Ronein ran through the hallway, arriving at the King's
Bedchambers and bursting through the doors. There lay the king, pale as
death, and breathing so lightly you would have thought him so. Arwen the
king's wife kneeled beside the bed, in some sort of trance. Eowyn,
faramir's wife, stood next to her, and there were some healers standing
nearby; obviously this was beyond their skill of healing. Eowyn turned
herhead to see who had come through, and she smiled in relief.
"What has happened?" Ronein said. Eowyn shook her head, for even she did not fully know.
"All we know is that he was found like this by the Palantir." Eowyn said. The healers sighed, while Ronein grinded his teeth together. "But do not worry!" The former shield maiden said, "I think the King will need you before this is over."
"How will I be of service? I am no healer, I am a soldier." Ronein spoke these words with a certain fear. He did not know what to do, like the healers. "And what of Arwen? What is it she is doing?" Ronein asked. Eowyn gave a small smile, to hide her frown.
"She is helping the King in ways we do not yet grasp." Eowyn said. "Although I think she is doing for the king what he did for me, Meriodoc, and Faramir after the battle of the pelennor fields." Eowyn spoke these words wearily, for she was reluctant to bring those memories back. Ronein understood, however, for the King had told him the tale when Ronein had first become a Knight of Gondor.
"What would you have me do?" Ronein asked. But before Eowyn could respond, Arwen suddenly stood up, and turned to Ronein.
"I have been calling to the King. He hears me, but I fear that he is contending with some sort of ill will. I will continue to call to him, and I need you to lend your strength to the King." Arwen said without any hesitation. Ronein agreed, though not fully understanding. Arwen kneeled in the same position as before, and Ronein kneeled opposite of her. Arwen took an atheleas leaf, and crushed it, pouring it into a cup of water, drinking it. Ronein also took a drink. Soon they both closed their eyes
When Ronein opened his eyes, all was black. He heard Arwen's voice, calling for to Aragorn, Elessar, Estel. She was calling to him, so he must be somewhere in this abyss, Ronein thought. So he began to walk. He heard other sounds, like the sounds of battle. Then suddenly, without warning, the Abyss began to change. To the woods near Parth Galen, by the Rauros falls. Ronein knew the Anduin well, being of Dol Amroth. Then he turned, and saw a man pierced by many arrows, laying against a tree, gasping for air. The dead bodies of what seemed to be Urak-hai lay strewn before him. As Ronein walked forward, he was stricken, for this man looked so much like Faramir that he thought him to be so. But then he saw that the man was broader, and seemingly stronger. Then Ronein saw the King running towards the dying man. But it seemed also to ronein that the King looked different, besides wearing much more ragged clothes. But Ronein dragged himself out of his thoughts, to hear the dying mans last words.
"I would have followed you to the end, my brother. My captian. My king." And with that, the scene shifted, the woods of Parth Galen disappearing. The abyss had returned, but only for a short while. Then Ronein was in Osgiliath, while it was under attack. Ronein saw Faramir leading men in a battle against many orcs. And then he saw the same man who had died at Parth Galen. All the men, and even the orcs, stopped, and before anything happened, the abyss replaced it.
And there in the abyss stood King Elessar. Ronein stood there for a moment, staring at him. Then Ronein shook himself, and took a step forward. "King Elessar! King Elessar! Come to me!" he shouted to the King. But before the King could do anything, a pillar of Fire shot forth from behind the King, and from the flames came a deep laugh that sounded like the dark laugh of ages long past. The laugh sent a shiver through Ronein. And there, in the flames, a figure appeared. It began to reach for he King, and the king took a step back. Then a single bright light shone forth from behind Ronein. "Do not let him take the King!" Arwen's voice cried. As the figure neared the king, Ronein grabbed Aragorn and jumped back with him, into the light. Then Ronein opened his eyes, and he was back in the bedchambers of the King. The king was sitting upright in his bed, and he looked at everyone in the room, then settled on his wife. {I thank you my love, for saving me so} The King said. Then he looked at Ronein. "Thank you my friend, for you also saved me from some fate I presume was of no good." He looked at Eowyn, then simply out the window. "What happened?" Eowyn said. Everyone gazed at the Aragorn, for he knew very well what had happened. "After I looked into the Palantir, a force held me, and I could not escape the Palantir's vision. As soon as I broke away, I found myself in that abyss. And I saw what the palantir had shown me, the past. I saw the death of Boromir, and I saw one of Bormoir and Faramir's long since past battles. At least I think it was a past battle, for Faramir looked to have aged some, but I do not know. I do know that I saw Osgiliath under attack, and that was now. I believe that you saw the pillar of fire, and that dark figure Ronein?" Aragorn asked. Ronein nodded his head. "Could you see what, or who it was?" The king asked. To this Ronein shook his head slowly. "Nay, and I fear that we will soon find out, don't you?" Ronein asked. King Elessar nodded, and was about to speak, when Eowyn spoke first. "But what of Osgiliath! Did you not say it was under attack?" Eowyn cried.
