Airesiwe was not out long after she felt a throbbing pain in her back. Her
body was numb and she was in a cold, dark place. When circulation finally
became active in her body, she realized that the throbbing pain was
actually the dwarf hitting her on the back with the edge of his boot.
"Finally! I believe this elf is waking up," the dwarf did not cease the pounding. "We could have already made it through Moria, if only you had listened to me." Airesiwe was alarmed.
"Who are you?? What am I.I mean..where am I?" Airesiwe still hadn't recovered from her fall.
"Why, do not know? I am Gimli, son of Gloin, and you are in Moria." Airesiwe took a couple seconds to remember, and finally did.
"Oh yes, that's right. I'm terrible sorry for causing all this trouble." Airesiwe sighed. The fellowship was sitting in a circle and seemed to be talking about something. She got up and brushed herself off, then swayed a bit and did it again. "I'm quite fine now, I believe we should be going now." The Fellowship turned around and sighed with relief. Airesiwe was quite embarrassed at the trouble she had cause and her cheeks turned a bright red. Luckily, it was too dark in Moria to even see her face. 'This is it. This is the last time I'm going to faint. I'm a warrior now, and I might as well prove it by not fainting.' Airesiwe never fainted before, and was never this clumsy. She promised herself that she wouldn't ever faint again.
The Fellowship carried on through the dark journey through the mines. Gandalf's staff was used as a guiding light, and was very helpful to the Fellowship. Airesiwe volunteered to go last though so it was obviously not a help to her. The dark haired hobbit was in front of her and was quite slow, so she didn't feel intimidated by the quick speed of men. The Fellowship walked on for three and a half days, stopping once in a while in between. Airesiwe looked at Frodo and saw the pain in his eyes, but saw something else as well. Her eyes strayed to his belt and she saw her sword 'Sting'. Although she could not see very well in the darkness of Moria, she thought she saw a blue tint to it..
It was the forth day. They were only a couple of miles from the bridge that would lead them out of the darkness. The Fellowship, luckily, had not seen or heard any creatures in the dark until today. Airesiwe spotted a creature in a dark ravine. The creature was small, partially naked, and had large green eyes that glinted in the dark. The creature looked around and finally looked up at Airesiwe. Airesiwe turned her head and continued walking, only to hear a sharp hiss in reply.
Finally, they came to a small room. A hole on the side of the mountain had been made and casted a light on what looked like a tomb. Gimli stopped, and ran forward screaming, "NO!" The Fellowship followed and came across it. On the white tomb made out of stone were engravings that read: Here lies Barlin, Lord of Moria. Gimli put his helmet on the tomb and wept. Gandalf walked over to the dwarf and put his hand on his shoulder.
"Do not weep now Gimli, for more tragic things are yet to come."
Airesiwe walked over to what looked like a well and peered inside. A light seemed to come from the inside. 'Don't follow it,' Airesiwe said to herself and turned away as quickly as possible. She looked back in and saw that the light was gone. 'Strange' she thought again. The dark-haired hobbit came besides Airesiwe and looked inside the wall. His eyes met hers and she felt a strange feeling that didn't last long. She looked away at Gandalf who was reading aloud an ancient book that the dwarves wrote before they died, but Airesiwe wasn't really listening. The hobbit, out of curiosity, touched the finger of a skeleton that was sitting on top of the well.
"NO! DON'T!" Airesiwe shouted and pushed the hobbit aside. The skeleton's head came off and rolled inside the well. Crashing erupted from the silent room as the Fellowship turned in surprise to face Airesiwe and the hobbit on the floor. The whole skeleton soon fell in along with in, making even a bigger noise. The crashing didn't seem to stop and kept echoing throughout Moria. When it finally did silence Airesiwe and the hobbit got up with shame. Airesiwe was overwhelmed to see that the Fellowship was in face staring at her, not the hobbit. Airesiwe looked in her hand and saw part on the skeleton's finger in her hand. She then remembered the hobbit still holding on to the finger when she pushed him and stood in dismay.
"AIRESIWE!" Gandalf boomed and slapped the book shut. "I should have known someone like you would do some stupid thing like that! Never trust an elf. Especially one that is such a burden as you! I knew you shouldn't have come I knew it!" most of the Fellowship looked in agreement at the sorrowful elf. Airesiwe threw the piece of bone aside and strained herself from crying. Tears welled up in her eyes but she blinked them away. Suddenly she heard drums. She looked carefully down in the well and saw a flicker of orange light. The drums got loader and faster as she backed up into the brown haired hobbit. She looked down at him at saw his fearful eyes and thought 'Maybe it was worth taking the blame for this hobbit.' Without further words, the two men ran towards the door and closed it.
"They have a cave troll! Draw your weapons!" Boromir shouted before almost getting hit with an arrow. Airesiwe suddenly remembered the sword she found and drew it out. Frodo drew his sword as well and it glowed a bright blue. Airesiwe looked down at the brown haired hobbit and gave him her sword.
"Use it well," Airesiwe said and ran to the tomb. She jumped on top of it and drew her bow and arrow and aimed it at the door. The door started to move as the orcs tried to make their way inside the room. Screeching could be heard on the other side and the Fellowship was tense and nervous. Not Airesiwe though. She was red with anger and decided to show the Fellowship that she was not such a burden to have. She pulled her arrow back and aimed it and the door. Small swords started to break the door but Airesiwe thought faster. She released her arrow and it went through a hole in the wall and hit an orc. Another arrow (Legolas's) hit one as well. Airesiwe fired again, and for every shot Legolas made, Airesiwe shot twice. One thing about Airesiwe and her intense training was that she had never missed a target in her life, and planned to keep it that way. Finally, the door broke. And that very second swarms of vicious, dirty, evil-looking orcs entered the small room in which the Fellowship were hiding.
