I am so terribly sorry to all of my readers. I deserve to be strung up by
the toes and hung out to dry, I totally messed up and thought I had already
downloaded this chapter on the correct date. I afterwards, went out of town
and then when I returned I found my screw up. My excuss is so stupid and
lame I should have paid more attention and in the future I will be more
careful, I hope you can forgive me.
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 buildings, where the Rohan people and soldiers 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 there?" asked Gimli as he stood leaning on his axe next to Legolas, watching his gaze as it rested on Caitlin.
"She says she must join the warriors on the northern borders." Said Legolas, never removing his gaze from her.
Gimli looked shocked and shifted his axe from one hand to the other.
"well like hell I am gonna let er fight alone." He said as he took off down the wall in the direction of Caitlin.
"GIMLI." Said Legolas as he took hold of the dwarves arm. Stopping him in his tracks, he opened his mouth as though to speak but his eyes showed that his heart hesitated. "I- Gimli," he paused. Then took a breath, blowing it out in acceptance of Gimlis determination. "I cannot stop you, I must admit a part of me is glad to find her fighting by your side." He patted Gimli on the shoulder. "You be safe, and keep an eye on my progress, so you may watch me blow you away with my killings." He said. With a smile.
Gimli started his run to the other side of the wall.
"Never a dull moment around here, I am glad to see she is alright." Said Aragorn as Legolas turned to him.
"You did not great her?"
"Well I would like to, but I don't think the urukhai would appreciate being put second on my priority list." He said with a small smile as he drew his sword.
"Perhaps if you offered them a beverage they would be more inclined to wait." Said Legolas as he turned to the vastness of the enemy before them. He heard Aragorn chuckle behind him as he drew his bow, one eye on his target below and the other on Caitlin.
"GIMLI?" said Caitlin with surprise as he came and stood next to her.
"Gimli, what are you doing here. Aren't you needed on the southern front."
"Just draw your sword lassy, my place is by the side of a friend in need. I know I swore my allegiance to ya, but I also must fallow my heart and that means doin what I think is right." He said.
She did so, and they both stood in silence next to eachother.
"Thank you Gimli." She said. "For being my friend. I may not be able to say that later." She said softly as she heard the silence of the night broken with a crack of lightning and the sky opened up to pour rain on them all. "Thank me later lass. After the battle." He said as he gripped his ax with both hands.
"What is happening out there anyways? It is oftly quiet when so many people are so close to eachother." he said.
Remembering Legolas's response. "Shall I describe it to you, or would you like me to get you a box?" she said with a great smile.
The rain fell on their armor, a thousand tiny drops on them all.
Caitlin replaced her helmet as she looked toward Gimli who smiled up at her. Then suddenly there was noise; Caitlin searched the field, had she missed it? Had she missed the first shot? Yes, she saw then the orcs running toward the wall, and the men shooting down at them.
Arrows flew past her shoulders. "Duck!" yelled Gimli as he pulled her down to crouch beside him. "Don't BE FOOLISH CHILD," his voice getting louder and louder as the battle became louder and louder. "NOW, KEEP YOUR WITS ABOUT YA, DON'T TRY AND REACH OUT TO THE BATTLE, IT WILL BE HARD WITH NO BOW LASS. SO YA MUST STAY HERE WITH ME UNTIL THE BATTLE COMES TO YOU." He yelled as two elves shot valley after valley on either side of them.
The elf to Caitlins right took an arrow in the chest, its rusted rough metal tip penetrating the armor just below his breastplate. He brought his hand up to the wound as he fell and turned, his eyes glazed over and his body falling over the side of the wall toward the orcs.
"Ladders!!" Yelled Aragorn as orcs came in droves over the tops of the walls.
"Yeah," yelled Gimli as he stood with enthusiasm to meet the orcs with his ax raised.
A ladder landed directly above the spot Caitlin was crouching under and upon seeing the wooden top of the ladders frame, an orc began to leap on to the wall. Caitlin swung her sword, surprising the orc from underneath, slicing and killing the creature. Another followed as it tried to step off the ladder.
