Disclaimer: I STILL don't own any thing having ANYTHING to do with LotR,
except my DVDs. ;)
I know I have been posting a lot lately, (smile) but a lot of things aren't very good right now: my best friend Danny is really sick, my dad is really sick and a cousin and friend of mine committed suicide two days ago, and writing is my release. So enjoy yet another chapter!
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Chapter 10: Hobbits at last! *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Calime found the other horses grazing peacefully in a clearing. She
chided them softly, but they followed her readily. They continued in the
direction she hoped was west. She was on her second day of travel, and dusk
was falling when she saw four figures in the distance, one normally sized
and three miniatures, heading toward her. She urged the horses into a
gallop. About 5 yards from the startled travelers, she pulled the horses up
and flew down from the saddle. The tall man she assumed to be Strider put
his hand to his sword as Calime overzealously embraced the three little
hobbits. (Haven't you always wanted to do that? They are so cute!)
"You have NO idea how happy I am to find you!"
"Who are you, stranger?" the ranger asked.
"Oh, sorry. I am from Rivendell. I came to find you after Arwen came back
with only Frodo. I have been traveling since yesterday, and I was starting
to think that I had passed you by," she said. Strider's hand left his
sword. Pippin was giving her a strange look, one eyebrow cocked, looking
like a newly pubescent boy at a school dance. She raised one eyebrow and
smiled. He looked away, blushing.
"Is Frodo okay?" the hobbit she figured to be Sam asked. Strider looked sharply at her. Calime hesitated.
"I do not know, Sam. I left as soon as Arwen returned. I didn't stay long enough to see if Frodo was alright," she finally answered. Seeing the hobbits' crestfallen expressions, she knelt to their level and added "But he is in the hands of Lord Elrond of Rivendell, and Lord Elrond is the best healer in these lands."
The hobbits' expressions brightened noticeably, and she straightened and looked to Strider.
"We had best hurry, though. I ran into a band of orcs not far from here,
and I don't know how many more are around." Strider nodded, and looked to
the horses, calmly standing, looking tired. Strider held Niliqueye's reins as she helped Sam and Merry onto her back, and then mounted Otona himself. Calime picked up Pippin and put him on Mir, then swung up behind him. They nudged the horses into a trot and headed for Rivendell. After they had gone a few miles, Calime was suddenly aware of a burning in her throat. Water, Calime need water. As if he had read her mind, Strider turned and tossed a leather bag filled with water. She smiled gratefully and drank thirstily. She was careful not to take too much until Strider called over his shoulder, "Go ahead and finish it. What is your name?" "Calime."
"Finish it. There is a river not far, and we can fill it there." Calime drank again, and then offered the rest to Pippin, who gladly accepted it. She looked around, at the tall trees that seemed to almost be whispering to each other, and at the three voyagers before her, and the curly head resting softly against her chest, the suppleness of Mir's taut muscles moving smoothly beneath her. Despite all the beautiful things around her, she still kept a watchful eye turned for any sign of orcs. The attack at the river had taught her to be ever vigilant, and she kept her sword close to her left hand. Onward!
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Lil Eimeim: Thanks for your review! I am glad you like it!
Feanen: Yeah, it is a bit short, but I am SUPER busy and a bit of the evil writer's block is setting in. Please keep reading!
Innocent Princess: Thanks for your help and review! I'll try to use it in the next chapter! Hope you keep reading!
A/N: Yikes, these are a lot shorter typed than they look written out. I will try to make them longer! Please review on your way out! ;) Sunni
except my DVDs. ;)
I know I have been posting a lot lately, (smile) but a lot of things aren't very good right now: my best friend Danny is really sick, my dad is really sick and a cousin and friend of mine committed suicide two days ago, and writing is my release. So enjoy yet another chapter!
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Chapter 10: Hobbits at last! *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Calime found the other horses grazing peacefully in a clearing. She
chided them softly, but they followed her readily. They continued in the
direction she hoped was west. She was on her second day of travel, and dusk
was falling when she saw four figures in the distance, one normally sized
and three miniatures, heading toward her. She urged the horses into a
gallop. About 5 yards from the startled travelers, she pulled the horses up
and flew down from the saddle. The tall man she assumed to be Strider put
his hand to his sword as Calime overzealously embraced the three little
hobbits. (Haven't you always wanted to do that? They are so cute!)
"You have NO idea how happy I am to find you!"
"Who are you, stranger?" the ranger asked.
"Oh, sorry. I am from Rivendell. I came to find you after Arwen came back
with only Frodo. I have been traveling since yesterday, and I was starting
to think that I had passed you by," she said. Strider's hand left his
sword. Pippin was giving her a strange look, one eyebrow cocked, looking
like a newly pubescent boy at a school dance. She raised one eyebrow and
smiled. He looked away, blushing.
"Is Frodo okay?" the hobbit she figured to be Sam asked. Strider looked sharply at her. Calime hesitated.
"I do not know, Sam. I left as soon as Arwen returned. I didn't stay long enough to see if Frodo was alright," she finally answered. Seeing the hobbits' crestfallen expressions, she knelt to their level and added "But he is in the hands of Lord Elrond of Rivendell, and Lord Elrond is the best healer in these lands."
The hobbits' expressions brightened noticeably, and she straightened and looked to Strider.
"We had best hurry, though. I ran into a band of orcs not far from here,
and I don't know how many more are around." Strider nodded, and looked to
the horses, calmly standing, looking tired. Strider held Niliqueye's reins as she helped Sam and Merry onto her back, and then mounted Otona himself. Calime picked up Pippin and put him on Mir, then swung up behind him. They nudged the horses into a trot and headed for Rivendell. After they had gone a few miles, Calime was suddenly aware of a burning in her throat. Water, Calime need water. As if he had read her mind, Strider turned and tossed a leather bag filled with water. She smiled gratefully and drank thirstily. She was careful not to take too much until Strider called over his shoulder, "Go ahead and finish it. What is your name?" "Calime."
"Finish it. There is a river not far, and we can fill it there." Calime drank again, and then offered the rest to Pippin, who gladly accepted it. She looked around, at the tall trees that seemed to almost be whispering to each other, and at the three voyagers before her, and the curly head resting softly against her chest, the suppleness of Mir's taut muscles moving smoothly beneath her. Despite all the beautiful things around her, she still kept a watchful eye turned for any sign of orcs. The attack at the river had taught her to be ever vigilant, and she kept her sword close to her left hand. Onward!
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Lil Eimeim: Thanks for your review! I am glad you like it!
Feanen: Yeah, it is a bit short, but I am SUPER busy and a bit of the evil writer's block is setting in. Please keep reading!
Innocent Princess: Thanks for your help and review! I'll try to use it in the next chapter! Hope you keep reading!
A/N: Yikes, these are a lot shorter typed than they look written out. I will try to make them longer! Please review on your way out! ;) Sunni