Finally we arrived at a wooden door and on it a sign read: "Town doctor".
If I wasn't afraid before I was now. The word doctor made my heart stop
beating. An image of a man holding scissors and a knife came into my head.
I followed my father up the steps cowering behind him. "Father I will wait
here while you talk to the doctor" I said fearfully.
"I will only be a minute." My father said as he opened the door. He walked into the house and when the door shut behind him I quickly rushed down the stairs. I ran in the opposite direction of home and this 'doctor'. I ran as fast as I could constantly looking back for the fear of seeing my father in pursuit of me.
I didn't know exactly where I was running but it didn't seem to matter when I thought about it. I ran through the town with a terrified look on my face. People stopped and stared at me but I didn't care. The people who recognised me tried to talk to me but I didn't dare to stop and reply.
I looked behind me just to make sure no one was chasing me, and I didn't see the flight of stairs I was about to run into. Before I could stop myself I tripped on the first step. As I fell I felt like the whole world was spinning. My head hit the fourth step with a sickening thud, and then everything went black.
When I awoke I found myself in a richly decorated room. The ceiling was beautifully painted with interesting patterns and colours. The sheets covering me were made of white silk with a golden lion finely stitched into the silk. I hadn't seen such a room in Rohan. I tried to sit up but I felt an extreme throbbing pain coming from my forehead. That was when I remembered my fall. Because I couldn't sit up I tried to speak. "Where am I?" I asked. I sensed there was someone else in the room.
"You speak, I am overjoyed to see you move." A pleasant female voice said. Then I heard soft footsteps and I saw a beautiful woman standing over me. He had long wavy blonde hair, deep blue eyes, and fair skin. She was one of the fairest women I had seen. "You are in the King's castle." She said.
"King Eomer's castle? Then I'm not dreaming. Your are Lady Eowyn." I said shocked and pleased at the same time.
"Yes I am. And you Fatima gave us quite a scare. When we first saw you we thought you were dead. We were very pleased to know you weren't. She said with a warm smile. "The castle healer has done some work on your head and that wound we had found on your arm." When she said this I quickly looked to my arm, and saw some stitches in my arm.
All of a sudden I started blushing remembering how I had run away from the 'doctor'. I knew I was silly to be afraid of the doctor. "Healer, now that is a much more pleasant name than doctor." I muttered to myself. Then I realised Lady Eowyn called me by my name. "How did you know my name?" I asked surprised.
She laughed. "Because we found a distressed an looking for his daughter and this man happened to be your father. I shall call him in to see you. I'm sure he will be very pleased indeed to see you awake." She moved form my bedside towards the door. I then heard the door open then close after her.
I gathered up all the strength I had left in me to sit up. Ad I did the throbbing pain returned but I ignored it. I was finally able to sit up, and when I didn't my head didn't hurt as much. I heard loud footsteps coming towards my room. The door opened and in came my father. He had the biggest smile on his face and his arms were wide open. He took me into one of his famous hugs. His hugs always made me feel safe. "You had me so scared. Fatima why did you run away?" He asked with a confused look on his face.
I then looked into his eyes. "It is actually quite embarrassing, well you see I was afraid of the doctor" I said quietly. I then held my breath so I would miss a word of my father's response.
"Oh, Fatima I don't expect you to be scared of nothing. But please if you are tell me so I can help you through it." He said. He looked at my head and arm. "Well I see you have been in good hands. So are you still scared of doctors?" He asked with a smile on his face.
"Doctors yes, healers no" I replied. "Just kidding." I added. I giggled the try and ease the tension building up. "Father, I really am well." I assured him.
"Well you will need your rest so I'll have to find a way to take you home." He got up and it seemed he was coming to pick me up. But he was interrupted. Lady Eowyn came into the room.
"Please, Fatima can stay here for as long as she wishes. We would love to have her, and we will take good care of her. You are welcome to stay if you like. I think Fatima is too weak at this moment to be travelling." She said. She then walked over to my father.
"I am very grateful but I can not stay I have to get home to my wife and daughter." My father pointed out. He looked at me with a look of worry.
"Fatima can stay here and you and your family can visit her when ever you like. You are more than welcome here." She kindly offered.
"Well I guess you have a point. Fatima I will come and see you soon. I will send Erowan with some of your clothes. He said and then he kissed me on my forehead.
"Fare well father." I said. I was very sad to see him go, but I was excited. I had never been in a castle before. Then I looked at the gown I was wearing. It was a beautiful simple white dress, but expensive. I hadn't realised the dress I was wearing until now. I must have had the biggest smile on my face because Lady Eowyn looked at me with joy.
"I am glad to see you are happy. I'm sure you will enjoy your stay here in the castle." She said. She came to my bedside. "Fatima are you hungry?" She asked.
"Actually when I think about it yes I am." I said thoughtfully. I did all of a sudden feeling my stomach was empty. I could then hear it make noises as if to say "feed me". As if by magic a small, but old woman came into the room holding a tray filled with food. I laid the tray on my lap and took the fork into my hand and started eating.
"Well I shall leave you now in peace to eat. I will be back soon to keep you company. If you feel you can get up from your bed do so and take a walk around the castle. But do not try unless you think you are fit enough to do it." She then started for the door.
"Thank you Lady Eowyn." I called out to her. She turned around to look at me and smiled.
"Please just call me Eowyn" Then she walked out the door. I continued to eat my food and kept thinking to myself I was dreaming as I looked around the room and the beautiful expensive furniture and the beautifully drawn pictures on the wall. When I finished my food I put the tray on the table beside the bed. I began to feel tired so I laid back down and then I fell into a light sleep.
