The rest of the company were further away and already settle on the ground
beside a winding river .
" Lunch ! " Merry and Pippin exclaimed together and they ran in full speed toward the companions .
Serena laugh behind them and lift her skirt up and began to ran as well with her hair flying behinds
her like a banner of gold . Sam tugged Bill's rein and the old horse understood this too well and
began to prance faster but slow enough for Sam to follow with his short hobbit leg .
" Where 's Boromir ? " Frodo ask when he noticed there was a shield lay against a tree without
Boromir near it . Legolas squint and look surrounding him , " I could not see him anywhere . "
Aragorn clench his jaws involuntarily , " We need to go soon and we need to find Boromir , fast . "
They nodded in agreement and began to search . Sam and Frodo went with Legolas , Gandalf was
with Merry and Pippin , and Strider with Gimli .
" Where's Serena ? " Sam ask .
" She was here with us when we found out that Boromir has gone
But now she disappeared . I didn't even notice that she was gone . " Pippin added with a frowned .
Aragorn muttered something under his breath but Gandalf 's face was as if nobody was missing
and as if everything was fine . " She must have gone off trying to find Boromir by herself .
It is quite dangerous but she is the lady of the moon . " Gandalf said in confident .
They set off toward 3 different direction silently , except when they call out Boromir's name .
" Where could he go ? " Pippin ask to Merry who only shook his head in worries .
" Boromir . "
He spun around so quickly that he almost stumble over a dead branch . " Serena . " he gasped .
" They 're searching for you . We have to go now . " she said calmly . She stood tall , her black
cloak rippling gently in the sun but darken everything surrounding her , her hair flowed down to
her breast and she stood as calm and still as a slender willow .
" How did you find me ? "
She didn't smile , " I could find you with my eyes close if I want to . "
He comb his hair and grin at her with queer gleam in his eyes , " Really ? Could you teach me
how ? " he began to walk toward her . She stayed in her spot , not moving . " Maybe some
other time , Boromir . Let us go now . We already delayed . " she said coolly , her head tilted
side way .
" Oh is that so ? You are so eager to go to Mount Doom aren't you . I think I could read
your mind pretty well , Serena . Or may I say the sorceress of the North ? I do not trust you ,
whatever Gandalf the wise might say . You are merely a stranger to me , I do not
believe your story when you says that you could read our future . Then you already knew
mine , haven't you ? What have you got to say about that ? "
Her tone was as cool as ice , " I could not say what your future lays ahead of you for it
is not mine to give nor it is your right to ask it of me . Boromir , let us go . " she
turned halfway to the direction she arrived .
" You knew my deed , haven't you ? I could feel you snooping around my mind and
try to read my secrets . Now that you already know , why don't you just tell it all
to the companions and let them end my life here and now ? " He step right in front
of her and gritted his teeth as he watch her masked face which conceal any expression .
" Oh , Boromir ! " she suddenly laugh amusingly . Boromir frowned but clench his jaws
harder , " What are you laughing at ? You think this is so funny ? I am tortured by that
ring every night and day and you think it is funny ? " he was alarmingly close to her now ,
they were the same height and their eyes met in gazes and lock rigid . " You did something
to Gandalf didn't you ? You magick him when you look right into his eyes ! But you could
not do that to me for I am stronger than old Gandalf . "
Serena had a half smile on her lips , her eyes flared bright and she whisper , " Really ? Could
you be stronger than Gandalf the wizard ? Your heart and mind is already corrupted by one
Gold ring and you think you are strong ? Mortal men are weak . " she hissed . " They are
Corrupted by their lust of power and gold . Are you truly , a son of Steward of Gondor ? "
She ask with a small smile . " Are you truly ? Boromir ? Do you wish to let your companions
Fail from their task ? Unfortunately for me , I already knew your fate and thus I could not
end you right here and now from your misery . " she said with a look to Boromir which make
him step back a step and try to break her gaze but could not .
" Boromir ! Serena ! " Aragorn came silently as always through bushes and behind him was Gimli who panted while holding his axe in his hand . Serena look at Boromir one last time with a smile on her lips . Then she turn
her attention toward Aragorn , " We should go now , sun is climbing high and we
should be at Moria before night fall . " she brushed past Aragorn , her eyes set on the ground
as if she was deep in thought .
They travel on silently now . There was no laughter from Serena , no jokes from Pippin or Merry ,
even Old Gandalf had a bowed head , Legolas kept a sharp look out and ran ahead past them with
light feet to check the surrounding area , Gimli grumbled something inaudible under his breath and kept
himself as far away from Serena . Boromir walk behind Gandalf , his shoulder drooped and his head
was bowed as if in despair or deep thought . He did not said a word to anyone anymore and kept
himself as far away from Serena as possible . Aragorn walk in the rear , stone hard without
expression , his gray eyes flickered to each of the companions as if trying to find some hidden answers
but mostly his gaze lay on Serena . Serena walk by herself now , the four hobbits were disappointed
but they sensed that she need to be left alone for a while so they did not approach her . Frodo felt
the weight on his ring and his head bent because of it , Sam notice this and kept a careful watch
on his master .
