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Chapter 11
The company rode on for many days and nights. Faith was exhausted. Legolas had noticed after she had started to slip of Arod, so now they rode with Faith sitting ahead of Legolas, who kept an arm around her to steady her in case she started to fall again.
"Don't you ever get tired?" Faith mumbled as she felt her eyelids drooping again.
"Nay, Faith. I am an elf. Elves do not need sleep as mortals do." He noticed her trying to keep awake as she started to drift off. "Sleep while you can."
Eventually the company came to Pelargir and captured the ships that were lying there.
"Marvellous," Muttered Faith aloud as she stood on the deck of one of the ships. "First I get horses, then dresses and now ships. Will this nightmare never end?" She chuckled, then noticed Legolas's face.
"What?"
"Faith?" queried Gimli
"What's wrong?"
"Gulls." Answered Legolas in awe.
"Gulls. And?"
"Their voices speak of the Sea."
"Okaay. Not understanding here."
"Deep in all the hearts of my kindred lies the sea-longing, which is perilous to stir. Alas! for the gulls. No peace shall I have under beech or under elm."
Faith rolled her eyes and looked at Gimli. "Is he always like this?"
Gimli chuckled. "Yes, Faith he is."
Legolas glanced back at Faith and Gimli and smiled. Aragorn walked over to them gesturing to Legolas and Gimli. "Come my friends, I would speak with you for a moment."
Faith turned away to give the others some privacy, letting the fresh air blow across her face. Its so beautiful here. I wish I could stay forever she thought smiling.
Aragorn spoke quietly with Legolas and Gimli. "The time for battle is near, yet I do not know what must be done with Lady Faith as I have grown fond of her and do not wish harm to come to her."
"I too have grown fond of her. It would be better if she remained here on board. A battle is no place for a woman." Gimli stated.
"Indeed. Can we not place her in one of the cabins while we go to war?" Asked Legolas.
"Perhaps you could send her to sleep with a song Legolas, for she can be stubborn when she chooses." Gimli suggested.
The other two nodded and turned back to Faith.
"Come Faith. You will be more comfortable in here." Aragorn said while offering his arm.
Faith, completely oblivious to the discussion and still in her own little world followed Aragorn trustingly into the cabin. Gimli and Legolas already singing followed. Within minutes Faith felt her eyelids droop and was fast asleep.
***
Faith woke up and stretched feeling refreshed for the first time in days. Then she noticed she was all alone in the cabin and there were sounds of a battle outside.
"Bastards!" She yelled as she found the door was locked. She threw her weight against it, but the door remained shut.
"That's it! I got called here for a reason and no man, elf or dwarf is doing this to me!" She threw herself against the door and this time the door burst open. Grabbing her sword (the same one she had taken from the Uruk-hai when rescuing Pippin and Merry) she charged out of the cabin and made her way from the ship into the midst of the battle.
Chapter 11
The company rode on for many days and nights. Faith was exhausted. Legolas had noticed after she had started to slip of Arod, so now they rode with Faith sitting ahead of Legolas, who kept an arm around her to steady her in case she started to fall again.
"Don't you ever get tired?" Faith mumbled as she felt her eyelids drooping again.
"Nay, Faith. I am an elf. Elves do not need sleep as mortals do." He noticed her trying to keep awake as she started to drift off. "Sleep while you can."
Eventually the company came to Pelargir and captured the ships that were lying there.
"Marvellous," Muttered Faith aloud as she stood on the deck of one of the ships. "First I get horses, then dresses and now ships. Will this nightmare never end?" She chuckled, then noticed Legolas's face.
"What?"
"Faith?" queried Gimli
"What's wrong?"
"Gulls." Answered Legolas in awe.
"Gulls. And?"
"Their voices speak of the Sea."
"Okaay. Not understanding here."
"Deep in all the hearts of my kindred lies the sea-longing, which is perilous to stir. Alas! for the gulls. No peace shall I have under beech or under elm."
Faith rolled her eyes and looked at Gimli. "Is he always like this?"
Gimli chuckled. "Yes, Faith he is."
Legolas glanced back at Faith and Gimli and smiled. Aragorn walked over to them gesturing to Legolas and Gimli. "Come my friends, I would speak with you for a moment."
Faith turned away to give the others some privacy, letting the fresh air blow across her face. Its so beautiful here. I wish I could stay forever she thought smiling.
Aragorn spoke quietly with Legolas and Gimli. "The time for battle is near, yet I do not know what must be done with Lady Faith as I have grown fond of her and do not wish harm to come to her."
"I too have grown fond of her. It would be better if she remained here on board. A battle is no place for a woman." Gimli stated.
"Indeed. Can we not place her in one of the cabins while we go to war?" Asked Legolas.
"Perhaps you could send her to sleep with a song Legolas, for she can be stubborn when she chooses." Gimli suggested.
The other two nodded and turned back to Faith.
"Come Faith. You will be more comfortable in here." Aragorn said while offering his arm.
Faith, completely oblivious to the discussion and still in her own little world followed Aragorn trustingly into the cabin. Gimli and Legolas already singing followed. Within minutes Faith felt her eyelids droop and was fast asleep.
***
Faith woke up and stretched feeling refreshed for the first time in days. Then she noticed she was all alone in the cabin and there were sounds of a battle outside.
"Bastards!" She yelled as she found the door was locked. She threw her weight against it, but the door remained shut.
"That's it! I got called here for a reason and no man, elf or dwarf is doing this to me!" She threw herself against the door and this time the door burst open. Grabbing her sword (the same one she had taken from the Uruk-hai when rescuing Pippin and Merry) she charged out of the cabin and made her way from the ship into the midst of the battle.