Giant Spiders
Nimue stood in her ready stance.
Legolas' bow string was tense as he waited to release the arrow. His eyes quickly flicked about the surrounding area.
Nimue, as she stood still and tuned her ears to the sounds around her, she had the distinct feeling of being watched by something overhead.
Slowly, she looked up just in time to see a spider bearing down upon her.
Nimue quickly jumped out of the way. Immedietly she heard the sharp twang of Legolas' bowstring.
The spider shrieked in pain and turned it's furious and hungry eyes on Legolas.
With one gigantic leg it swiped at him trying to knock him down. Legolas lightly moved aside with each swipe. At the same time, he kept shooting arrows at the overgrown insect, with motions as quick as lightning.
"Anirach i tulu nin?" Nimue called to Legolas. (do you need my help?)
"No!" He answered. In fighting, Legolas had never needed any help and even if he did he would be too proud to admit it.
Nimue was about to come up behind the spider Legolas was shooting and strike it with Rhiw, when she felt a tight and sticky substance whirl around her body.
Another spider had come down from the trees and wrapped her in it's webbing material.
Nimue struggled as hard as she could against the webbing that encased her, but her arms were pinned down by it. She felt herself being dragged backwards, as if she were a fish being slowly reeled in. Nimue dug her heels hard into the ground, but to no avail, the spider's pull was too strong.
Soon she was turned around to face the huge spider hovering over her, it's sharp teeth snapping, ready to bite.
All of a sudden, an arrow sang through the air and struck the spider in it's open mouth. It let go of Nimue and went, shrieking, away.
Legolas jumped up onto the spider he was fighting's back and, running over it, rushed over to Nimue. He quickly took out one of his long white knives and tried to carefully slice through the strands. He didn't directly cut it open in one swift motion, for fear of injuring Nimue in the process. For webbing was thin but strong.
"U-'osto!" Legolas said as he slowly slid the tip down and through the spider's rope, "ortheritham sain." (Fear not!. . we will defeat them)
"U-'osto"? Nimue was not afraid!
"Tiro!" She suddenly shouted, "behind you!" (Look! . .)
Legolas whirled around and thrust his knife into the underbelly of the spider that had come up behind him. The spider shrieked and lunged at him, forcing Legolas to duck and back away.
As Legolas continued to fight once more, Nimue tried to break herself free, but only succeeded in losing her balance and falling down.
Legolas evaded the spider for a moment and rushed over to Nimue and helped her up.
As soon as he got her to her feet, Legolas turned around and began to fight again.
Nimue then decided to do something stupid and drastic. She sidled up behind the spider attacking Legolas and kicked one of it's legs of eight.
"What are you doing?" The prince cried. Nimue ignored him and stood still. The spider turned to face her and raised one of it's sharp appendages.
"Ai!" Legolas cried out in alarm. "Noro!" (Run!)
Legolas strung his bow and aimed at the spider.
"Daro!" Nimue shouted. (Stop!)
He heeded Nimue's word and did not release the arrow. Though he looked at her with a very puzzled expression.
The spider's leg came down swiftly toward Nimue.
Legolas cried out and let his arrow fly. At the same time, Nimue jumped back a bit as the leg came down. As a result, when the sharp limb struck her, it only caught the webbing and ripped it open.
"Hannaid!" Nimue exclaimed with a grin. She ran to put some space between her and the spider, then she struggled to pull off the rest of the sticky strands that were still clinging to her. (Thank-you)
Legolas ran over and tried to help her get some of the webbing off, temporarily forgetting about the spider he had been previously engaged with.
"Kela!" Nimue shouted at him. Legolas didn't seem to hear her. (Go away!)
Although the spider had been shot many times, it still hadn't reached a point of vulnerable weakness.
"Look out!" Nimue shouted, but her warning came too late. Legolas had been so preoccupied in releasing her from the remains of the spider's thread, that he had failed to mark the sound of the monster creeping up on him.
