Strange Occurences
"..@#$* Skinflints!"
Disclaimer: I don't own the Lord of the Rings. Again, it belongs to the Tolkien Foundation.
Urushk walked swiftly out of the inn, forgetting completely to hold the door open for Aglenya.
"Urushk..." she said angrily as she reopened the door and stood glaring up at
him.
"What? Don't you glare at me like that!"
"You are supposed to hold the door open for a lady, you nincompoop! And I'll
glare at you however I want to."
"Nincompoop?"
"Arrrghh!!! Where's the justice in my getting stuck with some oversized, muscle-
bound, bonehead Orc!"
"I am an Uruk-Hai!!!!!!! And what does justice have to do with anything?"
Aglenya sighed, and started walking down the street.
"We'd better get some supplies. How much food do you have?"
"Not much. I need a new bedroll, mine is torn and worn beyond recognition.
What else will we need?"
"Hmmm, probably some additional equipment, probably cooking pans, pots, tin
plates and eating utensils, and a tent."
"Well, I don't normally use a tent.." Urushk grumbled.
"Urushk!!! Are you implying that we shouldn't have any shelter from the rain?"
"I haven't needed shelter except to protect a fire, but you are right. If there's a
heavy downpour, we need somewhere dry to retreat to."
"That's our list then. Wait, what weapons do you have?"
"Well... I have this old sword I bought about twelve years ago, and this bow that
I've had for about three years. My knife is my newest weapon. How about you?"
"I have a sword, a small dagger, and I didn't think of getting a bow."
"There's a large town a good distance away from here. We already packed our
gear and have it with us, so we can stay at the other town if need be."
"Let's go."
Aglenya lead the way out of the town, pausing once in a while to ensure they
were going the right way. A couple hours late Aglenya paused beside a large waterfall,
and just stood there watching it.
"Isn't it beautiful?"
Urushk walked up, growling unrepeatables under his breath. He paused, and
looked at the waterfall, and listened to the sound of the rushing water for moment, then
smiled..
"Hey, you're right, it is quite nice."
"Alright, enough standing around, let's get moving" Aglenya said as she turned
and headed off.
"I agree. By the way, are you enjoying all this walking around?"
"As a matter of fact, yes, it's quite refreshing."
The two walked through the forest in a silence that was broken occasionally by their stopping and arguing over what they should buy. These arguments often lasted as long as ten minutes, but somehow they were managing to make good time. Suddenly, a soft sound cut through the air. Urushk and Aglenya stopped in their tracks and glanced at each other. Moments later, four nasty looking men charged out from some foliage, weapons drawn. Aglenya drew her dagger faster than eye could follow, and in a flash, threw. One the men let out a gargling shriek, and fell with the dagger in his throat. At the same time, Urushk sprang forward, and slashed out at another with his sword, neatly decapitating him. The remaining two men closed the distance quite quickly.
Aglenya easily parried a poorly aimed slash, and retaliated halfheartedly with a
slash to her attacker's chest. The attacker just barely managed to parry it, and in doing so,
he left himself open to a sharp kick to his midsection. He staggered, gasping for breath,
although he needn't have bothered since Aglenya slashed his throat open with her next
slash. A feral grin slipped onto her face as she sheathed her sword, and watched her
companion fight.
Urushk was having the time of his life, messing around, playing with his victim,
before he drove his sword straight at his opponent's chest. Unfortunately for poor
Urushk, the man was wearing an iron breastplate, and the force of the Urushk's attack,
combined with the fairly poor construction of his sword, shattered his sword. Uruk-Hai
had been bred for battle, and Urushk had lightning fast reflexes. Those reflexes served
him in good stead as he hit the ground and rolled away from his attacker's well aimed
slash. Urushk's hand closed on a quite thick piece of oak that lay on the forest floor, and
he sprang up, leaving distance between himself, and his foe. The man swung with his
sword, and Urushk managed to parry the sword with the piece of wood, then, moving
with blinding speed, slammed the thick stick into the side of the man's iron helmet. Three
things happened at the same time. First, the force behind the swing, and the nature of the
helmet caused the stick to break off at the midpoint. Second, the iron helmet was for all
intents and purposes crushed on one side. Finally, the man wearing the helmet dropped
dead to the ground with a broken neck and a crushed skull.
"That wasn't exactly how I imagined one of the 'fighting Uruk-Hai' would
handle that situation, but it was fun to watch nonetheless." Aglenya said as she walked
over to Urushk, and grinned up at him.
"Okay.. Check your attackers, see if they have any money on them."
"I did just after you finished that guy off. They didn't have much. I checked the
one you decapitated, here's his cash." Aglenya said as she dropped some copper, and one
or two silver coins into Urushk's outstretched hand.
"The one with the chest-plate is probably the leader, he may have some more
money." Urushk said as he crouched over the last bandit. He then stood up, and showed
Aglenya the coins that the leader had been carrying.
