That night, as the sun set in the sky, a great many men were gathered
in a large room, full of armour, and weaponry. Many of the men were over
the age of 50, and were weak and frightened. Sayowyn kept her mouth shut,
for fear that a fight may break out.
"These are no soldiers." Aragorn said to his friends.
Gimli spoke up. "Most of seen too many winters."
"Or too few." Legolas said, growing angry at what he saw. "Look at them, they're frightened. You can see it in their eyes." The men now stopped their conversations and turned to listen to the discussion. Legolas continued, switching to elvish to ensure the rest of the men did not understand. "Bow a hyn, neled herain, dan caer mening?!"
Aragorn spoke. "Si beriathar hyn ammaneg na ned Edoras."
"Aragorn, nedin dagor hen u erir ortheri. Natha daged dhaer!" Legolas rose his voice.
"Then I shall die as one of them!" Aragorn yelled back and turned away, angered, although he knew Legolas was right.
Legolas took a step forward, towards Aragorn. Sayowyn lay a hand on his arm. "Let him go lad, Let him be." Gimli said.
Sayowyn went to put on her quill of arrows, and the rest of her weaponry. She returned to where Legolas and Aragorn had made up, and watched as Gimli struggled with his armour. She smiled at Aragorn. She then heard a horn. "That is no orc horn!" Legolas exclaimed.
"It is Rivendells horn!" Sayowyn said and they rushed outside to meet Haldir, who brought elves from both Lothlorien, Rivendell and Mirkwood.
"I bring word from Elrond of Rivendell. An alliance once existed between Elves and Men. Long Ago we fought and died together." Sayowyn smiled at her friend, whom she'd not seen for a long time. He smiled back at her as he continued. "We come to honour that allegiance."
Legolas, Aragorn and Sayowyn hugged Haldir. "We are proud to fight alongside men once more." Haldir said to the king, who was overjoyed to see help had arrived at last.
Half an hour later, all the warriors were positioned carefully, for the most part. Eventually, torches could be seen in the distance. The huge mass of growling Uruk-hai begin to march towards Helms Deep. Aragorn came up to Legolas, Sayowyn and Gimli to speak to them once more. "Your friends are with you, Aragorn." Legolas said, as a flash of lightning lit the sky, showing his eyes were a bright blue color. Aragorn begins to speak to the elves, telling them to show no mercy.
The Uruks' stopped about two hundred feet from the wall, forming a line. The elves and men ready their arrows. Sayowyn already had an orc picked out, aiming just under the arm, where there was no armour. An old man accidently released his arrow and hit an Uruk in the neck. The monster fell to the ground. "Dartho!" Aragorn cried.
The Uruk-hai roared at the elves and men, before charging. Legolas began instructing the elves. "Faeg i-varv..." he began, which translated to "Their armour is weak at the neck..." Sayowyn, who was standing beside Legolas, released her arrow, hitting her target. "Din na lanc a nu ranc!" Legolas finished, which translated, "And under the arms."
The mass of attacking Uruk-hai began their climb up the walls of Helms Deep, using ladders. Soon, many fought the alliance of Elves and Men on the walls. "Legolas! Two already!" Gimli called.
"I'm on seventeen!" Legolas replied. Sayowyn smiled, not bothering to tell them she had killed 24. The battle raged on long into the night. Without warning came a great explosion, near to Sayowyn. Now the Uruk-hai could get more of themselves into the castles walls. Aragorn instructed the other elves, who were waiting on the other side for the Uruk-hai, to attack.
Legolas and Sayowyn prepared to make their way down to the group of fighting elves and Uruks. Legolas grabbed a shield of metal and threw it down on the ground in front of him. He smiled at Sayowyn, who grinned back and hopped on the front of the shield, while he jumped onto the back, pushing it down the stairs. Legolas steadied her with an arm around her waist, before letting her jump off halfway down and defend Gimli, who was surrounded by Uruks. Legolas then released the board into an Uruks' neck, before slaying more.
