Author: Karina "Galadriel"
Chapter: 5
(Time passed since last episode: about 45 minutes)
"We lost, didn't we?" Grima mumbled. Katherine looked at him.
"What do you mean, we? You and your lord lost, but not me." She said in her high-pitched voice. There was a little hint of laughter in her voice. Grima looked down and sighed. Katherine's presence made him timid and less harsh.
"I thought you said that the battle would bring Theoden to his final defeat." He said softly, only a little above a whisper.
"I never said that." Katherine replied, a small smile twitching at the edge of her lips. "I only told you that the battle would take place at Helm's Deep. I don't know results before they happen, so I don't say the results until they do happen!" Grima shook his head in disbelief. She's right. Oh, why did I get so excited? The words that Katherine said made so much sense, he cursed himself for getting his hopes up. Grima hated Theoden, he hated the skill of the Rohirrim warriors, and he hated how Saruman's gigantic Uruk army was defeated. He was getting second thoughts on exactly how big the army actually was. But, out of all that he hated about Rohan, his original home, there was one thing that troubled Grima mush more greatly.
"I hope Eowyn's alright."
"Ah, so it's true! I had my suspicions before, but this confirms it!" Katherine said, laughing. Grima stiffened. He didn't realize he said his thought out loud. Katherine's laughter wasn't as harsh as before, in fact, she seemed genuinely amused. "So, your heart has been stolen by the fiercest lady of Rohan!" she said, a twinkle in her eyes.
"Stop it," Grima mumbled, but Katherine went on.
"She broke your heart, leaving you with a knife in your soul, but you still cling on to her, even by mere memory." At this, Grima looked up, startled. He knew that Katherine knew many things, but he wasn't aware that she knew that much.
"How do you..." he started, but Katherine wouldn't let him finish.
"I've been watching you, even at Rohan. I was there when Eowyn pushed you away, and I was there when Eowyn fell for the ranger who accompanied the wizard." This was something new to Grima.
"Eowyn fell for the ranger?" he asked in a loud, surprised voice.
"Wormtongue!" she hissed. "Do you want Saruman to hear? He's not a fan of loud chatting, you know!" Grima relaxed again. He took a deep breath and looked at Katherine.
"Is this true?" he asked, hoping that Eowyn's heart still wasn't taken.
"Very true. If I was not sure, I wouldn't be telling you." Katherine replied, looking Grima honestly in the eyes. Grima looked into her eyes, but didn't look away. Katherine's eyes were not as harsh and dark, and that gave Grima the very impression of Eowyn. The two women looked nothing alike, but their eyes held the same messages. Grima now realized that all he had to do to see Eowyn was to look into Katherine's eyes.
"I see you aren't afraid of me anymore." Katherine observed, her voice portraying no emotion.
All Grima could say was "No."
