Cerridwen Evereven, thank you so much, you're so kind. Here's more, hope
you like it. Flames are welcome, wanna get better*g* !
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After a long time of silence between the four unequal persons, Alia scratched her arm and said: "Legolas, can you please show me a place where I can sleep?" The elve smiled friendly at her and nodded. "Follow me, little princess. Eldarion and you have to share a tent, hope you don't mind that. We have not so much room here," he answered and stood up from his place.
Alia stood up as well and walked close behind him. In front of a small tent Legolas stopped and said: "This is your tent for tonight. Sleep well, Alia. If you need anything, just tell me. Our tent is just over there." The young girl merely nodded and crawled into her new home for this night. She pulled out some of her clothes, then lay down on the ground and wrapped the coat around her. Darkness surrounded her slim form and she felt a little bit lost and homesick. Right now, she wished nothing more than Eldarion coming into the tent as well but she could hear her brother laughing outside and talking to Gimli. "Oh nana," she whispered and sat up again. Something moved near her tent, she could see a shape through the corner of her eye. To scared to move, she stared into the darkness and tried to hear something unusual but she couldn't make out another sound than the laughter from her brother near the fireplace.
With all her braveness Alia crawled out of the tent and looked around her. There was nothing except for other tents, trees and bushes. "Is everything alright with you, princess," asked a calm voice behind her and she turned around. Lydicea had a look of concern on her face but she smiled at the girl. "Yeah, I'm fine. I just thought that I had heard a strange noise. I think the adrenalin was too much for one day, even for me, I'm seeing ghosts," answered Alia and smiled back at the woman. "Why don't you come into my tent? I don't want to sleep right now and you wouldn't be alone," said Lydicea and offered a hand to her. Alia smiled thankfully and stood up. "Thank you very much. I really would like to come with you but only if I don't disturb you."
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Aragorn had gotten dressed and was now standing in the hall, waiting for Arwen to come down. He was worried about his children and prayed to the Valar that nothing bad had happened to them. A noise behind him let him turn around. "So you are ready to go, my love," asked his wife and he could barely say if she was angry with him or just worried about Alia and Eldarion. He then remembered that it had been his idea to send them to Rohan and that Arwen really had a reason to be angry with him. "Yes, I'm ready, Evenstar. I was only waiting for you to say good- bye. I'll come back as soon as possible and I'll bring them both with me. But believe me- if this was just a silly joke of our children, I'm really going to punish them," said the king and Arwen tried hard not to laugh. Every time one of the children had done something bad, Aragorn had sworn to punish them but wasn't able to do it in the end. "Look after you, my king and come back home healthy," answered the queen and hugged him, before he kissed her lips and walked out of the hall. Outside the palace, he took his horse Brego and said some words to his men, who followed his commands and galloped down the small paths of Minas Tirith, waiting in front of the town gate for their king to arrive. Then they parted and every group of the riders rode into another direction, disappearing on the horizon. **
Legolas woke up early the next morning, also he hadn't slept much that
night. He stretched his body and kicked Gimli accidentally into his
stomach. The dwarf moaned in his sleep but didn't wake up. With a
smile on his face, the elve stood up and crawled out of his tent as
silent as possible, what wasn't that difficult for Mirkwood elves.
Silence and Peace lay over the camp but Legolas realised that this was
just a mask. Something was out there in the forest that surrounded
them and he could feel danger filling the air. When he wanted to grab
his arrows and his bow, he saw two figures sitting at the cold
fireplace.
He walked over to them and asked: "What are you two doing out here
early in the morning?" Eldarion and Alia turned around and looked a
bit afraid at him. "Legolas, something's out there in the forest.
Don't you smell it? The tension in the air is as high as never
before," answered Eldarion. The elve was real surprised that two half
elves could feel the change as well but he decided to sooth them
instead of telling them that he felt the same. "I don't think that
danger is dawning. Let us eat some breakfast, I think there is some
Lembas left." But Alia jumped up and shouted: "Legolas! This is a
warning, don't tell us that you don't feel it as well! You can't
ignore it, we have to warn the others and get away from here. The Orcs
are in the forest, I can smell them!!" "Alia, I do feel it as well
but please don't be that loud. That will lure them only faster to our
camp. Maybe you are right, but we have to be careful when we wake them
up. Panic is the last thing we need now," explained Legolas and the
children nodded.
Within twenty minutes everybody in the camp had been woken up and was
packing the things. Gimli and Legolas coordinated everything and ten
more minutes later, the elves plus the two children were ready to go.
They walked along a muddy path for several hours till they reached a
crossroads. "Good, Mr. Elve, where do we go from here," asked Gimli
and his voice sounded more than enervated because he wasn't the leader
of the group. "Wait a second please," Legolas stuck his nose into the
wind and sniffled several times. "They are marching from the Westside
into the forest, let's take the path that leads us into east. We have
to warn the king and bring his children back home." The dwarf sighed
and followed his friend.
"Alia, look, we have reached the edge of the forest. They'll bring us
back home," Eldarion's voice pulled Alia out of her thoughts and she
gave him a puzzled look. "What?? Oh.. yeah.They bring us home? That's
nice. Sorry, I was just thinking," the girl responded and her brother
gave her a huge smile. "I've realised it. Don't you think that the
light seems much." he stopped and stared into the direction of the
forest's edge. Alia saw that the elves had stopped walking an talking.
She tried to see something but she wasn't tall enough to see over
their heads. "What's wrong? Why do we stop? I can't see a thing," she
whispered. Eldarion pulled her closer to him and answered with fear in
his voice: "We are surrounded by an army of Orcs. We are trapped."
