Once again, thanks for the reviews! I won't be updating until after Christmas (meaning the 26th) because I will not be home. So, I hope you like this one!

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Number 22: Loss of a Friend and Taken

They had been traveling down river for two days and nothing much seemed to have been happening. Amaris loved looking upon the kings of old, and the look on Aragorn's face was priceless. The look of pride that crossed his face lasted only a brief moment but Amaris knew he was slowly making his decision of whether or not to take the crown.

Amaris was riding with Legolas and Gimli as they rowed down the river. Suddenly, their boat rocked gently when Legolas looked sharply to his right. Amaris looked at him and raised an eyebrow. "Man sa? (What is it)" she asked. Legolas looked at her and she saw his eyes were dark with worry. It was then she realized they were nearing the falls and would soon be docking.

"It is nothing. Do not worry," he lied to her because she knew what he was sensing not only did she know from the story but she also knew because she could sense them too. The Ura kai. Her stomach went into knots when the falls came into sight as they pull over to the shore. Gimli climbed out of the boat and pulled it up on the shore along with Aragorn whose boat as already on shore. Legolas jumped out before Amaris and extended his hand to her. She smiled and shook her head as she took his hand.

"I could have gotten out of the boat fine by myself you know," she said as she stood next to him on the shore. Legolas smiled at her as she kissed his cheek and walked over to the hobbits to help them set up camp. She stopped paying attention after they had a small fire going and looked over at the falls. Amaris smiled as she listened to the falls tuning everything else around her out, she just wanted to be at peace for a minute or two. Out of the corner of her eye she saw Pippin get up and run into the forest. She stood quickly and turned. Everyone was gone and her heart sunk. Oh, no. It's happening. She grabbed her quiver, bow, and the elven sword given to her by Lady Galadriel. Amaris took off in the forest. Please give me strength.

Amaris ran in the forest, stopped and listened intently trying to make out the direction of where they were. She heard Merry and Pippin first and took off towards them. Amaris began fighting the Uruks as she pushed Merry and Pippin away by bushes. "Stay there!" she screamed. They looked at her with fear plastered on their faces. With her arrows spent she took out her sword. The blade glistened in the sunlight and soon found it's way into various Uruks as they approached her. Boromir then joined along side her. He sounded his horn and came to her side.

"Get with the little ones Amaris!" Boromir exclaimed as he fought. Amaris lost her focus and an Urk blade cut her thigh. Amaris screamed in pain and fell to her knees. Boromir looked at her and an arrow pierced his chest. Amaris looked at him and her eyes went wide.

"NO!" she screamed as she tried to get to her feet as more and more Ura kai passed by her. Merry and Pippin came charging out only to be taken and carried off by the Uruks. Amaris watched as he was struck with another arrow but kept fighting. "Boromir!" she screamed again as she tried to get to him. Somewhere along the way she had dropped her sword and was crawling to him when she was picked up by a foul smelling Uruk. "No! Put me down! Let me GO! Boromir! NO!" she screamed as she pounded on the Uruk who just laughed at her.

"You're comin' with us she-elf. Our master has plans for you!" Amaris struggled against him but he was too strong. She opened her mouth to scream again when she felt a blow to her head and everything went black.

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Legolas arrived at the clearing shortly after Aragorn only to find Aragorn kneeling over a dying Boromir who had three arrows sticking out from his body. He looked over the clearing at the many fallen Uruks but he noticed something that caught his eye. About forty feet from where Boromir lay a shining metal caught his attention. Legolas looked at Aragorn who was saying his good byes to his fallen friend. Legolas closed his eyes and said a silent prayer for the man. Afterwards, Legolas made his way over to the shining metal and gasped when he saw what it was. It was the elven sword given to Amaris by Lady Galadriel. He picked it up and quickly walked over to Aragorn. "Aragorn, what of the hobbits and Amaris?" he asked as he held her sword for him to see. Aragorn sighed as he looked at the elf whose eyes were pleading for an answer.

"I let Frodo go. He will be on his own the rest of the way to Mordor. Where Sam is I know not I can only assume he has joined Frodo. Merry and Pippin were taken by the Ura kai and Amaris," he paused when he noticed Legolas' body tighten. "Amaris was taken along with Merry and Pippin. She was injured with a gash on her leg." Legolas took a sharp breath and looked down at the sword in his hands that was smeared with Uruk blood.

"We must follow them. We must save them!" Legolas yelled as he pointed in the direction he heard them run. Aragorn put his hands on his shoulders to calm the elf whose normally calm stance was tight and Aragorn could have sworn he saw Legolas' body tremble.

"We will my friend. We will, but first we must give our friend a proper burial, we cannot leave him to rot amongst the enemy." Legolas sighed and nodded his head.

"Don't worry lad, we'll get the lass back," Gimli said as he patted Legolas' arm. The elf gave his new found friend a slight smile as he looked at her blade. Please let her be alright. Valar, watch over her. Do not let her leave me, Legolas thought as he gathered her arrows from the Uruks bodies. He placed them in his quiver and slowly made his way over to Aragorn and Gimli to aide them in reading Boromir for burial.