" Lunch ! " Merry and Pippin exclaimed together and they ran in full speed toward the companions .
Serena laugh behind them and lift her skirt up and began to ran as well with her hair flying behinds
her like a banner of gold . Sam tugged Bill's rein and the old horse understood this too well and
began to prance faster but slow enough for Sam to follow with his short hobbit leg .
" Where 's Boromir ? " Frodo ask when he noticed there was a shield lay against a tree without
Boromir near it . Legolas squint and look surrounding him , " I could not see him anywhere . "
Aragorn clench his jaws involuntarily , " We need to go soon and we need to find Boromir , fast . "
They nodded in agreement and began to search . Sam and Frodo went with Legolas , Gandalf was
with Merry and Pippin , and Strider with Gimli .
" Where's Serena ? " Sam ask .
" She was here with us when we found out that Boromir has gone
But now she disappeared . I didn't even notice that she was gone . " Pippin added with a frowned .
Aragorn muttered something under his breath but Gandalf 's face was as if nobody was missing
and as if everything was fine . " She must have gone off trying to find Boromir by herself .
It is quite dangerous but she is the lady of the moon . " Gandalf said in confident .
They set off toward 3 different direction silently , except when they call out Boromir's name .
" Where could he go ? " Pippin ask to Merry who only shook his head in worries .
" Boromir . "
He spun around so quickly that he almost stumble over a dead branch . " Serena . " he gasped .
" They 're searching for you . We have to go now . " she said calmly . She stood tall , her black
cloak rippling gently in the sun but darken everything surrounding her , her hair flowed down to
her breast and she stood as calm and still as a slender willow .
" How did you find me ? "
She didn't smile , " I could find you with my eyes close if I want to . "
He comb his hair and grin at her with queer gleam in his eyes , " Really ? Could you teach me
how ? " he began to walk toward her . She stayed in her spot , not moving . " Maybe some
other time , Boromir . Let us go now . We already delayed . " she said coolly , her head tilted
side way .
" Oh is that so ? You are so eager to go to Mount Doom aren't you . I think I could read
your mind pretty well , Serena . Or may I say the sorceress of the North ? I do not trust you ,
whatever Gandalf the wise might say . You are merely a stranger to me , I do not
believe your story when you says that you could read our future . Then you already knew
mine , haven't you ? What have you got to say about that ? "
Her tone was as cool as ice , " I could not say what your future lays ahead of you for it
is not mine to give nor it is your right to ask it of me . Boromir , let us go . " she
turned halfway to the direction she arrived .
" You knew my deed , haven't you ? I could feel you snooping around my mind and
try to read my secrets . Now that you already know , why don't you just tell it all
to the companions and let them end my life here and now ? " He step right in front
of her and gritted his teeth as he watch her masked face which conceal any expression .
" Oh , Boromir ! " she suddenly laugh amusingly . Boromir frowned but clench his jaws
harder , " What are you laughing at ? You think this is so funny ? I am tortured by that
ring every night and day and you think it is funny ? " he was alarmingly close to her now ,
they were the same height and their eyes met in gazes and lock rigid . " You did something
to Gandalf didn't you ? You magick him when you look right into his eyes ! But you could
not do that to me for I am stronger than old Gandalf . "
Serena had a half smile on her lips , her eyes flared bright and she whisper , " Really ? Could
you be stronger than Gandalf the wizard ? Your heart and mind is already corrupted by one
Gold ring and you think you are strong ? Mortal men are weak . " she hissed . " They are
Corrupted by their lust of power and gold . Are you truly , a son of Steward of Gondor ? "
She ask with a small smile . " Are you truly ? Boromir ? Do you wish to let your companions
Fail from their task ? Unfortunately for me , I already knew your fate and thus I could not
end you right here and now from your misery . " she said with a look to Boromir which make
him step back a step and try to break her gaze but could not .
" Boromir ! Serena ! " Aragorn came silently as always through bushes and behind him was Gimli who panted while holding his axe in his hand . Serena look at Boromir one last time with a smile on her lips . Then she turn
her attention toward Aragorn , " We should go now , sun is climbing high and we
should be at Moria before night fall . " she brushed past Aragorn , her eyes set on the ground
as if she was deep in thought .
They travel on silently now . There was no laughter from Serena , no jokes from Pippin or Merry ,
even Old Gandalf had a bowed head , Legolas kept a sharp look out and ran ahead past them with
light feet to check the surrounding area , Gimli grumbled something inaudible under his breath and kept
himself as far away from Serena . Boromir walk behind Gandalf , his shoulder drooped and his head
was bowed as if in despair or deep thought . He did not said a word to anyone anymore and kept
himself as far away from Serena as possible . Aragorn walk in the rear , stone hard without
expression , his gray eyes flickered to each of the companions as if trying to find some hidden answers
but mostly his gaze lay on Serena . Serena walk by herself now , the four hobbits were disappointed
but they sensed that she need to be left alone for a while so they did not approach her . Frodo felt
the weight on his ring and his head bent because of it , Sam notice this and kept a careful watch
on his master .