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******Mieras peered into the woods, searching for any sound. She was about to say something about him needing better ears than what he had when a gloved hand clamped over her mouth from the woods behind her.
She tried to scream but all that came out was a whimper. She felt the point of a blade scrape her neck and her captor shouted to Faramir.
"What buisness do a man and girl have in the Riddermark?" he said, his deep voice booming.
Faramir spun around, his arrow taught on his bow, already aimed. When he saw he had her, he lowered the bow.
"We are common travelers. We mean no harm. We are simply passing through. Please do not harm my sister," Faramir said, nodding his head.
"Common?" the man spoke again, "What common traveler would have such fine clothes? And this?" he spat, holding up Mieras' necklace.
When he moved his hand, Mieras saw her chance. Dropping down, she spun around and ducked out of his grasp. By the time she was completly out of his way, she had drawn her sword and pointed it at the mans throat. Faramir stepped beside her, his bow still strung.
"We are not peasents, we are children of the Steward of Gondor. You challenge us, and you challenge Gondor," Faramir growled.
"Challenge me not, for it is my duty to keep these borders free of Saurons forces. I am Eomer, nephew to King Theoden of Rohan."
"Then we are on similar ground, my friend," Faramir said, lowering his bow and motioning for her to lower her sword, "I am taking my sister to a safer place, where Sauron does not reach. Do you know of such place?"
"Yes. My uncle would welcome her into his house, though I can't say he would give her acknowledgement. He has lost many things in old age, including his mind. But my sister would look after her. Quick, follow me," Eomer said, walking into the woods.
Mieras glanced at Faramir and he motioned for her to follow him. She bit her lip and stepped into the brush, careful not to let any branches snap back. Eomer stopped at a clearing with a horse grazing. Faramir came out behind her and Eomer turned to them.
"It will go faster with the two of us. I suggest you head back to Minas Tirith, Faramir," Eomer said, grabbing the reins of his horse.
"Goodbye Mieras. I'll see you soon. Be good," he said, grasping her shoulder.
"Goodbye Faramir. Thank you," she whispered, bowing her head.
Faramir turned and headed back through the woods and she watched him go before she turned to Eomer, who was perched on his horse.
"Hurry! We must make good time!" he said, helping her up to the bit of saddle behind him. She grasped the sides of his vest and held on as he kicked the horse into a fast gallop.
They rode until midday, when they stopped to eat. Dropping off the horse, she shook her legs out. Suddenly, a hand thrust itself into her vision.
"Here. Have some. It's a little stale, but it's good," Eomer said.
"Th-thank you," Mieras said, taking the bread he was holding, "Tell me, how far are we from Edoras?"
"Only an hour or two. We wern't as far as I thought we were. You and your brother got far last night."
Nodding, Mieras sat down on the ground, leaning back to look at the sky. Eomer was letting the horse lap water out of his hand. His horse was a light brown, almost a tan color, with white socks on its' feet.
"What's its' name?" she asked, Eomers head jerking up.
"Elemier. It means Silent," he asked, an almost sheepish smile on his face.
"You know, I used to..." she started, but was distracted by a figure on horseback galloping towards them. Eomer turned to look.
"Quick, lets go," he shouted, swinging her up on the saddle and jumping up behind her, the horse bolting off before he was even completly in the saddle. Behind them, she could hear the other rider gaining, the hoofbeats pounding on the ground. While Eomer handled the reins, Mieras was more concerned with the horses head coming in contact with hers. Between Eomers' chest and the horse, she didn't have much room to avoid it. Suddenly, she felt the leather reins being pressed into her hands.
"Handle him for a minute!" Eomer shouted, eyeing the rider who was coming up alongside them. She felt him draw his sword and he swung it over her to knock the enemy off their horse. "Bring him around!" Eomer shouted and Mieras struggled to turn Elemier around. Eomer hopped off and faced the man, who had drawn his sword and was running towards them. Somehow, Elemier sensed his master was no longer riding him and he took off in the same direction of the other horse. Clamping her jaw together to keep from screaming, she pulled on the reins as hard as she could, putting all her weight into it. Finally, he stopped and Mieras sighed in relief. She turned him back to where Eomer stood, his defeated enemy lying on the ground. He wiped the blade on the grass and grabbed Elemiers' bit.
"Good job," he said, swinging back up into the saddle, "Now, lets get to Edoras! Hah!" he shouted, kicking the horse into a gallop.
A couple hours later, the two galloped into Edoras, Eomer reigning in Elemier at the foot of the stairs in front of the Golden Hall. A golden haired, pale young woman ran out to greet him.
"Ah! Who is this?" she asked, helping Mieras, who was both cold and sore, down from the saddle.
"This is Mieras. I ran into her and her brother in the Eastern forset. Will you look after her? I'll explain later," he said, leading Elemier to the stables.
"Come with me. My names Eowyn. Are you hungry?" she asked, leading her into the hall.
OK, having a writers block, so thats it for this chapter. OMG!! ROTK OWNED! If you haven't seen it, go see it this instant! Drop your muffins and run to the nearest theatre! Hurry Hurry! anyway, mini-Legolas and mini-Merry are hoping for some reviews! and, my lovely reviewers! thank you cherryfaerie (two reviews from one person! you get a muffin!), sugaricing ( i can't figure out which chapter u reviewed, but thanks! heres a muffin for you!), and anyone else! yay! I love reviews! also, if any of you know the name of Eomers horse or anything else I got wrong, please tell me so I can fix it! Thanks!!
