Reviews!!! I feel loved!!! Italics = Talking in Em's Dreams.
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Em warily opened one of her eyes to see Amothien looking down at her.
"Em?" Amothien melodious voice sang.
"I'm asleep." Em answered but began getting up anyway.
"We are heading on a long journey today, it might take some weeks depending on how fast we travel. We are headed to Lothlorien." Amothien said as she continued what Em guessed was packing.
"Okay…why and where?" Em asked as basic as she could when she was half asleep
"Lothlorien is the most beautiful elf city in Middle Earth. Lady Galadriel and Lord Celeborn who helped bring you here rule it. We are going because the King ordered us to go, due to the request of Lady Galadriel." Amothien said as if it was the most important piece of news.
"That's nice. How long?" Em asked simply and sleepily.
"We are leaving this afternoon, it will take some time to travel there, and we do not know how long we shall be staying."
"That's nice. I wish coffee existed here." Em said offhandedly.
Amothien stopped packing and looked confusedly at Em. "I am sorry but I do not know what 'coffee' is." Amothien said puzzled.
"Never mind. Only us going then?" Em was now sitting on the edge of her bed.
"Good gracious no. We are being accompanied by some warriors, Gandalf, and Prince Legolas." Amothien said. "Also, you will most likely not get the chance to bathe in a proper bathtub for some days so might I suggest using this opportunity for such a task now."
"Less said." Em said as she wandered to the bathroom door.
Some time later a refreshed Em emerged from the bathroom.
Amothien smiled in greeting to her now awake friend.
"Shall we go to breakfast?" Amothien said as she moved towards the door.
"Yep." Em said as she dimly followed Amothien to the hall.
Legolas was already there talking with King Thranduil quietly at the head of the table, discussing the journey to Lothlorien. Legolas stood up in greeting when he saw the two ladies approach.
"Good morning Lady Amothien, Lady Em." Legolas said.
"Good morning Prince Legolas. How are you this morning?" asked Amothien politely as she bowed and moved to her seat.
"Good morning Prince Legolas." Em said as she followed Amothien.
"I am fine thank you. How are the both of you?" Legolas inquired as he sat back down and continued talking to both of them.
"I am feeling very well." Amothien replied happily. "Em…?" Amothien said as she waited for Em to answer.
"Huh, yeah. Fine. I'm fine." Em replied distantly.
"And you Prince Legolas?" Amothien asked courteously as she started eating her breakfast.
"I am also well. I was just discussing the journey to Lothlorien with my Father and I was wondering if you could give your option…" Legolas said to Amothien as Em zoned off and ate her breakfast quietly.
Em had almost finished her breakfast while Legolas, Thranduil and Amothien were still busy talking about something or other, leaving their own breakfast practically untouched.
"So you understand what to do then?" Amothien asked Em as she turned her head in her direct from the first time.
"What?" Em asked absentmindedly.
Amothien let out a small sigh and repeated herself to Em. "You and Prince Legolas are to go to the palace stables to choice your horse for the journey now, understand?"
"Why do you need my help picking out a horse?" Em asked.
"Because, my dear, we want to make sure you have a horse to your liking, also we don't know how good a rider you are." Thranduil answered for Amothien.
Legolas stood up and waited for Em to follow him. "Are you coming?" he asked politely.
Em nodded as she followed him from the table towards the stables.
"So…" Legolas said awkwardly as he walked beside Em.
"Why are we going to Lothlorien anyway?" Em asked abruptly.
Legolas thought for a moment before he answered. "We are going to Lothlorien because Lady Galadriel wants to see and talk to you."
"Why would she want to talk to me, Amothien made her out to be dead important?" Em said.
"Lord Elrond, Gandalf, Radagast, Amothien and King Thranduil all thought you should talk to her." Legolas responded.
"Why do they want me to see her, then?" Em questioned.
Legolas paused again before answering. "Because we are worried about you?"
"Worried about what?" Em said getting defensive.
"About is troubling you." Legolas said.
"I'm fine." Em said quickly.
Legolas looked at her before answering firmly. "No, no your not fine. Something is wrong and you will not tell anyone."
"Because it's nothing to bother them."
"We all care about you, so if something is bothering you it is bothering us."
"What about you? Do you want me to go to Lothlorien?" Em said stopped walking and faced him.
"I want whatever is best for you…if that means going to Lothlorien so be it."
"Nothing is troubling me that concerns any of you." Em said as she started walking forward.
"The stable is just this way." Legolas said as he caught up with her and directed her down an open air lane
"This is stupid." Em said as she followed Legolas into the stables at petted a large brown mare.
"What is stupid?" Legolas asked confused.
"Well for one thing getting me to help pick out horses, I have never ridden a horse in my life how am I meant to pick out a horse." Em said as she stopped petting the stead, crossed her arms and faced Legolas. "And going to that Lothlorien place, it's stupid"
Legolas laughed softly. "This is the horse you shall ride. It is strong and loyal, it will not let you fall."
Em moved to the see the horse Legolas was indicating that Em should chose.
