lil*bee: You're reviewer number 13.....don't feel unlucky! I'm glad you like my story and think I am a good writer. I am evil.....mwahahahaha! FACE MY CLIFFHANGERS giggles!!!!!!!! Hope you enjoy this one!!!!!
Lutris: I'm pleased you solved the problem! I know what you mean about the difficulty of this site. They use words like Java Script and such. Do they believe that anyone could simply understand that? Thanks for the comments! P.S. I like sea otters also.
Bill-the-Pony: My faithful reviewer! Cliffhangers are fun, especially to write! Haha, as you can see, I have gotten many comments on my cliffhangers. They leave you guessing, however, since I'm writing this as I go along (WIPs, is that what they are called?) and I take a while to update, it leaves you hanging for a little too long. Lol. I swear, next story, I will write it COMPLETELY before I post it. Then it's less stressful. Keep up the good work with "Shadows on the Snow"!
Author's Notes: I have now seen Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers twice in the theatre. I actually like Gimli more in this movie than FotR. He's more of a comedic relief in this one, because the movie is so dark!!!!! Gollum/Sméagol is so cool. That man is very agile! It may sound evil, but I think it's so funny when he argues with himself. Especially when he says, "Leave us, and never come back!!!!!! LEAVE US, AND NEVER COME BACK!!!!!!!!!" Can't wait for Shelob! Sorry if I ruined the movie for anyone. (Don't kill me!) Also, I got the Special Edition Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring. It's so much more in depth than the original movie. Twenty-Eight scenes are new or extended. If anyone has any questions about it, feel free to ask me!
Here we go.....
Chapter Five
Legolas's nose crinkled. He despised Wargs.
"Do they have riders?" Aragorn asked.
He squinted in the mists and saw the slight shadows of the beasts.
"Some do, some are bare."
"Are there many?"
"Maybe 30."
There was rustling nearby.
"They are nigh." Legolas's weapon was at the ready.
Just then a Warg jumped out from the mist, riderless, fangs bared, towards Legolas. It struck his side and, luckily, did naught but knock the wind out of him. However, he was now on the forest floor, Laurëroch crying out in fear and striking his hooves on the hard ground. He rolled to his side to avoid the pounding of the horses' hooves.
Legolas was not out of trouble yet. The Warg yearned to taste flesh, and the temporarily defenseless Elf was the easiest piece of meat. The beast crept up to Legolas and growled low in his throat. Legolas could feel the hot breath of the Warg and smell the stench of it. The stench, however, was not his worst fear.
The Warg bent in and attempted to take a bite out of Legolas's shoulder. Aragorn came from behind, mounted on Thintal, and stabbed the Warg in the lower back. Unfortunately, the Warg was only injured, and despite Legolas's effort to avoid its jaws, they locked on to his left shoulder, biting deeply into his flesh. Aragorn, now joined by Gimli, tried to constrain the savage creature. Legolas cried out, in pain, and the Warg fell on him, dead and dripping his own cruel blood, with Gimli's axe in its back. His shoulder burned, and his body was getting weaker with the loss of blood. With the energy that was left in him, he pushed the Warg off of him and reached for his Elven knives.
~I am not subdued so willingly.~ He muttered to an oncoming Warg.
He slashed out swiftly with his blades and cut the beast's head off. The pain radiating from his arm was nearly intolerable, but he fought on. He battled for what seemed like hours, unconscious of what he was striking or where he was going.
"Legolas!"
A shout from Gimli aroused him from his senseless state. He glanced in the Dwarf's direction. Gimli was backed up against a tree, struggling to guard himself from the incoming force of Wargs. A particularly large Warg with rider swung his sword towards Gimli's head. Luckily, Gimli ducked, and as a result the Warg's sword was lodged firmly in the bark of the tree.
Legolas shuddered. The connection between Wood Elf and tree was a sensitive one, and anything that happened to one the other felt. The tree was in pain, and Legolas felt its affliction even more than his own. The feeling was only momentary, so he was able to shoot the Warg-Rider with his Mirkwood arrow, just before it struck Gimli. Aragorn joined them and lobbed the Warg's head off, and with that the battle was finished.
