Days later, Sayowyns shoulder felt good again, and so they set out
from Helms Deep to retrieve Merry and Pippin, who were at Isengard. The
ents of Fangorn forest had cleared out the evilness of Sarumans' tower,
destorying it. Through Fangorn forest Aragorn, Gandalf, Gimli, Legolas and
Sayowyn rode their horses, until at last coming upon Pippin and Merry, who
were sitting upon a great rock, smoking pipe weed and drinking a pint.
They smiled and hollered down to the group, who were happy to see the energetic hobbits. "What are you doing!?" Gimli cried. "Two young hobbits smoking and...and drinking!" he said in anger.
"We... are rejoicing in the battle we just won!" Merry said, before taking a swig of his drink.
"We are here sitting on a field of victory! We earned this! We have pork! And beer for you!" Pippin piped up.
Gimli changed his attitude. "Pork! And beer!" he smiled. Sayowyn and Legolas looked and one another and grinned up at the hobbits. Before long they began riding their horses through the knee deep water of a flooded Isengard. Suddenly Pippin was off in the water. He had found something. Sayowyn looked over. It was a sphere rock of some sort. It had a clearness to it. Gandalf quickly took it from the hobbit and hid it under his cloak.
Pippin was surprised, and was curious at why he was not allowed to have what he had found. Throughout the day they made their way back to Edoras, where they would enjoy a few days stay. That night, when everyone was sleeping, Aragorn went outside to look over the city of Edoras. He noticed two people standing close by.
He went up and stood beside Legolas, who was listening to Sayowyn speak. Aragorn could not understand Quenya, which was what Sayowyn was saying. "What is she doing?" he asked with curiousity.
Legolas looked at the stars. "The stars are veiled. Sayowyn speaks to them this night."
Sayowyn kept speaking to the stars, then stopping to listen. "What do they say?" Aragorn asked quietly.
"The eye of the enemy is moving." Legolas said, his voice haunting, yet calm. He had his hood up over his head, so only his face could be seen. Sayowyn was the same.
Aragorn stood and listened to Sayowyn speak the beautiful language of Quenya. Suddenly Sayowyn turned to Legolas with fear in her eyes. "Ta tuls si!" she said, turning and running to the room where the others slept.
"He is here!" Legolas looked at Aragorn, the same fear in his eyes. They followed Sayowyn as fast as they could.
The three arrived at the doorway together, to see Pippin holding the same rock in his hand. The rock was aglow, and Pippin's body shook as he cried out. The rest of the room was awake, but they did not know what to do. Sayowyn ran forward and took the rock from him. She felt electricty flowing through her veins. She did not make a sound, but stood with her eyes fixed on the ball. Aragorn knocked it from her hands, causing it to roll across the room. Gandalf quickly scooped it up.
Sayowyn and Pippin fell at the same time. Sayowyn had a harder time coming to than Pippin did. Gandalf went to the hobbit and spoke to him. "What did you see?" the wizard asked.
Through gasps of air and shaking, Pippin was able to say. "I saw him!" Gandalf was able to get more information out of the hobbit, relieved to see that Pippin had not told Sauron anything about anyone of the fellowship.
"I saw a white tree! It burned!" Pippin cried. Gandalf sat in shock. Meanwhile, Legolas and Aragorn were standing over Sayowyn, who did not wake.
"Gandalf come here, quickly!" Legolas called to him. The wizard ran over and looked Sayowyn over.
He put up his hand and closed his eyes. "I release you." he simply said. Moments later, the elf was awake, yet not frightened like Pippin. "Take her to a room to rest. She will need it." he said.
"There is a room across the hall and one door to the left." Aragorn said as Legolas picked up an exhausted Sayowyn in his arms. He carried her to the room, which was empty except for a bed beside the wall, and a window which cast moonlight in fairly well.
Without a word the elf placed Sayowyn on the bed and left her to sleep, which she fell to instantly. Legolas then returned to the disturbed room of Pippin and the others. Gandalf was talking to Aragorn, planning on leaving for Minas Tirith the next day. It would be a three day long ride.
