Back for another chapter! Thanks to everyone who reviewed, I love you all! I still have no clue what happened at the end of the Silmarillion, so I would like some knowledge on that subject *smiles* Umm..nothing really else to say, so here's the next chapter, hope you like! Oh,, I must warn you that I'm horrible at fight scenes, so bear with me.
Chapter 2
Nixa skipped through the Fangorn, daintily missing the thick tree root and rocks that littered the ground. She was humming a little melody as she went along, ignoring her three followers, except to turn around and tell them to hurry up.
Glimi shook his head at the racket Nixa was making. "Nixa" he called out. "Can you keep stop singing until we save your sister? It is very loud and it might alert the orcs of our approach."
Nixa stopped her singing and looked thoughtful for a moment. Then she smiled. "Kay Uncle G'imi. Nixa be quiet now, no more singing." She fell back in step with them.
They had been walking all morning, following the trail that the orcs left: fallen trees, blood stains (orc blood they had found out when Nixa started to cry, thinking it was elf blood), and charred remains of fires. The sun, they guessed, was around full height in the sky, signaling mid-day.
"We should find them by dark, that way we can rescue the lady and the hobbits, providing that they are there, without being seen." Aragorn said.
Glimi looked outraged. "Without being seen! Why not kill them all? Less orcs in the world."
While Glimi and Aragorn quarreled, Nixa came up next to Legolas, who seemed deep in thought. She pulled on his sleeve for attention, then jumped up into his arms. Legolas had to react quickly in order to catch her.
He looked down at the small elf. "Yes lady Nixa?"
She looked up into his face. "Is we gonna get Rowen back?" she asked softly.
Legolas smiled gently at her. "We shall try our best little maid."
Nixa hugged the older elf. "Thank you Leg'las. You is a lot like Nixa's sister. Very kind!"
Legolas raised an eyebrow, still smiling. "Really? And what would this sister of yours be like?"
"Well, she is very pweety, with hair like Nixa's, only bwack. She's not very tall, shorter then yous. Um.." she bit her lip. "She wears the pweety stone, and-" she covered her hands over her mouth again. "Opps, Nixa's not 'pose to tell."
"Tell of what?" Legolas asked curiously.
Nixa just shook her head. "Nixa's not telling Leg'las! Not telling anyone!"
Legolas merely nodded his head and shifted her in his arms so she could rest.
Hours later, when the sun was just about to sink and the sky was colored with purples and pinks (which they could see, briefly, through the small holes in the canopy), the small group had caught up to the orcs. They were resting, biding their time until nightfall, when they would begin again.
The group's eyes rove among the gaggle of orcs, searching for their friends. Nixa was still in Legolas's arms, and he had hoisted her up on his shoulder so she could look for her sister.
"I do not see the hobbits" Glimi whispered. "Me thinks that this is not the orcs that took them."
All of a sudden Nixa began to bounce up and down, almost causing Legolas to drop her off of his shoulder.
"Nixa sees Rowen! Nixa's Rowen is there!"
Sure enough they company looked over to the edge of the group of orcs and saw an elfmaiden, bound and gagged, sitting there thoroughly bloodied and bruised. Her sea blue eyes stared defiantly ahead at her captors and she wore a look of utter distaste.
Legolas was immediately fixated with her. 'She is beautiful!' he thought to himself.
"Since the hobbits are not there, we have to create a small distraction, get the lady, and get out of there. We do not want a fight." Aragorn said.
Glimi growled at this, but didn't say a word.
"Glimi" Aragorn continued. "You and I shall go create a distraction, and Legolas, you shall go and save the maiden. Nixa" he said, looking at the little girl. "You should hide here. We'll come back for you." Nixa nodded her head and leaped off Legolas into the trees.
Legolas began to move over to the far side of the band of orcs, edging nearer to the maid.
Glimi and Aragorn went to the other side of the group. Aragorn drew his sword.