"Finally! I believe this elf is waking up," the dwarf did not cease the pounding. "We could have already made it through Moria, if only you had listened to me." Airesiwe was alarmed.
"Who are you?? What am I.I mean..where am I?" Airesiwe still hadn't recovered from her fall.
"Why, do not know? I am Gimli, son of Gloin, and you are in Moria." Airesiwe took a couple seconds to remember, and finally did.
"Oh yes, that's right. I'm terrible sorry for causing all this trouble." Airesiwe sighed. The fellowship was sitting in a circle and seemed to be talking about something. She got up and brushed herself off, then swayed a bit and did it again. "I'm quite fine now, I believe we should be going now." The Fellowship turned around and sighed with relief. Airesiwe was quite embarrassed at the trouble she had cause and her cheeks turned a bright red. Luckily, it was too dark in Moria to even see her face. 'This is it. This is the last time I'm going to faint. I'm a warrior now, and I might as well prove it by not fainting.' Airesiwe never fainted before, and was never this clumsy. She promised herself that she wouldn't ever faint again.
The Fellowship carried on through the dark journey through the mines. Gandalf's staff was used as a guiding light, and was very helpful to the Fellowship. Airesiwe volunteered to go last though so it was obviously not a help to her. The dark haired hobbit was in front of her and was quite slow, so she didn't feel intimidated by the quick speed of men. The Fellowship walked on for three and a half days, stopping once in a while in between. Airesiwe looked at Frodo and saw the pain in his eyes, but saw something else as well. Her eyes strayed to his belt and she saw her sword 'Sting'. Although she could not see very well in the darkness of Moria, she thought she saw a blue tint to it..
It was the forth day. They were only a couple of miles from the bridge that would lead them out of the darkness. The Fellowship, luckily, had not seen or heard any creatures in the dark until today. Airesiwe spotted a creature in a dark ravine. The creature was small, partially naked, and had large green eyes that glinted in the dark. The creature looked around and finally looked up at Airesiwe. Airesiwe turned her head and continued walking, only to hear a sharp hiss in reply.
Finally, they came to a small room. A hole on the side of the mountain had been made and casted a light on what looked like a tomb. Gimli stopped, and ran forward screaming, "NO!" The Fellowship followed and came across it. On the white tomb made out of stone were engravings that read: Here lies Barlin, Lord of Moria. Gimli put his helmet on the tomb and wept. Gandalf walked over to the dwarf and put his hand on his shoulder.
"Do not weep now Gimli, for more tragic things are yet to come."
Airesiwe walked over to what looked like a well and peered inside. A light seemed to come from the inside. 'Don't follow it,' Airesiwe said to herself and turned away as quickly as possible. She looked back in and saw that the light was gone. 'Strange' she thought again. The dark-haired hobbit came besides Airesiwe and looked inside the wall. His eyes met hers and she felt a strange feeling that didn't last long. She looked away at Gandalf who was reading aloud an ancient book that the dwarves wrote before they died, but Airesiwe wasn't really listening. The hobbit, out of curiosity, touched the finger of a skeleton that was sitting on top of the well.
"NO! DON'T!" Airesiwe shouted and pushed the hobbit aside. The skeleton's head came off and rolled inside the well. Crashing erupted from the silent room as the Fellowship turned in surprise to face Airesiwe and the hobbit on the floor. The whole skeleton soon fell in along with in, making even a bigger noise. The crashing didn't seem to stop and kept echoing throughout Moria. When it finally did silence Airesiwe and the hobbit got up with shame. Airesiwe was overwhelmed to see that the Fellowship was in face staring at her, not the hobbit. Airesiwe looked in her hand and saw part on the skeleton's finger in her hand. She then remembered the hobbit still holding on to the finger when she pushed him and stood in dismay.
"AIRESIWE!" Gandalf boomed and slapped the book shut. "I should have known someone like you would do some stupid thing like that! Never trust an elf. Especially one that is such a burden as you! I knew you shouldn't have come I knew it!" most of the Fellowship looked in agreement at the sorrowful elf. Airesiwe threw the piece of bone aside and strained herself from crying. Tears welled up in her eyes but she blinked them away. Suddenly she heard drums. She looked carefully down in the well and saw a flicker of orange light. The drums got loader and faster as she backed up into the brown haired hobbit. She looked down at him at saw his fearful eyes and thought 'Maybe it was worth taking the blame for this hobbit.' Without further words, the two men ran towards the door and closed it.
"They have a cave troll! Draw your weapons!" Boromir shouted before almost getting hit with an arrow. Airesiwe suddenly remembered the sword she found and drew it out. Frodo drew his sword as well and it glowed a bright blue. Airesiwe looked down at the brown haired hobbit and gave him her sword.
"Use it well," Airesiwe said and ran to the tomb. She jumped on top of it and drew her bow and arrow and aimed it at the door. The door started to move as the orcs tried to make their way inside the room. Screeching could be heard on the other side and the Fellowship was tense and nervous. Not Airesiwe though. She was red with anger and decided to show the Fellowship that she was not such a burden to have. She pulled her arrow back and aimed it and the door. Small swords started to break the door but Airesiwe thought faster. She released her arrow and it went through a hole in the wall and hit an orc. Another arrow (Legolas's) hit one as well. Airesiwe fired again, and for every shot Legolas made, Airesiwe shot twice. One thing about Airesiwe and her intense training was that she had never missed a target in her life, and planned to keep it that way. Finally, the door broke. And that very second swarms of vicious, dirty, evil-looking orcs entered the small room in which the Fellowship were hiding.
