When Kammie awoke, it was dark. She had slept into the night, but was no longer tired. She slipped out of her room, and crept outside. Looking around, she saw all the uruk-hai slaughtered, along with men. It was not a pretty sight. Kammie walked up to the main wall, running her hand along it as she walked along beside it. The fields of Rohan spread out was far as the eye could see. Out of nowhere, a hand closed around her shoulder, just as she was about to scream, another closed around her mouth.
"Sshh. Kammie, it's alright." Legolas' voice whispered in her ear.
"Legolas," she turned around, "You scared me half to death."
"Sorry."
"It's alright. What are you doing out here?"
"Looking for you. I went into your room to talk, and you were gone. I got worried."
"Oh, yeah. I was asleep really early, and woke up. I couldn't sleep, so I came out here." She gestured to the plains. Legolas came up beside her, resting his hands on the ledge.
"It's a tragic sight, all of this." Legolas stated.
"Yeah. Everyone's dying. It's just not fair."
"It isn't"
"It has to be scary to be going into all of those battles like you do. There's so much of a risk of death, barely any chance of living."
"It is." The two stood in silence for a while, just staring out into the fields. Kammie turned around, to head back to her room.
"Getting tired?" Legolas asked.
"Kind of." They started to walk back to the rooms.
"Could you stay to talk for a bit?"
"Yeah. Just for a bit." Kammie replied, following Legolas into his room, they both sat down on the bed.
"I'm terribly sorry about earlier, Theoden blamed me for you hurting yourself."
"What!" Kammie was shocked. "You didn't cause anything! It's not your fault that my step-mother killed herself! It's not your fault that I got raped! So it's not your fault hat I hurt myself."
"You got raped?"
"Yes." She replied solemnly. "After my step-mom killed herself, her boyfriend just attacked me."'
"That isn't a good thing." Legolas said breathlessly. Kammie shook her head in response.
"No. It isn't" The tears that had built up in her eyes were starting to leak out now.
"Does anyone else know about the rape?"
"No. A couple of people know about my step-mom's suicide, but that's it."
"I understand It takes a lot of courage to tell someone your serious problems. To tell you the truth, only you and Aragorn know about my suicide. Well, now Theoden knows, but I wasn't the one who told him."
"Yeah. You're the only one that knows about me." Legolas leaned over and hugged the girl. For once, then both had a shoulder to cry on. However, Kammie didn't know that the elf was crying, she only knew of herself.
"Kammie," he said raspily, "I'm quite sorry about all the things I said earlier."
"I's okay." She pulled away, and saw the elf crying. "Oh my..."
"It's alright." He quickly wiped away his tears, then reached over to Kammie "Are you going to be okay?" Placing his hand gently on her face, he wiped away her tears. "Kam, it's okay. You don't need to cry. It's going to be alright."
"Legolas, I'm sorry for placing this burden on you. I shouldn't have." She whispered.
"It's okay. It helps to get things out, and to talk." Kammie yawned slightly.
"I think I'm going to go back to bed now. I'll see you in the morning."
"Okay." Legolas stood up with her, walking her to the door of her room.
"Thank-you for letting me talk to you." Kammie whispered, gave a hug to the elf, and walked into her room
"Sshh. Kammie, it's alright." Legolas' voice whispered in her ear.
"Legolas," she turned around, "You scared me half to death."
"Sorry."
"It's alright. What are you doing out here?"
"Looking for you. I went into your room to talk, and you were gone. I got worried."
"Oh, yeah. I was asleep really early, and woke up. I couldn't sleep, so I came out here." She gestured to the plains. Legolas came up beside her, resting his hands on the ledge.
"It's a tragic sight, all of this." Legolas stated.
"Yeah. Everyone's dying. It's just not fair."
"It isn't"
"It has to be scary to be going into all of those battles like you do. There's so much of a risk of death, barely any chance of living."
"It is." The two stood in silence for a while, just staring out into the fields. Kammie turned around, to head back to her room.
"Getting tired?" Legolas asked.
"Kind of." They started to walk back to the rooms.
"Could you stay to talk for a bit?"
"Yeah. Just for a bit." Kammie replied, following Legolas into his room, they both sat down on the bed.
"I'm terribly sorry about earlier, Theoden blamed me for you hurting yourself."
"What!" Kammie was shocked. "You didn't cause anything! It's not your fault that my step-mother killed herself! It's not your fault that I got raped! So it's not your fault hat I hurt myself."
"You got raped?"
"Yes." She replied solemnly. "After my step-mom killed herself, her boyfriend just attacked me."'
"That isn't a good thing." Legolas said breathlessly. Kammie shook her head in response.
"No. It isn't" The tears that had built up in her eyes were starting to leak out now.
"Does anyone else know about the rape?"
"No. A couple of people know about my step-mom's suicide, but that's it."
"I understand It takes a lot of courage to tell someone your serious problems. To tell you the truth, only you and Aragorn know about my suicide. Well, now Theoden knows, but I wasn't the one who told him."
"Yeah. You're the only one that knows about me." Legolas leaned over and hugged the girl. For once, then both had a shoulder to cry on. However, Kammie didn't know that the elf was crying, she only knew of herself.
"Kammie," he said raspily, "I'm quite sorry about all the things I said earlier."
"I's okay." She pulled away, and saw the elf crying. "Oh my..."
"It's alright." He quickly wiped away his tears, then reached over to Kammie "Are you going to be okay?" Placing his hand gently on her face, he wiped away her tears. "Kam, it's okay. You don't need to cry. It's going to be alright."
"Legolas, I'm sorry for placing this burden on you. I shouldn't have." She whispered.
"It's okay. It helps to get things out, and to talk." Kammie yawned slightly.
"I think I'm going to go back to bed now. I'll see you in the morning."
"Okay." Legolas stood up with her, walking her to the door of her room.
"Thank-you for letting me talk to you." Kammie whispered, gave a hug to the elf, and walked into her room
