The Dream Part 1
Agador - POV
"Mother and Father have been gone for nearly two weeks, and I'm feeling a bit homesick, although our hut is a few yards away." I told Brier one night. Entälenir had allowed me to stay in Brier's room to sleep. "I had a dream last night that frightened me, may I tell you?" I asked Brier when he awoke.
"Mmm hmm," he mumbled, sitting upright on his straw mat.
"Okay, well, it all started when I woke up one morning. I was much older, though, and you were gone. I must have been as old as father, at least, because my hair was quite long. It was still dark and I was really hungry, so I went to the meat shack and got a few slices of bacon. A fire was already burning, so I cooked the bacon. Just when I was sitting down to eat, the sun was beginning to rise. I heard horses running towards the village, so I ran to wake Entälenir. But he was gone from his bed. I looked all over the village and everyone was gone! The horses where getting nearer, and I saw them approach over the hills to the East. There was one in the lead. He was dressed in armor from head to toe. There must have been hundreds coming up over the hills, and they all rode black horses. The one in front unsheathed his sword when he arrived at the fence, and dismounted his horse. He then leaped right over the fence. Stepped, rather, because he was so tall. I couldn't move, so I just stood in front of my hut and watched him come nearer. He was about ten feet away when I turned and ran. I got the Western fence and heard the distant roar of the Anduin, but the horrible-looking riders blocked the fence. The lead rider was about to slash at me with his sword, but I ducked and ran beneath his legs. I dashed towards to gate, but before I got there I was cut off. There were people, the people of our village, and they were piled, body upon body, in front of the Western gate. They were all bloody, and stared with fearful glances." And I stopped, afraid of my own words. Brier just stared at me, fully awake now. "What do you think it means?" I asked, afraid of the answer. Father always said dreams had a hidden meaning.
"I really can't tell you, maybe Entälenir would know." Brier suggested, and I nodded and stood. Brier got up with me and we went out for breakfast. Entälenir was nowhere to be found, so we ate with a few elders. They never talked much, and mother said the oldest of our group was about 4000 years old! I could never imagine being that old! Mother said I would probably live to be that old, because Father is immortal, and I inherited that from him. She also said that she would die soon before that, and it troubled me. She assured me that she would live her life to the fullest, and we would share countless memories together.
"Where do you think he'd be?" I asked Brier. He shrugged his shoulders. He looked over his shoulder towards the hut.
"Perhaps he's out back tending to the horses." Brier suggested.
"Yeah, let's go see," I said, shaking dirt off my brown dress. I held onto the silver brooch that mother gave me before she left on her trip. It was two swans, with blue eyes. I thought it was pretty, and mother said she'd make another one for me when she got back. As we ran around Entälenir's hut, we saw him, as Brier thought, tending to the horses.
"Entälenir! Entälenir! We need your help!" Brier yelled. Entälenir turned quickly, assuming something was seriously the matter.
"What is it?" he asked.
"Agador.she.had." Brier panted. I caught up to him, not as out of breath as he was.
"I had a strange dream, and it's very frightening. And you told me that if I have any more dreams to come and tell you." I started. Entälenir grabbed my shoulder and let me inside, so the people of the village couldn't hear. I told him my dream, and he looked quite worried. A while ago, maybe two months, I told Entälenir about a dream I had that showed the western crops being ruined, and he dismissed it, but sure enough the next morning we woke up to see the horses out of their pen, feeding on the western crops. At first he was angry with me, accusing me of setting the horses out, but I told him I'm not strong enough to open the gate, and he wasn't as upset. Then a lot of the elders of the group came to our hut, asking mother and father questions. They came by more frequently after another one of my dreams showed the fence being ripped down by a rainstorm, and then that happened. People eyed me strangely at meals, and often kept a close eye on me when I tried to slip off into the woods.
"Come, young girl, tell me of your dream." Entälenir urged, and I told him. Every detail, down to the massacre at the fence. He sensed that I was worried, and let me play outside with Brier. Then he himself left, but came back a few minutes later with the group elders. They stared at me at the entered, and it sent cold shivers down my spine. Brier and I heard arguing inside, and since we both hate to hear people argue we moved to the fire where I ate some ham that was cooking. The cooks didn't mind me eating so many meals a day, since I was part hobbit, and they knew all about them.
"Agador!" Brier and I heard just as I was finishing my ham. We both ran back as fast as we could, not wanting to get Entälenir upset. He looked quite stern as he emerged from his hut.
"Yes?" I said, trying to look innocent.
"Would you come here please, and tell the elders of your dream?"
"Okay," I hesitated, but stepped into his hut anyway. It was hard to see, but I could just make out seven or so bodies at the table. They all looked very serious, and it scared me. I sat down and told them my dream, almost crying. They felt as scared as I did, I could tell, even though they didn't want to show it. One spoke up.
"That was very good of you to come forth with your dream. You may go play now," he said patiently. I bowed slightly and exited. The brightness of the sun was welcome after being in the dark hut, and I soon dismissed my thoughts of the nightmare and played again with Brier.
