Chapter 9 - Revelations
Rin slowly stirred. She felt something soft and smooth around her.. Like silk. She slowly opened her eyes and saw she was in a magnificent bed. The sheets were made of silk. She touched her side where she had been wounded and found that she was no longer wounded at all. This surprised her. She looked about and saw that she was alone in the room, where ever the room was. All of a sudden she heard a door creaking to her right and turned to see an elf with dark brown hair walk regally into the room.
"I am Lord Elrond. The wound in your side was deeper than you thought, you were very lucky to have made it here when you did." He informed Rin softly.
Rin blinked once at the news and just kinda stared at Elrond. He raised an eyebrow at both her stare and silence, "Umm. thanks, I think." Rin said confused. "When did I get here? HOW did I get here?"
Elrond smiled slightly, "Lord Eomer carried you here along side your other companions. You arrived 3 days ago."
"THREE DAYS AGO!!!" Rin screamed as she quickly stood up, shocking Lord Elrond. "You're telling me ive been asleep for 3 days?" she said to him.
He nodded, suddenly the door creaked opened again and Steph ran in. "OMG! You're awake! I was so freaked out when you passed out! Are you ok?" she cried as she pulled me into a hug.
I stared at her for a moment, then I remembered what had happened that day. And began to giggle. " Im fine, thanks to Lord Elrond." I said as smiled at him.
" I will leave you with your friend. I have business to attend to. When you are hungry the guard will escort you down to the dining hall." He said and left.
Steph eyed me. Her looked was unreadable. " What happened to you this last week?" she said quietly.
I looked at her with a confused expression. " What?" I said.
She laughed, " No like, what happened while you were here?"
"Oh! Well when I woke up the next morning I rolled over on a sharp rock and that's how I got the gash." I said. She laughed.
"Shut up it's not funny. Then when I freaked out when I couldn't find you, I started to look for you but some stupid Orcs captured me."
Steph`s eyes went wide and started to tear. I looked at her worried. " Steph? What's wrong?" I asked.
She said nothing and just hugged me." What else happened?" she asked shakily.
"Well, after we walked for 2 days, only resting twice. They stopped for the night and then Eomer and his men came and slaughtered them all. We spoke and he said he would bring me to Rohan since I had no way to get home, nor did I want to go back."
She smiled, " You know he was so worried when you passed out, I thought he might have heartattack. Aragorn said we had to hurry or you might die and started to pick you up. But Eomer stopped him and took you. He carried you all the way here. And he never let anyone else take you."
Rin was shocked by this, " Really? Now I really feel bad. He never gets rest because of me. If it's not my nightmares waking him up it's something else. I have to apologize." I said and began to walk away.
"Rin, if he didn't want to do what he does then he wouldn't. He cares for you, it's evident to everyone." Steph called to her, "Besides, do you really want to go walking around in that?" She questioned.
Rin stopped and looked down at her clothes. She blushed seeing that she was wearing a very light nightdress. There was a soft knock at the door and an elven maiden that Rin had not seen before came in along with Mariel. Mariel smiled seeing that Rin was awake, "You gave your friends quite a scare there when you passed out," she spoke softly.
The other elf came forward, she had long dark brown hair and blue eyes, "My name is Arwen and I thought you could use some decent clothes." She offered the dress she carried to Rin. "Put it on and I will help you with the back.
Rin smiled her thanks and moved behind a dressing wall. (A/N: I DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY'RE CALLED!) Rin quickly changed and moved out from behind the dressing wall so that Arwen could do up her back.
The dress was long; it just brushed the ground. It was a dark green with gold trim. The sleeves were long and elegant and all in all it was a very beautiful dress. Rin smiled, "Thank-you for the dress, it's beautiful."
Arwen smiled at Rin; "You are most welcome Rin now come you must be hungry."
Rin smiled sheepishly as her stomach made a loud grumbling noise. Everyone laughed at her stomachs proclamation and proceeded to show her to the dining area. Rin sat as Mariel went to fetch them some lunch. As they were waiting Legolas, Gimli, Aragorn and Eomer walked in. They smiled seeing that Rin was finally up. Legolas gave her a pat on the shoulder before heading to help Mariel bring enough food for them all. Eomer and the others seated themselves with the ladies.
