Chapter Forty-two: Can't get away
Disc: Lotr.not mine.
A/N: Two chapters in one day? It's a bloody miracle! No, actually, it's just boredom. I might dish out another one tomorrow. That is if I don't sleep in till four..wait.I mean today.It's past 3 am. TOMMORROW LXG OPENS!!!!!!!
Perhaps it was the fact that she knew that Aragorn was alright or that she had lost too much blood to think straight, but Holly was not in the mood to try and comfort the others who were mourning for Aragorn. Legolas had taken the evenstar to return it to Arwen in the undying lands. Tricia on the other hand looked sadly at the elf, and desperately wanted to say something reassuring to him, but Harding wouldn't be letting her leave his company any time soon. He was indeed almost everything that Tricia could ask for in a guy, and much closer to her age. But she just didn't care for him in that way. If only she could get away for a minute.
"Alright.I'll get the guy away from you." Holly mumbled as she saw Tricia send a pleading look to her when Harding wasn't looking. The blood-soaked girl rode forward slowly and got right next to Harding's horse. He had turned his full attention to Tricia now and this allowed Holly to edge closer to him without him noticing. She reached over and lightly pinched the side of his horse. It didn't hurt the creature but it was enough to startle it. The horse reared and ran forward some ways. Holly rode next to Tricia and smiled evilly. "You owe me one. I just hope no one saw that. Now go say something to Legolas." She nudged the brunette and smiled. Tricia rode over to the elf cautiously and tried to act discreet.
"Is there something you need my lady?" He didn't even glance over at her when he spoke.
"Well.I know it must be hard on all of you.about Aragorn. But just think, Gandalf came back.maybe we'll get lucky again." The words came out somewhat fast and a bit stuttered, but Legolas heard it all and looked at her. He didn't smile but nodded in reply.
"Perhaps you are right." He looked back in front of him and felt much more lighthearted. They had not mourned for Gandalf, and he returned, they were not mourning for Aragorn. He would also return.
"How is you're arm feeling my lady?" Boromir asked as he approached Holly. She smiled and shrugged.
"Not too bad. I've had worse."
"So we've heard. Did you really survive the torture of the Uruk-Hai?"
Holly turned and looked at King Theoden. She nodded and her smile faded some. "I've got the wounds to prove it. If anyone ever doubts me." Her face formed a small grimace as she thought of those three days of hell. The hunger, pains, and worries. She suddenly missed Merry all the more.
"Forgive me if I have pained you my lady." The king apologized.
"No, it's alright. Besides...what doesn't kill you makes you stronger." A small smile.
"Where did you learn that?" Boromir questioned.
"It's just a saying I've heard one place or another. I guess it has a lot of truth to it."
"Indeed." Theoden took one last look at the girl then returned to the front.
"Are you sure you are feeling alright?" Boromir wasn't going to take any chances. If she were injured more than she let on he would lock he in the dungeon to keep her out of a battle at that point. He had made a vow to protect her. He was in her debt. Holly nodded and then looked at Tricia and Legolas. They were riding in silence, but the elf did not look as pained as before. "Holly.how did you know that I would try to take the ring?"
"*sigh*, It's complicated. I can't say..just trust me when I say that everything will be okay. Do not give up hope." She knew he was deeply pained by the loss of Aragorn.
"But with Aragorn gone."
"It'll be alright." She put a reassuring hand on his arm. "Trust me." Boromir nodded,
"My lady." He began. Tricia turned and looked into his eyes.
"Yes?"
"I.." Should he really give it to her? "I was wondering if you lost any of your daggers in the battle." A lie..and an obvious one at that.
"No. Why?" a curious look.
"Nothing. I was just checking. You don't want to be unprepared."
"Oh. Okay." Harding returned to once again try to woo Tricia. Legolas sighed sadly. "The Sorceress was wrong. She doesn't care for me. And I shouldn't care for her."
The silence took control over the band of warriors as the darkness of night began to creep over them.
A/N: Okay.it was short, but it's 3: 32 AM. Goodnight. *falls over*
Disc: Lotr.not mine.
