Chapter 16… it's ending soon… YAY! ::hehe:: PLEASE R&R!!
Rivendell was swarming with panic, there was news that Mordor's armies were gaining on the peaceful Elven city. News was that they were to be under attack within the week.
Amanda sat next to the open window watching the elves ready themselves in the courtyard. Rain had plagued Rivendell for the past day, large puddles were everywhere. She had received news from Durian since the day before when he asked if they should go into Moria.
She leaned back against the window frame and closed her eyes. The sound of rain always seemed to comfort her, it sounded so peaceful and it made her think of the younger days of her childhood when she would play with her friends in the rain and get yelled at by her mother. The thought comforted her, as did the rain. She was so wrapped up in her thoughts, that she didn't notice the figure come up behind her.
Nurilan stood and watched the Lady Amanda. Amanda had seemed so troubled and distant lately, she hadn't gone down to the dining hall for her meals in a couple of days. She remained cooped up in her room and asked for her meals to be brought up to her. Nurilan recognized the look that Amanda had in her eyes. It was the same longing that the Lady Arwen had when she missed Aragorn when he was off on an adventure, no one could hide 'the look' from Nurilan. She smiled, "What troubled you so my Lady?"
Amanda sighed and waited a couple seconds before tilting her head and looking at the Elf servant out of the corner of her eye, "Nothing."
"You miss Master Durian, do you not?" Nurilan questioned.
Amanda chuckled, "Miss… my elf friend… is a definite understatement."
"Would you like me to leave me with your thoughts?" Nurilan asked softly.
Amanda nodded and cast her eyes out the window again, watching the lightning. She sighed deeply and toyed the MIN in her lap.
Nurilan nodded in understanding and quietly left the room. She silently closed the door behind her and walked down the hall towards the kitchen. She stopped when she heard Lord Elrond talking quietly with Lestan.
"We cannot place her life in danger, she cannot stay here Lestan." Lord Elrond told the younger elf.
"What do you suppose we do my Lord?" Lestan asked.
"I am trusting you to take her to Lothlòrien Lestan. Take her to see the Lady Galadriel, perhaps she may also receive some enlightenment from her there." Elrond told him briskly. He looked out the door and spotted Nurilan standing there. She gasped and exited quickly. He looked sharply at Lestan, "Do you understand?"
Lestan nodded, "Aye, Lord." He hesitated before continuing. "May I request some companions?"
Lord Elrond frowned. "Nay, all our warriors are to stay here incase they must defend the city."
"What of Elrohiol? He is not one among your warriors, or even Jonciven… or Hanicel." Lestan practically begged the Lord to allow him some aid in case they were attacked.
Elrond sighed, "Elrohiol may go. As with Hanicel… but… have you not heard of Jonciven?" He questioned.
"No Sir, should I have?" Lestan asked. "What happened to him?"
"We do not know. He was reported missing to me earlier this morning, I've had my scouts out searching for him, but all return without any discoveries. I fear the worst for him with this weather." Lord Elrond explained.
Lestan lowered his gaze to the ground, "'Tis hard for an elf to just go missing like that. Do you suppose something went amiss?"
"Perhaps, but I have no certainties yet, so I will not give you any more answers. But I plead with you to be off within the next two days." Lord Elrond urged.
"Fear not, Lord Elrond. I shall gather Amanda and the others and we will be off towards Lothlòrien as soon as we can." Lestan told the Lord of Rivendell.
"Aye, thank you Lestan. Take her far from here, but one thing, once you get there."
"Though I'm not sure, but if you do happen to see the fellowship, do not let Amanda near Durian." Lord Elrond warned.
"But why Lord?" Lestan demanded.
"Nothing good will come of it…"
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"How much longer must we wait out here?" Durian whispered to Legolas.
They had been standing outside the gates of Moria for the past half hour, Gandalf had seemed to forget what the password to the doors was. This made Durian happy, for he felt that this slimmed their chances of having to enter the mines.
"I don't know. What are you asking me for?" Legolas snapped. "You'd think the damned dwarf would know the password." He said, gesturing in Gimli's direction.
Durian chuckled, "Yes, I would suppose." He looked at the water. "Legolas? Does something about the water disturb you?"
Legolas looked up from the stick he was playing with. He peered into the water, "It looks like regular water. A little too dark for comfort, but water in the same."
"But that's what I mean, it's too dark." Durian said. He walked over to the waters edge, he squatted down and poked his finger into the water. He hissed and withdrew his finger quickly. "'Tis freezing to the touch!" He exclaimed.
Legolas stood up and sat next to Durian, "D, look at its location, of course it will be cold."
"I didn't say it was cold, I said it was freezing," Durian explained, "there is a difference." He showed his finger to Legolas, instead of only water on his finger, he had formed a small shield of ice as well.
"Hm…" Legolas grabbed a stick and poked it in. It to formed a thin layer of ice. "Aragorn!" He called.
