Chapter Fifty-three: Take life to give life
Disc: holy crap it's almost 4 AM!
A/N: Wow..I really need sleep. Have rehearsal tomorrow! AHHHH!
Okay..just so everyone knows things are really really busy right now (like I mentioned), so again I will tell you that I may only be able to update every one or two weeks. But I give you my solemn promise that the story and the sequel will be done by January 1st! But please, keep reading and reviewing, so I know you all are out there! I'm so close to being done but have no time to finish.so please put up with my weird update timing and please review T_T
The men had gone to Saruman's tower to try and talk to the wizard. They had to try to make him help them, even though the girls knew that he wouldn't. So they decided to practice for the great battle, they had to be prepared..they had to survive.
Some of the Rohan riders watched the females with amusement ..such rebellious actions but kind demeanors. Harding was glad that the Elf had gone with the other men. Legolas and him were growing more uneasy towards each other every day and the warrior scowled as he thought of how the elf prince was allowed to stay in the same cabin as Tricia.at least Aragorn and Boromir were there..they would not let Tricia be harmed by Legolas. Harding had it set in his mind to challenge the elf that night. If he one then Legolas was to leave the group for good.and if Legolas won..well..Harding wasn't about to let that happen.
Holly jumped over a log but stumbled and fell forward tumbling a few feet. She laughed and smiled as she stopped rolling and let herself lay on the grass, but she stopped laughing and the smile faded as she saw the sword that was pointed at her. The girl looked up to see Harding starring at her and looking deadly serious. "What?" Holly asked, trying not to show how uncomfortable this whole situation was making her.
"If you were in the battle right now then you would be dead." The man stated.
"But she's not in the battle right now, is she?" A voice said. Harding quickly removed his sword from the girl's neck and looked up at his King. The rest of the riders who had accompanied him and the Fellowship (who were glaring evilly at the young rider) were with him.
""No my lord.but she should be prepared." Harding replied as he sheathed his sword.
"But she has already proven that she can survive a highly dangerous battle and help other's in the process." Theoden stated. "I believe that Lady Holly, and her two companions, deserve a rest from such violence. As we all do. Now return to the gates with the others.we leave before dawn." Harding bowed and walked away.
"Thank you my lord." Holly said as she stood and bowed to the King of Rohan. He nodded and smiled a little.
"Harding does speak some truth though." Boromir dismounted his horse and walked over to Holly. "You should take the battle seriously.we do not want to loose you, or the others." He placed a hand on her shoulder and looked at her with concerned eyes.
"Don't worry so much. Besides, I won't allow myself to die before I see the Shire. Alright?" She smiled and did her best to reassure her friends that she would be fine.
"I'm going to hold you to that!" Merry piped up and gave her a "I'm serious but I am still in a silly mood" look. The men laughed and everyone let themselves relax again..everyone except Legolas that is. He wondered if anyone else noticed how serious Harding had looked..and how dangerously close his sword had been to Holly's neck. The man was dangerous..and needed to be dealt with.
"What was that all about?" Rachel asked when Holly returned. Tricia glanced over at Harding who was staring at her.
"Nothing.golden boy over there just got a little to serious.but King Theoden told him off. So it's all good." They started walking towards the hut for dinner. They had all been missing Sam since he was probably the best cook in the Fellowship and they were getting rather tired of Aragorn's rabbit stew.maybe since they had found all the storage food they would have some vegetables or fruits that night.
~ Later that night ~
He didn't know why he couldn't sleep.even though he hardly ever slept anyway, but he had the most foreboding feeling. The girls were in the hut next door, Merry and Pippin had wanted to stay with them, but both Boromir and Aragorn had protested. Legolas didn't know why exactly they had protested though..Holly and Rachel were more intelligent than that, but he guessed that the two men were just acting like a father would in that situation. Some grass rustled outside, the elf snapped to attention and stood up.
"You awake, Elf?" Harding's harsh voice whispered.
"Yes. What do you want?" He exited the hut and saw the human standing a few feet..he had his sword with him.
"Get your daggers..we need to talk."
Legolas went back into the hut and then returned with his daggers. He had an idea of what was about to happen but he would not stop it.they needed to settle their differences somehow, and if the human chose violence..so be it.
They walked into the woods and after they were about a mile away from the tower and huts they stopped.
"We settle this now, Elf!" Harding spat. "If I win, you leave! Never to say why you left, and never to return! I will not let you stand in my way any longer. Tricia is mine!" The human's eyes glowed with fury and a lust for "Justice".
"And if I win, you leave Tricia and the other girl's alone. You will not speak to them or make contact with them in any way!" Legolas managed to control his inner rage..this fight could not be won through a blind rage. He had to keep his mind clear.
"Deal!" The Rohan warrior charged without warning, his sword raised for a deathblow. Legolas jumped out of the way and pulled out his daggers. He blocked all of Harding's attempts and only used his fists or feet to injure the man, he would not succumb to Harding's level...who was trying to make this a fight to the death.
Finally Harding fell to his knees gasping for breath. Legolas stood a few feet away looking at him.
