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Chapter 10: The Last Journey.

The very ground was shacking as the Ents threw large rocks at the dark tower.  Feavair and the hobbits had taken cover far away and lay to the ground trying to be as invisible as possible, hoping they would not be smashed by of one of the rocks that soared through the sky or stepped on by an Ent. All along, the Ents roared making the very mountains quake as they tossed pillars of stone down the shafts. Some of the Ents started to throw them self against the tower, but it was to strong and they only bruised them self.

At last, Treebeard gathered them around in a circle and spoke to them in his own tongue as he explained a plan he had had in his head for a very long time. Then night came and there was nothing but dead silence as the Ents stood still until dawn was breaking.

            "What do you think is happening?" asked Pippin when the silence became too unbearable. " I do not know," answered Merry as they walked away from the battle filed.  Feavair followed them quietly now and then stealing a glance up at the tower. They could hear that the Ents were working but what they where doing they did not know.

"I wonder where Strider and the others are, Master Frodo and Sam also. I hope they are safe," Merry muttered and Pippin looked at Feavair to see if there was any kind of reaction in the mentions of the others. She seemed to stiffen a little but that was all.

"I hope they are safe. I wonder if they wandered after us"

"Of course they did…. let us hope they meet the riders"

Feavair was about to say something when Treebeard walked over to them humming happily.

"Are you tired?" Pippin asked. "Tired?" he asked "Tired? No well a tad stiff I am, not tired, I will need draught of Entwash. We have worked harder then in a many long years. When night falls don not linger near the gate, perhaps there will come water and we can wash Saruman out of his tower, then Isen can run clean again"

Suddenly there was the sound of a rider coming towards them, and to everybody's disbelief, a white horse appeared and Gandalf dismounted and stood in front of them. He stared around with wild eyes, a look of panic and anger on his face.

"Gandalf!" Pippin cried out and they rushed to his side staring at him in a mixture of wonder and happiness.

"Merry, Pippin and Feavair, good to see you in good health, that will be happy news for the others" Gandalf said and smiled softly, before he turned to Treebeard.

Treebeard did not seem surprised at all to meet Gandalf and the others wondered if perhaps this meeting had been planned.

"Hoom Gandalf!" said Treebeard. " I am happy that you have come, wood and water, stock and stone I can master, but there is a pesky Wizard to handle here"

"I need your help, Treebeard" Gandalf said. "You have done much but I need more, I have about ten thousand orcs to manage" Then Gandalf and Treebeard walked away talking quietly together.

"I can't believe, thought I suspect I should have I couldn't imagine Gandalf ending so…so…" Merry trailed off lost for words.

"Suddenly" Pippin suggested.

"No, no Gandalf always appears and disappears suddenly. Well it really doesn't matter I am glad to have him back, now we can feel a little safer, we have at least one wizard on our side" sighed Merry "and Frodo will be happy as well, he was dreading to break the news to old Bilbo that is if…he ever lives to get back" Pippin trailed off.

Feavair was silent and stared towards the Dark Mountains. It was hard to imagine all this anguish and strain for a simple little gold ring, a gold ring her mother had helped created to save her life. This was all her fault.

Gandalf walked back to them and now he was smiling and looking more relax then he had done in a long time. He stared at them for a few minutes and then said.

"Feavair, I wish to speak with you" and then he led them away from the others.

            "In the last few days I have learned much, much I did not know, but should have known….." He started but she stopped him and said. "You do not need to say anything, I know what I am, and I know what I must do." She stared at the ground and continued.

"Long ago when my name was Eowerith my foster father, Laivindur, took me to the golden woods Lothlòrien. There I saw in the Lady Galadriel's mirror what will happen. Do not worry, I will not fail"

"You are aware of the danger?"

"The Dark Lord has been whispering in my mind for many days now. He is searching for me, but he is still to weak and cannot find me. I shall go to Mordor and I shall burn in the flames with the One Ring"

"Feavair you are indeed brave. I wish I had not been so blind and that I had learned to know you long before" Gandalf sighed.

Feavair smiled sorrowfully and then said.

"My foster father kept a journal does…."

"…yes, yes, Lord Elrond has it in his possession" Gandalf said quickly.

"The journal belong to Lord Celeborn, I stole it from him and gave it to Lord Elrond. Can you make sure he gets it is returned to him?" she asked and Gandalf looked at her puzzled.

"Why did you take the journal?"

"Spirit Weavers were all but forgotten. Six of them were captured and tortured in the Black Lands, after only walking a few years on the earth. My mother lived her life in secret; I have lived my life in secret. When all is done, I do not want it to be secret any more. Danger comes in not knowing"

"Wise are your words and I shall make sure the Lord Celebron gets his book back." Gandalf paused and gave a sigh that belonged the old and gray Gandalf.

"I wish there was some counsel I could give you," he muttered.

"Do the others know?" she asked concerned.

"Haldir had told Aragorn to make sure you reached Mordor. All they know is that you must face the Dark Lord and cast his spirit down into the fire"

"Then you can give me counsel by not telling them that it is within in me his spirit lies. Do not tell…" she stopped and Gandalf nodded.

