Disclaimer- Don't own LOTR... or any of the characters... except Nayonas... yep pretty boring disclaimer...
A/N- READ THIS I should have told you this earlier... but oops! Frodo and Aragorn fall into the cavern after they leave Moria, but before they get to Lothlorien. AnywayI'll hopefully get one chapter up every other day!:) But sometimes I might not be able to, because of school, art work, friends, writer's block, etc... so if I miss a day please don't kill me! Now on with da story! YAY!:D
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Chapter 7- The Dead Forest
When Aragorn finished eating, he noticed an argument breaking out among the Uruk-hai.
"We're not going to use them as sport!" Shart yelled.
"What if we just ruff them up a bit? Like punching them a couple of times?" Lukiz pressed.
"No sport what so ever!" Shart ordered.
"Come on! Just a bit of fun!" Lukiz pressed.
Shart had a short temper. So he unsheathed his knife and stuck Lukiz with it. "Anymore who want to use them as sport?"
There was a murmur of argument in the band. Finally a large Uruk, who crept over to Aragorn, landed a punch on his face.
"I said no sport!" Shart said while stabbing the Uruk.
Some smaller Uruks saw what happened, and wanted in on the fight. So they started to punch and stab one another.
More Uruks saw this and did the same.
Soon the whole camp was fighting against each other.
"I can take ya all on!" Shart taunted, waving his blade in the air.
"Now's our chance to escape Frodo!" Aragorn whispered, "I've got my bonds loose enough to slip my hands out." He slipped his hands free and untied his ankles. He went over to Frodo and carefully picked Frodo up then stealthily ran into the Dead Forest.
When all of the Uruks lay dead around Shart's feet, Shart fell to his knees. Then he hit the ground, never to wake again.
Aragorn found a clearing. It was a dark, dry forest area. Vines were crisscrossing every where, and there was a single creek running through the forest floor. Rocks littered the clearing, the floor was covered with leaves, and some patches of grass were dying.
Carefully setting Frodo down Aragorn unbound him. (We have no food or supplies...) He thought, (and I won't be able to protect Frodo without my weapons...) He picked Frodo up and carried him to the creek. Gently he laid Frodo down on the bank, and unbuttoned his shirt. Then he proceeded to rewash Frodo's wounds with the clean water. "Sleep for now, Frodo, I'll keep first watch." Aragorn said softly.
Frodo fell asleep, knowing that Aragorn would keep him safe.
The night passed quietly. No creature passed by, save a pair of foxes.
The moon was high in the sky and Aragorn was about to fall asleep, so he roused Frodo. "Frodo, I'm sorry to wake you, but I'm about to fall asleep. Could you please keep second watch?"
Frodo sat up, and kept watch for the remainder of the night.
The moon fell and the sun rose.
Aragorn got up and washed in the creek. Then he came over to Frodo and said: "Frodo, I will have to carry you seeing as how bad of condition you are in..."
Frodo was too weak to respond, so he just nodded his head slightly.
"Wait here. I want to gather some berries that will help you heal faster." Aragorn walked deeper into the forest in search of some Pananachor berries.
Meanwhile Frodo was all alone in the Dead Forest with his sword, Sting, but he was in no shape to be able to wield it.
TBC...
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A/N- Well, I have writer's block... so I'm going to stop there... and the Pananachor berries are said like Pa-nana-kor. That's it for now. Just remember to check back two days from now.