The Journey Home Pt3
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As Adrowin lets the arrow go, he opens one eye to see if it hits its target. It misses its mark, but does hit the wolf's left rear leg. On impact the creature lets out a shrill cry and turns its head towards Adrowin.
Adrowin stares at the wolf wide-eyed, not knowing what to do next. The beast slowly walks over to where the boy is standing. It lowers its body closer to the ground, ready to pounce on him any given second. The boy doesn't know what to do, so he starts to slowly walk backwards.
The wolf's pace quickens ever so slightly and Adrowin's mimics its speed. Not looking behind him Adrowin trips over a root and drops the bow in the process. Now he begins to crawl from the advancing foe. Once the wolf reaches the root it puts its front paws on it, ready to use it as leverage to help it jump further.
Adrowin curls up into a ball to protect vital body parts and to protect his head. He braces for the attack, but it doesn't come. Then there is the sound of a loud clank and a proceeding thud. He relaxes a bit and looks to where the wolf was and he sees Helena standing over an unconscious wolf with a frying pan in her hand.
"Are you okay, Adrowin?"
The boy nods in reply.
Helena goes over and helps up Aragorn. Adrowin gets up on his own.
"We might as well keep heading on. We might make it to Rivendell by morning", Aragorn replies. The others agree and the three continue towards Rivendell.
[Several hours later…]
The sun is just peaking over the horizon, creating a beautiful reddish sky. The trio head up a hill. Adrowin is supporting Aragorn. At the peak they stop. There it stands before their very eyes: the kingdom of Rivendell.
"It 'tis more beautiful than I had imagined", Adrowin gasps.
They continue down the hill toward the city.
Within minutes they reach the gates. Many elves are waiting for Legolas and Aragorn's arrival. Once the trio enters Rivendell elves crowd them, asking where he has been, where Legolas is, and who the strangers are. Aragorn pays no heed to their questions.
He pushes through the crowd to find Arwen. After making his way through dozens of elves he sees Arwen and their eyes meet. She runs into his arms and hugs him as tight as possible. They part and Aragron brushes a strand of Arwen's hair out of her eyes.
"You are more beautiful than I remembered."
She just smiles up at her lover. She lowers her head to his chest and closes her eyes. Her head moving with his rhythmic breathes. He closes his eyes too and kisses her softly on the top of her head.
They just stand there, not concerned with what's going on around them. At this moment Aragorn remembers his promise to Legolas and he opens his eyes.
In the crowd Aragorn swears he sees Legolas walking. Their eyes meet for a split second and he smiles at the Human. Aragorn closes his eyes and shakes his head. When he opens his eyes again, Legolas is gone.
TBC…
Sorry this is so short. I'm thinking the next chapter will be the last. Remember to continue to review! And thanks to everyone who has taken their time to read my story!!