Next chapter, obviously.

"It's true you don't see many dwarf women. And in fact, they are so alike in voice and appearance, that they're are often mistaken for dwarf men," Gimli was a stride Eowyn's horse, she walked beside him listening to his story about dwarf women.

"Its the beard," Aragorn smiled and made a beard gesture with his hand.

Julie was amused aswell by all of this. When Gimli fell off the horse she burst with laughter. She was also glad to see that Aragorn was smiling and laughing. She hadn't seen him smile much.

The next day Aragorn and Eowyn walked side by side, they talked to each other for a little bit then would become silent, and would spring up a conversation again.

'Are you jealous?'

"Of course not," Julie said out laud, not thinking.

She got some stares from some people, then they quickly moved away from her. She felt a little embarassed.

'Sorry,'

"Yeah sure," she whispered.

Legolas runs off after Hama and Gamling, there was some yelling and then Legolas shouted.

"A scout!"

Aragorn ran up the hill and saw the Warg riders coming. He ran back down to Theoden.

"What is it? What do you see?" Theoden asked.

"Wargs! We're under attack! Get them out of here!" He shouted and went for his horse.

"All riders to the head of the column!" He turned to Eowyn who was beginning to mount her horse. "You must lead the people to Helm's Deep, and make haste."

"I can fight!" She argued.

"No! You must do this, for me," Theoden turned his horse. "follow me!"

Gimli was having a hard time with Arod but he got him moving, he bounched high in the saddle as Arod cantered after the other horses.

"Come on Rick, we can fight," Julie said to him.

'No, you have no skill in fighting,'

"No better time then now, besides, Eowyn gave some lessons. I think I can manage,"

'Ok,' Agenest his finner judgment Mavrick galloped after the others.

The Warg riders charged forward, and the riders of Rohan charged aswell. Mavrick held back, he didn't want to be the first of the horses to be take down.

"Their as big as large ponies!" Julie exclaimed when she saw them.

'We turn back, you'll be considered a coward,'

"I know," She leaned forward as he raced on ward.

A warg rider galloped towards them, Julie picked up a spear that had been stabbed in the ground and threw it at him, it missed.

"Shoot!" She yelled.

It jumped at her but she ducked as it sailed over her and Mavrick. It wasn't a graceful jumper, it's landing was very good. The warg hit the ground nose first, the Orc flew off it's back. Julie got off of Mavrick and killed the Warg, Mavrick went after the Orc. A swarm of Orks and a single Urk-hai came into the battle. Chains flew into the air, the loops went around Mavrick's neck, scraping his flesh.

"Mavrick!" Julie screamed.

'Julie!' Mavrick whinnied in fright.

Julie was running to him when an Orc knocked her down. The warg stepped over her, she thrusted the sword Eowyn had given her, between his front legs and into his heart, killing him. She cut the Orc's throat. When she looked up Mavrick was gone. The wargs were being chased away by the riders and their were shouts.

"Aragorn!" Julie looked towards the shouts.

Legolas and Gimli had called him. Then they turned to an Orc that was on the ground. Julie was to far to hear what was being said, but when she saw them look over the cliff she knew what had happened. Greif took over her.

"No!" Her best friend was gone, and now her new friend had died.

"My lady, are you well?" A rider jumped off his horse.

"They've taken him,"

"Who?"

"M-mavrick, and now, Aragorn is dead!" She cryed.

He helped her up and placed her on his horse and walked her from the battle field.