Scene Twenty
(Now we see Lady Ashdriel in a swan boat on a river bordering the shores of Lórien. Then, we see the company getting into four regular boats. We see Jimagorn look at the swan boat and get a dark look on his face)
Jimagorn: (In a jealous tone) I want a swan boat!
(Now we see the company standing in a horizontal line, standing still while eight Elves fasten new cloaks onto them. We hear Deleborn speak in a solemn tone)
Deleborn: Never had we clad strangers in the wood-never before have we trusted them. (The Elves step back, their work done, and we see Deleborn looking at the company with a solemn look) These cloaks will help shield you from bad things.
(We see Jessie Brandybuck and Rippin Took. Jessie Brandybuck is pulling the cloak over her face, and Rippin Took looks at her with a rather curious look)
Jessie Brandybuck: (To Deleborn in a matter-of-fact tone) Um, Deleborn, I don't think these cloaks work anymore. I say so because Rippin farted and I can still smell it.
Rippin Took: (Looking at Jessie Brandybuck with great anger upon her face) Jessie, if you say ONE MORE THING about me farting, I'm gonna kick your butt to the moon!
(Jessie Brandybuck is laughing, apparently very proud of herself. We now see the company loading things upon the boats. As they do so, we hear Deleborn speak)
Deleborn: We also give you four boats, to have your trip go more smoothly. You will travel more swiftly going up the river.
(We see Kram Gamgee get into one of the boats, which wobbles violently as if it is going to tip over. She grasps the sides in fear)
Deleborn: (In a matter-of-fact tone) Though, we're not really guaranteeing any real reliability in the boats.
Kram Gamgee: (Muttering angrily) Know Elves to give ya crappy merchandise! (With a brief sigh) I suppose I liked Lórien much better than I thought I would. At least there's not a bunch of falling leaves. (A humongous pile of leaves falls on her and she sits there blinking for a moment) Ah, damn it.
(We see Jimagorn walking through the wood, listening to Deleborn intently)
Deleborn: (Speaking very seriously and low) There are other dangers upon the road, Jimagorn. An army of Orc and Elf running through the woods bearing the white hand of Andraman upon them-you cannot miss them. Though- (Turning to Jimagorn with a grim smile) spotting them is only part of your problem.
(Deleborn hands Jimagorn a sheathed dagger. Jimagorn takes is slowly and unsheathes it, looking at it up and down. Then, he looks at Deleborn)
Deleborn: (In Elvish) Go with caution, son of Jimathorn.
(Jimagorn slowly places the dagger in his cloak. Then, we see Megolas coming up to a boat with Jessie Brandybuck and Rippin Took inside it. Megolas throws down some packs, opens one in her hands, and looks inside. Her eyes widen and she pulls out a wafer of lembas to show to the hobbits)
Megolas: (Eagerly) Lembas! Elvish way-bread! One bite is enough to fill the stomach of a full-grown man! (Takes a bite, but suddenly looks disgusted) Oh-now I know why. (Closes the pack and puts it inside the boat)
(We now see the company taking off in their boats, rowing slowly. We see the face of Megolas as she remembers what Lady Ashdriel told her before she left)
Lady Ashdriel: Megolas, I present with you a Bow of Ashdriel. (We go back to see when Megolas was given a beautiful bow) Made of the finest ash, and one that is used by young hunters of wood. You will find much use for it.
(We now see Megolas' face as she rows the boat, looking very pleased. Then, we see the smiling faces of Jessie Brandybuck and Rippin Took as they remember what Lady Ashdriel gave them)
Lady Ashdriel: (As she speaks, we see when Jessie Brandybuck and Rippin Took were given daggers, and they unsheathe them and study them) To Jessie and Rippin, I present to you these daggers. And I also give Rippin Took an economy sized bottle of Beano. (She gives Rippin Took the big bottle of Beano)
Rippin Took: (Quite angry by this) Will everyone just STOP making comments on my-okay, first of all, I'm NOT gassy!
Lady Ashdriel: (Speaking in a serious tone) Use the daggers wisely-for they have already been used in war. (When Rippin Took looks away nervously, she continues in a gentle tone) Do not fear, Rippin Took-you will find your courage soon.
