The Heir of the Rings
Authors Note- Thank you to Aragon-lover and greenleafgirl for reviewing. And thank you to greenleafgirl for the spelling correction. I may never get that, hehe.
Chapter Two- Munchkin
The rain had not yet calmed and grew further into a storm. The hobbits, Aragon, and the newest addition had found a cave that was hidden in the mountains. They were suppose to keep going throughout the night, but the weather was too strong.
Sam, Merry, Frodo, Pippin, and Aragon slept soundly at the end of the cave. Legolas was staying awake at the entrance, on lookout. Not only for the Orcs, but for the girl. Aragon warned that she could be potentially dangerous, but it seemed impossible. She had been attacked by those of evil forces, what danger could she bring?
After the discovery, Pippin, who the girl was miraculously smaller than, said she looked like a ' munchkin'. No one else was too sure about what a munchkin even was, but it became her nickname. At least, until they knew the real one.
Legolas watched the rain fall, the girl asleep next to him, still with Frodo's cloak over her. From far away, it looked as though someone was running into the forest, but he couldn't tell from where he was. Over all, he was too exhausted to even care, it was probably his imagination. He looked back, to see two big eyes staring towards him.
The two froze, staring at one another. He wasn't sure how to react. " Hell". She was pale, frightened, and very alert as though thinking she was in danger. " We're not going to hurt you" her head darted towards the others, then back to him. " We found you in the forest, on the side of the road. You were being chased, can you remember?".
Through her trembling, she nodded.
" You're safe now" by her glare, she seemed to wear down and no longer be scared. " Do you have a name?". It was like she knew that Aragon would force her to be left alone if she revealed her identity, because she didn't respond. " I'm sorry" he realized maybe he was saying too much too soon, " this must be very scary for you".
The girl pulled her knees tightly against her chest.
" You probably don't know what I'm saying' Legolas said more to himself, thinking she only spoke a different language. But she caught his attention when rapidly nodding. " You do?" he asked.
She searched the cave floor for a moment, retrieving a small stone and turning to the rough wall behind her. She struggled, though manage to write a message in Elvish. Legolas squinted in the dim firelight to read her writing. " My name is Emmalyn" he said out loud.
He assumed by her size, she wouldn't be living out in the Middle Earth on her own. " Emmalyn, if you tell me where your mother and father are, I can help you get back to them" he glanced over at a sleeping Aragon, " very soon".
She turned again and slowly began writing. There was only one word to read. " Dead". He never thought he could feel so sympathetic for someone he hardly knew, in fact, he didn't know her at all. " I'm so sorry, but, is there anywhere for you to go" she look her head. Legolas leaned against the wall behind him and closed his eyes. Only opening them again when hearing the stone scratching.
' Please help me' her latest message appeared under the other two. Tears were dwelling in her young eyes, obvious enough for him to see.
" I'm going to try" but he had no idea what to do. Once again, Emmalyn went back to the stone wall, writing ' I don't want to be' then drawing a line to where she already had written ' dead'.
Before he could ask what she meant by that, or at least why she'd write something like that, Pippin awoke, loudly yawning. He noticed them and immediately crawled over.
He glanced at Legolas and then stared at Emmalyn, " munchkin" he smirked.
She raised an eyebrow and Legolas rolled his eyes, " her name is Emmalyn".
" Munchkin sounds better" Pippin looked at her again, " where did she come from?".
Legolas shrugged, " I haven't gotten that far yet". The two gently glared at her, but she shook her head. She didn't want them to know.
" How are we suppose to return her if we don't even know where she's suppose to go?".
Legolas stared deeply into the girls eyes. They were bright blue, a lot like Frodo's. She stared in return, as though trying to tell him something. Perhaps he didn't get the message correct, but he got something. " She wouldn't be any safer out there alone than she would be with us" he paused, " I'll take her back to Rivendell".
Pippin looked at him with the insane look he usually receives. " But you just said it'd be too dangerous for her to come along".
" Exactly, I'll take her now".
He snorted, " and just how to expect to do that".
Legolas looked out at the shades of the night sky. " If I were to leave now, I could make it back there by dawn. You wouldn't be too far ahead, I could catch up".
" Yeah, just in time for Strider to spear you to death. You know he trusts you more than any of us, he'd kill you if you left".
" I said I'd come back" he turned his attention to Emmalyn, " I'm going to take you back to my home. It's safe there, no one will hurt you" he had to gain her trust. She paused, but then nodded. Legolas helped her stand and slid towards the cave's entrance. " Tell Aragon where we went, don't make it sound as bad as it really is".
Pippin ignored his chance to object as the two exited the cave.
Legolas removed the saddle from one of the horses that had come this far with them. The smartest thing he could be doing at that time was leaving it behind for the others. He had just helped Emmalyn climb on when there was struggling footsteps behind him.
" I'm coming with you" Pippin said.
