so evil and dark and not want to give in to it's power.
"You know Ivory, I to once said those words. This time, This time I am glad that I have my friends to help me."
Ivory smiled putting her hand on his shoulder.
"Frodo you brave dear little Hobbit. It is true what they say, the smallest person can change the world."
Frodo smiled at her but had a look that had fear.
They both stood for some time watching has the red fire of Mordor raise in the sky.
Later that day they rode for much of the morning and afternoon. Legolas was finding it harder to keep his eyes of Ivory and she off him.
Was it wrong for them to feel this way?
She had accepted his marriage proposal, he wanted to tell everyone, but till the end of the quest they could not tell anyone.
They stopped that night Aragorn and Legolas set up tents.
"Sleep well here has we are but two maybe three days away from Mordor." Aragorn said.
"Tomorrow we travel has long has we can."
"Can we not take our time?" Pippin asked
"Sorry Pippin but we must move quickly for the closer we get to Mordor the more likely...."
"ARAGORN, GANDLALF....SANDRATS" Legolas shouted
"Sandrats? Where?" Gandalf said
"Down there in the valley" They heard the madding clicking sound and what sounded like a evil laugh of the sandrats clicking all around them getting louder and louder.
"Quick hide" Gandalf said. Ivory and Legolas climbed high into the trees. Everyone climbed up near them when the heard a howl.
"Now what?" Merry shouted up
"A Werewolf" Legolas answered
"Wonderful" Pippin shouted
"Be quiet all of you" Gandalf called
"Why are we all fighting?" Sam shouted.
"It's the Sandrats you fool do you hobbits know nothing" Glimi shouted has the hobbits shouted back.
"MY HEAD IS STARTING TO HURT" Frodo shouted
"BE QUIET OR YOU WILL MAKE IT WORSE AND THEY WILL HEAR US" Aragorn shouted. Only Legolas and Ivory seamed to stay calm even though the sound of the sandrats where causing Legolas pain a time he hated having good earring.
The Werewolf that they heard come bounding though the trees biting the Sandrats sending them running.
"No it can't be" Ivory said has a smile came across her face. She sprinted down the tree "Quintolea"
"OH Ivory" The Werewolf turned and ran to her laughing.
"That Werewolf did not just talk? No it didn't it...."
"It did Pip. You have nothing to fear from this Werewolf he is a friend. I thought you where dead my friend"
"Hello Quintolea good to see you again" Gandalf said walking up to the Werewolf.
"HA, HA, HA, HA and you to Mithrandear. I am very much a alive dear girl. We heard that you had been slain. Valocoon was..." Ivory looked at the Werewolf raising her eyebrows.
"They don't know?" She shook her head. The Werewolf lowered his head.
"Me and my big mouth. I am sorry."
"It's all right my friend. Let me introduce you the four hobbits are Frodo, Sam, Merry, and Pippin. The dwarf is Glimi, The Human is king of Gondor Aragorn, and the Elf is Prince Legolas"
"HA the Prince of Mirkwood, I know much of you realm. I thought you said no one knew" Quintolea said Ivory rolled her eyes took the Werewolf by the ear.
"Come with me Quintolea" They walked over away. After a few moments they returned.
"You should come with me. The sandrats will return. We will go to the realm of Valocoon King of the sun-rise elf. He would be honored to have you"