Disclaimer: Pippin, Strider, Merry, Galadriel, Faramir, Lothlorien, and all
other characters and places do not belong to me. Only Dolenandúnêion is
mine. Good luck pronouncing his name! Even I can't.
Pippin woke up in the infirmary in Minas Tirith a couple hours later. "Um, is anyone there?" he called softly. He heard Merry's voice, "Hey, Pippin, you sure gave us all a scare."
Pippin smiled. "I'm hungry," he said.
"Sorry, Pippin," Merry replied. "Strider said you shouldn't eat anything till your stomach's better."
"Where's Strider?"
"Right beside me," Merry said, confused.
"Oh, sorry. Strider?"
"Yes?" Aragorn answered.
"Um," Pippin said nervously. "I can't see anything."
"What do you mean?" Merry asked. "Sure you can see."
"No, Merry. I can't. Strider, I'm scared," Pippin said.
"Well, I'm sure Galadriel will know what to do," Strider said. "I will take you there myself. I'm sure Faramir can handle the army for a few days."
Aragorn left, and went to find Faramir. Pippin laid his head down on the pillow, trying to go back to sleep. Merry tried to keep him awake. "Pippin, you're leaving soon, you can't go to sleep."
"Merry, I'm tired. Wake me up when it's time to go," Pippin grumbled.
Aragorn found Faramir and told him what was going on. Faramir agreed to fill in as commander while Aragorn and the Hobbits were gone.
Aragorn found Legolas and asked him to go with them to Lothlorien. Legolas agreed, of course, and they immediately went back to the infirmary and informed Merry and Pippin that they were leaving immediately. "Get your things together, Merry. Two horses are being brought around. You and Legolas will ride one, and Pippin and I will ride the other. We leave as soon as you're ready."
He picked Pippin up, and carried him outside, while Legolas helped Merry get some clothes packed. They went outside, and Legolas lifted Merry up to the saddle of the huge horse. Well, it looked huge to Merry. The horse stood about fourteen hands, and Legolas mounted easily. "Let me guess, you chose the shortest horse for me. Can't we get a taller one, so my feet aren't touching the ground?"
"Oh, Legolas, relax, you're fine. The horse is just right. If it was any bigger, I'd insist on running along behind," Merry said.
Aragorn laughed. "Well, did you get everything, Merry?" he asked.
"No, didn't have enough time. But that's okay. Now can we go really fast please? I've never ridden really fast, cause Shadowfax had to stay with the other horses."
"Well, we won't be able to go as fast as Shadowfax could," Aragorn said, smiling. "But we can try." And he spurred his horse forward. The two horses ran day and night for about a week, resting occasionally. Finally, after about seven days of riding, they reached the woods of Lothlorien. They dismounted, and Aragorn carried Pippin in. The horses were allowed to roam free through the woods, as the Elves didn't have a place to keep them. Aragorn, Legolas, and the two Hobbits entered the wood. As they moved toward the dwelling place of the Elves, a voice spoke from above them.
"Come, the Lady has been expecting you," an Elf said. "My name is Dolenandúnêion, and I am here to escort you to the Lady."
Pippin woke up in the infirmary in Minas Tirith a couple hours later. "Um, is anyone there?" he called softly. He heard Merry's voice, "Hey, Pippin, you sure gave us all a scare."
Pippin smiled. "I'm hungry," he said.
"Sorry, Pippin," Merry replied. "Strider said you shouldn't eat anything till your stomach's better."
"Where's Strider?"
"Right beside me," Merry said, confused.
"Oh, sorry. Strider?"
"Yes?" Aragorn answered.
"Um," Pippin said nervously. "I can't see anything."
"What do you mean?" Merry asked. "Sure you can see."
"No, Merry. I can't. Strider, I'm scared," Pippin said.
"Well, I'm sure Galadriel will know what to do," Strider said. "I will take you there myself. I'm sure Faramir can handle the army for a few days."
Aragorn left, and went to find Faramir. Pippin laid his head down on the pillow, trying to go back to sleep. Merry tried to keep him awake. "Pippin, you're leaving soon, you can't go to sleep."
"Merry, I'm tired. Wake me up when it's time to go," Pippin grumbled.
Aragorn found Faramir and told him what was going on. Faramir agreed to fill in as commander while Aragorn and the Hobbits were gone.
Aragorn found Legolas and asked him to go with them to Lothlorien. Legolas agreed, of course, and they immediately went back to the infirmary and informed Merry and Pippin that they were leaving immediately. "Get your things together, Merry. Two horses are being brought around. You and Legolas will ride one, and Pippin and I will ride the other. We leave as soon as you're ready."
He picked Pippin up, and carried him outside, while Legolas helped Merry get some clothes packed. They went outside, and Legolas lifted Merry up to the saddle of the huge horse. Well, it looked huge to Merry. The horse stood about fourteen hands, and Legolas mounted easily. "Let me guess, you chose the shortest horse for me. Can't we get a taller one, so my feet aren't touching the ground?"
"Oh, Legolas, relax, you're fine. The horse is just right. If it was any bigger, I'd insist on running along behind," Merry said.
Aragorn laughed. "Well, did you get everything, Merry?" he asked.
"No, didn't have enough time. But that's okay. Now can we go really fast please? I've never ridden really fast, cause Shadowfax had to stay with the other horses."
"Well, we won't be able to go as fast as Shadowfax could," Aragorn said, smiling. "But we can try." And he spurred his horse forward. The two horses ran day and night for about a week, resting occasionally. Finally, after about seven days of riding, they reached the woods of Lothlorien. They dismounted, and Aragorn carried Pippin in. The horses were allowed to roam free through the woods, as the Elves didn't have a place to keep them. Aragorn, Legolas, and the two Hobbits entered the wood. As they moved toward the dwelling place of the Elves, a voice spoke from above them.
"Come, the Lady has been expecting you," an Elf said. "My name is Dolenandúnêion, and I am here to escort you to the Lady."