Strange Occurences
Chapter 2
Good Morning.
Disclaimer: I don't own the Lord of the Rings. That wonderful set of books belongs to the Tolkien Foundation.
Aglenya yawned and sat up in her bed, feeling momentarily disoriented as she
took in her surroundings.
'Ugh, where..Oh yeah, now I remember. The Orc, Urushk and I had to find a
place to stay. Guess I was too tired to notice how the room looked. It's still raining, what
time is it?' she thought as she continued to look around. Her gaze drifted over to her new
companion's bed. It was empty.
'Where is that oversized blockheaded piece of. Ah, there he is.' Aglenya
thought as she noticed Urushk standing out on the balcony of their inn room. He turned to
face her.
"Good morning. Sleep well?" he asked.
"Yeah. What time is it?"
"I don't know. It's still dark outside, so it's a couple of hours before breakfast I guess."
Aglenya grinned.
"Do you run your life after your belly or something? You must have some Hobbit
blood in you."
Urushk chuckled, and walked back into the room. He was fully dressed, and as he
had been standing under the eaves of the balcony, was relatively dry.
"Good one. Do I look like a Halfling?" he asked.
"Well..." Aglenya began, but stopped at a warning look from Urushk.
"Please, let's not start bickering this morning." He growled.
'Actually, if it wasn't so early in the morning, I'd probably enjoy arguing with
her. It's fun, and I haven't really had anyone to talk to. I'm hungry though, wonder when
we can go down and get something to eat' he thought as he sat down on his bed, and
grinned.
"Urushk, you really need to brush your hair, it's tangled." Aglenya said.
Urushk was confused, and stared at her.
"Why?"
Aglenya rolled her eyes, groaned, got up, and after rummaging around in her
pack, found a brush and a small mirror.
"Don't Orcs, sorry. Uruk-Hai, believe in personal hygiene?" she asked as she
sat down and ran the brush over her hair, smoothing out what few tangles there were
easily.
"Well, not really. I mean, we bathe occasionally, but an Uruk-Hai's life, even
nowadays, results in a lot of body odor."
"I noticed. I'll regret asking this, but do you want to borrow this brush?" Aglenya
asked.
"Are you sure you wouldn't mind? After all, you're an Elf, so if I used this brush,
you'd have to go to the trouble of buying a new one."
"I know, I know. But I hate seeing messy hair. It gets on my nerves."
Urushk shrugged, and took the brush. He then proceeded to run it fiercely through
his heavily tangled, shoulder-length black hair. While he didn't give any indication that
he was in pain, Aglenya found herself wincing as she thought about what it would feel
like if she did that to her own hair.
"Urushk, I'd like my brush back"
"Why?"
"I am not enjoying watching you abuse your hair like that, so hand that brush
back!"
"It doesn't hurt. I'd give it back, but it's got my hair on it, and I thought you
didn't want to use anything that I borrowed and used."
Aglenya stood up angrily, and stormed over to Urushk's bed.
"I don't want to waste what money I have on a new brush. I don't care about the
hair on it, just give it back." she said irritably.
Urushk sighed, and handed her the brush.
"Happy?" he grumbled.
Aglenya studied his hair for a moment, then walked to the other side of Urushk's
bed, and began brushing his hair.
"Wha..?" Urushk asked.
"Don't start getting the idea that I like you. But I can't stand how messed up your
hair is." Aglenya replied as she expertly detangled Urushk's hair.
"Thanks Aglenya. You mentioned money. Seeing as how we're traveling
together, we should take stock of our resources." Urushk said, standing up and walking
over to his pack.
"Alright." Aglenya said, also walking over to her pack.
"Here's all my money. It's what I could get for chopping wood, and other odd
jobs about town. I've been looking for a better job, but I haven't been able to find one
other than as a freelance fighter. However, in that job, all you earn is the money you take
from whatever thieves try and attack you, all the same, I have a nice little sum here."
Urushk said as he emptied a bag of copper and silver coins on the small table that stood
inside the room near the door.
"Hmm, That's not much, but it's a decent sum and it will cover living expenses, I
think. Here's my money, my father gave me a nice sum before he left. I really haven't
gotten a job, but going freelance sounds good." Aglenya replied as she emptied a good
sized bag of copper, silver, and even a few gold coins onto the table.
"Well, being a freelancer requires that you have a places to stay when the weather
is rough. This inn is a good place. Also, it would be a good idea if we do whatever jobs
we can when we're in town to supplement our income." Urushk grumbled.
"Sounds good. By the way, I think we both need to bathe. I'll go downstairs to the
bathing rooms and bathe first. You guard the door, then you bathe."
"Why do you get to go first?"
"Because I'm an Elf and you are merely an Uruk-Hai" Aglenya said, although the
smile on her face took away the sting of her words.