The spider took a good swipe at Legolas just as he was turning around. The prince was hurled against a tree and knocked senseless.
Nimue stepped on the webbing that was trailing from her sword and jerked her weapon free of it.
She crouched down and swung her sword into four of the insect's legs, cutting them off.
Nimue, then heard the twang of a bow. An arrow sailed into the creature's head. Legolas had already revived himself and delivered the final blow.
The spider finally gave a shudder and, collapsing, it died.
Exhausted, Nimue let her sword, that had been raised to strike again, drop. She had the tip rest in the earth.
"Well," Legolas said gingerly fingering the bruise on his forehead, "that was not too bad of a battle."
Nimue glared at the Prince of Mirkwood.
"Mibo orch!" Nimue was so mad, she let herself speak plainly, forgetting his rank. (Go kiss an orc).
"Man?" Legolas asked, startled. (What?)
"Lasto beth nin: bado mibo orch!" (Listen to my voice: go kiss an orc!)
"What is the matter with you?" He asked looking a trifle upset.
"I could have easily taken care of myself!" Nimue yelled. "You did not need to cut me free, then stand there and help me get the webbing off! You still had a spider behind you!"
"A prince looks out for his people," Legolas said quietly, yet firmly and with a trace of anger. A fire sparked in his eyes.
Nimue fell quiet. She felt her cheeks begin to redden. She could not believe she had just spoken such audacious words. If her parents were there, they would have disowned her.
Nimue lowered her eyes to the ground.
"Edaved nin," she said. (forgive me)*
"I do."
Nimue dared to look up at Legolas and was relieved to see that his frown had been replaced by a good natured grin.
"Now," he said, "let us continue. I want to get father's message to Imladris as soon as possible."
Review please!!!!
*(A/N: It is supposed to mean "forgive me." I could not find the Sindarin (noble elvish dialect) phrase for that, so I put two Sindarin words together: "forgive" and "me" so I hope it's correct. But, I'm not sure so don't go using it, you will be flamed by purists! :)
Nimue stood in her ready stance.
Legolas' bow string was tense as he waited to release the arrow. His eyes quickly flicked about the surrounding area.
Nimue, as she stood still and tuned her ears to the sounds around her, she had the distinct feeling of being watched by something overhead.
Slowly, she looked up just in time to see a spider bearing down upon her.
Nimue quickly jumped out of the way. Immedietly she heard the sharp twang of Legolas' bowstring.
The spider shrieked in pain and turned it's furious and hungry eyes on Legolas.
With one gigantic leg it swiped at him trying to knock him down. Legolas lightly moved aside with each swipe. At the same time, he kept shooting arrows at the overgrown insect, with motions as quick as lightning.
"Anirach i tulu nin?" Nimue called to Legolas. (do you need my help?)
"No!" He answered. In fighting, Legolas had never needed any help and even if he did he would be too proud to admit it.
Nimue was about to come up behind the spider Legolas was shooting and strike it with Rhiw, when she felt a tight and sticky substance whirl around her body.
Another spider had come down from the trees and wrapped her in it's webbing material.
Nimue struggled as hard as she could against the webbing that encased her, but her arms were pinned down by it. She felt herself being dragged backwards, as if she were a fish being slowly reeled in. Nimue dug her heels hard into the ground, but to no avail, the spider's pull was too strong.
Soon she was turned around to face the huge spider hovering over her, it's sharp teeth snapping, ready to bite.
All of a sudden, an arrow sang through the air and struck the spider in it's open mouth. It let go of Nimue and went, shrieking, away.
Legolas jumped up onto the spider he was fighting's back and, running over it, rushed over to Nimue. He quickly took out one of his long white knives and tried to carefully slice through the strands. He didn't directly cut it open in one swift motion, for fear of injuring Nimue in the process. For webbing was thin but strong.
"U-'osto!" Legolas said as he slowly slid the tip down and through the spider's rope, "ortheritham sain." (Fear not!. . we will defeat them)
"U-'osto"? Nimue was not afraid!
