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Musings on a Mountain
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There was a still silence as they started up the mountain. Most of the silence could be accounted for as Merry and Pippin kept their strength for climbing the icy slope,for the others the climb was difficult although encouraging horses to go with them used a lot more energy than normal. Like the human,hobbits and dwarf the horses sank into the deep snow,however,as his riders did,the elfin horse simply walked upon it. Leonae did not walk beside the Prince for an unknown reason. Legolas seemed conscious of the loneliness but but did not question it. Aragorn's thoughts seemed to return to him as he contemplated the elf's behavior.
(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)Aragorn(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)
I watched the delicate being walk to snow. It seemed as if we could loose her in the blinding whiteness,she seemed even more ethereal then she had in the green forest or dark nights where she emitted a sheen to the air around her,but my heart sank every time she would turn enough for me to see her eyes. It was true,something had been lost from within the elf,just as I could see it happen to Legolas. Any night when one of them stood watch by the glowing fire they seemed as melancholy as the songs that slipped from their lips. Such a beautiful sadness,but it cut me none the less.
No matter how much I missed Arwen,the knowledge of being able to see rivendell from the other side of the mountain gave me such hope,and now the elves had to worry me just as my high spirits returned,such is my luck. They had no reason to be in such a state. It seemed clear to me what is wrong,it would be great reason for their current unhappiness but they were in each other's company every second of every day or night.
I remembered the words of the wise elf on love. He had helped me through a time when I most needed his kind words,now he had fallen victim to the emotion,and without good reason. There was nothing parting the two,and they seemed so playful and good spirited while they rode together. It was as if they had pondered the thought and persuaded themselves that the other was unreachable. But perhaps it was just me,being a mere human whom thought he could see when there was nothing.
"Samwise," I turned to the toiling hobbit beside me who looked up at the mention of his name, "do you notice a change in the elves?"
"Can't say much sir,they seem a little tired,perhaps even sad....but it has been a long journey for Legolas and the girl has seen many things that I would never like to witness in my time." Sam's words were always very true and rational,although this time I felt that I had seen deeper than he. In any case it was confirmed to me,someone else had captured the creatures' mood and that was all I needed to bring about the subject with my friend- perhaps later that night...
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I was feeling the cold more than any elf alive should. My energy had fallen greatly due to my own thoughts. I looked and the Prince lightly treading on the soft snow. It hurt me to be so close to Legolas. The night when we spoke and shot arrows together gave me such joy and bliss,but now that I pondered it and thought of him so,I realized how far from my reach he was. A Prince-why would I allow myself to imagine being with prince who was probably already betrothed to a fair princess from a land I had never seen or even heard of. Here was I,plain as mud,with my hair tied in a rough braid and already covered in leaves and mud,my garments did not fare any better. Old blood staining it for the most part and at the hem there seemed to be a store of mud. I was a fool to allow myself to be so fond of him.
My mind turned to things which tore at my heart equally as much,I thought of it far too much and refused to show my feeling to anyone in the company,no matter how much I trusted and desired to tell them. I felt it was too much to burden them with - they are such light hearted folk. My mind,though I willed it not to,turned once again to the past I had been rescued from.
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She lay awake,though her eyes were closed. They were well enough away from the burned ruins that was once their home to sleep and all but the eldest of the escapers and Nimarato had the pleasure of sleeping. Leonae listened to them talk of the strange manner in which her siblings were found as silent tears traced her cheeks.
"'Twas some manner of ceremony-a sacrifice...at least from what I can tell of your description." Once again the elder elf fell into silent thinking.".....the star-on the stomach...did it resemble this?" He asked,obviously stopping the draw it in the ground.
"Yes,very much so.You know of it?"
"Alas yes. 'Tis an evil spell,known only to a few."
"And what,pray tell,will it do?"
"It is not complete,they still require the third sibling,hence there is still hope...if only a little."He uttered in a low voice,"For as long as she remains safe in our company,they will fail it's completion. As for it's purpose....It would raise an army....With the full spell he could share at least half the power of the dark lords army."
"There have been many who know of such spells,all have failed. I do not see how this one would succeed where others have not-you worry me for no reason."
"Ignorant elf! Our company are all but dead,the orcs still roam this area and you are telling me that we should not worry? The enchantment has been well protected and hidden well for many years," he said calming himself down,"Do you know how hard it would be to detect three siblings of purity? The blood of a maiden is said to be pure-to kill three of the same blood in such a torturous way would take great evil,or great stupidity. Who would dare to do such a thing if he wasn't sure he would gain his power? My friend we stand in the middle of such danger,the only way of putting an end to the plot completely would be to kill her ourselves,and that,I hope, is something none of our party would dream of."
"Then they shall not be allowed to find her then,shall they?" The elder man shook his head.
