This story takes place after the Fellowship have left the mines of Moria. They were attacked by orcs as soon as they left. The Fellowship managed to defeat them, but some of the Orcs managed to get away, with Aragorn's sword, Anduril. This is the story of what happened afterwards. Please read and review, thanks! i hope you enjoy it!
"They have taken Anduril!", Aragorn cried in dismay, pounding the ground with his fist.
Legolas looked on at his friend in anguish. He sensed Aragorn's pain, he knew that he would feel the same if he was parted from his bow and arrow.
"It is alright Aragorn", he whispered to his friend,"We will get her back for you."
"But what about the ring?", Pippin questioned slowly, the sight of the broken warrior on the ground pounding at his heart."We are sworn to go with Frodo until the end."
"Perhaps we could on to Mordor, and come back for Anduril", Merry pointed out, his heart heavy, although the burden of the loss was not his to bear.
Legolas shook his head. "Nay, we cannot. There is no hope of winning the battle against Sauron if Aragorn is parted from the reforged blade. We must retrieve it."
Aragorn looked up."We cannot all abandon the quest to look for my blade. Some of us must continue to Mordor. The ring must be destroyed."
"Yes", said Gimli stoutly,"But your blade must be recovered."
"What are we to do?", Boromir questioned."Go onto Mordor without Anduril? Search for Anduril and abandon the quest for the moment?"
Gimli shook his head slowly."I know not. But we must make haste with our decision, the trail of the Orcs is growing colder as we speak."
"Let the ring bearer decide", Aragorn spoke directly to Frodo, attempting to influence his decision, for a trip to Orthanic was periless, and there was no need for all of them to go.
Frodo gazed at Aragorn, and saw him clearly for the first time in a long while. He seemed naked without Anduril, as if part of him was missing somehow. He thought of Sting, safe in her own sheath under his elven cloak. He glanced at Legolas, and beheld his arrows for what they really were. Gimli and his axe were a partnership too, as were Boromir and his shield.
The Fellowship glanced at Frodo, awaiting his decision.
"Make haste ring bearer", Gimli pleaded, "We have not much time."
"It is decided", Frodo breathed."We shall follow the Orcs, and retrieve Anduril. All of us."
"May i ask why Frodo?", Boromir stated his request plainly.
Frodo nodded, and explained quickly his reasoning.
"Wouldn't you be lost Boromir, without your shield. And you Legolas without your arrows? Gimli, are you and your axe not a partnership? I would be lost without Sting, for she is a part of me now. We must journey with Aragorn, we will retrieve Anduril, for she is as much a part of Strider as Sting is to me. Are we all agreed?"
Sam smiled."I will follow you anywhere Frodo."
Merry smiled, and spoke for himself and Pippin."Us too, we respect your decision Frodo. No longer are you the dreamy hobbit you were before, you have grown into a warrior."
Gimli raised his axe."You are right Frodo, i will abide by your decision. To Orthanic and the fortress of Isenguard we will go."
"Frodo, you have touched a nerve in my heart", Legolas bowed his head,"Shameful it would be of me to refuse to accompany you now. I will go to Orthanic, together we will rescue Anduril."
"I'm not sure you are right Frodo", Boromir frowned,"But i will stand by you until death, i will also go to Orthanic with you."
Frodo sheathed Sting once more."Then it is settled, we shall go to Orthanic with Aragorn. Together we will defeat the beings that brought theft amoung our company."
"Let us leave while there is still a light in the sky", Gimli said gruffily,"My heart will feel lighter if we start right away."
The Fellowship rose from their council, and begun the treck after the orcs.
Aragorn bowed to his companions."Thank you my friends", he said solemnly. But he glanced at Frodo, silently giving him a look of pity. "You should not have made this decision", he thought softly, as he ducked under the falling brush that Legolas had acidently let go of,"For Orthanic is a place of almost certain death."
He walked on, closing his eyes, trying to distance himself and the Fellowship from the horrors they were about to experience.
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"They have taken Anduril!", Aragorn cried in dismay, pounding the ground with his fist.
Legolas looked on at his friend in anguish. He sensed Aragorn's pain, he knew that he would feel the same if he was parted from his bow and arrow.
"It is alright Aragorn", he whispered to his friend,"We will get her back for you."
"But what about the ring?", Pippin questioned slowly, the sight of the broken warrior on the ground pounding at his heart."We are sworn to go with Frodo until the end."
"Perhaps we could on to Mordor, and come back for Anduril", Merry pointed out, his heart heavy, although the burden of the loss was not his to bear.
Legolas shook his head. "Nay, we cannot. There is no hope of winning the battle against Sauron if Aragorn is parted from the reforged blade. We must retrieve it."
Aragorn looked up."We cannot all abandon the quest to look for my blade. Some of us must continue to Mordor. The ring must be destroyed."
"Yes", said Gimli stoutly,"But your blade must be recovered."
"What are we to do?", Boromir questioned."Go onto Mordor without Anduril? Search for Anduril and abandon the quest for the moment?"
Gimli shook his head slowly."I know not. But we must make haste with our decision, the trail of the Orcs is growing colder as we speak."
"Let the ring bearer decide", Aragorn spoke directly to Frodo, attempting to influence his decision, for a trip to Orthanic was periless, and there was no need for all of them to go.
Frodo gazed at Aragorn, and saw him clearly for the first time in a long while. He seemed naked without Anduril, as if part of him was missing somehow. He thought of Sting, safe in her own sheath under his elven cloak. He glanced at Legolas, and beheld his arrows for what they really were. Gimli and his axe were a partnership too, as were Boromir and his shield.
The Fellowship glanced at Frodo, awaiting his decision.
"Make haste ring bearer", Gimli pleaded, "We have not much time."
"It is decided", Frodo breathed."We shall follow the Orcs, and retrieve Anduril. All of us."
"May i ask why Frodo?", Boromir stated his request plainly.
Frodo nodded, and explained quickly his reasoning.
"Wouldn't you be lost Boromir, without your shield. And you Legolas without your arrows? Gimli, are you and your axe not a partnership? I would be lost without Sting, for she is a part of me now. We must journey with Aragorn, we will retrieve Anduril, for she is as much a part of Strider as Sting is to me. Are we all agreed?"
Sam smiled."I will follow you anywhere Frodo."
Merry smiled, and spoke for himself and Pippin."Us too, we respect your decision Frodo. No longer are you the dreamy hobbit you were before, you have grown into a warrior."
Gimli raised his axe."You are right Frodo, i will abide by your decision. To Orthanic and the fortress of Isenguard we will go."
"Frodo, you have touched a nerve in my heart", Legolas bowed his head,"Shameful it would be of me to refuse to accompany you now. I will go to Orthanic, together we will rescue Anduril."
"I'm not sure you are right Frodo", Boromir frowned,"But i will stand by you until death, i will also go to Orthanic with you."
Frodo sheathed Sting once more."Then it is settled, we shall go to Orthanic with Aragorn. Together we will defeat the beings that brought theft amoung our company."
"Let us leave while there is still a light in the sky", Gimli said gruffily,"My heart will feel lighter if we start right away."
The Fellowship rose from their council, and begun the treck after the orcs.
Aragorn bowed to his companions."Thank you my friends", he said solemnly. But he glanced at Frodo, silently giving him a look of pity. "You should not have made this decision", he thought softly, as he ducked under the falling brush that Legolas had acidently let go of,"For Orthanic is a place of almost certain death."
He walked on, closing his eyes, trying to distance himself and the Fellowship from the horrors they were about to experience.
What did you think? I should have part 2 ready very soon!