(Three weeks later)
A Bite in the Flesh
Elhenin dipped her legs in a murky stream in Mirkwood. The dirt on her legs began to wash away. "Oh, Elmeraith! The water feels so good!" said Elhenin. "But…I'm getting so sleepy." She yawned and continued scrubbing the grime that she had collected over the trip. There often wasn't a nice place to bathe and the murky water in the stream was the best they had been able to find for weeks.
"Yes, I rinsed myself in it also, but we must get going! It's dark now! There are eyes coming from the forest."
"Go where?" Elhenin snapped. "Ride quickly into the woods where we don't know which way to go or where Legolas even lives? There are eyes wherever you go in this forest! I miss sleeping in the dark and I miss how you used to be!"
Elmeraith gasped. "How dare you!" she snapped back. "I'm just afraid of the darkness in this forest, alright? Can't we move on? I'm just the same person, just…"
Elhenin never heard Elmeraith's words. She fell over backwards on the ground and lay flat.
"Blasted, what are you doing? Do not fake that here, plus you are a horrible pretender! I will leave you, if…" Elmeraith paused. Her sister didn't move besides the rising of her chest when she breathed. "Elhenin?"
Elmeraith came to Elhenin's side. "Ugh, no!" Elmeraith growled, pulling her sister away from the water. 'I remember these waters!' she thought. 'I've been told they make you weary! How long could she be asleep? A day? A week?'
Elmeraith fell down on her knees in either frustration or weariness. "We'll never get out of here!" she yelled, throwing a handful of dirt into the water. She began to feel dizzy. She had also rinsed herself and now it was catching up to her. She struggled to stay awake, blinking rapidly and walking around, but there, several feet from her sister she fell.
Small green animals came up to where they lay and began touching their bodies. These Gunk Goblins fingered their clothes and began to gather up together hungrily.
Legolas rode back to Mirkwood with swiftness. He was in Mirkwood again by this point, for his horse was very swift. He had arrived in Gondor and Elmeraith hadn't been there, but had run away! 'She might be in Mirkwood, looking for me,' Legolas had guessed. He rode his horse quickly when he passed a gloomy stream. There huddled together were little filthy animals with sharp fangs and dangling arms. They huddle around some kind of animal—dead, it seemed, but Legolas couldn't catch a glimpse of what it was.
Legolas sneered, but kept on going. Creatures of the forest were none of his concern. At the moment, the only thing that came to his mind was Elmeraith and Elhenin, hopelessly lost in the woods. If only he would have known what or who he was passing.
Elmeraith and Elhenin still lay on the ground, motionless, even when one of the filthy beasts sunk his hungry teeth deep into Elmeraith's shoulder. She didn't move at all. There seemed to be no life in either of them. The small Goblin-like creature let his jaw loose from her shoulder without eating any of her flesh. There the blood ran through her tattered blouse and onto the grass. The wound was deep. The animal squealed with delight at her taste and motioned the other ones to enjoy with him, which was a little strange for animals.
As Legolas began riding farther away from the little beasts, he heard a horse neighing close to where he had seen the animals. He paused. 'Whose horse's would those be in these parts?' he wondered. 'Elmeraith's?'
He quickly rode back, urging his horse as fast as he could till he came back upon the little monsters. They all were about to eat and fill their famished bodies—till they saw Legolas, bow and arrow in hand.
They looked at the sharp arrow that was ready to spring into the crowd and stepped back away from the two bodies. But one who had bit into Elmeraith wasn't about to give in yet. He stood above Elmeraith a little bit of blood on his lips. He hissed and stepped boldly in front of Elmeraith.
"Get back," Legolas snapped.
"Noooooo," answered the little creature in a dry voice. He leaned down foolishly to sink his teeth into Elmeraith again when the arrow hissed and pierced him. He fell over onto his stomach as Legolas came down from his horse. The Gunk Goblins turned and ran away with full speed as Legolas bent over to pick Elmeraith's body. He then turned to Elhenin and groaned. 'How am I going to carry both of them?' he wondered. He first ripped a large piece of cloth from his shirt and wrapped it carefully around Elmeraith's arm. He put her limp body over his horse and then placed Elhenin behind her. He sat behind both of them and rode his horse as their limp bodies leaned over. They two faithful, black horses followed behind.
'This is going to be a long ride,' he thought as his arm that was holding them upright began to fall asleep.
I expected this to be better, but I couldn't think of anything else!!!!!!!!!!!! It should get better. I think I am coming up w/ a good plan. It's been going by FAST but it's going to slow down when they wake up. Trust me. I'm just not in the best mood for writing today!
