Disclaimer in first chapter
Legolas and Aer led the way, Gimli just behind them. Merry, Pippin, Frodo and Sam behind him. At the back walked Aragorn and Gandalf.
They took shortcut after shortcut. Merry and Pippin would moan every time one of those two simple words were spoken. But they made it out of Mirkwood by mid-afternoon. Legolas stopped them at the edge of Mirkwood to eat lunch. The hobbits were overjoyed, of course. They had started to complain about halfway through that they were hungry.
Lunch was short, not much to the hobbits liking. Aer pressed them on. She did not want to have any type of run in with the uruk-hai.
They walked in the direction of Lorien. They walked until nightfall. Aragorn volunteered to go for firewood long before the subject arouse. Sam and Frodo went with him. The rest built a spot for the fire and prepared the food. (Taking it out of bags, and such) Gimli had just finished setting his spot when Aragorn, Frodo, and Sam came running.
'Orcs!' cried Sam.
'What?' questioned Aer.
'Orcs, they were chasing us,' said Frodo out of breath.
'They should be here shortly. Prepare for a battle,' said Aragorn.
Aer and Legolas ran for their bow and arrows. Gimli grabbed for his axe, he knew he should have never put it down. Pippin, Merry, and Frodo went for their swords and Sam for his rope and pan. (That pan is a lethal weapon!) Aragorn drew his sword and Gandalf stood with his staff.
Aer climbed up a tree to see if she could see the orcs.
'Forty-five yrchs!' she yelled from the tree. 'Five for each of us.'
'Turning this into a game are we?' asked Aragorn.
'Of course she is Aragorn,' Said Legolas. 'Do you remember nothing of your childhood? Elves are taught to see a battle as a game. Remember?'
'This is no time for fun and games,' said Frodo.
'Yes it is,' said Aer. 'Seeing a battle as a game takes your mind off of the obstacles ahead of you. You see the orcs as a mere toy, a puppet really, which they are sadly bred to be. Besides, that's why elves are such good archers. We don't have all the possible consequences that run through the mind when you think of it as life or death. Just imagine it, the stress will disappear and you'll have fun. But when all is said and done, you must not forget to mourn those that died on either side.'
'Some game,' said Merry.
'What ever happened to the games where you don't run the risk of dying?' said Pippin.
'Heads up! They've arrived!' cried Aer.
Okay it's a bit confusing. When I have it better figured out in my mind I'll inform you on the whole thing that Aer said about thinking of the battle as a game. I have up to chapter 18 planned, which is the entire 2nd part. Okay well NAMAR!
Legolas and Aer led the way, Gimli just behind them. Merry, Pippin, Frodo and Sam behind him. At the back walked Aragorn and Gandalf.
They took shortcut after shortcut. Merry and Pippin would moan every time one of those two simple words were spoken. But they made it out of Mirkwood by mid-afternoon. Legolas stopped them at the edge of Mirkwood to eat lunch. The hobbits were overjoyed, of course. They had started to complain about halfway through that they were hungry.
Lunch was short, not much to the hobbits liking. Aer pressed them on. She did not want to have any type of run in with the uruk-hai.
They walked in the direction of Lorien. They walked until nightfall. Aragorn volunteered to go for firewood long before the subject arouse. Sam and Frodo went with him. The rest built a spot for the fire and prepared the food. (Taking it out of bags, and such) Gimli had just finished setting his spot when Aragorn, Frodo, and Sam came running.
'Orcs!' cried Sam.
'What?' questioned Aer.
'Orcs, they were chasing us,' said Frodo out of breath.
'They should be here shortly. Prepare for a battle,' said Aragorn.
Aer and Legolas ran for their bow and arrows. Gimli grabbed for his axe, he knew he should have never put it down. Pippin, Merry, and Frodo went for their swords and Sam for his rope and pan. (That pan is a lethal weapon!) Aragorn drew his sword and Gandalf stood with his staff.
Aer climbed up a tree to see if she could see the orcs.
'Forty-five yrchs!' she yelled from the tree. 'Five for each of us.'
'Turning this into a game are we?' asked Aragorn.
'Of course she is Aragorn,' Said Legolas. 'Do you remember nothing of your childhood? Elves are taught to see a battle as a game. Remember?'
'This is no time for fun and games,' said Frodo.
'Yes it is,' said Aer. 'Seeing a battle as a game takes your mind off of the obstacles ahead of you. You see the orcs as a mere toy, a puppet really, which they are sadly bred to be. Besides, that's why elves are such good archers. We don't have all the possible consequences that run through the mind when you think of it as life or death. Just imagine it, the stress will disappear and you'll have fun. But when all is said and done, you must not forget to mourn those that died on either side.'
'Some game,' said Merry.
'What ever happened to the games where you don't run the risk of dying?' said Pippin.
'Heads up! They've arrived!' cried Aer.
Okay it's a bit confusing. When I have it better figured out in my mind I'll inform you on the whole thing that Aer said about thinking of the battle as a game. I have up to chapter 18 planned, which is the entire 2nd part. Okay well NAMAR!