Ok, I do understand what you are saying, all I can ask is that you trust me. I know its following the movie at the moment but its because I need them to get to a certain spot. In this story they aren't going through the mines, I'm taking them a different road. Also, I'm not promising Frodo is keeping the ring. This is a different story and I just need people to stick with me long enough to find it out. Only you decided what to read, but I thank you for reading this! :o) This chapter builds the tension for Boromir and Nerin.
They had walked two days straight, stopping only to eat and rest, when they reached a rocky spot to make camp for a full nights sleep.
Nerin sat whittling a piece of spare wood with her dagger as she watched Boromir give Pippin and Merry fencing lessons.
"One. And two, and three." Boromir was counting as the blades clanked each other.
"Looking good, Pippin." said Merry as he watched his closest friend hit all the marks that Boromir had set.
"Now faster." Boromir instructed and gained pace. Merry happily obliged.
"Good, Good." Nerin said tossing the piece of wood to the ground. "but what would you do if two orcs attacked you at the same time, eh?" Nerin stepped forward and drew her sword.
"Back down," Boromir instructed her, "They are only learning."
"I was talking about you." she laughed, and waved her sword at him. The hobbits laughed and Boromir grinned.
"Everyone," it was Legolas, "come here." He drew the groups attention to a dark spot on the horizon.
"What is it?" Nerin asked as she approached Gandalf, Legolas, and Gimli.
"It is but a puff of cloud," Gimli answered her.
"No," Legolas said. "Clouds do not swirl like that."
"It's moving fast, against the wind."
"Crebain from Dunland!" Legolas yelled.
"Hide!" Aragorn yelled and grabbed the hobbits and put them in a safe spot.
Boromir grabbed a dazed Nerin and took her down into the underbrush with him. Neither of them were cowards, but still their hearts were beating hard and the breaths were short.
After the crebain had past Nerin noticed Boromir's arm was wrapped tightly around her waist. He was holding her tightly to him. Doing what he had promised himself he would not do - protect her.
"Sorry." he said and quickly let her go. "See that you pay more heed next time."
"I have traveled much in Dunland," Nerin said standing and dusting herself off, "And I have never seen crebain act in such a way, or travel this far north."
"Spies for Saruman." Gandalf confirmed. "The passage west is being watched. We must go over the mountain."
"Over the mountain?" asked Gimli. "When it would be so much easier to go through it."
"We should make for the Gap of Rohan, and take the west road to my city," said Boromir.
"Boromir is right," Nerin agreed.
"No," Aragorn disagreed. "The Gap of Rohan takes us too close to Isengard."
"Let the ring bearer decide." Gandalf said and everyone looked to Frodo.
"We make for the Gap of Rohan." Frodo said with finality in his tone.
Boromir smiled, happy that they would be passing his city. Gandalf seemed somewhat relieved they weren't going through Moria.
Okie….this is the end of the movie following thing. After this chapter its all me. Make sense? I hope so!
Any ideas? Comments? R/r
They had walked two days straight, stopping only to eat and rest, when they reached a rocky spot to make camp for a full nights sleep.
Nerin sat whittling a piece of spare wood with her dagger as she watched Boromir give Pippin and Merry fencing lessons.
"One. And two, and three." Boromir was counting as the blades clanked each other.
"Looking good, Pippin." said Merry as he watched his closest friend hit all the marks that Boromir had set.
"Now faster." Boromir instructed and gained pace. Merry happily obliged.
"Good, Good." Nerin said tossing the piece of wood to the ground. "but what would you do if two orcs attacked you at the same time, eh?" Nerin stepped forward and drew her sword.
"Back down," Boromir instructed her, "They are only learning."
"I was talking about you." she laughed, and waved her sword at him. The hobbits laughed and Boromir grinned.
"Everyone," it was Legolas, "come here." He drew the groups attention to a dark spot on the horizon.
"What is it?" Nerin asked as she approached Gandalf, Legolas, and Gimli.
"It is but a puff of cloud," Gimli answered her.
"No," Legolas said. "Clouds do not swirl like that."
"It's moving fast, against the wind."
"Crebain from Dunland!" Legolas yelled.
"Hide!" Aragorn yelled and grabbed the hobbits and put them in a safe spot.
Boromir grabbed a dazed Nerin and took her down into the underbrush with him. Neither of them were cowards, but still their hearts were beating hard and the breaths were short.
After the crebain had past Nerin noticed Boromir's arm was wrapped tightly around her waist. He was holding her tightly to him. Doing what he had promised himself he would not do - protect her.
"Sorry." he said and quickly let her go. "See that you pay more heed next time."
"I have traveled much in Dunland," Nerin said standing and dusting herself off, "And I have never seen crebain act in such a way, or travel this far north."
"Spies for Saruman." Gandalf confirmed. "The passage west is being watched. We must go over the mountain."
"Over the mountain?" asked Gimli. "When it would be so much easier to go through it."
"We should make for the Gap of Rohan, and take the west road to my city," said Boromir.
"Boromir is right," Nerin agreed.
"No," Aragorn disagreed. "The Gap of Rohan takes us too close to Isengard."
"Let the ring bearer decide." Gandalf said and everyone looked to Frodo.
"We make for the Gap of Rohan." Frodo said with finality in his tone.
Boromir smiled, happy that they would be passing his city. Gandalf seemed somewhat relieved they weren't going through Moria.
Okie….this is the end of the movie following thing. After this chapter its all me. Make sense? I hope so!
Any ideas? Comments? R/r