Chapter four: - Fast Friends and Raised Eyebrows.
Kurina went quietly up the stairs to the balcony level, it was known as that because it was just about 6 floors off the top floor of the tower, and housed a large balcony with guards swarming on it- usually. All the guards had been called away- accept a few in the corridors to discuss the impending prisoner.
Waiting for the right moment, which came quickly as the guards all went out on to the balcony, which had a veil covering it from the passage, Kurina stealthily let herself into the prisoners room- he was fast asleep.
She stood a moment taking his appearance in, yes another male- great surprise there! But he wasn't an orc, or elf, or man, he was. he was a something. She tilted her head and said aloud, "You don't look harmful" she then straightened herself up.
"What the heck are you doing here?" She sat by him and pulled some curly hair away from his eyes. He looked weak and frail and as if he could sleep for ever.
She lent close to him, his breath moved her hair back and forward- "Still breathing then!" She thought.
She sat for a while, a short one, and wondered what to do. This face didn't seem like a dangerous face so why the fuss. OH NO! There had been words of a much sought after person roaming around, someone wanted very high up- could he? Was he?
She looked at him once more (since her eyes had been roving about on the wall), what was she going to do?
She had it! She was going to kidnap him, well not kidnap him but make it look as if he escaped and SHE would find him- ultimate praise to her- the other orcs would have to pay attention to her.
Just then the thing let out a groggy noise, "Uuuurrrr" Kurina sprang back.
Frodo's vision was extremely blurry. He saw a fuzzy blob centred in an even fuzzier red blob- his neck was in pain, like the rest of him. "Where? Who? What?" stuttered Frodo slowly, his head bobbing about as he collapsed onto an elbow.
Kurina crawled gingerly over to him on her knees- she then remembered her plan and grabbed him roughly by the arm and jumped him up to his feet.
"You can ask me later" she ordered swinging him forward to the door. It was like moving seaweed.
She used her other hand, he one not grasping Frodo, to open the door. In the corridor she pulled him out, closed the door and hid him around the corner, holding her hand over his mouth. He would have protested but she was quite gentle and the room he was imprisoned in smelt the Shelob's layer (for the record- disgusting)- ok maybe not that bad but it smelt of damp earth, among other things.
Kurina was looking closely at him- he should survive what she had planned. All of a sudden she remembered something, the two other girls. She might aswell free them too, that might add to the praise, plus the fact she might just go crazy spending time with a lousy damaged man. thing.
She let go of him and allowed him to slump to the floor heavily. "Don't move, just stay there" Like he was going anywhere? Really?
She went back to the cell, which was one from the claw beast and jimmied the door open with her key- beginning to be quite the handy implement. Entering she saw a woman sitting on a bed, she had hair, auburn, just a bit above half way down her back, light brown eyes, and a determined face. She stood up on guard, the woman was also very tall, noted Kurina. Kurina spoke very fast, "Look no time to explain, stay with me and we're going to get out of here" the woman opened her mouth a few times to comment but got nowhere. The woman brushed past her into the corridor.
"What's the plan, girl? We can hardly walk out," said the new girl questionably.
Kurina smiled happily, her plan was good. "We're not going to have to"
Behind them a door bust open, a claw beast snarled at the girls. Since Kurina could not go white, she went a lighter shade of green in the face.
The other girl however whistled at it and it jumped all over her- this was getting. weird.
"Before we go I have to do something" the girl told Kurina. She went to the cell by the stairs and kicked the door neatly down- admittedly she had her uses. She jumped in there, pulled out the silver haired girl, who floundered in her clutch much like Frodo in Kurina's, and rejoined the odd group.
"We gonna go?" said the woman impatiently.
"Name?"
The girl raised her head proudly, "Firefly"
"Kurina"
"Right. so we go how?"
Kurina was practically jumping on the spot at her brilliance.
"Wait here"
"No you explain your "plan" first"
Briefly, and irritably, Kurina did this. Firefly seemed impressed.
They were reading to break out.
Behind the red balcony veil, not much could be seen; it was the same the other way around. Kurina stepped through the partition; on cue Firefly punched a wall, "THE PRISONER- SHE'S BREAKING OUT!"
The guards hurried out, one remaining behind, Firefly was waiting with her fists. The two guards ran neck first into her arms.
The prisoners stepped around them, Frodo held up by Firefly, not quite knowing what the heck was going on.
Kurina fought the other guard, he was about to crush her when a surprised helper stepped in, and a snowy fist hit the guard out. The elf girl collapsed to the floor in pain, Kurina rolled her eyes- at least she helped. Craning over the balcony, Kurina wolf whistled a tune, loudly, sending tremors up the structure. A winged black beast flew to her and hovered by the balcony, it was a ring wraiths beast.
"We're flying out on. that," the elf girl asked dizzily as she gulped and found her voice.
Grabbing her by the shoulders and hauling her on Kurina confirmed her fears, "Yeeeesss"
Firefly gave Kurina Frodo, and Kurina the elf. "For goodness sake, do not drop him," warned Firefly, seeming to get attached to him.
Just them a small army of guards burst in through the veil, Kurina had heard their steps.
"I'll handle them, go" commanded Firefly, shoeing Kurina closer to the hovering beast. Her pride not allowing her to jump on, she stood her ground. The two dashed forward in a flurry of fists and beat the orcs against. well anything, but more were streaming up, the thundering noise made that clear.
They turned back and one after the other, swung straight into the large saddle and with Kurina steering were off.
