Legacy of the Ring
Echo the Nymph
Disclaimer: I don't own Lord of the Rings
Chapter 32
"Sam!" A feminine voice cried. He turned around and fell under the force of her hug. "Don't you ever run off on me again!"
Then, she felt a warm breath on her back. She bit back a scream when she saw the lesser dragon.
"Relax Rosie. Her name is Talitha." Sam managed to sit up. Once he had done so, he noticed that Rosie had become very pale.
"Talitha, carisa amakaiya." Phoenix called. The dragoness fluttered over to her huntress. "You can trust him. She will not harm you." The huntress curled up her legs so that she could more easily make eye contact with the hobbit. "Chadesera. I am the High Princess Phoenix, dragon-bound Huntress of the Line of Fire."
Slowly, she relaxed. Then, a terrified scream came from Rosie, causing all to cover their ears.
"Perhaps we should have put our hoods up." Legolas muttered. They found themselves surrounded by hobbits. Armed hobbits. Angrily, Phoenix got to her hooves.
"Zerale!" Her tone startled them. Never before had a centaur sounded so angry to them. What was going on? "You are acting irrational! Elves do not commit the crimes that were described!" The deep blue eyes in her face sparkled in rage. Then, she turned back to her company. "Perhara weya arana leana thora nanar eleyre ne ah batal." Agreement came from them so she turned back to the hobbits.
"I want you to relax. The powers of true shaman run deep within me. Now, what you will see is drawn from the memories of the Fellowship of the Ring." Her eyes slid closed as she called up what she wanted to show them. Her friends followed her lead, allowing her powers to flow into them so that what they remembered would also be in what was shone.
~f
There were orcs everywhere. Not one was going to retreat from this battle as representatives of the four kindreds were present. All of them of high rank. Arrows whined through the air as steel clashed against steel and flesh hit flesh.
Frodo cried out in pain as he fell down. The orc nearly had him, but then... Phoenix let out an angered cry. She kicked her enemy away and shot the orc attacking her friend. A graceful leap was let out over the ground. The huntress lay aside her bow and frantically worked to stop the bleeding from the wound on his leg. Instantly, Lord Elrond and Legolas were protecting them from the onslaught as they had also seen their friend fall.
Sunlight glinted off the ax blade Gimli wielded, as he slew more of the threatening orcs. Once they were out of the way, Lord Elrond cas aside his sword and knelt next to Phoenix. Aragorn dashed off and came back a few seconds later with a plant that he knew would be needed.
"Frodo, don't you dare give up!" Elrond commanded as he cleaned the wound.
Tears were running down Phoenix's face. He was in danger and she knew that their help was needed. She began to sing softly, drawing Frodo's attention away from what was happening.
"Sonya ria denara feylas. Ai loatta welea nava betrare sonya.
Auia siy las sho darre, be liva ahn fueja.
Roja barra, di'la sestra sonyar liva va nocta. Sonya ria denara feylas.
Roja barra, di'la sestra sonyar liva va nocta, be rema ne sho lija.
Sonya ria denara feylas. Ai loatta welea nava betrare sonya.
Auia siy las sho darre, be liva ahn fueja.
Roja barra, di'la sestra sonyar liva va nocta be rema ne sho lija."
Frodo sat up once they were finished. He was a little disoriented and it was clear that he couldn't walk. "I hope that never happens again. It's not that I don't trust you..." The hobbit broke of as Talitha placed him on Phoenix's back and she carefully rose to her hooves. The dragoness grabbed the bow and placed it back where it belonged. Legolas and Elrond held him to her as they continued back to the campsite.
f~
Phoenix opened her eyes and looked at the gathered hobbits. Varying degrees of shock were on their faces. These elves were truly friends. Why else would they help a hobbit? They lowered their weapons, still confused.
Talitha nudged aside a couple of hobbits, revealing another female one. She dashed to Frodo and knocked him over with a hug. "Don't you run off on me again!"
"Lilly, can you let me up?" He inquired. Ony then did he realize that she had become very important to him.
The other hobbits dispersed, seeing that they weren't needed.
"Running off wasn't my choice. We had a responsibility to protect Middle-Earth." Frodo stood up, still confused as to why he had only now realized something.
Samwise opened the door to Bag End. "Come in." Then he gazed to the taller ones. "And do watch your head."
They filed into the hobbit hole, all the taller ones ducking to avoid any cranial collisions. A thwack was heard soon after Gandalf stood up.
When will I learn that I have to watch where I'm going?
Phoenix curled up on a rug that was out of everyone's way. Talitha chirped softly as she settled next to her. They hadn't been there for more than a minute when the hobbit ladies came out of the kitchen.
"Can you believe those two?" Rosie inquired.
A soft, bell-like chuckle drew their attention to the huntress. "They know what they are doing." She rose to her hooves, ducking her head to avoid the beams. The filly curled up so that she was eye to eye with Lilly. "I am the High Princess Phoenix, Huntress of the Line of Fire. Chadesera."
Lilly knew she could trust her, somehow. In response to that subconscious knowledge, she flung her arms around the huntress in a hug. "I'm Lilly Bracegirdle."