"I will shoot a couple of the sentries down, and when the group rushes over here, you kill the ones that come close, but leave the other ones." He whispered to Glimi. Glimi nodded.
Aragorn shot his warning arrow, killing off two of the guards. Instead of the intended plan were all the orcs rush the dwarf and the man, something else happened. Two or three orcs came their way, but the rest of the group closed in around the elfmaiden, guarding her, for these were not simple mindless orcs. These were the orcs of Saruman's creation, smarter by far then the other ones, and they had their orders to bring the elfmaiden, alive, to Saruman.
Legolas cursed their luck. Out of the corner of his eye he could see Aragorn and Glimi easily killing the few that had come their way, and slowly moving towards the rest of them.
'It seems Glimi will get his wish after all' he though as he drew his bow. Picking a few arrows out of his quiver, he aimed at two orcs in front of his and shot them down, leaving a small space open in which he could see the lady Rowen. Aragorn and Glimi were making their way slowly towards his, killing orcs in every direction.
Taking a chance, Legolas darted forward to the girl. After quickly cutting away the bounds on her feet, he lifted her up, marveling at the lightness, and took off for the trees. Before he could get there, however, he encountered several orcs, each holding fierce looking swords.
Being incapable of using his bow with the maid in his hands, he quickly, but gently, set her down to the side, drawing three arrows and killing the two orcs in front of him.
He looked confused for a moment. 'Two orcs?' he thought to himself as he turned around to collect the maiden again. 'I thought there were thre-'
He paused in mid-thought to see the last orc standing over Rowen, holding his sword above her head.
Legolas quickly ran over and killed the orc, but not before the orc could make a quick, but deep, slash on Rowen's upper arm.
Picking up the maiden again, wary of her arm, he jumped into the trees and gave a sharp whistle, signaling to Aragorn and Glimi that he had gotten the maiden. They quickly made their way off through the trees. The last few orcs did not follow, for they had less then a score of hunters, and to follow would be folly.
Away from the scene of the fight, the group had finally stopped running. Legolas had laid down the maiden and removed the rest of her bounds, and her gag.
The Maiden started up at him hatefully.
"My hero" she said sarcastically.
Legolas was taken aback.
"I did save you lady."
Rowen rolled her eyes and torn the portion of her dress away to bandage her arm.
"Well, yes I suppose you did, AFTER you dropped me, and caused me to get this wound" she gestured to her arm. The blood had now swept through the cloth and a stain of red was beginning to show through it.
Legolas grew mad. "And I humbly apologize for that lady, but I did rescue you from those orcs."
"And nearly got me killed in the process!!"
"Why you little brat!" Legolas said, his face flushing from anger.
Rowen's eyes narrowed. "Did you just call me a brat, you idiot?"
Aragorn, hearing the loud bickering, quickly came over. He raised an eyebrow at the two and smirked a little. "Are you alright lady?" he asked.
Rowen stopped in mid retort and looked at him. "I suppose you are another one of my 'rescuers' then."
Aragorn held out a hand to help her out. "Yes I would be."
After a short pause, Rowen reluctantly took his hand and stood up. Legolas stood up after her, shooting her a dirty look. Rowen glared back.
Aragorn stood between the two. "Come now children, lets not fight. We still have to get lady Rowen home and find the hobbits."
Rowen looked startled. "How did you know my name?"
Glimi, who had by this point come over to watch the bickering, gave a half smile and said "You little sister found us."
Rowen looked around. "Where is she now, praytell?"
The three men looked abashed. "We don't really know." Said Aragorn.
Rowen looked ready to explode. "You don't know where she is? How could you lose her with orcs around?"
Suddenly a small object fell, or rather jumped, from the tree above them.
"Here Nixa is Rowen! All safe and sound!"
Rowen hugged her little sister, a smile coming out on her face. She lifted the little child in her arms and started off into the forest. When she realized that they weren't following she turned around to look at them.