Soon, Theoden called Aragorn and his companions back to the keep, which was being taken over. Aragorn nodded and called Sayowyn and Legolas to grab Gimli. The two elves dragged him back up the stairs. Upon arrival, Legolas and Gimli sprinted off to compete more for their contest of Uruk-killing, or so they called it. Haldir fought nearby to Sayowyn.
Sayowyn had not realized that Haldir had been stabbed, but heard the crunch of a sword being brought down into his skull. She turned in shock to see Haldir stagger, then fall into Aragorns' arms. The elf stood in horror and amazement. Her good friend, Haldir of Lorien, had been killed in the least likely way. Sayowyn was saddened by this, and angered. She was mad at Sauron, mad at Saruman, and most of all mad at the Uruk who had killed her friend.
The same Uruk was standing nearby, ready to kill yet another elf. Sayowyn stepped behind him quickly, grabbing him by the helmet. The monster was surprised, but found he could not turn around to see who was holding his head. An elven dagger then slit his throat. Sayowyn cursed him in elvish until the blood had drained from him and he fell to the ground, dead.
Another hours worth of fighting began to take its toll on Sayowyn. Her shoulder now throbbed in pain great enough to bring a tear to any mans eyes, yet she did not care. Her blows to the Uruk's, who seemed to multiply before her eyes, were lessened, and weaker.
Sayowyn found her way back up to Legolas, who was preparing to pull up Gimli and Aragorn, who were fighting on the causeway. A ladder rose up behind Legolas as he was fighting. Suddenly Sayowyn heard a voice inside her head. "Sayowyn." was her mothers voice. Sayowyn looked around her, confused. "Sayowyn...Sayowyn..." the voice kept coming back. The elf closed her eyes and stood still, while her mind went somewhere else.
She was in Lothlorien again, with her mother, at the mirror. "Things that were," Sayowyn saw Legolas and Sayowyn in Rivendell, on the bridge. "Things that are," she saw Legolas fighting many attacking Uruk-hai. "And some things, that have not yet come to pass." And to her horror, she saw an Uruk standing above Legolas, on the ladder that was behind him. The monster lifted his sword high above the elfs' head, then brought it down. Sayowyn shut her eyes and cringed. "It is what will come to pass, if you should fail. It is your destiny to save him, Sayowyn. We may never speak again if all goes to plan. I bid you farewell, possibly for the last time."
Sayowyns' eyes snapped open. She was unhurt, still surrounded by fighting Uruk-hai. She then saw the same Uruk climbing atop the ladder, then eyeing Legolas, who had his back to the ladder. The Uruk's sword was lifted high. Sayowyn rushed forward, towards Legolas at lightning speed. Legolas' eyes met with hers, which were filled with panic. He stared in awe as she came closer to him, then leaped into the sky.
Her leap was high and powerful. Sayowyn hit the Uruk in mid air, grabbing his sword just inches away from Legolas' skull. The force of her landing knocked the ladder back, and it fell. Sayowyn grabbed onto the sides of the ladder as it began its fall into the crowd of Uruk-hai below. Like Legolas, both Aragorn and Gimli witnessed the fall of the princess, who fell to her doom, or so they thought.
They watched in shock and horror as an Uruk grabbed the elf, who was now unconsious, and called to the others. "Take her back to Isengard!" it roared. A part of the ladder was cut and Sayowyn was placed on it. Legolas aimed an arrow and shot it at one of the Uruks, but they were too far and the arrow fell short. Moments later, the crowds of Uruks on the ground were too many, and Legolas lost sight of his beloved princess.
Legolas believed he would never see her again. In anger he slayed many Uruks, and then pulled Aragorn and Gimil off the bridge by way of rope. Once safely at his side, Aragorn placed a hand on the elfs shoulder. "You will never understand how sorry I am, Legolas." he said.