-Lauren
A Bite in the Flesh
Elhenin dipped her legs in a murky stream in Mirkwood. The dirt on her legs began to wash away. "Oh, Elmeraith! The water feels so good!" said Elhenin. "But…I'm getting so sleepy." She yawned and continued scrubbing the grime that she had collected over the trip. There often wasn't a nice place to bathe and the murky water in the stream was the best they had been able to find for weeks.
"Yes, I rinsed myself in it also, but we must get going! It's dark now! There are eyes coming from the forest."
"Go where?" Elhenin snapped. "Ride quickly into the woods where we don't know which way to go or where Legolas even lives? There are eyes wherever you go in this forest! I miss sleeping in the dark and I miss how you used to be!"
Elmeraith gasped. "How dare you!" she snapped back. "I'm just afraid of the darkness in this forest, alright? Can't we move on? I'm just the same person, just…"
Elhenin never heard Elmeraith's words. She fell over backwards on the ground and lay flat.
"Blasted, what are you doing? Do not fake that here, plus you are a horrible pretender! I will leave you, if…" Elmeraith paused. Her sister didn't move besides the rising of her chest when she breathed. "Elhenin?"
Elmeraith came to Elhenin's side. "Ugh, no!" Elmeraith growled, pulling her sister away from the water. 'I remember these waters!' she thought. 'I've been told they make you weary! How long could she be asleep? A day? A week?'
Elmeraith fell down on her knees in either frustration or weariness. "We'll never get out of here!" she yelled, throwing a handful of dirt into the water. She began to feel dizzy. She had also rinsed herself and now it was catching up to her. She struggled to stay awake, blinking rapidly and walking around, but there, several feet from her sister she fell.
Small green animals came up to where they lay and began touching their bodies. These Gunk Goblins fingered their clothes and began to gather up together hungrily.
Legolas rode back to Mirkwood with swiftness. He was in Mirkwood again by this point, for his horse was very swift. He had arrived in Gondor and Elmeraith hadn't been there, but had run away! 'She might be in Mirkwood, looking for me,' Legolas had guessed. He rode his horse quickly when he passed a gloomy stream. There huddled together were little filthy animals with sharp fangs and dangling arms. They huddle around some kind of animal—dead, it seemed, but Legolas couldn't catch a glimpse of what it was.
Legolas sneered, but kept on going. Creatures of the forest were none of his concern. At the moment, the only thing that came to his mind was Elmeraith and Elhenin, hopelessly lost in the woods. If only he would have known what or who he was passing.
Elmeraith and Elhenin still lay on the ground, motionless, even when one of the filthy beasts sunk his hungry teeth deep into Elmeraith's shoulder. She didn't move at all. There seemed to be no life in either of them. The small Goblin-like creature let his jaw loose from her shoulder without eating any of her flesh. There the blood ran through her tattered blouse and onto the grass. The wound was deep. The animal squealed with delight at her taste and motioned the other ones to enjoy with him, which was a little strange for animals.
As Legolas began riding farther away from the little beasts, he heard a horse neighing close to where he had seen the animals. He paused. 'Whose horse's would those be in these parts?' he wondered. 'Elmeraith's?'
He quickly rode back, urging his horse as fast as he could till he came back upon the little monsters. They all were about to eat and fill their famished bodies—till they saw Legolas, bow and arrow in hand.
They looked at the sharp arrow that was ready to spring into the crowd and stepped back away from the two bodies. But one who had bit into Elmeraith wasn't about to give in yet. He stood above Elmeraith a little bit of blood on his lips. He hissed and stepped boldly in front of Elmeraith.
"Get back," Legolas snapped.
"Noooooo," answered the little creature in a dry voice. He leaned down foolishly to sink his teeth into Elmeraith again when the arrow hissed and pierced him. He fell over onto his stomach as Legolas came down from his horse. The Gunk Goblins turned and ran away with full speed as Legolas bent over to pick Elmeraith's body. He then turned to Elhenin and groaned. 'How am I going to carry both of them?' he wondered. He first ripped a large piece of cloth from his shirt and wrapped it carefully around Elmeraith's arm. He put her limp body over his horse and then placed Elhenin behind her. He sat behind both of them and rode his horse as their limp bodies leaned over. They two faithful, black horses followed behind.
'This is going to be a long ride,' he thought as his arm that was holding them upright began to fall asleep.
I expected this to be better, but I couldn't think of anything else!!!!!!!!!!!! It should get better. I think I am coming up w/ a good plan. It's been going by FAST but it's going to slow down when they wake up. Trust me. I'm just not in the best mood for writing today!
-Lauren
