Chapter 19 Escape the Tower
When the company reached the door though they were to late. Orcs had already filled the entrance to the city.
"Trapped!" Sam moaned.
"We cannot give up until we are all dead or no hope is left." Aragon cried.
"The back door! There must be another exit!" Gimli said hopingly. Ednocon, Legolas, and Aragon worked and shut the door and locked it. There was a loud bang on the door.
"They're trying to get through!" Frodo said looking more frightened then if he had seen the Balrog at his front door. "The stairs, quickly. We cannot fight this amount of Orcs." Gandalf said looking to the stairs. Everyone ran up the stairs with as much speed as they could muster. They heard a loud clang and the sound of Orcs flooding into the main hall. "Gandalf we cannot run to the top were we would block ourselves in! Sari cried. She had stopped and was looking out the window at an enormous tree that wasn't very far from it." Legolas your bow,"
Legolas looked out and saw what she meant he scooped up some rope from the ground and tied it to one end of his arrow. He fit it to the string and shot. He struck the tree exactly where he meant it too.
"Sam, Frodo! Come you will go first." They tied the rope to the balcony and gave them some fabric that was strong enough to hold them. The two hobbits grabbed on and swung down. They landed as some Orcs came up the stairs. Sari shot her arrows and killed four Orcs through the throat before they were upon them. She then drew her sword and begun to fight. Legolas had to admit she was very skillful in the way of the sword. Aragon joined her. He drew his fathers sword and begun to fight with the fierceness if his father. Gandalf and Gimli also joined combat Legolas took up his bow and begun to slay many when he realized they needed to escape.
"Gimli! Go! Join the Hobbits!" he cried. Gimli ran up the steps and took up another fabric and slid down the rope.
"Ednocon…" he began
" I'm going already." Ednocon cut him off.
"Gandalf you must go now also, we have no hope left in fighting." Gandalf went up took hold of the fabric and slid down.
" Aragon go now or you will never leave this place."
Aragon went to the window and called out to Legolas,
"Take care of her or I will not let you forget it!" and was gone.
Sari had now killed the last of the Orcs there and ran over and shut the door because now more were coming. As she made the final effort to close the door she collapsed form exhaustion. Legolas ran to her and scooped her up in his arms.
"Come on we mustn't give up. Wake up, Sari!"
When she made no attempt to get up he lifted her and saw she had fainted. He brought her to the window where the air made her stir.
" What?" she began.
" We have to slid down the rope to safety," he picked up the last piece of fabric as the Orcs came through the door. He fitted the fabric to the rope and with her in his arms slid down. The Orcs had begun to rain arrows down at them when they were half way down the rope. The two got there safely, but as he set his feet down to the branch it broke. They began to fall when both hit their heads on lower branches and were knocked unconscious.