The battle raged for hours, and the remaining men and elves slowly were over taken. Legolas soon put little into his fighting, having given up on life itself. At one point, an Uruk charged at Legolas with a sword ready to kill the elf, and Legolas simply dropped his elvish sword and waited for death to come. When the Uruk was mere feet away, Legolas shut his eyes. Aragorn leapt from the crowds of Uruks and killed the monster. He handed Legolas back his sword.
"Is this what Sayowyn wanted?" he simply asked. Legolas took a tighter hold of his sword and continued to fight.
Miles away, Sayowyn awoke. She found herself laying on part of a ladder, being carried by four Uruk-hai, who were running somewhere. She did not speak, and merely closed her eyes, until she heard a great roar from a stallion and saw a black shape blocking their path. Naro reared up and struck at the Uruk-hai, who screeched and fell to the ground. The stallion trampled them and then softly nuzzled the princess, who was weary. Slowly Sayowyn climbed onto Naros' back, finding that his saddle and bridle were gone, probably laying broken in the trees.
The stallion carried her at quick speed to another rider. It was Gandalf on Shadowfax. The wizard smiled. "Glad to have you back so soon, Sayowyn." he said. Behind him was a huge mass of riders. It was the Rohirrim, gathered to save those in Helms Deep.
"They suffer badly!" Sayowyn managed to get out.
Gandalf turned to his army, urging them to the Keep. "Come, we must ride swiftly to your peoples' aid!" he cried. And with that, the horses and riders rushed forward, into the hills.
The sun was about to rise, and the three remaining companions of the fellowship were in the Keep with the king and a few of his men. They were trying to block the entrance. "The castle is taken." Theoden finally stated.
"You said this fortress would never fall while your men defend it!" Aragorn exclaimed.
"But what can Men do against such reckless hate?" Theoden asked, giving in.
Aragorn paused. "Ride out with me." he said.
The king smiled slightly. "For death and glory."
"For your people." was Aragorns reply.
Gimli appeared at their side. "The sun is rising."
Aragorn looked to a window, where he saw light coming through. In his mind he heard Gandalfs' voice. "Look to my coming, at first light on the fifth day. At dawn, look to the east."
"These are no soldiers." Aragorn said to his friends.
Gimli spoke up. "Most of seen too many winters."
"Or too few." Legolas said, growing angry at what he saw. "Look at them, they're frightened. You can see it in their eyes." The men now stopped their conversations and turned to listen to the discussion. Legolas continued, switching to elvish to ensure the rest of the men did not understand. "Bow a hyn, neled herain, dan caer mening?!"
Aragorn spoke. "Si beriathar hyn ammaneg na ned Edoras."
"Aragorn, nedin dagor hen u erir ortheri. Natha daged dhaer!" Legolas rose his voice.
"Then I shall die as one of them!" Aragorn yelled back and turned away, angered, although he knew Legolas was right.
Legolas took a step forward, towards Aragorn. Sayowyn lay a hand on his arm. "Let him go lad, Let him be." Gimli said.
Sayowyn went to put on her quill of arrows, and the rest of her weaponry. She returned to where Legolas and Aragorn had made up, and watched as Gimli struggled with his armour. She smiled at Aragorn. She then heard a horn. "That is no orc horn!" Legolas exclaimed.
"It is Rivendells horn!" Sayowyn said and they rushed outside to meet Haldir, who brought elves from both Lothlorien, Rivendell and Mirkwood.
"I bring word from Elrond of Rivendell. An alliance once existed between Elves and Men. Long Ago we fought and died together." Sayowyn smiled at her friend, whom she'd not seen for a long time. He smiled back at her as he continued. "We come to honour that allegiance."
Legolas, Aragorn and Sayowyn hugged Haldir. "We are proud to fight alongside men once more." Haldir said to the king, who was overjoyed to see help had arrived at last.
