Hama paused for a moment, but then gestures them inside. Gandalf turns quickly to Aragorn and gives a small smile and a wink. Aragorn shakes his head and smiles back, surprised slightly by the wizard's craftiness, as they head into the hall.
Coming into the hall, a it dimly lit. Looking to his sides, Aragorn and Gimli noticed that soldiers of Theoden were following them intensely, watching their every move. Gandalf held to Legolas's arm as he made his way down the plain hall to the platform where Theoden sat, with a pale, ill-favored looking man, by his side.
"My Lord." the pale man whispered to his king's ear. "Gandalf the Grey is coming. A herald of woe." His face wrinkled with disgust as he said "woe".
Gandalf ignored his comment and spoke to Theoden.
"The courtesy of your hall is somewhat lessened of late, Theoden-King."
"He is not welcome." the pale man whispered to Theoden. Theoden moved slightly in his chair. His eyes heavy with darkness. His mind blank of only thoughts that his servant, the pale man known as Grima Wormtongue, had told him. Theoden looked old, very old, from never seeing the outside light. He looked nothing like a king.
"Why should I welcome you, Gandalf-Stormcrow?" Theoden weakly said, insulting Gandalf as he approached him.
Grima bent to Theoden's ear, again, whispering dark thoughts.
"A just question, my liege." Grima rose up and spoke loudly, so all could hear.
"Late is the hour in which this conjurer chooses to appear. Lathspell I name him. Ill news is an ill guest" Grima now on the stone floor, meeting Gandalf's angry gaze.
"Silence! Keep your forked tongue behind your teeth. I have not passed through fire and death to band crooked words with a witless worm!" Gandalf grimly boomed, growing it seemed much taller over small Grima.
Grima now noticed Gandalf's white staff and a angry expression came to his face.
"Your staff........." Grima said, slowly backing up, still angry. "I told you to take the wizard's staff!" Grima yelled impatiently to the guards.
Suddenly, the guards following them sprang out to attack the trio. Aragorn, Gimli, and Legolas quickly took care of this. As they easily defeated the guards, Gandalf continued his business with Theoden.
"Theoden, son of Thengel. Too long have you sat in the shadows." Gandalf said, now rather impatiently.
Now seeing some of Gandalf's strength, Grima made for escape but was denied by Gimli. He knocked him to his feet, and when he tried getting away from him, Gimli replied:
"I would stay still if I were you."
Gandalf took a step forward to where Theoden sat .
"I will release you from the spell." But Gandalf's words were cut short.
Theoden began to laugh; a cruel, heartless laugh.
"You have no powers here, Gandalf the Grey!" he shouted, laughing more. At these words, Gandalf pulled off his ragged cloak revealing a blinding, pure white, clothing.
"Ah!" Theoden shouts.
"I shall draw you, Sauruman, as a poison is drawn from a wound.
Suddenly, Eowyn, Theoden's niece, rushed in. Seeing her uncle surrounded by harmful strangers, she rushed forawrd, but was stopped by Aragorn.
"Wait." he said softly. She met his eyes, but turned quickly back to her uncle.
Gandalf steppes forward once more, but is stopped when Theoden begins to talk again; though this time, it is not Theoden.
"If I go, Theoden dies." Sauruman's voice was heard.
"You did not kill me, you will not kill him!" Gandalf shouts back, bringing his staff before Theoden's, Sauruman's, eyes.
"Rohan is mine!" Sauruman shouts.
"Be gone!" Gandalf booms as he raises his staff to Theoden's eyes and releases him from the spell.
Immediately, Theoden's face began to change. He becomes to looke much more of a younger man, the man he lost some time ago. Aragorn releases Eowyn, his eyes following her. Rushing up to her uncle, he looks deep into her eyes. She hold his face in her hands and a smile comes, as well as tears of joy.
"I know your face.........Eowyn......Eowyn." Theoden said, a small smile upon his face.
