Chapter 3: Elves
A thousand different possibilities went through my head. Ranging from the moderately insane that elves do exist to even more ridiculously insane possibilities. I was totally and utterly flabbergasted with his last comment. Just what did it mean?
"Fire away!" Haldir said with a chuckle. I turned around to see this wickedly smug smile on his face. "I would if I had some ammo" I replied with a smile. It was not the most clever come back in the world but it still made Haldir laugh. "I am definitely glad that I am on the back of the horse so you can't pinch my bow, and the arrows in my quiver!" he said trying hard to keep a straight face, as we caught up again with the other elves who stopped when they heard the laughter.
It seemed that we all rode for hours in a deafening silence before Rumil started to sing and was soon joined by all the other elves. I asked Haldir what they were singing, as the song was in what I presumed to be elvish. Haldir said they were singing about the Lady Luthien. He then proceeded to tell me the sad story of the elf maiden Luthien and of the mortal man Beren.
"Lets stop here for today", an elf said. Another seconded this motion and added "my horse could really use a break". Poor Asfaloth I thought, Haldir and I had ridden him for most of the day with hardly any breaks. I slid of Asfaloth's back and patted him and led him to the little creek nearby, where he could drink. Orophin followed with all the other horses, as some of the others prepared food, while others went to making a camp for the night or building a makeshift pen for the horses.
Orophin and I sat at the side of the creek on a log while the horses drank and rested. We talked about many things, when Orophin suddenly jumped up and moved me behind a tree, and with lightning fast reflexes grabbed his bow and an arrow and started to aim. I quietly whispered "what's wrong?". He quickly sshhh'd me and said quietly "something draws near, stay low to the ground and stay with me and you will be safe", before he turned to the others and gave them a warning. They all took cover and got their weapons ready.
"Stay here" Orophin whispered before taking off. I looked around to try and find the others, but they had all gone in search of the intruder too. At least I hope it was just simply an intruder and not something else. The fact that the horses had stayed where we left them comforted me much.
SNAP . . . A twig breaks . . .
A thousand different possibilities went through my head. Ranging from the moderately insane that elves do exist to even more ridiculously insane possibilities. I was totally and utterly flabbergasted with his last comment. Just what did it mean?
"Fire away!" Haldir said with a chuckle. I turned around to see this wickedly smug smile on his face. "I would if I had some ammo" I replied with a smile. It was not the most clever come back in the world but it still made Haldir laugh. "I am definitely glad that I am on the back of the horse so you can't pinch my bow, and the arrows in my quiver!" he said trying hard to keep a straight face, as we caught up again with the other elves who stopped when they heard the laughter.
It seemed that we all rode for hours in a deafening silence before Rumil started to sing and was soon joined by all the other elves. I asked Haldir what they were singing, as the song was in what I presumed to be elvish. Haldir said they were singing about the Lady Luthien. He then proceeded to tell me the sad story of the elf maiden Luthien and of the mortal man Beren.
"Lets stop here for today", an elf said. Another seconded this motion and added "my horse could really use a break". Poor Asfaloth I thought, Haldir and I had ridden him for most of the day with hardly any breaks. I slid of Asfaloth's back and patted him and led him to the little creek nearby, where he could drink. Orophin followed with all the other horses, as some of the others prepared food, while others went to making a camp for the night or building a makeshift pen for the horses.
Orophin and I sat at the side of the creek on a log while the horses drank and rested. We talked about many things, when Orophin suddenly jumped up and moved me behind a tree, and with lightning fast reflexes grabbed his bow and an arrow and started to aim. I quietly whispered "what's wrong?". He quickly sshhh'd me and said quietly "something draws near, stay low to the ground and stay with me and you will be safe", before he turned to the others and gave them a warning. They all took cover and got their weapons ready.
"Stay here" Orophin whispered before taking off. I looked around to try and find the others, but they had all gone in search of the intruder too. At least I hope it was just simply an intruder and not something else. The fact that the horses had stayed where we left them comforted me much.
SNAP . . . A twig breaks . . .