Chapter 3
A Dangerous Road
The next morning everyone woke up refreshed and ready to continue they're journey. Calithia had had a good night of sleep and was now wide awake and ready to go. After a quick breakfast and a thorough clean up, they left. Calithia never felt so alive and even though she knew it was going to be another day of walking for hours, she was actually looking forward to it.
"Did you sleep well lady Elf?" Asked a deep voice near her. Calithia looked to her left and saw Aragorn walking beside her.
"Yes I did. Did you?" She asked in a small voice.
"I did sleep well. I think we will be stopping in an hour or so to rest for a while." He said while smiling at her.
"That's good; I guess I need to rest for a while." She replied
returning his smile. "I think we all are going to need a rest if we
want to make our next hiding spot by nightfall."
"Yeah I guess so." She said to him. Suddenly Legolas shouted,
"Ring- wraiths coming! Hide!" They all ran into the deep forest and Calithia saw that everyone had their weapons drawn, ready to fight if they have to. Calithia hid behind a huge boulder and pulled out her knife. She heard a noise to her right; expecting to see a Ring- wraith, but instead she saw the Hobbit named Merry.
"I thought you were a Ring- wraith!"
"I thought you were Legolas!" They said at the same time and then started laughing. She saw that he had a sword out and was ready to fight also. A Ring- wraith came right near them and Merry and Calithia hid deeper in the brush behind the rock.
Calithia's grip on her knife grew tighter and her heart was pounding so loud that she thought that the Ring- wraith could hear it. She could hear the Ring-wraith sniffing around and then Merry threw a rock, which landed in a far away bush. The Ring-wraith heard the noise and ran towards the bush.
"When Pip and I first got into this mess, we literally ran into Frodo and Sam. Then we had to hide under a log because a Ring-wraith had come on the road we were on; so I threw a bag of vegetables to nearby bush to distract it." He told her and then turned to her and gave her a boyish smile.
"I guess then you're used to getting chased by these things."
"Yes, I suppose; but it's not fun." He said with a hint of laughter in his voice. Soon they heard horses galloping away and Calithia knew that the Ring-wraiths were finally gone. Everyone waited for ten minutes, just in case it was just a trick, to leave their hiding spots. They gathered in a well-hidden spot and waited fro instructions. Gandalf was the first to speak.
"I'm glad you are all safe; but unfortunately with the Ring- wraith attack we will have to camp here because it is almost night fall." Aragorn spoke next and he explained what they were going to do tomorrow, but Calithia tuned him out. Instead she used her excellent Elf- eyes and scanned the area and beyond for signs of danger. While scanning, her eyes met with Legolas's eyes and she knew he was scanning for danger also.
"...so get some rest, eat, and be prepared for a hard day tomorrow." He finished, and went off to talk with Gandalf. Calithia went to sit down next to Merry on fallen tree trunk in front of the fire that Sam started. She took out some Lembas to eat and stared at the fire, thinking about what happened today. Soon Legolas sat down next to her ate some of his Lembas.
"Merry told me that you hid with him."
"Yes I did; I had my knife drawn just in case we had to fight."
"I had my bow drawn also, but I had a felling that we wouldn't have had to fight, at least not today." He told her.
"Why?"
"Because they were to preoccupied to even notice we were there; all they want is the ring Frodo is wearing on his neck."
"Oh. That's good." She said. They ate in silence for a while and when they were finished, Calithia and Legolas stood up and went to get ready for bed.
"Keep your eyes and ears open from now on as we are traveling; the others depend on us to warn them of danger." Legolas told her as they were settling down.
"Yes I will and thank you for warning us about the Ring- wraiths; I was busy talking to Aragorn and couldn't keep a look out."
"It's okay. Just pay more attention next time." He told her. "Get some sleep. Good night Calithia." He said.
"Good night Legolas." She replied. Soon everyone was asleep except Calithia. Every time she closed her eyes she saw the Ring- wraiths coming at her, swords drawn ready to attack. 'I'll never get to sleep at this rate!' she thought. She closed her eyes and imagined that she was back in her soft bed in Rivendale. She rolled over and went to sleep.