"Nay my lady, Faramir has repelled the attack, for now. But I will
soon go there to survey the damage done." The King replied.
"What has happened?" Ronein said. Eowyn shook her head, for even she did not fully know.
"All we know is that he was found like this by the Palantir." Eowyn said. The healers sighed, while Ronein grinded his teeth together. "But do not worry!" The former shield maiden said, "I think the King will need you before this is over."
"How will I be of service? I am no healer, I am a soldier." Ronein spoke these words with a certain fear. He did not know what to do, like the healers. "And what of Arwen? What is it she is doing?" Ronein asked. Eowyn gave a small smile, to hide her frown.
"She is helping the King in ways we do not yet grasp." Eowyn said. "Although I think she is doing for the king what he did for me, Meriodoc, and Faramir after the battle of the pelennor fields." Eowyn spoke these words wearily, for she was reluctant to bring those memories back. Ronein understood, however, for the King had told him the tale when Ronein had first become a Knight of Gondor.
"What would you have me do?" Ronein asked. But before Eowyn could respond, Arwen suddenly stood up, and turned to Ronein.
"I have been calling to the King. He hears me, but I fear that he is contending with some sort of ill will. I will continue to call to him, and I need you to lend your strength to the King." Arwen said without any hesitation. Ronein agreed, though not fully understanding. Arwen kneeled in the same position as before, and Ronein kneeled opposite of her. Arwen took an atheleas leaf, and crushed it, pouring it into a cup of water, drinking it. Ronein also took a drink. Soon they both closed their eyes
When Ronein opened his eyes, all was black. He heard Arwen's voice, calling for to Aragorn, Elessar, Estel. She was calling to him, so he must be somewhere in this abyss, Ronein thought. So he began to walk. He heard other sounds, like the sounds of battle. Then suddenly, without warning, the Abyss began to change. To the woods near Parth Galen, by the Rauros falls. Ronein knew the Anduin well, being of Dol Amroth. Then he turned, and saw a man pierced by many arrows, laying against a tree, gasping for air. The dead bodies of what seemed to be Urak-hai lay strewn before him. As Ronein walked forward, he was stricken, for this man looked so much like Faramir that he thought him to be so. But then he saw that the man was broader, and seemingly stronger. Then Ronein saw the King running towards the dying man. But it seemed also to ronein that the King looked different, besides wearing much more ragged clothes. But Ronein dragged himself out of his thoughts, to hear the dying mans last words.
"I would have followed you to the end, my brother. My captian. My king." And with that, the scene shifted, the woods of Parth Galen disappearing. The abyss had returned, but only for a short while. Then Ronein was in Osgiliath, while it was under attack. Ronein saw Faramir leading men in a battle against many orcs. And then he saw the same man who had died at Parth Galen. All the men, and even the orcs, stopped, and before anything happened, the abyss replaced it.
And there in the abyss stood King Elessar. Ronein stood there for a moment, staring at him. Then Ronein shook himself, and took a step forward. "King Elessar! King Elessar! Come to me!" he shouted to the King. But before the King could do anything, a pillar of Fire shot forth from behind the King, and from the flames came a deep laugh that sounded like the dark laugh of ages long past. The laugh sent a shiver through Ronein. And there, in the flames, a figure appeared. It began to reach for he King, and the king took a step back. Then a single bright light shone forth from behind Ronein. "Do not let him take the King!" Arwen's voice cried. As the figure neared the king, Ronein grabbed Aragorn and jumped back with him, into the light. Then Ronein opened his eyes, and he was back in the bedchambers of the King. The king was sitting upright in his bed, and he looked at everyone in the room, then settled on his wife. {I thank you my love, for saving me so} The King said. Then he looked at Ronein. "Thank you my friend, for you also saved me from some fate I presume was of no good." He looked at Eowyn, then simply out the window. "What happened?" Eowyn said. Everyone gazed at the Aragorn, for he knew very well what had happened. "After I looked into the Palantir, a force held me, and I could not escape the Palantir's vision. As soon as I broke away, I found myself in that abyss. And I saw what the palantir had shown me, the past. I saw the death of Boromir, and I saw one of Bormoir and Faramir's long since past battles. At least I think it was a past battle, for Faramir looked to have aged some, but I do not know. I do know that I saw Osgiliath under attack, and that was now. I believe that you saw the pillar of fire, and that dark figure Ronein?" Aragorn asked. Ronein nodded his head. "Could you see what, or who it was?" The king asked. To this Ronein shook his head slowly. "Nay, and I fear that we will soon find out, don't you?" Ronein asked. King Elessar nodded, and was about to speak, when Eowyn spoke first. "But what of Osgiliath! Did you not say it was under attack?" Eowyn cried.
"Nay my lady, Faramir has repelled the attack, for now. But I will
soon go there to survey the damage done." The King replied.