"You'd be best to tend to Sayowyn." Gandalf said to Legolas, who nodded and left the room. The elf stepped quietly into the dark room, and dropped to his knees on the bedside. Sayowyn slept quietly. No part of her body moved.
Legolas spoke. "Sayowyn?" he asked. She did not stir as she usually did. He placed a hand on her abdomen and shook her very gently. He said her name again. Legolas removed his hand and sat watching her for a moment. Suddenly, Sayowyns eyes shot open and she jerked up to a sitting position. She was breathing hard. "What is wrong?" Legolas asked with alarm.
Sayowyn looked around the room and then at the elf. "My dreams. They hurt." she gasped for air. She placed a hand on her throat.
When the trauma had ended, Sayowyn returned to normal. She then began to tremble with cold. "Cold has never bothered you before." Legolas simply stated.
She leaned closer to him. He placed two hands on her cheeks. His eyes widened. Sayowyn placed a hand ontop of one of his, closing her eyes slowly. "Your hands are so warm." she said.
"And your skin is so cold!" Legolas said in disbelief. No elfs' skin was ever too cold or too hot. "Your life is leaving you."
Sayowyns eyes opened again. "Who told you that?" she asked.
"Gandalf." Legolas replied. He looked at Sayowyn more closely. He could see a change in her face. She was not radiant anymore. Some part of the life that could once be seen in her eyes was now gone. Her skin was whiter than usual, and her golden hair had lost its brilliance. She looked like an elf who was dying. "Your grace is leaving you."
"I will outlast until Sauron is destroyed. Do not fear." Sayowyn said.
"Le tyava quel?" Legolas asked.
Sayowyn shook her head. "I can feel my life leaving me. I wish this had not happened. Amin hiraetha." she said.
Legolas let go of her face and took a hold of her hands now. "Quel Kaima." he said.
Sayowyn lay back down in bed, still shivering. Legolas lay beside her now, and she rested her head, now heavy with sorrow, on his chest. She could hear his heart beat, which was steady, unlike her own. Legolas reached behind him and pulled his cloak from behind her, wrapping Sayowyn in it. Soon, Sayowyn became warm once more and they both fell asleep.
They smiled and hollered down to the group, who were happy to see the energetic hobbits. "What are you doing!?" Gimli cried. "Two young hobbits smoking and...and drinking!" he said in anger.
"We... are rejoicing in the battle we just won!" Merry said, before taking a swig of his drink.
"We are here sitting on a field of victory! We earned this! We have pork! And beer for you!" Pippin piped up.
Gimli changed his attitude. "Pork! And beer!" he smiled. Sayowyn and Legolas looked and one another and grinned up at the hobbits. Before long they began riding their horses through the knee deep water of a flooded Isengard. Suddenly Pippin was off in the water. He had found something. Sayowyn looked over. It was a sphere rock of some sort. It had a clearness to it. Gandalf quickly took it from the hobbit and hid it under his cloak.
Pippin was surprised, and was curious at why he was not allowed to have what he had found. Throughout the day they made their way back to Edoras, where they would enjoy a few days stay. That night, when everyone was sleeping, Aragorn went outside to look over the city of Edoras. He noticed two people standing close by.
He went up and stood beside Legolas, who was listening to Sayowyn speak. Aragorn could not understand Quenya, which was what Sayowyn was saying. "What is she doing?" he asked with curiousity.
Legolas looked at the stars. "The stars are veiled. Sayowyn speaks to them this night."
Sayowyn kept speaking to the stars, then stopping to listen. "What do they say?" Aragorn asked quietly.
"The eye of the enemy is moving." Legolas said, his voice haunting, yet calm. He had his hood up over his head, so only his face could be seen. Sayowyn was the same.
Aragorn stood and listened to Sayowyn speak the beautiful language of Quenya. Suddenly Sayowyn turned to Legolas with fear in her eyes. "Ta tuls si!" she said, turning and running to the room where the others slept.
