Chapter Forty-three: a warrior's pride
Disc: Son of a monkey spank!
A/N: Sorry it took so long.I really had writer's block, but now that Holly's about to be reunited with Merry I have a whole new passion to write! It's gonna be so cute! Also a cute moment between Legolas and Tricia coming up. Not I nthis chapter though.sorry.please review! Oh, and I don't know what happened last time with the weird signs where the quotation marks shoulda been.if it happens again this chapter I'm sorry I have no control..sorry.
As the enemy appraoched them you could almost smell the fear and tension that filled the air along with the rainfall. The orcs wanted blood, they would do anything to taste the flesh and blood of those who prtected the fortress before them. All men waited for the command to shoot the first round of arrows. Two young females had slipped into the ranks and held ready their bows. Tricia doubted Holly's accuracy with a bow, but there would be so many going through the air that it hardly mattered. Orcs approached at rapid speed when the command to attack was given, and the first round of arrows were fired. This continued until the ladders were raised against the walls and Helm's deep's protectors pushed them away. Some orcs made it to the top and swords were drawn.
"Ready?" Holly asked Tricia as a group of orcs approached, the other nodded and they rushed forward. The elder began with her sword and used her daggers as needed. Tricia used her daggers but one was thrown from her hand, not that it slowed her much. Unfortunately they had both forgotten about the "bomb", and were thrown about twenty feet when it exploded. Luckily neither of them landed upon their weapons. "Ugh.Tricia?" her vision was blurred by mud and the rain. Holly stood and looked around only to see a large group of orcs charging her. She saw Tricia standing about ten feet in front of her and yelled for her to run. They slipped in the mud but made their way to the entrance of the fortress. Holly was almost to the door when she heard a scream. Her eyes widened in horror when she saw Tricia falling to the ground with an arrow in her left lower back. "TRICIA!" she ran at top speed to where her friend lay, killing off orcs that stood in her way. Tricia lay unconscious and bleeding as Holly reached her. "Tricia." She whispered as she picked her friend up then flung Tricia over her shoulder. She looked up and saw Aragorn staring at her in horror as she began to run back to the fortress with arrows flying past her.
"Here." Legolas said desperately as he took Tricia from Holly's shoulder and laid her down upon her stomach on a table to exam the wound.
"Curse it Holly what were you thinking!" Boromir yelled as the girl before him kneeled on the floor gasping for breath. Aragorn joined him,
"You could have died! And-."
"Tricia might?" She spat as she stood. "We both chose to fight knowing the risks." Holly suddenly found it impossible to keep at least one tear from falling. "How bad is it?" she walked over to the table next to Legolas.
"The arrow hit a bone so it did not go too deep. She has lost a lot of blood tough I think she will live." He tried to remain stoic, but Holly noticed the small look of fear and regret in his eyes.
"I saw what happened," Harding said as he approached, his arm was bandaged as well as his side, a red spot was emerginh through the cloth. "She saw the arrow coming and was going to block it with her dagger, but alas she slipped and would have blocked the shot if she had not lost her other dagger." He stated as he looked sadly at the girl.
"Legolas! Are you alright?" Gimli cried as he placed a hand on the elf's arm.
"Of course, I'm fine." He replied with perfect calm. Though no one was fooled by his voice as his face had gone quite pale and his hand shook slightly. He removed the arrow and proceeded to heal the unconscious girl. "If only I had given her the dagger.I should have known that they would find a way to fight. It's my fault.what will I do if she falls into darkness?"
"We can't hold them off much longer! What do we do sire?" A soldier at the door called. Aragorn looked at Theoden and the king at him.
"We go out fighting." Holly stated solemly. Both men looked at her and once more at each other.
