Chapter Six-To Run For Their Lives
~~~At Night~~~
As Larawyn was walking to her room, she thought, 'What's wrong with me? I feel like I know Aragorn, but I've never seen him before.I think. Now, I feel so weird! Like some hidden part of me has just been brought out. I can't sleep.I gotta think.' So, she turned from her path, and walked outside. Larawyn reached the stables, and started to take her horse out. She started walking out of Helms Deep, assuring the guards that she would be all right, and no to tell anyone. Larawyn mounted her horse, and rode out into a near forest (I'm not sure if there's a forest near Helms Deep, but, oh well!). Afterwards, she dismounted her horse, and climbed up a tree. She sighed, 'I know I can always count on the trees.why do I feel so relaxed near trees? Sometimes I wonder if I'm born in one.' She laughed quietly to herself, and started to try to sort things out in her mind.
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Legolas awoke from his sleep, sweat beating off his forehead, his breath coming in short gasps, and he bolted straight up. 'By the Valar! What was that?!' Then, Legolas looked over to his side, and was surprised to see Lady Galadriel standing at the doorway.
"What ails you, my child?" Legolas turned his head to the window, eyes distant, like he wasn't really there at all.
"I had a dream."
"Could you tell me about it? It may be important." Legolas hesitated.
"I was in.a forest.it seemed very familiar. I was walking, listening to the trees. Then, I saw a cloaked figure on a tree. I was about to walk to the figure, but then I heard a sound. I looked to my right, and about a few miles off, there were creatures speaking.in the Black speech. I worried for the person on the tree, so, I tried to walk to the figure to alert the person. But then, I found that I couldn't move from my spot, like someone or something was holding me back. I tried to yell at the figure, but no words came out. Then, I could see the orcs, some of them had noticed the figure, and had notched their arrows, preparing to shoot. I looked at the figure who still remained on the tree, unaware of their surroundings. Then, an arrow shot out and pierced the figure's shoulder! I heard a scream, and then I realized that the figure was female. Suddenly, there was a blinding light, and I could see the hobbits.they were slaves of Sauron. Aragorn, Gimli, Gandalf, and I were dead. I saw our bodies hanging off a wall.not breathing.I'm guessing that we were in Mordor. Then, I saw the eye of Sauron, it stared at me, and spoke to me. Telling me to give up and to become his slave. Afterwards, I woke up.but the eye.the evil was so intense, I couldn't breath. I think that I was afraid."
~~~Author's POV~~~
Legolas sighed. Lady Galadriel walked to Legolas, and sat beside him.
"I know not what the meaning of your nightmare is.what do you think, Thranduillion? And how are your injuries? They seem very serious."
"My injuries are slowly healing, and they do not pain me as much as they used to, I feel fine. But I've been better.I don't know what to think about this dream. It feels like, it will happen soon.very soon.no matter how much I hate to admit it. Waitaminute.the forest that I saw in my dream! It is the one near here! The woman must be there right now! I must help her! Please, Lady Galadriel, let me go! Her destruction may be the destruction of all of Middle-Earth!" Lady Galadriel sighed a deep sigh.
"All right.you may go, but be very careful and alert, and no matter what, do NOT fight the orcs! Or you will surely perish! May the Valar protect you, Prince Legolas." Legolas smiled a small smile, and hurriedly left, limping all the way to the stables, hoping that he was not too late, and that he would not run into Aragorn, Gimli, Gandalf, Haldir, or anyone at all.