"Well come along! I suppose you want your reward then. My father will give it to you, then you can be off on you way." She said hautly and continued walking.
The three shared a collective look, but followed after her anyway deeper into the forest.
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Chapter 2
Nixa skipped through the Fangorn, daintily missing the thick tree root and rocks that littered the ground. She was humming a little melody as she went along, ignoring her three followers, except to turn around and tell them to hurry up.
Glimi shook his head at the racket Nixa was making. "Nixa" he called out. "Can you keep stop singing until we save your sister? It is very loud and it might alert the orcs of our approach."
Nixa stopped her singing and looked thoughtful for a moment. Then she smiled. "Kay Uncle G'imi. Nixa be quiet now, no more singing." She fell back in step with them.
They had been walking all morning, following the trail that the orcs left: fallen trees, blood stains (orc blood they had found out when Nixa started to cry, thinking it was elf blood), and charred remains of fires. The sun, they guessed, was around full height in the sky, signaling mid-day.
"We should find them by dark, that way we can rescue the lady and the hobbits, providing that they are there, without being seen." Aragorn said.
Glimi looked outraged. "Without being seen! Why not kill them all? Less orcs in the world."
While Glimi and Aragorn quarreled, Nixa came up next to Legolas, who seemed deep in thought. She pulled on his sleeve for attention, then jumped up into his arms. Legolas had to react quickly in order to catch her.
He looked down at the small elf. "Yes lady Nixa?"
She looked up into his face. "Is we gonna get Rowen back?" she asked softly.
Legolas smiled gently at her. "We shall try our best little maid."
Nixa hugged the older elf. "Thank you Leg'las. You is a lot like Nixa's sister. Very kind!"
Legolas raised an eyebrow, still smiling. "Really? And what would this sister of yours be like?"
"Well, she is very pweety, with hair like Nixa's, only bwack. She's not very tall, shorter then yous. Um.." she bit her lip. "She wears the pweety stone, and-" she covered her hands over her mouth again. "Opps, Nixa's not 'pose to tell."
"Tell of what?" Legolas asked curiously.
Nixa just shook her head. "Nixa's not telling Leg'las! Not telling anyone!"
Legolas merely nodded his head and shifted her in his arms so she could rest.
Hours later, when the sun was just about to sink and the sky was colored with purples and pinks (which they could see, briefly, through the small holes in the canopy), the small group had caught up to the orcs. They were resting, biding their time until nightfall, when they would begin again.
The group's eyes rove among the gaggle of orcs, searching for their friends. Nixa was still in Legolas's arms, and he had hoisted her up on his shoulder so she could look for her sister.
"I do not see the hobbits" Glimi whispered. "Me thinks that this is not the orcs that took them."
All of a sudden Nixa began to bounce up and down, almost causing Legolas to drop her off of his shoulder.
"Nixa sees Rowen! Nixa's Rowen is there!"
Sure enough they company looked over to the edge of the group of orcs and saw an elfmaiden, bound and gagged, sitting there thoroughly bloodied and bruised. Her sea blue eyes stared defiantly ahead at her captors and she wore a look of utter distaste.
Legolas was immediately fixated with her. 'She is beautiful!' he thought to himself.
"Since the hobbits are not there, we have to create a small distraction, get the lady, and get out of there. We do not want a fight." Aragorn said.
Glimi growled at this, but didn't say a word.
"Glimi" Aragorn continued. "You and I shall go create a distraction, and Legolas, you shall go and save the maiden. Nixa" he said, looking at the little girl. "You should hide here. We'll come back for you." Nixa nodded her head and leaped off Legolas into the trees.
Legolas began to move over to the far side of the band of orcs, edging nearer to the maid.
Glimi and Aragorn went to the other side of the group. Aragorn drew his sword.
"I will shoot a couple of the sentries down, and when the group rushes over here, you kill the ones that come close, but leave the other ones." He whispered to Glimi. Glimi nodded.