"You cannot protect her always Nimarato,no matter how much you care for her. There will be times she must be alone,and those are the time I fear."
"Then must we hunt the being whom has begun it?"
"Hunt? My dear boy,you would hunt the wind.."
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The tear that was allowed to fall from my face felt more like an icicle than anything else. I could feel Aragorn's eyes upon me and could not ignore it,wondering what thoughts ran through his head. He was a wise man-a king and ranger so I was lead to believe.
My head,through some will of it's own turned me to look at Legolas. Though my heart leapt it also felt torn as I remembered my previous thoughts.
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While they trudged through the cold,and by now fast falling snow,the most that Pippin could think about was how sore his feet were and how long it would be before spirits were high enough to have a quick snowball fight. Merry shook the snow from between his toes and wondered how long Pip could hold himself back from inflicting a full scale snowball war on the weary company,Gimli was protectively holding his axe,not letting a flake of snow touch it,lest his weapon freeze instantly and thinking nothing in particular. Legolas Pondered many things,his mind jumping from one to another.
However,before any thought could be seriously considered be was woken from his wondering by a welcome distraction from Aragorn.
"We must rest the night! There is a cave not far!"
"We could cover miles in such a time!" responded Legolas, "It is still light!"
"But nowhere else on this mountain shall we find shelter!" he shouted over the snow, "We can cover the rest of the ascent tomorrow-we set out before dawn!"
With all weary and far too tired to argue with their leader's decision the company reached a cave. It was quite deep and spacious with room for a small fire to be lit along with the bedrolls.
As it was still daylight the party felt no need to light a fire as of yet,and no one of them would brave the blizzard that seemed to be building outside to reach the small wood not far from the cave,when it died down they would send someone to find fuel. They settled and the hobbits began their routine of finding at least one story or song that had gone untold so far and they set to entertaining,with Aragorn pitching in on the verses they had forgotten. Gimli as ever was completely entranced with the simple amusements,Leonae was glad of having something to occupy her mind,letting it rest from her own,somewhat depressing thoughts.Legolas finally had time to ponder what the snow prevented him from pondering. He sat looking aimlessly at the moving hobbits and got lost in his thoughts.
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Okay,this goes quicker because I'm re-posting and just working out the kinks. But none the less......
Please,Please,Please Review!(Remember how much I need review Juice?;) )
I'm not well and have nothing to do....so guess what? I torture you with another chapter.Mwahahaha!
'key her you go.
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Musings on a Mountain
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There was a still silence as they started up the mountain. Most of the silence could be accounted for as Merry and Pippin kept their strength for climbing the icy slope,for the others the climb was difficult although encouraging horses to go with them used a lot more energy than normal. Like the human,hobbits and dwarf the horses sank into the deep snow,however,as his riders did,the elfin horse simply walked upon it. Leonae did not walk beside the Prince for an unknown reason. Legolas seemed conscious of the loneliness but but did not question it. Aragorn's thoughts seemed to return to him as he contemplated the elf's behavior.
(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)Aragorn(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)
I watched the delicate being walk to snow. It seemed as if we could loose her in the blinding whiteness,she seemed even more ethereal then she had in the green forest or dark nights where she emitted a sheen to the air around her,but my heart sank every time she would turn enough for me to see her eyes. It was true,something had been lost from within the elf,just as I could see it happen to Legolas. Any night when one of them stood watch by the glowing fire they seemed as melancholy as the songs that slipped from their lips. Such a beautiful sadness,but it cut me none the less.
No matter how much I missed Arwen,the knowledge of being able to see rivendell from the other side of the mountain gave me such hope,and now the elves had to worry me just as my high spirits returned,such is my luck. They had no reason to be in such a state. It seemed clear to me what is wrong,it would be great reason for their current unhappiness but they were in each other's company every second of every day or night.
I remembered the words of the wise elf on love. He had helped me through a time when I most needed his kind words,now he had fallen victim to the emotion,and without good reason. There was nothing parting the two,and they seemed so playful and good spirited while they rode together. It was as if they had pondered the thought and persuaded themselves that the other was unreachable. But perhaps it was just me,being a mere human whom thought he could see when there was nothing.
"Samwise," I turned to the toiling hobbit beside me who looked up at the mention of his name, "do you notice a change in the elves?"
"Can't say much sir,they seem a little tired,perhaps even sad....but it has been a long journey for Legolas and the girl has seen many things that I would never like to witness in my time." Sam's words were always very true and rational,although this time I felt that I had seen deeper than he. In any case it was confirmed to me,someone else had captured the creatures' mood and that was all I needed to bring about the subject with my friend- perhaps later that night...
