Chapter Twenty-nine: Confession and separation
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Merry let out a small sob of pain as he and Pippin were thrown to the ground. He turned and saw an orc shove Holly to the ground. She hit the ground with a thud and turned painfully onto her back, gasping for air. The orcs had not carried her, so she had been running for two days, if not more. The orcs shoved medicine down the two hobbits' throats but left Holly on the ground. She breath was short and raspy. They hadn't eaten and Holly had, had no rest. Merry crawled over to the girl and held her hands in his. She looked over at him with a confused face. He squeezed her hand gently and Holly returned the gesture. Pip watched the two and sighed sadly. Wishing that Rachel were there to hold him and tell him that everything would be okay.
"When can we eat the human? We're starving." An orc asked.
"None of them are for eating. Sauruman ordered us to capture one of the human female warriors alive. Sauron is very interested in them." Another replied. Holly then realized that Rachel had triggered a signal on the Palanthir when she tried to make a call on her cell phone. Now they had to make sure everything went right, or else Earth might fall to the darkness as well.
"Merry.why did you save me?" Holly asked quietly. She looked into the Hobbit's eyes and he looked into hers.
"I did it because.... I love you Holly." He replied with complete honesty. Holly smiled sadly and nodded.
"I love you too. I know you won't want to, but you're gonna have to leave me here. Soon you'll get a chance to escape. Go into Fangorn forest and run. I promise you that we'll meet again." Holly said as she let go of Merry's hand and took off her necklace. She placed it around Merry's neck and smiled. "No matter what, a part of me is always with you. Now go to Pip and get ready to run." Holly said.
"No. I won't leave you." Merry said stubbornly.
"I can't make it Merry. I'm too weak. I promise you that I'll meet you at the gates of Isenguard and that everything will be okay." The girl said. Merry looked at her then nodded. He had to trust her and hope that she kept her promise. Holly waited and soon heard the approaching riders. She weakly crawled over to a tree and did her best to hide herself. Her back bled from the cuts and the lack of rest and food began to take effect. Slowly Holly began to loose all consciousness.
"My lord Eomer. There's something I think you should see." A young soldier named Eothine said as he approached his captain cautiously. Eomer nodded and followed his young friend over to a tree on the edge of Fangorn forest. From the light of the burning orc corpses he could make out the form of a young girl.
"Her clothes.are so strange." Eomer pondered aloud.
"What shall we do with her?" Eothine asked. Eomer picked up the girl and turned to the man next to him.
"Get what food and water we can spare. She's weak and injured." He replied as he walked back towards camp.
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Merry let out a small sob of pain as he and Pippin were thrown to the ground. He turned and saw an orc shove Holly to the ground. She hit the ground with a thud and turned painfully onto her back, gasping for air. The orcs had not carried her, so she had been running for two days, if not more. The orcs shoved medicine down the two hobbits' throats but left Holly on the ground. She breath was short and raspy. They hadn't eaten and Holly had, had no rest. Merry crawled over to the girl and held her hands in his. She looked over at him with a confused face. He squeezed her hand gently and Holly returned the gesture. Pip watched the two and sighed sadly. Wishing that Rachel were there to hold him and tell him that everything would be okay.
"When can we eat the human? We're starving." An orc asked.
"None of them are for eating. Sauruman ordered us to capture one of the human female warriors alive. Sauron is very interested in them." Another replied. Holly then realized that Rachel had triggered a signal on the Palanthir when she tried to make a call on her cell phone. Now they had to make sure everything went right, or else Earth might fall to the darkness as well.
"Merry.why did you save me?" Holly asked quietly. She looked into the Hobbit's eyes and he looked into hers.
"I did it because.... I love you Holly." He replied with complete honesty. Holly smiled sadly and nodded.
"I love you too. I know you won't want to, but you're gonna have to leave me here. Soon you'll get a chance to escape. Go into Fangorn forest and run. I promise you that we'll meet again." Holly said as she let go of Merry's hand and took off her necklace. She placed it around Merry's neck and smiled. "No matter what, a part of me is always with you. Now go to Pip and get ready to run." Holly said.
"No. I won't leave you." Merry said stubbornly.
"I can't make it Merry. I'm too weak. I promise you that I'll meet you at the gates of Isenguard and that everything will be okay." The girl said. Merry looked at her then nodded. He had to trust her and hope that she kept her promise. Holly waited and soon heard the approaching riders. She weakly crawled over to a tree and did her best to hide herself. Her back bled from the cuts and the lack of rest and food began to take effect. Slowly Holly began to loose all consciousness.
"My lord Eomer. There's something I think you should see." A young soldier named Eothine said as he approached his captain cautiously. Eomer nodded and followed his young friend over to a tree on the edge of Fangorn forest. From the light of the burning orc corpses he could make out the form of a young girl.
"Her clothes.are so strange." Eomer pondered aloud.
"What shall we do with her?" Eothine asked. Eomer picked up the girl and turned to the man next to him.
"Get what food and water we can spare. She's weak and injured." He replied as he walked back towards camp.