Chapter 13: Dismissed Love
Merry walked on the cold path. He hadn't the slightest idea what time it was but the fact that it was getting dark added to his fear.
"I shouldn't have ran, I should have faced it like a man, not a child." the words shocked him as they were said
"Not a child."
Deep inside of his heart he wanted to run back. To have an ending like Pippins but that was no longer possible. His destiny was to be alone forever.
"Love has left me with nothing but a broken heart." He whimpered walking on forever into the dark forest with no idea where he was.
Merry plunked down on the ground and leaned against a tree. "Well, might has well get some sleep." he said before drifting off unaware of the people looking for him and what he was about to encounter.
"Who is that?"
"I don't know."
"What do you mean you don't know? You're the captain!"
"Well, I DON'T KNOW!"
He shook his head, and then brought down an arrow. "I think we shoot him here on the spot."
Haldir put his hand on the arrow and lowered the bow. "We cannot without knowing who he is."
Carasten scoffed. "You used to not care about such trivial things. Why is now any different?"
"You are too bloodthirsty, Carasten. You should be like Lady Galadriel."
He shrugged and threw himself over the ledge. "If we are going to find out who he is, we should get going."
Haldir followed the younger elf over the edge and jogged down past him. They quickly reached the small figure that looked like a hobbit. Haldir held back Carasten and shook the small bundle.
"Hmmm, what?" The little bundle awoke, and his eyes quickly caught Haldir's gaze. "Haldir? Haldir of Lorien?"
"Meriadoc Brandybuck of the Shire?" he exclaimed, taking the small hobbit into his arms. "I can't believe I'm seeing you again!"
Carasten watched his commander hugging the smaller man with disgust. "I don't think I'm getting all of this, sir."
Merry looked at Carasten suspiciously. "who's that?" he asked Haldir
"This is Carasten Meriadoc," Haldir explained "what are you doing out here?"
Merry glanced towards the ground sadly. "I was running away." he admitted
Haldir looked towards Carasten who was starting to get comfortable. "away from what?"
"Away from everything," Merry told him "away from what I should have faced without any problem, but now that I think of it. I can't go back and fix things."
The elves said nothing instead they stood back up. "I think we should get going." Carasten told Haldir, then looked towards the small hobbit. "what are we going to do with him?" he asked
Haldir thought about it. "Well I think Meriadoc should come with us. It's dangerous in these woods."
Merry pushed himself to his feet and dusted off his clothes. "are you sure you want me to come?" he asked Haldir
The Elf smiled and nodded. "This way."
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Limalo jumped up onto the wall looking every which way. "Where could Merry have gone?" she asked herself
"Limalo!"
The elf turned to see Kilikai, and Pippin running towards her. She knelt down a little then jumped to the ground and ran over to them.
"Did you find anything?" she asked hopeful
"No, but Aragorn has sent out a search party to scan the borders of Gondor." Kilikai responded
Limalo sighed looking up at the sky. "He's been gone for so long I don't know if he'll ever come back, maybe something awful happened to him." She started to panic
"Don't worry Limalo," Pippin smiled "Merry knows what he's doing. You don't have to worry about he being hurt."
Limalo grinned at Pippin. "You know Pip,"
he looked up at her.
".you Hobbits seem to always run away don't you?"
Pippin shook his head. "We don't, it's just you girls make us want too."
Limalo looked at him shocked, then she looked up at Kilikai. "you don't think that's why Merry ran away do you?"
Kilikai glared at Pippin "I doubt that's why he ran away."
"I just hope he comes back, or at least we can find him." Limalo admitted looking up at the dark sky. "I don't like it when someone I care for is somewhere all alone."
Pippin looked up then his head fell to his left. "Hey who's that?" he asked
Limalo and Kilikai turned hopeful only to see Ifina running towards them. "Peregrin!" she cried then tripped on her dress.
Pippin rushed over to her and helped her up. "What is it?" he asked as she tugged at the front of her dress.
"I have an idea of how you can find Meriadoc." She said
"And why would you want to help us?" Kilikai glared at the women.
Ifina looked at the archer. "I may not be your friend Kilikai, and I may not be in anyone's good books, but like it or not I am going to help Merry. Because.because he -is- my friend."
Limalo looked between the two. Ifina seemed so sincere but Kilikai looked somewhat confused.
"Are you sure you want to help?" Peregrin asked
Ifina nodded. "I have to pay him back for something he did a long time ago." She explained
"Alright then," Kilikai said "what's your plan?"