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This is for lil Evereven- your stories are the best man!
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After a long time of silence between the four unequal persons, Alia scratched her arm and said: "Legolas, can you please show me a place where I can sleep?" The elve smiled friendly at her and nodded. "Follow me, little princess. Eldarion and you have to share a tent, hope you don't mind that. We have not so much room here," he answered and stood up from his place.
Alia stood up as well and walked close behind him. In front of a small tent Legolas stopped and said: "This is your tent for tonight. Sleep well, Alia. If you need anything, just tell me. Our tent is just over there." The young girl merely nodded and crawled into her new home for this night. She pulled out some of her clothes, then lay down on the ground and wrapped the coat around her. Darkness surrounded her slim form and she felt a little bit lost and homesick. Right now, she wished nothing more than Eldarion coming into the tent as well but she could hear her brother laughing outside and talking to Gimli. "Oh nana," she whispered and sat up again. Something moved near her tent, she could see a shape through the corner of her eye. To scared to move, she stared into the darkness and tried to hear something unusual but she couldn't make out another sound than the laughter from her brother near the fireplace.
With all her braveness Alia crawled out of the tent and looked around her. There was nothing except for other tents, trees and bushes. "Is everything alright with you, princess," asked a calm voice behind her and she turned around. Lydicea had a look of concern on her face but she smiled at the girl. "Yeah, I'm fine. I just thought that I had heard a strange noise. I think the adrenalin was too much for one day, even for me, I'm seeing ghosts," answered Alia and smiled back at the woman. "Why don't you come into my tent? I don't want to sleep right now and you wouldn't be alone," said Lydicea and offered a hand to her. Alia smiled thankfully and stood up. "Thank you very much. I really would like to come with you but only if I don't disturb you."
**
Aragorn had gotten dressed and was now standing in the hall, waiting for Arwen to come down. He was worried about his children and prayed to the Valar that nothing bad had happened to them. A noise behind him let him turn around. "So you are ready to go, my love," asked his wife and he could barely say if she was angry with him or just worried about Alia and Eldarion. He then remembered that it had been his idea to send them to Rohan and that Arwen really had a reason to be angry with him. "Yes, I'm ready, Evenstar. I was only waiting for you to say good- bye. I'll come back as soon as possible and I'll bring them both with me. But believe me- if this was just a silly joke of our children, I'm really going to punish them," said the king and Arwen tried hard not to laugh. Every time one of the children had done something bad, Aragorn had sworn to punish them but wasn't able to do it in the end. "Look after you, my king and come back home healthy," answered the queen and hugged him, before he kissed her lips and walked out of the hall. Outside the palace, he took his horse Brego and said some words to his men, who followed his commands and galloped down the small paths of Minas Tirith, waiting in front of the town gate for their king to arrive. Then they parted and every group of the riders rode into another direction, disappearing on the horizon. **
Legolas woke up early the next morning, also he hadn't slept much that
night. He stretched his body and kicked Gimli accidentally into his
stomach. The dwarf moaned in his sleep but didn't wake up. With a
smile on his face, the elve stood up and crawled out of his tent as
silent as possible, what wasn't that difficult for Mirkwood elves.
Silence and Peace lay over the camp but Legolas realised that this was
just a mask. Something was out there in the forest that surrounded
them and he could feel danger filling the air. When he wanted to grab
his arrows and his bow, he saw two figures sitting at the cold
fireplace.
He walked over to them and asked: "What are you two doing out here
early in the morning?" Eldarion and Alia turned around and looked a
bit afraid at him. "Legolas, something's out there in the forest.
Don't you smell it? The tension in the air is as high as never
before," answered Eldarion. The elve was real surprised that two half
elves could feel the change as well but he decided to sooth them
instead of telling them that he felt the same. "I don't think that
danger is dawning. Let us eat some breakfast, I think there is some
Lembas left." But Alia jumped up and shouted: "Legolas! This is a
warning, don't tell us that you don't feel it as well! You can't
ignore it, we have to warn the others and get away from here. The Orcs
are in the forest, I can smell them!!" "Alia, I do feel it as well
but please don't be that loud. That will lure them only faster to our
camp. Maybe you are right, but we have to be careful when we wake them
up. Panic is the last thing we need now," explained Legolas and the
children nodded.
Within twenty minutes everybody in the camp had been woken up and was
packing the things. Gimli and Legolas coordinated everything and ten
more minutes later, the elves plus the two children were ready to go.
They walked along a muddy path for several hours till they reached a
crossroads. "Good, Mr. Elve, where do we go from here," asked Gimli
and his voice sounded more than enervated because he wasn't the leader
of the group. "Wait a second please," Legolas stuck his nose into the
wind and sniffled several times. "They are marching from the Westside
into the forest, let's take the path that leads us into east. We have
to warn the king and bring his children back home." The dwarf sighed
and followed his friend.
"Alia, look, we have reached the edge of the forest. They'll bring us
back home," Eldarion's voice pulled Alia out of her thoughts and she
gave him a puzzled look. "What?? Oh.. yeah.They bring us home? That's
nice. Sorry, I was just thinking," the girl responded and her brother
gave her a huge smile. "I've realised it. Don't you think that the
light seems much." he stopped and stared into the direction of the
forest's edge. Alia saw that the elves had stopped walking an talking.
She tried to see something but she wasn't tall enough to see over
their heads. "What's wrong? Why do we stop? I can't see a thing," she
whispered. Eldarion pulled her closer to him and answered with fear in
his voice: "We are surrounded by an army of Orcs. We are trapped."
**
This is for lil Evereven- your stories are the best man!