"Ride out with me." Aragorn said, the lord of Rohan nodded in reply. They mounted the remaining horses, Holly among them, and rode out into the mass of orcs. A small smile came upon the teen's lips as she saw Gandalf and their reinforcements riding towards them from the other side of the enemy. She wuold have let out a victory cheer but she brooded on Tricia and could not partake in the last and inthusiastic slaughterings of the orcs. "A lot of the pain on this quest has been because of me.damnit.I'm just bad luck for everyone I care about." She thought of how she would soon be reunited with Merry and her heart suddenly skipped a beat. She only hoped that she wuold not bring him more bad luck.he already had an injured arm because of her. "Soon.Merry I miss you so much."
Later that day-
"Huh? W-what happened?" Tricia asked when she finally awoke.
"Tricia!" a familiar voice cried happily as the brunette was pulled into a happy but gentle embrace (A/N: For this context it means hug.b/c it can also be used for kissing).
"Holly? What happened?" there was a sharp pain in her back.
"You were hit.I'm sorry Trish. I shouldn't have pushed you into fighting." her friend's face fell.
"Pushed me into fighting? Holly I would have fought even if you hadn't!" the men shook their heads in a tired sort of way.
"Really? Well that makes me feel better." The two girls began to laugh while their friends sighed.
"We're going to stay through tonight to regroup and supply ourselves. Tomorrow we leave for Isengaurd." Aragorn announced. The group nodded in acknowledgement. The men soon left to let the two girls talk amongst themselves for a few minutes.
"Are you going to wait?" Tricia asked.
"No.sorry. I just can't wait any longer, I'm so close to him. I'm already packed and have the book with me so I'll just use the maps in it to find my way. Well.I better go.I don't want them to catch me. Take care of yourself okay?" Tricia nodded and watched as Holly grabbed her weapons and pack then climbed out the window.
Somewhere about a mile away from Helm's deep-
"Alrighty then, let's see.well according to this map I have to go about half an inch." Holly laughed softly to herself. She could still see Helm's Deep from the hill and Balan ate some grass a few feet away from her. "Looks like you have your work cut out for you Balan." the horse neighed a bit and looked at the girl. "Well, let's get going. If we hurry I can get there tomorrow but have enough time to find a small pond and take a bath." She mumbled. "Oh great, I'm talking to my horse.*sigh*.oh well, giddy-up!"
Disc: Son of a monkey spank!
A/N: Sorry it took so long.I really had writer's block, but now that Holly's about to be reunited with Merry I have a whole new passion to write! It's gonna be so cute! Also a cute moment between Legolas and Tricia coming up. Not I nthis chapter though.sorry.please review! Oh, and I don't know what happened last time with the weird signs where the quotation marks shoulda been.if it happens again this chapter I'm sorry I have no control..sorry.
As the enemy appraoched them you could almost smell the fear and tension that filled the air along with the rainfall. The orcs wanted blood, they would do anything to taste the flesh and blood of those who prtected the fortress before them. All men waited for the command to shoot the first round of arrows. Two young females had slipped into the ranks and held ready their bows. Tricia doubted Holly's accuracy with a bow, but there would be so many going through the air that it hardly mattered. Orcs approached at rapid speed when the command to attack was given, and the first round of arrows were fired. This continued until the ladders were raised against the walls and Helm's deep's protectors pushed them away. Some orcs made it to the top and swords were drawn.
"Ready?" Holly asked Tricia as a group of orcs approached, the other nodded and they rushed forward. The elder began with her sword and used her daggers as needed. Tricia used her daggers but one was thrown from her hand, not that it slowed her much. Unfortunately they had both forgotten about the "bomb", and were thrown about twenty feet when it exploded. Luckily neither of them landed upon their weapons. "Ugh.Tricia?" her vision was blurred by mud and the rain. Holly stood and looked around only to see a large group of orcs charging her. She saw Tricia standing about ten feet in front of her and yelled for her to run. They slipped in the mud but made their way to the entrance of the fortress. Holly was almost to the door when she heard a scream. Her eyes widened in horror when she saw Tricia falling to the ground with an arrow in her left lower back. "TRICIA!" she ran at top speed to where her friend lay, killing off orcs that stood in her way. Tricia lay unconscious and bleeding as Holly reached her. "Tricia." She whispered as she picked her friend up then flung Tricia over her shoulder. She looked up and saw Aragorn staring at her in horror as she began to run back to the fortress with arrows flying past her.
