Krystal gave out a yell of surprise as the rope broke and felt herself
falling. She felt a hand grab her wrist as she struggled to grab onto a
rock, a small ledge—anything that could help her from falling. Pippin
helped her get back up onto the top of the cliff as the rope slid down
below Krystal.
"Are you all right?" Merry yelled from below.
"I'm fine!" Krystal yelled down to them, panting slightly. "I think we may have to find another way down, though."
"How'd the rope snap like that?" Pippin asked.
"I don't know," Krystal said as she got up. "Maybe it wasn't strong enough?" Pippin went over to the remaining rope that was still tied around the log.
"No," Pippin shook his head. "It didn't snap by itself."
"What are you saying?" Pippin took the end of the rope in his hand.
"Someone cut it. See how even the strands where the rope broke is?" Krystal nodded. "There's no way it could break all by itself and be that even looking."
"But who would be following us?" Krystal asked.
"Probably someone in league with Sauron,"
"Well I know that," Krystal said. "What I meant to say is why? I mean, I didn't think anyone besides Elrond, Galadriel, and the Fellowship knew that I had the Ring." Pippin shook his head.
"I can't think of anyone. You haven't put it on before have you?" Krystal shook her head. "Well, let's leave those questions for when we can actually answer them and spend our thoughts on finding a way back down there. It's obvious that they can't throw the rope back up here." Krystal and Pippin turned and started walking down a path, sticking close to the cliff so that they could see if there was another way down.
A dark figure lurked unnoticed in the trees ahead of them, listening to their conversation before walking off deeper into the shadows.
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A/N: I'll try to have the next chapter up A.S.A.P. If you want to know when the next chapter is up, e-mail me at AWinters64@hotmail.com. More to come soon! (Hopefully ^^; )
"Are you all right?" Merry yelled from below.
"I'm fine!" Krystal yelled down to them, panting slightly. "I think we may have to find another way down, though."
"How'd the rope snap like that?" Pippin asked.
"I don't know," Krystal said as she got up. "Maybe it wasn't strong enough?" Pippin went over to the remaining rope that was still tied around the log.
"No," Pippin shook his head. "It didn't snap by itself."
"What are you saying?" Pippin took the end of the rope in his hand.
"Someone cut it. See how even the strands where the rope broke is?" Krystal nodded. "There's no way it could break all by itself and be that even looking."
"But who would be following us?" Krystal asked.
"Probably someone in league with Sauron,"
"Well I know that," Krystal said. "What I meant to say is why? I mean, I didn't think anyone besides Elrond, Galadriel, and the Fellowship knew that I had the Ring." Pippin shook his head.
"I can't think of anyone. You haven't put it on before have you?" Krystal shook her head. "Well, let's leave those questions for when we can actually answer them and spend our thoughts on finding a way back down there. It's obvious that they can't throw the rope back up here." Krystal and Pippin turned and started walking down a path, sticking close to the cliff so that they could see if there was another way down.
A dark figure lurked unnoticed in the trees ahead of them, listening to their conversation before walking off deeper into the shadows.
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A/N: I'll try to have the next chapter up A.S.A.P. If you want to know when the next chapter is up, e-mail me at AWinters64@hotmail.com. More to come soon! (Hopefully ^^; )