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Number 48: The End of a War and the Beginning of Life
They stood there as the orcs marched towards them. Amaris watched the eye of Sauron turn and look at her briefly then his attention turned to Aragorn. "Aragorn . . . Elessar," Sauron hissed and Amaris glared at the eye. Aragorn looked at Gandalf and then looked at his friends, stopping briefly at Amaris a smile starts on his face.
"For Frodo," Aragorn said quietly before he raised his sword and charged towards the orcs. Merry and Pippin soon follow screaming at the top of their lungs. Everyone else joins them in the charge.
Amaris drew arrow after arrow until her quiver was empty. She drew her Elvin sword and began battling. As she was drawing her sword from an orc, something grabbed her arms from behind causing her to drop her sword. She struggled in their arms but they just laughed. Amaris looked over her shoulder and came face to face with a hideous orc. "Let go of me!" she exclaimed as she struggled. She looked up to see the eagles fighting the nazul above as she continued to fight to free herself from the foul orc. The orc just laughed and turned in the direction of Aragorn who was facing an enormous monster.
"Our lord wants you to watch your friends die she-elf," the orc sneered. Amaris wanted to scream but she couldn't get her voice to work as she watched him fight and lose his sword and crash to the ground. She heard Legolas calling out to Aragorn and she watched helplessly as he fought to get to Aragorn. The orc laughed again. "Well, she-elf, how do you like watching them die, knowing you cannot stop it?" Amaris raised her right leg and kicked the orc hard in the shin causing his grip on her to loosen. She quickly grabbed her sword and ran it through the orc twisting it as she smiled.
"I think I prefer watching you die!" Amaris said as she pulled her sword from the orc only to have him fall to the ground dead. She looked back at Aragorn and started for him when the eye broke out in flames causing everyone to stop. The orcs began to flee when the destruction of Mordor began. Aragorn stood from the ground and everyone watched as the tower began to crumble. A smile began to makes it way across Amaris' face. "Legolas, they've done it! Frodo and Sam have done it!" Amaris exclaimed to Legolas. Legolas only smiled as he looked on as the tower slowly fell.
"They have and I am glad you are alright. Are you hurt?" Legolas asked.
"I am not hurt." Amaris held up her sword and screamed along with everyone else and she heard Merry call out Frodo's name and both he and Pippin wore huge smiles on their faces. Suddenly as Sauron fell and the tower destroyed, an explosion from the mountain stops everyone's celebration. The smiles left the faces of Aragorn, Gandalf, Gimli, Legolas, Merry, Pippin, and Amaris. Pippin began to cry and the others just looked on in shock, certain that they had lost Frodo and Sam to the lava that poured from the mountain.
Seeking some sort of comfort Amaris ran to Legolas wrapping her arms around him. Legolas jumped at the sudden contact but when he looked down and saw Amaris with her face buried into his soiled tunic, the tears that flowed freely down her face and the sense of loss that emanated from her caused him to wrap his arms around her in comfort as he continued to watch the lava flow from the mountain.
Amaris was not certain how long he held her there but when she looked up she watched as Gandalf climbed onto one of the eagles. "I will search for Sam and Frodo. My heart tells me they did not perish. Tend the wounded and prepare for our journey back to Minas Tirith," Gandalf said and with that he soared into the sky. Amaris looked up at Legolas who was looking at her with a smile on his face, which caused Amaris to smile back.
"All will be well, meleth nîn. You will see," Legolas said before he kissed her forehead. Amaris smiled and closed her eyes at the feel of his lips on her forehead. She opened her eyes and looked up at him.
"Thank you once again." Legolas smiled at her. "We should help the others tend the wounded." Legolas nodded and Amaris untwined her body from Legolas and took his hand and walked over to Aragorn who was kneeling over a fallen soldier.
