Disclaimer:- I do not own 'the lord of the rings' all of Middle Earth belong to Tolkein, I do not make any money out of this, it is just for fun.
I have put the thank you's to my reviewers at the bottom, because aparently not everyone wants to read them before reading the chapter.
Chapter 9
Come back to me
Kuruni brandished a small jade statue of a fire breathing dragon, she set it underneath Galadwen's wrist and muttered an incantation.
"Fire and flesh return once more
What once was stone be stone no more
Awaken from your graven sleep
Arise from your slumber deep"
Kuruni slashed carelessly at Galadwen's wrist, narrowly missing her main arteries. The young Princess let out a piercing scream as she watched, helplessly, as the dark blood dripped on to the statue. Kuruni, an excited look upon her face, watched the jade carving intently, waiting for movement of some sort. Once the statue was covered in Galadwen's blood, and it had still not come to life, Kuruni picked it up and threw it against the wall, with a loud smash as it hit the pots on the table.
"I do not understand! How could it not have worked." She paced up and down in front of Galadwen, muttering to herself and pulling out strands of her own hair. Finally she stopped pacing and walked over to the table, on which her stones were set. She gathered them up and threw them, a little harder then she had meant to. The stones read as they had always done, concerning the eldest daughter of the King. Her blood was special, so then why did it not work?
Perhaps she would have to use all of the girls blood. Kuruni picked up her dagger, once more, and ran at Galadwen, who could do nothing but look on in fear. Just as the dagger was about to come in to contact with Galadwen's throat, the old witch stopped still, inches from the girl's jugular, a look of complete shook on her old face.
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Arwen held Aragorn's hand, it was cold and clammy. She waited for her herbal mixture to take effect, to bring warmth back to his body, his wound had been tended and was healing slowly, it was just his mind that had yet to be revived. She leant over him and kissed his cold lips, her tears falling in to his scruffy hair. Behind her she heard a man enter the room.
"I am glad you are feeling better my lord." Arwen didn't even need to turn round to see who it was.
Eomer sat in a chair beside Aragorn's bed, the same bed he had watched his cousin Theodred die in. He clutched his healing wound, and winced slightly.
"He is strong Arwen."
She nodded, straightening herself up. "I know he will come back to me, he promised he would."
Aragorn's lips parted as he took a deep breath, his hand clutched that of his wife's letting her know that he was on his way back.
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Kuruni staggered to the side, enabling Galadwen to see behind her. She felt her heart lighten and her whole body ease with relief as she Legolas standing in the door way, his now emptied bow cocked at the witch.
Kuruni leant against the wall and pulled the arrow out of her back. Legolas moved towards Galadwen and untied her restraints, the moment she was free, she flung her arms around the tall Elf as though she was afraid he would disappear. He held on to her and stroked her hair with his free arm, speaking soft Elvish words of comfort. Kuruni, looking worse for wear, stumbled about, knocking her precious stones on to the floor. She finally took one last gasp and slumped on to the floor, facing the stones. She was seconds from death and she was shown one last vision.
Kuruni saw Galadwen, now much older, laying in bed. Her Elven rescuer cradling there new born son in his arms.
Kuruni died with a smile on her lips, realising that it was the child's blood she had needed not the mothers.
"Sut naa lle?" Legolas crouched down and looked at Galadwen, extremely worried.
*How are you?*
She couldn't speak, as tears of relief streamed down her cheeks. She merely nodded before burying her face in his tunic. He held he close, feeling her shake with fear.
"Galadwen we must get you back to the golden hall." He ripped a piece of his undershirt and tied it around Galadwen's wrist, trying to stop the bleeding.
She pulled away from him, a saddened frown set on her face. "If there is still a golden hall." She looked over at the body of Moriksh, whom Kuruni had earlier killed, thinking about the battle that was waging outside.
"The Army of Ohtarba can not be stopped by weapons of war." She walked over to the body and picked up the pendant that Moriksh was holding. Legolas joined her by the body.
"Walk away Galadwen, there is nothing we can do here." He held her hand, trying to pull her away from the corpse. Galadwen handed the pendant of a goats head to Legolas, who studied it with a frown on his face.
"What is this?"
Galadwen tried to remember their exact words concerning the pendant. "He said that to awaken the army of Ohtarba, his blood was needed, the blood of Sauron's right hand man."
Legolas thought about this for a moment before looking at Galadwen's still bleeding wrist. They shared a look, both coming to the same conclusion.
"So if the blood line of Sauron's right hand man awoke them, perhaps the blood of the man who defeated Sauron would stop them."
Galadwen looked down at her wrist, the stinging now becoming numb. "The blood of Isildur, my blood."
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Aragorn took another sip of his water. "I can not lay her idly, whilst my men are out there fighting for there lives." He leant forward, then changed his mind as the pain took over, and slumped back against the pillows.
