We camped somewhat far from the entrance to Moria. The camp was rather somber, only speaking when we needed to. Legolas and I were bored, so we took a walk around to examine the surroundings, only after we got permission from Gandalf. We departed only a half an hour after we woke up. It didn't take long to get to the gates , only a day, and we arrived at sunset.
"The entrance can only be seen by moonlight, so we will wait here until we can see it," Gandalf stated. So I crossed my legs and sat on the ground. Legolas, Boromir and the 4 hobbits joined me on the ground and we chatted. Aragorn paced around, whether it was because he was nervous or impatient, I couldn't tell. I glanced up to the sky, and noticed the moon was out, in all it's glory. I tapped Legolas on the shoulder and pointed up to where I was looking. He saw the moon and then turned to the wall where Gandalf said the door was supposed to be. A slight glimmer started to show, and it started to get a little brighter.
"Look!" Legolas exclaimed, and pointed at the newly emerging door. Everyone immediately stopped what they were doing and looked in it's direction. Soon, the design had become eligible. There was a tree in the center, with twisting branches and a few small leaves on each. The top was rounded off, and there was a line of elvish runes. The beauty of the artistry of the door was unlike any I had seen. We all stood there, silent, watching it appear in awe. When it was nearly finished, a voice cracked the silence. Of course it had to be Boromir.
"Well, what are we waiting for?? Let's go in and get this over with," he said with a frustrated tinge in his voice. He stormed up to the door and tried to budge it. He turned and asked Gandalf. "Why won't it open? Have we journeyed all this for nothing?" he practically shouted.
"My good friend, if you would let me speak, I would tell you what we must do," Gandalf stated calmly. He turned in the direction of the door and looked it over. "Ah, here it is," he continued as he put his staff on the writing on the top. " 'Speak friend and enter' is what it says. There is a password we must speak to enter, yet I can't recall what it is." Frodo joined Gandalf's side and looked as if he was pondering the same question, yet he couldn't possibly know the answer. "Ah ha!" Gandalf finally spoke, "I think I know the password. Step back, my dear Frodo." Gandalf then shook his wrists and stepped back a bit. Then he uttered a phrase in, if I am correct, an old form of Elvish. Legolas looked puzzled, because it sounded like his language, yet it was different. When Gandalf was finished, the doors still remained closed. Gandalf looked astonished. "I was sure that was it. Positive," he said, shaking his head.
Frodo walked back up to the door and stared at it good and hard. "What does it say again, Gandalf?" he asked, not breaking his gaze.
"Speak friend and enter. It should have opened," Gandalf said as he retired to a rock. He put hid hands on his knees and contemplated what went wrong. By then, everyone was standing stone still and had looks of disappointment on their faces. Frodo had not yet broken his gaze on the door. Sam joined his side and stared at it also.
"It's a riddle," Frodo suddenly said. We all turned to look at the young hobbit. "Speak friend and enter. What's the elvish word for friend?" he asked Gandalf. Gandalf said an unintelligible word, for me ayt least , and unexpectedly, a low rumble came from the door. It slowly opened inwardly, to expose a dark cavern.
"And the answer was right under our nose. HM!" He gathered his things, as did we. I turned towards the scream. Frodo had been grabbed by a long dark tentacle that had emerged from the river beside us. All at once, we unsheathed or drew our weapons and attacked. I used my sword, as did Boromir, Gandalf, the other hobbits and Aragorn. Legolas had his bow and Gimli had his axe. Every few minutes, another tentacle would emerge and we would cut off another. The tentacle holding Frodo's leg threw him about in the air. Boromir, Aragorm, Gimli and I were slashing at the beast, while Legolas was shooting at it's head when it would resurface. All of a sudden, Sam rushed through all of us and started stabbing the creature with all his might. Finally, Aragorn got Frodo free. Legolas shot one more arrow at the beast and then we reatreated into the stark darkness of Moria.
"The entrance can only be seen by moonlight, so we will wait here until we can see it," Gandalf stated. So I crossed my legs and sat on the ground. Legolas, Boromir and the 4 hobbits joined me on the ground and we chatted. Aragorn paced around, whether it was because he was nervous or impatient, I couldn't tell. I glanced up to the sky, and noticed the moon was out, in all it's glory. I tapped Legolas on the shoulder and pointed up to where I was looking. He saw the moon and then turned to the wall where Gandalf said the door was supposed to be. A slight glimmer started to show, and it started to get a little brighter.
"Look!" Legolas exclaimed, and pointed at the newly emerging door. Everyone immediately stopped what they were doing and looked in it's direction. Soon, the design had become eligible. There was a tree in the center, with twisting branches and a few small leaves on each. The top was rounded off, and there was a line of elvish runes. The beauty of the artistry of the door was unlike any I had seen. We all stood there, silent, watching it appear in awe. When it was nearly finished, a voice cracked the silence. Of course it had to be Boromir.
"Well, what are we waiting for?? Let's go in and get this over with," he said with a frustrated tinge in his voice. He stormed up to the door and tried to budge it. He turned and asked Gandalf. "Why won't it open? Have we journeyed all this for nothing?" he practically shouted.
"My good friend, if you would let me speak, I would tell you what we must do," Gandalf stated calmly. He turned in the direction of the door and looked it over. "Ah, here it is," he continued as he put his staff on the writing on the top. " 'Speak friend and enter' is what it says. There is a password we must speak to enter, yet I can't recall what it is." Frodo joined Gandalf's side and looked as if he was pondering the same question, yet he couldn't possibly know the answer. "Ah ha!" Gandalf finally spoke, "I think I know the password. Step back, my dear Frodo." Gandalf then shook his wrists and stepped back a bit. Then he uttered a phrase in, if I am correct, an old form of Elvish. Legolas looked puzzled, because it sounded like his language, yet it was different. When Gandalf was finished, the doors still remained closed. Gandalf looked astonished. "I was sure that was it. Positive," he said, shaking his head.
Frodo walked back up to the door and stared at it good and hard. "What does it say again, Gandalf?" he asked, not breaking his gaze.
"Speak friend and enter. It should have opened," Gandalf said as he retired to a rock. He put hid hands on his knees and contemplated what went wrong. By then, everyone was standing stone still and had looks of disappointment on their faces. Frodo had not yet broken his gaze on the door. Sam joined his side and stared at it also.
"It's a riddle," Frodo suddenly said. We all turned to look at the young hobbit. "Speak friend and enter. What's the elvish word for friend?" he asked Gandalf. Gandalf said an unintelligible word, for me ayt least , and unexpectedly, a low rumble came from the door. It slowly opened inwardly, to expose a dark cavern.
"And the answer was right under our nose. HM!" He gathered his things, as did we. I turned towards the scream. Frodo had been grabbed by a long dark tentacle that had emerged from the river beside us. All at once, we unsheathed or drew our weapons and attacked. I used my sword, as did Boromir, Gandalf, the other hobbits and Aragorn. Legolas had his bow and Gimli had his axe. Every few minutes, another tentacle would emerge and we would cut off another. The tentacle holding Frodo's leg threw him about in the air. Boromir, Aragorm, Gimli and I were slashing at the beast, while Legolas was shooting at it's head when it would resurface. All of a sudden, Sam rushed through all of us and started stabbing the creature with all his might. Finally, Aragorn got Frodo free. Legolas shot one more arrow at the beast and then we reatreated into the stark darkness of Moria.