(We go back to the smiling faces of Jessie Brandybuck and Rippin Took in the boat. Then, we see Kram Gamgee smiling as she remembers her gift from the Lady Ashdriel)
Lady Ashdriel: And to you, Kramwise Gamgee, I give you a rope of hithlain.
(We see when Kram Gamgee is handed the rope, and she looks overwhelmed with pride)
Kram Gamgee: (Speaking shyly) Thank you, Miss Ashdriel! Thank you so much.
(Lady Ashdriel smiles softly as she leaves Kram Gamgee, and we see Kram Gamgee scowl after her)
Kram Gamgee: (Muttering angrily) Yeah, thanks for nothing! Rope? Rope? What the heck am I going to do with rope?
(We see Lady Ashdriel approach a nervous looking Brimli. When Brimli looks up and sees who's in front of her, her eyes merely widen-she obviously expected Lady Ashdriel to pass by)
Lady Ashdriel: (Handing Brimli a brand new axe) And to you, Brimli-daughter of Blóin-I give you a brand new axe. I hear you like to break your weapons, so I figured it'd be best if you had all the weapons you could.
Brimli: (Taking the axe with shaking fingers) Gees-you didn't have to give me this!
Lady Ashdriel: (In a simple tone) I know-but Deleborn made me give you something. If it would have been up to me alone, you wouldn't have gotten anything, on account that I really hate you.
(We see the smiling face of Brimli in the boat, looking satisfied nonetheless with her gift. Then, we see the sudden grim face of Jimagorn as he rows and remembers what Lady Ashdriel told him. As she speaks, he remembers her speaking to him, while her eyes are on the Evenstar jewel given to him by Narwen)
Lady Ashdriel: (In a simple tone) I do not know what to give you than the gift you already have. (Runs her hand over the jewel and speaks to Jimagorn in Elvish) I fear that the grace of Narwen Evenstar will diminish.
Jimagorn: (Also in Elvish) I would have her leave-make her go with her people and be safe. But she is kind of an idiot, you know. And she likes to hold on to things.
Lady Ashdriel: (In Elvish) Narwen's choices still remain undecided. I feel she will decide her fate for what is best before all of this is over. (Closes her eyes for a moment, releases the Evenstar, and speaks grimly to Jimagorn in Elvish one last time) We will not meet again, Jimagorn.
Jimagorn: (In a shocked voice) Well-that was rather harsh!
(We go back to see Jimagorn in the boat, looking back at Lórien grimly. Then, we see the face of Lizzo Baggins, looking very troubled as she remembers her gift from Lady Ashdriel)
Lady Ashdriel: And to you, Lizzo, I give you the Light of Eärendil-our most beloved star, (In a firm tone) so don't lose it!
(We see Lady Ashdriel hand the crystal phial of Eärendil to Lizzo Baggins, who is looking at it with a mixture of surprise and fear on her face. She looks up at Lady Ashdriel, who is smiling. We then go back to the face of Lizzo Baggins in the boat. She looks on the shores of Lórien, and is surprised to see Lady Ashdriel watching the company depart. As we hear her voice, Lady Ashdriel raises her hand in farewell to the company)
Voice of Lady Ashdriel: (In a serious tone) Let it be a light for you in dark places, when all other lights go out-and a flashlight is not within reaching distance.
(We now see the company going down the river in the boats, looking rather disgruntled, as they have to leave the beauty and the peace of Lórien. As they proceed down the river, we see them from overhead. Then, when they are far from Lórien and in another part of the river, we see Mikomir suddenly look up angrily)
Mikomir: (In a rather offended tone) Hey! Why didn't I get a gift?
Brimli: (In a snappy voice) Oh, pipe down, ya ninny! You're going to die anyways, so what's your problem?
(Everyone in the company looks at Brimli with surprise, but she looks as if she has said nothing unusual)
Mikomir: (In a low tone to Brimli) Uh-I think nobody was supposed to know that just yet.
Brimli: (Eyes widening as she realizes what she did) Oh-oops.
