Chapter 4
The troop marched though the deserted lands and farms on their way to Mordor. Anne and Eowyn had become quick friend for both of them wish to be excepted. As the two hiked up the mountain trotting in front of the troop, Anne sensed something. She climbed up the boulder and look with her elf eyes. She turned back the troop.
" Orcs!" Anne shouted.
" How many of those creatures?" Gandalf asked.
" I do not know, I can only see around a couple hundred."
" We will prepare to fight." Gandalf said confidently.
Anne and Eowyn took out their swords to and prepared. After some few minutes the bloody fight began. Anne stabbed and slashed her sword and shoot her dagger.
" How many so far milady?" Gimili asked.
" Ten, not including the Orcs without a ride." Anne said.
" Just to tell you my child, Legolas got twenty." Gimili told with a grin.
" Well have to see about that." Anne said and continued to kill.
No matter how many each solider killed, the same amount comes back. This was not a threat at first but after about a hundred man had died, it was one.
" Retreat, there is not a possible way to fight them all." Gandalf shouted.
Anne was trying very hard to not get any help from anyone. As she was killing the Orc in front of her, their was one behind her. She did not know about, but when she felt it and turned around, it was too late. The Orc stood in front of her and raised his axe, but just as it was about to lower his axe on her head, an arrow hit his head. The axe fell from his hand, Anne moved but late she was again, but lucky for it slashed her arm only. Anne clutched her bloody arm and felt a pair of arms from behind close in on her. It lifted her up just in time to save her legs from being chopped off from and flying axe. The arms belonged to Legolas.
" Why are you saving me?" Anne questioned.
" You are a elf after all, milady, and you are suppose to be good." Legolas panted as he had one arm around Anne's waist and one arm to fight.
" So I see you have some humanity after all." Anne said.
" Thank you."
The couple ended up hiding under a many rooted tree. Legolas was covering Anne from the Orcs for they could smell the blood from Anne's arm.
" I guess we'll have to stay here for sometime." Legolas said.
"Get off of me, I can not breath the air." Anne demanded.
" The air is no more but poisonous fumes of blood."
Anne understood and kept quiet and resentful.
" I have saved your life not only once but twice today, milady." Legolas said.
" I am thankful for you rescue, but that does not mean that I respect you as a prince." Anne said.
" I am in no mood for a argument about respect."
" I am so to feel the same"
They heard foot steps, an Orc can close to the tree to have look.
" BRÜÏN...O...OrcsNOISE OF ORCS" Legolas whisphered.
" I know.." Anne smuggled into cover.
Finally the Orc left and Legolas and Anne climbed out. Both were tired, but still afraid. The rest of the troop must have left them or believe that they had died. They had no choice but to stay there for the night.
" My arm is still bleeding." Anne said checking her wound.
" It is deeply cut milady." Legolas said as he came over to check it.
" It is not as deep as the well and not as bottomless as a endless pit."
" Let me clean the cut or it will be no better." Legolas said.
" I think I will manage." Anne said and turned away.
Perhaps it was the violent movement of the arm, it cause Anne to scream in pain.
" Do you still want your arm unattended?" Legolas asked.
Anne did not say anything, but Legolas understood. He undid the straps on her shoulders and her arm revelled. Anne looked concerned.
" Are you sure that you know about bandaging wounds?"
" I know, believe me." Legolas said with a grin.
At day light the next morning, Anne woke up to find herself in the arms of Legolas. He was riding with the troop again.
" How come we have returned to the group?" Anne asked as she straightened out.
" I rode all night after you have fallen asleep, I caught up with them at sunrise." Legolas said.
" Oh, I must go and see Eowyn, she must be frighten to death." Anne shouted as she jumped off the horse and ran up front.
Legolas looked at her as she ran, in his mind, her imaged had changed, but he did not know what the image had changed to.
Anne ran and ran and meet Eowyn up front. They gave each other a big hug. Anne suddenly remember that she wouldn't be alive if it weren't for Legolas. He indeed is no longer a enemy, but not yet someone whom Anne would love, like Eowyn, Gimili and the others, but she could like him now. Anne glanced back at him and smiled. Legolas smiled at her too, and they exchanged something that no one would ever know.
