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As the ominous mountains grew ever closer, Gandalf restated his warnings to Estel. "I promise you it shan't be easy nor comfortable. It is a cold and miserable ride, and how many adventures have you been on?"
Estel said barely audibly "I went on a fox hunt once........" but the, after reflecting a moment, he said, "But there's a first for everything. I am ready for a blizzard!"
"And you'd better be." Gandalf said, with a small laugh. By the next morning, they had reached the High Pass. Several elves stood their, and as Gandalf and Estel came closer, one of the elves drew up to Gandalf.
"Sir, this is no trip through a garden." He said, doubtful that the little company would get far.
"I am Mithrandir." Gandalf said with a frown, throwing his hood back. The elf blushed with embarrassment.
"I am sorry........I mistook you for-" he begin his apology, only to be cut short by the impatient wizard.
"Yes, I am sure you are, now scoot! Let us pass!" he said, making a shooing motion with his hands, as Estel struggled not to laugh at the poor elf in his predicament. They passed the elvish guards, as the one elf continued wringing his hands in apology.
At first, everything went smooth and easy, and Estel began to relax, thinking Gandalf had underestimated him. But as the day went by, the path grew rockier, until the point where he and Gandalf had to dismount and go in one line, masters following their horses, all clutching to the bleak rock cliffsides that were supposed to be the trail. And then, to boot, it began snowing.
That night, the only place they could find shelter was under a cliff, and they feared to fall asleep for fear of tumbling right off. Estel shivered miserably, munching on cram and rubbing his hands together. "Gandalf, p-please, can w-we have a s-small fire?" he asked, shivering.
Gandalf sighed. "Yes, a large sign to the orcs and goblins who live here: 'We are here!'. But if you must," Estel nodded quickly, "fine." He muttered several words which Estel could not catch in the shrieking of the wind, and a small fire ignited from the end of his staff.
With relief, Estel warmed himself and fell into drowsiness, his last thought was "I hope I don't roll off the cliff......." And he shut his eyes without meaning to.
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Estel was rudely awakened, and opened his mouth to say by instinct "Stop it Elrohir......" only to find the hands that had shaken him awake were not of his brothers, and not even of Gandalf's. They were the grimy hands of a goblin. Which classified Estel as mincemeat.
Cliffy!!!! Why I called Estel mincemeat, I don't know. But review to find out if Estel gets killed or not (well, obviously not, then we would have ourselves a nice paradox). Okay, rather, review to find out how Estel gets out of this predicament. And should he meet Gollum too? (Hey, I'm a Gollum fan, gimme a break!!) Review, and I want to know, seriously, if Gollum should be in it or not. Also, I updated one of my stories, Tuilere, and I have gotten only one new review *hinthint*.
As the ominous mountains grew ever closer, Gandalf restated his warnings to Estel. "I promise you it shan't be easy nor comfortable. It is a cold and miserable ride, and how many adventures have you been on?"
Estel said barely audibly "I went on a fox hunt once........" but the, after reflecting a moment, he said, "But there's a first for everything. I am ready for a blizzard!"
"And you'd better be." Gandalf said, with a small laugh. By the next morning, they had reached the High Pass. Several elves stood their, and as Gandalf and Estel came closer, one of the elves drew up to Gandalf.
"Sir, this is no trip through a garden." He said, doubtful that the little company would get far.
"I am Mithrandir." Gandalf said with a frown, throwing his hood back. The elf blushed with embarrassment.
"I am sorry........I mistook you for-" he begin his apology, only to be cut short by the impatient wizard.
"Yes, I am sure you are, now scoot! Let us pass!" he said, making a shooing motion with his hands, as Estel struggled not to laugh at the poor elf in his predicament. They passed the elvish guards, as the one elf continued wringing his hands in apology.
At first, everything went smooth and easy, and Estel began to relax, thinking Gandalf had underestimated him. But as the day went by, the path grew rockier, until the point where he and Gandalf had to dismount and go in one line, masters following their horses, all clutching to the bleak rock cliffsides that were supposed to be the trail. And then, to boot, it began snowing.
That night, the only place they could find shelter was under a cliff, and they feared to fall asleep for fear of tumbling right off. Estel shivered miserably, munching on cram and rubbing his hands together. "Gandalf, p-please, can w-we have a s-small fire?" he asked, shivering.
Gandalf sighed. "Yes, a large sign to the orcs and goblins who live here: 'We are here!'. But if you must," Estel nodded quickly, "fine." He muttered several words which Estel could not catch in the shrieking of the wind, and a small fire ignited from the end of his staff.
With relief, Estel warmed himself and fell into drowsiness, his last thought was "I hope I don't roll off the cliff......." And he shut his eyes without meaning to.
=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=
Estel was rudely awakened, and opened his mouth to say by instinct "Stop it Elrohir......" only to find the hands that had shaken him awake were not of his brothers, and not even of Gandalf's. They were the grimy hands of a goblin. Which classified Estel as mincemeat.
Cliffy!!!! Why I called Estel mincemeat, I don't know. But review to find out if Estel gets killed or not (well, obviously not, then we would have ourselves a nice paradox). Okay, rather, review to find out how Estel gets out of this predicament. And should he meet Gollum too? (Hey, I'm a Gollum fan, gimme a break!!) Review, and I want to know, seriously, if Gollum should be in it or not. Also, I updated one of my stories, Tuilere, and I have gotten only one new review *hinthint*.