Fayne sighed as she walked miserably toward her mother. She had to talk to
Haldir. She needed to find out why he looked at her as if she was the scum of the
earth, but it was too late. He and the others had already gone out to battle. Just as
she thought all hope was lost, Gamling came around demanding all boys old enough to
fight be given a weapon. Fayne had an idea, an insane one that could probably get her
killed, yes, but an idea none the less. Not thinking twice about the consequences, she
grabbed a sword off the ground and sliced off her long black pony-tail. Quickly strapping
on armor, a helmet, and grasping her sword, she went off to battle. Once she had left the
safety of family and friends, she was terrified of what might happen if she were caught,
or worse, if she were caught by an orc. Pushing all doubts aside, she proceeded to try and
find Haldir to no avail. Standing on the top wall of Helm's Deep, she waited. When
Aragorn gave the signal, the battle began. At first, she had no idea what to do. The orcs
were still on the ground and she had no arrows. It wasn't until the call for swords came
that she knew her time had arrived. She braced herself as an orc rushed at her. Not
knowing what else to do, she jabbed the sword at the orc and it fell. The battle raged on
and Fayne had managed to kill quite a few of the intruding orcs. She had just cut the
throat of another one when she heard Aragorn tell everyone to retreat to the keep. She
started moving towards it when she heard Aragorn cry out again. This time it was no
command, but a name. "Haldir!", Aragorn cried. Fayne turned to see where Haldir was
and what was happening only to find an orc upon him. She rushed over to where he was
and stabbed the orc just before its blade would have struck Haldir. Just as he turned to see
who had saved him from certain death, another orc struck Fayne in the shoulder. A white
blinding pain shot through her entire body right before she collapsed in a pool of her own
blood. Haldir's eyes widened in anger as he slew the offending orc and carried his rescuer
back to the keep. If only he had known.