Dream Warrior
Author: Heather Lynn
Email: ring_of_adament@yahoo.com
HET/ NC-17
Haldir/Lirimaer
Disclaimer: The characters, settings, places, and languages used in this work are the property of J R R Tolkien, the Tolkien Estate and Tolkien Enterprises. No money is being made and no copyright or trademark infringement is intended
Summary: This story begins in the year 3018 (S.R. 1418), the same time that Frodo, Sam, Merry and Pippin have begun their journey. They are now with Aragorn, having left Amon Sûl (Weathertop) after battling the ringwraiths. Arwen Evenstar has Frodo and is taking him to Rivendell. Lirimaer is an elf from Rivendell who journeys to Lothlórien to speak to Galadriel about the haunting nightmare she repeatedly has. Haldir comes across her along the way and he leads her to Lórien.
Notes: While writing this, I followed the Tolkien's books and the two movies and made up a few things as well. My timeline does not coincide with the books, only to try to keep things short! The numbers after a sentence means there is a definition at the end of the chapter. I hope the translations are correct, if not please email me so I can make any necessary repairs. I hope to add drawings soon, having just moved I will need some time. I hope you enjoy my first fan fic I've ever written, please let me know what you think! This fan fic was also part of the www.haldir-lives.org Fan Fic Challenge.
Chapter 28 – The Fight To Save Haldir
Men and elves took their positions upon the wall. Vuranor stood with one elf in between himself and Haldir. Lirimaer stood on the other side of him. They all stood looking into the distance. They could see thousands of torches coming their way. Lirimaer's eyes grew large. How will we ever survive this night? She looked over at her lover. He stood like a statue, sturdy and fearless. It brought needed courage to her.
The Uruk-hai drew closer. Lightning flashed across the sky, followed by the sound of thunder. It started to rain. She pulled her hood up over her helmet. Nearby she could hear Gimli complaining about his position at the wall. Lightning flashed again, revealing thousands of Uruk-hai advancing the wall. A breeze brought their foul odor to her nose.
Haldir watched the advancing army. They stopped in front of the Deeping Wall, stomping and roaring into the night. The sound was deafening.
A Eruchîn, ú-dano I faelas a hyn an uben tanatha le faelas!" Aragorn shouted above the noise. 1
Suddenly an arrow flew from one of the men, hitting one of the orcs in the neck, dropping him. "Dartho!" yelled Aragorn. 2 The Uruk-hai were silent. The howling and stomping started again, their leader standing on a rock driving them forward.
"Tangado halad!" Aragorn yelled. 3 Men and elves notched their arrows. "Leithio i philinn!" The arrows took down many of the orcs, but more came from behind to take their place. They raised ladders against the wall. "Pendraid!" yelled Aragorn, the elves drawing their swords for combat. 5 Orcs spilled over the wall.
Lirimaer's heart was hammering in her chest. She looked over at Vuranor, who was pulling his sword. He turned and smiled at her. "Stay close to me! Keep your back to mine. I will help you." He turned and thrust his sword into a charging orc.
Lirimaer saw one climbing over the wall next to her and lashed out with her sword, felling him. Another was on her; she hacked into its shoulder. She glanced over the wall. The Uruk-hai just kept coming. She heard Aragorn shouting "Na fennas!" 6 She looked down at the causeway and saw tightly packed lines of Uruk-hai making their way to the gate. Elf archers released their arrows on them, but they kept coming.
Aragorn shouted to Legolas, "Togo hon dad, Legolas! Dago hon! Dago hon!" 7 She looked over the wall just in time to catch a glimpse of an Uruk-hai stumbling into the drainage hole in the wall with a torch.
An incredible explosion blew through the wall, blasting hunks of rock and bodies into the air. Lirimaer was blown off her feet, the blast knocking the wind out of her. It took a few seconds to recover. She looked around her. Vuranor was pulling her to her feet, shouting at her but her ears were ringing. "Haldir!" she yelled, looking for him. He was about thirty feet away from her, battling two Uruk-hai at once. She turned just in time to see a sword coming down on her, blocking it. She swung upwards, cutting off the foul creature's arm and then slashed its neck.
The Uruk-hai were pouring through the hole in the wall at a tremendous rate. Elven archers met them, showering them with arrows. They drew their swords and faced off with the oncoming wave of orcs. Their numbers were too great. Many elves and men were dead or dying. It was a loosing battle.
Lirimaer was battling with an Uruk-hai when another jumped her from behind, knocking her over and falling on her leg. She felt the bones crunch in her ankle, pain shooting up her leg. She jammed her sword behind her, stabbing into the creature's gut. Vuranor pulled him off of her, beheading him. Vuranor tried to stand her up, but Lirimaer cried out in agony. "My ankle is broken!" He dragged her and put her back against the wall, fighting off the onslaught of enemy soldiers. She slid her back up the wall, putting her weight on one leg.
"Na Barad! Na Barad!" she heard Aragorn yell. NO! Not now! How could she help him now, she couldn't walk. She looked for him; he was about twenty feet away. It might as well have been a thousand! "Na Barad! Na Barad! Haldir, na Barad!" Haldir nodded and called to his men.
"Vuranor!" she yelled, "It's happening now!" He did not hear her over the noise. She crawled along the wall, the pain unbearable, falling to her knees. Haldir was fighting an Uruk-hai when he suddenly was stabbed in the arm. "No!" She continued to drag herself along the wall, over rubble and the bodies of those who had fallen. Now she was ten feet away when she saw an Uruk-hai raising his sword behind Haldir, ready to strike. "Haldir!" she screamed franticly, reaching for the dagger Vuranor had given to her when she left Rivendell. She threw it at the Uruk-hai with all her might, hitting him in the neck, just as his blade was coming down. It hit Haldir in the back, cutting through his armor. The creature fell on Haldir, knocking him into the wall. "Haldir!"
I'm too late! she cried to herself, dragging herself over to her fallen lover, pushing the dead Uruk-hai off of him. The dream has come true! Haldir was face down, his armor split down his back. She tried desperately to roll him over, the pain in her leg far from her thoughts. She rolled him on to his side, resting his head in her lap. His eyes were open but he was not conscious. She brushed the hair from his face, kissing him on the mouth. "Please don't die! I love you! I cannot live without you! Please don't leave me!" Suddenly she felt a sharp pain in her head as an Uruk-hai slammed the side of her helmet with a heavy club. She fell over on her side, and saw nothing more.
1. A Eruchîn, ú-dano I faelas a hyn an uben tanatha le faelas! – Show them no mercy, for you shall receive none!
2. Dartho! – Hold!
3. Tangado halad! – Prepare to fire!
4. Leithio I philinn! – Release the arrows!
5. Pendraid! – Ladders!
6. Na fennas! – Causeway
7. Togo hon dad, Legolas! Dago hon! Dago Hon! – Bring him down, Legolas! Kill him! Kill him!