She sliced again, cutting the orcs face causing it to fall backward. She lifted her foot, pushing with all her strength at the ladder causing it to fall again onto the orc from behind.
"THREE ORCS ALREADY." Cried Gimli. Caitlin briefly looked up, perhaps legolas was closer then she had thought but she saw now of him.
"IM ON 17." She heard Legolas's voice. From somewhere beyond the mass of clashing metal. She would have smiled at such humor but her attention was obviously occupied. She felt her body slammed into and swords as they harshly grazed her armor during times that she was engaged in battle with one orc or two. Her focus would be on one thing and another fight would back into her own as thousands of soldiers battled eachother in this small fort, it was in these times that she was extremely grateful for the tightly woven armor she wore.
Her mind tried to make itself known as the adrenaline pumped through her body. She searched the field as she fought, looking for a familiar face among the warriors.
"LOOK OUT!!" cried Gimli as he threw an axe in the back of an orc that was ready to strike her. Caitlin turned, pulling the ax from the fallen orcs body.
Her gaze met gimlis face, then seeing past him It was then a light that caught her eye, a blazing fire far below to the right of the wall. "Oh god." Gasped Caitlin as her heart sunk. The urukhai ran toward the drain, with the torch in hand, his intent to blow the wall.
"GET DOWN, WARRIORS GET DOWN" she screamed. As she turned pushing as many allies as possible away from the blast zone.
"GIMLI," she yelled as she saw the first and then the second arrow fly in vain at the fearless creature as he ran to the whole.
Caitlin was directly under the blast zone. She bumped into someone and turned ready to defend herself as she also prepared to jump from the wall. It was Aragorn. What was he doing here. He was supposed to be down the wall and then after the blast, he was to lead the elven archers that were held in reserve just beyond the wall.
But just as her eyes met Aragorns. "AR...."the cement beneath her feet rumbled and drew itself upwards. Hot air and smoke propelled her forward along with thousands of pounds of cement, rocks, boulders, dust, ash. And worst of all, bodies. The air met her and her body remained suspended in the air, she was unaware of any movement, of any sound, there was only the choking darkness of the dust. She couldn't tell that she was in fact flying through the air; toward the ground she felt only a weightlessness and the grip of her hand to the sword.
She flew through the air and then, without warning, without mention of its future actions she landed.
Her body slamming itself into the ground, molding the smooth surfaces of her contour to the flat hard unyielding dankness of the soil.
Her eyes, her head was disoriented as movement and sound silenced but only for a moment. The next moment she moved her soar and aching muscles faster than their comfort would allow as she roused to her feet, her sword clasped with a white-knuckle grip over the hilt.
Before her lay ten thousand orcs pouring in through the open blast zone, Gimli fighting alone against then,
Where the bloody hell was Aragorn? She turned around determined to find his figure.
But she saw none of him. There was no time. She turned swiftly again to look at Gimli, he would last not much longer.
She ran to the forefront of the elves holding her sword up, allowing them to see its make. She knew they would recognize the legendary Gomaithis, the lightning bright blade of their queen, lady Galadriel.
"GALADHIRM, ADVANCE!!!" she yelled as they all rushed forth, their blades ready to meet the orcs.
She allowed them to pass, in defense of her friend, of the keep.
"WARRIORS." She called at the last Elves in the ranks; they turned ready to follow her lead.
"Go to Haldir." she cried. "Watch your leaders back." She yelled as she ran up with them to his side. Where he fought.
She would not allow another to die, not now, not ever.
She ran up with the seven elves, all ready to defend Haldir.
The top of the stair was near, and she turned just before reaching the wall. Peering down at the water, where she had last seem Gimli fighting alone. She saw now, the fifty or so elves defending the wall, Aragorn as well, now stood their defending the gaping hole back to back with the dwarve.
They were horrendously outnumbered with a thousand orcs coming in waves over the fewer and fewer elves as they fought and died down below.