Aragorn shot his warning arrow, killing off two of the guards. Instead of the intended plan were all the orcs rush the dwarf and the man, something else happened. Two or three orcs came their way, but the rest of the group closed in around the elfmaiden, guarding her, for these were not simple mindless orcs. These were the orcs of Saruman's creation, smarter by far then the other ones, and they had their orders to bring the elfmaiden, alive, to Saruman.
Legolas cursed their luck. Out of the corner of his eye he could see Aragorn and Glimi easily killing the few that had come their way, and slowly moving towards the rest of them.
'It seems Glimi will get his wish after all' he though as he drew his bow. Picking a few arrows out of his quiver, he aimed at two orcs in front of his and shot them down, leaving a small space open in which he could see the lady Rowen. Aragorn and Glimi were making their way slowly towards his, killing orcs in every direction.
Taking a chance, Legolas darted forward to the girl. After quickly cutting away the bounds on her feet, he lifted her up, marveling at the lightness, and took off for the trees. Before he could get there, however, he encountered several orcs, each holding fierce looking swords.
Being incapable of using his bow with the maid in his hands, he quickly, but gently, set her down to the side, drawing three arrows and killing the two orcs in front of him.
He looked confused for a moment. 'Two orcs?' he thought to himself as he turned around to collect the maiden again. 'I thought there were thre-'
He paused in mid-thought to see the last orc standing over Rowen, holding his sword above her head.
Legolas quickly ran over and killed the orc, but not before the orc could make a quick, but deep, slash on Rowen's upper arm.
Picking up the maiden again, wary of her arm, he jumped into the trees and gave a sharp whistle, signaling to Aragorn and Glimi that he had gotten the maiden. They quickly made their way off through the trees. The last few orcs did not follow, for they had less then a score of hunters, and to follow would be folly.
Away from the scene of the fight, the group had finally stopped running. Legolas had laid down the maiden and removed the rest of her bounds, and her gag.
The Maiden started up at him hatefully.
"My hero" she said sarcastically.
Legolas was taken aback.
"I did save you lady."
Rowen rolled her eyes and torn the portion of her dress away to bandage her arm.
"Well, yes I suppose you did, AFTER you dropped me, and caused me to get this wound" she gestured to her arm. The blood had now swept through the cloth and a stain of red was beginning to show through it.
Legolas grew mad. "And I humbly apologize for that lady, but I did rescue you from those orcs."
"And nearly got me killed in the process!!"
"Why you little brat!" Legolas said, his face flushing from anger.
Rowen's eyes narrowed. "Did you just call me a brat, you idiot?"
Aragorn, hearing the loud bickering, quickly came over. He raised an eyebrow at the two and smirked a little. "Are you alright lady?" he asked.
Rowen stopped in mid retort and looked at him. "I suppose you are another one of my 'rescuers' then."
Aragorn held out a hand to help her out. "Yes I would be."
After a short pause, Rowen reluctantly took his hand and stood up. Legolas stood up after her, shooting her a dirty look. Rowen glared back.
Aragorn stood between the two. "Come now children, lets not fight. We still have to get lady Rowen home and find the hobbits."
Rowen looked startled. "How did you know my name?"
Glimi, who had by this point come over to watch the bickering, gave a half smile and said "You little sister found us."
Rowen looked around. "Where is she now, praytell?"
The three men looked abashed. "We don't really know." Said Aragorn.
Rowen looked ready to explode. "You don't know where she is? How could you lose her with orcs around?"
Suddenly a small object fell, or rather jumped, from the tree above them.
"Here Nixa is Rowen! All safe and sound!"
Rowen hugged her little sister, a smile coming out on her face. She lifted the little child in her arms and started off into the forest. When she realized that they weren't following she turned around to look at them.
"Well come along! I suppose you want your reward then. My father will give it to you, then you can be off on you way." She said hautly and continued walking.
The three shared a collective look, but followed after her anyway deeper into the forest.
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