A/N: Two chapters in one day? It's a bloody miracle! No, actually, it's just boredom. I might dish out another one tomorrow. That is if I don't sleep in till four..wait.I mean today.It's past 3 am. TOMMORROW LXG OPENS!!!!!!!
Perhaps it was the fact that she knew that Aragorn was alright or that she had lost too much blood to think straight, but Holly was not in the mood to try and comfort the others who were mourning for Aragorn. Legolas had taken the evenstar to return it to Arwen in the undying lands. Tricia on the other hand looked sadly at the elf, and desperately wanted to say something reassuring to him, but Harding wouldn't be letting her leave his company any time soon. He was indeed almost everything that Tricia could ask for in a guy, and much closer to her age. But she just didn't care for him in that way. If only she could get away for a minute.
"Alright.I'll get the guy away from you." Holly mumbled as she saw Tricia send a pleading look to her when Harding wasn't looking. The blood-soaked girl rode forward slowly and got right next to Harding's horse. He had turned his full attention to Tricia now and this allowed Holly to edge closer to him without him noticing. She reached over and lightly pinched the side of his horse. It didn't hurt the creature but it was enough to startle it. The horse reared and ran forward some ways. Holly rode next to Tricia and smiled evilly. "You owe me one. I just hope no one saw that. Now go say something to Legolas." She nudged the brunette and smiled. Tricia rode over to the elf cautiously and tried to act discreet.
"Is there something you need my lady?" He didn't even glance over at her when he spoke.
"Well.I know it must be hard on all of you.about Aragorn. But just think, Gandalf came back.maybe we'll get lucky again." The words came out somewhat fast and a bit stuttered, but Legolas heard it all and looked at her. He didn't smile but nodded in reply.
"Perhaps you are right." He looked back in front of him and felt much more lighthearted. They had not mourned for Gandalf, and he returned, they were not mourning for Aragorn. He would also return.
"How is you're arm feeling my lady?" Boromir asked as he approached Holly. She smiled and shrugged.
"Not too bad. I've had worse."
"So we've heard. Did you really survive the torture of the Uruk-Hai?"
Holly turned and looked at King Theoden. She nodded and her smile faded some. "I've got the wounds to prove it. If anyone ever doubts me." Her face formed a small grimace as she thought of those three days of hell. The hunger, pains, and worries. She suddenly missed Merry all the more.
"Forgive me if I have pained you my lady." The king apologized.
"No, it's alright. Besides...what doesn't kill you makes you stronger." A small smile.
"Where did you learn that?" Boromir questioned.
"It's just a saying I've heard one place or another. I guess it has a lot of truth to it."
"Indeed." Theoden took one last look at the girl then returned to the front.
"Are you sure you are feeling alright?" Boromir wasn't going to take any chances. If she were injured more than she let on he would lock he in the dungeon to keep her out of a battle at that point. He had made a vow to protect her. He was in her debt. Holly nodded and then looked at Tricia and Legolas. They were riding in silence, but the elf did not look as pained as before. "Holly.how did you know that I would try to take the ring?"
"*sigh*, It's complicated. I can't say..just trust me when I say that everything will be okay. Do not give up hope." She knew he was deeply pained by the loss of Aragorn.
"But with Aragorn gone."
"It'll be alright." She put a reassuring hand on his arm. "Trust me." Boromir nodded,
"My lady." He began. Tricia turned and looked into his eyes.
"Yes?"
"I.." Should he really give it to her? "I was wondering if you lost any of your daggers in the battle." A lie..and an obvious one at that.
"No. Why?" a curious look.
"Nothing. I was just checking. You don't want to be unprepared."
"Oh. Okay." Harding returned to once again try to woo Tricia. Legolas sighed sadly. "The Sorceress was wrong. She doesn't care for me. And I shouldn't care for her."
The silence took control over the band of warriors as the darkness of night began to creep over them.
A/N: Okay.it was short, but it's 3: 32 AM. Goodnight. *falls over*