Faramir
Sam and Frodo looked down on the double-tusked Oliphants with interest, while Alana and Gollum lay in the brush a few feet away. Alana didn't find the huge animals at all interesting, for she had seen them before.
Looking over his shoulder at Alana, Frodo asked, "Don't you want to see the Oliphants, Miss Alana?"
"Not particularly." Alana rolled onto her stomach on the rock she had moved to, like she was trying to sun her back.
Frodo nodded and turned back to the demonic creatures, and watched them thrash about. He started at something.
Arrows were flying through the brush and shooting down all the men and seemed to try to shoot down the Oliphants. Men were coming from everywhere in the forest, bows drawn and firing.
Men emerged from behind the group and grabbed Frodo and Sam, completely missing Alana and Gollum laying in the underbrush. Yanking the two hobbits away, Alana rose and drew her daggers.
"Come on Gollum, we got work to go." Gollum looked up at Alana and they began to follow the men.
Watching the men from behind some rocks, Alana saw another man emerge. He began to speak to the hobbits.
"Who are you?"
"I should ask you the same thing." Sam spoke up.
"Be quiet." Snapped the man holding Sam's arms.
"I am Faramir, if it comforts you to know." Faramir said to the hobbits.
"I am Frodo, this is my companion Sam." Frodo answered Faramir's earlier question.
Alana sunk down, reaching out to catch Gollum's skinny arm. Unfortunately, Gollum had spotted a swimming pool, and decided to get a few fish.
"No!" Alana cried softly, covering her eyes as Gollum jumped in, awaking the guard men.
***
Alana threw a kick at Gollum, ignoring the look Frodo gave her. "Stupid Gollum! Had to get us caught!" She raged.
Gollum skittered away from Alana's legs and closer to Frodo. "Don't let her hurts us!" Frodo shook his head.
"This is crazy." Sam said.
The door opened and Faramir came in. "Come. We are releasing you. You are free to go now."
"Thank you." Frodo said, "May we stay the night though?"
"Of course." Faramir smiled. "Make yourself comfortable."
"Sure." Alana said grumpily.
"I apologize for Alana, she has gone through a lot lately." Frodo said, stretching.
"A lot is very miminized version of my story."
Frodo shook his head. How had he gotten stuck with these crazy people?
***
"Are you sure this animal doesn't have rabies?" Gimli asked, looking down at the bushy wolf.
Legolas laughed and stroked his hand down Nilcoire's back from between his ears. "He is perfectly safe."
"Yeah right." Gimli said.
Legolas and Aragorn just asked.
R/R Really short chapter. Happy Holidays.