Chapter 17 The song

They were all silent at first. Everyone seemed to be listening for signs of Orcs. There was no sound to be heard though except the hooves and birds singing in the trees. After a while though even the birds grew quiet. Nobody seemed to take it as a good omen. After a while they grew sort of scared hearing nothing in a vast area of trees without a single bird. Sari had begun to grow tired of the font of the line so she dropped back next to Legolas.

"There is a silence in this wood that I do not trust."

"Nor do I" said Aragon dropping back also.

"It reminds me of the forest of Fanghorn, remember Legolas," said Gimli joining in on the talk. "That's where we found Merry and Pippin." Gimli looked at the ground still remembering his old friends.

"Yes, but they are not alone. They dwell with Aragorn in his Castle. Don't you recall seeing them there before we came that was the last place we went. Except to see Goldilocks."

"Oh! You have seen her then, how is she?" said Sam also coming over "and Frodo and Elanor and my other children."

"They are fine I think she has six children now?"

"Oh Sam, you're a grandfather I had not known little Goldilocks was married, to whom?" said Frodo excitedly

"I did not know of her having a child, but she is married to, believe it or not Faramir Took, son of Peregrin Took."

" Well I wouldn't have guessed that!" Frodo said with surprise

"What are their names, Legolas?"

"There is Peregrin, Meriadoc, Samwise, and Rose, Bilbo, Boromir, and a boy named Legolas is on his way." Legolas said and smiled remembering Goldilocks telling him she would name her son after him.

They spoke more of this matter when it started to grow dark and they all grew silent again. Then they all stopped without a word and set up to sleep there for the night. There was a good amount of argument about whether or not to build a fire. It was decided to build one but keep it small so not to attract unwanted enemies. The company set up and lay down to sleep through the night. There were some undefined noises in the dark that prevented most from slumber. Eventually, every one but Legolas had fallen asleep. He had sat up against a tree and was staring blankly into the fire. He heard something coming from his right. He looked up and saw Sari looking back at him. Legolas thought she was very beautiful in the firelight.

"I don't trust these woods at all, Sari"

"I don't think any of us do, except maybe Shimshel. He seems too unafraid to be a trusted friend. I am awake because I saw him in a dream. He had betrayed us all for my brother and was about to kill me and take the stone when I woke up."

"I haven't yet slept and I don't need to. There is a shadow growing in my mind and I will not rest until it goes away. I fear it. Last time I felt this feeling was the day before Boromir died. I am growing steadily anxious and fearing this Nublar."

"I know, for I am feeling a similar feeling. I believe we will discover something terrible in that land or at least near it. I fear the Orcs that we passed on the road. They where like the ones that had slain Boromir. They were Orcs that were breed to be stronger faster and swifter in the sunlight. I believe that they were Uruk-Hai."

Legolas shuddered at the name of the name of the Orcs that had killed his friend. They were extremely hard to kill and were strong in daylight. They were silent for some time, looking into the fire until Legolas spoke.

"What was the song you sung for me in the tree, and the same we danced to at the celebration?"

"It is the song of a journey, Gandalf used to sing it to me as a lullaby when I was younger," she began to sing the true words to the most beautiful song he had heard in his whole life.

Far away in the land of Lorien Lives the beauty of this earth, where my heart has been

Till the day the shadow fell

The next of daylight No one could tell

The dark lord released his evil, malice, and spite Plunged the earth into an endless night

His Hatred and anger grew

To an unknown person that no one knew

The ring has been forged

The fate of many has been sealed

The endless darkness hit the field

The nine set to do their cause

To destroy the dark one his evil flaws

They entered the mystical gate

One had fallen, to his fate

Orcs and Goblins destroyed their friend

Took two away to torment and end

The fellowship broke that was the end

Two Hobbits and Three of the free race

Destined to go to a different place

Set out from there never feeling quite so alone

Two to destroy evil, three to save friend

Then war broke out against the dark one

One of the hobbits almost destroyed by deceit

The Three found a long lost friend

The two to the tops of the doom

Three into valiant battle

My heart mourns for those who were lost.

The memories are endless, forgotten and tossed

The unknown fear was then destroyed

The shadows faded

The sun has come again

Soon to be destroyed once again...

"There is a some other verses in the center and end but I do not fully know the words, you should ask Gandalf some time. He might tell you."

" No I don't think I would anytime soon. Now would you to please stop this madness and return to your slumber."

The two jumped up in surprise. They saw Gandalf sitting up looking at them and they began to laugh.

"I'm sorry Gandalf have we woke you."

"Not really you but that song. It would bring me out of any sleep it is so beautiful, especially of the mouth of Sari. Now both of you must rest. If it helps Legolas I will watch for the remainder of the night."

"Okay, Gandalf you win we…"

"Of course I win, I am Gandalf the white. I always win. Now go to sleep not another word."

They both chuckled and set their heads on the ground and drifted off to sleep.