"Okkkaaaaayyy."
They both headed down to the bathing rooms at the inn. They were the latest
design, each room having several separate rooms, each sub-room had a large iron tub and
hot running water, a luxury that most inn did not have. Aglenya walked in first, and after
filling the tub, sank into the hot water with a sigh of contentment.
"Mmmmmmmm, Urushk, this is great. It's so nice to take a real bath and live
somewhere civilized. I thought I'd be out in the wild all the time." she said happily.
"Well, being freelancers, we will be out camping a lot, so enjoy this bath, you
may not get another for a while." He replied from where he was standing just outside the
door.
"Arrgh. Killjoy."
"Sorry. Hey Aglenya, can I take a bath soon, I want to get the dust washed off. I
haven't been in this in for six days."
"Urushk?"
"What?"
"I gave you my sword before I went in to bathe. Do you still have it?"
"Of course, why?"
"Push it under the door to my bathing stall. That way, I can have a weapon on
hand while I'm bathing."
"Got it."
Urushk walked to Aglenya's bathing stall, and pushed the sword in underneath the door.
"Thanks Urushk."
Urushk shrugged, and made his way to another bathing stall. A few minutes later,
he too was enjoying the hot water.
"Ahhhh, I've needed this." he rumbled.
"I'll say, you smell." Aglenya retorted.
"I'll get you for that., just you wait."
"You'd actually hurt me?" Aglenya asked, feeling a little hurt.
"No, you're too beautiful to hurt."
A boot came flying from Aglenya's stall and landed on the floor beside Urushk's
tub. Aglenya's angry voice rang out.
"SHUT UP!!!"
After another argument, they both made their way down to breakfast.
"Yum, these eggs, bacon, and muffins are delicious. Aglenya, pass me that tray of
sausage. Mm, delicious." Urushk said as he happily tore into his breakfast.
"Enjoy it while it lasts Urushk, we'll be out camping, and you may not get food
like this for a while" Aglenya said.
"Hmmph. Killjoy and Copycat."
"Well, what do we do now?"
"Well Aglenya, we could stay here for another day, then we'll leave and go out
into the forests. Sound good?"
"Yeah, sounds good."
The two continued to enjoy their breakfast, and then they left to explore the town.
End chapter 2.
Okay, that was fun. I'll probably do another chapter about them in town, then send them off into the wild. Sound good?
Disclaimer: I don't own the Lord of the Rings. That wonderful set of books belongs to the Tolkien Foundation.
Aglenya yawned and sat up in her bed, feeling momentarily disoriented as she
took in her surroundings.
'Ugh, where..Oh yeah, now I remember. The Orc, Urushk and I had to find a
place to stay. Guess I was too tired to notice how the room looked. It's still raining, what
time is it?' she thought as she continued to look around. Her gaze drifted over to her new
companion's bed. It was empty.
'Where is that oversized blockheaded piece of. Ah, there he is.' Aglenya
thought as she noticed Urushk standing out on the balcony of their inn room. He turned to
face her.
"Good morning. Sleep well?" he asked.
"Yeah. What time is it?"
"I don't know. It's still dark outside, so it's a couple of hours before breakfast I guess."
Aglenya grinned.
"Do you run your life after your belly or something? You must have some Hobbit
blood in you."
Urushk chuckled, and walked back into the room. He was fully dressed, and as he
had been standing under the eaves of the balcony, was relatively dry.
"Good one. Do I look like a Halfling?" he asked.
"Well..." Aglenya began, but stopped at a warning look from Urushk.
"Please, let's not start bickering this morning." He growled.
'Actually, if it wasn't so early in the morning, I'd probably enjoy arguing with
her. It's fun, and I haven't really had anyone to talk to. I'm hungry though, wonder when
we can go down and get something to eat' he thought as he sat down on his bed, and
grinned.
"Urushk, you really need to brush your hair, it's tangled." Aglenya said.
Urushk was confused, and stared at her.
"Why?"
Aglenya rolled her eyes, groaned, got up, and after rummaging around in her
pack, found a brush and a small mirror.
"Don't Orcs, sorry. Uruk-Hai, believe in personal hygiene?" she asked as she
sat down and ran the brush over her hair, smoothing out what few tangles there were
easily.
"Well, not really. I mean, we bathe occasionally, but an Uruk-Hai's life, even
nowadays, results in a lot of body odor."
"I noticed. I'll regret asking this, but do you want to borrow this brush?" Aglenya
asked.
"Are you sure you wouldn't mind? After all, you're an Elf, so if I used this brush,
you'd have to go to the trouble of buying a new one."
"I know, I know. But I hate seeing messy hair. It gets on my nerves."
