Legolas ran up the stair, reaching the top as the orcs lay out before them.
Legolas kept his eyes fixed on the wall to the right, down on the complete
other side of the wall where many of the elves were standing and had their
bows ready.
He watched as Caitlin came up to the wall from the stair, her figure far away.
"what is she doin over their?" asked Gimli with a questioning look to Legolas.
"she says she must fight on the northern border of the perimiter." He responded as he watched her take her place amoung the first ranks, her small body easily distinguishable from the much taller and brouder elves.
Gimli grumbled and lifted his axe, taking a step forward in her direction.
"GIMLI." Yelled Aragorn, placing a hand on his shoulder. "do you forget what we promised, she has chosen her path, we must respect her judgement and have faith that she is responsible enough to know this is for the best , my friend."
Gimli took a step back and looked Aragorn straight in the eyes. A serious and frustrated expression in his face. "I have a long memory, sir Aragorn, and I respect her as a warrior and a friend just as I would the greatest of my kin, and I did pleadge to follow her so that she is able to do what it is she must do," he took a pause before he continued. "I will also follow her rule as a general. But my first priority is to follow my own heart, and right now my heart sees a friend, who fights alone. So you will forgive me when I bid you goodbye and I march across this field of battle to join her." He said as he removed Aragorns hand and marched across the wall, crossing men, men with bows drawn. He marched as he heard the orcs dreadful horns. Gimli did not know how this battle would fair, who would win, if he would die. But the way he saw it, he could slip one day,fall on his head and die, so what greater way to die than in battle defending what is right and good. When he could see her more clearly and was about half way to Caitlin, Gimli stopped and turned, remembering something. "oh, young Princling!" he yelled, asparking Legolas's attention to him. "I can still kill more orcs than you on my worse day, lad." He yelled.
Legolas smiled brightly, cupping his hand and yelling back. "and so we will see." He said.
As Gimli continued down the long wall to his friend Caitlin.
"never a dull moment around here." Said Aragorn. He saw Legolas looking at Caitlin off in the distance. "I am glad to see she is alright." He said
"you did not greet her?" asked Legolas.
"well I would have, but I don't think the Urukhai would be willing to wait while we had our little reunion." He said.
"they might, did you ask them, maybe if you offered a cup of tea or something as they waited they might be more enclined." He said with a smile.
"Gimli?" said caitlin with surprise as he came and stood next to her. Gimli what are you doing here? I thought you were needed on the southern front"
"I am needed most by the side of my friend and finest training partner." He said as he stood beside her. His axe held firmly in his hand. "have you forgotten your training already? Arm yourself lassy." He said with a bit of sarcasm.
Caitlin drew her sword. "Thank you." She said, turning to face the hoards of orcs and urukhai that lay like ants, a neverending field of them stretching across the landscape as far as the eye could see. All with weapons, bashing and stomping, a raging noise that echoed up to them, drawing fear and apprehension to the hearts of those who stood with bows ready at the walls.
The sky then lit up, pouring rain on them as they prepared themselves for battle, In the dead of night, as the cold wind blew, and the freezing rain toppled them.
"What is happening out their anyways?" said Gimli, As he stood on his tippy toes to try and see.
Caitlin, though terrified, shaking with fear and riddled with doubt, could not resist the temptation to respond with that most classic of lines. "Shall I describe it to you, master Gimli, or would you like me to get you a box."
Gimli looked up at her and smiled, As the orcs suddenly drew silent. Something had happended. Had she missed it? She looked out seeing an orc drop to the ground. Yes, she had missed the first shot, it had begun. The battle was upon them. Caitlin gripped Gomaithis, the sword of light, preying that she would wield it with skill as the creatures ran forward without fear, without hesitation, then the first vally was released.
"war." She whispered, as they all took their positions and the enemy closed in around them. Caitlin narrowed her eyes, and breathed in a slow brooding breath, her brow wrinkled in determination as she thought of Elrond, thought of his fury in battle, his unrelenting zelousness and persision. The orcs feared his blade, through legend alone these creatures without fear, who did not know pain or death knew of the destruction his sword would left on any it encountered. They feared him because they knew that should they meet him in battle his weapon would be the last they saw. Caitlin gripped her sword further, bringing it up so she could hear its metal graze the stone ever so slightly as she brought it into an attack position. She held it their for a moment, so she could see the metal and the elvish written upon it.
She vowed These creatures would know her blade. They would fear their demise upon the tip of this sword. She would bring blackness to them, as they had never dreamed could cover a mortal coil. Her legend would be known by orc as the bringer of the last breath.
"LADDERS!!" cried Aragorn. As the darkness did indeed come.
I am so sorry at how short this chapter is, I wanted to get this message to you but in order to do that I have to submit a chapter(no more author notes) no worrys the next will be action packed and have both character development and new twists and turns. I am going to try and keep the battle at helms deep as accurate to the battle tacktics used by the orcs in the movie as possible exept when it has to deviate for the purposes of this story so I think the next chapter will be about a week in the making so at the latest you should find yourself reading the next chapter on march 5th 2004. but if I can I will get it in sooner Love to all. Aiko Alima
He watched as Caitlin came up to the wall from the stair, her figure far away.
