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Saruman's Revenge
Chapter 1
It was a beautiful night. The stars were bright, and the air was clean and fresh. Frodo sighed. He loved nights like this. He closed his eyes and just stood there, taking in the night. Legolas came riding up, and Gandalf and Frodo looked at him, wondering where Gimli was.
"Gimli stayed back at the caves," Legolas said, answering their unspoken question.
Gandalf nodded. "We might as well camp here for the night, then move on in the morning. I've heard tell of a mysterious wizard, and would like to meet him." He looked at Frodo, who had fallen asleep, and smiled.
Legolas nodded. "I'll take first watch, then. I've had a feeling I was being watched on the way to meet you guys, and I don't want to take any chances."
Gandalf nodded, and lay down on his blanket, falling asleep immediately.
Legolas looked around warily. He didn't like the feeling he was having. This went on all night, and when it came time for Gandalf's watch, Legolas just let him sleep.
~~~
Frodo yawned as he awoke, looking around. Legolas was still standing as watchman, looking around warily. Gandalf was just waking up. Legolas looked at them.
"We'd better get moving," he said. "The sooner, the better."
Frodo immediately started packing up, while Gandalf got Shadowfax and Arod around. As soon as they were done, Legolas handed them each some breakfast, and they started out.
~~~
"Be on your guard when you enter this forest," Legolas whispered to the other two as they came upon a dark forest. "One never knows what will happen in a forest such as this."
Gandalf, with Frodo sitting in front of him on Shadowfax, said nothing, and Frodo just looked around the forest apprehensively.
The three companions continued on in silence, each looking for anything suspicious. They suddenly heard a roar from their left, in front of them. However, they couldn't see anything, not even Legolas, sharp- sighted, though he was. They heard an arrow let loose, and heard the "thump" of someone or something landing in front of them. They then saw someone jump from a tree.
The figure ran towards them, and stopped where they'd heard the "thump." The figure had on a cloak with a hood, completely covering his face. A figure suddenly appeared before the first figure, laying dead between the three companions and the mysterious person. The first figure searched the fallen one, and, taking the important things, stood up. He looked at them, but, hearing someone coming, turned around quickly.
Legolas, Frodo, and Gandalf looked at the newest newcomer. It was a male, who, judging from his outfit and staff, was a wizard.
The wizard glared at the three, then glared even harder at the figure standing in front of them. He smirked, raised his staff, and started chanting a spell. Before he could finish the spell, however, an arrow shot out of the tree the first figure had come from. It struck the wizard in the shoulder, and he cried out in pain.
"I'll be back, Laer," he hissed, and disappeared.
The figure turned around and faced the three once again. "Who are you?" he asked, his voice feminine.
"We are just travelers, and come in peace," Legolas answered.
"Laer!" a young female voice called from the tree. "I can't get down!"
The figure, now known as Laer, jogged over to the tree, climbed up, and jumped back down, this time with a childlike figure on his back. He set the child down, accidentally knocking the hood on his cloak from his head, revealing dark golden hair in a pony tail.
"You say you come in peace? Tell me what your business in this forest is, and I'll decide whether or not you come in peace," Laer declared.
Gandalf urged Shadowfax forward a bit, and answered, "We've heard tell of a mysterious wizard, and I have come looking for him."
"A mysterious wizard?" Laer asked, not sounding convinced.
"Yes," Legolas added, "who's been said to converse with trees."
At this Laer straightened. "Oh? And what do you want with this wizard?"
"That, milady, is none of your concern," Gandalf stated.
All this time, Frodo had stayed silent, staring at the young girl. The girl noticed him staring at her, and looked back, her face slightly blushing. She smiled shyly, then looked away.
Laer smiled. "Alright then. Come with us. We won't make it to the nearest village tonight, but we should get there by noon tomorrow, if we leave now." She turned, scrambled back up the tree she'd jumped out of, and returned with a bow and a quiver of arrows, and a pair of knives. She fastened these to her back under her cloak and turned back to them. "Let's go." And with that, she turned, cloak billowing in the wind, and took her companion's hand. She leaned down towards her friend as they walked on, and whispered, "Be on your guard, Camellia. I'm not completely sure of them yet."
Camellia nodded, and continued on, looking back at Frodo every so often.
