It was dark and dank in the mines, and the fellowship was greeted by
silence, followed by an eerie feeling. Gimli started talking. "Soon, master
elf, you shall enjoy the fabeled hospitality of the dwarves. Roaring fires,
malt beers, red meat off the bone." Gandalf's light began to shine. "And
they call it a mine, a mine!" Gimli stopped and gasped.
The others also were shocked at what they saw. Bones, everywhere. Skeletons of dwarves, with arrows in them. Sayowyn pulled an arrow from the skeletons, not recognizing it. "What is this?" she asked Legolas.
Legolas pulled another from the corpse. "Goblins!" he said, throwing the arrow back. They all drew their swords and bows.
Boromir suggested, "We make for the Gap of Rohan, we should never have come this way. Now get out of here! Get out!" he cried.
Suddenly Frodo was grabbed by a long tenticle of a creature unknown. He screamed and was dragged back outside, where he was then held above the monster, with countless more legs. "Strider!" Sam yelled.
The others turned and realized what had just occured. "The guardian of the Lake has awoke!" Sayowyn cried, running outside. She drew her arrow back and fired, hitting one of the legs, but it still did not let go of the hobbit.
Legolas fired an arrow as well, but to no avail. Aragorn and Boromir sliced at the tenticles of the monster, until Frodo was cut free. But there were more legs to worry about. The fellowship ran inside the caves.
Legolas fired another arrow and hit the beast in the mouth, and it roared and was taken aback. Sayowyn also shot it again, this time in one of it's eyes. The creature was now blinded, and took to thrashing with its legs.
The others were in the cave already, so Legolas grabbed Sayowyn by the hand and ran inside, just before the Guardian of the Lake grabbed the sides of the doorway and made it come crashing down.
All fell to darkness.
Gandalf tried to reassure them, but failed to comfort the elves, who were now rigid with tension. 'Be on your guard. There are older, and fouler things than orcs, in the deep places of the world." Legolas began to follow Gandalf, and looked back to make sure Sayowyn was behind him, which she was. They came to a great laberenth of bridges, made of stone. They were narrow, and overlooked a black abyss underneath it. "Be quiet now. It's a four day journey to the other side. Let us hope that our presence may go unnoticed."
Days later they had crossed bridges, climbed miles of stairs, and come to many smaller entrances. They trusted that Gandalf knew the way out. Finally the fellowship came a part that Gandalf could not recall. "I have no memory of this place." he stated. They all sat down for a rest.
Frodo and Gandalf discussed Gollum, whom Sayowyn noticed was following them for three days. The creature looked harmless. She stood alone, arms crossed, leaning up against a wall. Legolas approached her. "Sayowyn you must eat. I've been watching you. Since we entered the mines you have not eaten or slept. I worry about you." he said, frowing, but with a concerned expression on his face.
Sayowyn looked into his eyes, finding little comfort in them, for once. She was tired. "It is hard for me to eat in Moria. I cannot eat because I feel nauseous, and I cannot sleep for fear that we will be caught off guard. You know how I feel about these mines. I had a very bad feeling about this place the moment we entered it. Something draws near, I can feel it." she replied, her voice dull and weary.
Legolas tried to comfort her, but could do little. "Ah! It's that way!" Gandalf remembered and stood, beginning into one of the entrances. The others followed.
"He's remembered!" Merry concluded.
"No," Gandalf corrected him. "But the air doesn't smell so foul down here!"
Eventually they arrived in darkness. A feeling of fear and flame came over Sayowyn. She felt evils' presence in this area. "Behold, the ancient dwarf city!" Gandalf showed them, using more light. The familar giant pillars stood all around them. The fellowship was in shock, even Legolas, who had not seen the area's entirety. Yet Sayowyn still kept walking forward, saying nothing.
They came up to a small room, with sunlight showing through. All the sudden Gimli ran forward, saddened at what he saw. His cousin Balins' tomb sat alone in a room, surrounded by skeletons of dwarves. It was a sad and frightening sight for the rest of the fellowship.
Gandalf began to read the journal of the dwarves' fight to save themselves. Legolas turned to Sayowyn, who said something to him in thought-speak, her eyes showing it all. He then turned to Aragorn. "We must move on, we cannot linger!" he said quietly. Aragorn nodded.
