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Chapter 6
The road to Osgiliath...
Katalia awoke to Baragon's deep voice. "Katalia, wake up." She slowly sat up. It always took her a long time to awake. ~I need to get used to waking up early.~ "Baragon, what time is it?" she asked. "Just after daybreak." "When are we going?" "In an hour. We are going to have breakfast first and you need to ask Captain Faramir's permission to journey with us." Baragon replied. "Well, where is he? Maybe I can talk to him now." "He is with Frodo and Sam. I will bring him over to you." "Hannon le." (Thank you) Katalia said. Baragon smiled as he turned to go. She was so cheerful this morning. ~I wonder if Captain Faramir will allow her to come with us.~ "Captain Faramir, Katalia would like to speak with you." "Thank you Baragon." Faramir walked over to where Katalia was. "Good morning Katalia. Did you rest well?" "Yes, thank you Lord Faramir. I wanted to know if I was going to Gondor with you." Katalia said. "I have thought about it Katalia, and have decided that you may go wherever you wish. But, if it looks like there is going to be a battle, you will go to Minas Tirith accompanied by one of my men." "I want to go to Osgiliath." said Katalia. ~I will find a way to stay and fight if there is a battle. But, there it is no use to argue about me fighting. No one will allow a woman to fight.~ "Very well. Get ready to leave. I must be going now." said Faramir. ******************************************
After they had had breakfast, Frodo, Sam, Gollum, and Katalia were blind folded and led out of Henneth Anunn. After a distance, the blind folds were taken off. Frodo and Sam came to where Katalia and Baragon were standing. Frodo said, "Katalia, we must be going on our different paths now. I hope to meet you again someday. When the suns shines and there is peace. Sam and I could show you the Shire." "Oh yes. I think you would love the Shire. Well farewell Katalia." Katalia smiled. She loved these Hobbits. They were so cheerful, even though she had only just met them, they seemed like old friends now. She bent down and hugged them both. "I would love to visit the Shire when I have the chance. Namarie, dear hobbits." Sam and Frodo both said farewell, then they left. Once the Hobbits and Gollum had gone, it was time for them to head to Osgiliath. Baragon looked at Katalia. "I will try to find you a horse to ride." Baragon said. Katalia looked down at the ground. Her face was turning red. "Baragon, I think I will walk." "Why?" "Because," her face turning more red. "I don't know how to ride a horse." Katalia replied. Baragon looked down at her. "You don't know how to ride a horse?" "No, I don't." Katalia replied, her face blushing a deeper red than before as she looked up into his astonished face. "Well, you can ride in front of me. I will teach you how to ride." "Thank you!" Katalia exclaimed, he held out his hand and pulled her up. So they started off, Baragon showing Katalia the basics of riding as they rode on. They talked most of the time or just rode in silence. Later that day, Baragon asked, "Katalia, do you have any brothers or sisters? If so, what are their names?" "Yes I have three brothers and two sisters. Don is the oldest, he is married to Anne. They have two children named Ryan and Lawrence. Then there is Mary. She is nineteen. After Mary, it's Marcus. He is seventeen. Heather is my younger sister. She is thirteen. Leonardo is the youngest, he just recently turned ten." As she was saying all this her eyes filled with tears. She looked down, ~I'm not going to cry.~ she thought. If she had gone on any further though, she would have. Baragon sensed she really missed them so he started to talk about his family. "I have two sisters and one brother. Let me start with the youngest. Laurelin is three years old. Next is Baranon. He is five. Then comes Telperion. She is thirteen. She is very ill right now." Katalia leaned back so she could look at Baragon. His eyes were full of sadness. "I'm sorry. Will she recover?" "Only time will tell. You two would like each other." "Oh, why is that?" "Because she would fight too. She wants to help to defeat the one who is not named." ~I will show them. I will show them women aren't weak, what women are made of.~ Once they had finally stopped for the night, Katalia's body ached. Her back hurt and she was tired. "You are tired aren't you?" said Baragon. Katalia nodded. "Your back hurts too. Doesn't it?" Katalia looked at him, her blue eyes flashing. "I'm fine. I just need sleep." "No your not fine. I will let you sleep as soon as I dress your wounds." "Couldn't I just go to sleep now?" Her mind was racing with thoughts of home. All the nights spent at home with her family. All she wanted was to be alone and go to sleep. "Not until I dress those wounds." "All right. Dress them if you want." As Baragon worked on her back, all Katalia could think about was her home. She remembered all the nights spent with her family, playing games or watching a movie. ~I don't want to think of home. It will just make me unhappy. Maybe I will be sent back someday.~ With that final thought in her mind she fell into a peaceful sleep. When Baragon had finished Katalia was sleeping. He picked her up in his muscular arms. ~She looks like a sleeping child. She is so small.~ he smiled, ~And fiery.~ He thought as he brought her into a tent and laid her down gently. Then rising, he walked out. ***************************************************************** I hope you guys like this chapter. Thank you again for the reviews! Also, a special thanks to my beta reader, Elessar*Lover. Thanks for beta reading this chapter! Namarie, Katalia
