I have returned from the evil valley of writer's block! Took up my
pen...er...Keyboard, and wrote you another chapter! I'm proud of myself, I
managed to write a new chapter for this, and a new chapter for my other
story! Go me! Don't forget to review! Enjoy!
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The company sat, deciding on people to go fetch the antidote from the dangerous cave of Alaresh.
"We need someone to be able to defend or fight if they had too!" Said Aragorn, everyone looked at Legolas and him. "I should stay and look after Pippin - so I say Legolas!"
Legolas nodded, and thought for a minute. "We need someone who knows what Pippin is allergic too, and what he can or can't have!" He said, knowing what he would feel like if they got the antidote then found out that Pippin couldn't have it.
"I'll go!" Supplied Merry. "I've known Pippin nearly all my life, I know what he can and can't have!" Everyone nodded. Then Frodo spoke up.
"I want to come too, it's my fault that Pippin has been poisoned, I want to help heal him." He said quietly, the guilt gnawing at him from the inside.
"It'll be your fault if he dies too!" Hissed Merry, giving Frodo an evil look. Frodo frowned and went to sit at the back of the cave.
"Merry!" Legolas frowned at Merry and shook his head. "Can't you two call a truce? At least whilst we get the antidote!" He asked. Merry folded his arms and turned away from Legolas and Frodo.
Legolas sighed, and looked at Aragorn who merely shrugged at him.
"You should set off at first light, so I suggest you rest and feed well today!" Instructed Gandalf, placing some packs of Lembas bread on the floor near the three.
"Why can't we set off right now?" Asked Merry, ignoring the food because he was too busy wondering why Gandalf wanted to wait, when Pippin could be dying.
"The cave of Alaresh can be particularly dangerous in the day, and it's deadly at night, if you set off early next morning, you might make it back before the shadows awaken!" Explained Gandalf.
Merry shuddered and sat pondering the strange phrase. 'You might back it back before the shadows awaken'. What did Gandalf mean by that? Just how dangerous was this cave? Merry wasn't sure he wanted to find out.
He had to go though, for Pippin. Besides, if he didn't, it'd just be Frodo and Legolas, and Frodo would probably try to poison Legolas too. Even though Merry wasn't sure you could actually poison elves.
A little voice in the back of his mind stirred. 'It's not Frodo's fault - he didn't know that the mushrooms were poisonous!' it said, rather indignantly. Merry frowned and ignored the small voice, most probably his conscience.
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The company sat, deciding on people to go fetch the antidote from the dangerous cave of Alaresh.
"We need someone to be able to defend or fight if they had too!" Said Aragorn, everyone looked at Legolas and him. "I should stay and look after Pippin - so I say Legolas!"
Legolas nodded, and thought for a minute. "We need someone who knows what Pippin is allergic too, and what he can or can't have!" He said, knowing what he would feel like if they got the antidote then found out that Pippin couldn't have it.
"I'll go!" Supplied Merry. "I've known Pippin nearly all my life, I know what he can and can't have!" Everyone nodded. Then Frodo spoke up.
"I want to come too, it's my fault that Pippin has been poisoned, I want to help heal him." He said quietly, the guilt gnawing at him from the inside.
"It'll be your fault if he dies too!" Hissed Merry, giving Frodo an evil look. Frodo frowned and went to sit at the back of the cave.
"Merry!" Legolas frowned at Merry and shook his head. "Can't you two call a truce? At least whilst we get the antidote!" He asked. Merry folded his arms and turned away from Legolas and Frodo.
Legolas sighed, and looked at Aragorn who merely shrugged at him.
"You should set off at first light, so I suggest you rest and feed well today!" Instructed Gandalf, placing some packs of Lembas bread on the floor near the three.
"Why can't we set off right now?" Asked Merry, ignoring the food because he was too busy wondering why Gandalf wanted to wait, when Pippin could be dying.
"The cave of Alaresh can be particularly dangerous in the day, and it's deadly at night, if you set off early next morning, you might make it back before the shadows awaken!" Explained Gandalf.
Merry shuddered and sat pondering the strange phrase. 'You might back it back before the shadows awaken'. What did Gandalf mean by that? Just how dangerous was this cave? Merry wasn't sure he wanted to find out.
He had to go though, for Pippin. Besides, if he didn't, it'd just be Frodo and Legolas, and Frodo would probably try to poison Legolas too. Even though Merry wasn't sure you could actually poison elves.
A little voice in the back of his mind stirred. 'It's not Frodo's fault - he didn't know that the mushrooms were poisonous!' it said, rather indignantly. Merry frowned and ignored the small voice, most probably his conscience.