We rode for a short while and decided to rest. We got off our horses and
Eowyn and I tied their reins to a near by tree being careful not to harm it
in anyway. Ilhan argued against starting a fire, even though the sun had
almost set. From my bag I took out some Lembas and that filled my stomach
after only two bites. While Ilhan and Eowyn were eating I decided to wonder
around this foreign land. We were still in Rohan but in a part I had never
been to before.
I didn't tell Ilhan where I was going I just let him now I was going for a walk. "Would you like me to come with you?" Eowyn asked. She was still eating, and I felt like I wanted to be on my own.
"No Eowyn you stay here and finish your food, I won't be too long." I said, assuring them both. I walked over to Ohtar and untied his reins and began to lead him. We walked towards the mountains and I saw a small clearing between them. There was a small road, which lead straight to Gondor. I pulled my bag off my shoulder and took out my map. I looked at it and found the gap lead to a place called Erech. I let go of Ohtar's reins trusting the horse not to ride off.
"I don't know if I should walk along that road." I said to myself. But I found my legs wanted and before I knew it I was already on the road. It wasn't a very long road but all of a sudden I heard someone singing. It was a man's voice but he wasn't singing anything I recognised and had an unusual accent. Then I saw him, but next to him was another. But there was something odd about them. They were very small and had hairy feet. "Holbytla!" I cried.
I had only heard of them in stories. I never thought there were actual people. I quickly moved to the side of the road out of their view and listened to the lyrics of his song.
"I listen for returning feet and voices at the door." He finished off his song. Then the other one spoke.
"Pippin remember old Bilbo. That was his song it was. I do miss Frodo and Sam." He said. I could hear the sadness in his voice. But when I heard the name Frodo I knew that they were hobbits for sure. Pippin began to sing again. Now I could hear him clearly as they were getting closer.
"Farewell we call to hearth and hall! Though wind may blow and rain may fall, We must away ere break of day Far over wood and mountain tall.
To Fangorn, where Ents yet dwell In glades beneath the misty fell, Through moor and waste we ride in haste, And whither then we cannot tell.
With foes ahead, behind us dread, Beneath the sky shall be our bed, Until at last our toil be passed, Our journey done, our errand sped.
We must away! We must away! We ride before the break of day!" He shouted at last. They were heading for Fangorn. I must warn them against that.
"Pippin you changed that song, you first sang it when we were going to Rivendell. I would like to-"
"Excuse me Hobbits but you cannot go to Rohan." I said, as I began to walk out of hiding.
"Look Merry a lady." Pippin said to his friend. Merry just looked at him annoyed.
"Well I can see she is a lady but why is she telling us we cannot go to Rohan. Do you think she is an elf?" Merry said.
"Well if she is we better listen to her. But she doesn't look like an elf." He said. They both looked at me and waited for me to identify myself.
"My name is Fatima and I am from Rohan. But Rohan is under attack and you will not be able to make it to Fangorn." I said. Their eyes widen and then Pippin spoke.
"But we must. We have to tell Treebeard we found the Entwives. Merry what will we do?" He looked at his friend, who then looked back at me.
"Well if Rohan is under attack what are you doing here by yourself? Isn't it dangerous for a maiden to be alone with foes not too far away?" He asked me.
"I assure you I do not need any protection, but I am not here alone. I have two companions they are at the end of this road." Then it hit me. Their names are short for Peregrin and Meriadoc. 'Could they be part of the fellowship?' I asked myself. "Took, Brandybuck." I whispered their second names to myself. I realised I had been absent for quiet awhile.
I brought my fingers to my mouth and whistled. I knew it wasn't a very lady like gesture but I needed Ohtar. "Ohtar!" I called out to him. Suddenly I saw the horse galloping towards me and he stopped in front of me.
"That is Ohtar? I expected a man. Did you know Ohtar was one of the three men who returned from the ruin of the Gladden Fields, where Isildur perished? He was carrying the broken sword Narsil." Said Merry. Merry was about to start speaking again but I quickly interrupted.
"You two be very tired. How about you ride on Ohtar and I can take you to meet my companions?" I asked them. They looked at each other and then they looked at me.
"Well I guess that is wise. But I do feel all this walking has gone to waste Merry. We could be back home now with our pipes." Pippin said to Merry. Merry rolled his eyes and looked annoyed.
"Well Pip we would be smoking our pipes now if you had not lost them. I still can not understand how you managed to lose them. I would give almost anything for a pint." Merry said. He seemed far away, like he was dreaming.