"Mother and Father have been gone for nearly two weeks, and I'm feeling a bit homesick, although our hut is a few yards away." I told Brier one night. Entälenir had allowed me to stay in Brier's room to sleep. "I had a dream last night that frightened me, may I tell you?" I asked Brier when he awoke.
"Mmm hmm," he mumbled, sitting upright on his straw mat.
"Okay, well, it all started when I woke up one morning. I was much older, though, and you were gone. I must have been as old as father, at least, because my hair was quite long. It was still dark and I was really hungry, so I went to the meat shack and got a few slices of bacon. A fire was already burning, so I cooked the bacon. Just when I was sitting down to eat, the sun was beginning to rise. I heard horses running towards the village, so I ran to wake Entälenir. But he was gone from his bed. I looked all over the village and everyone was gone! The horses where getting nearer, and I saw them approach over the hills to the East. There was one in the lead. He was dressed in armor from head to toe. There must have been hundreds coming up over the hills, and they all rode black horses. The one in front unsheathed his sword when he arrived at the fence, and dismounted his horse. He then leaped right over the fence. Stepped, rather, because he was so tall. I couldn't move, so I just stood in front of my hut and watched him come nearer. He was about ten feet away when I turned and ran. I got the Western fence and heard the distant roar of the Anduin, but the horrible-looking riders blocked the fence. The lead rider was about to slash at me with his sword, but I ducked and ran beneath his legs. I dashed towards to gate, but before I got there I was cut off. There were people, the people of our village, and they were piled, body upon body, in front of the Western gate. They were all bloody, and stared with fearful glances." And I stopped, afraid of my own words. Brier just stared at me, fully awake now. "What do you think it means?" I asked, afraid of the answer. Father always said dreams had a hidden meaning.
"I really can't tell you, maybe Entälenir would know." Brier suggested, and I nodded and stood. Brier got up with me and we went out for breakfast. Entälenir was nowhere to be found, so we ate with a few elders. They never talked much, and mother said the oldest of our group was about 4000 years old! I could never imagine being that old! Mother said I would probably live to be that old, because Father is immortal, and I inherited that from him. She also said that she would die soon before that, and it troubled me. She assured me that she would live her life to the fullest, and we would share countless memories together.
"Where do you think he'd be?" I asked Brier. He shrugged his shoulders. He looked over his shoulder towards the hut.
"Perhaps he's out back tending to the horses." Brier suggested.
"Yeah, let's go see," I said, shaking dirt off my brown dress. I held onto the silver brooch that mother gave me before she left on her trip. It was two swans, with blue eyes. I thought it was pretty, and mother said she'd make another one for me when she got back. As we ran around Entälenir's hut, we saw him, as Brier thought, tending to the horses.
"Entälenir! Entälenir! We need your help!" Brier yelled. Entälenir turned quickly, assuming something was seriously the matter.
"What is it?" he asked.
"Agador.she.had." Brier panted. I caught up to him, not as out of breath as he was.
"I had a strange dream, and it's very frightening. And you told me that if I have any more dreams to come and tell you." I started. Entälenir grabbed my shoulder and let me inside, so the people of the village couldn't hear. I told him my dream, and he looked quite worried. A while ago, maybe two months, I told Entälenir about a dream I had that showed the western crops being ruined, and he dismissed it, but sure enough the next morning we woke up to see the horses out of their pen, feeding on the western crops. At first he was angry with me, accusing me of setting the horses out, but I told him I'm not strong enough to open the gate, and he wasn't as upset. Then a lot of the elders of the group came to our hut, asking mother and father questions. They came by more frequently after another one of my dreams showed the fence being ripped down by a rainstorm, and then that happened. People eyed me strangely at meals, and often kept a close eye on me when I tried to slip off into the woods.
"Come, young girl, tell me of your dream." Entälenir urged, and I told him. Every detail, down to the massacre at the fence. He sensed that I was worried, and let me play outside with Brier. Then he himself left, but came back a few minutes later with the group elders. They stared at me at the entered, and it sent cold shivers down my spine. Brier and I heard arguing inside, and since we both hate to hear people argue we moved to the fire where I ate some ham that was cooking. The cooks didn't mind me eating so many meals a day, since I was part hobbit, and they knew all about them.
"Agador!" Brier and I heard just as I was finishing my ham. We both ran back as fast as we could, not wanting to get Entälenir upset. He looked quite stern as he emerged from his hut.
"Yes?" I said, trying to look innocent.
"Would you come here please, and tell the elders of your dream?"
"Okay," I hesitated, but stepped into his hut anyway. It was hard to see, but I could just make out seven or so bodies at the table. They all looked very serious, and it scared me. I sat down and told them my dream, almost crying. They felt as scared as I did, I could tell, even though they didn't want to show it. One spoke up.
"That was very good of you to come forth with your dream. You may go play now," he said patiently. I bowed slightly and exited. The brightness of the sun was welcome after being in the dark hut, and I soon dismissed my thoughts of the nightmare and played again with Brier.
