Esgalia was bored. No one was in the Houses of Healing right now, so she still had nothing to do. She knew that during and after the war, there would be plenty of people in here, but she still wanted something productive to do right now. That was when she heard that Faramir was in danger. His father, (of course!) had sent him to the abandoned city of Osgiliath in order to take it back. Faramir had been shot with a poisoned arrow. She assumed that he would be taken to the Houses of Healing, but instead, he was taken to the Tombs of the Stewards. Oh great, she thought. Denethor has done it again.

So, she had to find a way to alert someone of the danger. Or, perhaps she would just run and try to convince Denethor not to kill Faramir. She did the latter, probably not thinking clearly. She ran to the Tombs, and since they were on the sixth level, it did not take her long to get there. The guards assumed that she was there to talk to Denethor, so they let her in. Pippin was down trying to find Gandalf, so she was just in time to save Faramir.

"Stop!" she screamed. "Please don't kill Faramir!" Denethor was very surprised to see her, especially since he was sure that he had sent her with the women and children. "What are you doing here? Oh, never mind. It doesn't matter. But no, Faramir is already dead, and I shall die with him!" Just then, Gandalf arrived, and saved the day, (along with Pippin of course!) and Esgalia was sent back to the Houses of Healing with Faramir. Finally she would have something to do.

But, no, she would not have something to do. This was because Faramir was not well, and none of the healers could heal him. So, Esgalia just stayed by his side day after day, longing for someone to heal him.

Renamira grew more and more comfortable with this new orc every day. She didn't know what it was, but he seemed to like her, and enjoy talking with her, which was something she had never had, except with Sakgahn. So she talked to him about just about anything, save that she was human, and she was glad that he would be by her side when it came time to fight.

And that day was just about here. They were approaching Minas Tirith, and they could even see it in the distance. The girl did not know that this was her place of birth, yet she thought it was beautiful, just the same. The orcs finally made camp, with the fight beginning that evening.

Kyran couldn't believe it. He had been with the orcs for days now, and he still had no desire to return to his human state. Perhaps this was because of Kefnaru, who seemed to be one of the kindest people he had ever met, even though he was an orc. Still, there was something enchanting about Kefnaru, and Kyran couldn't leave his side. He would fight until the end if he had to, even though it might mean giving up his place in Gondorian society. It didn't matter right now to him, because he would stand by Kefnaru until the end.

Minas Tirith stood in the distance, not far from the orc armies. Soon, they would be there. Soon, Renamira thought, I will be free. She had the perfect plan, too. All she had to do was get into the city, hide in a corner, remove her orc armor, and begin to fight for the humans. It was simple. There was nothing to it.

But, not far away from the two humans, the orc commander was thinking. He had been doing a lot of thinking since they had left Mordor. But only now was he figuring it out. The name Kefnaru sounded an awful lot like Kefnari. Also, that particular orc always acted very strange. So, maybe, just maybe, he had stumbled on the key to his success. But, he had a plan. He could get Denethor to give up by showing him the girl himself. But first, he would put her, and her little "friend" to work on the catapaults.

When Renamira heard that she would be working with the catapaults, she realized that this would ruin her plan. How am I going to be free? she thought with a sigh. Oh darn. But she couldn't stop the commander, he was in charge. But she had an idea. At first, she fired the catapault toward the city, but then she started aiming away, back toward the orcs. She hoped that this would make the commander reconsider her position. Her plan worked better than she thought.

Kyran watched as Kefnaru started firing rocks back toward his own ranks. He was very surprised, and yelled, "You stupid maggot! Where on earth you trying to aim for? You're shooting our ranks!" Kefnaru didn't answer, and just kept shooting. Finally, Kyran grew annoyed, and went over to Kefnaru. "Come on ya maggot, I'll show ya how to fight." Then he dragged him away toward the city.