I took Ohtar's reins and lead him to the hobbits. I helped them onto the horse, as they were a lot smaller than he was. They looked very odd on the horse's back and I tried to swallow the laugh, which was about to erupt from my mouth, but I couldn't. But a laugh did not come out. Instead I hiccuped and that made the hobbits laugh. When they were comfortable I began to lead Ohtar towards Ilhan and Eowyn.
When we got to the end of the road I could hear Eowyn calling. "Fatima, where are you?"
"Pip, does that voice not sound familiar to you?" Merry asked Pippin. Pippin listened and then he looked at Merry. He smiled.
"Aye, that is the voice of Lady Eowyn. I would know her voice among a crowd of twenty maidens." He said to Merry proudly.
"Eowyn I am here, and I have the most stran- uh I have met some hobbits and one happens to know you." I shouted out. Both the hobbits looked at me. I assumed they knew what I meant to say. Pippin was about to say something when all of a sudden he lost his balance and fell towards me. I quickly caught him and put him on the ground. His face had reddened and he looked up at me stunned. I just laughed it off and Merry seemed to be doing the same thing.
Merry was about to fall off too because he was laughing so hard. "Lord Merry you shouldn't laugh so hard or you will end up like you friend." I said. When I said this he stopped laughing. Merry jumped off the horse and stood next to Pippin. He whispered something in his ear and then Pippin started to smile. I had a very bad feeling but Eowyn interrupted it.
"Did you say hobbits?" Eowyn said to me. I nodded my head and moved form her view. When she saw the hobbits she began to smile. "Well if it isn't Lord Pippin and Lord Merry." She said. Pippin quickly ran up to her. Eowyn was still smiling brightly and Pippin was now standing in front of her.
"Lady Eowyn, it is a joy to see you once again. I have missed you." Pippin said to her. Merry didn't seem to know Eowyn too well, as he was not as happy to see her.
"Lady Eowyn." He just said casually, bowing slightly. I looked past Eowyn and Lord Pippin and saw Ilhan. He looked at me and smiled, and then pointed at the hobbits. I just put my finger over my mouth to signal for him to be quiet.
"I think we should be going now so we can reach Minas Tirith before sunrise." I said. Ilhan and Eowyn nodded in agreement.
"Minas Tirith? Are you going to see King Aragorn?" Merry asked excitedly. His face seemed to light up when I mentioned Minas Tirith. I decided to quickly answer him.
"Well not exactly, but you and Lord Pippin shall accompany us if you wish. We are meeting with The Prince of Mirkwood, Prince Legolas." I said to Merry. Pippin looked to Merry.
"Merry, Prince Legolas is the elf with the bow and arrow and accompanied us on the mission, quest, thing." He said. He seemed confused, and Merry looked at him once again annoyed.
"Yes Pippin, he is." He then turned to look at me. " Lady Fatima we shall be glad to accompany you to Minas Tirith." He said trying to stand as tall as he could. Pippin moved closer to him mockingly.
"Meriadoc Brandybuck and Peregrin Took, I knew it!" I exclaimed loudly. "I think it to be an honour that such brave hobbits would accompany us on our quest." I said. Merry and Pippin looked at me proudly. But Pippin didn't seem very brave, but I guess I shouldn't judge him now.
"Well shall we begin to ride?" Ilhan asked. I quickly nodded my head.
"Lord Merry and Pippin shall ride Ohtar, I do not mind walking." I said. Ilhan quickly moved towards Lord Merry and helped him onto Ohtar before I could. This angered me but I kept it-bottled inside, as Ilhan then helped Lord Pippin onto Ohtar.
"Lady Fatima, you shall ride my horse and I want no argument." He said demandingly. I looked at his bare horse, and then back at Ilhan.
Firstly I didn't like the fact that he had started to call me Lady Fatima and secondly I had no idea of how to get onto the horse without the stirrups, let alone ride him without a saddle.
"Lady Fatima, this is an elvish horse, and elvish horses look after their riders. You shall be very safe on his back. Would you like me to help you onto him?" Ilhan asked.
I just nodded my head. I felt a bit awkward as Ilhan helped me onto the horse. His hand brushed mine many times and every time it did I felt a tingly sensation, and I could feel butterflies forming in my stomach. I looked to Eowyn for help but she just smiled. She seemed to be enjoying my inner humiliation.
When I was on Ilhan's horse, Ilhan held the reins and lead the horse. I did fell safe on the horse's bare back. It was unusual at first but eventually it became comfortable. I looked at he horse white mane and began brushing the silky hair though my fingers. I began to star at Ilhan. I was wondering why I felt the way I did when he touched my hand.