Half an hour later, all the warriors were positioned carefully, for the most part. Eventually, torches could be seen in the distance. The huge mass of growling Uruk-hai begin to march towards Helms Deep. Aragorn came up to Legolas, Sayowyn and Gimli to speak to them once more. "Your friends are with you, Aragorn." Legolas said, as a flash of lightning lit the sky, showing his eyes were a bright blue color. Aragorn begins to speak to the elves, telling them to show no mercy.
The Uruks' stopped about two hundred feet from the wall, forming a line. The elves and men ready their arrows. Sayowyn already had an orc picked out, aiming just under the arm, where there was no armour. An old man accidently released his arrow and hit an Uruk in the neck. The monster fell to the ground. "Dartho!" Aragorn cried.
The Uruk-hai roared at the elves and men, before charging. Legolas began instructing the elves. "Faeg i-varv..." he began, which translated to "Their armour is weak at the neck..." Sayowyn, who was standing beside Legolas, released her arrow, hitting her target. "Din na lanc a nu ranc!" Legolas finished, which translated, "And under the arms."
The mass of attacking Uruk-hai began their climb up the walls of Helms Deep, using ladders. Soon, many fought the alliance of Elves and Men on the walls. "Legolas! Two already!" Gimli called.
"I'm on seventeen!" Legolas replied. Sayowyn smiled, not bothering to tell them she had killed 24. The battle raged on long into the night. Without warning came a great explosion, near to Sayowyn. Now the Uruk-hai could get more of themselves into the castles walls. Aragorn instructed the other elves, who were waiting on the other side for the Uruk-hai, to attack.
Legolas and Sayowyn prepared to make their way down to the group of fighting elves and Uruks. Legolas grabbed a shield of metal and threw it down on the ground in front of him. He smiled at Sayowyn, who grinned back and hopped on the front of the shield, while he jumped onto the back, pushing it down the stairs. Legolas steadied her with an arm around her waist, before letting her jump off halfway down and defend Gimli, who was surrounded by Uruks. Legolas then released the board into an Uruks' neck, before slaying more.
Soon, Theoden called Aragorn and his companions back to the keep, which was being taken over. Aragorn nodded and called Sayowyn and Legolas to grab Gimli. The two elves dragged him back up the stairs. Upon arrival, Legolas and Gimli sprinted off to compete more for their contest of Uruk-killing, or so they called it. Haldir fought nearby to Sayowyn.
Sayowyn had not realized that Haldir had been stabbed, but heard the crunch of a sword being brought down into his skull. She turned in shock to see Haldir stagger, then fall into Aragorns' arms. The elf stood in horror and amazement. Her good friend, Haldir of Lorien, had been killed in the least likely way. Sayowyn was saddened by this, and angered. She was mad at Sauron, mad at Saruman, and most of all mad at the Uruk who had killed her friend.
The same Uruk was standing nearby, ready to kill yet another elf. Sayowyn stepped behind him quickly, grabbing him by the helmet. The monster was surprised, but found he could not turn around to see who was holding his head. An elven dagger then slit his throat. Sayowyn cursed him in elvish until the blood had drained from him and he fell to the ground, dead.
Another hours worth of fighting began to take its toll on Sayowyn. Her shoulder now throbbed in pain great enough to bring a tear to any mans eyes, yet she did not care. Her blows to the Uruk's, who seemed to multiply before her eyes, were lessened, and weaker.
Sayowyn found her way back up to Legolas, who was preparing to pull up Gimli and Aragorn, who were fighting on the causeway. A ladder rose up behind Legolas as he was fighting. Suddenly Sayowyn heard a voice inside her head. "Sayowyn." was her mothers voice. Sayowyn looked around her, confused. "Sayowyn...Sayowyn..." the voice kept coming back. The elf closed her eyes and stood still, while her mind went somewhere else.
