Nightmare
"Nephredil, I think we broke the saddle with that last jump." Nuinregwen had jumped out of the saddle and was checking the straps. She had been jumping Nephredil over fallen trees when one of the straps ripped. "Well, we'll just have to make do without the saddle for today." So, she took off the saddle and placed it on the ground. She lept back onto Nephredil's back and loped her around again.
She kept thinking of when the prince left a couple weeks ago. He was well skilled on a horse and knew she had been following him. Not to mention he was quite a handsome elf. She rid herself of the thought. Before she thought of things like that, maybe she should start trying to get some friends instead. "Oh Nephredil, what should I do?"
Of a sudden there was screaming in the distance. "Go, Nephredil! The castle!" She set Nephredil into a full out run. They bolted through the trees and over dead logs. The wind could not catch up to the pair. When they broke out of the tree's, Nuinregwen cried out in horror. The castle was on fire and there were hundreds and hundreds of orcs about. Dead elves were laying everywhere. The snow was coated with their blood. Orcs were attacking elves in masses.
"No!" Nuinregwen screamed. She kicked Nephredil into a run over to the masses of orcs. She pulled out her to swords and sliced away at the orcs. She blocked with her left and stabbed with her right. She kept Nephredil moving as to not let them be overtaken by the foul beasts. She slayed many but they just kept coming. One orc lept and tried to jerk the reigns from her but she jabbed her sword at him. Another orc came over and lifted his sword at her. She did not have her sword in position to block so all she could do was jump off Nephredil. She did but not fast enough. The sword sliced her left thigh with a gash as long as her forearm. She screamed out in pain and whipped her swords out in front of her to fight the oncoming wave. Her agility was down with her hurt leg though and she kept getting knicked here and there.
Finally most orcs started heading her way. So, Nuinregwen whistled for Nephredil who came running. Nuinregwen lept on her back as she came by. She steered to the castle and only saw dead elves. "Father, Mother!" She weaved Nephredil through the bodies to the front doors but a blast of fire sent her back. There was no way to get in there without herself dieing from the flames. With a much saddened heart she turned Nephredil from the castle and headed back onto the fields through the orcs who tried to dehorse her. She finally got to the woods and started to slow down Nephredil when she heard the twang of a bow being released. She kicked Nephredil to her fastest pace weaving her through the trees. They had orcs in the trees. It was as if they had been planning this attack for quite sometime. Nuinregwen kicked Nephredil into a jump over a broken down log when she was struck with an arrow. It got her right shoulder. She almost fell off Nephredil, but gained her balance and bade Nephredil to keep going. She broke off most of the arrow except for what was inbedded into her shoulder. The two never slowed their pace, but kept on going until they reached Rivendelle.
The elves could hear the two coming. They both were breathing quite loudly with Nephredil running full speed ever since the attack, and Nuinregwen being hurt badly and trying to hold onto consciesness. When she got to the stables, there was already a group of elves there including Lord Elrond himself. She stopped Nephredil and nearly fell off. "Lord Elrond, there has been an attack on the castle of White Forest" That was all she could get out. She lost conciesness and fell off Nephredil. Elrond caught her before she hit the ground though. He called his captain of the guard. "Tuilne`, gather 30 of your men. Grab one of Legolas's guards and take him with you. He will know the way to the White Forest. Do what you can there." "Yes, sir," and he left. Lord Elrond then bade the stable master to take of Nephredil and he took Nuinregwen to the healers.
"Nephredil, I think we broke the saddle with that last jump." Nuinregwen had jumped out of the saddle and was checking the straps. She had been jumping Nephredil over fallen trees when one of the straps ripped. "Well, we'll just have to make do without the saddle for today." So, she took off the saddle and placed it on the ground. She lept back onto Nephredil's back and loped her around again.
She kept thinking of when the prince left a couple weeks ago. He was well skilled on a horse and knew she had been following him. Not to mention he was quite a handsome elf. She rid herself of the thought. Before she thought of things like that, maybe she should start trying to get some friends instead. "Oh Nephredil, what should I do?"
Of a sudden there was screaming in the distance. "Go, Nephredil! The castle!" She set Nephredil into a full out run. They bolted through the trees and over dead logs. The wind could not catch up to the pair. When they broke out of the tree's, Nuinregwen cried out in horror. The castle was on fire and there were hundreds and hundreds of orcs about. Dead elves were laying everywhere. The snow was coated with their blood. Orcs were attacking elves in masses.
"No!" Nuinregwen screamed. She kicked Nephredil into a run over to the masses of orcs. She pulled out her to swords and sliced away at the orcs. She blocked with her left and stabbed with her right. She kept Nephredil moving as to not let them be overtaken by the foul beasts. She slayed many but they just kept coming. One orc lept and tried to jerk the reigns from her but she jabbed her sword at him. Another orc came over and lifted his sword at her. She did not have her sword in position to block so all she could do was jump off Nephredil. She did but not fast enough. The sword sliced her left thigh with a gash as long as her forearm. She screamed out in pain and whipped her swords out in front of her to fight the oncoming wave. Her agility was down with her hurt leg though and she kept getting knicked here and there.
Finally most orcs started heading her way. So, Nuinregwen whistled for Nephredil who came running. Nuinregwen lept on her back as she came by. She steered to the castle and only saw dead elves. "Father, Mother!" She weaved Nephredil through the bodies to the front doors but a blast of fire sent her back. There was no way to get in there without herself dieing from the flames. With a much saddened heart she turned Nephredil from the castle and headed back onto the fields through the orcs who tried to dehorse her. She finally got to the woods and started to slow down Nephredil when she heard the twang of a bow being released. She kicked Nephredil to her fastest pace weaving her through the trees. They had orcs in the trees. It was as if they had been planning this attack for quite sometime. Nuinregwen kicked Nephredil into a jump over a broken down log when she was struck with an arrow. It got her right shoulder. She almost fell off Nephredil, but gained her balance and bade Nephredil to keep going. She broke off most of the arrow except for what was inbedded into her shoulder. The two never slowed their pace, but kept on going until they reached Rivendelle.
The elves could hear the two coming. They both were breathing quite loudly with Nephredil running full speed ever since the attack, and Nuinregwen being hurt badly and trying to hold onto consciesness. When she got to the stables, there was already a group of elves there including Lord Elrond himself. She stopped Nephredil and nearly fell off. "Lord Elrond, there has been an attack on the castle of White Forest" That was all she could get out. She lost conciesness and fell off Nephredil. Elrond caught her before she hit the ground though. He called his captain of the guard. "Tuilne`, gather 30 of your men. Grab one of Legolas's guards and take him with you. He will know the way to the White Forest. Do what you can there." "Yes, sir," and he left. Lord Elrond then bade the stable master to take of Nephredil and he took Nuinregwen to the healers.