(The company proceeds down the river, where there are woods on both sides. We then see the fallen tree of a wooded area within. For a while, that is all we see-then, the many footsteps and growls of the Urak-hai Members sound as they crawl over the trees. Then, we get a good view of them running through the woods, searching for the company they have been sent and created to destroy. Suddenly, we hear Urak-hai Member#4 shout out in glee)
Urak-hai Member#4: (In a proud voice) I'VE FOUND THEM! I'VE FOUND THE HALFLINGS! I'VE FOUND THE HALFLINGS!
(The Urak-hai stops dead as Urak-hai Member#4 runs towards the front of the group to Urak-hai Member#1. Urak-hai Member#1 scolds as he sees what Urak- hai Member#4 is actually carrying-two big cabbages)
Urak-hai Member#1: (Smacking Urak-hai Member#4 across the head) You idiot! Those are cabbages! Halflings are people-not vegetables! (Shouts to the group) Keep looking!
(The Urak-hai resumes, but Urak-hai Member#2 hangs back to speak with Urak- hai Member#4)
Urak-hai Member#2: (In a low tone) Hey-how much you want for the cabbages?
(We see the Urak-hai run through the woods once more, and then go back to an overhead view of the company in the boats. Then, we see the company pull up upon the eastern shore. Megolas gets out of the boat and looks about, looking curious but not afraid)
Megolas: (With a bit of a laugh in her voice) I don't know what Deleborn was talking about! The eastern shore's perfectly fine! Hey, Jimagorn, why don't you get the packs and set up camp. Brimli, you and I can look for kindling-
(Megolas stops speaking immediately as she hears something from the woods in front of her-banjos; banjos playing, "The Battle of the Banjos" from Deliverance. We see Jimagorn look livid with fear)
Jimagorn: (Hysterically shouting as he clasps his chest) Get back in the boat, Megolas! Get to the western shore! GET TO THE WESTERN SHORE!
Rippin Took: (Curling up in a ball in fear) Hurry! I've seen this movie-I know what happens! Find a happy place! Find a happy place!
(We see Megolas jump back in the boat, and the company paddles to the safety of the western shore, leaving the banjos behind them)
(Now we see Lady Ashdriel in a swan boat on a river bordering the shores of Lórien. Then, we see the company getting into four regular boats. We see Jimagorn look at the swan boat and get a dark look on his face)
Jimagorn: (In a jealous tone) I want a swan boat!
(Now we see the company standing in a horizontal line, standing still while eight Elves fasten new cloaks onto them. We hear Deleborn speak in a solemn tone)
Deleborn: Never had we clad strangers in the wood-never before have we trusted them. (The Elves step back, their work done, and we see Deleborn looking at the company with a solemn look) These cloaks will help shield you from bad things.
(We see Jessie Brandybuck and Rippin Took. Jessie Brandybuck is pulling the cloak over her face, and Rippin Took looks at her with a rather curious look)
Jessie Brandybuck: (To Deleborn in a matter-of-fact tone) Um, Deleborn, I don't think these cloaks work anymore. I say so because Rippin farted and I can still smell it.
Rippin Took: (Looking at Jessie Brandybuck with great anger upon her face) Jessie, if you say ONE MORE THING about me farting, I'm gonna kick your butt to the moon!
(Jessie Brandybuck is laughing, apparently very proud of herself. We now see the company loading things upon the boats. As they do so, we hear Deleborn speak)
Deleborn: We also give you four boats, to have your trip go more smoothly. You will travel more swiftly going up the river.
(We see Kram Gamgee get into one of the boats, which wobbles violently as if it is going to tip over. She grasps the sides in fear)
Deleborn: (In a matter-of-fact tone) Though, we're not really guaranteeing any real reliability in the boats.
Kram Gamgee: (Muttering angrily) Know Elves to give ya crappy merchandise! (With a brief sigh) I suppose I liked Lórien much better than I thought I would. At least there's not a bunch of falling leaves. (A humongous pile of leaves falls on her and she sits there blinking for a moment) Ah, damn it.
(We see Jimagorn walking through the wood, listening to Deleborn intently)
Deleborn: (Speaking very seriously and low) There are other dangers upon the road, Jimagorn. An army of Orc and Elf running through the woods bearing the white hand of Andraman upon them-you cannot miss them. Though- (Turning to Jimagorn with a grim smile) spotting them is only part of your problem.