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Once Legolas reached the forest, he started listening to the trees, hoping that they could tell him something. As Legolas walked, he thought, 'This is odd.I didn't run into any trouble so far.except for those pesky guards.' Suddenly, he saw a horse by a tree, Legolas walked up to it, and whispered, "Do not worry, I come in peace. I wish to know which direction did the person who rode you went?" The horse neighed, and started walking to a direction. Legolas followed with his own horse behind him. After a while of walking, Legolas saw the figure. 'She seems to be either sleeping, or deep in thought.' Legolas thought. As he was going to walk to the figure, he suddenly heard a sound on his right. Legolas squinted his eyes, and he was horrified. Orcs were going to walk by this area in a few minutes! 'Yrchs! I must warn the person! Nay! My nightmare! It is happening!' But as he was going to limp to the figure, his chest wound started to hurt VERY painfully, and he was just about to cry in pain. But then he found out that he couldn't speak or make a noise! Forgetting his pain, he rushed to the tree, and started to climb up with all of his strength. Legolas suddenly felt pain everywhere, but he chose to ignore it, and he could feel he wounds reopening, with the blood soaking through his bandages. Once Legolas climbed up the tree, he shook the figure roughly. The figure, startled, jumped up to meet the eyes of Legolas, the figure gasped, and stared at Legolas for a while. Suddenly, an arrow was shot, and hit the tree, just missing Legolas' head. The figure and Legolas reacted instantly, each started climbing off the tree. Once they were on the ground, they mounted their horses and started to ride off. But then, an arrow pierced itself into the head of the horse, which belonged to the mysterious figure. The figure jumped off the horse, and was greeted by a wave of deadly, poisonous arrows, but each missing its target. Legolas stopped, and turned back to the figure, but an arrow also shot itself into the horse's head, dying instantly. But because Legolas was still injured badly, he did not jump off the horse as gracefully as he would have, therefore damaging his already broken leg some more. The figure ran towards Legolas, held him up, supporting him, and started to rush off, away from the orcs. Suddenly, the unexpected happened, as Legolas looked back, he saw an arrow being shot, aimed for the figure's back. Legolas did the only thing he could, and pushed the figure away, and was shot in the side of his body. He fell to the ground, damaging his already broken body more, but he knew that he had to save the person. So, he got up painfully, the figure ran to him.
"Are you all right? Oh no! I'm so sorry! That arrow was for me!" Legolas shook his head.
"We're almost at the edge of the forest! I'm sure that these are orcs, and they will not go out of this forest when it is daytime. And I feel that the sun has just risen! Come, let us run, we are almost there!" The figure nodded slowly, and they both started running for their lives.
~~~At Night~~~
As Larawyn was walking to her room, she thought, 'What's wrong with me? I feel like I know Aragorn, but I've never seen him before.I think. Now, I feel so weird! Like some hidden part of me has just been brought out. I can't sleep.I gotta think.' So, she turned from her path, and walked outside. Larawyn reached the stables, and started to take her horse out. She started walking out of Helms Deep, assuring the guards that she would be all right, and no to tell anyone. Larawyn mounted her horse, and rode out into a near forest (I'm not sure if there's a forest near Helms Deep, but, oh well!). Afterwards, she dismounted her horse, and climbed up a tree. She sighed, 'I know I can always count on the trees.why do I feel so relaxed near trees? Sometimes I wonder if I'm born in one.' She laughed quietly to herself, and started to try to sort things out in her mind.
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Legolas awoke from his sleep, sweat beating off his forehead, his breath coming in short gasps, and he bolted straight up. 'By the Valar! What was that?!' Then, Legolas looked over to his side, and was surprised to see Lady Galadriel standing at the doorway.
"What ails you, my child?" Legolas turned his head to the window, eyes distant, like he wasn't really there at all.
"I had a dream."
"Could you tell me about it? It may be important." Legolas hesitated.
"I was in.a forest.it seemed very familiar. I was walking, listening to the trees. Then, I saw a cloaked figure on a tree. I was about to walk to the figure, but then I heard a sound. I looked to my right, and about a few miles off, there were creatures speaking.in the Black speech. I worried for the person on the tree, so, I tried to walk to the figure to alert the person. But then, I found that I couldn't move from my spot, like someone or something was holding me back. I tried to yell at the figure, but no words came out. Then, I could see the orcs, some of them had noticed the figure, and had notched their arrows, preparing to shoot. I looked at the figure who still remained on the tree, unaware of their surroundings. Then, an arrow shot out and pierced the figure's shoulder! I heard a scream, and then I realized that the figure was female. Suddenly, there was a blinding light, and I could see the hobbits.they were slaves of Sauron. Aragorn, Gimli, Gandalf, and I were dead. I saw our bodies hanging off a wall.not breathing.I'm guessing that we were in Mordor. Then, I saw the eye of Sauron, it stared at me, and spoke to me. Telling me to give up and to become his slave. Afterwards, I woke up.but the eye.the evil was so intense, I couldn't breath. I think that I was afraid."
