"You're majesty." The little woman bowed. She gave him a crooked smile. "Is
it ok if my children meet you?" Aragorn gave a look of surprise at Gimli.
"Children?" Gimli shuffled his feet and looked at the floor.
"Well, I needed to keep the population up didn't I? But I don't say anything about your children." He coughed and went into another alcove. "This is Hals, Giver, Mull and Sera." And one by one, four little dwarves entered the room. They all stood in front of Aragorn and bowed politely. When they did this, it was hard to make out where they where.
"Pleased to meet all of you." Aragorn sat on the floor so he could see there faces. All of them were boys, except the smallest one, who was hid behind her brothers.
"Sera, atop hiding behind Mull and meet the king." shouted Grendil. Little Sera tried to move out of the way, but she toppled into the King's arms.
"Careful little one." Aragorn carefully placed her on his knee. "You have your mother's good looks." Sera laughed and Grendil blushed. He placed her on the floor and whispered in Gimli's ear. "And she's got your co- ordination." Gimli realised what Aragorn was implying.
"Watch it laddie, you're heading for a clip round the ear." Aragorn laughed.
"Well, I suppose I better head off to Mirkwood." Gimli pulled a curious look.
"And. err. what would you be doing in the likes of Mirkwood?"
"Oh, I was going to ask Legolas if he wanted to come with me, back to the places we visited many years ago." Aragorn waited for Gimli's response.
"Not without this dwarf!" he grunted. But after he said this remark, Grendil butted in.
"What about us? I know he's the king and all, but are you just going to leave us?" she asked.
"Yes." He gave her a kiss, and all the children in turn. "Good bye." Aragorn and Gimli exited the small room. Aragorn suddenly remembered about Brego. Had he recovered?
"Brego!" He was drinking some of the water that was left for the wargs. One of the wargs seemed to like Brego. It was rubbing its head against him. "Come on, we're going."
"I'm just getting Sarz, Aragorn." Aragorn turned around to see riding one of the wargs.
"Are you sure that thing is tame?"
"Of course. Now let's go to Mirkwood!" Gimli and Sarz, Aragorn and Brego, headed towards Mirkwood on a fast gallop. After a few days, Mirkwood could be seen.
"I may find more surprises here." said Aragorn. They slowed down, and entered the old forest. they were confronted by an army of bows.
"What names do you go by, and why do you bring such a foul beast?" said a voice from the treetops. The stranger jumped down and took off his hood.
"Legolas!"
"Children?" Gimli shuffled his feet and looked at the floor.
"Well, I needed to keep the population up didn't I? But I don't say anything about your children." He coughed and went into another alcove. "This is Hals, Giver, Mull and Sera." And one by one, four little dwarves entered the room. They all stood in front of Aragorn and bowed politely. When they did this, it was hard to make out where they where.
"Pleased to meet all of you." Aragorn sat on the floor so he could see there faces. All of them were boys, except the smallest one, who was hid behind her brothers.
"Sera, atop hiding behind Mull and meet the king." shouted Grendil. Little Sera tried to move out of the way, but she toppled into the King's arms.
"Careful little one." Aragorn carefully placed her on his knee. "You have your mother's good looks." Sera laughed and Grendil blushed. He placed her on the floor and whispered in Gimli's ear. "And she's got your co- ordination." Gimli realised what Aragorn was implying.
"Watch it laddie, you're heading for a clip round the ear." Aragorn laughed.
"Well, I suppose I better head off to Mirkwood." Gimli pulled a curious look.
"And. err. what would you be doing in the likes of Mirkwood?"
"Oh, I was going to ask Legolas if he wanted to come with me, back to the places we visited many years ago." Aragorn waited for Gimli's response.
"Not without this dwarf!" he grunted. But after he said this remark, Grendil butted in.
"What about us? I know he's the king and all, but are you just going to leave us?" she asked.
"Yes." He gave her a kiss, and all the children in turn. "Good bye." Aragorn and Gimli exited the small room. Aragorn suddenly remembered about Brego. Had he recovered?
"Brego!" He was drinking some of the water that was left for the wargs. One of the wargs seemed to like Brego. It was rubbing its head against him. "Come on, we're going."
"I'm just getting Sarz, Aragorn." Aragorn turned around to see riding one of the wargs.
"Are you sure that thing is tame?"
"Of course. Now let's go to Mirkwood!" Gimli and Sarz, Aragorn and Brego, headed towards Mirkwood on a fast gallop. After a few days, Mirkwood could be seen.
"I may find more surprises here." said Aragorn. They slowed down, and entered the old forest. they were confronted by an army of bows.
"What names do you go by, and why do you bring such a foul beast?" said a voice from the treetops. The stranger jumped down and took off his hood.
"Legolas!"