"You are not going anywhere, you can barely raise a sword at the moment, let alone fight in a war."
Arwen was extremely worried about Galadwen and the war that was waging outside and all around, yet she could not tell Aragorn about what had happened to their daughter, she knew that if he found out he would go in search of her, risking his own health. She would have to trust in Legolas, her oldest and dearest friend.
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Legolas had carried Galadwen outside, where the battle was still in full swing, man fighting phantoms. Dead bodies were pilled up and the stench was making Galadwen sick. He placed her on the ground, his arm still around her to steady her as she was feeling dizzy now from the loss of blood. He handed her the pendant and she carefully untied her make do bandage. The blood was no longer dripping, so she whipped her arm over the cold silver.
She cringed at the intense pain and yelled out at the corpses. "Go back from whence you came."
Instantly the corpses stopped dead, their faces contorted in agony as they fell to the ground, slumping as dry bones and ash. The men, in the middle of fighting, looked around confused before their eyes rested on the young Princess of Gondor, her bleeding arm still held up. Legolas only just caught her in time, as her eyes rolled in to the back of her head and she fell, lifeless, in to his arms, just as the new day began to dawn, a new day for men.
Please review and let me know what you thought, I have gone a whole week without getting any because I was temperaraly banned.
Daisy:- Thank you for another lovely review. I'm glad I am forgiven, I hope college is going well.
ThePrincess04:- Having an obsesion with Aragorn is completely understandable, maybe they have support groups for it, do you think we should join?
The Converted:- Thanx to a lovely reader, and new friend of mine, I am too getting ROTK, God bless piracy! But not French thiefs. Congrats on your license, drive carfully. I have found Karl, she is mad at you for giving her a boys name, and so is staying with Prince William.
Coolio02:- Thank you, I'm glad you like. Behind every great man, there is a great woman, that is deffenatly true here don't you think.
ME132:- I love the Elvish too, it sounds so pretty. I know you have read my stories, you have quoted pretty much everything I have ever writen, to which I am extreamly flattered. lol
Cerridwen-Evereven:- Thank you for not yelling, it is much apreciated. Actually no one yelled this time, I was very surprised.
Queen Arwen:- Yay sequel! Glad you liked the last chapters, Don't worry about Eomer, he is as strong as a horse.
magsluvsaragorn:- I will email you to let you know. Glad you like my stories, there will only be a few more chapters concerning the whole war thing, then we will get to the more light hearted stuff.
I have put the thank you's to my reviewers at the bottom, because aparently not everyone wants to read them before reading the chapter.
Chapter 9
Come back to me
Kuruni brandished a small jade statue of a fire breathing dragon, she set it underneath Galadwen's wrist and muttered an incantation.
"Fire and flesh return once more
What once was stone be stone no more
Awaken from your graven sleep
Arise from your slumber deep"
Kuruni slashed carelessly at Galadwen's wrist, narrowly missing her main arteries. The young Princess let out a piercing scream as she watched, helplessly, as the dark blood dripped on to the statue. Kuruni, an excited look upon her face, watched the jade carving intently, waiting for movement of some sort. Once the statue was covered in Galadwen's blood, and it had still not come to life, Kuruni picked it up and threw it against the wall, with a loud smash as it hit the pots on the table.
"I do not understand! How could it not have worked." She paced up and down in front of Galadwen, muttering to herself and pulling out strands of her own hair. Finally she stopped pacing and walked over to the table, on which her stones were set. She gathered them up and threw them, a little harder then she had meant to. The stones read as they had always done, concerning the eldest daughter of the King. Her blood was special, so then why did it not work?
Perhaps she would have to use all of the girls blood. Kuruni picked up her dagger, once more, and ran at Galadwen, who could do nothing but look on in fear. Just as the dagger was about to come in to contact with Galadwen's throat, the old witch stopped still, inches from the girl's jugular, a look of complete shook on her old face.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Arwen held Aragorn's hand, it was cold and clammy. She waited for her herbal mixture to take effect, to bring warmth back to his body, his wound had been tended and was healing slowly, it was just his mind that had yet to be revived. She leant over him and kissed his cold lips, her tears falling in to his scruffy hair. Behind her she heard a man enter the room.
"I am glad you are feeling better my lord." Arwen didn't even need to turn round to see who it was.
Eomer sat in a chair beside Aragorn's bed, the same bed he had watched his cousin Theodred die in. He clutched his healing wound, and winced slightly.
"He is strong Arwen."
She nodded, straightening herself up. "I know he will come back to me, he promised he would."
Aragorn's lips parted as he took a deep breath, his hand clutched that of his wife's letting her know that he was on his way back.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Kuruni staggered to the side, enabling Galadwen to see behind her. She felt her heart lighten and her whole body ease with relief as she Legolas standing in the door way, his now emptied bow cocked at the witch.
