Chapter Two - Mendren Powers
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Halleiyra jumped off the tree, even though she was half way up it. She landed perfectly on her feet, and went to catch up with the elf. "Hello!" she said with a smile. She was now running beside him. He was ignoring her, still looking behind him. Halleiyra was looking at him. But when she decided to turn her head in front of her, about a meter ahead of the 2 was a tree. The elf was still looking behind him. She stepped in front of him, and he bumped into her. She held onto him so that he wouldn't fall. "Hello." She said once again. The elf was still trembling. He looked at her once, and turned back to look behind him. "H-h-h-h-h-i-i-i-i-i-i." He said, "H-h-h-h-h-elp me, young ch-child." He slowly started to close his eyes. Before they were completely closed, Hally shook him as hard as she could. "Wake up!" she said, "Don't fall asleep. In the condition you're in, the risk is too high. You may never wake up. Keep yourself awake!" The elf's eyes were now half open. "Are you hurt?" Hally continued. "N-n-n-n-n-n-o!" he said back. He was still trembling. "Then what's the matter with you!?" asked Hally, concerned. "O-o-o-o-rc!" he said, "No w-w-w-eapon! NEED WEAPON!" Hally lifted an eyebrow, "What are you talking about? There are no orcs in Rivendell!" she told the man. "But y-y-y-y-es! T-there is! It f- followed me. It f-followed me for d-d-days. No sleep. No s-stop. Run! RUN! M-must see E-elrond. Must." Hally finally believed him that there actually was an orc here, in Rivendell.
She sat the elf down and placed him beside a tree. She looked around her. She looked back at the elf. He was once again closing his eyes. Now that Hally knew he wasn't hurt, and that nothing hit him in the head or anything of the sort, she left him alone. He hadn't slept for days! "Don't move." She said softly as she knelt down to the elf. But she heard something behind her. Something was there. She turned around quickly to find, not too far away from her, the hugest orc she had ever seen! It had many weapons, and he was covered with armour. She could see white smoke coming out of his nose when he breathed. 'This is not good!' she told herself. The orc took a step forward. Hally backed up, but could go not further without turning her back. The tree stopped her. The orc held up his bow and began to aim for her. There was no stopping him now. 'He's going to kill me!' were the only words that slipped into her mind. As he pulled the arrow back, she suddenly remembered something that could possibly save her life. She quickly reached into her jacket for one of the many pockets inside if and pulled out something. A ball. A very tiny, grey ball. No, not a ball to play with, but a magical little ball. She threw it at the arrow that had already been shot at her, but amazingly, she was quick enough to throw it before it hit her. The arrow went soaring backwards and bounced off the enormous orc's head. He was furious! She reached into the same pocket, pulled out another one of those tiny grey balls, and threw it once again, this time aiming for the orc. As huge and heavy and full of armour as he was, the orc fell backwards anyway, and onto his back. She then searched for another one of her pockets and this time pulled out a tiny red ball. She threw it at him. The orc wasn't ready for what was yet to come.
Hally stood over the dead body of the orc. "I actually killed someone. Something. I regret it, but then again I am proud. I'm sure you have done far worse than I. I killed 1 person - or thing - but prevented many other deaths that would be if you had lived, and escaped. In other words, the good person wins." She told the orc, smiling. Yes, she was aware that he could not hear her. She then walked over to the ashes around him. She looked carefully at each of the spots where there were ashes. In one of them, she found 2 tiny, see-through balls. She picked them both up. As soon as they rolled into the palm of her hand, they each turned a different colour. One of them Navy blue and the other one red, like the one she had thrown to the orc. She then looked to the places where she had thrown the grey balls. She first remembered the arrow. In that place, she found 2 other see-through balls. Once again, at the touch of her hand, full of Mendren blood, they changed to colours. One changed Navy blue and the other grey. This repeated itself when she found 2 other balls in the place where she threw a grey ball at the orc itself. But a feeling suddenly came over her. She was forgetting something. 'Oh, the elf!' she told herself. She turned herself around and ran over to the tree she had laid him down beside. He was, indeed, still there, sleeping.
She had walked about a mile when she got to Elrond's home. She had also been dragging a sleeping elf around with her. She climbed up stairs, and came to a door. She knocked on it. A tall elf with straight brown hair a little bit passed his shoulders opened the door. "A Mendren, are you?" he said with a small smile coming over his face. "Who is it that you bring?" "I do not know his name, Sir. erm, Master. erm, Lord. Elrond, Lord of Rivendell." Hally said, smiling nervously. "He came to Rivendell and brought an orc with him, a gigantic one at that. But not purposely, I assure you. He had been running away from him for days, without sleeping. When I found him he was very weak. He's been sleeping ever since. But he had told me, before he fell asleep, that he needed to see you. It must've been important, if he had run so long to find you." "And. What, exactly, happened to the orc? Or the "gigantic" orc? It's not still in Rivendell, is it?" asked Elrond. "No, Lord Elrond, I defeated it. I. killed it." Replied Hally. Elrond stared at her for a moment, and then smiled. "I never did doubt the powers of the Healing Elves, like yourself. I will take care of the elf now. Thank you for bringing him over." Said Elrond. He smiled once again and closed the door, after taking the elf Hally had brought with her. She walked back to her house, because now the sun was falling. She was glad to have spoken to Lord Elrond, and so she walked with pride.