"I will only be a minute." My father said as he opened the door. He walked into the house and when the door shut behind him I quickly rushed down the stairs. I ran in the opposite direction of home and this 'doctor'. I ran as fast as I could constantly looking back for the fear of seeing my father in pursuit of me.
I didn't know exactly where I was running but it didn't seem to matter when I thought about it. I ran through the town with a terrified look on my face. People stopped and stared at me but I didn't care. The people who recognised me tried to talk to me but I didn't dare to stop and reply.
I looked behind me just to make sure no one was chasing me, and I didn't see the flight of stairs I was about to run into. Before I could stop myself I tripped on the first step. As I fell I felt like the whole world was spinning. My head hit the fourth step with a sickening thud, and then everything went black.
When I awoke I found myself in a richly decorated room. The ceiling was beautifully painted with interesting patterns and colours. The sheets covering me were made of white silk with a golden lion finely stitched into the silk. I hadn't seen such a room in Rohan. I tried to sit up but I felt an extreme throbbing pain coming from my forehead. That was when I remembered my fall. Because I couldn't sit up I tried to speak. "Where am I?" I asked. I sensed there was someone else in the room.
"You speak, I am overjoyed to see you move." A pleasant female voice said. Then I heard soft footsteps and I saw a beautiful woman standing over me. He had long wavy blonde hair, deep blue eyes, and fair skin. She was one of the fairest women I had seen. "You are in the King's castle." She said.
"King Eomer's castle? Then I'm not dreaming. Your are Lady Eowyn." I said shocked and pleased at the same time.
"Yes I am. And you Fatima gave us quite a scare. When we first saw you we thought you were dead. We were very pleased to know you weren't. She said with a warm smile. "The castle healer has done some work on your head and that wound we had found on your arm." When she said this I quickly looked to my arm, and saw some stitches in my arm.
All of a sudden I started blushing remembering how I had run away from the 'doctor'. I knew I was silly to be afraid of the doctor. "Healer, now that is a much more pleasant name than doctor." I muttered to myself. Then I realised Lady Eowyn called me by my name. "How did you know my name?" I asked surprised.
She laughed. "Because we found a distressed an looking for his daughter and this man happened to be your father. I shall call him in to see you. I'm sure he will be very pleased indeed to see you awake." She moved form my bedside towards the door. I then heard the door open then close after her.
I gathered up all the strength I had left in me to sit up. Ad I did the throbbing pain returned but I ignored it. I was finally able to sit up, and when I didn't my head didn't hurt as much. I heard loud footsteps coming towards my room. The door opened and in came my father. He had the biggest smile on his face and his arms were wide open. He took me into one of his famous hugs. His hugs always made me feel safe. "You had me so scared. Fatima why did you run away?" He asked with a confused look on his face.
I then looked into his eyes. "It is actually quite embarrassing, well you see I was afraid of the doctor" I said quietly. I then held my breath so I would miss a word of my father's response.
"Oh, Fatima I don't expect you to be scared of nothing. But please if you are tell me so I can help you through it." He said. He looked at my head and arm. "Well I see you have been in good hands. So are you still scared of doctors?" He asked with a smile on his face.
"Doctors yes, healers no" I replied. "Just kidding." I added. I giggled the try and ease the tension building up. "Father, I really am well." I assured him.
"Well you will need your rest so I'll have to find a way to take you home." He got up and it seemed he was coming to pick me up. But he was interrupted. Lady Eowyn came into the room.
"Please, Fatima can stay here for as long as she wishes. We would love to have her, and we will take good care of her. You are welcome to stay if you like. I think Fatima is too weak at this moment to be travelling." She said. She then walked over to my father.
"I am very grateful but I can not stay I have to get home to my wife and daughter." My father pointed out. He looked at me with a look of worry.
"Fatima can stay here and you and your family can visit her when ever you like. You are more than welcome here." She kindly offered.
"Well I guess you have a point. Fatima I will come and see you soon. I will send Erowan with some of your clothes. He said and then he kissed me on my forehead.
"Fare well father." I said. I was very sad to see him go, but I was excited. I had never been in a castle before. Then I looked at the gown I was wearing. It was a beautiful simple white dress, but expensive. I hadn't realised the dress I was wearing until now. I must have had the biggest smile on my face because Lady Eowyn looked at me with joy.
"I am glad to see you are happy. I'm sure you will enjoy your stay here in the castle." She said. She came to my bedside. "Fatima are you hungry?" She asked.
"Actually when I think about it yes I am." I said thoughtfully. I did all of a sudden feeling my stomach was empty. I could then hear it make noises as if to say "feed me". As if by magic a small, but old woman came into the room holding a tray filled with food. I laid the tray on my lap and took the fork into my hand and started eating.
"Well I shall leave you now in peace to eat. I will be back soon to keep you company. If you feel you can get up from your bed do so and take a walk around the castle. But do not try unless you think you are fit enough to do it." She then started for the door.
"Thank you Lady Eowyn." I called out to her. She turned around to look at me and smiled.
"Please just call me Eowyn" Then she walked out the door. I continued to eat my food and kept thinking to myself I was dreaming as I looked around the room and the beautiful expensive furniture and the beautifully drawn pictures on the wall. When I finished my food I put the tray on the table beside the bed. I began to feel tired so I laid back down and then I fell into a light sleep.