Ilhan caught me starring at him and I quickly turned away embarrassed. For the rest of the trip I didn't look t Ilhan and just hope he didn't take any notice of my starring at him.
I didn't tell Ilhan where I was going I just let him now I was going for a walk. "Would you like me to come with you?" Eowyn asked. She was still eating, and I felt like I wanted to be on my own.
"No Eowyn you stay here and finish your food, I won't be too long." I said, assuring them both. I walked over to Ohtar and untied his reins and began to lead him. We walked towards the mountains and I saw a small clearing between them. There was a small road, which lead straight to Gondor. I pulled my bag off my shoulder and took out my map. I looked at it and found the gap lead to a place called Erech. I let go of Ohtar's reins trusting the horse not to ride off.
"I don't know if I should walk along that road." I said to myself. But I found my legs wanted and before I knew it I was already on the road. It wasn't a very long road but all of a sudden I heard someone singing. It was a man's voice but he wasn't singing anything I recognised and had an unusual accent. Then I saw him, but next to him was another. But there was something odd about them. They were very small and had hairy feet. "Holbytla!" I cried.
I had only heard of them in stories. I never thought there were actual people. I quickly moved to the side of the road out of their view and listened to the lyrics of his song.
"I listen for returning feet and voices at the door." He finished off his song. Then the other one spoke.
"Pippin remember old Bilbo. That was his song it was. I do miss Frodo and Sam." He said. I could hear the sadness in his voice. But when I heard the name Frodo I knew that they were hobbits for sure. Pippin began to sing again. Now I could hear him clearly as they were getting closer.
"Farewell we call to hearth and hall! Though wind may blow and rain may fall, We must away ere break of day Far over wood and mountain tall.
To Fangorn, where Ents yet dwell In glades beneath the misty fell, Through moor and waste we ride in haste, And whither then we cannot tell.
With foes ahead, behind us dread, Beneath the sky shall be our bed, Until at last our toil be passed, Our journey done, our errand sped.
We must away! We must away! We ride before the break of day!" He shouted at last. They were heading for Fangorn. I must warn them against that.
"Pippin you changed that song, you first sang it when we were going to Rivendell. I would like to-"
"Excuse me Hobbits but you cannot go to Rohan." I said, as I began to walk out of hiding.
"Look Merry a lady." Pippin said to his friend. Merry just looked at him annoyed.
"Well I can see she is a lady but why is she telling us we cannot go to Rohan. Do you think she is an elf?" Merry said.
"Well if she is we better listen to her. But she doesn't look like an elf." He said. They both looked at me and waited for me to identify myself.
"My name is Fatima and I am from Rohan. But Rohan is under attack and you will not be able to make it to Fangorn." I said. Their eyes widen and then Pippin spoke.
"But we must. We have to tell Treebeard we found the Entwives. Merry what will we do?" He looked at his friend, who then looked back at me.
"Well if Rohan is under attack what are you doing here by yourself? Isn't it dangerous for a maiden to be alone with foes not too far away?" He asked me.
"I assure you I do not need any protection, but I am not here alone. I have two companions they are at the end of this road." Then it hit me. Their names are short for Peregrin and Meriadoc. 'Could they be part of the fellowship?' I asked myself. "Took, Brandybuck." I whispered their second names to myself. I realised I had been absent for quiet awhile.
I brought my fingers to my mouth and whistled. I knew it wasn't a very lady like gesture but I needed Ohtar. "Ohtar!" I called out to him. Suddenly I saw the horse galloping towards me and he stopped in front of me.
"That is Ohtar? I expected a man. Did you know Ohtar was one of the three men who returned from the ruin of the Gladden Fields, where Isildur perished? He was carrying the broken sword Narsil." Said Merry. Merry was about to start speaking again but I quickly interrupted.
"You two be very tired. How about you ride on Ohtar and I can take you to meet my companions?" I asked them. They looked at each other and then they looked at me.
"Well I guess that is wise. But I do feel all this walking has gone to waste Merry. We could be back home now with our pipes." Pippin said to Merry. Merry rolled his eyes and looked annoyed.
"Well Pip we would be smoking our pipes now if you had not lost them. I still can not understand how you managed to lose them. I would give almost anything for a pint." Merry said. He seemed far away, like he was dreaming.
I took Ohtar's reins and lead him to the hobbits. I helped them onto the horse, as they were a lot smaller than he was. They looked very odd on the horse's back and I tried to swallow the laugh, which was about to erupt from my mouth, but I couldn't. But a laugh did not come out. Instead I hiccuped and that made the hobbits laugh. When they were comfortable I began to lead Ohtar towards Ilhan and Eowyn.
