The tension in the air was thick and I could feel the fear pulsating off every person there. The orcs marched forward purposefully and quickly before coming to a perfect halt. They seemed much more organized and better equipped than any ordinary Orc or Urak-hai, this disturbed me. For what felt like an eternity the only sound to be heard was the raindrops splattering on the armor of both armies.
The first shot was fired from our side and the battle exploded in to action. Arrows were raining down from the sky like black lightning bolts. But it seemed that our archers were defending the keep well and line after line of orcs fell. My gut instinct was telling me that this was not the worst we would see from Saruman's army.
My instincts did not fail me. The orcs had concealed rows of ladders and were climbing up on to the walls. This would be when the real battle began. Idril and I squeezed our hands together briefly and then stood apart preparing to fight.
The orcs swarmed over the wall and began a relentless attack. We were trying to fend off one after the other in quick succession and it would not of been long before that took it's toll on all of the soldiers. I knew that it was dangerous not to focus on the battle at hand but I still would glance around to check that Idril was still in my sight. She seemed to of found a fighting pattern that used the urak-hai's weight against them and used her nimbleness to dodge the blows they sent her.
"Legolas! Bring him down!!" Aragorn yelled. I looked over the edge and saw a Urak-hai racing towards the drain holding a torch, the other orcs gave him a clear path so I knew he must be important. I fired my first arrow at him but it did no more than make him pause, the second shot was fired and he slowed slightly, I fired a third and the monster stopped and it looked as if it might die but with it's last bit of energy it threw itself in to the drain.
There was a rumbling below us and then an explosion that sent us all flying through the air. I was not injured when I landed as elves can withstand more than other beings but the men around me were nearly all injured in some way. I looked up at where the wall had been. There was now a large opening in the wall and the enemy were pouring in.
I realized looking around that I could see Aragorn, Gimli and most of the men who had been fighting around us but Idril was missing.