Ok, here we go, I havn't done battles and all that to much, but I've read enough of them to give it a good go, please tell me how I do!
In this chapter, there is a mentioning of a system of warning along the borders of Gondor, I don't think that that is correct, but it was the best I could do. The king is explaining it to pippin or merry in the two towers, I think. If anyone could clear that up for me, I will try to fix it if it is wrong
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She ran, not bothering to be quiet or at all careful, just focused on getting there. Legolas' words echoed in her mind, I wish not to lose you. She would be sure that he did not.
When she saw the wall looming above her, she realized that she was on the outside. Trying to yell would surprise the guards so that they would shoot first, so she tried another approach. She stepped purposely on a stick, and nodded in satisfaction when the dry timber snapped loudly. The guards swung around quickly, bows at the ready, an arrow notched in each one. Seeing her hands in full view, free of any weapon, they lowered their arrows, but kept the arrows at ready. Annundaeiel looked one of the guards straight in the eye, knowing that they were unnerved by the fact that she did not back away from their bows. She was calm, and yet her mind clamored to her to do something, now.
"I must speak with your captain, Afrairnion."
Looking at her apprehensively, the guard contemplated her request. She then nodded, and one of the younger guards scurried off down the wall.
"Who are you that seeks council him, and why do you wish to see him, and not our king?"
Annundaeiel, despite the situation, smirked. The guard did not recognize her as a Mirkwood elf. It did not surprise her; she was of Lorien decent.
"I am Annundaeiel, I live here, and I bear news of orcs, they come quickly from the north!"
As the guard gasped at this turn in events, Afrairnion came jogging up the wall.
"Annundaeiel! To what do I owe the pleasure of this visit? Palace life getting a bit slow for you?"
"I wish that my news was so good, but I fear that it is not so. Orcs attack from the mountains."
Afrairnion snapped from his good mood. Annundaeiel could already see his mind working out how to deal with this new problem.
"How many? How long until they reach this place? How did you find this out?"
Annundaeiel was prepared for his barrage of questions.
"I did not count the number, there were too many. When I left, they were just coming from the passes, but I do not know how far it is, never have I ridden that way."
Afrairnion ignored the fact that she had not answered his last question, and instead concentrated on the problem at hand. His mind already swirling with figures, he mumbled aloud, then gave orders to the guards beside him to alert the rest of the wall by torch. When the orcs had first began to attack, Afrairnion had set up a system much like that along the borders of Gondor. A great torch was lit at the first sighting of orcs, and the next post lit a torch as well, soon warning the entire wall. Stopping his musings, he looked at Annundaeiel.
"Does the palace know of this?"
"Legolas is warning them now."
"How long ago did you first see them?"
Annundaeiel thought. She had not been long in getting here; talking to the guards had taken some time, and then informing Afrairnion.
"No more than ten Minutes."
Afrairnion frowned, thinking out loud.
"Orcs travel quickly, even when weighted with armor or supplies. If she is correct, they are no more than six leagues away."
He turned back to her
"Annundaeiel, do you have your bow, or daggers?"
"I do not have my bow, it is still in my rooms, but my daggers are always with me."
Again, Afrairnion seemed to get lost in thought, and still managed to voice them.
"A bow could be used from here, but they are all to short, going to get it would be to long, we have not the time."
Suddenly he gasped; it seemed he had forgotten something. He looked around. Finding what he was looking for, he grabbed the hand of the guard who had first questioned Annundaeiel.
"Tanancawen, where is gollum, the creature that we were guarding? Is he still here, are the guards with him?"
She did not know, and amongst the fray that had been started, another elf came to stand beside Afrairnion.
"The guards are still with him, they linger out by the trees near the back of the garden. He would not come down today, and clings to a branch near the top."
Annundaeiel winced, the garden was quite extensive, it went well into the kingdom, and was not all that secure. Afrairnion winced as well.
"Curse them! I knew allowing that thing to climb about was folly! Annundaeiel, you said that you still have you daggers, correct?"
She nodded.
"It does my heart no good to ask this of you, but I fear that I must. Go and warn the guards of the orcs that are coming, if you must, tell them to shoot gollum to get him down. If the orcs are anything like the night before, they probably have already reached us!"
Again she nodded, and took off towards the gardens, hoping that she was not to late, but knowing in her heart that she was.
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There we go! Ha Ha Ha! Im actully quite proud of this chapter. And if youll notice, I am following the book as much as possible! Yay! La la la.