"Tiro!" She suddenly shouted, "behind you!" (Look! . .)
Legolas whirled around and thrust his knife into the underbelly of the spider that had come up behind him. The spider shrieked and lunged at him, forcing Legolas to duck and back away.
As Legolas continued to fight once more, Nimue tried to break herself free, but only succeeded in losing her balance and falling down.
Legolas evaded the spider for a moment and rushed over to Nimue and helped her up.
As soon as he got her to her feet, Legolas turned around and began to fight again.
Nimue then decided to do something stupid and drastic. She sidled up behind the spider attacking Legolas and kicked one of it's legs of eight.
"What are you doing?" The prince cried. Nimue ignored him and stood still. The spider turned to face her and raised one of it's sharp appendages.
"Ai!" Legolas cried out in alarm. "Noro!" (Run!)
Legolas strung his bow and aimed at the spider.
"Daro!" Nimue shouted. (Stop!)
He heeded Nimue's word and did not release the arrow. Though he looked at her with a very puzzled expression.
The spider's leg came down swiftly toward Nimue.
Legolas cried out and let his arrow fly. At the same time, Nimue jumped back a bit as the leg came down. As a result, when the sharp limb struck her, it only caught the webbing and ripped it open.
"Hannaid!" Nimue exclaimed with a grin. She ran to put some space between her and the spider, then she struggled to pull off the rest of the sticky strands that were still clinging to her. (Thank-you)
Legolas ran over and tried to help her get some of the webbing off, temporarily forgetting about the spider he had been previously engaged with.
"Kela!" Nimue shouted at him. Legolas didn't seem to hear her. (Go away!)
Although the spider had been shot many times, it still hadn't reached a point of vulnerable weakness.
"Look out!" Nimue shouted, but her warning came too late. Legolas had been so preoccupied in releasing her from the remains of the spider's thread, that he had failed to mark the sound of the monster creeping up on him.
The spider took a good swipe at Legolas just as he was turning around. The prince was hurled against a tree and knocked senseless.
Nimue stepped on the webbing that was trailing from her sword and jerked her weapon free of it.
She crouched down and swung her sword into four of the insect's legs, cutting them off.
Nimue, then heard the twang of a bow. An arrow sailed into the creature's head. Legolas had already revived himself and delivered the final blow.
The spider finally gave a shudder and, collapsing, it died.
Exhausted, Nimue let her sword, that had been raised to strike again, drop. She had the tip rest in the earth.
"Well," Legolas said gingerly fingering the bruise on his forehead, "that was not too bad of a battle."
Nimue glared at the Prince of Mirkwood.
"Mibo orch!" Nimue was so mad, she let herself speak plainly, forgetting his rank. (Go kiss an orc).
"Man?" Legolas asked, startled. (What?)
"Lasto beth nin: bado mibo orch!" (Listen to my voice: go kiss an orc!)
"What is the matter with you?" He asked looking a trifle upset.
"I could have easily taken care of myself!" Nimue yelled. "You did not need to cut me free, then stand there and help me get the webbing off! You still had a spider behind you!"
"A prince looks out for his people," Legolas said quietly, yet firmly and with a trace of anger. A fire sparked in his eyes.
Nimue fell quiet. She felt her cheeks begin to redden. She could not believe she had just spoken such audacious words. If her parents were there, they would have disowned her.
Nimue lowered her eyes to the ground.
"Edaved nin," she said. (forgive me)*
"I do."
Nimue dared to look up at Legolas and was relieved to see that his frown had been replaced by a good natured grin.
"Now," he said, "let us continue. I want to get father's message to Imladris as soon as possible."
Review please!!!!
*(A/N: It is supposed to mean "forgive me." I could not find the Sindarin (noble elvish dialect) phrase for that, so I put two Sindarin words together: "forgive" and "me" so I hope it's correct. But, I'm not sure so don't go using it, you will be flamed by purists! :)
