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Chapter 12


I ran over to Megan. She was upside down, and I didn't know weither she was alive or not. Legolas was trying to calm down the histarical Frodo. I kneeled by Megan, fearing for the worst.

When I turned her over, she groaned. " Frodo, Legolas, she's alive!" I screamed. Frodo came running over, and so did Legolas, holding Shoni. Frodo put his hands under Megan's head, and lifted it up.

" Are you ok?" Frodo asked. She nodded. I gently grabbed her arm. She gasped, but then bite her lip. I ripped her sleeve off, and saw two deep knife wounds. They were black around the two slits in Megan's arm.

" Legolas, come and look at this..." I said. He walked over, and bent down.

" She was stabbed by an Orc sword?" he asked. I nodded. " Orc swords poison the person they get stabbed into. It is already at work!" he finished, looking up at Frodo. " We have to get the ingredients to help stop the poison." Legolas muttered.

" Well, what do we need?" Frodo asked.

Legolas frowned. " I don't know...but I have something that will slow the effects. But otherwise, we have to go back to Rivendell. And I fear that is quite away from here." he said, reaching into a pouch on his belt. He pulled out two, long green leaves. " These are Athelas leaved. Frodo, go get your water canten." he said.

Frodo went and got it, and Legolas crushed the leaves and put it on the two wounds. Then her poured the water on it. Megan cursed. I think it hurt to have the cold water poured on the hot knife gashes.

" How far from Rivendell are we?" I asked.

" Four days away." he answered. * Four days away!! I was way off in my judgement!!* I thought.

" It may not be that long of a ride for us, but it will for her." Frodo said, worry showing in his features. Megan started to shiver, even though it was quite warm out. So, I started to take off my jacket for her, but remembered I didn't have any clothes underneath.

" Frodo, giver her your jacket." I said. He took his jacket off and put it on her. We got ready, and Fodo put Megan on in front of him. He had a strong little pony. We started to ride off.

We were all so buisy, that we hadn't noticed that Kim had crawled on his hands and knees out to the forest.



We started out on the main road, and I was sore. Sultan tried to act up, but when he realized I was hurt enough already, he stopped. We stopped for a brief lunch meal. It was small, but suited me bacause we had been getting small meals for that last..what? Two weeks? Yeah.

Megan was shivering so bad, Legolas got out his cloak and wrapped it around her. After about 30 minutes, we started off again.

I was guessing it was about 9:00 pm when we stopped for the night. We tird our horse up to the trees, the ropes holding htem loose enough so they could eat the grass. Frodo leaned Megan up against a tree, and put a cover on her from the back of his saddle. Then he layed down beside her, and wrapped his arms around her to keep in the extra warmth. She barely agnowlegded he was there, except for when her eyes moved to meet his.

Over the past day, she had grown considerably white and quiet. I layed down on hte ground and put my hands behind my head, looking at the stars. * That man has caused so much pain...killing my horse....me, and Megan, and then killing my friend....and then stabbed Megan to where we didn't even have enough time to bury Sol-lecks. Just enough time to cover with the prettiest blanket Legolas and Frodo had brought. I wonder what Sol-lecks would have done if she had lived...* my thoughts were interrupted by Legolas laying himself down beside me.

" What are you thinking about?" he asked.

" Nothing much..." I said. He smiled and kissed me on the cheek.

" Do you remeber the first time I ever layed eyes on you?" I asked. He nodded. I was petrified...but then you calmed me down by singing." I finished.

" Yes, I remember that. What did you bring that up for?" He asked.

" I donno, I really don't know." I said.

" I really love you..." he murmered in my ear, before I nodded into a fitful sleep.
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Sorry so Short!!! Its like 34 degrees out in Sullivan, IL, and here I am wearing a tanktop, shorts, and eating ice cream. And I just went outside barefoot. I'm cold. I will write another chapter and it is promised to be longer! Ja!!
Cleo