When we got to the end of the road I could hear Eowyn calling. "Fatima, where are you?"
"Pip, does that voice not sound familiar to you?" Merry asked Pippin. Pippin listened and then he looked at Merry. He smiled.
"Aye, that is the voice of Lady Eowyn. I would know her voice among a crowd of twenty maidens." He said to Merry proudly.
"Eowyn I am here, and I have the most stran- uh I have met some hobbits and one happens to know you." I shouted out. Both the hobbits looked at me. I assumed they knew what I meant to say. Pippin was about to say something when all of a sudden he lost his balance and fell towards me. I quickly caught him and put him on the ground. His face had reddened and he looked up at me stunned. I just laughed it off and Merry seemed to be doing the same thing.
Merry was about to fall off too because he was laughing so hard. "Lord Merry you shouldn't laugh so hard or you will end up like you friend." I said. When I said this he stopped laughing. Merry jumped off the horse and stood next to Pippin. He whispered something in his ear and then Pippin started to smile. I had a very bad feeling but Eowyn interrupted it.
"Did you say hobbits?" Eowyn said to me. I nodded my head and moved form her view. When she saw the hobbits she began to smile. "Well if it isn't Lord Pippin and Lord Merry." She said. Pippin quickly ran up to her. Eowyn was still smiling brightly and Pippin was now standing in front of her.
"Lady Eowyn, it is a joy to see you once again. I have missed you." Pippin said to her. Merry didn't seem to know Eowyn too well, as he was not as happy to see her.
"Lady Eowyn." He just said casually, bowing slightly. I looked past Eowyn and Lord Pippin and saw Ilhan. He looked at me and smiled, and then pointed at the hobbits. I just put my finger over my mouth to signal for him to be quiet.
"I think we should be going now so we can reach Minas Tirith before sunrise." I said. Ilhan and Eowyn nodded in agreement.
"Minas Tirith? Are you going to see King Aragorn?" Merry asked excitedly. His face seemed to light up when I mentioned Minas Tirith. I decided to quickly answer him.
"Well not exactly, but you and Lord Pippin shall accompany us if you wish. We are meeting with The Prince of Mirkwood, Prince Legolas." I said to Merry. Pippin looked to Merry.
"Merry, Prince Legolas is the elf with the bow and arrow and accompanied us on the mission, quest, thing." He said. He seemed confused, and Merry looked at him once again annoyed.
"Yes Pippin, he is." He then turned to look at me. " Lady Fatima we shall be glad to accompany you to Minas Tirith." He said trying to stand as tall as he could. Pippin moved closer to him mockingly.
"Meriadoc Brandybuck and Peregrin Took, I knew it!" I exclaimed loudly. "I think it to be an honour that such brave hobbits would accompany us on our quest." I said. Merry and Pippin looked at me proudly. But Pippin didn't seem very brave, but I guess I shouldn't judge him now.
"Well shall we begin to ride?" Ilhan asked. I quickly nodded my head.
"Lord Merry and Pippin shall ride Ohtar, I do not mind walking." I said. Ilhan quickly moved towards Lord Merry and helped him onto Ohtar before I could. This angered me but I kept it-bottled inside, as Ilhan then helped Lord Pippin onto Ohtar.
"Lady Fatima, you shall ride my horse and I want no argument." He said demandingly. I looked at his bare horse, and then back at Ilhan.
Firstly I didn't like the fact that he had started to call me Lady Fatima and secondly I had no idea of how to get onto the horse without the stirrups, let alone ride him without a saddle.
"Lady Fatima, this is an elvish horse, and elvish horses look after their riders. You shall be very safe on his back. Would you like me to help you onto him?" Ilhan asked.
I just nodded my head. I felt a bit awkward as Ilhan helped me onto the horse. His hand brushed mine many times and every time it did I felt a tingly sensation, and I could feel butterflies forming in my stomach. I looked to Eowyn for help but she just smiled. She seemed to be enjoying my inner humiliation.
When I was on Ilhan's horse, Ilhan held the reins and lead the horse. I did fell safe on the horse's bare back. It was unusual at first but eventually it became comfortable. I looked at he horse white mane and began brushing the silky hair though my fingers. I began to star at Ilhan. I was wondering why I felt the way I did when he touched my hand.
Ilhan caught me starring at him and I quickly turned away embarrassed. For the rest of the trip I didn't look t Ilhan and just hope he didn't take any notice of my starring at him.