"How long has she been sleeping?" I awoke to a conversation. I kept my
eyes closed because I thought I might be still sleeping. Another voice
replied to the question and I recognised this voice to be Eowyn's voice.
"She has been asleep for three hours. I came in here to keep her company and found her asleep. I was sitting here for about forty five minutes when you arrived." She laughed lightly.
Then came the other voice. I listened to see if I could recognised the voice. "She seems so peaceful when she is sleeping. I guess I wish she could always be like this. Possible!" I immediately recognised the voice. It belonged to Erowan my sister and she was laughing at me. This made me very annoyed.
I opened my eyes and began to sit up. Surprisingly I only felt little pain from my forehead. "Erowan I am very happy to hear your voice and see you my dear sister." I said in a sarcastic tone. I looked at her with an annoyed face.
She just smiled at me sweetly and said, "yes Fatima I am very happy to see you too." She said with a sweet, feminine but childish tone. I decided to ignore her. I looked at Eowyn and she looked very amused. She had a large smile on her face and was trying to hide it with her hand.
"Did I really sleep for three hours Eowyn?" I asked. It only seemed like I was asleep for a few minutes. But it was a refreshing sleep.
"Yes Fatima you did. I think that can only be good news, as your health can only really increase because of that well, long nap." She said smiling. I then turned to Erowan.
"And what brings you here my sister?" I asked coldly even though I didn't mean it to come out that way. I quickly smiled hoping she wouldn't take offence to my tone. But she did seem annoyed as she picked up a bag from beside her and tossed it gently at me.
"Your clothes Fatima are in the bag, and a few other things." She said. She now talked to me in a cold tone. I just looked at her with a look to say 'not now.' I still felt tired even though I had just slept.
"Erowan how is mother?" I asked, this time a gentler tone. She must have understood that I didn't mean any offence to her before and she now looked at me warmly.
"She is fine, but before she was a little worried. She said she would come to see you tomorrow. Though I think you made father worried. He rushed home to see if you were there. Then he went around town looking for you. He didn't even think to look here in the King's castle." She said. Eowyn sat listening without a word. She seemed a little worried her self, although I had no idea why. She then excused her self and left the room.
Erowan and I just looked at each other. The Erowan spoke. "So have you seen the king yet, or Lady Eowyn's husband?" She asked excitedly. I didn't really hear what she was saying. I was a little worried about Eowyn. She did look upset and I was curious as to why. I knew that I wouldn't be able to walk so I could look for her.
Erowan and I began to talk for a while until I became really tired and I feel asleep. Erowan left and I didn't open my eyes again till noon the next day.
I opened my eyes and saw the sun shining into my room. The sun really did annoy me. My head began to hurt and I knew that if I tried to get up I would fall down. I began to get really frustrated because I couldn't move. I wasn't the type who sat in bed all day and I really did want to look around the castle if the king didn't mind. I sat up and I just looked around. There was nobody in the room and I could hear no footsteps in the hallway outside.
After a half an hour I heard a light tap at the door. "You may enter" I called out. I was hoping it was Eowyn coming to give me a tour. But in came the woman who brought me food yesterday and she was carrying another tray of food. She laid it next to my bed.
"Hello Lady Fatima, my name is Tilba. Will you be liking anything else?" She asked politely. She was an old, gentle woman.
"No thank you." I said. Then she bowed her head and left the room. I picked up the tray from my bedside and began to eat. I found the food to be very filling so I couldn't eat it all. When I did finally finish I put the tray aside. I then tried to get out of the bed. I was now very frustrated because I couldn't move. I was very determined to get out of the bed. "Come on Fatima you have to get up." I urged myself. I started to put my feet on the ground but I found it was too straining. I was wincing and then when I finally put my feet on the floor I screamed in pain. I felt as if I had jumped from a very high place and landed on my feet and the pain had rushed up to my head. I almost felt I was going to fall on the floor, but someone caught me before I did. I hadn't realised someone had come into the room. I looked up to the man who had caught me, and to my shock it was the king himself. He laid me back on my bed.