The ground was covered with the bodies of the dead. Blood was pooled underneath them, and the stench was nearly unbearable. Aragorn walked over to the tree and, with difficulty, pulled the sword from it. Legolas winced.
"First Easterlings....then Wargs.....what evils will Mirkwood yield next?" Gimli said, a tone of complaint in his voice.
"You still haven't seen the spiders.....they are the worst." Legolas answered. Legolas walked over to the tree and put his hand over the injured part of it. He spoke soothing words to it, and the tree calmed. As he walked away, his shoulder stretched and his wound was torn even more apart. Legolas could not suppress his yelp of pain.
Aragorn ran to his side. Legolas clutched his injured shoulder, blood flowing out at profuse rates onto his hands.
Aragorn shook his head.
~Sit down.~
Legolas heeded, sitting with his back up against the tree.
"You should be more careful, Elf. Look at me, not a scratch!" Gimli opened his arms to prove his statement true.
Legolas rolled his eyes.
"Gimli, would you boil some water for me?"
Gimli went to work.
"Remember Gimli......I saved your life. You owe me."
"Ha! Owe you? You must be joking!"
Legolas opened his mouth to retort, but was stopped by Aragorn.
"It would help you, Legolas, not to speak now. Gimli.....water!"
Gimli trotted over, careful not to spill the hot water on his hands. He placed it gently on the ground near Aragorn. Aragorn ripped a strip of cloth off of his tunic and dipped it in the water.
"I saved your life as well, Master Legolas. We are even. Agreed?"
Gimli held up his hand in front of Legolas, who accepted it.
"Agreed, even though you are a.....Dwarf" The end of the sentence was said through clenched teeth as Aragorn bathed his wound. Legolas squeezed Gimli's hand, and the Dwarf writhed under the pressure.
"Let me go, blasted Elf!"
Legolas's grip eased as his hold on consciousness loosened. Aragorn withdrew the cloth from the wound and saw something he wished he hadn't.
"Black blood. He's poisoned."
Those were the last words Legolas heard before slipping into unconsciousness.
*Oh I am evil aren't I? Happy New Year's Eve, all! I told you I'd update before New Year's! See you next year!
Lutris: I'm pleased you solved the problem! I know what you mean about the difficulty of this site. They use words like Java Script and such. Do they believe that anyone could simply understand that? Thanks for the comments! P.S. I like sea otters also.
Bill-the-Pony: My faithful reviewer! Cliffhangers are fun, especially to write! Haha, as you can see, I have gotten many comments on my cliffhangers. They leave you guessing, however, since I'm writing this as I go along (WIPs, is that what they are called?) and I take a while to update, it leaves you hanging for a little too long. Lol. I swear, next story, I will write it COMPLETELY before I post it. Then it's less stressful. Keep up the good work with "Shadows on the Snow"!
Author's Notes: I have now seen Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers twice in the theatre. I actually like Gimli more in this movie than FotR. He's more of a comedic relief in this one, because the movie is so dark!!!!! Gollum/Sméagol is so cool. That man is very agile! It may sound evil, but I think it's so funny when he argues with himself. Especially when he says, "Leave us, and never come back!!!!!! LEAVE US, AND NEVER COME BACK!!!!!!!!!" Can't wait for Shelob! Sorry if I ruined the movie for anyone. (Don't kill me!) Also, I got the Special Edition Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring. It's so much more in depth than the original movie. Twenty-Eight scenes are new or extended. If anyone has any questions about it, feel free to ask me!
Here we go.....
Chapter Five
Legolas's nose crinkled. He despised Wargs.
"Do they have riders?" Aragorn asked.
He squinted in the mists and saw the slight shadows of the beasts.
"Some do, some are bare."
"Are there many?"
"Maybe 30."
There was rustling nearby.
"They are nigh." Legolas's weapon was at the ready.
Just then a Warg jumped out from the mist, riderless, fangs bared, towards Legolas. It struck his side and, luckily, did naught but knock the wind out of him. However, he was now on the forest floor, Laurëroch crying out in fear and striking his hooves on the hard ground. He rolled to his side to avoid the pounding of the horses' hooves.