Katalia awoke to Baragon's deep voice. "Katalia, wake up." She slowly sat up. It always took her a long time to awake. ~I need to get used to waking up early.~ "Baragon, what time is it?" she asked. "Just after daybreak." "When are we going?" "In an hour. We are going to have breakfast first and you need to ask Captain Faramir's permission to journey with us." Baragon replied. "Well, where is he? Maybe I can talk to him now." "He is with Frodo and Sam. I will bring him over to you." "Hannon le." (Thank you) Katalia said. Baragon smiled as he turned to go. She was so cheerful this morning. ~I wonder if Captain Faramir will allow her to come with us.~ "Captain Faramir, Katalia would like to speak with you." "Thank you Baragon." Faramir walked over to where Katalia was. "Good morning Katalia. Did you rest well?" "Yes, thank you Lord Faramir. I wanted to know if I was going to Gondor with you." Katalia said. "I have thought about it Katalia, and have decided that you may go wherever you wish. But, if it looks like there is going to be a battle, you will go to Minas Tirith accompanied by one of my men." "I want to go to Osgiliath." said Katalia. ~I will find a way to stay and fight if there is a battle. But, there it is no use to argue about me fighting. No one will allow a woman to fight.~ "Very well. Get ready to leave. I must be going now." said Faramir. ******************************************
After they had had breakfast, Frodo, Sam, Gollum, and Katalia were blind folded and led out of Henneth Anunn. After a distance, the blind folds were taken off. Frodo and Sam came to where Katalia and Baragon were standing. Frodo said, "Katalia, we must be going on our different paths now. I hope to meet you again someday. When the suns shines and there is peace. Sam and I could show you the Shire." "Oh yes. I think you would love the Shire. Well farewell Katalia." Katalia smiled. She loved these Hobbits. They were so cheerful, even though she had only just met them, they seemed like old friends now. She bent down and hugged them both. "I would love to visit the Shire when I have the chance. Namarie, dear hobbits." Sam and Frodo both said farewell, then they left. Once the Hobbits and Gollum had gone, it was time for them to head to Osgiliath. Baragon looked at Katalia. "I will try to find you a horse to ride." Baragon said. Katalia looked down at the ground. Her face was turning red. "Baragon, I think I will walk." "Why?" "Because," her face turning more red. "I don't know how to ride a horse." Katalia replied. Baragon looked down at her. "You don't know how to ride a horse?" "No, I don't." Katalia replied, her face blushing a deeper red than before as she looked up into his astonished face. "Well, you can ride in front of me. I will teach you how to ride." "Thank you!" Katalia exclaimed, he held out his hand and pulled her up. So they started off, Baragon showing Katalia the basics of riding as they rode on. They talked most of the time or just rode in silence. Later that day, Baragon asked, "Katalia, do you have any brothers or sisters? If so, what are their names?" "Yes I have three brothers and two sisters. Don is the oldest, he is married to Anne. They have two children named Ryan and Lawrence. Then there is Mary. She is nineteen. After Mary, it's Marcus. He is seventeen. Heather is my younger sister. She is thirteen. Leonardo is the youngest, he just recently turned ten." As she was saying all this her eyes filled with tears. She looked down, ~I'm not going to cry.~ she thought. If she had gone on any further though, she would have. Baragon sensed she really missed them so he started to talk about his family. "I have two sisters and one brother. Let me start with the youngest. Laurelin is three years old. Next is Baranon. He is five. Then comes Telperion. She is thirteen. She is very ill right now." Katalia leaned back so she could look at Baragon. His eyes were full of sadness. "I'm sorry. Will she recover?" "Only time will tell. You two would like each other." "Oh, why is that?" "Because she would fight too. She wants to help to defeat the one who is not named." ~I will show them. I will show them women aren't weak, what women are made of.~ Once they had finally stopped for the night, Katalia's body ached. Her back hurt and she was tired. "You are tired aren't you?" said Baragon. Katalia nodded. "Your back hurts too. Doesn't it?" Katalia looked at him, her blue eyes flashing. "I'm fine. I just need sleep." "No your not fine. I will let you sleep as soon as I dress your wounds." "Couldn't I just go to sleep now?" Her mind was racing with thoughts of home. All the nights spent at home with her family. All she wanted was to be alone and go to sleep. "Not until I dress those wounds." "All right. Dress them if you want." As Baragon worked on her back, all Katalia could think about was her home. She remembered all the nights spent with her family, playing games or watching a movie. ~I don't want to think of home. It will just make me unhappy. Maybe I will be sent back someday.~ With that final thought in her mind she fell into a peaceful sleep. When Baragon had finished Katalia was sleeping. He picked her up in his muscular arms. ~She looks like a sleeping child. She is so small.~ he smiled, ~And fiery.~ He thought as he brought her into a tent and laid her down gently. Then rising, he walked out. ***************************************************************** I hope you guys like this chapter. Thank you again for the reviews! Also, a special thanks to my beta reader, Elessar*Lover. Thanks for beta reading this chapter! Namarie, Katalia