"Are you well? I was walking past and heard you scream." He looked at me with concern. I looked at him with a shocked look on my face. I tried to open my mouth to reply but no words would come out. I was speechless, and this is very rare for me. He looked at me waiting for a reply. Then Eowyn came in and I felt so relieved.
"What happened? Why did you scream?" She asked with worry in her eyes. She then looked at her brother the king. It seemed as though she knew she wouldn't get an answer out of me. "What happened Eomer?" She asked him almost out of breath.
"I heard her scream, and rushed into her room and found she was about to fall on the floor so I caught her before she did. I guess she was trying to get out of the bed. I asked her if she is well but she wouldn't reply." He said. He had a confused look on his face. Eowyn approached my bed and sat next to me. I was very aware of what was going on but I just couldn't speak. "Fatima why were you trying to get out of the bed?" She asked. I couldn't answer. Not while the king was in the room, I felt too uncomfortable for some reason. I just looked at him as if giving her a signal. She understood me.
She took the king aside and must have asked him to leave the room. He looked at me with a puzzled look on his face and then walked out of the room. When he left I tried talked to Eowyn. "He, he." I couldn't continue, because I didn't know what to say. She looked at me as if she read my mind.
"Fatima it is fine. Do you feel ill?" She asked. I shook my head. "Are you embarrassed?" She asked. I then nodded my head. She laughed lightly. "Well you shouldn't be. I know many women who would have loved to be you. At first I didn't quite understand. But then I remembered the king's handsome face. He was very young. Remembering his face brought a smile to mine. Then I began to feel happy.
I did feel very secure in his arms. "He must think I am some crazy girl who is staying in his castle. I cannot stay here." I said alarmed. Now I could really feel my face burning up. Eowyn laughed again.
"Do not fear Fatima he doesn't not think such a thing. He is very worried about you. The same way I am, although I'm not any longer. But I do think you shouldn't try to get out of bed. You need more rest, you are far too weak to get out of bed." She said.
"No, I think I am. I was just caught off guard before. I didn't expect that much pain. Please help me up. I think I can move." I said to Eowyn. She decided to help me up. She took my hand and after a few minutes I was able to get up and move around.
"She has been asleep for three hours. I came in here to keep her company and found her asleep. I was sitting here for about forty five minutes when you arrived." She laughed lightly.
Then came the other voice. I listened to see if I could recognised the voice. "She seems so peaceful when she is sleeping. I guess I wish she could always be like this. Possible!" I immediately recognised the voice. It belonged to Erowan my sister and she was laughing at me. This made me very annoyed.
I opened my eyes and began to sit up. Surprisingly I only felt little pain from my forehead. "Erowan I am very happy to hear your voice and see you my dear sister." I said in a sarcastic tone. I looked at her with an annoyed face.
She just smiled at me sweetly and said, "yes Fatima I am very happy to see you too." She said with a sweet, feminine but childish tone. I decided to ignore her. I looked at Eowyn and she looked very amused. She had a large smile on her face and was trying to hide it with her hand.
"Did I really sleep for three hours Eowyn?" I asked. It only seemed like I was asleep for a few minutes. But it was a refreshing sleep.
"Yes Fatima you did. I think that can only be good news, as your health can only really increase because of that well, long nap." She said smiling. I then turned to Erowan.
"And what brings you here my sister?" I asked coldly even though I didn't mean it to come out that way. I quickly smiled hoping she wouldn't take offence to my tone. But she did seem annoyed as she picked up a bag from beside her and tossed it gently at me.
"Your clothes Fatima are in the bag, and a few other things." She said. She now talked to me in a cold tone. I just looked at her with a look to say 'not now.' I still felt tired even though I had just slept.
"Erowan how is mother?" I asked, this time a gentler tone. She must have understood that I didn't mean any offence to her before and she now looked at me warmly.
"She is fine, but before she was a little worried. She said she would come to see you tomorrow. Though I think you made father worried. He rushed home to see if you were there. Then he went around town looking for you. He didn't even think to look here in the King's castle." She said. Eowyn sat listening without a word. She seemed a little worried her self, although I had no idea why. She then excused her self and left the room.
