Chapter Number: 28
Chapter Title: Hope
Original Chapter Title: They decide not to follow for good say good bye without them knowing ; They decide to go on a similar trail off to the side.
Elanor sat in the shade with a rabbit in her lap. Stroking it gently she glanced at Lauri, who was watching Frodo and Sam as they slept.
"Lauri, could we please just follow them one night more?" She pleaded.
"It was a close call with Gollum back there, I think we're pushing our luck." Lauri sat down next to her friend and noted the furry creature in her lap.
"May I ask how you acquired Mr. Hoppy there?" she smiled raising an eyebrow.
"He followed me back." The hobbit smiled raising the rabbit to Lauri's eye level. "Can we keep him?"
"I guess. But then you would be playing with your food." Lauri winked.
"Hey! We are not going to eat him!" she replied drawing the rabbit closer to her chest.
"Besides, I've already named him."
"What is it then?"
"Hope." Elanor scratched Hope's ear.
"That's just what I was thinking."
"Really?"
"Yes, because now I hope we find more food now that our dinner is ruined. I also hope you don't wonder off and name the berries I brought back."
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Elle thought. 'This is the last night I'll see my beloved. Will I ever see him again? Will Gollum tell him that we've been following him for the past few nights? How can I just sit back and let him do this himself? He shouldn't have volunteered. Why did he? I know this will all work out in the end, but I can't see it. I wish I knew. I wish I were the ring-bearer. Not him. He can do it, it's just that he shouldn't have to. This should not have happened to him. Before this started, he was so innocent. Look at what the ring is doing to him! I can feel the weight on his heart. The weight on his mind. The weight on his soul. Something will break. Something will snap. I was never innocent. I should be the ring-bearer. If I were to die, it would be less tragic. All I can do now is release Hope to him and trust that he finds him for supper. Release Hope to him. Hope. Yes, I can give him hope. Hope is what he needs. Hope will mend his breaking points. It is hope will destroy the ring. The ring craves despair. It is only natural.'
"Lauri!" she called to her almost silently. "I am giving him hope and then we are leaving him to find his way."
"Hope is a smart rabbit, and it will serve as a fine meal for Frodo and Sam."
"Yes, Laurëaelen, I am also leaving him the rabbit." she sighed. Lauri understood and nodded in agreement.
'Ah, Mellonamin. If we could follow him in the fires of Mordor, we would.' she sadly shook her head.
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Frodo gently took the rabbit that Gollum had caught and held before Gollum would have to kill it. He glanced at the rabbit's neck. He noticed that it had a strip of cloth around its neck. He removed it and saw that it had a word cut into it. Holding it up to the moonlight he read the word softly to himself.
"Hope." he sighed. "Many thanks, my love."
A.N.: ELLE: I don't want to leave him!!!1 * cries and gabs Frodo by the ankles as Lauri is dragging her away.*
LAURI: We have to leave him! Then it will be more interesting! And I cannot BELIVE you're letting them eat the bunny! Granted, Bunnies are evil. I should know, I had two once, they were evil demon bunnies that bit me! *sniffle* Cute but deadly! :P I'm watching the movie "Signs". I have a feeling I'll be sleeping in my parents room tonite! Scary movie! R/R bitte!
Chapter Title: Hope
Original Chapter Title: They decide not to follow for good say good bye without them knowing ; They decide to go on a similar trail off to the side.
Elanor sat in the shade with a rabbit in her lap. Stroking it gently she glanced at Lauri, who was watching Frodo and Sam as they slept.
"Lauri, could we please just follow them one night more?" She pleaded.
"It was a close call with Gollum back there, I think we're pushing our luck." Lauri sat down next to her friend and noted the furry creature in her lap.
"May I ask how you acquired Mr. Hoppy there?" she smiled raising an eyebrow.
"He followed me back." The hobbit smiled raising the rabbit to Lauri's eye level. "Can we keep him?"
"I guess. But then you would be playing with your food." Lauri winked.
"Hey! We are not going to eat him!" she replied drawing the rabbit closer to her chest.
"Besides, I've already named him."
"What is it then?"
"Hope." Elanor scratched Hope's ear.
"That's just what I was thinking."
"Really?"
"Yes, because now I hope we find more food now that our dinner is ruined. I also hope you don't wonder off and name the berries I brought back."
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Elle thought. 'This is the last night I'll see my beloved. Will I ever see him again? Will Gollum tell him that we've been following him for the past few nights? How can I just sit back and let him do this himself? He shouldn't have volunteered. Why did he? I know this will all work out in the end, but I can't see it. I wish I knew. I wish I were the ring-bearer. Not him. He can do it, it's just that he shouldn't have to. This should not have happened to him. Before this started, he was so innocent. Look at what the ring is doing to him! I can feel the weight on his heart. The weight on his mind. The weight on his soul. Something will break. Something will snap. I was never innocent. I should be the ring-bearer. If I were to die, it would be less tragic. All I can do now is release Hope to him and trust that he finds him for supper. Release Hope to him. Hope. Yes, I can give him hope. Hope is what he needs. Hope will mend his breaking points. It is hope will destroy the ring. The ring craves despair. It is only natural.'
"Lauri!" she called to her almost silently. "I am giving him hope and then we are leaving him to find his way."
"Hope is a smart rabbit, and it will serve as a fine meal for Frodo and Sam."
"Yes, Laurëaelen, I am also leaving him the rabbit." she sighed. Lauri understood and nodded in agreement.
'Ah, Mellonamin. If we could follow him in the fires of Mordor, we would.' she sadly shook her head.
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Frodo gently took the rabbit that Gollum had caught and held before Gollum would have to kill it. He glanced at the rabbit's neck. He noticed that it had a strip of cloth around its neck. He removed it and saw that it had a word cut into it. Holding it up to the moonlight he read the word softly to himself.
"Hope." he sighed. "Many thanks, my love."
A.N.: ELLE: I don't want to leave him!!!1 * cries and gabs Frodo by the ankles as Lauri is dragging her away.*
LAURI: We have to leave him! Then it will be more interesting! And I cannot BELIVE you're letting them eat the bunny! Granted, Bunnies are evil. I should know, I had two once, they were evil demon bunnies that bit me! *sniffle* Cute but deadly! :P I'm watching the movie "Signs". I have a feeling I'll be sleeping in my parents room tonite! Scary movie! R/R bitte!