In this chapter, there is a mentioning of a system of warning along the borders of Gondor, I don't think that that is correct, but it was the best I could do. The king is explaining it to pippin or merry in the two towers, I think. If anyone could clear that up for me, I will try to fix it if it is wrong
* * *
She ran, not bothering to be quiet or at all careful, just focused on getting there. Legolas' words echoed in her mind, I wish not to lose you. She would be sure that he did not.
When she saw the wall looming above her, she realized that she was on the outside. Trying to yell would surprise the guards so that they would shoot first, so she tried another approach. She stepped purposely on a stick, and nodded in satisfaction when the dry timber snapped loudly. The guards swung around quickly, bows at the ready, an arrow notched in each one. Seeing her hands in full view, free of any weapon, they lowered their arrows, but kept the arrows at ready. Annundaeiel looked one of the guards straight in the eye, knowing that they were unnerved by the fact that she did not back away from their bows. She was calm, and yet her mind clamored to her to do something, now.
"I must speak with your captain, Afrairnion."
Looking at her apprehensively, the guard contemplated her request. She then nodded, and one of the younger guards scurried off down the wall.
"Who are you that seeks council him, and why do you wish to see him, and not our king?"
Annundaeiel, despite the situation, smirked. The guard did not recognize her as a Mirkwood elf. It did not surprise her; she was of Lorien decent.
"I am Annundaeiel, I live here, and I bear news of orcs, they come quickly from the north!"
As the guard gasped at this turn in events, Afrairnion came jogging up the wall.
"Annundaeiel! To what do I owe the pleasure of this visit? Palace life getting a bit slow for you?"
"I wish that my news was so good, but I fear that it is not so. Orcs attack from the mountains."
Afrairnion snapped from his good mood. Annundaeiel could already see his mind working out how to deal with this new problem.
"How many? How long until they reach this place? How did you find this out?"
Annundaeiel was prepared for his barrage of questions.
"I did not count the number, there were too many. When I left, they were just coming from the passes, but I do not know how far it is, never have I ridden that way."
Afrairnion ignored the fact that she had not answered his last question, and instead concentrated on the problem at hand. His mind already swirling with figures, he mumbled aloud, then gave orders to the guards beside him to alert the rest of the wall by torch. When the orcs had first began to attack, Afrairnion had set up a system much like that along the borders of Gondor. A great torch was lit at the first sighting of orcs, and the next post lit a torch as well, soon warning the entire wall. Stopping his musings, he looked at Annundaeiel.
"Does the palace know of this?"
"Legolas is warning them now."
"How long ago did you first see them?"
Annundaeiel thought. She had not been long in getting here; talking to the guards had taken some time, and then informing Afrairnion.
"No more than ten Minutes."
Afrairnion frowned, thinking out loud.
"Orcs travel quickly, even when weighted with armor or supplies. If she is correct, they are no more than six leagues away."
He turned back to her
"Annundaeiel, do you have your bow, or daggers?"
"I do not have my bow, it is still in my rooms, but my daggers are always with me."
Again, Afrairnion seemed to get lost in thought, and still managed to voice them.
"A bow could be used from here, but they are all to short, going to get it would be to long, we have not the time."
Suddenly he gasped; it seemed he had forgotten something. He looked around. Finding what he was looking for, he grabbed the hand of the guard who had first questioned Annundaeiel.
"Tanancawen, where is gollum, the creature that we were guarding? Is he still here, are the guards with him?"
She did not know, and amongst the fray that had been started, another elf came to stand beside Afrairnion.
"The guards are still with him, they linger out by the trees near the back of the garden. He would not come down today, and clings to a branch near the top."
Annundaeiel winced, the garden was quite extensive, it went well into the kingdom, and was not all that secure. Afrairnion winced as well.
"Curse them! I knew allowing that thing to climb about was folly! Annundaeiel, you said that you still have you daggers, correct?"
She nodded.
"It does my heart no good to ask this of you, but I fear that I must. Go and warn the guards of the orcs that are coming, if you must, tell them to shoot gollum to get him down. If the orcs are anything like the night before, they probably have already reached us!"
Again she nodded, and took off towards the gardens, hoping that she was not to late, but knowing in her heart that she was.
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There we go! Ha Ha Ha! Im actully quite proud of this chapter. And if youll notice, I am following the book as much as possible! Yay! La la la.