Chapter 2
The two walked for sometime in silence until they reached the edge of the forest, where a great tree hung its branches, looking like it was near the end of it's life.
"Treebeard, wake up," Aduial said quietly, placing a gentle hand on the great tree. Treebeard's eyes slowly fluttered open, the light that had been in there just a few years before had dimmed. Slowly, the eyes looked down and they saw Aduial looking back at him with concern. Treebeard managed a weak smile. "Hello, milady," Treebeard said in a hoarse whisper. "I have what you need, mellon nin (my friend)," Aduial said, holding up the amulet. As she did, the necklace began to glow and the pendant turned a white that could only be made by pure light. Calim closed his eyes as the light exploded from the tiny pendant. The light was gone as fast as it had appeared. Aduial, who had also turned her head, turned now to look at the necklace, which had turned blood red again, and then she looked up at Treebeard. Treebeard had his eyes closed and seemed to glow like the light from the pendant. Slowly, the light died down and Treebeard opened his eyes and smiled a strong smile.
"How do you feel, Treebeard?" Aduial asked. "I feel as if I am a sapling again, milady," Treebeard replied, stretching his limbs. "Thank you. Whenever you need assistance, I will be here." With that, Treebeard turned to go home, not knowing what an important role he would play in the years to come. Aduial watched Treebeard for a moment and tore her eyes and smile away to look over at Calim. Without saying anything, she gently tossed the amulet back to him and turned to leave. "Wait," Calim called. "What just happened, and who are you really, Aduial?" Aduial stopped in her tracks and turned back around. "Treebeard was sick and the power of the amulet helped restore him to his normal self," Aduial explained simply. "As for me, Aduial is not my true name, just as Calim is probably not yours," she said as the twinkle in Calim's eye confirmed her theory. " You have no need to know who I am, but perhaps we shall meet again." Aduial smiled and gracefully leapt into a tree above and was gone, leaving Calim standing at the edge of the forest with the amulet in his hand.
The two walked for sometime in silence until they reached the edge of the forest, where a great tree hung its branches, looking like it was near the end of it's life.
"Treebeard, wake up," Aduial said quietly, placing a gentle hand on the great tree. Treebeard's eyes slowly fluttered open, the light that had been in there just a few years before had dimmed. Slowly, the eyes looked down and they saw Aduial looking back at him with concern. Treebeard managed a weak smile. "Hello, milady," Treebeard said in a hoarse whisper. "I have what you need, mellon nin (my friend)," Aduial said, holding up the amulet. As she did, the necklace began to glow and the pendant turned a white that could only be made by pure light. Calim closed his eyes as the light exploded from the tiny pendant. The light was gone as fast as it had appeared. Aduial, who had also turned her head, turned now to look at the necklace, which had turned blood red again, and then she looked up at Treebeard. Treebeard had his eyes closed and seemed to glow like the light from the pendant. Slowly, the light died down and Treebeard opened his eyes and smiled a strong smile.
"How do you feel, Treebeard?" Aduial asked. "I feel as if I am a sapling again, milady," Treebeard replied, stretching his limbs. "Thank you. Whenever you need assistance, I will be here." With that, Treebeard turned to go home, not knowing what an important role he would play in the years to come. Aduial watched Treebeard for a moment and tore her eyes and smile away to look over at Calim. Without saying anything, she gently tossed the amulet back to him and turned to leave. "Wait," Calim called. "What just happened, and who are you really, Aduial?" Aduial stopped in her tracks and turned back around. "Treebeard was sick and the power of the amulet helped restore him to his normal self," Aduial explained simply. "As for me, Aduial is not my true name, just as Calim is probably not yours," she said as the twinkle in Calim's eye confirmed her theory. " You have no need to know who I am, but perhaps we shall meet again." Aduial smiled and gracefully leapt into a tree above and was gone, leaving Calim standing at the edge of the forest with the amulet in his hand.