Merry walked on the cold path. He hadn't the slightest idea what time it was but the fact that it was getting dark added to his fear.
"I shouldn't have ran, I should have faced it like a man, not a child." the words shocked him as they were said
"Not a child."
Deep inside of his heart he wanted to run back. To have an ending like Pippins but that was no longer possible. His destiny was to be alone forever.
"Love has left me with nothing but a broken heart." He whimpered walking on forever into the dark forest with no idea where he was.
Merry plunked down on the ground and leaned against a tree. "Well, might has well get some sleep." he said before drifting off unaware of the people looking for him and what he was about to encounter.
"Who is that?"
"I don't know."
"What do you mean you don't know? You're the captain!"
"Well, I DON'T KNOW!"
He shook his head, and then brought down an arrow. "I think we shoot him here on the spot."
Haldir put his hand on the arrow and lowered the bow. "We cannot without knowing who he is."
Carasten scoffed. "You used to not care about such trivial things. Why is now any different?"
"You are too bloodthirsty, Carasten. You should be like Lady Galadriel."
He shrugged and threw himself over the ledge. "If we are going to find out who he is, we should get going."
Haldir followed the younger elf over the edge and jogged down past him. They quickly reached the small figure that looked like a hobbit. Haldir held back Carasten and shook the small bundle.
"Hmmm, what?" The little bundle awoke, and his eyes quickly caught Haldir's gaze. "Haldir? Haldir of Lorien?"
"Meriadoc Brandybuck of the Shire?" he exclaimed, taking the small hobbit into his arms. "I can't believe I'm seeing you again!"
Carasten watched his commander hugging the smaller man with disgust. "I don't think I'm getting all of this, sir."
Merry looked at Carasten suspiciously. "who's that?" he asked Haldir
"This is Carasten Meriadoc," Haldir explained "what are you doing out here?"
Merry glanced towards the ground sadly. "I was running away." he admitted
Haldir looked towards Carasten who was starting to get comfortable. "away from what?"
"Away from everything," Merry told him "away from what I should have faced without any problem, but now that I think of it. I can't go back and fix things."
The elves said nothing instead they stood back up. "I think we should get going." Carasten told Haldir, then looked towards the small hobbit. "what are we going to do with him?" he asked
Haldir thought about it. "Well I think Meriadoc should come with us. It's dangerous in these woods."
Merry pushed himself to his feet and dusted off his clothes. "are you sure you want me to come?" he asked Haldir
The Elf smiled and nodded. "This way."
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Limalo jumped up onto the wall looking every which way. "Where could Merry have gone?" she asked herself
"Limalo!"
The elf turned to see Kilikai, and Pippin running towards her. She knelt down a little then jumped to the ground and ran over to them.
"Did you find anything?" she asked hopeful
"No, but Aragorn has sent out a search party to scan the borders of Gondor." Kilikai responded
Limalo sighed looking up at the sky. "He's been gone for so long I don't know if he'll ever come back, maybe something awful happened to him." She started to panic
"Don't worry Limalo," Pippin smiled "Merry knows what he's doing. You don't have to worry about he being hurt."
Limalo grinned at Pippin. "You know Pip,"
he looked up at her.
".you Hobbits seem to always run away don't you?"
Pippin shook his head. "We don't, it's just you girls make us want too."
Limalo looked at him shocked, then she looked up at Kilikai. "you don't think that's why Merry ran away do you?"
Kilikai glared at Pippin "I doubt that's why he ran away."
"I just hope he comes back, or at least we can find him." Limalo admitted looking up at the dark sky. "I don't like it when someone I care for is somewhere all alone."
Pippin looked up then his head fell to his left. "Hey who's that?" he asked
Limalo and Kilikai turned hopeful only to see Ifina running towards them. "Peregrin!" she cried then tripped on her dress.
Pippin rushed over to her and helped her up. "What is it?" he asked as she tugged at the front of her dress.
"I have an idea of how you can find Meriadoc." She said
"And why would you want to help us?" Kilikai glared at the women.
Ifina looked at the archer. "I may not be your friend Kilikai, and I may not be in anyone's good books, but like it or not I am going to help Merry. Because.because he -is- my friend."
Limalo looked between the two. Ifina seemed so sincere but Kilikai looked somewhat confused.
"Are you sure you want to help?" Peregrin asked
Ifina nodded. "I have to pay him back for something he did a long time ago." She explained
"Alright then," Kilikai said "what's your plan?"