A painful feeling in her chest made it so hard for her to continue as she ran up to the place where Haldir stood with his sword ready. Caitlin wasted no time, as three of the elves fell in behind him and the remaining four continued on to the front. She stood knew that the
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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 buildings, where the Rohan people and soldiers 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 there?" asked Gimli as he stood leaning on his axe next to Legolas, watching his gaze as it rested on Caitlin.
"She says she must join the warriors on the northern borders." Said Legolas, never removing his gaze from her.
Gimli looked shocked and shifted his axe from one hand to the other.
"well like hell I am gonna let er fight alone." He said as he took off down the wall in the direction of Caitlin.
"GIMLI." Said Legolas as he took hold of the dwarves arm. Stopping him in his tracks, he opened his mouth as though to speak but his eyes showed that his heart hesitated. "I- Gimli," he paused. Then took a breath, blowing it out in acceptance of Gimlis determination. "I cannot stop you, I must admit a part of me is glad to find her fighting by your side." He patted Gimli on the shoulder. "You be safe, and keep an eye on my progress, so you may watch me blow you away with my killings." He said. With a smile.
Gimli started his run to the other side of the wall.
"Never a dull moment around here, I am glad to see she is alright." Said Aragorn as Legolas turned to him.
"You did not great her?"
"Well I would like to, but I don't think the urukhai would appreciate being put second on my priority list." He said with a small smile as he drew his sword.
"Perhaps if you offered them a beverage they would be more inclined to wait." Said Legolas as he turned to the vastness of the enemy before them. He heard Aragorn chuckle behind him as he drew his bow, one eye on his target below and the other on Caitlin.
"GIMLI?" said Caitlin with surprise as he came and stood next to her.
"Gimli, what are you doing here. Aren't you needed on the southern front."
"Just draw your sword lassy, my place is by the side of a friend in need. I know I swore my allegiance to ya, but I also must fallow my heart and that means doin what I think is right." He said.
She did so, and they both stood in silence next to eachother.
"Thank you Gimli." She said. "For being my friend. I may not be able to say that later." She said softly as she heard the silence of the night broken with a crack of lightning and the sky opened up to pour rain on them all. "Thank me later lass. After the battle." He said as he gripped his ax with both hands.
"What is happening out there anyways? It is oftly quiet when so many people are so close to eachother." he said.
Remembering Legolas's response. "Shall I describe it to you, or would you like me to get you a box?" she said with a great smile.
The rain fell on their armor, a thousand tiny drops on them all.
Caitlin replaced her helmet as she looked toward Gimli who smiled up at her. Then suddenly there was noise; Caitlin searched the field, had she missed it? Had she missed the first shot? Yes, she saw then the orcs running toward the wall, and the men shooting down at them.
Arrows flew past her shoulders. "Duck!" yelled Gimli as he pulled her down to crouch beside him. "Don't BE FOOLISH CHILD," his voice getting louder and louder as the battle became louder and louder. "NOW, KEEP YOUR WITS ABOUT YA, DON'T TRY AND REACH OUT TO THE BATTLE, IT WILL BE HARD WITH NO BOW LASS. SO YA MUST STAY HERE WITH ME UNTIL THE BATTLE COMES TO YOU." He yelled as two elves shot valley after valley on either side of them.
The elf to Caitlins right took an arrow in the chest, its rusted rough metal tip penetrating the armor just below his breastplate. He brought his hand up to the wound as he fell and turned, his eyes glazed over and his body falling over the side of the wall toward the orcs.
"Ladders!!" Yelled Aragorn as orcs came in droves over the tops of the walls.
"Yeah," yelled Gimli as he stood with enthusiasm to meet the orcs with his ax raised.
A ladder landed directly above the spot Caitlin was crouching under and upon seeing the wooden top of the ladders frame, an orc began to leap on to the wall. Caitlin swung her sword, surprising the orc from underneath, slicing and killing the creature. Another followed as it tried to step off the ladder.
She sliced again, cutting the orcs face causing it to fall backward. She lifted her foot, pushing with all her strength at the ladder causing it to fall again onto the orc from behind.
"THREE ORCS ALREADY." Cried Gimli. Caitlin briefly looked up, perhaps legolas was closer then she had thought but she saw now of him.
