The monster chased them but the

Gate shut after all the companions was in the dark mines of moria . The ceiling grumbled

And boulders fell down in front of the gate , blocking it . The companion sighed loudly .

" And so we have to go out to the other side of the mines " Gandalf said . It was very dark

that they could not see each other .

" Er , can we have some light ? " Merry ask .

" Of course we can Brandy buck ! " Gandalf answered and suddenly there was a tiny light

from his staff and they could see their surrounding dimly . There were corpses sprawled

on the ground , Gimli silently look at his surrounding with bowed head , " There was a battle here . "

Gandalf urge them to hasten , " It is better to be out of here if we could . " he said . The other

Silently agree for they felt the darkness surrounding and pressing them .

" Do not despair ! " Aragorn said to the companions who lay on the ground with doubts in

their eyes . " Do not despair ! I have travel long with him and he would not left us stranded

here . " Aragorn said again to reassure them . They were tired and they have travels for

days , how long they did not know . There was only darkness in the mines of Moria and

the only light came from Gandalf's staff . There was many rooms , path that branches

everywhere , chasm and pits everywhere for the careless one . They were tired , tramping

endlessly in the dark and now they were halted because gandalf could not remember

which path he would take . Despair hang above them , Gandalf and Gimli whisper together

with bowed head . Legolas watch his surrounding with keen eyes . The four hobbits huddled

together for comfort . Serena sat on the ground few paces away from them , her back

was straight as a board and her head held high , but she look like she was deep in trances although

her green eyes were open wide . She was almost invisible in the darkness , if it was not for her

milky face and the long curtain of her golden hair . Her cloak was darker than the darkness surrounding

them and they knew that if she decide to pull her hood up they could not see her in the darkness of

Moria . Aragorn was always silent and grim , and always walking on their rear keeping a good look out

For Frodo who usually stumble in tiredness and Sam who always supported him and hold his hands whenever

They saw a gap nearby . Serena too was always silent , in fact the whole companions was as grim and

Silent except for the few murmur from Gandalf and Gimli who guide them through the mazes of the mines .

But the hobbits noticed the slight change of Serena's face . Her green eye was brighter than the previous

Night before they enter the mine and her lips pressed thinly together . They never saw her weapon or

Her conduct her magic before and the hobbits were curious . She seems to be like any ordinary woman

Except her elvish beauty and her face which seems to be youthful but with the stone eyes which hold

Wisdom even deeper than Gandalf the grey . Frodo watch her with keen interest noticing how she look

Like a head without a body in the darkness that hangs in mid air when suddenly her eyes flicker toward

Him and her gaze hardened when she saw Frodo . Frodo blush fiercely , thanking the darkness but somehow

Knew that Serena could see even in the darkness with her cat glowing eye .

" Aha ! " Gandalf jumped suddenly , almost knocking Gimli over . " That is the way ! "

They tramped on with shoulder drooped to the direction given by Gandalf . They arrive

To a corridor with a door on their left , Merry and Pippin were exhausted and brush past Gandalf

Toward the room , " Steady , Steady . You do not know what would be in it . " Gandalf pushed

Them back and open the door . It was large and dusty and there were small light pouring from the

Ceiling . There were corpses scattered on the floor and in the middle of the room there was a tomb .

Gimli ran and kneel before the tomb , bowing his head , crying silently . Gandalf pat on his shoulder

And ran a gaze to a corpse holding a book fiercely , he shook the hand away and place the heavy

Book on his hand and open it . Gandalf started reading it , for it was a diary . Merry and Pippin

Were exhausted but Pippin notice a well on the side of the room , he was curious and came toward

It . He have to tip toed to look down and when he did , he felt sorry for himself . The well was dark

And seem to be bottom less . He swept his arm and knock over a bucket with a long metal chain

Connected to it . The bucket stumbled in the darkness , tong , tong , tong as it hit the side of the well

And magnify times before that the room was filled with the tong , tong , tong then the chain follow

The bucket , even more noisier . Gandalf raised his head from the book he was reading , " What

Was that ! Fool of a took ! " he cried but was relieved when Pippin confessed of what he did ,

" You could have woken up the dead ! " He shouted again ,his eyes glinting . Pippin tremble

before the tall wizard . Then they heard a loud thump , Thump . It was dull and echoes through

the room .

" Orcs ! " Legolas cried