Aragorn looked up from comforting Sam by letting Bill go. He walked over to the Elven brothers. "What is it Legolas?"
"Look," Legolas showed him the stick.
Aragorn studied the stick for a couple of seconds before testing a stick of his own in the water, it to turning icy.
"What do you suppose it means?" Legolas asked the ranger.
"Evil… evil is amiss in these waters. Be sure not to disturb them, I am not sure what may lie in the deep-" He was cut off by the sound of splashing in the water.
He turned sharply and spotted Boromir throwing a large stone deep into the waters. Aragorn rushed over and grabbed his hand before he cast the second one in. The rock fell to the ground, "What is the matter?" Boromir asked.
"What kind of fool just goes around casting large rocks into dark pools we know nothing about?! Use you head Boromir." Aragorn exclaimed.
Boromir scoffed off and sat next to Gimli the dwarf. He said something in haste to Gimli and received a nod from the dwarf. Gimli looked over at the two elves sitting by the side of the pool.
"Finally that brat prince finally learned his place." Legolas rolled his eyes at his younger brother's comment.
"And maybe one day you will learn yours," he joked with the younger elf. "You will remember that he also is royalty, and should be treated with the respect that he 'does' deserve."
Durian was just about to comment when he was interrupted by a whoop coming from Gandalf. The old man jumped around happily, "Thank you Frodo!" He exclaimed. He walked over to the doors and cleared his throat, in a loud voice he gave the command for the doors to open. "Mellon."
Almost instantaneously the doors began to creep open. Durian stood and soon followed Legolas, they walked into the mines behind Gandalf. The air was foul, it made the sensitive elves grimace in disgust. "Dwarves… disgusting, dirty, foul smelling creatures." Durian commented aloud.
"Aye!" Legolas agreed.
Their short journey was cut short when a surprised cry escaped from Frodo's lips. Durian turned around to see a large black tentacle wrapped around his small hobbit leg. Sam immediately began lashing out at the arm, getting it to loosen it's hold on Frodo. Once the tentacle let go they were rushed into Moria once more.
The fellowship stood inside the mines and watched the creature climb up onto the bank of the lake. Durian stared in horror as he watched the large black tentacles wrap themselves around the doors of Moria and slam them shut with unimaginable force.
His worse nightmare had come true. He would have at least felt safe if he knew that there was a way out behind him, but now there was no chance of escape from that direction. He knew that the only way for them now was to journey into the darkness of hell…
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Ohhhh… interesting chapter…. Mmk…. PLEASE R&R!!!
Rivendell was swarming with panic, there was news that Mordor's armies were gaining on the peaceful Elven city. News was that they were to be under attack within the week.
Amanda sat next to the open window watching the elves ready themselves in the courtyard. Rain had plagued Rivendell for the past day, large puddles were everywhere. She had received news from Durian since the day before when he asked if they should go into Moria.
She leaned back against the window frame and closed her eyes. The sound of rain always seemed to comfort her, it sounded so peaceful and it made her think of the younger days of her childhood when she would play with her friends in the rain and get yelled at by her mother. The thought comforted her, as did the rain. She was so wrapped up in her thoughts, that she didn't notice the figure come up behind her.
Nurilan stood and watched the Lady Amanda. Amanda had seemed so troubled and distant lately, she hadn't gone down to the dining hall for her meals in a couple of days. She remained cooped up in her room and asked for her meals to be brought up to her. Nurilan recognized the look that Amanda had in her eyes. It was the same longing that the Lady Arwen had when she missed Aragorn when he was off on an adventure, no one could hide 'the look' from Nurilan. She smiled, "What troubled you so my Lady?"
Amanda sighed and waited a couple seconds before tilting her head and looking at the Elf servant out of the corner of her eye, "Nothing."
"You miss Master Durian, do you not?" Nurilan questioned.
Amanda chuckled, "Miss… my elf friend… is a definite understatement."
"Would you like me to leave me with your thoughts?" Nurilan asked softly.
Amanda nodded and cast her eyes out the window again, watching the lightning. She sighed deeply and toyed the MIN in her lap.
Nurilan nodded in understanding and quietly left the room. She silently closed the door behind her and walked down the hall towards the kitchen. She stopped when she heard Lord Elrond talking quietly with Lestan.
"We cannot place her life in danger, she cannot stay here Lestan." Lord Elrond told the younger elf.
"What do you suppose we do my Lord?" Lestan asked.
"I am trusting you to take her to Lothlòrien Lestan. Take her to see the Lady Galadriel, perhaps she may also receive some enlightenment from her there." Elrond told him briskly. He looked out the door and spotted Nurilan standing there. She gasped and exited quickly. He looked sharply at Lestan, "Do you understand?"
Lestan nodded, "Aye, Lord." He hesitated before continuing. "May I request some companions?"
Lord Elrond frowned. "Nay, all our warriors are to stay here incase they must defend the city."
