Pelarden is mine. That is (unfortunately) it.
Chapter 23
Faith was bored. Her arm was now completely healed and she was sick and tired of doing nothing all day. Must be the whole slayer senses wanting some action she mused as she looked out of her window. A thought occurred to her. "Hell why not?" She said aloud with a grin before dashing out to the courtyard below. Faith had seen what looked like a scarecrow from her window. In reality it was a dummy used for training men for battle. Faith had decided to do a little training of her own on it.
After warming up her muscles she stood in front of the figure and bowed as she would when she fought another in practise. Taking a deep breath she started her usual workout, her voice echoing around the courtyard with each blow she aimed at the figure. Faith was enjoying herself, being cooped up is never good particularly if you're a slayer she pondered as she aimed a high kick at the figure's head. Unbeknown to her she had gained quite an audience. The hobbits, Gimli, Eowyn, Pelarden and Legolas were all watching her from different parts of the courtyard and balconies above.
"You are talented Faith," Commented Gimli. "But can you stop this?" With that he threw his axe at her, making sure that if she couldn't stop it she could easily jump away to avoid it.
Faith turned and caught the axe without even blinking, she let her arm follow through and threw the axe back at Gimli, with far more accuracy than any other could have managed. Gimli ducked his axe as it came towards him, knowing that he was unable to catch it. The axe embedded itself in a door directly behind him.
"Amazing!" He cried as he went to retrieve his axe. He struggled for a moment as he tried to pull it out of the door. Faith came up behind him and pulled the axe which came away from the door easily in her hands. She smiled at Gimli as she gave him back his axe. As she turned back to her practising she felt a hand on her arm. She looked up to see Legolas standing behind her.
"I see you have recovered your strength Faith." He said.
"Five by five." She answered shrugging his hand away before returning to the dummy for her practise.
"You should not over exert yourself." He stated as he watched her go back to the dummy.
"Why the hell do you care Elf boy? Afraid you may have to touch me again?" Faith muttered as she aimed another kick at the dummy's body. She turned after her kick waiting to hear Legolas's answer but he had left the courtyard. Faith shook her head and muttered some curses under her breath before continuing her workout on the dummy.
Later that night Faith couldn't sleep. After tossing and turning for what seemed like hours she had given up and gone for a walk, hoping the exertion would tire her out so that she could get some rest. "Course if there was any sense in the thing, I'd already be tired after the workout today, but no, I'm wide awake!" She said as she flung the covers off her bed. Now she was wandering the streets of Minas Tirith. She heard a step behind her.
"Pelarden, can't you leave me alone for more than five seconds? I can take care of myself y'know." She said her exasperation showing as she turned to face the figure approaching her. "Forget what I said." She commented when she recognised who it was. "Pelarden you're more than welcome to follow me. Anything is better than Elf boy."
Legolas said nothing on hearing Faith's words but continued to walk towards her.
"What? What now? Thought of something even more insulting that you forgot to say?" She asked sarcastically as he came closer.
"I wish to ask you something." Legolas said eventually coming to a stop right in front of her.
"You wish to ask me something?" Faith asked incredulously, before saying. "Fine ask away. Anything to get you away from me."
"Why did the Ringwraith call to you?"
Faith looked stunned at his question. She paused for a moment, took a deep breath and then answered. "I don't know. Who told you?"
"Pelarden." He said before stopping Faith's exclamation of disgust. "Nay Faith, I have not finished yet. He said you almost accepted. Did you?"
Faith closed her eyes, debating whether to tell the truth or not. Will he be even more disgusted with me? She thought, and why the hell do I care? She opened her eyes and replied.
"Yes. I almost did."
Chapter 23
Faith was bored. Her arm was now completely healed and she was sick and tired of doing nothing all day. Must be the whole slayer senses wanting some action she mused as she looked out of her window. A thought occurred to her. "Hell why not?" She said aloud with a grin before dashing out to the courtyard below. Faith had seen what looked like a scarecrow from her window. In reality it was a dummy used for training men for battle. Faith had decided to do a little training of her own on it.
After warming up her muscles she stood in front of the figure and bowed as she would when she fought another in practise. Taking a deep breath she started her usual workout, her voice echoing around the courtyard with each blow she aimed at the figure. Faith was enjoying herself, being cooped up is never good particularly if you're a slayer she pondered as she aimed a high kick at the figure's head. Unbeknown to her she had gained quite an audience. The hobbits, Gimli, Eowyn, Pelarden and Legolas were all watching her from different parts of the courtyard and balconies above.
"You are talented Faith," Commented Gimli. "But can you stop this?" With that he threw his axe at her, making sure that if she couldn't stop it she could easily jump away to avoid it.
Faith turned and caught the axe without even blinking, she let her arm follow through and threw the axe back at Gimli, with far more accuracy than any other could have managed. Gimli ducked his axe as it came towards him, knowing that he was unable to catch it. The axe embedded itself in a door directly behind him.
"Amazing!" He cried as he went to retrieve his axe. He struggled for a moment as he tried to pull it out of the door. Faith came up behind him and pulled the axe which came away from the door easily in her hands. She smiled at Gimli as she gave him back his axe. As she turned back to her practising she felt a hand on her arm. She looked up to see Legolas standing behind her.
"I see you have recovered your strength Faith." He said.
"Five by five." She answered shrugging his hand away before returning to the dummy for her practise.
"You should not over exert yourself." He stated as he watched her go back to the dummy.
"Why the hell do you care Elf boy? Afraid you may have to touch me again?" Faith muttered as she aimed another kick at the dummy's body. She turned after her kick waiting to hear Legolas's answer but he had left the courtyard. Faith shook her head and muttered some curses under her breath before continuing her workout on the dummy.
Later that night Faith couldn't sleep. After tossing and turning for what seemed like hours she had given up and gone for a walk, hoping the exertion would tire her out so that she could get some rest. "Course if there was any sense in the thing, I'd already be tired after the workout today, but no, I'm wide awake!" She said as she flung the covers off her bed. Now she was wandering the streets of Minas Tirith. She heard a step behind her.
"Pelarden, can't you leave me alone for more than five seconds? I can take care of myself y'know." She said her exasperation showing as she turned to face the figure approaching her. "Forget what I said." She commented when she recognised who it was. "Pelarden you're more than welcome to follow me. Anything is better than Elf boy."
Legolas said nothing on hearing Faith's words but continued to walk towards her.
"What? What now? Thought of something even more insulting that you forgot to say?" She asked sarcastically as he came closer.
"I wish to ask you something." Legolas said eventually coming to a stop right in front of her.
"You wish to ask me something?" Faith asked incredulously, before saying. "Fine ask away. Anything to get you away from me."
"Why did the Ringwraith call to you?"
Faith looked stunned at his question. She paused for a moment, took a deep breath and then answered. "I don't know. Who told you?"
"Pelarden." He said before stopping Faith's exclamation of disgust. "Nay Faith, I have not finished yet. He said you almost accepted. Did you?"
Faith closed her eyes, debating whether to tell the truth or not. Will he be even more disgusted with me? She thought, and why the hell do I care? She opened her eyes and replied.
"Yes. I almost did."