They spent the next several hours treating the wounded and taking care of the fallen. Soon the call of an eagle turned their attention to the sky. Amaris looked up and a smile graced her face when she saw Gandalf and the riding the eagle who carried Sam and Frodo in his claws. She looked at Aragorn and smiled.
"Gandalf found them!" Merry exclaimed. Amaris turned her attention to him and smiled. Soon, with the wounded on horses they began the journey back to Minas Tirith.
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A week passed and Frodo was still unconscious but Sam was doing much better. Sam was sitting with Amaris in the garden not far from the room Frodo was staying in. Sam was dressed in his night clothes and Amaris was wearing a flowing light green gown and both of them were looking out of the city. Amaris turned and looked at Sam. "How are you doing Sam?" Sam looked at her and gave her a slight smile.
"As well as can be expected Ms. Amaris," Sam said as he looked at her. Amaris reached over and took his hand. He looked up at her and met her eyes. Amaris smiled at him and Sam smiled back.
"Frodo will be alright. You'll see Sam. He's stronger than a lot of people give him credit for." Sam nodded but furrowed his brow. "What is it Sam?"
"Your eyes Ms. Amaris, they're different." Amaris smiled and closed her eyes as she shook her head.
"I know, but it's not important. We should get you back to your room; you're still recovering after all." Sam smiled and Amaris stood and held out her hand to him. She walked him to his room and said her good byes and made her way down to see Eowyn.
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Legolas was walking to the garden with Aragorn and Gimli expecting to find Amaris sitting there where she had been everyday for the past week. When he didn't see her, he figured that she had left to help in the house of healing. As he walked he smiled to himself as he thought about taking Amaris to Mirkwood and showing her his home. "What are you thinking Legolas?" Aragorn asked. Legolas smiled and looked at the soon to be king.
"About how I cannot wait to take Amaris to Mirkwood," Legolas said with a smile. Aragorn smiled.
"I see. When do you plan on traveling back to Mirkwood?" Aragorn asked.
"After Frodo wakes, I plan on riding home with Amaris. I need to talk to her about it further, but I do not believe she will object. Then we will return for your coronation." Aragorn nodded and was about to speak when they heard Gandalf and what sounded like Frodo laughing. They smiled at each other and saw Merry and Pippin enter the room. Gimli went ahead and into the room. Legolas then followed. Frodo smiled at him and then Aragorn came in behind Legolas. Everyone was happy to see Frodo well and when Sam came in Frodo smiled at him with an understanding look in his eyes. Suddenly Frodo noticed that someone was missing and his face fell.
"Where is Amaris?" Frodo asked. "Is she alright?" Legolas went to speak when a voice from the door beat him to it.
"I am fine Frodo," Amaris said. Frodo looked over and smiled. She walked over and sat on the edge of the bed and embraced him. "You did it Frodo." She pulled away and put her hands on his shoulders. "I knew you could." Frodo smiled at her and pulled her into another embrace. Amaris smiled and embraced him back. Everyone watched on with large smiles on their faces.
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Later that evening as the sun was setting, Amaris was standing on the balcony of her room and looked out over the city. Her hair was unbound and flowed in the wind as it blew. She felt someone come up behind her and she smiled when they wrapped their arms around her waist. She looked over her shoulder and met eyes with Legolas. "Good evening Legolas," Amaris whispered before she kissed his lips lightly. When she pulled away Legolas smiled at her.
"Good evening." He rested his chin on her shoulder and his head against hers. They stood there as the sun went down behind the horizon. Legolas squeezed her waist gently and turned her around in his arms. Amaris looked up at him and smiled. "Amaris, I was thinking about riding home to Mirkwood in two days and I was hoping that you would be coming with me." Amaris smiled at him.
"Legolas, did you think I would let you leave me here? Of course I will be riding with you. However, we will be coming back for Aragorn's coronation won't we?" Amaris asked. Legolas nodded before taking her lips to his and kissing her deeply as the last bit of sunlight disappeared from the sky.