~~~Author's POV~~~
Legolas sighed. Lady Galadriel walked to Legolas, and sat beside him.
"I know not what the meaning of your nightmare is.what do you think, Thranduillion? And how are your injuries? They seem very serious."
"My injuries are slowly healing, and they do not pain me as much as they used to, I feel fine. But I've been better.I don't know what to think about this dream. It feels like, it will happen soon.very soon.no matter how much I hate to admit it. Waitaminute.the forest that I saw in my dream! It is the one near here! The woman must be there right now! I must help her! Please, Lady Galadriel, let me go! Her destruction may be the destruction of all of Middle-Earth!" Lady Galadriel sighed a deep sigh.
"All right.you may go, but be very careful and alert, and no matter what, do NOT fight the orcs! Or you will surely perish! May the Valar protect you, Prince Legolas." Legolas smiled a small smile, and hurriedly left, limping all the way to the stables, hoping that he was not too late, and that he would not run into Aragorn, Gimli, Gandalf, Haldir, or anyone at all.
~~~*~~~
Once Legolas reached the forest, he started listening to the trees, hoping that they could tell him something. As Legolas walked, he thought, 'This is odd.I didn't run into any trouble so far.except for those pesky guards.' Suddenly, he saw a horse by a tree, Legolas walked up to it, and whispered, "Do not worry, I come in peace. I wish to know which direction did the person who rode you went?" The horse neighed, and started walking to a direction. Legolas followed with his own horse behind him. After a while of walking, Legolas saw the figure. 'She seems to be either sleeping, or deep in thought.' Legolas thought. As he was going to walk to the figure, he suddenly heard a sound on his right. Legolas squinted his eyes, and he was horrified. Orcs were going to walk by this area in a few minutes! 'Yrchs! I must warn the person! Nay! My nightmare! It is happening!' But as he was going to limp to the figure, his chest wound started to hurt VERY painfully, and he was just about to cry in pain. But then he found out that he couldn't speak or make a noise! Forgetting his pain, he rushed to the tree, and started to climb up with all of his strength. Legolas suddenly felt pain everywhere, but he chose to ignore it, and he could feel he wounds reopening, with the blood soaking through his bandages. Once Legolas climbed up the tree, he shook the figure roughly. The figure, startled, jumped up to meet the eyes of Legolas, the figure gasped, and stared at Legolas for a while. Suddenly, an arrow was shot, and hit the tree, just missing Legolas' head. The figure and Legolas reacted instantly, each started climbing off the tree. Once they were on the ground, they mounted their horses and started to ride off. But then, an arrow pierced itself into the head of the horse, which belonged to the mysterious figure. The figure jumped off the horse, and was greeted by a wave of deadly, poisonous arrows, but each missing its target. Legolas stopped, and turned back to the figure, but an arrow also shot itself into the horse's head, dying instantly. But because Legolas was still injured badly, he did not jump off the horse as gracefully as he would have, therefore damaging his already broken leg some more. The figure ran towards Legolas, held him up, supporting him, and started to rush off, away from the orcs. Suddenly, the unexpected happened, as Legolas looked back, he saw an arrow being shot, aimed for the figure's back. Legolas did the only thing he could, and pushed the figure away, and was shot in the side of his body. He fell to the ground, damaging his already broken body more, but he knew that he had to save the person. So, he got up painfully, the figure ran to him.
"Are you all right? Oh no! I'm so sorry! That arrow was for me!" Legolas shook his head.
"We're almost at the edge of the forest! I'm sure that these are orcs, and they will not go out of this forest when it is daytime. And I feel that the sun has just risen! Come, let us run, we are almost there!" The figure nodded slowly, and they both started running for their lives.