Sayowyn went to find Eowyn, who had already heard of the sad news of
Aragorns death. That night, Sayowyn left Helms Deep to search for Naro. She
walked all over, without straying too far from Edoras. Her shoulder still
ached, and the events that happened earlier that day made the pain worse.
Sayowyn climbed to the very top of one of the mountains that surrounded Helms Deep. It took two hours, but finally she reached the top and looked out over the horizon. Her sharp elf vision could still not find her missing horse. She then began to speak to the stars, who told her that both Aragorn and her horse were still alive.
Glad to hear of the news, Sayowyn pulled pipe weed out of her pocket and proceeded to smoke it by herself. It was her way of relaxing. Sayowyn then did something she had not done for a very long time. The elf used the weed to transport her mind back to Lothlorien, to speak with her mother, who had not known of Sayowyn's sudden departure from the woods until the next day.
Slowly, as Sayowyn began to feel the effects of the weed, her mind eased and she began to drift off. She could hear her mothers voice in her head. Sayowyn closed her eyes. "So you have decided to once again help save middle earth, Sayowyn." she spoke.
Sayowyn used her mind to reply. "Gandalf the white came to find me, mother. He told me my task is to save middle earth. What news from Lothlorien?"
There was a pause. Suddenly Sayowyns' mind was completely in Lothlorien. She could see the trees, and her mother who was standing before her. Sayowyn even could touch things and move them. Galadriel spoke. "The elves have left our lands, Sayowyn. All but a few are sailing to Valinor. If you had not left, you would be on a ship, leaving the gray havens right now. You would have had no other choice but to leave. The time of the elves is almost over. Make an important ending for us all, Sayowyn." was her mothers final words.
Sayowyns' eyes snapped open. She began making her slow decline back to the castle. Now, the princess thought to herself in peace. If Gandalf had not come to retrieve her, she would have never seen Legolas again, possibly. She contemplated never seeing him again. How would that feel to her? Every morning would dawn with no sun. Every night would come without a star. The Tathar would never shine again. Sayowyn would lose the will to live, and eventually die.
Tears filled her eyes at the thought of being so close yet so far away from him. A weeks sailing would be all it took, to either be reunited or seperated from him forever. Sayowyn vowed never to let this happen.
Stepping into the Keep, Sayowyn crept quietly while inside, still crying, slightly. The room was empty. She went and stood by a window, looking out. Tathar was already shining brightly. Soon, Sayowyn felt better and tears stopped falling. It was only an image in her mind of what might happen that made her weep.
A hand lay on her shoulder that moment. Sayowyn turned quickly, surprised. Legolas stood in front of her. When he saw the look of temporary fright on her face he questioned her. "Why do you weep? What are these tears upon your face?"
Sayowyn relaxed. "I spoke to my mother this night. She told me that most of the elves have left our shores for good, to sail to Valinor. Our people have diminished. If Gandalf had not come to take me away, I would have been forced to leave without you. Where then would you go?" she asked him.
Legolas shook his head. "Never will that happen. We shall remain unseperated until the ending of time itself." he smiled at her. "Come now, we should rest. I can see in your eyes the pain that shoulder is still causing you." He took her good arm and took her upstairs, where in a large room, all of the people of Edoras lay sleeping.
Sayowyn looked around the room. How could so many people fit into such a small area. "I shall find no rest here." Legolas agreed. Together they found another area to rest, this time standing against the wall. Though not as comfortable as laying down, Sayowyn did not want to sleep on her sore shoulder anyway, and fell fast asleep.
The next morning, the sun rose and shone through the windows, awaking the elves before anyone else. Sayowyn and Legolas went to the stables to feed the horses, and then went back up to the keep. The elves turned to face the halls of stone, when suddenly a figure in black made his way up to them.
Sayowyn smiled. "Aragorn!" she cried. She ran up to the tired, injured man and hugged him gently. She sensed tension and anxiety in his body. "What is wrong?" she asked.
'War is coming." Was all he replied as he made his way to Legolas, who greeted him happily and gave him back the Evenstar. Aragorn never thought he would see the precious jewel again. "Where is the king?" he asked. Legolas nodded behind him.
Moments later Aragorn stormed into the Kings' room, explaining quickly that, by nightfall, they would be under attack. "How many, you say?" Theoden asked.
Aragorn paused. "Ten thousand strong, at least."
Sayowyns eyes widened. "Where would a mass so great come from?" she asked aloud.
"Isengard." Legolas replied, shocked.
"They are an army bred for a single purpose. To destroy the world of men."Aragorn said.
Throughout the day, Theoden prepared for war. It was until Theoden said his people would out last the Uruk-hai that Sayowyn was silent. "Outlast them?" she asked, coming up to the King and stopping mere inches from him. "You have 30 good men, and 200 men that are past their prime, if that many. How can you expect 30 men to fight ten thousand specially bred and trained Uruk- hai? You are out of your mind, Theoden." Sayowyn said and turned away, leaving Aragorn to try and convice the king that he should call for aide, which the king dissmissed.
Legolas followed her. Sayowyn, once away from everyone, bit her lip in anger. "It is indeed hopeless, Sayowyn. But some help may arrive." he said.
Sayowyn turned. "You heard what Theoden said. We are alone. Not only will it be the death of this kingdom, but the death of us. And so the death of all free peoples of middle earth. We stand no chance."
"What choice do we have but to fight?" Legolas asked her.
