"The Fellowship? Gandalf? Legolas? They are all here?" Aragorn questioned
curiously.
"Yes my love. They wish to see you." She said, running her hand down his cheek and under his chin to lift his head. She stared him in the eyes. " Though I don't know if you want to know what they have to say."
"Have you heard yet?" he asked.
"No, Gandalf said it was all to grief to tell twice Estel." She took his hand and helped him up from the bed. "Come." In an awkward silence, the two of them walked down the same hall Arwen had just danced down...believing everything was beautiful once again. Something evil had come to Middle Earth for a second strike at its precious creatures.
"Ah, Aragorn my lad" Gimli said when they reached the sitting area.
"Gimli!" Aragorn chuckled and embraced the large dwarf. "Legolas..." he nodded his head to the Prince of Mirkwood. "Gandalf-'' he embraced the old wizard, then ruffled the hair of the two hobbits. "And I am guessing the other two are in the kitchen eh hobbits?" Frodo and Sam smiled.
"All this merrymaking is lovely," said Gandalf "but we do need to get down to business...."
"Of course Gandalf...."Aragorn said, settling into the soft seating with Arwen by his side. He laced his fingers in between hers and she stared at him. He could see the worry in her eyes. Finally he turned back to Gandalf. "Please...get comfortable." They all seated themselves. "Now...what is this evil you speak of?"
Gandalf took a large breath and began. "When the Ring was destroyed...Saurem was destroyed because he was the original owner and creator of it. Many of his allies also perished...for they were weak cursed creatures who could not survive on their own, but his strongest did not." He breathed in deeply and let it out, scanning the Fellowship. "Keromir the Black. He was one of Saurems closest allies and advisors in the forging of the Ring. Because he did not create it personally, and because he was not as weak as the others he could not be killed. And at the first sign war he fled, into places unknown to us. Wherever he was...he was not found. Now that he has learned of his friend's end, he has come back for revenge. And so another shadow falls on MiddleEarth."
"Ah, but Gandalf, how will he know who destroyed the Ring?" Aragorn asked.
"Good question, but I have better answer." Gandalf said. He looked towards the kitchen. "Seeing stones end up in funny places don't they?"
"Yes my love. They wish to see you." She said, running her hand down his cheek and under his chin to lift his head. She stared him in the eyes. " Though I don't know if you want to know what they have to say."
"Have you heard yet?" he asked.
"No, Gandalf said it was all to grief to tell twice Estel." She took his hand and helped him up from the bed. "Come." In an awkward silence, the two of them walked down the same hall Arwen had just danced down...believing everything was beautiful once again. Something evil had come to Middle Earth for a second strike at its precious creatures.
"Ah, Aragorn my lad" Gimli said when they reached the sitting area.
"Gimli!" Aragorn chuckled and embraced the large dwarf. "Legolas..." he nodded his head to the Prince of Mirkwood. "Gandalf-'' he embraced the old wizard, then ruffled the hair of the two hobbits. "And I am guessing the other two are in the kitchen eh hobbits?" Frodo and Sam smiled.
"All this merrymaking is lovely," said Gandalf "but we do need to get down to business...."
"Of course Gandalf...."Aragorn said, settling into the soft seating with Arwen by his side. He laced his fingers in between hers and she stared at him. He could see the worry in her eyes. Finally he turned back to Gandalf. "Please...get comfortable." They all seated themselves. "Now...what is this evil you speak of?"
Gandalf took a large breath and began. "When the Ring was destroyed...Saurem was destroyed because he was the original owner and creator of it. Many of his allies also perished...for they were weak cursed creatures who could not survive on their own, but his strongest did not." He breathed in deeply and let it out, scanning the Fellowship. "Keromir the Black. He was one of Saurems closest allies and advisors in the forging of the Ring. Because he did not create it personally, and because he was not as weak as the others he could not be killed. And at the first sign war he fled, into places unknown to us. Wherever he was...he was not found. Now that he has learned of his friend's end, he has come back for revenge. And so another shadow falls on MiddleEarth."
"Ah, but Gandalf, how will he know who destroyed the Ring?" Aragorn asked.
"Good question, but I have better answer." Gandalf said. He looked towards the kitchen. "Seeing stones end up in funny places don't they?"