(Deleborn hands Jimagorn a sheathed dagger. Jimagorn takes is slowly and unsheathes it, looking at it up and down. Then, he looks at Deleborn)
Deleborn: (In Elvish) Go with caution, son of Jimathorn.
(Jimagorn slowly places the dagger in his cloak. Then, we see Megolas coming up to a boat with Jessie Brandybuck and Rippin Took inside it. Megolas throws down some packs, opens one in her hands, and looks inside. Her eyes widen and she pulls out a wafer of lembas to show to the hobbits)
Megolas: (Eagerly) Lembas! Elvish way-bread! One bite is enough to fill the stomach of a full-grown man! (Takes a bite, but suddenly looks disgusted) Oh-now I know why. (Closes the pack and puts it inside the boat)
(We now see the company taking off in their boats, rowing slowly. We see the face of Megolas as she remembers what Lady Ashdriel told her before she left)
Lady Ashdriel: Megolas, I present with you a Bow of Ashdriel. (We go back to see when Megolas was given a beautiful bow) Made of the finest ash, and one that is used by young hunters of wood. You will find much use for it.
(We now see Megolas' face as she rows the boat, looking very pleased. Then, we see the smiling faces of Jessie Brandybuck and Rippin Took as they remember what Lady Ashdriel gave them)
Lady Ashdriel: (As she speaks, we see when Jessie Brandybuck and Rippin Took were given daggers, and they unsheathe them and study them) To Jessie and Rippin, I present to you these daggers. And I also give Rippin Took an economy sized bottle of Beano. (She gives Rippin Took the big bottle of Beano)
Rippin Took: (Quite angry by this) Will everyone just STOP making comments on my-okay, first of all, I'm NOT gassy!
Lady Ashdriel: (Speaking in a serious tone) Use the daggers wisely-for they have already been used in war. (When Rippin Took looks away nervously, she continues in a gentle tone) Do not fear, Rippin Took-you will find your courage soon.
(We go back to the smiling faces of Jessie Brandybuck and Rippin Took in the boat. Then, we see Kram Gamgee smiling as she remembers her gift from the Lady Ashdriel)
Lady Ashdriel: And to you, Kramwise Gamgee, I give you a rope of hithlain.
(We see when Kram Gamgee is handed the rope, and she looks overwhelmed with pride)
Kram Gamgee: (Speaking shyly) Thank you, Miss Ashdriel! Thank you so much.
(Lady Ashdriel smiles softly as she leaves Kram Gamgee, and we see Kram Gamgee scowl after her)
Kram Gamgee: (Muttering angrily) Yeah, thanks for nothing! Rope? Rope? What the heck am I going to do with rope?
(We see Lady Ashdriel approach a nervous looking Brimli. When Brimli looks up and sees who's in front of her, her eyes merely widen-she obviously expected Lady Ashdriel to pass by)
Lady Ashdriel: (Handing Brimli a brand new axe) And to you, Brimli-daughter of Blóin-I give you a brand new axe. I hear you like to break your weapons, so I figured it'd be best if you had all the weapons you could.
Brimli: (Taking the axe with shaking fingers) Gees-you didn't have to give me this!
Lady Ashdriel: (In a simple tone) I know-but Deleborn made me give you something. If it would have been up to me alone, you wouldn't have gotten anything, on account that I really hate you.
(We see the smiling face of Brimli in the boat, looking satisfied nonetheless with her gift. Then, we see the sudden grim face of Jimagorn as he rows and remembers what Lady Ashdriel told him. As she speaks, he remembers her speaking to him, while her eyes are on the Evenstar jewel given to him by Narwen)
Lady Ashdriel: (In a simple tone) I do not know what to give you than the gift you already have. (Runs her hand over the jewel and speaks to Jimagorn in Elvish) I fear that the grace of Narwen Evenstar will diminish.
Jimagorn: (Also in Elvish) I would have her leave-make her go with her people and be safe. But she is kind of an idiot, you know. And she likes to hold on to things.
