"Sooooooo , you idiots , how did you get away? " I asked annoyed.
Who wouldn't be , I mean they were eating!
" Well , there was this ugly fellow and he dragged us off somewhere and started looking for the Ring, but we didn't have it as you know , so I pretended I did have but then the orc got shot by an arrow, " Pippin said.
" I was dragged off and an orc rather like your ugly fellow tried to rape me. I managed to kill him and crawl here. " I stated.
"Really? Good show . Your hands are tied , I hope you know , " Merry pointed out. He's a poet and he doesn't even know it....
I rolled my eyes , " No Merry , I didn't realize that. Of course I know my hands are tied! Now help me out here!"
"Are you alright ? "
" No ! I'm starving , I'm dirty , I'm tired , I have a broken rib and I think something cracked my skull. Anyways , how bout you guys ?"
" Oh not too badly thank you , " Merry said cheerfully , pulling a dirty bandage off and revealing a nasty slice just above his eyebrow.
" Yeah , not bad .... Pippin , you alright ?"
"Just frightened out of my wits , thank you ."
" Right , well if you don't mind , I'd really like to get these ropes off of my wrists . And have a bit of whatever your eating. I'm hungry ."
At this Pippin took my wrists and began fiddling with the ropes . " Almost ..there... ah ! Their off ," he stated.
"Thank you very much ." I pulled my pack off and looked for something I could use for keeping my broken rib still. The elvish dress. Man that thing annoyed me . I ripped off the wide hem and wrapped it around my chest. A hiss of pain came out while I was tying a knot . I rummaged through the pack for something I could eat. Ah , the wafer cookie things. There's a first time for everything , I told myself. They were addictive , I'll tell you that , it was like warm sunshine just filled my body. Maybe they were spiked.
"I wonder where Legolas and Aragorn are? Nevermind , should we go into the forest or back out there ? "
"The forest seems better to me,all the same, than turning back into the middle of a battle."
" I agree, let's go."
At that moment I heard the blast of a great horn . Dawn tinted the approaching raiding party's swords and spears red. We entered the forest quickly. I didn't feel like breaking another rib , thanks.
We pressed on with as much speed as possible. Everything was close together and the air felt like it was too thin. Lichen and moss dripped from trees , trailing on the ground. A aura of slow decay enveloped me. A stream was close.
I sighed , "If you don't mind , I'd like to take a dip by myself , if you know what I mean."
The hobbits nodded . I ran for the stream , I didn't think I could stand being dirty much longer. I wanted to wash away the smell and feel of the orcs. I was almost there, I was sliding down the bank. Straight into the freezing water.
The mountain stream stung the various cuts and scratches on me. Shaking, I pulled off the shirt Boromir gave me. I decided to keep the elvish dress/bandage on for two reasons.
a) It would hurt if I took it off
b) I didn't want to be butt naked in a stream with two (male!) hobbits nearby
I looked mournfully at Boromir's shirt tossed over a rock. For some reason not explained a lump built in my throat. I sank beneath the pure water , my feathery hair floating around my head in a halo. Angel , me ? Yeah right. That was a good one. I still had the leggings on , which were clinging to me. And once again creating a disturbed sight. Elves were strange twisted creatures I concluded. I surfaced and lay down on a rock. Merry and Pippin were on the other side, dipping their feet in the water.
"You can jump in now you know . I'm done , " I pointed out. They both blushed at the exactly same time. It was the creepiest thing I had ever seen.
I waded over to their side of the stream , picked up the shirt and climbed out . Suddenly the sun came out and what had seemed decayed before glowed with life. Smooth leather like bark showed through , and shiny hunter green leaves.
"Hullo! " said Merry. "The sun must have run into a cloud while we've been under these trees, and now she has run out again ; or else she has climbed high enough to look down through some opening . It isn't far- let's go and investigate ! "
Obviously I missed something. I just followed them up a very steep hill which led us straight to a stony wall. Which for some reason, was shaped like a stair. The steps were steep and seemed to be made for someone bigger than me. I reached the top first , with the hobbits struggling behind because they were shorter, obviously.
" Good job , I'm now very cranky and my legs hurt. We climbed all this way for nothing?"
Merry and Pippin sat down and leaned against a stump looking out onto the forest. They were talking quietly so I couldn't hear them.
"Heeellooooooooo , I'm here too you know ." I only caught the end of the conversation :
"... in the sunlight. I almost felt I liked the place ." said Pippin.
Something strode by me and picked them up. It was a tree , at least I thought it was. I'm losing it , I thought , I've finally cracked. The tree uh...thing turned around and I was looking at the most extraordinary face. The tree was 15 + feet high , and covered with a brown smooth skin. The eyes were the crowning glory , it was like looking in infinity. It's hard to describe. It made a sound like a baritone clarinet . Ah , what band can teach you.
I scrambled backwards , as the tree advanced . " Aah , aah , aah ......aah. " The tree thing picked me up with one free hand. I still made the little half screams , "Aah , aaah , aah."
Then the tree began to TALK.
"Very odd indeed! Do not be hasty , that is my motto . But if had seen you before I heard your voices : they reminded me of something I cannot remember - ........."
This was too much for me , a talking tree. I'd gone crazy , nuts , off my rocker , I fainted.