"what is she doin over their?" asked Gimli with a questioning look to Legolas.
"she says she must fight on the northern border of the perimiter." He responded as he watched her take her place amoung the first ranks, her small body easily distinguishable from the much taller and brouder elves.
Gimli grumbled and lifted his axe, taking a step forward in her direction.
"GIMLI." Yelled Aragorn, placing a hand on his shoulder. "do you forget what we promised, she has chosen her path, we must respect her judgement and have faith that she is responsible enough to know this is for the best , my friend."
Gimli took a step back and looked Aragorn straight in the eyes. A serious and frustrated expression in his face. "I have a long memory, sir Aragorn, and I respect her as a warrior and a friend just as I would the greatest of my kin, and I did pleadge to follow her so that she is able to do what it is she must do," he took a pause before he continued. "I will also follow her rule as a general. But my first priority is to follow my own heart, and right now my heart sees a friend, who fights alone. So you will forgive me when I bid you goodbye and I march across this field of battle to join her." He said as he removed Aragorns hand and marched across the wall, crossing men, men with bows drawn. He marched as he heard the orcs dreadful horns. Gimli did not know how this battle would fair, who would win, if he would die. But the way he saw it, he could slip one day,fall on his head and die, so what greater way to die than in battle defending what is right and good. When he could see her more clearly and was about half way to Caitlin, Gimli stopped and turned, remembering something. "oh, young Princling!" he yelled, asparking Legolas's attention to him. "I can still kill more orcs than you on my worse day, lad." He yelled.
Legolas smiled brightly, cupping his hand and yelling back. "and so we will see." He said.
As Gimli continued down the long wall to his friend Caitlin.
"never a dull moment around here." Said Aragorn. He saw Legolas looking at Caitlin off in the distance. "I am glad to see she is alright." He said
"you did not greet her?" asked Legolas.
"well I would have, but I don't think the Urukhai would be willing to wait while we had our little reunion." He said.
"they might, did you ask them, maybe if you offered a cup of tea or something as they waited they might be more enclined." He said with a smile.
"Gimli?" said caitlin with surprise as he came and stood next to her. Gimli what are you doing here? I thought you were needed on the southern front"
"I am needed most by the side of my friend and finest training partner." He said as he stood beside her. His axe held firmly in his hand. "have you forgotten your training already? Arm yourself lassy." He said with a bit of sarcasm.
Caitlin drew her sword. "Thank you." She said, turning to face the hoards of orcs and urukhai that lay like ants, a neverending field of them stretching across the landscape as far as the eye could see. All with weapons, bashing and stomping, a raging noise that echoed up to them, drawing fear and apprehension to the hearts of those who stood with bows ready at the walls.
The sky then lit up, pouring rain on them as they prepared themselves for battle, In the dead of night, as the cold wind blew, and the freezing rain toppled them.
"What is happening out their anyways?" said Gimli, As he stood on his tippy toes to try and see.
Caitlin, though terrified, shaking with fear and riddled with doubt, could not resist the temptation to respond with that most classic of lines. "Shall I describe it to you, master Gimli, or would you like me to get you a box."
Gimli looked up at her and smiled, As the orcs suddenly drew silent. Something had happended. Had she missed it? She looked out seeing an orc drop to the ground. Yes, she had missed the first shot, it had begun. The battle was upon them. Caitlin gripped Gomaithis, the sword of light, preying that she would wield it with skill as the creatures ran forward without fear, without hesitation, then the first vally was released.
"war." She whispered, as they all took their positions and the enemy closed in around them. Caitlin narrowed her eyes, and breathed in a slow brooding breath, her brow wrinkled in determination as she thought of Elrond, thought of his fury in battle, his unrelenting zelousness and persision. The orcs feared his blade, through legend alone these creatures without fear, who did not know pain or death knew of the destruction his sword would left on any it encountered. They feared him because they knew that should they meet him in battle his weapon would be the last they saw. Caitlin gripped her sword further, bringing it up so she could hear its metal graze the stone ever so slightly as she brought it into an attack position. She held it their for a moment, so she could see the metal and the elvish written upon it.
She vowed These creatures would know her blade. They would fear their demise upon the tip of this sword. She would bring blackness to them, as they had never dreamed could cover a mortal coil. Her legend would be known by orc as the bringer of the last breath.
"LADDERS!!" cried Aragorn. As the darkness did indeed come.
I am so sorry at how short this chapter is, I wanted to get this message to you but in order to do that I have to submit a chapter(no more author notes) no worrys the next will be action packed and have both character development and new twists and turns. I am going to try and keep the battle at helms deep as accurate to the battle tacktics used by the orcs in the movie as possible exept when it has to deviate for the purposes of this story so I think the next chapter will be about a week in the making so at the latest you should find yourself reading the next chapter on march 5th 2004. but if I can I will get it in sooner Love to all. Aiko Alima