We packed up and were ready to go in an hour. We continued on for the rest of the day and into the night. When we were only a day's hike from Caradhras, we decided to stop and camp for the night. Sam and I got first watch. Of course, Legolas couldn't sleep and wasn't tired, so he got up and talked to us. After our turn, it was Merry, Pippin and Gimli's turn for watch. I slept soundly for the rest of the night. I hadn't slept in a day and a half, so it was welcome. Legolas woke me up in the early morning hours.
"We're leaving in a little less than an hour. There's a small stream a little ways into the forest. Go wash your face and put some water in your hair, so isn't dirty. Come on." He got up and started to walk away.
"No," I said, "I'm too tired. Tem more minutes. Please?" I turned over and covered my eyes.
"No, you have to get up now. Come on," he said as he walked back over to me and turned me back over. I groaned and tired my best to fight him off, but he grabbed my arm and tried to pull me up. I struggled to pull my arm free, and in the process, pulled him down with me.
"OK! OK! I'll get up!" I said pushing him off of me. I hopped up and picked the leaves out of my hair. "GRR!" I said, dusting myself off. Legolas hopped up too. "Now, where's this stream? I feel dirty because SOMEBODY had to drag me out of sleep."
"Here, follow me. It's down here," he said as he pointed to his left. "By the way, thanks for the sore hip and leaves in my hair," he added. When we got there, Boromir was there, washing his face.
"Good morning, brother," I said. He stood up and faced us with a grin.
"Hope you got a good night's sleep," he grinned, "once we get on the mountain, we're not stopping."
I sat down on the bank and replied, "I guessed that, I could tell by the way it looked." I went down the bank and splashed my face with some water. It was cool and clean and made me feel refreshed. I got up and he walked over to me.
He placed his hands on my shoulders and said, "Can you handle this? I don't know what I'd do if you got hurt. You can still go home, we can find you a horse and you can go, if you don't want to do this, just tell me."
I took his hands off my shoulders and put mine on his. I looked into his brown eyes and said, "Boromir, you know me better then anyone here and you know I can do this. You didn't have any qualms when you volunteered us to go. I'll be fine. Plus, father told me to look after you." I winked and took my hands off of him and walked back up the bank. I hadn't noticed, but Legolas was gone. I walked over to my stuff and began to pack up. I heard footsteps and looked over in their direction It was Legolas.
"Are you okay?" he asked.
"Oh yeah. Don't worry about it," I replied.
"What did he say? I left when you two were talking. I felt awkward."
"Oh, all he said was I could go home if I wanted to. You know, the whole 'I don't know what I'd do without you or if you got hurt' thing. It gets old after a while," I said as I took my hair down.
"It's only because he cares about you. You know that right?" he asked.
"Oh yeah! Of course. But he treats me like a little child. It's all because I'm his little sister," I sighed and sat down next to my pack. Legolas joined me. "Growing up with my brothers," I continued, "that's how I learned all this. How to swordfight, how to shoot, how to act like a boy. He knows what I am capable of. He knows I can handle this." I crossed my arms and put my head down in my lap.
"Just…. Um," Legolas said, trying to think of the words to say, "be thankful someone cares about you that much." He patted my head, got up and walked off. A couple of minutes later, I lifted my head and continued packing. I thought of what Legolas had said, and maybe I should be thankful. When I was finished, I picked up my pack and put it on my back. I walked over to where everyone was gathered. They were all busy packing, eating and making last minute preparations. I ate a little bit of bread, because I wasn't that hungry. Sam was rushing around like a madman, making sure he had everything packed. I sat back and laughed at him. Sometimes he got a little too serious about things. We waited around for a couple more minutes and then we were off again.
"We're leaving in a little less than an hour. There's a small stream a little ways into the forest. Go wash your face and put some water in your hair, so isn't dirty. Come on." He got up and started to walk away.
"No," I said, "I'm too tired. Tem more minutes. Please?" I turned over and covered my eyes.
"No, you have to get up now. Come on," he said as he walked back over to me and turned me back over. I groaned and tired my best to fight him off, but he grabbed my arm and tried to pull me up. I struggled to pull my arm free, and in the process, pulled him down with me.
"OK! OK! I'll get up!" I said pushing him off of me. I hopped up and picked the leaves out of my hair. "GRR!" I said, dusting myself off. Legolas hopped up too. "Now, where's this stream? I feel dirty because SOMEBODY had to drag me out of sleep."
"Here, follow me. It's down here," he said as he pointed to his left. "By the way, thanks for the sore hip and leaves in my hair," he added. When we got there, Boromir was there, washing his face.
"Good morning, brother," I said. He stood up and faced us with a grin.
"Hope you got a good night's sleep," he grinned, "once we get on the mountain, we're not stopping."
I sat down on the bank and replied, "I guessed that, I could tell by the way it looked." I went down the bank and splashed my face with some water. It was cool and clean and made me feel refreshed. I got up and he walked over to me.
He placed his hands on my shoulders and said, "Can you handle this? I don't know what I'd do if you got hurt. You can still go home, we can find you a horse and you can go, if you don't want to do this, just tell me."
I took his hands off my shoulders and put mine on his. I looked into his brown eyes and said, "Boromir, you know me better then anyone here and you know I can do this. You didn't have any qualms when you volunteered us to go. I'll be fine. Plus, father told me to look after you." I winked and took my hands off of him and walked back up the bank. I hadn't noticed, but Legolas was gone. I walked over to my stuff and began to pack up. I heard footsteps and looked over in their direction It was Legolas.
"Are you okay?" he asked.
"Oh yeah. Don't worry about it," I replied.
"What did he say? I left when you two were talking. I felt awkward."
"Oh, all he said was I could go home if I wanted to. You know, the whole 'I don't know what I'd do without you or if you got hurt' thing. It gets old after a while," I said as I took my hair down.
"It's only because he cares about you. You know that right?" he asked.
"Oh yeah! Of course. But he treats me like a little child. It's all because I'm his little sister," I sighed and sat down next to my pack. Legolas joined me. "Growing up with my brothers," I continued, "that's how I learned all this. How to swordfight, how to shoot, how to act like a boy. He knows what I am capable of. He knows I can handle this." I crossed my arms and put my head down in my lap.
"Just…. Um," Legolas said, trying to think of the words to say, "be thankful someone cares about you that much." He patted my head, got up and walked off. A couple of minutes later, I lifted my head and continued packing. I thought of what Legolas had said, and maybe I should be thankful. When I was finished, I picked up my pack and put it on my back. I walked over to where everyone was gathered. They were all busy packing, eating and making last minute preparations. I ate a little bit of bread, because I wasn't that hungry. Sam was rushing around like a madman, making sure he had everything packed. I sat back and laughed at him. Sometimes he got a little too serious about things. We waited around for a couple more minutes and then we were off again.