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Pippin, Legolas, Aragorn, and Merry headed back to Minas Tirith. They rode slowly this time, taking about two weeks to get back. They had been gone two weeks already. As they approached Minas Tirith, Aragorn instructed Merry and Pippin to make sure Frodo didn't find out about Pippin right away, if he was back.
"Why not?" Merry asked.
"Well, imagine you got separated from all your friends but Pippin, and the two of you had to go to Mordor, and destroy the Ring, and you did it, but you were tired, worn out, etc, and when you got back to your friends, you found out that one of them was blind. Now do you understand?"
"Yes," Merry said, grinning. "I understand perfectly."
Aragorn smiled. "You know, Legolas, these Hobbits are good for us. I think all soldiers should have a Hobbit in their care, to help them relax and look at the bright side of life once in a while," he said in Elvish.
They entered the city, and saw Gandalf near the front gate. There were no Orcs in sight.
"Hey, what happened here? Where are all the Orcs?" Legolas asked Gandalf.
"Frodo completed his task, and the strength of the Orcs failed when their leader failed," Gandalf replied. "How is Pippin?"
"He is better," Merry said, "but Strider said we shouldn't let Frodo know that he's blind right away."
"Strider is right," Gandalf replied, "for once."
"Hey!" Aragorn exclaimed.
"Come, Merry, Frodo would like to see you. Strider, take Pippin somewhere. I don't care where, but keep him away from the Houses of Healing, as that's where Frodo is."
"What happened? Is he all right?" Pippin asked anxiously.
"Oh, he's all right. He just lost a finger."
"Oh, okay," Pippin said. "So he got rid of, umm, that little thing, whatshisname's bane?"
"Isildur's bane, Pippin. Haven't you learned anything during the Quest?" Aragorn asked. "Apparently not," Pippin said, grinning.
Pippin was taken to a room in the palace, while Merry went to see Frodo.
"Hi, Frodo!" Merry said.
Pippin, Legolas, Aragorn, and Merry headed back to Minas Tirith. They rode slowly this time, taking about two weeks to get back. They had been gone two weeks already. As they approached Minas Tirith, Aragorn instructed Merry and Pippin to make sure Frodo didn't find out about Pippin right away, if he was back.
"Why not?" Merry asked.
"Well, imagine you got separated from all your friends but Pippin, and the two of you had to go to Mordor, and destroy the Ring, and you did it, but you were tired, worn out, etc, and when you got back to your friends, you found out that one of them was blind. Now do you understand?"
"Yes," Merry said, grinning. "I understand perfectly."
Aragorn smiled. "You know, Legolas, these Hobbits are good for us. I think all soldiers should have a Hobbit in their care, to help them relax and look at the bright side of life once in a while," he said in Elvish.
They entered the city, and saw Gandalf near the front gate. There were no Orcs in sight.
"Hey, what happened here? Where are all the Orcs?" Legolas asked Gandalf.
"Frodo completed his task, and the strength of the Orcs failed when their leader failed," Gandalf replied. "How is Pippin?"
"He is better," Merry said, "but Strider said we shouldn't let Frodo know that he's blind right away."
"Strider is right," Gandalf replied, "for once."
"Hey!" Aragorn exclaimed.
"Come, Merry, Frodo would like to see you. Strider, take Pippin somewhere. I don't care where, but keep him away from the Houses of Healing, as that's where Frodo is."
"What happened? Is he all right?" Pippin asked anxiously.
"Oh, he's all right. He just lost a finger."
"Oh, okay," Pippin said. "So he got rid of, umm, that little thing, whatshisname's bane?"
"Isildur's bane, Pippin. Haven't you learned anything during the Quest?" Aragorn asked. "Apparently not," Pippin said, grinning.
Pippin was taken to a room in the palace, while Merry went to see Frodo.
"Hi, Frodo!" Merry said.