The troop marched though the deserted lands and farms on their way to Mordor. Anne and Eowyn had become quick friend for both of them wish to be excepted. As the two hiked up the mountain trotting in front of the troop, Anne sensed something. She climbed up the boulder and look with her elf eyes. She turned back the troop.
" Orcs!" Anne shouted.
" How many of those creatures?" Gandalf asked.
" I do not know, I can only see around a couple hundred."
" We will prepare to fight." Gandalf said confidently.
Anne and Eowyn took out their swords to and prepared. After some few minutes the bloody fight began. Anne stabbed and slashed her sword and shoot her dagger.
" How many so far milady?" Gimili asked.
" Ten, not including the Orcs without a ride." Anne said.
" Just to tell you my child, Legolas got twenty." Gimili told with a grin.
" Well have to see about that." Anne said and continued to kill.
No matter how many each solider killed, the same amount comes back. This was not a threat at first but after about a hundred man had died, it was one.
" Retreat, there is not a possible way to fight them all." Gandalf shouted.
Anne was trying very hard to not get any help from anyone. As she was killing the Orc in front of her, their was one behind her. She did not know about, but when she felt it and turned around, it was too late. The Orc stood in front of her and raised his axe, but just as it was about to lower his axe on her head, an arrow hit his head. The axe fell from his hand, Anne moved but late she was again, but lucky for it slashed her arm only. Anne clutched her bloody arm and felt a pair of arms from behind close in on her. It lifted her up just in time to save her legs from being chopped off from and flying axe. The arms belonged to Legolas.
" Why are you saving me?" Anne questioned.
" You are a elf after all, milady, and you are suppose to be good." Legolas panted as he had one arm around Anne's waist and one arm to fight.
" So I see you have some humanity after all." Anne said.
" Thank you."
The couple ended up hiding under a many rooted tree. Legolas was covering Anne from the Orcs for they could smell the blood from Anne's arm.
" I guess we'll have to stay here for sometime." Legolas said.
"Get off of me, I can not breath the air." Anne demanded.
" The air is no more but poisonous fumes of blood."
Anne understood and kept quiet and resentful.
" I have saved your life not only once but twice today, milady." Legolas said.
" I am thankful for you rescue, but that does not mean that I respect you as a prince." Anne said.
" I am in no mood for a argument about respect."
" I am so to feel the same"
They heard foot steps, an Orc can close to the tree to have look.
" BRÜÏN...O...OrcsNOISE OF ORCS" Legolas whisphered.
" I know.." Anne smuggled into cover.
Finally the Orc left and Legolas and Anne climbed out. Both were tired, but still afraid. The rest of the troop must have left them or believe that they had died. They had no choice but to stay there for the night.
" My arm is still bleeding." Anne said checking her wound.
" It is deeply cut milady." Legolas said as he came over to check it.
" It is not as deep as the well and not as bottomless as a endless pit."
" Let me clean the cut or it will be no better." Legolas said.
" I think I will manage." Anne said and turned away.
Perhaps it was the violent movement of the arm, it cause Anne to scream in pain.
" Do you still want your arm unattended?" Legolas asked.
Anne did not say anything, but Legolas understood. He undid the straps on her shoulders and her arm revelled. Anne looked concerned.
" Are you sure that you know about bandaging wounds?"
" I know, believe me." Legolas said with a grin.
At day light the next morning, Anne woke up to find herself in the arms of Legolas. He was riding with the troop again.
" How come we have returned to the group?" Anne asked as she straightened out.
" I rode all night after you have fallen asleep, I caught up with them at sunrise." Legolas said.
" Oh, I must go and see Eowyn, she must be frighten to death." Anne shouted as she jumped off the horse and ran up front.
Legolas looked at her as she ran, in his mind, her imaged had changed, but he did not know what the image had changed to.
Anne ran and ran and meet Eowyn up front. They gave each other a big hug. Anne suddenly remember that she wouldn't be alive if it weren't for Legolas. He indeed is no longer a enemy, but not yet someone whom Anne would love, like Eowyn, Gimili and the others, but she could like him now. Anne glanced back at him and smiled. Legolas smiled at her too, and they exchanged something that no one would ever know.