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I was feeling the cold more than any elf alive should. My energy had fallen greatly due to my own thoughts. I looked and the Prince lightly treading on the soft snow. It hurt me to be so close to Legolas. The night when we spoke and shot arrows together gave me such joy and bliss,but now that I pondered it and thought of him so,I realized how far from my reach he was. A Prince-why would I allow myself to imagine being with prince who was probably already betrothed to a fair princess from a land I had never seen or even heard of. Here was I,plain as mud,with my hair tied in a rough braid and already covered in leaves and mud,my garments did not fare any better. Old blood staining it for the most part and at the hem there seemed to be a store of mud. I was a fool to allow myself to be so fond of him.
My mind turned to things which tore at my heart equally as much,I thought of it far too much and refused to show my feeling to anyone in the company,no matter how much I trusted and desired to tell them. I felt it was too much to burden them with - they are such light hearted folk. My mind,though I willed it not to,turned once again to the past I had been rescued from.
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She lay awake,though her eyes were closed. They were well enough away from the burned ruins that was once their home to sleep and all but the eldest of the escapers and Nimarato had the pleasure of sleeping. Leonae listened to them talk of the strange manner in which her siblings were found as silent tears traced her cheeks.
"'Twas some manner of ceremony-a sacrifice...at least from what I can tell of your description." Once again the elder elf fell into silent thinking.".....the star-on the stomach...did it resemble this?" He asked,obviously stopping the draw it in the ground.
"Yes,very much so.You know of it?"
"Alas yes. 'Tis an evil spell,known only to a few."
"And what,pray tell,will it do?"
"It is not complete,they still require the third sibling,hence there is still hope...if only a little."He uttered in a low voice,"For as long as she remains safe in our company,they will fail it's completion. As for it's purpose....It would raise an army....With the full spell he could share at least half the power of the dark lords army."
"There have been many who know of such spells,all have failed. I do not see how this one would succeed where others have not-you worry me for no reason."
"Ignorant elf! Our company are all but dead,the orcs still roam this area and you are telling me that we should not worry? The enchantment has been well protected and hidden well for many years," he said calming himself down,"Do you know how hard it would be to detect three siblings of purity? The blood of a maiden is said to be pure-to kill three of the same blood in such a torturous way would take great evil,or great stupidity. Who would dare to do such a thing if he wasn't sure he would gain his power? My friend we stand in the middle of such danger,the only way of putting an end to the plot completely would be to kill her ourselves,and that,I hope, is something none of our party would dream of."
"Then they shall not be allowed to find her then,shall they?" The elder man shook his head.
"You cannot protect her always Nimarato,no matter how much you care for her. There will be times she must be alone,and those are the time I fear."
"Then must we hunt the being whom has begun it?"
"Hunt? My dear boy,you would hunt the wind.."
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The tear that was allowed to fall from my face felt more like an icicle than anything else. I could feel Aragorn's eyes upon me and could not ignore it,wondering what thoughts ran through his head. He was a wise man-a king and ranger so I was lead to believe.
My head,through some will of it's own turned me to look at Legolas. Though my heart leapt it also felt torn as I remembered my previous thoughts.
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While they trudged through the cold,and by now fast falling snow,the most that Pippin could think about was how sore his feet were and how long it would be before spirits were high enough to have a quick snowball fight. Merry shook the snow from between his toes and wondered how long Pip could hold himself back from inflicting a full scale snowball war on the weary company,Gimli was protectively holding his axe,not letting a flake of snow touch it,lest his weapon freeze instantly and thinking nothing in particular. Legolas Pondered many things,his mind jumping from one to another.
However,before any thought could be seriously considered be was woken from his wondering by a welcome distraction from Aragorn.
"We must rest the night! There is a cave not far!"
"We could cover miles in such a time!" responded Legolas, "It is still light!"
"But nowhere else on this mountain shall we find shelter!" he shouted over the snow, "We can cover the rest of the ascent tomorrow-we set out before dawn!"
With all weary and far too tired to argue with their leader's decision the company reached a cave. It was quite deep and spacious with room for a small fire to be lit along with the bedrolls.
As it was still daylight the party felt no need to light a fire as of yet,and no one of them would brave the blizzard that seemed to be building outside to reach the small wood not far from the cave,when it died down they would send someone to find fuel. They settled and the hobbits began their routine of finding at least one story or song that had gone untold so far and they set to entertaining,with Aragorn pitching in on the verses they had forgotten. Gimli as ever was completely entranced with the simple amusements,Leonae was glad of having something to occupy her mind,letting it rest from her own,somewhat depressing thoughts.Legolas finally had time to ponder what the snow prevented him from pondering. He sat looking aimlessly at the moving hobbits and got lost in his thoughts.
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Okay,this goes quicker because I'm re-posting and just working out the kinks. But none the less......
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