I hope you're enjoying the story! I'm SO SORRY to make this short but I think the next chapter deserves its own title (Also, I can swear Chapter 12 will be LONG! *_*)! LOOK FORWARD TO THE NEXT CHAPTER (CHAPTER 12) REALLY, REALLY SOON! Also, PLEASE, PLEASE REVIEW to let me know what you think of it so far! Again, the next chapter will be posted VERY soon and PLEASE REVIEW! Thank you! ^_^
Coming into the hall, a it dimly lit. Looking to his sides, Aragorn and Gimli noticed that soldiers of Theoden were following them intensely, watching their every move. Gandalf held to Legolas's arm as he made his way down the plain hall to the platform where Theoden sat, with a pale, ill-favored looking man, by his side.
"My Lord." the pale man whispered to his king's ear. "Gandalf the Grey is coming. A herald of woe." His face wrinkled with disgust as he said "woe".
Gandalf ignored his comment and spoke to Theoden.
"The courtesy of your hall is somewhat lessened of late, Theoden-King."
"He is not welcome." the pale man whispered to Theoden. Theoden moved slightly in his chair. His eyes heavy with darkness. His mind blank of only thoughts that his servant, the pale man known as Grima Wormtongue, had told him. Theoden looked old, very old, from never seeing the outside light. He looked nothing like a king.
"Why should I welcome you, Gandalf-Stormcrow?" Theoden weakly said, insulting Gandalf as he approached him.
Grima bent to Theoden's ear, again, whispering dark thoughts.
"A just question, my liege." Grima rose up and spoke loudly, so all could hear.
"Late is the hour in which this conjurer chooses to appear. Lathspell I name him. Ill news is an ill guest" Grima now on the stone floor, meeting Gandalf's angry gaze.
"Silence! Keep your forked tongue behind your teeth. I have not passed through fire and death to band crooked words with a witless worm!" Gandalf grimly boomed, growing it seemed much taller over small Grima.
Grima now noticed Gandalf's white staff and a angry expression came to his face.
"Your staff........." Grima said, slowly backing up, still angry. "I told you to take the wizard's staff!" Grima yelled impatiently to the guards.
Suddenly, the guards following them sprang out to attack the trio. Aragorn, Gimli, and Legolas quickly took care of this. As they easily defeated the guards, Gandalf continued his business with Theoden.
"Theoden, son of Thengel. Too long have you sat in the shadows." Gandalf said, now rather impatiently.
Now seeing some of Gandalf's strength, Grima made for escape but was denied by Gimli. He knocked him to his feet, and when he tried getting away from him, Gimli replied:
"I would stay still if I were you."
Gandalf took a step forward to where Theoden sat .
"I will release you from the spell." But Gandalf's words were cut short.
Theoden began to laugh; a cruel, heartless laugh.
"You have no powers here, Gandalf the Grey!" he shouted, laughing more. At these words, Gandalf pulled off his ragged cloak revealing a blinding, pure white, clothing.
"Ah!" Theoden shouts.
"I shall draw you, Sauruman, as a poison is drawn from a wound.
Suddenly, Eowyn, Theoden's niece, rushed in. Seeing her uncle surrounded by harmful strangers, she rushed forawrd, but was stopped by Aragorn.
"Wait." he said softly. She met his eyes, but turned quickly back to her uncle.
Gandalf steppes forward once more, but is stopped when Theoden begins to talk again; though this time, it is not Theoden.
"If I go, Theoden dies." Sauruman's voice was heard.
"You did not kill me, you will not kill him!" Gandalf shouts back, bringing his staff before Theoden's, Sauruman's, eyes.
"Rohan is mine!" Sauruman shouts.
"Be gone!" Gandalf booms as he raises his staff to Theoden's eyes and releases him from the spell.
Immediately, Theoden's face began to change. He becomes to looke much more of a younger man, the man he lost some time ago. Aragorn releases Eowyn, his eyes following her. Rushing up to her uncle, he looks deep into her eyes. She hold his face in her hands and a smile comes, as well as tears of joy.
"I know your face.........Eowyn......Eowyn." Theoden said, a small smile upon his face.
I hope you're enjoying the story! I'm SO SORRY to make this short but I think the next chapter deserves its own title (Also, I can swear Chapter 12 will be LONG! *_*)! LOOK FORWARD TO THE NEXT CHAPTER (CHAPTER 12) REALLY, REALLY SOON! Also, PLEASE, PLEASE REVIEW to let me know what you think of it so far! Again, the next chapter will be posted VERY soon and PLEASE REVIEW! Thank you! ^_^