Lady Ashdriel: (In Elvish) Narwen's choices still remain undecided. I feel she will decide her fate for what is best before all of this is over. (Closes her eyes for a moment, releases the Evenstar, and speaks grimly to Jimagorn in Elvish one last time) We will not meet again, Jimagorn.
Jimagorn: (In a shocked voice) Well-that was rather harsh!
(We go back to see Jimagorn in the boat, looking back at Lórien grimly. Then, we see the face of Lizzo Baggins, looking very troubled as she remembers her gift from Lady Ashdriel)
Lady Ashdriel: And to you, Lizzo, I give you the Light of Eärendil-our most beloved star, (In a firm tone) so don't lose it!
(We see Lady Ashdriel hand the crystal phial of Eärendil to Lizzo Baggins, who is looking at it with a mixture of surprise and fear on her face. She looks up at Lady Ashdriel, who is smiling. We then go back to the face of Lizzo Baggins in the boat. She looks on the shores of Lórien, and is surprised to see Lady Ashdriel watching the company depart. As we hear her voice, Lady Ashdriel raises her hand in farewell to the company)
Voice of Lady Ashdriel: (In a serious tone) Let it be a light for you in dark places, when all other lights go out-and a flashlight is not within reaching distance.
(We now see the company going down the river in the boats, looking rather disgruntled, as they have to leave the beauty and the peace of Lórien. As they proceed down the river, we see them from overhead. Then, when they are far from Lórien and in another part of the river, we see Mikomir suddenly look up angrily)
Mikomir: (In a rather offended tone) Hey! Why didn't I get a gift?
Brimli: (In a snappy voice) Oh, pipe down, ya ninny! You're going to die anyways, so what's your problem?
(Everyone in the company looks at Brimli with surprise, but she looks as if she has said nothing unusual)
Mikomir: (In a low tone to Brimli) Uh-I think nobody was supposed to know that just yet.
Brimli: (Eyes widening as she realizes what she did) Oh-oops.
(The company proceeds down the river, where there are woods on both sides. We then see the fallen tree of a wooded area within. For a while, that is all we see-then, the many footsteps and growls of the Urak-hai Members sound as they crawl over the trees. Then, we get a good view of them running through the woods, searching for the company they have been sent and created to destroy. Suddenly, we hear Urak-hai Member#4 shout out in glee)
Urak-hai Member#4: (In a proud voice) I'VE FOUND THEM! I'VE FOUND THE HALFLINGS! I'VE FOUND THE HALFLINGS!
(The Urak-hai stops dead as Urak-hai Member#4 runs towards the front of the group to Urak-hai Member#1. Urak-hai Member#1 scolds as he sees what Urak- hai Member#4 is actually carrying-two big cabbages)
Urak-hai Member#1: (Smacking Urak-hai Member#4 across the head) You idiot! Those are cabbages! Halflings are people-not vegetables! (Shouts to the group) Keep looking!
(The Urak-hai resumes, but Urak-hai Member#2 hangs back to speak with Urak- hai Member#4)
Urak-hai Member#2: (In a low tone) Hey-how much you want for the cabbages?
(We see the Urak-hai run through the woods once more, and then go back to an overhead view of the company in the boats. Then, we see the company pull up upon the eastern shore. Megolas gets out of the boat and looks about, looking curious but not afraid)
Megolas: (With a bit of a laugh in her voice) I don't know what Deleborn was talking about! The eastern shore's perfectly fine! Hey, Jimagorn, why don't you get the packs and set up camp. Brimli, you and I can look for kindling-
(Megolas stops speaking immediately as she hears something from the woods in front of her-banjos; banjos playing, "The Battle of the Banjos" from Deliverance. We see Jimagorn look livid with fear)
Jimagorn: (Hysterically shouting as he clasps his chest) Get back in the boat, Megolas! Get to the western shore! GET TO THE WESTERN SHORE!
Rippin Took: (Curling up in a ball in fear) Hurry! I've seen this movie-I know what happens! Find a happy place! Find a happy place!
(We see Megolas jump back in the boat, and the company paddles to the safety of the western shore, leaving the banjos behind them)
