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Thanks to Kat for reading this fic and correct the mistakes!!!!!
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The royal family arrived in Ithilien when the night had already fallen over the lands of middle earth. Faramir welcomed them and led them into the hall of his little castle. Food and wine was given to Aragorn and his children, before Faramir informed them about what had happened.
"A week ago some children found the dead body of a ranger in the forest. All of his skin was peeled off and a knife had been slammed into his heart. Three days later another body was found, from a ranger as well. His skin was peeled off too but he had died because of the loss of blood. No other wound could be found on his body. After my son found the third dead ranger near the castle we thought that it would be better to inform you. At first we got the impression that the murderer was keen on killing rangers but this afternoon two of my soldier brought a dead woman to me. She's upstairs so you can get a better sweep over what has been done to this poor humans. Please follow me," said the man and stood up from his chair but was stopped by his woman.
"Faramir! They really should eat at first and look at her tomorrow. Her body looks... disgusting! You better not look at her if you want to sleep afterwards," explained Éowyn and folded her hands in her lap.
Alia wiped one lose strand of her hair aside and lay down her fork. "Please Faramir, shown me the woman's body. I won't sleep tonight, it doesn't matter from what reason!!"
Her father sighed and stood up from his chair as well opposite to Eldarion who shook his head and told the others that he'd better not look at the woman or he'd get sick. Aragorn nodded and the rest of them, include Éowyn, followed Faramir upstairs.
Two guards stood in front of the door and stepped aside when they approached. Éowyn opened the door and let them inside.
Alia sighed when she arrived at the bed where the woman lay. Éowyn had been right, she really looked disgusting.
"Poor girl," mumbled Aragorn and placed one hand on his daughter's shoulder. He felt very sorry for the young woman lying there in front of them.
The king's daughter kneeled down beside the bed and touched the skinless flesh of the woman's right arm. "She'd suffered so much pain," she whispered. "I was right, a wizard has done this to her. No one could peel off skin without using a knife or something else sharp. There's no single scratch or cut to see. I also can feel the presence of dark magic..."
The young woman stood up when suddenly images started to race in her mind. A woman lying on the ground , blood pouring out of her mouth. A stranger in a black coat lifting his arms. A strange yellow light.
She could hear the woman's screams echoing in her ears and her nose was filled with the smell of blood and burned skin. Alia stumbled backwards and fell to the ground before her father could catch her.
Totally messed up she pressed her hands against her ears in hope the screams would end up but now she could hear evil laughter as well. The voice of a man said something but she couldn't understand what.
Aragorn shook her hardly to wake her up from the trance but Alia didn't seem to notice. She still pressed her hands against her ears and whispered some words that no one could understand before she collapsed on the floor.
"What happened to her," asked Éowyn in shock and rushed to the young woman's side. "I think, she had a vision of what happened to the woman," said the king and lifted his daughter up from the ground.
"Dad, let me down please, I'm fine," said Alia and opened her eyes. Aragorn carried her out of the room and there he allowed her to jump off his arms. "I don't want you to enter this room again, do you understand? I don' want you to have a vision again- you've seen what happened, haven't you?" Aragorn crossed his arms in front of his chest and waited for an answer.
"Well, yeah... I've seen her lying on the ground with blood pouring out of her mouth. Than there was a strange man in a black coat that covered his face so I couldn't see it and there was a yellow light that gleamed in his hands. I haven't seen more but I heard her screams and his evil laughter... it was horrible... I wished, I'd seen more an a bit more clear but maybe when I just touch her..."
Alia was interrupted by her father who pressed his hand against her mouth and shook his head. "Don't even think about it, you're not gonna see this woman again," said the older man and dragged her downstairs where Eldarion was still waiting.
Faramir and Éowyn followed them.
"Well, I rally should go to bed now. I'm terribly tired! Can you shown me my room please," asked Alia and smiled when Éowyn nodded. They went upstairs again and Aragorn wondered why his daughter was so tired out of the sudden. She hadn't seemed to be tired a few minutes ago. 'But isn't it always like that with woman,' he thought with a sigh and turned back to talk to Eldarion.
