As Treebeard stomped through the forest to the Western borders, all was
silent. All that could be heard was the stomping of his large branch-like
feet and the leaves on his head rustling as he did so. Airesiwe wanted to
talk, ask more questions about exactly how Pippin and Merry got to where
they were, but she decided not to. The silence was so stunning, that
Airesiwe was tempted to drift of a few times, but she kept herself awake.
She knew that they would be reaching their destination soon.
Soon enough, light shone through the thick forest, resembling an opening. Treebeard went through it and emerged into a green field. The grass swayed in harmony with the soft wind that blew through it. Right before Treebeard put them down, Airesiwe heard Pippin shout something.
"Stop! Wait..." Pippin said while trailing off. He looked back into the dark forest and seemed to be in deep thought. "Turn around...turn around and take us south." Pip looked back at them with an intelligent expression on his face, which was rarely seen in him.
"And why would you suggest such an insane thing like that?" Merry questioned.
"Just do it! Take us south, I have a plan." Pippin announced once more.
"I...must agree with...Merry this time young hobbit," Treebeard said with pain still in his voice. "I understand...that you want to stay...but—"
"NO! Please just listen!" Pippin shouted. "If we go—"
"Pippin," Airesiwe said calmly, "If we do go south, that will take us too close to Isengard." 'Which is the last thing I need,' she said to herself.
"Yes! But the closer we are from danger, the farther we will be from home. That's the least Saruman will expect." Pippin confessed.
Everyone stood silent for awhile before Treebeard finally spoke.
"Hmm.....doesn't make much sense to me.....but then again....you are very small. Perhaps you're right."
Pippin looked at Airesiwe and Merry with great pride. Airesiwe shook her head in disbelief.
"Do you have any idea what he's doing?" Airesiwe whispered to Merry.
"Not a clue. But then again, it is Pip we're talking about." Merry chuckled to himself while Treebeard picked both Airesiwe and Merry up. Confused, Airesiwe wondered what Pippin was doing, and if it was a very wise thing to do. Resting on Treebeard's branches, she drifted off into a deep sleep.
~*~
A loud, unpleasant cry awoke Airesiwe. Looking around in confusion and disbelief, she took in her surrounding. She was still on Treebeard's branches, along with Pippin and Merry, but something wasn't right. Behind them, Airesiwe noticed that there were many black, charred stumps. As Airesiwe looked around more, she saw that the stumps were the remains of a forest. Treebeard had released an odd-sounding noise out of anger it seemed. It took awhile for Airesiwe to understand what was going on, so she turned to Merry.
"Might you explain this to me?" Airesiwe said with a sleepy voice. "Where are we?"
Merry looked around with a sad look in his eyes. "This used to be the southern borders of the forest...until..." Merry pointed towards the tower of Saruman, which was quite visible at this point.
"Saruman," Airesiwe whispered under her breath. "He did this, he burned all this didn't he?
Merry nodded his head slowly.
Soon enough, light shone through the thick forest, resembling an opening. Treebeard went through it and emerged into a green field. The grass swayed in harmony with the soft wind that blew through it. Right before Treebeard put them down, Airesiwe heard Pippin shout something.
"Stop! Wait..." Pippin said while trailing off. He looked back into the dark forest and seemed to be in deep thought. "Turn around...turn around and take us south." Pip looked back at them with an intelligent expression on his face, which was rarely seen in him.
"And why would you suggest such an insane thing like that?" Merry questioned.
"Just do it! Take us south, I have a plan." Pippin announced once more.
"I...must agree with...Merry this time young hobbit," Treebeard said with pain still in his voice. "I understand...that you want to stay...but—"
"NO! Please just listen!" Pippin shouted. "If we go—"
"Pippin," Airesiwe said calmly, "If we do go south, that will take us too close to Isengard." 'Which is the last thing I need,' she said to herself.
"Yes! But the closer we are from danger, the farther we will be from home. That's the least Saruman will expect." Pippin confessed.
Everyone stood silent for awhile before Treebeard finally spoke.
"Hmm.....doesn't make much sense to me.....but then again....you are very small. Perhaps you're right."
Pippin looked at Airesiwe and Merry with great pride. Airesiwe shook her head in disbelief.
"Do you have any idea what he's doing?" Airesiwe whispered to Merry.
"Not a clue. But then again, it is Pip we're talking about." Merry chuckled to himself while Treebeard picked both Airesiwe and Merry up. Confused, Airesiwe wondered what Pippin was doing, and if it was a very wise thing to do. Resting on Treebeard's branches, she drifted off into a deep sleep.
~*~
A loud, unpleasant cry awoke Airesiwe. Looking around in confusion and disbelief, she took in her surrounding. She was still on Treebeard's branches, along with Pippin and Merry, but something wasn't right. Behind them, Airesiwe noticed that there were many black, charred stumps. As Airesiwe looked around more, she saw that the stumps were the remains of a forest. Treebeard had released an odd-sounding noise out of anger it seemed. It took awhile for Airesiwe to understand what was going on, so she turned to Merry.
"Might you explain this to me?" Airesiwe said with a sleepy voice. "Where are we?"
Merry looked around with a sad look in his eyes. "This used to be the southern borders of the forest...until..." Merry pointed towards the tower of Saruman, which was quite visible at this point.
"Saruman," Airesiwe whispered under her breath. "He did this, he burned all this didn't he?
Merry nodded his head slowly.