Pelarden is still mine. Whether I wan't him or not. Lucky me.
Chapter 31
Faith opened her eyes and watched mesmerised as Pelarden paced in front of her, a plan forming in her mind. I may not get out of this alive, she thought grimly, but I'll be damned if I go tied up and helpless. She began to work loose the ropes that held her wrists.
Pelarden continued to rant in front of her. "You think that we, loyal servants to the king would let our enemy go? We are worthy men and we will do our duty to our king."
None of the men noticed as Gimli, Sam, Pippin and Legolas ran towards them, Legolas stringing an arrow to his bow as he ran. If he hurts one hair on her head I will kill him. He thought as he began to aim at Pelarden.
Faith felt the ropes slip down from her wrists. Well here goes nothing! She thought as she moved swiftly towards Pelarden. She grabbed his sword from his hand, swirled it around and put it to his neck.
"Now then, I think you've spoken enough. You and your merry men are going to let me go. Ok?" She said tightening her grip on Pelarden as he tried to get away. "Don't struggle you idiot. Hey, I confess to being a murderer, what makes you think I won't kill you?"
Gimli, Pippin, Sam and Legolas arrived as she was talking. The men around Faith had started to advance on Faith as she knew they would when a voice cried "Hold!"
Everyone looked up. On the city walls stood Aragorn with Gandalf, Frodo and Merry and boy, thought Faith does he look pissed.
Pelarden took advantage of Faith's distraction to get away from her. Grabbing a sword from one of the men he aimed it at Faith. Faith reacted on instinct defending herself with the sword she held. The two fought oblivious to their surroundings, while Legolas aimed his arrow at Pelarden but each time Faith got in the way. "If I did not know better," he muttered aloud, "I would say she was doing it on purpose."
Gimli nodded as he stood beside him, watching the battle as it continued.
Faith wasn't actually intending to block Legolas's aim. All her thoughts were towards winning the fight she was in, preferably without killing. Aragorn had by now arrived and was looking even angrier than he had been on the walls.
"I said hold!" He repeated. Faith obediently stopped, Pelarden didn't aiming a blow at Faith. Faith deflected it, knocking Pelarden's sword from his grasp as Legolas loosed his arrow at Pelarden. It struck Faith's hand.
Faith turned and looked at Legolas as she pulled the arrow from her hand. "I could have killed him easily when I was fighting him. I'm not going to let you make the same mistake I did." She turned away from everybody and made her way back to the city. "And if anyone wants me," She called over her shoulder, "I'll be in my usual suite in the Houses of Healing."
***
Later in the evening Faith made her way to the throne room. Her hand was bandaged and was healing nicely according to the healer who had seen her. "If I stay much longer in this place I'm gonna start painting the walls my own colour" Faith muttered as the healer had bandaged her wound. "And what is it with that Elf and arrows? Doesn't he realise he could have someone's eye out?" Her good mood returned and was not dispelled even by the information that Aragorn wanted to see her urgently as soon as she was able to be seen.
She walked into the throne room to be confronted by the room being completely full. "Marvellous, I get summoned with an audience. Just what I always wanted."
Chapter 31
Faith opened her eyes and watched mesmerised as Pelarden paced in front of her, a plan forming in her mind. I may not get out of this alive, she thought grimly, but I'll be damned if I go tied up and helpless. She began to work loose the ropes that held her wrists.
Pelarden continued to rant in front of her. "You think that we, loyal servants to the king would let our enemy go? We are worthy men and we will do our duty to our king."
None of the men noticed as Gimli, Sam, Pippin and Legolas ran towards them, Legolas stringing an arrow to his bow as he ran. If he hurts one hair on her head I will kill him. He thought as he began to aim at Pelarden.
Faith felt the ropes slip down from her wrists. Well here goes nothing! She thought as she moved swiftly towards Pelarden. She grabbed his sword from his hand, swirled it around and put it to his neck.
"Now then, I think you've spoken enough. You and your merry men are going to let me go. Ok?" She said tightening her grip on Pelarden as he tried to get away. "Don't struggle you idiot. Hey, I confess to being a murderer, what makes you think I won't kill you?"
Gimli, Pippin, Sam and Legolas arrived as she was talking. The men around Faith had started to advance on Faith as she knew they would when a voice cried "Hold!"
Everyone looked up. On the city walls stood Aragorn with Gandalf, Frodo and Merry and boy, thought Faith does he look pissed.
Pelarden took advantage of Faith's distraction to get away from her. Grabbing a sword from one of the men he aimed it at Faith. Faith reacted on instinct defending herself with the sword she held. The two fought oblivious to their surroundings, while Legolas aimed his arrow at Pelarden but each time Faith got in the way. "If I did not know better," he muttered aloud, "I would say she was doing it on purpose."
Gimli nodded as he stood beside him, watching the battle as it continued.
Faith wasn't actually intending to block Legolas's aim. All her thoughts were towards winning the fight she was in, preferably without killing. Aragorn had by now arrived and was looking even angrier than he had been on the walls.
"I said hold!" He repeated. Faith obediently stopped, Pelarden didn't aiming a blow at Faith. Faith deflected it, knocking Pelarden's sword from his grasp as Legolas loosed his arrow at Pelarden. It struck Faith's hand.
Faith turned and looked at Legolas as she pulled the arrow from her hand. "I could have killed him easily when I was fighting him. I'm not going to let you make the same mistake I did." She turned away from everybody and made her way back to the city. "And if anyone wants me," She called over her shoulder, "I'll be in my usual suite in the Houses of Healing."
***
Later in the evening Faith made her way to the throne room. Her hand was bandaged and was healing nicely according to the healer who had seen her. "If I stay much longer in this place I'm gonna start painting the walls my own colour" Faith muttered as the healer had bandaged her wound. "And what is it with that Elf and arrows? Doesn't he realise he could have someone's eye out?" Her good mood returned and was not dispelled even by the information that Aragorn wanted to see her urgently as soon as she was able to be seen.
She walked into the throne room to be confronted by the room being completely full. "Marvellous, I get summoned with an audience. Just what I always wanted."