Pelarden's mine - the rest isn't. What a surprise......
Chapter 6
Three days later Faith was surveying what was left of Isengard. Saruman was still in his tower but that was about it. "Damn good job" She chuckled to herself thinking of how the Ents had managed it. "Next time I fancy breaking out I'll just give Treebeard a call. Get the job done in no time." She wandered around the place, a little bored. She was still puzzled exactly what she was doing here. To her it made absolutely no sense. She sat down on a convenient piece of broken wall and waited.
Treebeard was talking to Gandalf. Faith knew it was Gandalf because he had appeared briefly before now. Gandalf had a number of others with him. He turned to Faith and beckoned. Faith got up and made her way towards the men feeling their eyes watching her as she approached.
"Who is this that approaches, Gandalf? She looks like a girl but her attire is strange."
"This is Faith, Theoden." Gandalf replied "Faith, Theoden, King of Rohan."
"Faith?" laughed one of the riders as she came closer.
Faith heard the rider and glared at him angrily, just try me, just try me she dared in her thoughts. She stopped and shuddered. Am I never going to be rid of this?
Gandalf looked at her and smiled. "Come Faith, we must pay Saruman a farewell visit."
"Who is she?" Gimli quietly asked Merry as Saruman and Gandalf were speaking.
"She's the one who rescued us from the Uruk-hai," Merry answered. "She's just known as Faith. Gandalf seems to know more about her though. When he came here before he knew who she was."
"But she didn't know who he was remember?" Pippin butted in. "She looked surprised when he knew her name."
"I would like to know more of this 'Faith'" said a voice behind. It came from the rider who had laughed earlier. "A much more intimate knowledge."
"Try it." Whispered Faith almost silently. Legolas heard this and shot a sharp glance at Faith but her face was inscrutable.
***
The company were getting ready to depart Isengard. Saruman had remained in his tower and the Ents had said they would continue to guard it. The company began to mount their horses and one was brought to Faith.
"I can't ride."
The riders looked amazed and some started to laugh.
"Then you must ride with another." Theoden said, "For we cannot tarry here."
"Will the Lady Faith ride with me?" It was the rider who had laughed at the first sight of her. He offered his hand.
"You will ride with Pelarden." Theoden said "Let us away." He started off.
"No."
The company stopped. Theoden turned and looked down at Faith surprised. Pelarden moved swiftly and made to pick up Faith who seemed to not have noticed his approach. Pelarden grinned as he bent down. Faith moved so quickly that none saw how she did it. Pelarden was suddenly off his horse and laying flat out on his back. Theoden frowned. "Do you intend to hurt all my men, girl? We must ride and ride swiftly."
Pelarden got up and glared at Faith who returned his glare coolly.
"If you will not ride with Pelarden, then you must stay here." Theoden said. Faith said nothing. Theoden sighed and looked at his men when a voice said.
"She can ride with me if she so wishes." Everyone turned towards Legolas. He rode towards Faith. "Will you ride, Lady?" Faith looked at Legolas slowly. Her eyes surveying him from head to foot and then back up again. Legolas felt uncomfortably like he was on display.
"Yes."
Theoden sighed in relief. "Then let us depart. We have wasted enough time as it is." He turned his horse and began to ride away. Legolas bent down and offered his hand to Faith. Faith grasped it and felt herself being mounted onto the back of Legolas's horse. "Hold tight Lady." He murmured as he spurred his horse into action.
"Faith. Its just Faith."
Legolas smiled. "Very well then Faith, hold tight for we will be travelling far today."
Chapter 6
Three days later Faith was surveying what was left of Isengard. Saruman was still in his tower but that was about it. "Damn good job" She chuckled to herself thinking of how the Ents had managed it. "Next time I fancy breaking out I'll just give Treebeard a call. Get the job done in no time." She wandered around the place, a little bored. She was still puzzled exactly what she was doing here. To her it made absolutely no sense. She sat down on a convenient piece of broken wall and waited.
Treebeard was talking to Gandalf. Faith knew it was Gandalf because he had appeared briefly before now. Gandalf had a number of others with him. He turned to Faith and beckoned. Faith got up and made her way towards the men feeling their eyes watching her as she approached.
"Who is this that approaches, Gandalf? She looks like a girl but her attire is strange."
"This is Faith, Theoden." Gandalf replied "Faith, Theoden, King of Rohan."
"Faith?" laughed one of the riders as she came closer.
Faith heard the rider and glared at him angrily, just try me, just try me she dared in her thoughts. She stopped and shuddered. Am I never going to be rid of this?
Gandalf looked at her and smiled. "Come Faith, we must pay Saruman a farewell visit."
"Who is she?" Gimli quietly asked Merry as Saruman and Gandalf were speaking.
"She's the one who rescued us from the Uruk-hai," Merry answered. "She's just known as Faith. Gandalf seems to know more about her though. When he came here before he knew who she was."
"But she didn't know who he was remember?" Pippin butted in. "She looked surprised when he knew her name."
"I would like to know more of this 'Faith'" said a voice behind. It came from the rider who had laughed earlier. "A much more intimate knowledge."
"Try it." Whispered Faith almost silently. Legolas heard this and shot a sharp glance at Faith but her face was inscrutable.
***
The company were getting ready to depart Isengard. Saruman had remained in his tower and the Ents had said they would continue to guard it. The company began to mount their horses and one was brought to Faith.
"I can't ride."
The riders looked amazed and some started to laugh.
"Then you must ride with another." Theoden said, "For we cannot tarry here."
"Will the Lady Faith ride with me?" It was the rider who had laughed at the first sight of her. He offered his hand.
"You will ride with Pelarden." Theoden said "Let us away." He started off.
"No."
The company stopped. Theoden turned and looked down at Faith surprised. Pelarden moved swiftly and made to pick up Faith who seemed to not have noticed his approach. Pelarden grinned as he bent down. Faith moved so quickly that none saw how she did it. Pelarden was suddenly off his horse and laying flat out on his back. Theoden frowned. "Do you intend to hurt all my men, girl? We must ride and ride swiftly."
Pelarden got up and glared at Faith who returned his glare coolly.
"If you will not ride with Pelarden, then you must stay here." Theoden said. Faith said nothing. Theoden sighed and looked at his men when a voice said.
"She can ride with me if she so wishes." Everyone turned towards Legolas. He rode towards Faith. "Will you ride, Lady?" Faith looked at Legolas slowly. Her eyes surveying him from head to foot and then back up again. Legolas felt uncomfortably like he was on display.
"Yes."
Theoden sighed in relief. "Then let us depart. We have wasted enough time as it is." He turned his horse and began to ride away. Legolas bent down and offered his hand to Faith. Faith grasped it and felt herself being mounted onto the back of Legolas's horse. "Hold tight Lady." He murmured as he spurred his horse into action.
"Faith. Its just Faith."
Legolas smiled. "Very well then Faith, hold tight for we will be travelling far today."