She stood in the glade where Nilcrabnion had died. But this time, he was
alive. He and four others were sitting down against the tree. Nilcrabnion
looked up and said something to Gollum, she couldn't hear what it was.
Gollum must have replied, because Nilcrabnion shook his eyes and sat near
the others. Slowly, movement from the four died down, and she realized
that they were asleep. She tried to call out, to run to them, to do
something, but her voice was gone, and she was glued to the spot. Evil
surged at her back as orcs streamed in, beginning to shoot…
Gasping, she awoke, and immediately sat up. Panting silently, she also wept. They had all been so young…
She wiped her eyes, and as she did, she realized that she had company.
"Maegmariel!"
Maegmariel looked at her for a moment, and then decided that Annundaeiel was not likely to tell her anything right then. She smiled.
"Well, I see you are finally up, Legolas will be miffed."
"Why, may I ask?"
"Simple, because you woke up with me beside you, and not him."
She blushed, which Maegmariel diplomatically ignored. She pretended to look around the room, though she had seen it many times before.
"How long was I asleep this time?"
"Well, we returned from the south after tracking the orcs about three hours ago. Legolas sat with you for the first two hours, until I told him to get some sleep. You had been asleep for nearly a day before you woke up just now, and I am told that you slept most of the time we were gone."
"How far did you go?"
Maegmariel looked down.
"We followed them until we reached the Necromancer's former hold. We had to stop there, as the trolls were protecting the orcs by night. It is still an evil place, you can feel it."
"I know."
They sat in silence for a while, lost in their own thoughts. They were interrupted when the door swung open.
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HAHAHA I bet you cant guess who it is… ok, maybe you can but hey…
Gasping, she awoke, and immediately sat up. Panting silently, she also wept. They had all been so young…
She wiped her eyes, and as she did, she realized that she had company.
"Maegmariel!"
Maegmariel looked at her for a moment, and then decided that Annundaeiel was not likely to tell her anything right then. She smiled.
"Well, I see you are finally up, Legolas will be miffed."
"Why, may I ask?"
"Simple, because you woke up with me beside you, and not him."
She blushed, which Maegmariel diplomatically ignored. She pretended to look around the room, though she had seen it many times before.
"How long was I asleep this time?"
"Well, we returned from the south after tracking the orcs about three hours ago. Legolas sat with you for the first two hours, until I told him to get some sleep. You had been asleep for nearly a day before you woke up just now, and I am told that you slept most of the time we were gone."
"How far did you go?"
Maegmariel looked down.
"We followed them until we reached the Necromancer's former hold. We had to stop there, as the trolls were protecting the orcs by night. It is still an evil place, you can feel it."
"I know."
They sat in silence for a while, lost in their own thoughts. They were interrupted when the door swung open.
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HAHAHA I bet you cant guess who it is… ok, maybe you can but hey…