"IM ON 17." She heard Legolas's voice. From somewhere beyond the mass of clashing metal. She would have smiled at such humor but her attention was obviously occupied. She felt her body slammed into and swords as they harshly grazed her armor during times that she was engaged in battle with one orc or two. Her focus would be on one thing and another fight would back into her own as thousands of soldiers battled eachother in this small fort, it was in these times that she was extremely grateful for the tightly woven armor she wore.
Her mind tried to make itself known as the adrenaline pumped through her body. She searched the field as she fought, looking for a familiar face among the warriors.
"LOOK OUT!!" cried Gimli as he threw an axe in the back of an orc that was ready to strike her. Caitlin turned, pulling the ax from the fallen orcs body.
Her gaze met gimlis face, then seeing past him It was then a light that caught her eye, a blazing fire far below to the right of the wall. "Oh god." Gasped Caitlin as her heart sunk. The urukhai ran toward the drain, with the torch in hand, his intent to blow the wall.
"GET DOWN, WARRIORS GET DOWN" she screamed. As she turned pushing as many allies as possible away from the blast zone.
"GIMLI," she yelled as she saw the first and then the second arrow fly in vain at the fearless creature as he ran to the whole.
Caitlin was directly under the blast zone. She bumped into someone and turned ready to defend herself as she also prepared to jump from the wall. It was Aragorn. What was he doing here. He was supposed to be down the wall and then after the blast, he was to lead the elven archers that were held in reserve just beyond the wall.
But just as her eyes met Aragorns. "AR...."the cement beneath her feet rumbled and drew itself upwards. Hot air and smoke propelled her forward along with thousands of pounds of cement, rocks, boulders, dust, ash. And worst of all, bodies. The air met her and her body remained suspended in the air, she was unaware of any movement, of any sound, there was only the choking darkness of the dust. She couldn't tell that she was in fact flying through the air; toward the ground she felt only a weightlessness and the grip of her hand to the sword.
She flew through the air and then, without warning, without mention of its future actions she landed.
Her body slamming itself into the ground, molding the smooth surfaces of her contour to the flat hard unyielding dankness of the soil.
Her eyes, her head was disoriented as movement and sound silenced but only for a moment. The next moment she moved her soar and aching muscles faster than their comfort would allow as she roused to her feet, her sword clasped with a white-knuckle grip over the hilt.
Before her lay ten thousand orcs pouring in through the open blast zone, Gimli fighting alone against then,
Where the bloody hell was Aragorn? She turned around determined to find his figure.
But she saw none of him. There was no time. She turned swiftly again to look at Gimli, he would last not much longer.
She ran to the forefront of the elves holding her sword up, allowing them to see its make. She knew they would recognize the legendary Gomaithis, the lightning bright blade of their queen, lady Galadriel.
"GALADHIRM, ADVANCE!!!" she yelled as they all rushed forth, their blades ready to meet the orcs.
She allowed them to pass, in defense of her friend, of the keep.
"WARRIORS." She called at the last Elves in the ranks; they turned ready to follow her lead.
"Go to Haldir." she cried. "Watch your leaders back." She yelled as she ran up with them to his side. Where he fought.
She would not allow another to die, not now, not ever.
She ran up with the seven elves, all ready to defend Haldir.
The top of the stair was near, and she turned just before reaching the wall. Peering down at the water, where she had last seem Gimli fighting alone. She saw now, the fifty or so elves defending the wall, Aragorn as well, now stood their defending the gaping hole back to back with the dwarve.
They were horrendously outnumbered with a thousand orcs coming in waves over the fewer and fewer elves as they fought and died down below.
A painful feeling in her chest made it so hard for her to continue as she ran up to the place where Haldir stood with his sword ready. Caitlin wasted no time, as three of the elves fell in behind him and the remaining four continued on to the front. She stood knew that the
The next chapter will be up soon. I thank you all so much for waiting and being so patient with me. Just to let you all know I will not stop posting, nor will I EVER again leave you without updates for more than a week unless I tell you ahead of time.