We were carried for a long time. We could see the light shining through the blindfolds and knew the sun had risen. We were sat down and warned not to even attempt escape. I felt a hand reach towards the back of my head and untie my blindfold. It was growing dark already. We were on a platform in the trees, or flet as the Elves called it. "Who are you, and what is your business in this land?" said one Elf. We remained silent. "Speak!" he groaned and turned his back to us. "Golradir is hurt, he has sent us." Misty managed to get out. He turned back to us. "I know not the one who sent you nor do I know his business. Halmir will deal with you." He said something under his breath to another Elf and climbed down the ladder.
We did not dare speak. I sighed and rested my head on my knees. At this point I was scared beyond all measure. Half an hour later a different Elf climbed the ladder. "Leave us." He said. The Elf that had guarded us climbed down the ladder and the other closed the hatch. "What has happened, why has Golradir sent you?" We were silent. "I understand you are probably frightened," he pulled out a small knife. My heart was racing. "Do not worry." He cut the ropes that tied our hands and feet. "Please, he was a dear friend, tell me what happened." He said. Amanda sighed. "He was killed by a spider." Halmir hung his head and muttered something that I could not understand. He sighed and looked at us again. "We will decide what is to be done when the messenger returns in the morning. You will stay the night here," a gentle smile spread across his face. It was a great change from the grieving look after we told him of Golradir's fate. "You will be safe, from what seems to me like the first time since Imladris." He gave a slight chuckle. We smiled back. "'Till the morning." He nodded his head and threw back down the ladder. We lay down and went to sleep instantly.
That night I had a dream. I saw a woman and a man. They were both Elven. The woman was holding me and another little girl in her lap. Suddenly she vanished and only the other little girl and I were there in a tent alone with the man. He was speaking to us in the common tongue as the woman had not. "Don't worry you will see your mother again. Now you are going with me to another place." His voice was soft and urgent. "Get in here." He opened a sack and the girl and we climbed in it. He lifted us and we were carried a long time, until he opened the sack and dumped us out over a cavern.
I woke with a start. My heart was beating wildly and I was breathing fast. I sat up and looked around. I was still on the flet. I lay back down and went to sleep.
The rising sun woke me up. I sat up and yawned. Amanda was awake and Misty was in a zombie state. Amanda tossed me a piece of this weird bread. It was light and when you swallowed, it was like you had eaten an entire meal. This was heaven to the three of us after the skinny rabbits and squirrels we had been eating. When we had finished Halmir walked up to us. "Good morning! I hope you slept well? I have been told to bring you to the city. We will set out as soon as you are ready." We all grabbed our packs at the same time. "That was quick! Come." We climbed down the ladder and set off for which ever city it was.
We did not dare speak. I sighed and rested my head on my knees. At this point I was scared beyond all measure. Half an hour later a different Elf climbed the ladder. "Leave us." He said. The Elf that had guarded us climbed down the ladder and the other closed the hatch. "What has happened, why has Golradir sent you?" We were silent. "I understand you are probably frightened," he pulled out a small knife. My heart was racing. "Do not worry." He cut the ropes that tied our hands and feet. "Please, he was a dear friend, tell me what happened." He said. Amanda sighed. "He was killed by a spider." Halmir hung his head and muttered something that I could not understand. He sighed and looked at us again. "We will decide what is to be done when the messenger returns in the morning. You will stay the night here," a gentle smile spread across his face. It was a great change from the grieving look after we told him of Golradir's fate. "You will be safe, from what seems to me like the first time since Imladris." He gave a slight chuckle. We smiled back. "'Till the morning." He nodded his head and threw back down the ladder. We lay down and went to sleep instantly.
That night I had a dream. I saw a woman and a man. They were both Elven. The woman was holding me and another little girl in her lap. Suddenly she vanished and only the other little girl and I were there in a tent alone with the man. He was speaking to us in the common tongue as the woman had not. "Don't worry you will see your mother again. Now you are going with me to another place." His voice was soft and urgent. "Get in here." He opened a sack and the girl and we climbed in it. He lifted us and we were carried a long time, until he opened the sack and dumped us out over a cavern.
I woke with a start. My heart was beating wildly and I was breathing fast. I sat up and looked around. I was still on the flet. I lay back down and went to sleep.
The rising sun woke me up. I sat up and yawned. Amanda was awake and Misty was in a zombie state. Amanda tossed me a piece of this weird bread. It was light and when you swallowed, it was like you had eaten an entire meal. This was heaven to the three of us after the skinny rabbits and squirrels we had been eating. When we had finished Halmir walked up to us. "Good morning! I hope you slept well? I have been told to bring you to the city. We will set out as soon as you are ready." We all grabbed our packs at the same time. "That was quick! Come." We climbed down the ladder and set off for which ever city it was.