A Dangerous Road
The next morning everyone woke up refreshed and ready to continue they're journey. Calithia had had a good night of sleep and was now wide awake and ready to go. After a quick breakfast and a thorough clean up, they left. Calithia never felt so alive and even though she knew it was going to be another day of walking for hours, she was actually looking forward to it.
"Did you sleep well lady Elf?" Asked a deep voice near her. Calithia looked to her left and saw Aragorn walking beside her.
"Yes I did. Did you?" She asked in a small voice.
"I did sleep well. I think we will be stopping in an hour or so to rest for a while." He said while smiling at her.
"That's good; I guess I need to rest for a while." She replied
returning his smile. "I think we all are going to need a rest if we
want to make our next hiding spot by nightfall."
"Yeah I guess so." She said to him. Suddenly Legolas shouted,
"Ring- wraiths coming! Hide!" They all ran into the deep forest and Calithia saw that everyone had their weapons drawn, ready to fight if they have to. Calithia hid behind a huge boulder and pulled out her knife. She heard a noise to her right; expecting to see a Ring- wraith, but instead she saw the Hobbit named Merry.
"I thought you were a Ring- wraith!"
"I thought you were Legolas!" They said at the same time and then started laughing. She saw that he had a sword out and was ready to fight also. A Ring- wraith came right near them and Merry and Calithia hid deeper in the brush behind the rock.
Calithia's grip on her knife grew tighter and her heart was pounding so loud that she thought that the Ring- wraith could hear it. She could hear the Ring-wraith sniffing around and then Merry threw a rock, which landed in a far away bush. The Ring-wraith heard the noise and ran towards the bush.
"When Pip and I first got into this mess, we literally ran into Frodo and Sam. Then we had to hide under a log because a Ring-wraith had come on the road we were on; so I threw a bag of vegetables to nearby bush to distract it." He told her and then turned to her and gave her a boyish smile.
"I guess then you're used to getting chased by these things."
"Yes, I suppose; but it's not fun." He said with a hint of laughter in his voice. Soon they heard horses galloping away and Calithia knew that the Ring-wraiths were finally gone. Everyone waited for ten minutes, just in case it was just a trick, to leave their hiding spots. They gathered in a well-hidden spot and waited fro instructions. Gandalf was the first to speak.
"I'm glad you are all safe; but unfortunately with the Ring- wraith attack we will have to camp here because it is almost night fall." Aragorn spoke next and he explained what they were going to do tomorrow, but Calithia tuned him out. Instead she used her excellent Elf- eyes and scanned the area and beyond for signs of danger. While scanning, her eyes met with Legolas's eyes and she knew he was scanning for danger also.
"...so get some rest, eat, and be prepared for a hard day tomorrow." He finished, and went off to talk with Gandalf. Calithia went to sit down next to Merry on fallen tree trunk in front of the fire that Sam started. She took out some Lembas to eat and stared at the fire, thinking about what happened today. Soon Legolas sat down next to her ate some of his Lembas.
"Merry told me that you hid with him."
"Yes I did; I had my knife drawn just in case we had to fight."
"I had my bow drawn also, but I had a felling that we wouldn't have had to fight, at least not today." He told her.
"Why?"
"Because they were to preoccupied to even notice we were there; all they want is the ring Frodo is wearing on his neck."
"Oh. That's good." She said. They ate in silence for a while and when they were finished, Calithia and Legolas stood up and went to get ready for bed.
"Keep your eyes and ears open from now on as we are traveling; the others depend on us to warn them of danger." Legolas told her as they were settling down.
"Yes I will and thank you for warning us about the Ring- wraiths; I was busy talking to Aragorn and couldn't keep a look out."
"It's okay. Just pay more attention next time." He told her. "Get some sleep. Good night Calithia." He said.
"Good night Legolas." She replied. Soon everyone was asleep except Calithia. Every time she closed her eyes she saw the Ring- wraiths coming at her, swords drawn ready to attack. 'I'll never get to sleep at this rate!' she thought. She closed her eyes and imagined that she was back in her soft bed in Rivendale. She rolled over and went to sleep.