"It appears he was the coin purse for this little group. That isn't a whole lot of
money, but it's still a quite hefty sum." Aglenya said.
Urushk sighed and walked over to where his shattered sword was lying on the
ground. He picked a shard of the sword up, and stuck it in his pack.
"That's so I'll have something to remember it by. It's getting late, shall we make
camp?" he said.
"Alright. You go chop some wood, and I'll set up the bedrolls."
About an hour later, they sat side by side close to the fire, eating some hot stew.
The wind blew quite steadily, and that lowered the already quite cool night temperature.
Aglenya found herself trying to stay as close as she could to Urushk's to stay warm.
"It's chilly out." Urushk mused as he threw an arm around Aglenya's shoulders.
"Urushk, let go."
"You know, you're cute when you're annoyed."
Aglenya's only response to that was to glare at him, stand up, and curl up on her
bedroll.
"Sorry.."
"Doesn't matter if you're sorry. Arrgh, it's cold, I have high cold and heat
tolerance, but I can't sleep with this weather."
Urushk shivered a little, and grabbed his greatcoat from his pack. He looked at it,
then at Aglenya. He made his decision, stood up, and laid the heavy coat on top of her.
"What the.." Aglenya trailed off, not wanting to offend him.
"You need it more than I do."
"What about you, are you going to be alright?" Aglenya asked, feeling a little
concerned.
"Is that concern I hear? I'll be fine."
"This isn't working."
Urushk scowled at her.
"Why not?"
"I can't sleep when you're cold. You need rest Urushk, and besides, I know that
I'm a very light sleeper, so we don't need to stand guard so much."
Urushk shrugged, and lay down beside Aglenya on the bedroll, and pulled the
coat over them both.
"I thought you didn't like me." he muttered.
"Well, guess what? It's weird, but I do like you. You're annoying at times, you
don't bathe often enough, your hair is always tangled, and you have those weird amber
eyes, but I like you."
"Yeah well, I like you too. You're bossy, cranky at times, and always obsessed
with cleanliness, but you're a great travel companion nevertheless."
Aglenya smiled, moved closer to Urushk, and put her arms around him. He
stiffened for a moment, then slipped his long, heavily muscled arms around her, and
pulled her as close to him as was comfortably possible.
"Good-night, weird Orc-boy."
"Good night, equally weird yet beautiful Elf-girl."
They both fell asleep, amidst the cold winds. They slept undisturbed for the entire night.
End Part 4
Man, that was fun. They finally quit fighting, hopefully for good.
Disclaimer: I don't own the Lord of the Rings. Again, it belongs to the Tolkien Foundation.
Urushk walked swiftly out of the inn, forgetting completely to hold the door open for Aglenya.
"Urushk..." she said angrily as she reopened the door and stood glaring up at
him.
"What? Don't you glare at me like that!"
"You are supposed to hold the door open for a lady, you nincompoop! And I'll
glare at you however I want to."
"Nincompoop?"
"Arrrghh!!! Where's the justice in my getting stuck with some oversized, muscle-
bound, bonehead Orc!"
"I am an Uruk-Hai!!!!!!! And what does justice have to do with anything?"
Aglenya sighed, and started walking down the street.
"We'd better get some supplies. How much food do you have?"
"Not much. I need a new bedroll, mine is torn and worn beyond recognition.
What else will we need?"
"Hmmm, probably some additional equipment, probably cooking pans, pots, tin
plates and eating utensils, and a tent."
"Well, I don't normally use a tent.." Urushk grumbled.
"Urushk!!! Are you implying that we shouldn't have any shelter from the rain?"
"I haven't needed shelter except to protect a fire, but you are right. If there's a
heavy downpour, we need somewhere dry to retreat to."
"That's our list then. Wait, what weapons do you have?"
"Well... I have this old sword I bought about twelve years ago, and this bow that
I've had for about three years. My knife is my newest weapon. How about you?"
"I have a sword, a small dagger, and I didn't think of getting a bow."
"There's a large town a good distance away from here. We already packed our
gear and have it with us, so we can stay at the other town if need be."
"Let's go."
Aglenya lead the way out of the town, pausing once in a while to ensure they
were going the right way. A couple hours late Aglenya paused beside a large waterfall,
and just stood there watching it.
"Isn't it beautiful?"
Urushk walked up, growling unrepeatables under his breath. He paused, and
looked at the waterfall, and listened to the sound of the rushing water for moment, then
smiled..
"Hey, you're right, it is quite nice."
"Alright, enough standing around, let's get moving" Aglenya said as she turned
and headed off.
"I agree. By the way, are you enjoying all this walking around?"
"As a matter of fact, yes, it's quite refreshing."