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Halleiyra jumped off the tree, even though she was half way up it. She landed perfectly on her feet, and went to catch up with the elf. "Hello!" she said with a smile. She was now running beside him. He was ignoring her, still looking behind him. Halleiyra was looking at him. But when she decided to turn her head in front of her, about a meter ahead of the 2 was a tree. The elf was still looking behind him. She stepped in front of him, and he bumped into her. She held onto him so that he wouldn't fall. "Hello." She said once again. The elf was still trembling. He looked at her once, and turned back to look behind him. "H-h-h-h-h-i-i-i-i-i-i." He said, "H-h-h-h-h-elp me, young ch-child." He slowly started to close his eyes. Before they were completely closed, Hally shook him as hard as she could. "Wake up!" she said, "Don't fall asleep. In the condition you're in, the risk is too high. You may never wake up. Keep yourself awake!" The elf's eyes were now half open. "Are you hurt?" Hally continued. "N-n-n-n-n-n-o!" he said back. He was still trembling. "Then what's the matter with you!?" asked Hally, concerned. "O-o-o-o-rc!" he said, "No w-w-w-eapon! NEED WEAPON!" Hally lifted an eyebrow, "What are you talking about? There are no orcs in Rivendell!" she told the man. "But y-y-y-y-es! T-there is! It f- followed me. It f-followed me for d-d-days. No sleep. No s-stop. Run! RUN! M-must see E-elrond. Must." Hally finally believed him that there actually was an orc here, in Rivendell.
She sat the elf down and placed him beside a tree. She looked around her. She looked back at the elf. He was once again closing his eyes. Now that Hally knew he wasn't hurt, and that nothing hit him in the head or anything of the sort, she left him alone. He hadn't slept for days! "Don't move." She said softly as she knelt down to the elf. But she heard something behind her. Something was there. She turned around quickly to find, not too far away from her, the hugest orc she had ever seen! It had many weapons, and he was covered with armour. She could see white smoke coming out of his nose when he breathed. 'This is not good!' she told herself. The orc took a step forward. Hally backed up, but could go not further without turning her back. The tree stopped her. The orc held up his bow and began to aim for her. There was no stopping him now. 'He's going to kill me!' were the only words that slipped into her mind. As he pulled the arrow back, she suddenly remembered something that could possibly save her life. She quickly reached into her jacket for one of the many pockets inside if and pulled out something. A ball. A very tiny, grey ball. No, not a ball to play with, but a magical little ball. She threw it at the arrow that had already been shot at her, but amazingly, she was quick enough to throw it before it hit her. The arrow went soaring backwards and bounced off the enormous orc's head. He was furious! She reached into the same pocket, pulled out another one of those tiny grey balls, and threw it once again, this time aiming for the orc. As huge and heavy and full of armour as he was, the orc fell backwards anyway, and onto his back. She then searched for another one of her pockets and this time pulled out a tiny red ball. She threw it at him. The orc wasn't ready for what was yet to come.
Hally stood over the dead body of the orc. "I actually killed someone. Something. I regret it, but then again I am proud. I'm sure you have done far worse than I. I killed 1 person - or thing - but prevented many other deaths that would be if you had lived, and escaped. In other words, the good person wins." She told the orc, smiling. Yes, she was aware that he could not hear her. She then walked over to the ashes around him. She looked carefully at each of the spots where there were ashes. In one of them, she found 2 tiny, see-through balls. She picked them both up. As soon as they rolled into the palm of her hand, they each turned a different colour. One of them Navy blue and the other one red, like the one she had thrown to the orc. She then looked to the places where she had thrown the grey balls. She first remembered the arrow. In that place, she found 2 other see-through balls. Once again, at the touch of her hand, full of Mendren blood, they changed to colours. One changed Navy blue and the other grey. This repeated itself when she found 2 other balls in the place where she threw a grey ball at the orc itself. But a feeling suddenly came over her. She was forgetting something. 'Oh, the elf!' she told herself. She turned herself around and ran over to the tree she had laid him down beside. He was, indeed, still there, sleeping.
She had walked about a mile when she got to Elrond's home. She had also been dragging a sleeping elf around with her. She climbed up stairs, and came to a door. She knocked on it. A tall elf with straight brown hair a little bit passed his shoulders opened the door. "A Mendren, are you?" he said with a small smile coming over his face. "Who is it that you bring?" "I do not know his name, Sir. erm, Master. erm, Lord. Elrond, Lord of Rivendell." Hally said, smiling nervously. "He came to Rivendell and brought an orc with him, a gigantic one at that. But not purposely, I assure you. He had been running away from him for days, without sleeping. When I found him he was very weak. He's been sleeping ever since. But he had told me, before he fell asleep, that he needed to see you. It must've been important, if he had run so long to find you." "And. What, exactly, happened to the orc? Or the "gigantic" orc? It's not still in Rivendell, is it?" asked Elrond. "No, Lord Elrond, I defeated it. I. killed it." Replied Hally. Elrond stared at her for a moment, and then smiled. "I never did doubt the powers of the Healing Elves, like yourself. I will take care of the elf now. Thank you for bringing him over." Said Elrond. He smiled once again and closed the door, after taking the elf Hally had brought with her. She walked back to her house, because now the sun was falling. She was glad to have spoken to Lord Elrond, and so she walked with pride.