"There is something following us..." Legolas whispered to Aragorn.
"You are sure? I have seen nothing." The nature-hardened ranger replied.
"There are some advantages an elf has over a human...quite a number actually," retorted the blond archer with a smirk.
"Should we inform the others?" Aragorn asked.
"No need to raise a panic, mellon. Especially so soon after Gandalf's demise," at this Legolas faltered, feeling grief for his lost friend, "I am sure the future king of Gondor and I can easily handle whatever is tailing us. There is no need to take unnecessary risks however, especially with a Hobbit as important as we have with us. I will stay close to Frodo; do not alert our pursuer that we are aware of him until he makes the first move. We cannot afford to waste any time hunting this stalker; as you well know, orcs will soon be swarming over these hills. We need to reach Lothlorien."
"Do you doubt my woodland skills now, mellon? Of course I won't alert it. I thought you knew me better than that." Aragorn smiled to take the sting out of the words.
The Fellowship marched along, Legolas studiously watching the four Hobbits, Boromir staring off into space, Gimli muttering to himself under his beard; the words "elf" and "long haired wussy" could occasionally be heard. Aragorn stayed in the back, hand on his sword under his cloak and alert.
'I hope this thing will not reveal himself before we can reach Lothlorien', Aragorn thought to himself, 'As Legolas said, we can afford no distractions. I only wish Gandalf was here...'at this, Aragorn felt a stab of pain in his heart, 'He would know what to do. Gandalf trusts me as leader, but how well can I do? Already, animosity is building among the Fellowship,' Aragorn stole a glance at Boromir, still dreaming his little fantasy, then at Gimli, now muttering about "the feminine pretty boy". Aragorn sighed and shook his head.
'I only hope they can hold themselves until we reach Lothlorien...the orcs will be all over us soon, and with them things much deadlier than orcs...'
Aragorn had no idea how right he was.
"You are sure? I have seen nothing." The nature-hardened ranger replied.
"There are some advantages an elf has over a human...quite a number actually," retorted the blond archer with a smirk.
"Should we inform the others?" Aragorn asked.
"No need to raise a panic, mellon. Especially so soon after Gandalf's demise," at this Legolas faltered, feeling grief for his lost friend, "I am sure the future king of Gondor and I can easily handle whatever is tailing us. There is no need to take unnecessary risks however, especially with a Hobbit as important as we have with us. I will stay close to Frodo; do not alert our pursuer that we are aware of him until he makes the first move. We cannot afford to waste any time hunting this stalker; as you well know, orcs will soon be swarming over these hills. We need to reach Lothlorien."
"Do you doubt my woodland skills now, mellon? Of course I won't alert it. I thought you knew me better than that." Aragorn smiled to take the sting out of the words.
The Fellowship marched along, Legolas studiously watching the four Hobbits, Boromir staring off into space, Gimli muttering to himself under his beard; the words "elf" and "long haired wussy" could occasionally be heard. Aragorn stayed in the back, hand on his sword under his cloak and alert.
'I hope this thing will not reveal himself before we can reach Lothlorien', Aragorn thought to himself, 'As Legolas said, we can afford no distractions. I only wish Gandalf was here...'at this, Aragorn felt a stab of pain in his heart, 'He would know what to do. Gandalf trusts me as leader, but how well can I do? Already, animosity is building among the Fellowship,' Aragorn stole a glance at Boromir, still dreaming his little fantasy, then at Gimli, now muttering about "the feminine pretty boy". Aragorn sighed and shook his head.
'I only hope they can hold themselves until we reach Lothlorien...the orcs will be all over us soon, and with them things much deadlier than orcs...'
Aragorn had no idea how right he was.