Urushk shrugged, and took the brush. He then proceeded to run it fiercely through
his heavily tangled, shoulder-length black hair. While he didn't give any indication that
he was in pain, Aglenya found herself wincing as she thought about what it would feel
like if she did that to her own hair.
"Urushk, I'd like my brush back"
"Why?"
"I am not enjoying watching you abuse your hair like that, so hand that brush
back!"
"It doesn't hurt. I'd give it back, but it's got my hair on it, and I thought you
didn't want to use anything that I borrowed and used."
Aglenya stood up angrily, and stormed over to Urushk's bed.
"I don't want to waste what money I have on a new brush. I don't care about the
hair on it, just give it back." she said irritably.
Urushk sighed, and handed her the brush.
"Happy?" he grumbled.
Aglenya studied his hair for a moment, then walked to the other side of Urushk's
bed, and began brushing his hair.
"Wha..?" Urushk asked.
"Don't start getting the idea that I like you. But I can't stand how messed up your
hair is." Aglenya replied as she expertly detangled Urushk's hair.
"Thanks Aglenya. You mentioned money. Seeing as how we're traveling
together, we should take stock of our resources." Urushk said, standing up and walking
over to his pack.
"Alright." Aglenya said, also walking over to her pack.
"Here's all my money. It's what I could get for chopping wood, and other odd
jobs about town. I've been looking for a better job, but I haven't been able to find one
other than as a freelance fighter. However, in that job, all you earn is the money you take
from whatever thieves try and attack you, all the same, I have a nice little sum here."
Urushk said as he emptied a bag of copper and silver coins on the small table that stood
inside the room near the door.
"Hmm, That's not much, but it's a decent sum and it will cover living expenses, I
think. Here's my money, my father gave me a nice sum before he left. I really haven't
gotten a job, but going freelance sounds good." Aglenya replied as she emptied a good
sized bag of copper, silver, and even a few gold coins onto the table.
"Well, being a freelancer requires that you have a places to stay when the weather
is rough. This inn is a good place. Also, it would be a good idea if we do whatever jobs
we can when we're in town to supplement our income." Urushk grumbled.
"Sounds good. By the way, I think we both need to bathe. I'll go downstairs to the
bathing rooms and bathe first. You guard the door, then you bathe."
"Why do you get to go first?"
"Because I'm an Elf and you are merely an Uruk-Hai" Aglenya said, although the
smile on her face took away the sting of her words.
"Okkkaaaaayyy."
They both headed down to the bathing rooms at the inn. They were the latest
design, each room having several separate rooms, each sub-room had a large iron tub and
hot running water, a luxury that most inn did not have. Aglenya walked in first, and after
filling the tub, sank into the hot water with a sigh of contentment.
"Mmmmmmmm, Urushk, this is great. It's so nice to take a real bath and live
somewhere civilized. I thought I'd be out in the wild all the time." she said happily.
"Well, being freelancers, we will be out camping a lot, so enjoy this bath, you
may not get another for a while." He replied from where he was standing just outside the
door.
"Arrgh. Killjoy."
"Sorry. Hey Aglenya, can I take a bath soon, I want to get the dust washed off. I
haven't been in this in for six days."
"Urushk?"
"What?"
"I gave you my sword before I went in to bathe. Do you still have it?"
"Of course, why?"
"Push it under the door to my bathing stall. That way, I can have a weapon on
hand while I'm bathing."
"Got it."
Urushk walked to Aglenya's bathing stall, and pushed the sword in underneath the door.
"Thanks Urushk."
Urushk shrugged, and made his way to another bathing stall. A few minutes later,
he too was enjoying the hot water.
"Ahhhh, I've needed this." he rumbled.
"I'll say, you smell." Aglenya retorted.
"I'll get you for that., just you wait."
"You'd actually hurt me?" Aglenya asked, feeling a little hurt.
"No, you're too beautiful to hurt."
A boot came flying from Aglenya's stall and landed on the floor beside Urushk's
tub. Aglenya's angry voice rang out.
"SHUT UP!!!"
After another argument, they both made their way down to breakfast.
"Yum, these eggs, bacon, and muffins are delicious. Aglenya, pass me that tray of
sausage. Mm, delicious." Urushk said as he happily tore into his breakfast.
"Enjoy it while it lasts Urushk, we'll be out camping, and you may not get food
like this for a while" Aglenya said.
"Hmmph. Killjoy and Copycat."
"Well, what do we do now?"
"Well Aglenya, we could stay here for another day, then we'll leave and go out
into the forests. Sound good?"
"Yeah, sounds good."
The two continued to enjoy their breakfast, and then they left to explore the town.
End chapter 2.
Okay, that was fun. I'll probably do another chapter about them in town, then send them off into the wild. Sound good?