Erowan and I just looked at each other. The Erowan spoke. "So have you seen the king yet, or Lady Eowyn's husband?" She asked excitedly. I didn't really hear what she was saying. I was a little worried about Eowyn. She did look upset and I was curious as to why. I knew that I wouldn't be able to walk so I could look for her.
Erowan and I began to talk for a while until I became really tired and I feel asleep. Erowan left and I didn't open my eyes again till noon the next day.
I opened my eyes and saw the sun shining into my room. The sun really did annoy me. My head began to hurt and I knew that if I tried to get up I would fall down. I began to get really frustrated because I couldn't move. I wasn't the type who sat in bed all day and I really did want to look around the castle if the king didn't mind. I sat up and I just looked around. There was nobody in the room and I could hear no footsteps in the hallway outside.
After a half an hour I heard a light tap at the door. "You may enter" I called out. I was hoping it was Eowyn coming to give me a tour. But in came the woman who brought me food yesterday and she was carrying another tray of food. She laid it next to my bed.
"Hello Lady Fatima, my name is Tilba. Will you be liking anything else?" She asked politely. She was an old, gentle woman.
"No thank you." I said. Then she bowed her head and left the room. I picked up the tray from my bedside and began to eat. I found the food to be very filling so I couldn't eat it all. When I did finally finish I put the tray aside. I then tried to get out of the bed. I was now very frustrated because I couldn't move. I was very determined to get out of the bed. "Come on Fatima you have to get up." I urged myself. I started to put my feet on the ground but I found it was too straining. I was wincing and then when I finally put my feet on the floor I screamed in pain. I felt as if I had jumped from a very high place and landed on my feet and the pain had rushed up to my head. I almost felt I was going to fall on the floor, but someone caught me before I did. I hadn't realised someone had come into the room. I looked up to the man who had caught me, and to my shock it was the king himself. He laid me back on my bed.
"Are you well? I was walking past and heard you scream." He looked at me with concern. I looked at him with a shocked look on my face. I tried to open my mouth to reply but no words would come out. I was speechless, and this is very rare for me. He looked at me waiting for a reply. Then Eowyn came in and I felt so relieved.
"What happened? Why did you scream?" She asked with worry in her eyes. She then looked at her brother the king. It seemed as though she knew she wouldn't get an answer out of me. "What happened Eomer?" She asked him almost out of breath.
"I heard her scream, and rushed into her room and found she was about to fall on the floor so I caught her before she did. I guess she was trying to get out of the bed. I asked her if she is well but she wouldn't reply." He said. He had a confused look on his face. Eowyn approached my bed and sat next to me. I was very aware of what was going on but I just couldn't speak. "Fatima why were you trying to get out of the bed?" She asked. I couldn't answer. Not while the king was in the room, I felt too uncomfortable for some reason. I just looked at him as if giving her a signal. She understood me.
She took the king aside and must have asked him to leave the room. He looked at me with a puzzled look on his face and then walked out of the room. When he left I tried talked to Eowyn. "He, he." I couldn't continue, because I didn't know what to say. She looked at me as if she read my mind.
"Fatima it is fine. Do you feel ill?" She asked. I shook my head. "Are you embarrassed?" She asked. I then nodded my head. She laughed lightly. "Well you shouldn't be. I know many women who would have loved to be you. At first I didn't quite understand. But then I remembered the king's handsome face. He was very young. Remembering his face brought a smile to mine. Then I began to feel happy.
I did feel very secure in his arms. "He must think I am some crazy girl who is staying in his castle. I cannot stay here." I said alarmed. Now I could really feel my face burning up. Eowyn laughed again.
"Do not fear Fatima he doesn't not think such a thing. He is very worried about you. The same way I am, although I'm not any longer. But I do think you shouldn't try to get out of bed. You need more rest, you are far too weak to get out of bed." She said.
"No, I think I am. I was just caught off guard before. I didn't expect that much pain. Please help me up. I think I can move." I said to Eowyn. She decided to help me up. She took my hand and after a few minutes I was able to get up and move around.