She was in Lothlorien again, with her mother, at the mirror. "Things that were," Sayowyn saw Legolas and Sayowyn in Rivendell, on the bridge. "Things that are," she saw Legolas fighting many attacking Uruk-hai. "And some things, that have not yet come to pass." And to her horror, she saw an Uruk standing above Legolas, on the ladder that was behind him. The monster lifted his sword high above the elfs' head, then brought it down. Sayowyn shut her eyes and cringed. "It is what will come to pass, if you should fail. It is your destiny to save him, Sayowyn. We may never speak again if all goes to plan. I bid you farewell, possibly for the last time."
Sayowyns' eyes snapped open. She was unhurt, still surrounded by fighting Uruk-hai. She then saw the same Uruk climbing atop the ladder, then eyeing Legolas, who had his back to the ladder. The Uruk's sword was lifted high. Sayowyn rushed forward, towards Legolas at lightning speed. Legolas' eyes met with hers, which were filled with panic. He stared in awe as she came closer to him, then leaped into the sky.
Her leap was high and powerful. Sayowyn hit the Uruk in mid air, grabbing his sword just inches away from Legolas' skull. The force of her landing knocked the ladder back, and it fell. Sayowyn grabbed onto the sides of the ladder as it began its fall into the crowd of Uruk-hai below. Like Legolas, both Aragorn and Gimli witnessed the fall of the princess, who fell to her doom, or so they thought.
They watched in shock and horror as an Uruk grabbed the elf, who was now unconsious, and called to the others. "Take her back to Isengard!" it roared. A part of the ladder was cut and Sayowyn was placed on it. Legolas aimed an arrow and shot it at one of the Uruks, but they were too far and the arrow fell short. Moments later, the crowds of Uruks on the ground were too many, and Legolas lost sight of his beloved princess.
Legolas believed he would never see her again. In anger he slayed many Uruks, and then pulled Aragorn and Gimil off the bridge by way of rope. Once safely at his side, Aragorn placed a hand on the elfs shoulder. "You will never understand how sorry I am, Legolas." he said.
The battle raged for hours, and the remaining men and elves slowly were over taken. Legolas soon put little into his fighting, having given up on life itself. At one point, an Uruk charged at Legolas with a sword ready to kill the elf, and Legolas simply dropped his elvish sword and waited for death to come. When the Uruk was mere feet away, Legolas shut his eyes. Aragorn leapt from the crowds of Uruks and killed the monster. He handed Legolas back his sword.
"Is this what Sayowyn wanted?" he simply asked. Legolas took a tighter hold of his sword and continued to fight.
Miles away, Sayowyn awoke. She found herself laying on part of a ladder, being carried by four Uruk-hai, who were running somewhere. She did not speak, and merely closed her eyes, until she heard a great roar from a stallion and saw a black shape blocking their path. Naro reared up and struck at the Uruk-hai, who screeched and fell to the ground. The stallion trampled them and then softly nuzzled the princess, who was weary. Slowly Sayowyn climbed onto Naros' back, finding that his saddle and bridle were gone, probably laying broken in the trees.
The stallion carried her at quick speed to another rider. It was Gandalf on Shadowfax. The wizard smiled. "Glad to have you back so soon, Sayowyn." he said. Behind him was a huge mass of riders. It was the Rohirrim, gathered to save those in Helms Deep.
"They suffer badly!" Sayowyn managed to get out.
Gandalf turned to his army, urging them to the Keep. "Come, we must ride swiftly to your peoples' aid!" he cried. And with that, the horses and riders rushed forward, into the hills.
The sun was about to rise, and the three remaining companions of the fellowship were in the Keep with the king and a few of his men. They were trying to block the entrance. "The castle is taken." Theoden finally stated.
"You said this fortress would never fall while your men defend it!" Aragorn exclaimed.
"But what can Men do against such reckless hate?" Theoden asked, giving in.
Aragorn paused. "Ride out with me." he said.
The king smiled slightly. "For death and glory."
"For your people." was Aragorns reply.
Gimli appeared at their side. "The sun is rising."
Aragorn looked to a window, where he saw light coming through. In his mind he heard Gandalfs' voice. "Look to my coming, at first light on the fifth day. At dawn, look to the east."