"He is here!" Legolas looked at Aragorn, the same fear in his eyes. They followed Sayowyn as fast as they could.
The three arrived at the doorway together, to see Pippin holding the same rock in his hand. The rock was aglow, and Pippin's body shook as he cried out. The rest of the room was awake, but they did not know what to do. Sayowyn ran forward and took the rock from him. She felt electricty flowing through her veins. She did not make a sound, but stood with her eyes fixed on the ball. Aragorn knocked it from her hands, causing it to roll across the room. Gandalf quickly scooped it up.
Sayowyn and Pippin fell at the same time. Sayowyn had a harder time coming to than Pippin did. Gandalf went to the hobbit and spoke to him. "What did you see?" the wizard asked.
Through gasps of air and shaking, Pippin was able to say. "I saw him!" Gandalf was able to get more information out of the hobbit, relieved to see that Pippin had not told Sauron anything about anyone of the fellowship.
"I saw a white tree! It burned!" Pippin cried. Gandalf sat in shock. Meanwhile, Legolas and Aragorn were standing over Sayowyn, who did not wake.
"Gandalf come here, quickly!" Legolas called to him. The wizard ran over and looked Sayowyn over.
He put up his hand and closed his eyes. "I release you." he simply said. Moments later, the elf was awake, yet not frightened like Pippin. "Take her to a room to rest. She will need it." he said.
"There is a room across the hall and one door to the left." Aragorn said as Legolas picked up an exhausted Sayowyn in his arms. He carried her to the room, which was empty except for a bed beside the wall, and a window which cast moonlight in fairly well.
Without a word the elf placed Sayowyn on the bed and left her to sleep, which she fell to instantly. Legolas then returned to the disturbed room of Pippin and the others. Gandalf was talking to Aragorn, planning on leaving for Minas Tirith the next day. It would be a three day long ride.
"You'd be best to tend to Sayowyn." Gandalf said to Legolas, who nodded and left the room. The elf stepped quietly into the dark room, and dropped to his knees on the bedside. Sayowyn slept quietly. No part of her body moved.
Legolas spoke. "Sayowyn?" he asked. She did not stir as she usually did. He placed a hand on her abdomen and shook her very gently. He said her name again. Legolas removed his hand and sat watching her for a moment. Suddenly, Sayowyns eyes shot open and she jerked up to a sitting position. She was breathing hard. "What is wrong?" Legolas asked with alarm.
Sayowyn looked around the room and then at the elf. "My dreams. They hurt." she gasped for air. She placed a hand on her throat.
When the trauma had ended, Sayowyn returned to normal. She then began to tremble with cold. "Cold has never bothered you before." Legolas simply stated.
She leaned closer to him. He placed two hands on her cheeks. His eyes widened. Sayowyn placed a hand ontop of one of his, closing her eyes slowly. "Your hands are so warm." she said.
"And your skin is so cold!" Legolas said in disbelief. No elfs' skin was ever too cold or too hot. "Your life is leaving you."
Sayowyns eyes opened again. "Who told you that?" she asked.
"Gandalf." Legolas replied. He looked at Sayowyn more closely. He could see a change in her face. She was not radiant anymore. Some part of the life that could once be seen in her eyes was now gone. Her skin was whiter than usual, and her golden hair had lost its brilliance. She looked like an elf who was dying. "Your grace is leaving you."
"I will outlast until Sauron is destroyed. Do not fear." Sayowyn said.
"Le tyava quel?" Legolas asked.
Sayowyn shook her head. "I can feel my life leaving me. I wish this had not happened. Amin hiraetha." she said.
Legolas let go of her face and took a hold of her hands now. "Quel Kaima." he said.
Sayowyn lay back down in bed, still shivering. Legolas lay beside her now, and she rested her head, now heavy with sorrow, on his chest. She could hear his heart beat, which was steady, unlike her own. Legolas reached behind him and pulled his cloak from behind her, wrapping Sayowyn in it. Soon, Sayowyn became warm once more and they both fell asleep.