Chapter 10

Meeting a Female Orc

Miles from Lothlorien

I looked into the sky and saw the stars bright and strong. One star fell from the sky and I made a silent wish.

Orcs slumbered and snored. As for me I was tied to a tree unable to sleep because they had played around with my wounded shoulder. Blood soaked my shirt and made me feel uncomfortable. Sighing I tried again to close my eyes and sleep but something seemed to be bothering me. I felt like I was being watched. I looked into the darkness in hopes of seeing who it might be that was watching me. I didn't get to see much for something or someone hit me over my head.

Orc POV

Stupid girl wouldn't be quiet. Didn't my leader make that clear when we had been carrying her. There was however a constant question looming in his mind. Who is she? She seemed different from everyone else he had ever met. Saruman must have a reason to want her. He didn't know why but he had a feeling that something was definitely wrong.

The sounds of the night disappeared and silence rang through the air making him feel uncomfortable. The light from the stars dimmed while the silence choked him.

"Grishnack....." A voice softly said in the air. Scared now he curled himself into a ball in hopes of blocking the voice. Ever since we had taken the girl there has been a voice calling to him.

"Grishnack, please don't be frightened. I am not going to hurt you. I just want to talk to you."

"Then talk!" He said loudly.

"Don't talk so loudly. You'll wake the rest of your comrades."

"Good!" He was about to start yelling when he felt a chill run down his back. Unfolding himself from his ball he looked around. Right behind him he was greeted with and odd sight. A female looking orc stood looking at him curiously. He held his breath then closed his eyes and counted to ten. When he opened them the orc was still standing there. She was now looking at him a little bored.

"You know I can stand here all day and you could just continue to gawk like a fish out of water. I have a reason of why I want to talk to you."

"Who are you?" He asked her. The orc female pointed to the human who was tied to the tree. Confused he shook his head that he didn't understand. She sighed as she realized that I still didn't understand.

"I am her! We are one in the same. Please, I need to ask you to take her back to Lothlorien. Lord Sauron was there and on top of it all she is going to be his Queen. If you survive this war you will most likely get tortured in Sauron's dungeon. Saruman has broken his trust with Sauron so there will be no stopping Sauron from storming Isengard with an army or orcs, man, hobbits, elves and other races of Middle Earth. If you denounce your allegiance with Saruman maybe he will let you join with him. After all anything can happen especially when you know which road you have gone down." No! If I change sides I will surely die. Saruman made me and he can kill me.

"Think on it! I will ask you again soon. Goodbye for now!" The female orc raced into the woods until I could no longer see or here her. She said that she and the girl were one in the same. How was that possible? Maybe the human had a sister but that didn't seem possible either.

"Grishnack, what the hell are you doing? Your supposed to be on watch not daydreaming!" An orc shook him out of his revelry. He realized then that it had to have been a dream. There was no such thing as female orcs, or was there. All orcs were born male but a females was a rare thing indeed.

"I'm awake! No need to shake me! Get your hands off me!" I yelled out. The other orc let go of me and only gave me a worried look.

"Are you sure that your feeling all right? Usually you don't mind me talking or touching you so what has changed?"

"Nothing...." I didn't know if telling him about the female orc was wise. If I told him then he might think I was crazy. I know I wasn't but to share such a dream was considered a weak move. Was I becoming weak? Should I really denounce Saruman?

"Awake! Awake! It is time we move out. Isengard is not far so keep up your guard. We are also very close to Rohan so....... MOVE OUT!!!!" The lead orc yelled out to everyone in the camp. Was it morning all ready. Time seemed to have speeded through the night leaving me with no sleep whatsoever. Why was that? Who was this female orc who said that the human was like her? I wonder what the female orcs name is?

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Isengard The top of the Tower

"My orcs have been successful but one among them might very well betray me and all my plans. He will die once I find out which one of them it is." Saruman stroked his beard in thought. I wonder who this female orc is that I saw wondering the woods. She must be one of the orcs that belong to Sauron. A female was very rare. Females were not often unheard of but this was so rare to even see them perked his interest. Maybe she could become useful if he could send for another group of uruk-hai.

With that last thought he went down through the floor and descended the tower. It was time. Time to bring back the one and only terror of the world. Of who he had in mind was imprisoned by the Valar but he would break the terror's prison. This terror would then destroy the whole of the world. Yes, it was time to see to it that the chains were destroyed.

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Cave just at the base of Caradhras

One lonely orc slept in ragged bedding. She tried to sleep but all she could think about was her sister. Natasha, was in danger and she would be damned if she lost her only family. How was she related to a human? She didn't know because no one told her.

On mothers last dying day she told me that I had a sister. She said that I should help her. She said that as her last dying wish. She wanted me to know that I was not alone. I had a sister and I didn't know it until I was but ten years old. From that day forward I have searched and now I finally know.

Stupid bloody uruk-hai! I tried convincing the jerk to help and he looked at me with such confusion it made me sick. I want so much to get my sister out of their hands but that is almost impossible because of them having guards watching my sister. Damn!

Tossing and turning I had a feeling that I should get moving. I had a bad feeling that I was being watched. Looking toward Isengard I could help but scream in frustration. My sister was in danger and I was the only one who could save her. I could walk among the orcs and they would think twice about who I am. I am going to save my sister even if it is the last thing I do.

I packed up my things that I would need and headed out of the cave and made for the direction of Isengard.