They talked about nothing in particular for a while and then Mariel and Legolas returned with lunch. They all dug in, laughing at the jokes that were passed around the table. Rin turned to Eomer and whispered softly, "Thank-you" she didn't explain what she was thanking him for. She didn't have to. He nodded slightly as if to say that no thanks were necessary.
Avath suddenly jumped up onto the table upsetting some of the drinks. "AVATH!!!" Rin scolded. But then she picked him up and cuddled him close. He purred as he nuzzled his head into the crook of her neck.
Eomer looked at the panther cub and then Rin, "There is no way I'm letting you keep that thing in Rohan." He declared.
Rin scowled at him, "Kitty is coming!" She said protectively.
"That is no mere Kitty. Tis a panther Rin! If you want a kitten fine, but a panther cub. No." Eomer was determined. "Rohan is a land for horses I cannot let a panther on the plains, it will harm the horses."
"Now you're just being stupid, human." A soft voice said from the entrance.
Eomer turned to see Nefaratoiel at the entrance to the dining hall. In her arms was a tiger cub, and about her feet a wolf pup. "If the panther is raised upon the plains of Rohan, it will not hunt horses. Your horses will also overcome a fear of panthers. That could be a good thing for your Riders." Nefaratoiel defended. Her gray eyes blazed with anger that the cub might be rejected.
Rin stuck her tongue out at Eomer, "See? Avath won't cause any problems once he's full grown."
Eomer raised an eyebrow, "Full grown?" he questioned.
"He might not know better as a cub." Rin replied matter of factly.
Eomer sighed in defeat, "Fine, but if he harms one of my horses, he's out."
"Fine." Rin replied.
Avath suddenly jumped into Eomer's lap and began to purr. "AAWWWW!!!" came from the women sitting around the table. Nefaratoiel just raised an eyebrow.
Eomer looked a little shocked at the cub in his lap, he smiled slightly and rolled his eyes, "Suck up." He said rather fondly. He couldn't help it. He liked the panther cub.
Rin got up and headed outside, Avath jumping off Eomer and following her. "Where is she going?" asked Steph.
"Just for a walk!" ,Rin called back. Eomer stood up and followed. Steph began to stand up too but Gimli stopped her. " Let them be lass, they have much to *cough* talk *cough* about."
*Outside *
Rin noticed Eomer had followed , so she truned to greet him. " You know I'm not going to disappear any time soon." She said a little annoyed that she could have more than a minute alone.
" I did not mean to anger you with my presence Rin." He said a little disappointed.
She sighed, " 'Mer you don't anger me, you could never anger me after all you've done for me. Im sorry if I sounded harsh."
He approached her, "If my presence does not anger you, may I ask as to what it does?"
Rin looked up at him a thoughtful frown upon her face, "It's comforting having you around." She answered him truthfully.
Eomer smiled at her answer and took a step closer to her, closing off any space between them. Rin blushed and looked down but Eomer raised his hand and gently but firmly raised her face to look at him once more. He leaned down to her as Rin raised her head slightly to meet him.
SPLASH! Both broke apart instantly spinning around to see what had happened. Avath had jumped into one of the fountains. He looked rather surprised with the fact that the water was actually wet. Rin laughed at his expression and lifted him from the fountain. She set him upon the ground and gave him a nudge with her foot to tell him to run along and play. He went obediently off in search of Silmaneero to play with.
Rin smiled and turned around, right into Eomer's arms. "I'm not letting you off that easily," he told her. A slight blush crept up Rin's cheeks as Eomer claimed her mouth with his own. The kiss turned Rin's legs to jelly and the only thing holding her up was Eomer's arms. She surrendered willingly to the kiss and when his tongue ran over her lips seeking entrance, she obliged him.
The two would have remained in their embrace had oxygen not been necessary. Rin pulled away slightly shocked. "I umm I." She stuttered before quickly rushing inside, leaving Eomer wondering.
Rin ran to her room as soon as she was out of site. She entered her room and slammed the door. She threw herself onto her bed. She rolled onto her back and lightly touched her lips. 'Eomer?' She wondered.