Authors Note- Thank you to Aragon-lover and greenleafgirl for reviewing. And thank you to greenleafgirl for the spelling correction. I may never get that, hehe.
Chapter Two- Munchkin
The rain had not yet calmed and grew further into a storm. The hobbits, Aragon, and the newest addition had found a cave that was hidden in the mountains. They were suppose to keep going throughout the night, but the weather was too strong.
Sam, Merry, Frodo, Pippin, and Aragon slept soundly at the end of the cave. Legolas was staying awake at the entrance, on lookout. Not only for the Orcs, but for the girl. Aragon warned that she could be potentially dangerous, but it seemed impossible. She had been attacked by those of evil forces, what danger could she bring?
After the discovery, Pippin, who the girl was miraculously smaller than, said she looked like a ' munchkin'. No one else was too sure about what a munchkin even was, but it became her nickname. At least, until they knew the real one.
Legolas watched the rain fall, the girl asleep next to him, still with Frodo's cloak over her. From far away, it looked as though someone was running into the forest, but he couldn't tell from where he was. Over all, he was too exhausted to even care, it was probably his imagination. He looked back, to see two big eyes staring towards him.
The two froze, staring at one another. He wasn't sure how to react. " Hell". She was pale, frightened, and very alert as though thinking she was in danger. " We're not going to hurt you" her head darted towards the others, then back to him. " We found you in the forest, on the side of the road. You were being chased, can you remember?".
Through her trembling, she nodded.
" You're safe now" by her glare, she seemed to wear down and no longer be scared. " Do you have a name?". It was like she knew that Aragon would force her to be left alone if she revealed her identity, because she didn't respond. " I'm sorry" he realized maybe he was saying too much too soon, " this must be very scary for you".
The girl pulled her knees tightly against her chest.
" You probably don't know what I'm saying' Legolas said more to himself, thinking she only spoke a different language. But she caught his attention when rapidly nodding. " You do?" he asked.
She searched the cave floor for a moment, retrieving a small stone and turning to the rough wall behind her. She struggled, though manage to write a message in Elvish. Legolas squinted in the dim firelight to read her writing. " My name is Emmalyn" he said out loud.
He assumed by her size, she wouldn't be living out in the Middle Earth on her own. " Emmalyn, if you tell me where your mother and father are, I can help you get back to them" he glanced over at a sleeping Aragon, " very soon".
She turned again and slowly began writing. There was only one word to read. " Dead". He never thought he could feel so sympathetic for someone he hardly knew, in fact, he didn't know her at all. " I'm so sorry, but, is there anywhere for you to go" she look her head. Legolas leaned against the wall behind him and closed his eyes. Only opening them again when hearing the stone scratching.
' Please help me' her latest message appeared under the other two. Tears were dwelling in her young eyes, obvious enough for him to see.
" I'm going to try" but he had no idea what to do. Once again, Emmalyn went back to the stone wall, writing ' I don't want to be' then drawing a line to where she already had written ' dead'.
Before he could ask what she meant by that, or at least why she'd write something like that, Pippin awoke, loudly yawning. He noticed them and immediately crawled over.
He glanced at Legolas and then stared at Emmalyn, " munchkin" he smirked.
She raised an eyebrow and Legolas rolled his eyes, " her name is Emmalyn".
" Munchkin sounds better" Pippin looked at her again, " where did she come from?".
Legolas shrugged, " I haven't gotten that far yet". The two gently glared at her, but she shook her head. She didn't want them to know.
" How are we suppose to return her if we don't even know where she's suppose to go?".
Legolas stared deeply into the girls eyes. They were bright blue, a lot like Frodo's. She stared in return, as though trying to tell him something. Perhaps he didn't get the message correct, but he got something. " She wouldn't be any safer out there alone than she would be with us" he paused, " I'll take her back to Rivendell".
Pippin looked at him with the insane look he usually receives. " But you just said it'd be too dangerous for her to come along".
" Exactly, I'll take her now".
He snorted, " and just how to expect to do that".
Legolas looked out at the shades of the night sky. " If I were to leave now, I could make it back there by dawn. You wouldn't be too far ahead, I could catch up".
" Yeah, just in time for Strider to spear you to death. You know he trusts you more than any of us, he'd kill you if you left".
" I said I'd come back" he turned his attention to Emmalyn, " I'm going to take you back to my home. It's safe there, no one will hurt you" he had to gain her trust. She paused, but then nodded. Legolas helped her stand and slid towards the cave's entrance. " Tell Aragon where we went, don't make it sound as bad as it really is".
Pippin ignored his chance to object as the two exited the cave.
Legolas removed the saddle from one of the horses that had come this far with them. The smartest thing he could be doing at that time was leaving it behind for the others. He had just helped Emmalyn climb on when there was struggling footsteps behind him.
" I'm coming with you" Pippin said.