Em looked at it, shucked in a breath and backed a few feet away. "That is not a horse that is monster or something. Probably a Puca." Em said as she looked at the towering, onyx black horse as it snorted and reared up. "I think it wants to eat me." Em said as she hid behind Legolas much to his amusement.
"I assure you, Thunder is a lovely horse. Pet him." Legolas said as he attempted to move Em's hand to Thunder's head.
Em shot Legolas a sceptical look. "Nice horses that do not want to eat me are not called Thunder."
Legolas took one of Em's hands, must to her dismay, and placed it on the head of the horse. "See Thunder is not trying to eat you."
"Yeah but if looks could kill…" Em trailed off, and took back her hand.
"He is loyal though, and brave. He will make a fine horse for the journey." Legolas said as he petted the horse.
"You chose." Em instructed.
Legolas smiled at Thunder then at Em. "Thunder it will be then. Come on, I am sure you have other things to do before the trip."
"Sure." Em said as she went back to the main palace with Legolas but not before sharing a parting glare with the horse formally known as Thunder.
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"Did you find a horse to your liking?" Amothien inquired as she caught up with Em.
"Something like that." Em said.
"You should freshen up before we leave, ridding gets tiring quickly." Amothien advised.
"I'II take your advice, but will ignore any slight suggestion from that remark that I might smell." Em said teasingly as she walked back to her room.
Em ambled into the room and took a clean towel from her wardrobe and put it in the bathroom but instead of going straight in she lay down on her warm bed for a few moments to rest her eyes…
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EM'S DREAM.
She was back by Sam's bed in the hospital. The place she had stayed for two long months.
Em felt thick tears build up in her eyes but she did not cry as she saw herself lying asleep by Sam's side. She felt the air move behind her as someone walked up to her.
"Why didn't you wake up?" Em choked out.
"No reason too." Sam's voice said simply as the phantom walked up behind her and tilted her head to the side as though she didn't understand the scene before her.
"What about me?"
"You're not a reason, you're a person" Sam said, the usual bitter tone was gone replaced by a more casual sound.
"I still don't understand this all you know." Em said like she wasn't watching her life before her.
"You wouldn't" The bitterness returned slightly, but was covered mostly by a sugary sweet tone.
Em turned round to face her. "This shouldn't be like this."
"Yeah well, too bad."
Em blinked and when she opened her eyes she was standing in the graveyard by Sam's grave. Sam was standing beside her, looking at the grave with her.
"This is your fault you know." Sam said very nonchalantly.
"What…?" Em muttered.
"This. Me in a big wooden box six feet under. It won't have happen if I hadn't met you." Sam said casually.
"Ooh." Em replied as the tears fell down her face.
"Well, I'II just leave you to think 'bout that." Sam turned to leave and left Em standing looking down on the gravestone.
"Em" a voice called from nowhere. "Em, Em you have to wake up."
Em suddenly felt very light-headed.
"Wake up Em, wake up Em."
"Wake up…"
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The room was unnaturally cold. Em bolted straight up in the bed and let out a breath, the phantom breath trailed out on the air, while Em shucked in another deep breath. Em rose quickly from her bed, walked briskly into the bathroom and over to the basin by the mirror. She picked up a large jug of lukewarm water and with a little difficulty poured it into the marble washbasin.
Em pulled back her hair and tied it with a ribbon to keep it out of her face. She scrubbed her hands and arms and then lowered her head to the basin, splashed her face with some water and then submerged her face into the water.
When Em raised her face it was impossible to tell if any real tears had fallen with all the water trailing down her face. She stood looking angrily at her reflection in the mirror.
"It was all my fault…" Em muttered angrily at herself before she unconsciously hit her reflection in the glass mirror. The particles of glass shattered as her fist collided with its surface, glistening in the light as the fragments of looking glass flew in the air and landed scattered around the bathroom floor.
Em didn't scream, she just clutched her badly bleeding fist and winched in pain. She staggered back across the floor stepping on some of the shards of the mirror and fell onto the bathroom floor and leaned against the wall still clutching her hand.
"It's my fault…" Em said again before she rested her head on her knees and free hand and started crying, her body shaking with every sob…
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Legolas knocked lightly on Em's door before opening it and stepping in. "Em, Amothien sent me to get you, we are almost ready to leave now."
Legolas looked around the empty room before walking over to the bathroom door and was about to knock on that but he saw that the door was not fully closed and through the open gap he could see the smashed glass on the floor and could hear the faint sound of crying. "Em…?"
Legolas gave the door a small push and it swung slowly open. Legolas went immediately on guard and walk cautiously into the room. He saw more glass and the broken mirror with blood of the edges and a small trail of crimson blood, he then saw Em's form crouching in the corner, shaking with tears.
Legolas rushed over beside her and kneeled down.
"Em what happened? Are you hurt?" He asked worriedly.
Em just kept on weeping.
Amothien came up to the door and looked in. "What's going on?" She asked before she saw the scene. "I will fetch the healers." She said anxiously as she hurried off.
I'II update soon. How long does it take to travel to Lothlorien?LAMPSHADES….
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