Rin slowly stirred. She felt something soft and smooth around her.. Like silk. She slowly opened her eyes and saw she was in a magnificent bed. The sheets were made of silk. She touched her side where she had been wounded and found that she was no longer wounded at all. This surprised her. She looked about and saw that she was alone in the room, where ever the room was. All of a sudden she heard a door creaking to her right and turned to see an elf with dark brown hair walk regally into the room.
"I am Lord Elrond. The wound in your side was deeper than you thought, you were very lucky to have made it here when you did." He informed Rin softly.
Rin blinked once at the news and just kinda stared at Elrond. He raised an eyebrow at both her stare and silence, "Umm. thanks, I think." Rin said confused. "When did I get here? HOW did I get here?"
Elrond smiled slightly, "Lord Eomer carried you here along side your other companions. You arrived 3 days ago."
"THREE DAYS AGO!!!" Rin screamed as she quickly stood up, shocking Lord Elrond. "You're telling me ive been asleep for 3 days?" she said to him.
He nodded, suddenly the door creaked opened again and Steph ran in. "OMG! You're awake! I was so freaked out when you passed out! Are you ok?" she cried as she pulled me into a hug.
I stared at her for a moment, then I remembered what had happened that day. And began to giggle. " Im fine, thanks to Lord Elrond." I said as smiled at him.
" I will leave you with your friend. I have business to attend to. When you are hungry the guard will escort you down to the dining hall." He said and left.
Steph eyed me. Her looked was unreadable. " What happened to you this last week?" she said quietly.
I looked at her with a confused expression. " What?" I said.
She laughed, " No like, what happened while you were here?"
"Oh! Well when I woke up the next morning I rolled over on a sharp rock and that's how I got the gash." I said. She laughed.
"Shut up it's not funny. Then when I freaked out when I couldn't find you, I started to look for you but some stupid Orcs captured me."
Steph`s eyes went wide and started to tear. I looked at her worried. " Steph? What's wrong?" I asked.
She said nothing and just hugged me." What else happened?" she asked shakily.
"Well, after we walked for 2 days, only resting twice. They stopped for the night and then Eomer and his men came and slaughtered them all. We spoke and he said he would bring me to Rohan since I had no way to get home, nor did I want to go back."
She smiled, " You know he was so worried when you passed out, I thought he might have heartattack. Aragorn said we had to hurry or you might die and started to pick you up. But Eomer stopped him and took you. He carried you all the way here. And he never let anyone else take you."
Rin was shocked by this, " Really? Now I really feel bad. He never gets rest because of me. If it's not my nightmares waking him up it's something else. I have to apologize." I said and began to walk away.
"Rin, if he didn't want to do what he does then he wouldn't. He cares for you, it's evident to everyone." Steph called to her, "Besides, do you really want to go walking around in that?" She questioned.
Rin stopped and looked down at her clothes. She blushed seeing that she was wearing a very light nightdress. There was a soft knock at the door and an elven maiden that Rin had not seen before came in along with Mariel. Mariel smiled seeing that Rin was awake, "You gave your friends quite a scare there when you passed out," she spoke softly.
The other elf came forward, she had long dark brown hair and blue eyes, "My name is Arwen and I thought you could use some decent clothes." She offered the dress she carried to Rin. "Put it on and I will help you with the back.
Rin smiled her thanks and moved behind a dressing wall. (A/N: I DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY'RE CALLED!) Rin quickly changed and moved out from behind the dressing wall so that Arwen could do up her back.
The dress was long; it just brushed the ground. It was a dark green with gold trim. The sleeves were long and elegant and all in all it was a very beautiful dress. Rin smiled, "Thank-you for the dress, it's beautiful."
Arwen smiled at Rin; "You are most welcome Rin now come you must be hungry."
Rin smiled sheepishly as her stomach made a loud grumbling noise. Everyone laughed at her stomachs proclamation and proceeded to show her to the dining area. Rin sat as Mariel went to fetch them some lunch. As they were waiting Legolas, Gimli, Aragorn and Eomer walked in. They smiled seeing that Rin was finally up. Legolas gave her a pat on the shoulder before heading to help Mariel bring enough food for them all. Eomer and the others seated themselves with the ladies.