Echo the Nymph
Disclaimer: I don't own Lord of the Rings
Chapter 32
"Sam!" A feminine voice cried. He turned around and fell under the force of her hug. "Don't you ever run off on me again!"
Then, she felt a warm breath on her back. She bit back a scream when she saw the lesser dragon.
"Relax Rosie. Her name is Talitha." Sam managed to sit up. Once he had done so, he noticed that Rosie had become very pale.
"Talitha, carisa amakaiya." Phoenix called. The dragoness fluttered over to her huntress. "You can trust him. She will not harm you." The huntress curled up her legs so that she could more easily make eye contact with the hobbit. "Chadesera. I am the High Princess Phoenix, dragon-bound Huntress of the Line of Fire."
Slowly, she relaxed. Then, a terrified scream came from Rosie, causing all to cover their ears.
"Perhaps we should have put our hoods up." Legolas muttered. They found themselves surrounded by hobbits. Armed hobbits. Angrily, Phoenix got to her hooves.
"Zerale!" Her tone startled them. Never before had a centaur sounded so angry to them. What was going on? "You are acting irrational! Elves do not commit the crimes that were described!" The deep blue eyes in her face sparkled in rage. Then, she turned back to her company. "Perhara weya arana leana thora nanar eleyre ne ah batal." Agreement came from them so she turned back to the hobbits.
"I want you to relax. The powers of true shaman run deep within me. Now, what you will see is drawn from the memories of the Fellowship of the Ring." Her eyes slid closed as she called up what she wanted to show them. Her friends followed her lead, allowing her powers to flow into them so that what they remembered would also be in what was shone.
~f
There were orcs everywhere. Not one was going to retreat from this battle as representatives of the four kindreds were present. All of them of high rank. Arrows whined through the air as steel clashed against steel and flesh hit flesh.
Frodo cried out in pain as he fell down. The orc nearly had him, but then... Phoenix let out an angered cry. She kicked her enemy away and shot the orc attacking her friend. A graceful leap was let out over the ground. The huntress lay aside her bow and frantically worked to stop the bleeding from the wound on his leg. Instantly, Lord Elrond and Legolas were protecting them from the onslaught as they had also seen their friend fall.
Sunlight glinted off the ax blade Gimli wielded, as he slew more of the threatening orcs. Once they were out of the way, Lord Elrond cas aside his sword and knelt next to Phoenix. Aragorn dashed off and came back a few seconds later with a plant that he knew would be needed.
"Frodo, don't you dare give up!" Elrond commanded as he cleaned the wound.
Tears were running down Phoenix's face. He was in danger and she knew that their help was needed. She began to sing softly, drawing Frodo's attention away from what was happening.
"Sonya ria denara feylas. Ai loatta welea nava betrare sonya.
Auia siy las sho darre, be liva ahn fueja.
Roja barra, di'la sestra sonyar liva va nocta. Sonya ria denara feylas.
Roja barra, di'la sestra sonyar liva va nocta, be rema ne sho lija.
Sonya ria denara feylas. Ai loatta welea nava betrare sonya.
Auia siy las sho darre, be liva ahn fueja.
Roja barra, di'la sestra sonyar liva va nocta be rema ne sho lija."
Frodo sat up once they were finished. He was a little disoriented and it was clear that he couldn't walk. "I hope that never happens again. It's not that I don't trust you..." The hobbit broke of as Talitha placed him on Phoenix's back and she carefully rose to her hooves. The dragoness grabbed the bow and placed it back where it belonged. Legolas and Elrond held him to her as they continued back to the campsite.
f~
Phoenix opened her eyes and looked at the gathered hobbits. Varying degrees of shock were on their faces. These elves were truly friends. Why else would they help a hobbit? They lowered their weapons, still confused.
Talitha nudged aside a couple of hobbits, revealing another female one. She dashed to Frodo and knocked him over with a hug. "Don't you run off on me again!"
"Lilly, can you let me up?" He inquired. Ony then did he realize that she had become very important to him.
The other hobbits dispersed, seeing that they weren't needed.
"Running off wasn't my choice. We had a responsibility to protect Middle-Earth." Frodo stood up, still confused as to why he had only now realized something.
Samwise opened the door to Bag End. "Come in." Then he gazed to the taller ones. "And do watch your head."
They filed into the hobbit hole, all the taller ones ducking to avoid any cranial collisions. A thwack was heard soon after Gandalf stood up.
When will I learn that I have to watch where I'm going?
Phoenix curled up on a rug that was out of everyone's way. Talitha chirped softly as she settled next to her. They hadn't been there for more than a minute when the hobbit ladies came out of the kitchen.
"Can you believe those two?" Rosie inquired.
A soft, bell-like chuckle drew their attention to the huntress. "They know what they are doing." She rose to her hooves, ducking her head to avoid the beams. The filly curled up so that she was eye to eye with Lilly. "I am the High Princess Phoenix, Huntress of the Line of Fire. Chadesera."
Lilly knew she could trust her, somehow. In response to that subconscious knowledge, she flung her arms around the huntress in a hug. "I'm Lilly Bracegirdle."