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Kurina went quietly up the stairs to the balcony level, it was known as that because it was just about 6 floors off the top floor of the tower, and housed a large balcony with guards swarming on it- usually. All the guards had been called away- accept a few in the corridors to discuss the impending prisoner.
Waiting for the right moment, which came quickly as the guards all went out on to the balcony, which had a veil covering it from the passage, Kurina stealthily let herself into the prisoners room- he was fast asleep.
She stood a moment taking his appearance in, yes another male- great surprise there! But he wasn't an orc, or elf, or man, he was. he was a something. She tilted her head and said aloud, "You don't look harmful" she then straightened herself up.
"What the heck are you doing here?" She sat by him and pulled some curly hair away from his eyes. He looked weak and frail and as if he could sleep for ever.
She lent close to him, his breath moved her hair back and forward- "Still breathing then!" She thought.
She sat for a while, a short one, and wondered what to do. This face didn't seem like a dangerous face so why the fuss. OH NO! There had been words of a much sought after person roaming around, someone wanted very high up- could he? Was he?
She looked at him once more (since her eyes had been roving about on the wall), what was she going to do?
She had it! She was going to kidnap him, well not kidnap him but make it look as if he escaped and SHE would find him- ultimate praise to her- the other orcs would have to pay attention to her.
Just then the thing let out a groggy noise, "Uuuurrrr" Kurina sprang back.
Frodo's vision was extremely blurry. He saw a fuzzy blob centred in an even fuzzier red blob- his neck was in pain, like the rest of him. "Where? Who? What?" stuttered Frodo slowly, his head bobbing about as he collapsed onto an elbow.
Kurina crawled gingerly over to him on her knees- she then remembered her plan and grabbed him roughly by the arm and jumped him up to his feet.
"You can ask me later" she ordered swinging him forward to the door. It was like moving seaweed.
She used her other hand, he one not grasping Frodo, to open the door. In the corridor she pulled him out, closed the door and hid him around the corner, holding her hand over his mouth. He would have protested but she was quite gentle and the room he was imprisoned in smelt the Shelob's layer (for the record- disgusting)- ok maybe not that bad but it smelt of damp earth, among other things.
Kurina was looking closely at him- he should survive what she had planned. All of a sudden she remembered something, the two other girls. She might aswell free them too, that might add to the praise, plus the fact she might just go crazy spending time with a lousy damaged man. thing.
She let go of him and allowed him to slump to the floor heavily. "Don't move, just stay there" Like he was going anywhere? Really?
She went back to the cell, which was one from the claw beast and jimmied the door open with her key- beginning to be quite the handy implement. Entering she saw a woman sitting on a bed, she had hair, auburn, just a bit above half way down her back, light brown eyes, and a determined face. She stood up on guard, the woman was also very tall, noted Kurina. Kurina spoke very fast, "Look no time to explain, stay with me and we're going to get out of here" the woman opened her mouth a few times to comment but got nowhere. The woman brushed past her into the corridor.
"What's the plan, girl? We can hardly walk out," said the new girl questionably.
Kurina smiled happily, her plan was good. "We're not going to have to"
Behind them a door bust open, a claw beast snarled at the girls. Since Kurina could not go white, she went a lighter shade of green in the face.
The other girl however whistled at it and it jumped all over her- this was getting. weird.
"Before we go I have to do something" the girl told Kurina. She went to the cell by the stairs and kicked the door neatly down- admittedly she had her uses. She jumped in there, pulled out the silver haired girl, who floundered in her clutch much like Frodo in Kurina's, and rejoined the odd group.
"We gonna go?" said the woman impatiently.
"Name?"
The girl raised her head proudly, "Firefly"
"Kurina"
"Right. so we go how?"
Kurina was practically jumping on the spot at her brilliance.
"Wait here"
"No you explain your "plan" first"
Briefly, and irritably, Kurina did this. Firefly seemed impressed.
They were reading to break out.
Behind the red balcony veil, not much could be seen; it was the same the other way around. Kurina stepped through the partition; on cue Firefly punched a wall, "THE PRISONER- SHE'S BREAKING OUT!"
The guards hurried out, one remaining behind, Firefly was waiting with her fists. The two guards ran neck first into her arms.
The prisoners stepped around them, Frodo held up by Firefly, not quite knowing what the heck was going on.
Kurina fought the other guard, he was about to crush her when a surprised helper stepped in, and a snowy fist hit the guard out. The elf girl collapsed to the floor in pain, Kurina rolled her eyes- at least she helped. Craning over the balcony, Kurina wolf whistled a tune, loudly, sending tremors up the structure. A winged black beast flew to her and hovered by the balcony, it was a ring wraiths beast.
"We're flying out on. that," the elf girl asked dizzily as she gulped and found her voice.
Grabbing her by the shoulders and hauling her on Kurina confirmed her fears, "Yeeeesss"
Firefly gave Kurina Frodo, and Kurina the elf. "For goodness sake, do not drop him," warned Firefly, seeming to get attached to him.
Just them a small army of guards burst in through the veil, Kurina had heard their steps.
"I'll handle them, go" commanded Firefly, shoeing Kurina closer to the hovering beast. Her pride not allowing her to jump on, she stood her ground. The two dashed forward in a flurry of fists and beat the orcs against. well anything, but more were streaming up, the thundering noise made that clear.
They turned back and one after the other, swung straight into the large saddle and with Kurina steering were off.
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