"Never come near her again, or I will kill you." a cry rang through the air as Harding charged from behind. There was no time for Legolas to react so he prepared himself for death. But the blow never came..there was a loud thud, and then a groan as Harding fell to the ground, dead.
She stood in shock as Legolas stared at the body of Harding that lay before him. Her kneed shook then gave out on her, falling to the ground she let out a small sob. The elf finally realized Tricia's torment and ran to her side.
"Lady Tricia.you.I-I am in your debt."
"He..was going to kill you..I didn't mean to, I was just so..I killed him." Her eyes closed and she let the tears fall freely from her eyes. She hadn't meant to kill Harding, but she had to help Legolas....she had to.
"It's alright.." Legolas pulled Tricia close to him and let her wrap her arms around him as she cried. He knew it had been an accident, but it was his fault. He should have refused Harding's challenge; he should have just shown his affection towards the girl more so that the man would have kept his distance. Now Tricia was in pain..and it was his fault..he would lie and say that Harding had run off from fear of the upcoming war and that he, Tricia, Rachel, and Holly had seen him fleeing. Holly was about ten yards away staring at this odd scene. She had seen Tricia kill Harding and knew now that it would mean great punishment to her friend for killing a warrior of Rohan. Rachel would say she saw him leave too, she would do anything to protect her friends.
Holly walked back to the hut in a daze..she couldn't believe what she had just seen, but it had happened. Tricia would need her and Rachel now more than ever. It was one thing to kill orcs, but to kill another human being? It was unimaginable..
~ A few hours before dawn ~
"My Lord! Harding is missing. No one has seen him for hours!" A rider called out.
"I saw him!" Holly said. "He was fleeing the group late last night. I guess the idea of another battle that was greater than Helm's Deep was too much for him."
"I saw him too." Rachel rode up next to Holly and looked at Theoden.
"I saw him flee as well." Legolas glanced at Tricia.
"I did too." her voice was just above a whisper. Luckily the others took it as her sadness that Harding had left. Theoden nodded and motioned for them to head out.
"It's okay Tricia.you did what you had to do to protect Legolas. It's not your fault." Rachel whispered.
"No.It's mine." Legolas thought as he rode silently and sadly behind the girls. He would do anything for Tricia now. He would warm up to her.he would..love her..but love her secretly so that she would never be hurt by it..and so that he may never be hurt by it as well.
A/N: Well yeah..Harding had to go..and I didn't want to have Legolas kill him. So Tricia did! Lol..er..yeah. Well anywho I need sleep badly and sorry for any spelling mistakes!
Disc: holy crap it's almost 4 AM!
A/N: Wow..I really need sleep. Have rehearsal tomorrow! AHHHH!
Okay..just so everyone knows things are really really busy right now (like I mentioned), so again I will tell you that I may only be able to update every one or two weeks. But I give you my solemn promise that the story and the sequel will be done by January 1st! But please, keep reading and reviewing, so I know you all are out there! I'm so close to being done but have no time to finish.so please put up with my weird update timing and please review T_T
The men had gone to Saruman's tower to try and talk to the wizard. They had to try to make him help them, even though the girls knew that he wouldn't. So they decided to practice for the great battle, they had to be prepared..they had to survive.
Some of the Rohan riders watched the females with amusement ..such rebellious actions but kind demeanors. Harding was glad that the Elf had gone with the other men. Legolas and him were growing more uneasy towards each other every day and the warrior scowled as he thought of how the elf prince was allowed to stay in the same cabin as Tricia.at least Aragorn and Boromir were there..they would not let Tricia be harmed by Legolas. Harding had it set in his mind to challenge the elf that night. If he one then Legolas was to leave the group for good.and if Legolas won..well..Harding wasn't about to let that happen.
Holly jumped over a log but stumbled and fell forward tumbling a few feet. She laughed and smiled as she stopped rolling and let herself lay on the grass, but she stopped laughing and the smile faded as she saw the sword that was pointed at her. The girl looked up to see Harding starring at her and looking deadly serious. "What?" Holly asked, trying not to show how uncomfortable this whole situation was making her.
"If you were in the battle right now then you would be dead." The man stated.
"But she's not in the battle right now, is she?" A voice said. Harding quickly removed his sword from the girl's neck and looked up at his King. The rest of the riders who had accompanied him and the Fellowship (who were glaring evilly at the young rider) were with him.
""No my lord.but she should be prepared." Harding replied as he sheathed his sword.
"But she has already proven that she can survive a highly dangerous battle and help other's in the process." Theoden stated. "I believe that Lady Holly, and her two companions, deserve a rest from such violence. As we all do. Now return to the gates with the others.we leave before dawn." Harding bowed and walked away.
"Thank you my lord." Holly said as she stood and bowed to the King of Rohan. He nodded and smiled a little.
"Harding does speak some truth though." Boromir dismounted his horse and walked over to Holly. "You should take the battle seriously.we do not want to loose you, or the others." He placed a hand on her shoulder and looked at her with concerned eyes.