Kuruni leant against the wall and pulled the arrow out of her back. Legolas moved towards Galadwen and untied her restraints, the moment she was free, she flung her arms around the tall Elf as though she was afraid he would disappear. He held on to her and stroked her hair with his free arm, speaking soft Elvish words of comfort. Kuruni, looking worse for wear, stumbled about, knocking her precious stones on to the floor. She finally took one last gasp and slumped on to the floor, facing the stones. She was seconds from death and she was shown one last vision.
Kuruni saw Galadwen, now much older, laying in bed. Her Elven rescuer cradling there new born son in his arms.
Kuruni died with a smile on her lips, realising that it was the child's blood she had needed not the mothers.
"Sut naa lle?" Legolas crouched down and looked at Galadwen, extremely worried.
*How are you?*
She couldn't speak, as tears of relief streamed down her cheeks. She merely nodded before burying her face in his tunic. He held he close, feeling her shake with fear.
"Galadwen we must get you back to the golden hall." He ripped a piece of his undershirt and tied it around Galadwen's wrist, trying to stop the bleeding.
She pulled away from him, a saddened frown set on her face. "If there is still a golden hall." She looked over at the body of Moriksh, whom Kuruni had earlier killed, thinking about the battle that was waging outside.
"The Army of Ohtarba can not be stopped by weapons of war." She walked over to the body and picked up the pendant that Moriksh was holding. Legolas joined her by the body.
"Walk away Galadwen, there is nothing we can do here." He held her hand, trying to pull her away from the corpse. Galadwen handed the pendant of a goats head to Legolas, who studied it with a frown on his face.
"What is this?"
Galadwen tried to remember their exact words concerning the pendant. "He said that to awaken the army of Ohtarba, his blood was needed, the blood of Sauron's right hand man."
Legolas thought about this for a moment before looking at Galadwen's still bleeding wrist. They shared a look, both coming to the same conclusion.
"So if the blood line of Sauron's right hand man awoke them, perhaps the blood of the man who defeated Sauron would stop them."
Galadwen looked down at her wrist, the stinging now becoming numb. "The blood of Isildur, my blood."
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Aragorn took another sip of his water. "I can not lay her idly, whilst my men are out there fighting for there lives." He leant forward, then changed his mind as the pain took over, and slumped back against the pillows.
"You are not going anywhere, you can barely raise a sword at the moment, let alone fight in a war."
Arwen was extremely worried about Galadwen and the war that was waging outside and all around, yet she could not tell Aragorn about what had happened to their daughter, she knew that if he found out he would go in search of her, risking his own health. She would have to trust in Legolas, her oldest and dearest friend.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Legolas had carried Galadwen outside, where the battle was still in full swing, man fighting phantoms. Dead bodies were pilled up and the stench was making Galadwen sick. He placed her on the ground, his arm still around her to steady her as she was feeling dizzy now from the loss of blood. He handed her the pendant and she carefully untied her make do bandage. The blood was no longer dripping, so she whipped her arm over the cold silver.
She cringed at the intense pain and yelled out at the corpses. "Go back from whence you came."
Instantly the corpses stopped dead, their faces contorted in agony as they fell to the ground, slumping as dry bones and ash. The men, in the middle of fighting, looked around confused before their eyes rested on the young Princess of Gondor, her bleeding arm still held up. Legolas only just caught her in time, as her eyes rolled in to the back of her head and she fell, lifeless, in to his arms, just as the new day began to dawn, a new day for men.
Please review and let me know what you thought, I have gone a whole week without getting any because I was temperaraly banned.
Daisy:- Thank you for another lovely review. I'm glad I am forgiven, I hope college is going well.
ThePrincess04:- Having an obsesion with Aragorn is completely understandable, maybe they have support groups for it, do you think we should join?
The Converted:- Thanx to a lovely reader, and new friend of mine, I am too getting ROTK, God bless piracy! But not French thiefs. Congrats on your license, drive carfully. I have found Karl, she is mad at you for giving her a boys name, and so is staying with Prince William.
Coolio02:- Thank you, I'm glad you like. Behind every great man, there is a great woman, that is deffenatly true here don't you think.
ME132:- I love the Elvish too, it sounds so pretty. I know you have read my stories, you have quoted pretty much everything I have ever writen, to which I am extreamly flattered. lol
Cerridwen-Evereven:- Thank you for not yelling, it is much apreciated. Actually no one yelled this time, I was very surprised.
Queen Arwen:- Yay sequel! Glad you liked the last chapters, Don't worry about Eomer, he is as strong as a horse.
magsluvsaragorn:- I will email you to let you know. Glad you like my stories, there will only be a few more chapters concerning the whole war thing, then we will get to the more light hearted stuff.