Ok, here it is.. Chapter 11! Once again I am sorry for not updating sooner,
if you want some details on it, please read the author's notes just right
before that chapter.
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Thank you!
Elrohir and Elladan rode hard to meet and in almost no time they met up with the Dunedain that were led by Halbarad. Yet even though they were exhausted they did not stop and rode on towards the place where they would meet Aragorn.
Their foster brother needed their help and help they would bring for the sons of Elrond were fierce and strong fighters. Or as the elves in Rivendell used to say, it was hard to say who was the better fighter the Elf Lord himself or his sons.
It took the group three days to reach the meeting point and yet they were faster than the others. So they decided to rest and recuperate until their friends arrived. They sat on the riverside watching the water flowing past, listening to the sounds of the treas and the birds, Elrohir played with the cross that Serena had given him. It was a beautiful work of art, the fine silver delicately carved with lines and a black stone in the middle. The elf turned it around and saw the fine words that were engraved there. Softly he followed the lines and tried to read what they said, but he could not understand the language written.
'Se dio vuole benedirti la tua vita'
Elladan bend over his brothers shoulder and read the foreign words out loud. They sounded beautiful and lyrical almost like a ancient elven language. And as he spoke them a soft breeze came up and seemed to part the clouds such that the stars became visible for the first time on their journey. The two brothers held their breath as they watched the sky and remembered the words Serena had spoken.
'May this ensure that my prayers will be heard by my Lord. Come back safely and bring the light with you.'
The image of a starlit sky was the one Elladan and Elrohir took with them as they finally found peace in their sleep.
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Aragorn rode hard for he felt the shadow growing in his heart and saw the darkness creeping closer. Next to him Legolas and Gimli rode in silence, there was not much left to be said for they too knew that for better or worse their quest would soon be over. Every hour or so the ranger looked over to the elf who hadn't spoken a word since that night at the fire.
Suddenly Aragorn stopped and looked up to the clouded sky. For days now they had not seen the sun or the stars and the ranger knew that this was the most visible sign of Sauron's growing power. He turned and looked into the pale face of his friend and suddenly he couldn't take the silence anymore. He wanted to shake the elf and scream at him that he couldn't give up like this, yet he knew that nothing he could say would change anything. He gazed over the small plateau they were standing and noticed the clouds and the darkness that seemed to grow even during the night.
"The shadow is growing." He whispered more to himself than to anybody, he wasn't expecting an answer, Gimli was asleep and Legolas.
"How I long to see the stars again."
Legolas' face showed no emotions, but his voice held so much sadness and pain that Aragorn felt it almost physically. Yet he understood what the elf meant for he felt it too, felt the longing to see the stars and the sun, the longing to know that their quest and their sacrifices would not be in vain. Gently he laid one hand on the elf's shoulder as he promised agains better knowledge.
"We will see the stars again, Legolas. If we believe in this then we will."
"Serena told me once that in her world they say that every time a beloved person dies a new star is born. Yet the shadow hides them for he won't let us remember that love exists."
As he said that he looked up to the dark sky, yet as he turned his head to meet the ranger's eyes he felt the soft breeze that had come out of nothing. In awe the man and the elf watched as the clouds parted and the open sky became visible.
"Aragorn"
Legolas voice was but a mere whisper as he once again raised his eyes to the sky and saw the brilliant light of the stars shining down on them. In the same moment an ghostly voice floated over to the two friends.
'Se dio vuole benedirti la tua vita'
Legolas let out a surprised cry as he recognized the voice and at the sound of the elf's voice Gimli who had so far been sleeping on the horse awoke. The dwarf's face bore his usual slightly grumpy expression yet his eyes held hope as he shook his head and said to Aragorn.
"First he doesn't talk at all and now he's suddenly crying out as if we all were deaf. What is that all about?"
Aragorn heard the underlying meaning of those words, heard the hope that Legolas was recovering from his terrible loss, but as the dwarf and the man turned to meet the elf's eyes their hopes were crushed. His blue eyes were dead and held no hope as he answered Gimli's question.
"We have reached our friends, the words we heard were spoken by Elladan even though I did not understand their meaning."
Five minutes later they met Elrond's sons and the Dunedain. Elrohir and Elladan embraced their foster brother and greeted Gimli, yet as they were just about to greet Legolas Aragorn held them back. Confused they looked at the ranger, who led them aside and silently began to tell them what had happened.
". he's fading and I don't know."
Elladan silenced him with one look and Aragorn was shocked to see the two brothers smile. Yet before he could say anything the dark haired elf walked over to Legolas.
"Legolas, we have a message for you."