"Don't worry so much. Besides, I won't allow myself to die before I see the Shire. Alright?" She smiled and did her best to reassure her friends that she would be fine.
"I'm going to hold you to that!" Merry piped up and gave her a "I'm serious but I am still in a silly mood" look. The men laughed and everyone let themselves relax again..everyone except Legolas that is. He wondered if anyone else noticed how serious Harding had looked..and how dangerously close his sword had been to Holly's neck. The man was dangerous..and needed to be dealt with.
"What was that all about?" Rachel asked when Holly returned. Tricia glanced over at Harding who was staring at her.
"Nothing.golden boy over there just got a little to serious.but King Theoden told him off. So it's all good." They started walking towards the hut for dinner. They had all been missing Sam since he was probably the best cook in the Fellowship and they were getting rather tired of Aragorn's rabbit stew.maybe since they had found all the storage food they would have some vegetables or fruits that night.
~ Later that night ~
He didn't know why he couldn't sleep.even though he hardly ever slept anyway, but he had the most foreboding feeling. The girls were in the hut next door, Merry and Pippin had wanted to stay with them, but both Boromir and Aragorn had protested. Legolas didn't know why exactly they had protested though..Holly and Rachel were more intelligent than that, but he guessed that the two men were just acting like a father would in that situation. Some grass rustled outside, the elf snapped to attention and stood up.
"You awake, Elf?" Harding's harsh voice whispered.
"Yes. What do you want?" He exited the hut and saw the human standing a few feet..he had his sword with him.
"Get your daggers..we need to talk."
Legolas went back into the hut and then returned with his daggers. He had an idea of what was about to happen but he would not stop it.they needed to settle their differences somehow, and if the human chose violence..so be it.
They walked into the woods and after they were about a mile away from the tower and huts they stopped.
"We settle this now, Elf!" Harding spat. "If I win, you leave! Never to say why you left, and never to return! I will not let you stand in my way any longer. Tricia is mine!" The human's eyes glowed with fury and a lust for "Justice".
"And if I win, you leave Tricia and the other girl's alone. You will not speak to them or make contact with them in any way!" Legolas managed to control his inner rage..this fight could not be won through a blind rage. He had to keep his mind clear.
"Deal!" The Rohan warrior charged without warning, his sword raised for a deathblow. Legolas jumped out of the way and pulled out his daggers. He blocked all of Harding's attempts and only used his fists or feet to injure the man, he would not succumb to Harding's level...who was trying to make this a fight to the death.
Finally Harding fell to his knees gasping for breath. Legolas stood a few feet away looking at him.
"Never come near her again, or I will kill you." a cry rang through the air as Harding charged from behind. There was no time for Legolas to react so he prepared himself for death. But the blow never came..there was a loud thud, and then a groan as Harding fell to the ground, dead.
She stood in shock as Legolas stared at the body of Harding that lay before him. Her kneed shook then gave out on her, falling to the ground she let out a small sob. The elf finally realized Tricia's torment and ran to her side.
"Lady Tricia.you.I-I am in your debt."
"He..was going to kill you..I didn't mean to, I was just so..I killed him." Her eyes closed and she let the tears fall freely from her eyes. She hadn't meant to kill Harding, but she had to help Legolas....she had to.
"It's alright.." Legolas pulled Tricia close to him and let her wrap her arms around him as she cried. He knew it had been an accident, but it was his fault. He should have refused Harding's challenge; he should have just shown his affection towards the girl more so that the man would have kept his distance. Now Tricia was in pain..and it was his fault..he would lie and say that Harding had run off from fear of the upcoming war and that he, Tricia, Rachel, and Holly had seen him fleeing. Holly was about ten yards away staring at this odd scene. She had seen Tricia kill Harding and knew now that it would mean great punishment to her friend for killing a warrior of Rohan. Rachel would say she saw him leave too, she would do anything to protect her friends.
Holly walked back to the hut in a daze..she couldn't believe what she had just seen, but it had happened. Tricia would need her and Rachel now more than ever. It was one thing to kill orcs, but to kill another human being? It was unimaginable..
~ A few hours before dawn ~
"My Lord! Harding is missing. No one has seen him for hours!" A rider called out.
"I saw him!" Holly said. "He was fleeing the group late last night. I guess the idea of another battle that was greater than Helm's Deep was too much for him."
"I saw him too." Rachel rode up next to Holly and looked at Theoden.
"I saw him flee as well." Legolas glanced at Tricia.
"I did too." her voice was just above a whisper. Luckily the others took it as her sadness that Harding had left. Theoden nodded and motioned for them to head out.
"It's okay Tricia.you did what you had to do to protect Legolas. It's not your fault." Rachel whispered.
"No.It's mine." Legolas thought as he rode silently and sadly behind the girls. He would do anything for Tricia now. He would warm up to her.he would..love her..but love her secretly so that she would never be hurt by it..and so that he may never be hurt by it as well.
A/N: Well yeah..Harding had to go..and I didn't want to have Legolas kill him. So Tricia did! Lol..er..yeah. Well anywho I need sleep badly and sorry for any spelling mistakes!