Heat Stroke
Gimli and Legolas trailed the Harad Road and had stopped to make camp. Gimli sat on a moderately sized rock and pulled out his pipe, as Legolas went into a small crowd of trees to collect firewood. He felt peril had left them, for the most part, and they were fairly safe.
He felt a cold sting and then he felt faint, but the feeling soon vanished with the night. Legolas made haste back to camp where he found Gimli sleeping.
"Gimli!" he called, "Something stirs in the mists of the tree..."
"Ha! It seems Im not the ONLY one beckoning a battle!" Gimli laughed, "Ah, lad, I think you need to rest."
"I will not."
"Your dainty Elvish beauty rest isnt doing you any good, becuase youve seem to have gone. From the heat maybe?
"It is not the heat, but rather some perplexing force. I felt like we had been brought here..."
"You're mad!" Gimli laughed until he saw the dismay in Legolas' eyes, "I did not think you were lying but - I still think the heat has driven you mad. This presence will meet my axe soon enough then, Elf."
"It will indeed."
Legolas propped himself against a tree and rested his hands as his breast. (Elves were said to 'sleep with their eyes open' and in this case, it was not true, but merely a figure of speech.) He closed his eyes and dosed into a trance not self induced. Gimli remained awake. He puffed his pipe and amused himself with the thoughts of the Hobbits. He chuckled heartedly to himself then a loud noise projected from further off; an undescribable clatter. Gimlis brow raised as he drew his axe and stood up.
"Presence, huh? Perplexing or not..." Gimli said to himself while proceeding into the trees. The night was even darker than before amongst the trees, and the moons rays could not reach the recesses beneath the trees. Gimli found himself in a small open area. Honestly, the 'crowd of trees' was a whole lot bigger from the inside.
He heard a rustlinh to the left, and he readied himself. Then the noise shifted to the right, then behind him, then to the left again, then eventually it was everywhere. A howl followed; it was long and painful.
"Ah! Wolves!" He said, rather relieved
Then, the noise was singlely in front of him. He lowered himself into an attack position. A large glossy white wolf jumped from behind a tree. Gimli moved forward, but the forces of nature couldnt explain the wolfs speed and power. It whipped around, knocking Gimli to the ground, and his axe away from him. The wolf appraoched slowly and lowered its head. It sat down to the left of Gimli and stared at him. He sat up and the wolf pounced him back down, so now they were face to face. The wolfs eyes shone even in the darkness, like stars burning in the sky. The wolf emitted a long, low growl, as if a warning. It bared its teeth then it seemed like it was laughing in Gimlis face. It licked Gimlis face twice then calmly began walking away. He stood up and walked to his axe. He picked it up and then ran to camp.
"Wake up your pretty little self!" He shouted
Legolas opened his left eye then close it, "I told you, stubborn Dwarf!"
"A queer enchantment falls over these parts..."
"What are we to do?" Legolas said, with his eyes still closed
"Surely you wish to know what it is?"
"If I could... I would turn back now and never return, but this is my calling Gimli. We must ride."
"Did you see the Wolf, though?"
"A wolf?! Now look whose gone mad with the heat!"
"You elves know JUST how to rub everything in!" Gimli said, "It was the biggest, whitest, most beautiful wolf I had ever seen!"
"Where is this... 'wolf'... now?" Legolas said, opening his eyes
"I could not slay it! It spared me."
"Spared you?! That is madness!"
"Face to face, we were..."
"Im sure, Gimli..."
"Legolas you pointy eared prick! I am saying I believe you."
"Oh well, in that case... shall we carry on?"
Gimli nodded hesistantly and put his axe away. Legolas helped him to his horse, then proceeded to his own horse.
"Did you hear the clatter?" Gimli said
"Yes, it was coming from Rhun," said Legolas looking to the distance
"Onward, to the River Rhun," Gimli said excitedly
The horses galloped quickly towards Rhun. The blood in their veins become heated the close they became, for they both loved a good bral every now and then.
Soon the sound of flowing water met their ears and the forest ahead grew bigger. They stopped and dismounted. Both horses lowered their heads to take in some of the fresh water. Legolas' horse stopped and then reared. The other horse turned around and began making loud noises. Legolas and Gimli tried to lull them, but they were restless. Soon both stopped, and became overwelmed by an almost drunken stupor. They couldnt walk straight, or even keep balance for long until both toppled over and passed out.
Gimli and Legolas examined the stallions; there were no puncture wounds, no bleeding and no definate reason why they passed out. The horses were at ease, so they left them be.
"Something ponders these woods," Legolas gestured ahead of him
"Have you not heard the tales?" Gimli asked
"I have heard many tales... and so far they have all been folly."
"But its rather intriguing, if I might say."
"Yes, I must confess. I, too, am rather intrigued."
"Then what are we waiting for?!"
"Our horses..."
"Oh yes - of course!"
**
Yeah........ um.........
Kay
I love reviewers..........