******Mieras peered into the woods, searching for any sound. She was about to say something about him needing better ears than what he had when a gloved hand clamped over her mouth from the woods behind her.
She tried to scream but all that came out was a whimper. She felt the point of a blade scrape her neck and her captor shouted to Faramir.
"What buisness do a man and girl have in the Riddermark?" he said, his deep voice booming.
Faramir spun around, his arrow taught on his bow, already aimed. When he saw he had her, he lowered the bow.
"We are common travelers. We mean no harm. We are simply passing through. Please do not harm my sister," Faramir said, nodding his head.
"Common?" the man spoke again, "What common traveler would have such fine clothes? And this?" he spat, holding up Mieras' necklace.
When he moved his hand, Mieras saw her chance. Dropping down, she spun around and ducked out of his grasp. By the time she was completly out of his way, she had drawn her sword and pointed it at the mans throat. Faramir stepped beside her, his bow still strung.
"We are not peasents, we are children of the Steward of Gondor. You challenge us, and you challenge Gondor," Faramir growled.
"Challenge me not, for it is my duty to keep these borders free of Saurons forces. I am Eomer, nephew to King Theoden of Rohan."
"Then we are on similar ground, my friend," Faramir said, lowering his bow and motioning for her to lower her sword, "I am taking my sister to a safer place, where Sauron does not reach. Do you know of such place?"
"Yes. My uncle would welcome her into his house, though I can't say he would give her acknowledgement. He has lost many things in old age, including his mind. But my sister would look after her. Quick, follow me," Eomer said, walking into the woods.
Mieras glanced at Faramir and he motioned for her to follow him. She bit her lip and stepped into the brush, careful not to let any branches snap back. Eomer stopped at a clearing with a horse grazing. Faramir came out behind her and Eomer turned to them.
"It will go faster with the two of us. I suggest you head back to Minas Tirith, Faramir," Eomer said, grabbing the reins of his horse.
"Goodbye Mieras. I'll see you soon. Be good," he said, grasping her shoulder.
"Goodbye Faramir. Thank you," she whispered, bowing her head.
Faramir turned and headed back through the woods and she watched him go before she turned to Eomer, who was perched on his horse.
"Hurry! We must make good time!" he said, helping her up to the bit of saddle behind him. She grasped the sides of his vest and held on as he kicked the horse into a fast gallop.
They rode until midday, when they stopped to eat. Dropping off the horse, she shook her legs out. Suddenly, a hand thrust itself into her vision.
"Here. Have some. It's a little stale, but it's good," Eomer said.
"Th-thank you," Mieras said, taking the bread he was holding, "Tell me, how far are we from Edoras?"
"Only an hour or two. We wern't as far as I thought we were. You and your brother got far last night."
Nodding, Mieras sat down on the ground, leaning back to look at the sky. Eomer was letting the horse lap water out of his hand. His horse was a light brown, almost a tan color, with white socks on its' feet.
"What's its' name?" she asked, Eomers head jerking up.
"Elemier. It means Silent," he asked, an almost sheepish smile on his face.
"You know, I used to..." she started, but was distracted by a figure on horseback galloping towards them. Eomer turned to look.
"Quick, lets go," he shouted, swinging her up on the saddle and jumping up behind her, the horse bolting off before he was even completly in the saddle. Behind them, she could hear the other rider gaining, the hoofbeats pounding on the ground. While Eomer handled the reins, Mieras was more concerned with the horses head coming in contact with hers. Between Eomers' chest and the horse, she didn't have much room to avoid it. Suddenly, she felt the leather reins being pressed into her hands.
"Handle him for a minute!" Eomer shouted, eyeing the rider who was coming up alongside them. She felt him draw his sword and he swung it over her to knock the enemy off their horse. "Bring him around!" Eomer shouted and Mieras struggled to turn Elemier around. Eomer hopped off and faced the man, who had drawn his sword and was running towards them. Somehow, Elemier sensed his master was no longer riding him and he took off in the same direction of the other horse. Clamping her jaw together to keep from screaming, she pulled on the reins as hard as she could, putting all her weight into it. Finally, he stopped and Mieras sighed in relief. She turned him back to where Eomer stood, his defeated enemy lying on the ground. He wiped the blade on the grass and grabbed Elemiers' bit.
"Good job," he said, swinging back up into the saddle, "Now, lets get to Edoras! Hah!" he shouted, kicking the horse into a gallop.
A couple hours later, the two galloped into Edoras, Eomer reigning in Elemier at the foot of the stairs in front of the Golden Hall. A golden haired, pale young woman ran out to greet him.
"Ah! Who is this?" she asked, helping Mieras, who was both cold and sore, down from the saddle.
"This is Mieras. I ran into her and her brother in the Eastern forset. Will you look after her? I'll explain later," he said, leading Elemier to the stables.
"Come with me. My names Eowyn. Are you hungry?" she asked, leading her into the hall.
OK, having a writers block, so thats it for this chapter. OMG!! ROTK OWNED! If you haven't seen it, go see it this instant! Drop your muffins and run to the nearest theatre! Hurry Hurry! anyway, mini-Legolas and mini-Merry are hoping for some reviews! and, my lovely reviewers! thank you cherryfaerie (two reviews from one person! you get a muffin!), sugaricing ( i can't figure out which chapter u reviewed, but thanks! heres a muffin for you!), and anyone else! yay! I love reviews! also, if any of you know the name of Eomers horse or anything else I got wrong, please tell me so I can fix it! Thanks!!