"Here." Legolas said desperately as he took Tricia from Holly's shoulder and laid her down upon her stomach on a table to exam the wound.
"Curse it Holly what were you thinking!" Boromir yelled as the girl before him kneeled on the floor gasping for breath. Aragorn joined him,
"You could have died! And-."
"Tricia might?" She spat as she stood. "We both chose to fight knowing the risks." Holly suddenly found it impossible to keep at least one tear from falling. "How bad is it?" she walked over to the table next to Legolas.
"The arrow hit a bone so it did not go too deep. She has lost a lot of blood tough I think she will live." He tried to remain stoic, but Holly noticed the small look of fear and regret in his eyes.
"I saw what happened," Harding said as he approached, his arm was bandaged as well as his side, a red spot was emerginh through the cloth. "She saw the arrow coming and was going to block it with her dagger, but alas she slipped and would have blocked the shot if she had not lost her other dagger." He stated as he looked sadly at the girl.
"Legolas! Are you alright?" Gimli cried as he placed a hand on the elf's arm.
"Of course, I'm fine." He replied with perfect calm. Though no one was fooled by his voice as his face had gone quite pale and his hand shook slightly. He removed the arrow and proceeded to heal the unconscious girl. "If only I had given her the dagger.I should have known that they would find a way to fight. It's my fault.what will I do if she falls into darkness?"
"We can't hold them off much longer! What do we do sire?" A soldier at the door called. Aragorn looked at Theoden and the king at him.
"We go out fighting." Holly stated solemly. Both men looked at her and once more at each other.
"Ride out with me." Aragorn said, the lord of Rohan nodded in reply. They mounted the remaining horses, Holly among them, and rode out into the mass of orcs. A small smile came upon the teen's lips as she saw Gandalf and their reinforcements riding towards them from the other side of the enemy. She wuold have let out a victory cheer but she brooded on Tricia and could not partake in the last and inthusiastic slaughterings of the orcs. "A lot of the pain on this quest has been because of me.damnit.I'm just bad luck for everyone I care about." She thought of how she would soon be reunited with Merry and her heart suddenly skipped a beat. She only hoped that she wuold not bring him more bad luck.he already had an injured arm because of her. "Soon.Merry I miss you so much."
Later that day-
"Huh? W-what happened?" Tricia asked when she finally awoke.
"Tricia!" a familiar voice cried happily as the brunette was pulled into a happy but gentle embrace (A/N: For this context it means hug.b/c it can also be used for kissing).
"Holly? What happened?" there was a sharp pain in her back.
"You were hit.I'm sorry Trish. I shouldn't have pushed you into fighting." her friend's face fell.
"Pushed me into fighting? Holly I would have fought even if you hadn't!" the men shook their heads in a tired sort of way.
"Really? Well that makes me feel better." The two girls began to laugh while their friends sighed.
"We're going to stay through tonight to regroup and supply ourselves. Tomorrow we leave for Isengaurd." Aragorn announced. The group nodded in acknowledgement. The men soon left to let the two girls talk amongst themselves for a few minutes.
"Are you going to wait?" Tricia asked.
"No.sorry. I just can't wait any longer, I'm so close to him. I'm already packed and have the book with me so I'll just use the maps in it to find my way. Well.I better go.I don't want them to catch me. Take care of yourself okay?" Tricia nodded and watched as Holly grabbed her weapons and pack then climbed out the window.
Somewhere about a mile away from Helm's deep-
"Alrighty then, let's see.well according to this map I have to go about half an inch." Holly laughed softly to herself. She could still see Helm's Deep from the hill and Balan ate some grass a few feet away from her. "Looks like you have your work cut out for you Balan." the horse neighed a bit and looked at the girl. "Well, let's get going. If we hurry I can get there tomorrow but have enough time to find a small pond and take a bath." She mumbled. "Oh great, I'm talking to my horse.*sigh*.oh well, giddy-up!"