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The company landed on the shore and everybody scrambled out. Legolas right away went about searching for anything that could pose a threat, while Sam, Merry and Pippin sat down by a rock and just relaxed. Aallieah went and sat down next to Sam and let out a content sigh.

Aragorn strode around for a while and then made his announcement, "We shall cross the lake at night fall then hide the boats and continue on foot. We shall approach Moria from the north."

Right away Gimli started to complain, "Oh yes? Just a simple matter of finding our way through Emyn Muil? An impossible labyrinth of razor-sharp rocks? And after that, it gets even better! Festering, stinking, marshlands as far as the eye can see."

"That is our road. I suggest you take some rest and recover your strength Master Dwarf."

Gimli then started to stutter outrageously in indignation. Aallieah walked over and put a comforting hand on his shoulder.

"He means nothing," she murmured in his ear.

He nodded and turned to polishing his axe.

Legolas then came back from his wanderings and pulled Aragorn aside, "We should leave now."

Aallieah, who overheard, agreed, "Yes, we should."

Aragorn scowled at her, "If I recall we did not ask you to join us."

"I am part of this Fellowship, I can join you if I care to."

Aragorn scowled again and pulled Legolas further away from the annoying faerie, "No. Orcs patrol the shore. We must wait for the cover of darkness."

"It is not the opposite shore that worries me. A shadow and a threat has been growing in my mind. Something draws ever nearer, I can feel it. Just as Aallieah had said."

Suddenly Merry looked around and asked, "Where's Frodo?"

Sam then jumped to his feet and began looking around in frenzy. Aallieah also looked around and then grimly turned to the rest of the group, "I think the question we need to ask is where is Boromir?"

Aragorn glanced at her and then at Legolas, "We need to find both. Head to the north and I shall head to the south. You there, hobbits stay here. Gimli, Aallieah come on!"

With that everyone took off.

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Gimli had decided to take off straight to the west in hopes of meeting the elf and man half way. Aallieah followed Legolas.

"Legolas, I was going to ask you, why were you so amazed at the necklace the Lady bestowed upon me?"

He didn't even look back but kept jogging. Aallieah took to the air and flew easily beside him.

"Well?"

"The Blood Necklace has never been given to any outside of the Elven race. It simply amazed me that Galadriel would give it to you."

The faerie nodded, "I have known Galadriel for sometime and she has known me for even longer."

"I thought as much. Fly above the trees and see if you can spot them."

Aallieah shot to the treetops and began to circle lazily. After a while, when her slowly widening circle filed to provide and information an awful stench swept over her. She sniffed deeply and started to gag. She then dropped below the trees to where Legolas was stationed and proceeded to tell him about the smell. She had not even gotten the second word out of her mouth when Legolas uttered a single word.

"Orcs!"

"Here?"

"Shh!"

He stood and listened to the breeze intensely and then started sprinting to the southwest of them.

"What is it?" cried the anxious faerie.

"I hear the sounds of battle! Come! We must bring aid to our friends!"

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A giant orc has Aragorn pinned between two others when two arrows flew true through the crowd and hit their targets. Gimli ran into the clearing right behind Legolas and started to hack open and orc that dared chance coming within range of the furious dwarf. Aallieah landed behind the mob of orcs and began chopping her way through.

"Aragorn! Go!" shouted Legolas.

Aragorn turned and ran off towards the hobbits. They were still unaware of the present battle.

Legolas was shooting arrows as fast as he could get his hands on them. After he had ran out of his own, he had resorted to grabbing the orcs' own arrows and bringing them down. In the center of all was Gimli, a wide path of destruction lay all around him. Aallieah was too fighting with all she had. She was throwing her daggers and kicking her way back over to them. Luckily, most of the orcs' attention was centered on the two in the middle of the fray and Aallieah managed to pick off a few that did not notice her until it was too late.

Even against their efforts, many of the orcs managed to slip away from the three fighters and make their way after Aragorn. They did not have far to go until they met him either. He had only gotten roughly thirty feet away from Legolas before he had been ambushed by orcs. But, even though, he was fighting like a mad thing. Many orcs lay dead at his feet, but still more were moving up for their turn.

Suddenly through the relatively still air a blast could be heard. All paused for a moment until they realized what it was that they were hearing.

"The Horn of Gondor!" cried Legolas.

"Boromir!" Aragorn shouted and started to hack his way towards the sound.

But, once again all were sidetracked by masses of orcs, it seemed like more and more were coming at every moment. Seeing that they would not get to aid their companion, Aallieah once again shot into the air amid many arrows aimed at her. She flew low over the trees until she could see Boromir with two of the hobbits cowering behind him. Suddenly out of no where an arrow embedded itself in Boromir's chest.

Aallieah gave a little scream of horror and started to dive. Just as she would have been able to start attacking, another arrow hit the valiant man, but still he did not fall! Aallieah landed and started to fight her way over to the failing man, but the orc must have knew her intention and tried their best to hold her back—it was working.

Finally a third arrow sprouted from Boromir's chest and he fell to his knees. Orcs swarmed around him but did not touch him. Two of the awful beings grabbed the hobbits and took off. Aallieah tried to get to them, but it was in vain. Boromir looked over at her while he was gasping for breath and then looked behind her and to the right. There the largest of all the orcs was aiming a crossbow. At first she thought it was meant for her, but it was not. It was the last arrow that was meant to stop Boromir's life.

Just as the string pulled taunt and the arrow was about to fly a dark blur knocked the archer over. It was Aragorn! Seeing this Aallieah fought on with all of her strength and soon, she too had many dead at her feet. Every once in a while she would glance at the fighting man and marvel at his strength. Soon she glanced over again only to see a headless body fall to the ground—an orc's headless body.

She cut down the last orc in her range and looked over to Boromir only to see that Aragorn was already leaning over him. She turned and watched the last orc disappear over a rise and then back up the hill to where Legolas and Gimli were now standing. Aallieah looked expectantly at Legolas and all he did was shake his head sadly. Gimli too was staring at the ground looking very remorse.

When Aallieah looked back to Aragorn, he leaned over Boromir's now still body and gently kissed his forehead. He then rose slowly and looked at the three with tears coursing down his face.

"He has gone."

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A/N: I know, not very long, but I hope it had enough action in it for some. It is really hard to write action scenes, believe me!

I am really sorry that I have not updated for a little while, but the ideas for my other story are taking over my head! Ahhhh! You get the general idea.

I hope everyon likes this chapter. Please leave a review and tell me what you think!

Happy New Year!