Hey!!! I return!!!! Sorry it took so long!!

Sudden Death

Our traveling was long and hard. The horses didn't seem to have the same

stamina as usual. Even Tiny had lost some of her spirit. The sun was high and it

was hotter than hell. A lazy daze seemed to hang over our party as we still searched

for the hobbits. Cindil and Legolas had gotten in a fight and now were not talking

to eachother anymore. I found my thoughts drifting off to Haldir. Will I ever see

him again? And if so, when? It only made me more depressed. Up ahead, Legolas had

stopped and looked ahead in anticipation. A shrill cry brought me out of my trance

and I glanced around cautiously. Less than ten feet away, Cindil and Ben lay dead,

arrows protruding from their sides. I shot Legolas a scared look, but his bow wasn't

drawn and he looked coldly down at his old lover's body. The arrows weren't his,

either. The were orc arrows.

A arrow wizzed past my head, the shaft whistling as it passed. Aragorn

shouted at Laicalasse and me and we urged our horses on. Tiny and Norolen

galloped as fast as they could.

"Where do we go?" asked Laicalasse. I shrugged and looked around. I saw

Ditto and Shadow running over a far hill.

"Follow those horses!" We reined to the left and caught up with them. Ditto

tossed his head and whinnied. Shadow stayed calm and snorted once or twice. By now,

the sounds of orcs and swords ceased and all was quiet once again. Laicalasse and

I trotted back to where we last saw Legolas, Gimli and Aragorn. They were alive and

looked very out of breath. Aragorn was saying a prayer over Ben's and Cindil's bodies

while Gimli and Legolas watched. I dismounted and approached Legolas.

"Why didn't you protect her?" I asked. Legolas looked down at me, no sign

of emotion was in his eyes.

"Have you ever had that feeling that something was wrong with a person

and did not know how to tell them?" he asked. I nodded. He looked off into the

distance and sighed.

" I was sort of feeling that. It was too much after our fight and even though

I know she did not deserve to die, I felt it was not my duty to protect her anymore."

I nodded and glanced over towards Aragorn. He turned around and looked at us.

"We shall rest here for the night, over on that hill." He pointed towards

a small mound at our right.

That night, I looked up at the stars from an open clearing. They didn't seem quite

as bright to me.

'Haldir.....' I thought, sighing quietly. ' Where are you know? Oh, how i miss you'

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Off in Lorien, one lone Marchwarden sat on his talon, gazing up at the heavens. The

nights seemed so lonely without his melamin. How he missed her and her cute teases. He longed

for her touch and to kiss those sweet lips again. A single tear slipped down his cheek. He hoped

nothing had happened to his love. He didn't know what he'd do if he lost her. He sighed and

wrapped a blanket around him. It was going to be a long night yet.

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The sun rose after we did. I was still tired and wanted to stop when we reached the edge of

Fangorn forest. I looked around. There was no sign of the hobbits, but I knew where they were.

"They're in the forest!!" I shouted walking Tiny towards the tree line. Everyone looked at me,

shrugged and followed me.

"Somehow, I have a strange feeling that she knows where she's going," said Gimli to Legolas.

"Me too," said the elf.

***** I LIVE!!!!!!! Sorry!! School's been heck and haven't you guessed what's happened??? I had another fight

with Cindil, and this time she's not coming back.......and neither is Ben. I'll be updating more often now.

Ok, pleaz R&R!!! Thanx!! Sorry it's so short!!