Then Pippin did something very stupid. He played with one of the skeletons, sitting on a seemingly bottomless well. The corpse fell, along with a chain, and a bucket attached. The noise clattered and clanged all the way to the bottom, wherever that lay.
The others also were shocked at what they saw. Bones, everywhere. Skeletons of dwarves, with arrows in them. Sayowyn pulled an arrow from the skeletons, not recognizing it. "What is this?" she asked Legolas.
Legolas pulled another from the corpse. "Goblins!" he said, throwing the arrow back. They all drew their swords and bows.
Boromir suggested, "We make for the Gap of Rohan, we should never have come this way. Now get out of here! Get out!" he cried.
Suddenly Frodo was grabbed by a long tenticle of a creature unknown. He screamed and was dragged back outside, where he was then held above the monster, with countless more legs. "Strider!" Sam yelled.
The others turned and realized what had just occured. "The guardian of the Lake has awoke!" Sayowyn cried, running outside. She drew her arrow back and fired, hitting one of the legs, but it still did not let go of the hobbit.
Legolas fired an arrow as well, but to no avail. Aragorn and Boromir sliced at the tenticles of the monster, until Frodo was cut free. But there were more legs to worry about. The fellowship ran inside the caves.
Legolas fired another arrow and hit the beast in the mouth, and it roared and was taken aback. Sayowyn also shot it again, this time in one of it's eyes. The creature was now blinded, and took to thrashing with its legs.
The others were in the cave already, so Legolas grabbed Sayowyn by the hand and ran inside, just before the Guardian of the Lake grabbed the sides of the doorway and made it come crashing down.
All fell to darkness.
Gandalf tried to reassure them, but failed to comfort the elves, who were now rigid with tension. 'Be on your guard. There are older, and fouler things than orcs, in the deep places of the world." Legolas began to follow Gandalf, and looked back to make sure Sayowyn was behind him, which she was. They came to a great laberenth of bridges, made of stone. They were narrow, and overlooked a black abyss underneath it. "Be quiet now. It's a four day journey to the other side. Let us hope that our presence may go unnoticed."
Days later they had crossed bridges, climbed miles of stairs, and come to many smaller entrances. They trusted that Gandalf knew the way out. Finally the fellowship came a part that Gandalf could not recall. "I have no memory of this place." he stated. They all sat down for a rest.
Frodo and Gandalf discussed Gollum, whom Sayowyn noticed was following them for three days. The creature looked harmless. She stood alone, arms crossed, leaning up against a wall. Legolas approached her. "Sayowyn you must eat. I've been watching you. Since we entered the mines you have not eaten or slept. I worry about you." he said, frowing, but with a concerned expression on his face.
Sayowyn looked into his eyes, finding little comfort in them, for once. She was tired. "It is hard for me to eat in Moria. I cannot eat because I feel nauseous, and I cannot sleep for fear that we will be caught off guard. You know how I feel about these mines. I had a very bad feeling about this place the moment we entered it. Something draws near, I can feel it." she replied, her voice dull and weary.
Legolas tried to comfort her, but could do little. "Ah! It's that way!" Gandalf remembered and stood, beginning into one of the entrances. The others followed.
"He's remembered!" Merry concluded.
"No," Gandalf corrected him. "But the air doesn't smell so foul down here!"
Eventually they arrived in darkness. A feeling of fear and flame came over Sayowyn. She felt evils' presence in this area. "Behold, the ancient dwarf city!" Gandalf showed them, using more light. The familar giant pillars stood all around them. The fellowship was in shock, even Legolas, who had not seen the area's entirety. Yet Sayowyn still kept walking forward, saying nothing.
They came up to a small room, with sunlight showing through. All the sudden Gimli ran forward, saddened at what he saw. His cousin Balins' tomb sat alone in a room, surrounded by skeletons of dwarves. It was a sad and frightening sight for the rest of the fellowship.
Gandalf began to read the journal of the dwarves' fight to save themselves. Legolas turned to Sayowyn, who said something to him in thought-speak, her eyes showing it all. He then turned to Aragorn. "We must move on, we cannot linger!" he said quietly. Aragorn nodded.
Then Pippin did something very stupid. He played with one of the skeletons, sitting on a seemingly bottomless well. The corpse fell, along with a chain, and a bucket attached. The noise clattered and clanged all the way to the bottom, wherever that lay.