Idril looked up at us, her eyes red and puffy. She had obviously been crying. All of us looked uncomfortable, not knowing what to do or say. She stood, wiping the stray tears from her face going red with embarrassment of being caught crying.
"Don't worry. Morin didn't forget you," she said in a shaky voice, "he's a lot of things but he won't forget his promises". She bent over and scooped up four of the parcels. "Here's some food, it's not much but it'll keep you going for awhile."
Gimli and Aragorn took them, thanked her, and turned to leave. Although at that point I still did not feel any romantic affection for her I felt compelled to stay with her. She looked so helpless just standing there I could not of left if I'd wanted to. "What are you going to do now?" I asked. She picked up her small sword and swung it back and forth a few times before saying, "I'm going to do what I said I was going to do. I'm going to fin a way to protect them!" I felt a small smirk spreading across my face.
"That's admirable. Defending your people against all of the enemies of middle earth, on your own, with a small sword."
She scowled at me and sheathed her sword. "Well I hadn't planned that far ahead yet." she snapped.
I caught Aragorn's eye and saw that he was trying to motion for us to leave. On impulse I blurted out "We are heading across the western plains of Rohan. You could go to the king of Rohan and plead your case to him." I looked back at Aragorn and Gimli who it seemed could not believe what I'd said from the looks on their faces. I was shocked myself I didn't know what made me say it, looking back I think it was probably sympathy for her. We were all essentially doing what she wanted to do, protect her people, so I probably thought that she deserved a chance to aswell.
Idril wiped at her eyes again. "I suppose you're right I can't do much standing at the edge waiting. I will join you." She turned to Gimli and Aragorn and said softly "If that's alright with you of course?"
There was a tense few seconds where they seemed to be considering it. Finally Gimli threw his hands up in frustration. "Fine, she can come along as long as we can get on now! We've wasted enough time already!" Idril scooped up her food parcel and smiled gratefully at us.
"Lets go then!" shouted Aragorn and we all set off in a sprint along the forrest path.