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Saruman's Revenge
Chapter 1
It was a beautiful night. The stars were bright, and the air was clean and fresh. Frodo sighed. He loved nights like this. He closed his eyes and just stood there, taking in the night. Legolas came riding up, and Gandalf and Frodo looked at him, wondering where Gimli was.
"Gimli stayed back at the caves," Legolas said, answering their unspoken question.
Gandalf nodded. "We might as well camp here for the night, then move on in the morning. I've heard tell of a mysterious wizard, and would like to meet him." He looked at Frodo, who had fallen asleep, and smiled.
Legolas nodded. "I'll take first watch, then. I've had a feeling I was being watched on the way to meet you guys, and I don't want to take any chances."
Gandalf nodded, and lay down on his blanket, falling asleep immediately.
Legolas looked around warily. He didn't like the feeling he was having. This went on all night, and when it came time for Gandalf's watch, Legolas just let him sleep.
~~~
Frodo yawned as he awoke, looking around. Legolas was still standing as watchman, looking around warily. Gandalf was just waking up. Legolas looked at them.
"We'd better get moving," he said. "The sooner, the better."
Frodo immediately started packing up, while Gandalf got Shadowfax and Arod around. As soon as they were done, Legolas handed them each some breakfast, and they started out.
~~~
"Be on your guard when you enter this forest," Legolas whispered to the other two as they came upon a dark forest. "One never knows what will happen in a forest such as this."
Gandalf, with Frodo sitting in front of him on Shadowfax, said nothing, and Frodo just looked around the forest apprehensively.
The three companions continued on in silence, each looking for anything suspicious. They suddenly heard a roar from their left, in front of them. However, they couldn't see anything, not even Legolas, sharp- sighted, though he was. They heard an arrow let loose, and heard the "thump" of someone or something landing in front of them. They then saw someone jump from a tree.
The figure ran towards them, and stopped where they'd heard the "thump." The figure had on a cloak with a hood, completely covering his face. A figure suddenly appeared before the first figure, laying dead between the three companions and the mysterious person. The first figure searched the fallen one, and, taking the important things, stood up. He looked at them, but, hearing someone coming, turned around quickly.
Legolas, Frodo, and Gandalf looked at the newest newcomer. It was a male, who, judging from his outfit and staff, was a wizard.
The wizard glared at the three, then glared even harder at the figure standing in front of them. He smirked, raised his staff, and started chanting a spell. Before he could finish the spell, however, an arrow shot out of the tree the first figure had come from. It struck the wizard in the shoulder, and he cried out in pain.
"I'll be back, Laer," he hissed, and disappeared.
The figure turned around and faced the three once again. "Who are you?" he asked, his voice feminine.
"We are just travelers, and come in peace," Legolas answered.
"Laer!" a young female voice called from the tree. "I can't get down!"
The figure, now known as Laer, jogged over to the tree, climbed up, and jumped back down, this time with a childlike figure on his back. He set the child down, accidentally knocking the hood on his cloak from his head, revealing dark golden hair in a pony tail.
"You say you come in peace? Tell me what your business in this forest is, and I'll decide whether or not you come in peace," Laer declared.
Gandalf urged Shadowfax forward a bit, and answered, "We've heard tell of a mysterious wizard, and I have come looking for him."
"A mysterious wizard?" Laer asked, not sounding convinced.
"Yes," Legolas added, "who's been said to converse with trees."
At this Laer straightened. "Oh? And what do you want with this wizard?"
"That, milady, is none of your concern," Gandalf stated.
All this time, Frodo had stayed silent, staring at the young girl. The girl noticed him staring at her, and looked back, her face slightly blushing. She smiled shyly, then looked away.
Laer smiled. "Alright then. Come with us. We won't make it to the nearest village tonight, but we should get there by noon tomorrow, if we leave now." She turned, scrambled back up the tree she'd jumped out of, and returned with a bow and a quiver of arrows, and a pair of knives. She fastened these to her back under her cloak and turned back to them. "Let's go." And with that, she turned, cloak billowing in the wind, and took her companion's hand. She leaned down towards her friend as they walked on, and whispered, "Be on your guard, Camellia. I'm not completely sure of them yet."
Camellia nodded, and continued on, looking back at Frodo every so often.
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