"What of Elrohiol? He is not one among your warriors, or even Jonciven… or Hanicel." Lestan practically begged the Lord to allow him some aid in case they were attacked.
Elrond sighed, "Elrohiol may go. As with Hanicel… but… have you not heard of Jonciven?" He questioned.
"No Sir, should I have?" Lestan asked. "What happened to him?"
"We do not know. He was reported missing to me earlier this morning, I've had my scouts out searching for him, but all return without any discoveries. I fear the worst for him with this weather." Lord Elrond explained.
Lestan lowered his gaze to the ground, "'Tis hard for an elf to just go missing like that. Do you suppose something went amiss?"
"Perhaps, but I have no certainties yet, so I will not give you any more answers. But I plead with you to be off within the next two days." Lord Elrond urged.
"Fear not, Lord Elrond. I shall gather Amanda and the others and we will be off towards Lothlòrien as soon as we can." Lestan told the Lord of Rivendell.
"Aye, thank you Lestan. Take her far from here, but one thing, once you get there."
"Though I'm not sure, but if you do happen to see the fellowship, do not let Amanda near Durian." Lord Elrond warned.
"But why Lord?" Lestan demanded.
"Nothing good will come of it…"
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"How much longer must we wait out here?" Durian whispered to Legolas.
They had been standing outside the gates of Moria for the past half hour, Gandalf had seemed to forget what the password to the doors was. This made Durian happy, for he felt that this slimmed their chances of having to enter the mines.
"I don't know. What are you asking me for?" Legolas snapped. "You'd think the damned dwarf would know the password." He said, gesturing in Gimli's direction.
Durian chuckled, "Yes, I would suppose." He looked at the water. "Legolas? Does something about the water disturb you?"
Legolas looked up from the stick he was playing with. He peered into the water, "It looks like regular water. A little too dark for comfort, but water in the same."
"But that's what I mean, it's too dark." Durian said. He walked over to the waters edge, he squatted down and poked his finger into the water. He hissed and withdrew his finger quickly. "'Tis freezing to the touch!" He exclaimed.
Legolas stood up and sat next to Durian, "D, look at its location, of course it will be cold."
"I didn't say it was cold, I said it was freezing," Durian explained, "there is a difference." He showed his finger to Legolas, instead of only water on his finger, he had formed a small shield of ice as well.
"Hm…" Legolas grabbed a stick and poked it in. It to formed a thin layer of ice. "Aragorn!" He called.
Aragorn looked up from comforting Sam by letting Bill go. He walked over to the Elven brothers. "What is it Legolas?"
"Look," Legolas showed him the stick.
Aragorn studied the stick for a couple of seconds before testing a stick of his own in the water, it to turning icy.
"What do you suppose it means?" Legolas asked the ranger.
"Evil… evil is amiss in these waters. Be sure not to disturb them, I am not sure what may lie in the deep-" He was cut off by the sound of splashing in the water.
He turned sharply and spotted Boromir throwing a large stone deep into the waters. Aragorn rushed over and grabbed his hand before he cast the second one in. The rock fell to the ground, "What is the matter?" Boromir asked.
"What kind of fool just goes around casting large rocks into dark pools we know nothing about?! Use you head Boromir." Aragorn exclaimed.
Boromir scoffed off and sat next to Gimli the dwarf. He said something in haste to Gimli and received a nod from the dwarf. Gimli looked over at the two elves sitting by the side of the pool.
"Finally that brat prince finally learned his place." Legolas rolled his eyes at his younger brother's comment.
"And maybe one day you will learn yours," he joked with the younger elf. "You will remember that he also is royalty, and should be treated with the respect that he 'does' deserve."
Durian was just about to comment when he was interrupted by a whoop coming from Gandalf. The old man jumped around happily, "Thank you Frodo!" He exclaimed. He walked over to the doors and cleared his throat, in a loud voice he gave the command for the doors to open. "Mellon."
Almost instantaneously the doors began to creep open. Durian stood and soon followed Legolas, they walked into the mines behind Gandalf. The air was foul, it made the sensitive elves grimace in disgust. "Dwarves… disgusting, dirty, foul smelling creatures." Durian commented aloud.
"Aye!" Legolas agreed.
Their short journey was cut short when a surprised cry escaped from Frodo's lips. Durian turned around to see a large black tentacle wrapped around his small hobbit leg. Sam immediately began lashing out at the arm, getting it to loosen it's hold on Frodo. Once the tentacle let go they were rushed into Moria once more.
The fellowship stood inside the mines and watched the creature climb up onto the bank of the lake. Durian stared in horror as he watched the large black tentacles wrap themselves around the doors of Moria and slam them shut with unimaginable force.
His worse nightmare had come true. He would have at least felt safe if he knew that there was a way out behind him, but now there was no chance of escape from that direction. He knew that the only way for them now was to journey into the darkness of hell…
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Ohhhh… interesting chapter…. Mmk…. PLEASE R&R!!!