A Better Life
Chapter 12 The Battle
As we arrived to the closest and biggest tent Gandalf came forward. He was the first to enter the tent. We waited outside for a signal. But there wasn't one. Just a cry of fury. Gandalf came striding out and went to the next tent and yelled out, then the next and the one after that, finally after done searching he strode up to us.
"We've been tricked!" he said angrily. "The men know about us. They're probably surrounding us as we speak. Everyone form a circle. We won't let them take us by surprise. Get out your weapons now!" Gandalf ordered.
I gulped. What more could go wrong? I shouldn't have even thought that because as soon as the thought left my head I heard a huge battle cry. I spun around. Down the hill came huge groups of men. All armed, all mad. Before I knew what was happening we were running forward to meet them. A huge man with stringy hair and a wide nose came charging at me as soon as he made it down the hill. I was caught off guard and as he reached to swing his sword, another caught him in the side. He fell with a cry of pain. I looked around. Frodo stood there over the man, and then came up to me.
"Be more careful and pay attention," he said before running off to kill another man.
As soon as he left I sensed something. Swinging around I spotted a huge fat man about to clobber me. Acting quickly I swung my sword, near his head and sliced it right off. I fought the urge to vomit as another man swung a mighty blow at me. I dodged it and swung my sword at his legs, cutting right through them. I took a moment to look around. We were doing well. These men were weak. Obviously they hadn't eaten in days. I spotted a few of ours dead as I scanned the scene. I held back tears. War was a sad thing that caused much pain and death.
A piercing scream broke my thoughts though and I looked around trying to find the source as I fought three new men coming at me. I soon spotted the source. Tori was being dragged away by the ugliest man I had ever seen. Her sword was still in her hand, broken. Anger furled up inside of me. A lot of us had already been killed and I was not going to let that scum of a man hurt my best friend. The anger in me gave me more strength. I went hacking through men like they were Jell-O. A few of them ran away from me, seeing the fury in my eyes, only to be killed by someone else. I could see better now. The man had pulled Tori into a nearby tent. I crept over and listened closely.
"Give me your powers, before you regret it," said a gruff voice.
"I have none and even if I did I would never give them to you, you ugly ass!" I heard Tori scream.
I peered into the tent to see the man shake with rage and heard him cry out "liar" as he started toward Tori bow raised and arrow ready. I knew what he was thinking. Not being able to take it any longer I ran in there sword drawn. The man turned around stunned, accidentally letting the arrow he had drawn loose. It pierced me right bellow my shoulder and I hissed in pain, but before he could do anything else I cut his head clean off. That was defiantly my favorite strategy. I ran over to Tori who was on the floor. I helped her up and calmed her down. I noticed a nasty gash on her arm. I ripped part of my sleeve and wrapped it around her. She kept protesting though.
"No no I'm fine it's nothing. You need more help. Look at you, I can't risk anything happening to you, you saved me and that's enough and because of me you might die," she said tears forming in her eyes.
I sighed and nodded already feeling as if I would faint any minute. Tori supported me on her shoulder and we came limping out. Despite my injury I smiled. There were no living men to be seen. Gathered in a group were the rest of the hobbits. A good amount had made it. A new tent was also set up to treat the wounded. Tori helped me over there; Gandalf soon spotted us and came over smiling.
"We have done it," he said. "The men are destroyed and the Shire is once again safe. Glad to see you are also well. Come Kara, you will be fine, we'll have you mended in no time," he said helping me towards the tent.
I was sat down on a cot and Gandalf whispered some words then took out the arrow and bandaged my shoulder. I felt better already. I laid down all of a sudden very sleepy. Before I fell asleep I saw Tori on a bed beside me, with her arm bandaged up. I smiled to myself, glad my friend was okay. Slowly I drifted off to sleep.