The two walked through the forest in a silence that was broken occasionally by their stopping and arguing over what they should buy. These arguments often lasted as long as ten minutes, but somehow they were managing to make good time. Suddenly, a soft sound cut through the air. Urushk and Aglenya stopped in their tracks and glanced at each other. Moments later, four nasty looking men charged out from some foliage, weapons drawn. Aglenya drew her dagger faster than eye could follow, and in a flash, threw. One the men let out a gargling shriek, and fell with the dagger in his throat. At the same time, Urushk sprang forward, and slashed out at another with his sword, neatly decapitating him. The remaining two men closed the distance quite quickly.
Aglenya easily parried a poorly aimed slash, and retaliated halfheartedly with a
slash to her attacker's chest. The attacker just barely managed to parry it, and in doing so,
he left himself open to a sharp kick to his midsection. He staggered, gasping for breath,
although he needn't have bothered since Aglenya slashed his throat open with her next
slash. A feral grin slipped onto her face as she sheathed her sword, and watched her
companion fight.
Urushk was having the time of his life, messing around, playing with his victim,
before he drove his sword straight at his opponent's chest. Unfortunately for poor
Urushk, the man was wearing an iron breastplate, and the force of the Urushk's attack,
combined with the fairly poor construction of his sword, shattered his sword. Uruk-Hai
had been bred for battle, and Urushk had lightning fast reflexes. Those reflexes served
him in good stead as he hit the ground and rolled away from his attacker's well aimed
slash. Urushk's hand closed on a quite thick piece of oak that lay on the forest floor, and
he sprang up, leaving distance between himself, and his foe. The man swung with his
sword, and Urushk managed to parry the sword with the piece of wood, then, moving
with blinding speed, slammed the thick stick into the side of the man's iron helmet. Three
things happened at the same time. First, the force behind the swing, and the nature of the
helmet caused the stick to break off at the midpoint. Second, the iron helmet was for all
intents and purposes crushed on one side. Finally, the man wearing the helmet dropped
dead to the ground with a broken neck and a crushed skull.
"That wasn't exactly how I imagined one of the 'fighting Uruk-Hai' would
handle that situation, but it was fun to watch nonetheless." Aglenya said as she walked
over to Urushk, and grinned up at him.
"Okay.. Check your attackers, see if they have any money on them."
"I did just after you finished that guy off. They didn't have much. I checked the
one you decapitated, here's his cash." Aglenya said as she dropped some copper, and one
or two silver coins into Urushk's outstretched hand.
"The one with the chest-plate is probably the leader, he may have some more
money." Urushk said as he crouched over the last bandit. He then stood up, and showed
Aglenya the coins that the leader had been carrying.
"It appears he was the coin purse for this little group. That isn't a whole lot of
money, but it's still a quite hefty sum." Aglenya said.
Urushk sighed and walked over to where his shattered sword was lying on the
ground. He picked a shard of the sword up, and stuck it in his pack.
"That's so I'll have something to remember it by. It's getting late, shall we make
camp?" he said.
"Alright. You go chop some wood, and I'll set up the bedrolls."
About an hour later, they sat side by side close to the fire, eating some hot stew.
The wind blew quite steadily, and that lowered the already quite cool night temperature.
Aglenya found herself trying to stay as close as she could to Urushk's to stay warm.
"It's chilly out." Urushk mused as he threw an arm around Aglenya's shoulders.
"Urushk, let go."
"You know, you're cute when you're annoyed."
Aglenya's only response to that was to glare at him, stand up, and curl up on her
bedroll.
"Sorry.."
"Doesn't matter if you're sorry. Arrgh, it's cold, I have high cold and heat
tolerance, but I can't sleep with this weather."
Urushk shivered a little, and grabbed his greatcoat from his pack. He looked at it,
then at Aglenya. He made his decision, stood up, and laid the heavy coat on top of her.
"What the.." Aglenya trailed off, not wanting to offend him.
"You need it more than I do."
"What about you, are you going to be alright?" Aglenya asked, feeling a little
concerned.
"Is that concern I hear? I'll be fine."
"This isn't working."
Urushk scowled at her.
"Why not?"
"I can't sleep when you're cold. You need rest Urushk, and besides, I know that
I'm a very light sleeper, so we don't need to stand guard so much."
Urushk shrugged, and lay down beside Aglenya on the bedroll, and pulled the
coat over them both.
"I thought you didn't like me." he muttered.
"Well, guess what? It's weird, but I do like you. You're annoying at times, you
don't bathe often enough, your hair is always tangled, and you have those weird amber
eyes, but I like you."
"Yeah well, I like you too. You're bossy, cranky at times, and always obsessed
with cleanliness, but you're a great travel companion nevertheless."
Aglenya smiled, moved closer to Urushk, and put her arms around him. He
stiffened for a moment, then slipped his long, heavily muscled arms around her, and
pulled her as close to him as was comfortably possible.
"Good-night, weird Orc-boy."
"Good night, equally weird yet beautiful Elf-girl."
They both fell asleep, amidst the cold winds. They slept undisturbed for the entire night.
End Part 4
Man, that was fun. They finally quit fighting, hopefully for good.