"I will not tell him"

"Do not let him break his promise"

"Now my dear friends, you must take care, stay away from Orthanc! We will all meet again very soon" said Gandalf and walked towards the white horse.

"Will we meet again?" Merry asked and Gandalf nodded and mounted the white horse.

"Say hello to the others" Pippin called as they watched him ride away.

Feavair stared at him for a long time until she could no longer see him, then she made up her mind and knew it was time to go. She had held her promise to Treebeard, she had come to Isengard, nothing had changed and it never could. She was getting tired with walking around with all these emotions and wanted to end it all, now.

As night approached, she quickly gathered the one thing she had, and that was her cloak, some food and water. The wind was playing with her hair and the voice was stronger then never before.  Darkness followed her like a shadow.

She stared towards Mordor where dark smoke was rising and the clouds were heavy and black.

She took one last deep breath and then started to walk. She had not taken many steps before she heard a voice behind her and she turned around, seeing the last person she had expected to meet.

"So you really are leaving then?" it was Pippin and he was staring at her with his brown eyes full of as much seriousness as the cheerful hobbit could manage.

"What….what do you know?" she stuttered, she thought this was a secret between only her and Treebeard.

"I…I heard you talking to Treebeard" muttered Pippin. She bit her lower lip and stared once more at the road she had to take, and then turned around to face the hobbit.

"Then you know what I must do" she said quietly her voice was small and weak, like she felt. Pippin crossed his arms and stared at her. She was different then she had in Rivendell there a glow had been over her face, even at the Watchtower she had held a certain grace in her eyes, a grace that was no replaced with a dark flame.

"I suppose I can not stop you," he said finally. Deep inside he knew that she had to do this. "If I do not do it Pippin…. he will live forever and the suffering in Middle-earth will never stop" she said calmly. Pippin nodded and sniffed. She turned back and started to walk when he said.

"Then…then why won't you wait for Legolas, and tell him what must happen, tell him good bye?" she turned around swiftly a look of total horror and panic on her face. She started to shake and tears appear in her eyes, she did not try to hid them and they slid down her chin.

"You…you know about that?" she stuttered. She thought she had managed to keep her secret. She watched Pippin for a long time and finally the hobbit nodded slowly, before he smiled slyly.

" I suspected that there was something between you two, you just confirmed it. And when you talked to Treebeard, I guessed it was him"

"You are one sneaky hobbit," she muttered

"I know"

"You know curiosity killed the cat"

"It did?"

Feavair bit her lower lip. "Then what do you know about me and….and Legolas?"

"Not….not…much, though I know you two know each other….I don't know all" he said. She wiped some tears away from her eyes, walked over to him, and kneeled down. "Blessed be you don't know Pippin," she whispered.

"But….why won't you tell us, I can stop you for going you know. I can tell him where you are going, he will come," he said trying to sound as harsh he could manage.

"Oh, don't tell him Pippin for he will come, he will follow me to Mt. Doom even if I beg him not to. And if he follows me, he will not come back" Feavair whispered. Pippin bit his lower lip.

"This is deeper then just a mere friendship" he said slowly.  Feavair nodded and slowly took of her ring and handed it to Pippin. "I really can't ask you to do this," she said slowly, staring at her own wedding ring, she had only removed it one time before.

"I will do anything for you, you saved from the wolves" he said and she laughed slowly. "I like to think I saved the wolves from you. They would surely have gotten a stomachache from eating hobbit such as you" she laughed. She continued stare at the ring, before she turned her head towards Mordor and sighed, then turned back to Pippin.

"Can you give him this, when time is ready, perhaps when it is all over? Give it to him, but do not say anything for he will understand"

"It will break his heart"

"Broken hearts can be mended, broken souls can't," she said. Then she placed the ring in Pippins palm and closed it, keeping her hands on his for a couple of minutes.

"I whish you would not do this, I have grow very found of you" Pippin said sadly and stared into her green eyes.

"And I have grown found of you, and Merry. It's through friendships that we will all be strong and win." she said. Just then, they heard a long scream pierce they air and they looked up to see the great eagle on the sky once more.

"Then you must go and do what you must do," Pippin said and Feavair nodded and then she slowly started to walk, not looking back. Pippin stared at her for a long time, then she disappeared down a vally, then suddenly something struck him and he yelled out into the night.

"Say hello to Sam and Frodo for me, if you stumble over them"

Feavair stopped walking, but did not turn around instead she let a small smile play on her lips as she continued to walk away from Isengard and towards Mordor. The eagle above her head cried once more and she looked up to see it soar slowly down in front of her.

She reached out her arm and gingerly the bird landed on her arm, careful not to scratch her skin. She let a hand stroke its soft and brown-feathered body. Then she stared into the gleaming yellow eyes. Soon she saw the green light inside it, and reached out and gently grasped it in her own hands.

Pippin was about to walk back, when a new scream pierced the air, and he turned around this time to see a great bird soar on the sky as they slowly disappeared towards Mordor and the black mountain of doom.

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