Legolas was not out of trouble yet. The Warg yearned to taste flesh, and the temporarily defenseless Elf was the easiest piece of meat. The beast crept up to Legolas and growled low in his throat. Legolas could feel the hot breath of the Warg and smell the stench of it. The stench, however, was not his worst fear.
The Warg bent in and attempted to take a bite out of Legolas's shoulder. Aragorn came from behind, mounted on Thintal, and stabbed the Warg in the lower back. Unfortunately, the Warg was only injured, and despite Legolas's effort to avoid its jaws, they locked on to his left shoulder, biting deeply into his flesh. Aragorn, now joined by Gimli, tried to constrain the savage creature. Legolas cried out, in pain, and the Warg fell on him, dead and dripping his own cruel blood, with Gimli's axe in its back. His shoulder burned, and his body was getting weaker with the loss of blood. With the energy that was left in him, he pushed the Warg off of him and reached for his Elven knives.
~I am not subdued so willingly.~ He muttered to an oncoming Warg.
He slashed out swiftly with his blades and cut the beast's head off. The pain radiating from his arm was nearly intolerable, but he fought on. He battled for what seemed like hours, unconscious of what he was striking or where he was going.
"Legolas!"
A shout from Gimli aroused him from his senseless state. He glanced in the Dwarf's direction. Gimli was backed up against a tree, struggling to guard himself from the incoming force of Wargs. A particularly large Warg with rider swung his sword towards Gimli's head. Luckily, Gimli ducked, and as a result the Warg's sword was lodged firmly in the bark of the tree.
Legolas shuddered. The connection between Wood Elf and tree was a sensitive one, and anything that happened to one the other felt. The tree was in pain, and Legolas felt its affliction even more than his own. The feeling was only momentary, so he was able to shoot the Warg-Rider with his Mirkwood arrow, just before it struck Gimli. Aragorn joined them and lobbed the Warg's head off, and with that the battle was finished.
The ground was covered with the bodies of the dead. Blood was pooled underneath them, and the stench was nearly unbearable. Aragorn walked over to the tree and, with difficulty, pulled the sword from it. Legolas winced.
"First Easterlings....then Wargs.....what evils will Mirkwood yield next?" Gimli said, a tone of complaint in his voice.
"You still haven't seen the spiders.....they are the worst." Legolas answered. Legolas walked over to the tree and put his hand over the injured part of it. He spoke soothing words to it, and the tree calmed. As he walked away, his shoulder stretched and his wound was torn even more apart. Legolas could not suppress his yelp of pain.
Aragorn ran to his side. Legolas clutched his injured shoulder, blood flowing out at profuse rates onto his hands.
Aragorn shook his head.
~Sit down.~
Legolas heeded, sitting with his back up against the tree.
"You should be more careful, Elf. Look at me, not a scratch!" Gimli opened his arms to prove his statement true.
Legolas rolled his eyes.
"Gimli, would you boil some water for me?"
Gimli went to work.
"Remember Gimli......I saved your life. You owe me."
"Ha! Owe you? You must be joking!"
Legolas opened his mouth to retort, but was stopped by Aragorn.
"It would help you, Legolas, not to speak now. Gimli.....water!"
Gimli trotted over, careful not to spill the hot water on his hands. He placed it gently on the ground near Aragorn. Aragorn ripped a strip of cloth off of his tunic and dipped it in the water.
"I saved your life as well, Master Legolas. We are even. Agreed?"
Gimli held up his hand in front of Legolas, who accepted it.
"Agreed, even though you are a.....Dwarf" The end of the sentence was said through clenched teeth as Aragorn bathed his wound. Legolas squeezed Gimli's hand, and the Dwarf writhed under the pressure.
"Let me go, blasted Elf!"
Legolas's grip eased as his hold on consciousness loosened. Aragorn withdrew the cloth from the wound and saw something he wished he hadn't.
"Black blood. He's poisoned."
Those were the last words Legolas heard before slipping into unconsciousness.
*Oh I am evil aren't I? Happy New Year's Eve, all! I told you I'd update before New Year's! See you next year!