" This one is certainly hasty , " the tree commented.
Who wouldn't be , I mean they were eating!
" Well , there was this ugly fellow and he dragged us off somewhere and started looking for the Ring, but we didn't have it as you know , so I pretended I did have but then the orc got shot by an arrow, " Pippin said.
" I was dragged off and an orc rather like your ugly fellow tried to rape me. I managed to kill him and crawl here. " I stated.
"Really? Good show . Your hands are tied , I hope you know , " Merry pointed out. He's a poet and he doesn't even know it....
I rolled my eyes , " No Merry , I didn't realize that. Of course I know my hands are tied! Now help me out here!"
"Are you alright ? "
" No ! I'm starving , I'm dirty , I'm tired , I have a broken rib and I think something cracked my skull. Anyways , how bout you guys ?"
" Oh not too badly thank you , " Merry said cheerfully , pulling a dirty bandage off and revealing a nasty slice just above his eyebrow.
" Yeah , not bad .... Pippin , you alright ?"
"Just frightened out of my wits , thank you ."
" Right , well if you don't mind , I'd really like to get these ropes off of my wrists . And have a bit of whatever your eating. I'm hungry ."
At this Pippin took my wrists and began fiddling with the ropes . " Almost ..there... ah ! Their off ," he stated.
"Thank you very much ." I pulled my pack off and looked for something I could use for keeping my broken rib still. The elvish dress. Man that thing annoyed me . I ripped off the wide hem and wrapped it around my chest. A hiss of pain came out while I was tying a knot . I rummaged through the pack for something I could eat. Ah , the wafer cookie things. There's a first time for everything , I told myself. They were addictive , I'll tell you that , it was like warm sunshine just filled my body. Maybe they were spiked.
"I wonder where Legolas and Aragorn are? Nevermind , should we go into the forest or back out there ? "
"The forest seems better to me,all the same, than turning back into the middle of a battle."
" I agree, let's go."
At that moment I heard the blast of a great horn . Dawn tinted the approaching raiding party's swords and spears red. We entered the forest quickly. I didn't feel like breaking another rib , thanks.
We pressed on with as much speed as possible. Everything was close together and the air felt like it was too thin. Lichen and moss dripped from trees , trailing on the ground. A aura of slow decay enveloped me. A stream was close.
I sighed , "If you don't mind , I'd like to take a dip by myself , if you know what I mean."
The hobbits nodded . I ran for the stream , I didn't think I could stand being dirty much longer. I wanted to wash away the smell and feel of the orcs. I was almost there, I was sliding down the bank. Straight into the freezing water.
The mountain stream stung the various cuts and scratches on me. Shaking, I pulled off the shirt Boromir gave me. I decided to keep the elvish dress/bandage on for two reasons.
a) It would hurt if I took it off
b) I didn't want to be butt naked in a stream with two (male!) hobbits nearby
I looked mournfully at Boromir's shirt tossed over a rock. For some reason not explained a lump built in my throat. I sank beneath the pure water , my feathery hair floating around my head in a halo. Angel , me ? Yeah right. That was a good one. I still had the leggings on , which were clinging to me. And once again creating a disturbed sight. Elves were strange twisted creatures I concluded. I surfaced and lay down on a rock. Merry and Pippin were on the other side, dipping their feet in the water.
"You can jump in now you know . I'm done , " I pointed out. They both blushed at the exactly same time. It was the creepiest thing I had ever seen.
I waded over to their side of the stream , picked up the shirt and climbed out . Suddenly the sun came out and what had seemed decayed before glowed with life. Smooth leather like bark showed through , and shiny hunter green leaves.
"Hullo! " said Merry. "The sun must have run into a cloud while we've been under these trees, and now she has run out again ; or else she has climbed high enough to look down through some opening . It isn't far- let's go and investigate ! "
Obviously I missed something. I just followed them up a very steep hill which led us straight to a stony wall. Which for some reason, was shaped like a stair. The steps were steep and seemed to be made for someone bigger than me. I reached the top first , with the hobbits struggling behind because they were shorter, obviously.
" Good job , I'm now very cranky and my legs hurt. We climbed all this way for nothing?"
Merry and Pippin sat down and leaned against a stump looking out onto the forest. They were talking quietly so I couldn't hear them.
"Heeellooooooooo , I'm here too you know ." I only caught the end of the conversation :
"... in the sunlight. I almost felt I liked the place ." said Pippin.
Something strode by me and picked them up. It was a tree , at least I thought it was. I'm losing it , I thought , I've finally cracked. The tree uh...thing turned around and I was looking at the most extraordinary face. The tree was 15 + feet high , and covered with a brown smooth skin. The eyes were the crowning glory , it was like looking in infinity. It's hard to describe. It made a sound like a baritone clarinet . Ah , what band can teach you.
I scrambled backwards , as the tree advanced . " Aah , aah , aah ......aah. " The tree thing picked me up with one free hand. I still made the little half screams , "Aah , aaah , aah."
Then the tree began to TALK.
"Very odd indeed! Do not be hasty , that is my motto . But if had seen you before I heard your voices : they reminded me of something I cannot remember - ........."
This was too much for me , a talking tree. I'd gone crazy , nuts , off my rocker , I fainted.
" This one is certainly hasty , " the tree commented.