Thanks to Kat for reading this fic and correct the mistakes!!!!!
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The royal family arrived in Ithilien when the night had already fallen over the lands of middle earth. Faramir welcomed them and led them into the hall of his little castle. Food and wine was given to Aragorn and his children, before Faramir informed them about what had happened.
"A week ago some children found the dead body of a ranger in the forest. All of his skin was peeled off and a knife had been slammed into his heart. Three days later another body was found, from a ranger as well. His skin was peeled off too but he had died because of the loss of blood. No other wound could be found on his body. After my son found the third dead ranger near the castle we thought that it would be better to inform you. At first we got the impression that the murderer was keen on killing rangers but this afternoon two of my soldier brought a dead woman to me. She's upstairs so you can get a better sweep over what has been done to this poor humans. Please follow me," said the man and stood up from his chair but was stopped by his woman.
"Faramir! They really should eat at first and look at her tomorrow. Her body looks... disgusting! You better not look at her if you want to sleep afterwards," explained Éowyn and folded her hands in her lap.
Alia wiped one lose strand of her hair aside and lay down her fork. "Please Faramir, shown me the woman's body. I won't sleep tonight, it doesn't matter from what reason!!"
Her father sighed and stood up from his chair as well opposite to Eldarion who shook his head and told the others that he'd better not look at the woman or he'd get sick. Aragorn nodded and the rest of them, include Éowyn, followed Faramir upstairs.
Two guards stood in front of the door and stepped aside when they approached. Éowyn opened the door and let them inside.
Alia sighed when she arrived at the bed where the woman lay. Éowyn had been right, she really looked disgusting.
"Poor girl," mumbled Aragorn and placed one hand on his daughter's shoulder. He felt very sorry for the young woman lying there in front of them.
The king's daughter kneeled down beside the bed and touched the skinless flesh of the woman's right arm. "She'd suffered so much pain," she whispered. "I was right, a wizard has done this to her. No one could peel off skin without using a knife or something else sharp. There's no single scratch or cut to see. I also can feel the presence of dark magic..."
The young woman stood up when suddenly images started to race in her mind. A woman lying on the ground , blood pouring out of her mouth. A stranger in a black coat lifting his arms. A strange yellow light.
She could hear the woman's screams echoing in her ears and her nose was filled with the smell of blood and burned skin. Alia stumbled backwards and fell to the ground before her father could catch her.
Totally messed up she pressed her hands against her ears in hope the screams would end up but now she could hear evil laughter as well. The voice of a man said something but she couldn't understand what.
Aragorn shook her hardly to wake her up from the trance but Alia didn't seem to notice. She still pressed her hands against her ears and whispered some words that no one could understand before she collapsed on the floor.
"What happened to her," asked Éowyn in shock and rushed to the young woman's side. "I think, she had a vision of what happened to the woman," said the king and lifted his daughter up from the ground.
"Dad, let me down please, I'm fine," said Alia and opened her eyes. Aragorn carried her out of the room and there he allowed her to jump off his arms. "I don't want you to enter this room again, do you understand? I don' want you to have a vision again- you've seen what happened, haven't you?" Aragorn crossed his arms in front of his chest and waited for an answer.
"Well, yeah... I've seen her lying on the ground with blood pouring out of her mouth. Than there was a strange man in a black coat that covered his face so I couldn't see it and there was a yellow light that gleamed in his hands. I haven't seen more but I heard her screams and his evil laughter... it was horrible... I wished, I'd seen more an a bit more clear but maybe when I just touch her..."
Alia was interrupted by her father who pressed his hand against her mouth and shook his head. "Don't even think about it, you're not gonna see this woman again," said the older man and dragged her downstairs where Eldarion was still waiting.
Faramir and Éowyn followed them.
"Well, I rally should go to bed now. I'm terribly tired! Can you shown me my room please," asked Alia and smiled when Éowyn nodded. They went upstairs again and Aragorn wondered why his daughter was so tired out of the sudden. She hadn't seemed to be tired a few minutes ago. 'But isn't it always like that with woman,' he thought with a sigh and turned back to talk to Eldarion.