Chapter 10:The Important Decision
"You really don't expect me to believe that
all those bedtime stories are true do you?" I asked insistently.
Rren gave me a serious glare and my expression changed. I could tell
something very strange was obviously afoot.
"You two go back to
Rivendell I'll go alone," Rren ordered. I cocked my eyebrows at
her. It was quite strange to see my cousin pretending to have
authority.
"And how do you propose to even find Mordor without a
map you've never even left Rivendell your whole life." I
commented
"Gwen you've actually read the books?" Rren asked
in surprise.
"OH, you really don't believe I did it of my own
will, I had to do a project on fantasies for my history course." I
explained.
"Besides I'm the only one with a map!" I
exclaimed triumphantly as I pulled out the map the man had given
me.
"Where did you get that you left in the library, I
remember." Rren said accusingly. I took the map and placed it back
into my cloak's pocket,
"What is it to you I'm not going now
am I," I commented as I smiled slyly at my cousin,
"Besides
how long do you think you'd be able to survive out here alone." I
insisted. Rren stern expression began to fade and attention again
focused on the rings.
"Something's not right." I commented
softly as I observed the rings from a few feet away. Rren looked up
at me questionably
"In that silly story of yours the one ring
was gold, plus the original was destroyed was it not." I
implied.
"For once cousin you're quite right, but obviously
someone has found a way to remake the ring for their own use; but
who." Rren murmured the question aloud. She then diverted her
attention to Neiathen. They began to discussion a subject of my own
uninterest so I went over to the nearby stream. I cupped my handed
and took a deep sip of the cool water. It was quite refreshing and
helped my mind to wander from my current predicament. My mind again
wondered to the mysterious man whom I had met only early that day who
was he? And why had he come to Rivendell? Out of boredom I gently
cupped up more water and using my magic I quickly turned it into a
sphere of ice, then back again into water.
I then stood and
looked to see where Rren and Neiathen were still talking in hushed
voices, stupidly thinking that I couldn't hear them, but currently
I wasn't in the mood to listen in on conversations. There was
something very odd about this forest. I could tell that it was very
old. I also could here the distant screaming of trees as orcs pulled
them down closer to Rivendell. The man had told me to protect Rren
and I supposed that I would follow his suggestion for now it ever
seemed a wise one, and I seemed to finally be able to guess the
identity of the mysterious man. It was then that I decided to
interrupt my cousin's conversation for I could tell that the
fighting would soon reach us.
"Rivendell is no longer safe, we
must leave before the orcs are throughout the whole forest, which
will probably be so by nightfall. If we are to survive we must leave
now." I commanded them as I picked up my bow and quiver along with
the light pack I had taken with me. As Rren and Neiathen started
gathering their belonging I walked a few feet away from where we had
rested. The orcs would be coming soon I could feel it in the earth.
If we didn't leave within the hour they would overtake us. I then
abruptly turned to Rren again,
"Your decision must be made now
for we have no time to linger in these woods." Rren stared at me
for several minutes. I think she was surprised by my sudden
acceptance of her tale. Yet it seemed she was in no hurry of
answering, I decided that I would just have to wait. Wait and keep my
ears and senses open until my cousin could render her own decision