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The italian pharse means 'May God bless you life'
TBC
Anyway, please read and review it!
Thank you!
Elrohir and Elladan rode hard to meet and in almost no time they met up with the Dunedain that were led by Halbarad. Yet even though they were exhausted they did not stop and rode on towards the place where they would meet Aragorn.
Their foster brother needed their help and help they would bring for the sons of Elrond were fierce and strong fighters. Or as the elves in Rivendell used to say, it was hard to say who was the better fighter the Elf Lord himself or his sons.
It took the group three days to reach the meeting point and yet they were faster than the others. So they decided to rest and recuperate until their friends arrived. They sat on the riverside watching the water flowing past, listening to the sounds of the treas and the birds, Elrohir played with the cross that Serena had given him. It was a beautiful work of art, the fine silver delicately carved with lines and a black stone in the middle. The elf turned it around and saw the fine words that were engraved there. Softly he followed the lines and tried to read what they said, but he could not understand the language written.
'Se dio vuole benedirti la tua vita'
Elladan bend over his brothers shoulder and read the foreign words out loud. They sounded beautiful and lyrical almost like a ancient elven language. And as he spoke them a soft breeze came up and seemed to part the clouds such that the stars became visible for the first time on their journey. The two brothers held their breath as they watched the sky and remembered the words Serena had spoken.
'May this ensure that my prayers will be heard by my Lord. Come back safely and bring the light with you.'
The image of a starlit sky was the one Elladan and Elrohir took with them as they finally found peace in their sleep.
---
Aragorn rode hard for he felt the shadow growing in his heart and saw the darkness creeping closer. Next to him Legolas and Gimli rode in silence, there was not much left to be said for they too knew that for better or worse their quest would soon be over. Every hour or so the ranger looked over to the elf who hadn't spoken a word since that night at the fire.
Suddenly Aragorn stopped and looked up to the clouded sky. For days now they had not seen the sun or the stars and the ranger knew that this was the most visible sign of Sauron's growing power. He turned and looked into the pale face of his friend and suddenly he couldn't take the silence anymore. He wanted to shake the elf and scream at him that he couldn't give up like this, yet he knew that nothing he could say would change anything. He gazed over the small plateau they were standing and noticed the clouds and the darkness that seemed to grow even during the night.
"The shadow is growing." He whispered more to himself than to anybody, he wasn't expecting an answer, Gimli was asleep and Legolas.
"How I long to see the stars again."
Legolas' face showed no emotions, but his voice held so much sadness and pain that Aragorn felt it almost physically. Yet he understood what the elf meant for he felt it too, felt the longing to see the stars and the sun, the longing to know that their quest and their sacrifices would not be in vain. Gently he laid one hand on the elf's shoulder as he promised agains better knowledge.
"We will see the stars again, Legolas. If we believe in this then we will."
"Serena told me once that in her world they say that every time a beloved person dies a new star is born. Yet the shadow hides them for he won't let us remember that love exists."
As he said that he looked up to the dark sky, yet as he turned his head to meet the ranger's eyes he felt the soft breeze that had come out of nothing. In awe the man and the elf watched as the clouds parted and the open sky became visible.
"Aragorn"
Legolas voice was but a mere whisper as he once again raised his eyes to the sky and saw the brilliant light of the stars shining down on them. In the same moment an ghostly voice floated over to the two friends.
'Se dio vuole benedirti la tua vita'
Legolas let out a surprised cry as he recognized the voice and at the sound of the elf's voice Gimli who had so far been sleeping on the horse awoke. The dwarf's face bore his usual slightly grumpy expression yet his eyes held hope as he shook his head and said to Aragorn.
"First he doesn't talk at all and now he's suddenly crying out as if we all were deaf. What is that all about?"
Aragorn heard the underlying meaning of those words, heard the hope that Legolas was recovering from his terrible loss, but as the dwarf and the man turned to meet the elf's eyes their hopes were crushed. His blue eyes were dead and held no hope as he answered Gimli's question.
"We have reached our friends, the words we heard were spoken by Elladan even though I did not understand their meaning."
Five minutes later they met Elrond's sons and the Dunedain. Elrohir and Elladan embraced their foster brother and greeted Gimli, yet as they were just about to greet Legolas Aragorn held them back. Confused they looked at the ranger, who led them aside and silently began to tell them what had happened.
". he's fading and I don't know."
Elladan silenced him with one look and Aragorn was shocked to see the two brothers smile. Yet before he could say anything the dark haired elf walked over to Legolas.
"Legolas, we have a message for you."
---
The italian pharse means 'May God bless you life'
TBC