They talked about nothing in particular for a while and then Mariel and Legolas returned with lunch. They all dug in, laughing at the jokes that were passed around the table. Rin turned to Eomer and whispered softly, "Thank-you" she didn't explain what she was thanking him for. She didn't have to. He nodded slightly as if to say that no thanks were necessary.
Avath suddenly jumped up onto the table upsetting some of the drinks. "AVATH!!!" Rin scolded. But then she picked him up and cuddled him close. He purred as he nuzzled his head into the crook of her neck.
Eomer looked at the panther cub and then Rin, "There is no way I'm letting you keep that thing in Rohan." He declared.
Rin scowled at him, "Kitty is coming!" She said protectively.
"That is no mere Kitty. Tis a panther Rin! If you want a kitten fine, but a panther cub. No." Eomer was determined. "Rohan is a land for horses I cannot let a panther on the plains, it will harm the horses."
"Now you're just being stupid, human." A soft voice said from the entrance.
Eomer turned to see Nefaratoiel at the entrance to the dining hall. In her arms was a tiger cub, and about her feet a wolf pup. "If the panther is raised upon the plains of Rohan, it will not hunt horses. Your horses will also overcome a fear of panthers. That could be a good thing for your Riders." Nefaratoiel defended. Her gray eyes blazed with anger that the cub might be rejected.
Rin stuck her tongue out at Eomer, "See? Avath won't cause any problems once he's full grown."
Eomer raised an eyebrow, "Full grown?" he questioned.
"He might not know better as a cub." Rin replied matter of factly.
Eomer sighed in defeat, "Fine, but if he harms one of my horses, he's out."
"Fine." Rin replied.
Avath suddenly jumped into Eomer's lap and began to purr. "AAWWWW!!!" came from the women sitting around the table. Nefaratoiel just raised an eyebrow.
Eomer looked a little shocked at the cub in his lap, he smiled slightly and rolled his eyes, "Suck up." He said rather fondly. He couldn't help it. He liked the panther cub.
Rin got up and headed outside, Avath jumping off Eomer and following her. "Where is she going?" asked Steph.
"Just for a walk!" ,Rin called back. Eomer stood up and followed. Steph began to stand up too but Gimli stopped her. " Let them be lass, they have much to *cough* talk *cough* about."
*Outside *
Rin noticed Eomer had followed , so she truned to greet him. " You know I'm not going to disappear any time soon." She said a little annoyed that she could have more than a minute alone.
" I did not mean to anger you with my presence Rin." He said a little disappointed.
She sighed, " 'Mer you don't anger me, you could never anger me after all you've done for me. Im sorry if I sounded harsh."
He approached her, "If my presence does not anger you, may I ask as to what it does?"
Rin looked up at him a thoughtful frown upon her face, "It's comforting having you around." She answered him truthfully.
Eomer smiled at her answer and took a step closer to her, closing off any space between them. Rin blushed and looked down but Eomer raised his hand and gently but firmly raised her face to look at him once more. He leaned down to her as Rin raised her head slightly to meet him.
SPLASH! Both broke apart instantly spinning around to see what had happened. Avath had jumped into one of the fountains. He looked rather surprised with the fact that the water was actually wet. Rin laughed at his expression and lifted him from the fountain. She set him upon the ground and gave him a nudge with her foot to tell him to run along and play. He went obediently off in search of Silmaneero to play with.
Rin smiled and turned around, right into Eomer's arms. "I'm not letting you off that easily," he told her. A slight blush crept up Rin's cheeks as Eomer claimed her mouth with his own. The kiss turned Rin's legs to jelly and the only thing holding her up was Eomer's arms. She surrendered willingly to the kiss and when his tongue ran over her lips seeking entrance, she obliged him.
The two would have remained in their embrace had oxygen not been necessary. Rin pulled away slightly shocked. "I umm I." She stuttered before quickly rushing inside, leaving Eomer wondering.
Rin ran to her room as soon as she was out of site. She entered her room and slammed the door. She threw herself onto her bed. She rolled onto her back and lightly touched her lips. 'Eomer?' She wondered.
