Chapter Twenty Eight- Give me freedom, or give me death
When I awoke, it was pitch-black, as the lamp that had been hanging from the ceiling had been extinguished. However, one of the things my journeys had conditioned my body for was quick adaptation to dark. In a couple of seconds, I was able to look around the room. What I saw confused me for a minute.
There were not four other people in the room, there were eight. I could make out the faint outlines of Frodo, Samwise, Nikki, Legolas, Aragorn, Merry, Pippin, and Sam. So they had been captured. I nudged Frodo. He moaned in his sleep.
"Frodo," I pleaded with him, "Please… wake up…" I nudged him a little harder with my foot and, in a couple of seconds, I heard his voice in my mind.
"What is it?"
"They're here."
"Who's here?"
"Look around. Aragorn, Merry, Pippin, and Sam."
When he heard this, he looked around. Sure enough, Wormtounge had not lied.
"Oh no," he moaned out loud.
"Should we wake them up?" I mind-inquired.
He answered with a nod. I replied trough voice.
"You wake up the people along the far wall, I'll wake the people I can reach."
He nodded again. I then began the task of waking up as many people as I could. This proved to be Samwise, Legolas, and Nikki. The two latter proved difficult. When everyone was up, they came and sat in a circle near my wall so as to include me. We then began to talk quietly of what to do. After much arguing and talking, Aragorn finally took charge.
"We will wait for Gandalf. If he does not show up in a fortnight, we will have Leah say she will stay here."
"But-" I interrupted.
"SAY you'll stay here," He counter interrupted. "When he releases us, we'll com back for you."
"And how do you know he'll keep his word?" I asked. "He might say you'll be released and kill you anyway."
"That's a chance we'll have to take," he replied.
"And what if I do not agree with this plan?" I asked angrily.
"Do you wish for all to come to ruin?" Aragorn asked back just as hotly. I sighed angrily. There was nothing I could say… I leaned back against the wall resignedly and Aragorn took this to be a sign of defeat. For a few minutes, all was silent until Frodo spoke.
"What hope do we have of getting back into this tower? For surely Wormtounge will have it more heavily guarded. He will expect us to come back for Leah." I bowed my head and spoke.
"If Gandalf does not come, I will stay here. You must go. Leave me here."
"No, Leah!" Frodo exclaimed. "Either we all escape, or…" he trailed off.
"I will not let you all die."
"Well then, we have no choice but to escape."
"And if we cannot?"
"Then we die."
I hung my head at these words. Aragorn interrupted, seeing that morale was quickly lowering.
"We still have a fortnight, and I have faith in Gandalf. Get some sleep, everyone. I'll be first watch."
At these words, everyone went to get comfortable. Frodo stayed by my side, and I put my head on his shoulder. What was probably an hour but seemed like seconds later, I did not hear his breathing slow as it usually did when he was asleep. I heard everyone else's slow breathing or snores, and knew that he and I were the only ones awake. I then heard him whisper softly in my ear, his warm breath blowing gently on the side of my face. I closed my eyes, indulging in the sound of his voice.
"We will get out of his, you know," He cooed softly.
"I know," I whispered back. I opened my eyes and looked straight into his beautiful blue ones, looking at every line and speck of color that made up the kaleidoscope of blue. (A/N: Sounds like a Beatles song, doesn't it? "The girl with kaleidoscope eyyyeess…" lol)
As he looked into my eyes, his arms wrapped around my waist and his face inches from mine, I saw a single tear trickle down his face, cutting through the dirt that had built up there on out journey. I frowned and bent forward to kiss away the tear. I smiled faintly and whispered a single word.
"Please…"
When I awoke, it was pitch-black, as the lamp that had been hanging from the ceiling had been extinguished. However, one of the things my journeys had conditioned my body for was quick adaptation to dark. In a couple of seconds, I was able to look around the room. What I saw confused me for a minute.
There were not four other people in the room, there were eight. I could make out the faint outlines of Frodo, Samwise, Nikki, Legolas, Aragorn, Merry, Pippin, and Sam. So they had been captured. I nudged Frodo. He moaned in his sleep.
"Frodo," I pleaded with him, "Please… wake up…" I nudged him a little harder with my foot and, in a couple of seconds, I heard his voice in my mind.
"What is it?"
"They're here."
"Who's here?"
"Look around. Aragorn, Merry, Pippin, and Sam."
When he heard this, he looked around. Sure enough, Wormtounge had not lied.
"Oh no," he moaned out loud.
"Should we wake them up?" I mind-inquired.
He answered with a nod. I replied trough voice.
"You wake up the people along the far wall, I'll wake the people I can reach."
He nodded again. I then began the task of waking up as many people as I could. This proved to be Samwise, Legolas, and Nikki. The two latter proved difficult. When everyone was up, they came and sat in a circle near my wall so as to include me. We then began to talk quietly of what to do. After much arguing and talking, Aragorn finally took charge.
"We will wait for Gandalf. If he does not show up in a fortnight, we will have Leah say she will stay here."
"But-" I interrupted.
"SAY you'll stay here," He counter interrupted. "When he releases us, we'll com back for you."
"And how do you know he'll keep his word?" I asked. "He might say you'll be released and kill you anyway."
"That's a chance we'll have to take," he replied.
"And what if I do not agree with this plan?" I asked angrily.
"Do you wish for all to come to ruin?" Aragorn asked back just as hotly. I sighed angrily. There was nothing I could say… I leaned back against the wall resignedly and Aragorn took this to be a sign of defeat. For a few minutes, all was silent until Frodo spoke.
"What hope do we have of getting back into this tower? For surely Wormtounge will have it more heavily guarded. He will expect us to come back for Leah." I bowed my head and spoke.
"If Gandalf does not come, I will stay here. You must go. Leave me here."
"No, Leah!" Frodo exclaimed. "Either we all escape, or…" he trailed off.
"I will not let you all die."
"Well then, we have no choice but to escape."
"And if we cannot?"
"Then we die."
I hung my head at these words. Aragorn interrupted, seeing that morale was quickly lowering.
"We still have a fortnight, and I have faith in Gandalf. Get some sleep, everyone. I'll be first watch."
At these words, everyone went to get comfortable. Frodo stayed by my side, and I put my head on his shoulder. What was probably an hour but seemed like seconds later, I did not hear his breathing slow as it usually did when he was asleep. I heard everyone else's slow breathing or snores, and knew that he and I were the only ones awake. I then heard him whisper softly in my ear, his warm breath blowing gently on the side of my face. I closed my eyes, indulging in the sound of his voice.
"We will get out of his, you know," He cooed softly.
"I know," I whispered back. I opened my eyes and looked straight into his beautiful blue ones, looking at every line and speck of color that made up the kaleidoscope of blue. (A/N: Sounds like a Beatles song, doesn't it? "The girl with kaleidoscope eyyyeess…" lol)
As he looked into my eyes, his arms wrapped around my waist and his face inches from mine, I saw a single tear trickle down his face, cutting through the dirt that had built up there on out journey. I frowned and bent forward to kiss away the tear. I smiled faintly and whispered a single word.
"Please…"