*let this statement^^ in the above reach out to you children- DRUGS are BAD!*
Gimli and Legolas trailed the Harad Road and had stopped to make camp. Gimli sat on a moderately sized rock and pulled out his pipe, as Legolas went into a small crowd of trees to collect firewood. He felt peril had left them, for the most part, and they were fairly safe.
He felt a cold sting and then he felt faint, but the feeling soon vanished with the night. Legolas made haste back to camp where he found Gimli sleeping.
"Gimli!" he called, "Something stirs in the mists of the tree..."
"Ha! It seems Im not the ONLY one beckoning a battle!" Gimli laughed, "Ah, lad, I think you need to rest."
"I will not."
"Your dainty Elvish beauty rest isnt doing you any good, becuase youve seem to have gone. From the heat maybe?
"It is not the heat, but rather some perplexing force. I felt like we had been brought here..."
"You're mad!" Gimli laughed until he saw the dismay in Legolas' eyes, "I did not think you were lying but - I still think the heat has driven you mad. This presence will meet my axe soon enough then, Elf."
"It will indeed."
Legolas propped himself against a tree and rested his hands as his breast. (Elves were said to 'sleep with their eyes open' and in this case, it was not true, but merely a figure of speech.) He closed his eyes and dosed into a trance not self induced. Gimli remained awake. He puffed his pipe and amused himself with the thoughts of the Hobbits. He chuckled heartedly to himself then a loud noise projected from further off; an undescribable clatter. Gimlis brow raised as he drew his axe and stood up.
"Presence, huh? Perplexing or not..." Gimli said to himself while proceeding into the trees. The night was even darker than before amongst the trees, and the moons rays could not reach the recesses beneath the trees. Gimli found himself in a small open area. Honestly, the 'crowd of trees' was a whole lot bigger from the inside.
He heard a rustlinh to the left, and he readied himself. Then the noise shifted to the right, then behind him, then to the left again, then eventually it was everywhere. A howl followed; it was long and painful.
"Ah! Wolves!" He said, rather relieved
Then, the noise was singlely in front of him. He lowered himself into an attack position. A large glossy white wolf jumped from behind a tree. Gimli moved forward, but the forces of nature couldnt explain the wolfs speed and power. It whipped around, knocking Gimli to the ground, and his axe away from him. The wolf appraoched slowly and lowered its head. It sat down to the left of Gimli and stared at him. He sat up and the wolf pounced him back down, so now they were face to face. The wolfs eyes shone even in the darkness, like stars burning in the sky. The wolf emitted a long, low growl, as if a warning. It bared its teeth then it seemed like it was laughing in Gimlis face. It licked Gimlis face twice then calmly began walking away. He stood up and walked to his axe. He picked it up and then ran to camp.
"Wake up your pretty little self!" He shouted
Legolas opened his left eye then close it, "I told you, stubborn Dwarf!"
"A queer enchantment falls over these parts..."
"What are we to do?" Legolas said, with his eyes still closed
"Surely you wish to know what it is?"
"If I could... I would turn back now and never return, but this is my calling Gimli. We must ride."
"Did you see the Wolf, though?"
"A wolf?! Now look whose gone mad with the heat!"
"You elves know JUST how to rub everything in!" Gimli said, "It was the biggest, whitest, most beautiful wolf I had ever seen!"
"Where is this... 'wolf'... now?" Legolas said, opening his eyes
"I could not slay it! It spared me."
"Spared you?! That is madness!"
"Face to face, we were..."
"Im sure, Gimli..."
"Legolas you pointy eared prick! I am saying I believe you."
"Oh well, in that case... shall we carry on?"
Gimli nodded hesistantly and put his axe away. Legolas helped him to his horse, then proceeded to his own horse.
"Did you hear the clatter?" Gimli said
"Yes, it was coming from Rhun," said Legolas looking to the distance
"Onward, to the River Rhun," Gimli said excitedly
The horses galloped quickly towards Rhun. The blood in their veins become heated the close they became, for they both loved a good bral every now and then.
Soon the sound of flowing water met their ears and the forest ahead grew bigger. They stopped and dismounted. Both horses lowered their heads to take in some of the fresh water. Legolas' horse stopped and then reared. The other horse turned around and began making loud noises. Legolas and Gimli tried to lull them, but they were restless. Soon both stopped, and became overwelmed by an almost drunken stupor. They couldnt walk straight, or even keep balance for long until both toppled over and passed out.
Gimli and Legolas examined the stallions; there were no puncture wounds, no bleeding and no definate reason why they passed out. The horses were at ease, so they left them be.
"Something ponders these woods," Legolas gestured ahead of him
"Have you not heard the tales?" Gimli asked
"I have heard many tales... and so far they have all been folly."
"But its rather intriguing, if I might say."
"Yes, I must confess. I, too, am rather intrigued."
"Then what are we waiting for?!"
"Our horses..."
"Oh yes - of course!"
**
Yeah........ um.........
Kay
I love reviewers..........
*let this statement^^ in the above reach out to you children- DRUGS are BAD!*