Sayowyn paused. "Apparently, none. Theoden thinks that he has the right to force elves to fight for his men. We will go to our doom."
Sayowyn climbed to the very top of one of the mountains that surrounded Helms Deep. It took two hours, but finally she reached the top and looked out over the horizon. Her sharp elf vision could still not find her missing horse. She then began to speak to the stars, who told her that both Aragorn and her horse were still alive.
Glad to hear of the news, Sayowyn pulled pipe weed out of her pocket and proceeded to smoke it by herself. It was her way of relaxing. Sayowyn then did something she had not done for a very long time. The elf used the weed to transport her mind back to Lothlorien, to speak with her mother, who had not known of Sayowyn's sudden departure from the woods until the next day.
Slowly, as Sayowyn began to feel the effects of the weed, her mind eased and she began to drift off. She could hear her mothers voice in her head. Sayowyn closed her eyes. "So you have decided to once again help save middle earth, Sayowyn." she spoke.
Sayowyn used her mind to reply. "Gandalf the white came to find me, mother. He told me my task is to save middle earth. What news from Lothlorien?"
There was a pause. Suddenly Sayowyns' mind was completely in Lothlorien. She could see the trees, and her mother who was standing before her. Sayowyn even could touch things and move them. Galadriel spoke. "The elves have left our lands, Sayowyn. All but a few are sailing to Valinor. If you had not left, you would be on a ship, leaving the gray havens right now. You would have had no other choice but to leave. The time of the elves is almost over. Make an important ending for us all, Sayowyn." was her mothers final words.
Sayowyns' eyes snapped open. She began making her slow decline back to the castle. Now, the princess thought to herself in peace. If Gandalf had not come to retrieve her, she would have never seen Legolas again, possibly. She contemplated never seeing him again. How would that feel to her? Every morning would dawn with no sun. Every night would come without a star. The Tathar would never shine again. Sayowyn would lose the will to live, and eventually die.
Tears filled her eyes at the thought of being so close yet so far away from him. A weeks sailing would be all it took, to either be reunited or seperated from him forever. Sayowyn vowed never to let this happen.
Stepping into the Keep, Sayowyn crept quietly while inside, still crying, slightly. The room was empty. She went and stood by a window, looking out. Tathar was already shining brightly. Soon, Sayowyn felt better and tears stopped falling. It was only an image in her mind of what might happen that made her weep.
A hand lay on her shoulder that moment. Sayowyn turned quickly, surprised. Legolas stood in front of her. When he saw the look of temporary fright on her face he questioned her. "Why do you weep? What are these tears upon your face?"
Sayowyn relaxed. "I spoke to my mother this night. She told me that most of the elves have left our shores for good, to sail to Valinor. Our people have diminished. If Gandalf had not come to take me away, I would have been forced to leave without you. Where then would you go?" she asked him.
Legolas shook his head. "Never will that happen. We shall remain unseperated until the ending of time itself." he smiled at her. "Come now, we should rest. I can see in your eyes the pain that shoulder is still causing you." He took her good arm and took her upstairs, where in a large room, all of the people of Edoras lay sleeping.
Sayowyn looked around the room. How could so many people fit into such a small area. "I shall find no rest here." Legolas agreed. Together they found another area to rest, this time standing against the wall. Though not as comfortable as laying down, Sayowyn did not want to sleep on her sore shoulder anyway, and fell fast asleep.
The next morning, the sun rose and shone through the windows, awaking the elves before anyone else. Sayowyn and Legolas went to the stables to feed the horses, and then went back up to the keep. The elves turned to face the halls of stone, when suddenly a figure in black made his way up to them.
Sayowyn smiled. "Aragorn!" she cried. She ran up to the tired, injured man and hugged him gently. She sensed tension and anxiety in his body. "What is wrong?" she asked.
'War is coming." Was all he replied as he made his way to Legolas, who greeted him happily and gave him back the Evenstar. Aragorn never thought he would see the precious jewel again. "Where is the king?" he asked. Legolas nodded behind him.
Moments later Aragorn stormed into the Kings' room, explaining quickly that, by nightfall, they would be under attack. "How many, you say?" Theoden asked.
Aragorn paused. "Ten thousand strong, at least."
Sayowyns eyes widened. "Where would a mass so great come from?" she asked aloud.
"Isengard." Legolas replied, shocked.
"They are an army bred for a single purpose. To destroy the world of men."Aragorn said.
Throughout the day, Theoden prepared for war. It was until Theoden said his people would out last the Uruk-hai that Sayowyn was silent. "Outlast them?" she asked, coming up to the King and stopping mere inches from him. "You have 30 good men, and 200 men that are past their prime, if that many. How can you expect 30 men to fight ten thousand specially bred and trained Uruk- hai? You are out of your mind, Theoden." Sayowyn said and turned away, leaving Aragorn to try and convice the king that he should call for aide, which the king dissmissed.
Legolas followed her. Sayowyn, once away from everyone, bit her lip in anger. "It is indeed hopeless, Sayowyn. But some help may arrive." he said.
Sayowyn turned. "You heard what Theoden said. We are alone. Not only will it be the death of this kingdom, but the death of us. And so the death of all free peoples of middle earth. We stand no chance."
"What choice do we have but to fight?" Legolas asked her.
Sayowyn paused. "Apparently, none. Theoden thinks that he has the right to force elves to fight for his men. We will go to our doom."