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Swift Tales: No trouble at all! I like looking over people's fics, especially when they regularly review mine.

Winifredburkle: Calm down! Here is the end to the cliffie!

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Crazycatluver: You won't know if Arwen dies till the end of the fic! And I'm not gonna tell u, sorry!

"Run!" Halbarad yelled. The elves ran as fast as they could, hoping to beat the mass of Uruk- Hai. The Rangers stayed at the flanks of the elven army, keeping anyone from straying from their path as well as protecting the foot soldiers.

Arwen stumbled over the bumpy ground, the other elves overtaking her. She had never been a fast runner, preferring to ride to most places. And of course the battle- hardened male elves had a lot more stamina than she did. Arwen began to fear that she would die here, without even catching a glimpse of her love again.

Rochwen saw the elf falter. She galloped past, grabbing Arwen as she did so. Arwen was shocked and Rochwen had not been gentle, but at least now she was safe. Rochwen returned to her place on the flank of the army. They were all so focused on their running that they had not noticed Rochwen gallop past and pick Arwen up. All save one. Haldir stared at the two, wondering why the elf had seemed so weak. 'I do not seem to know him, either' Haldir thought to himself.

Meanwhile, Elrond galloped through the countryside, Lindir following as close as he could.

"Elrond..will..you..slow down!" Lindir gasped.

Elrond pulled his horse to a halt, raging at Lindir.

"My daughter has gone off to go and die, and you are telling me to SLOW DOWN!?" Elrond screamed hysterically.

"Calm down my lord, I was thinking that you will be slowed much more if you gallop your horse until he collapses, and then have to walk all the way there on foot," Lindir said soothingly.

"I suppose you're right," Elrond muttered. He didn't like losing an argument. They continued in a more sedate walk.

Elrond, however, was still ranting and raving. "I can't believe he'd let her do that! Just wait till I get my hands on that...that...mortal!"

"It's not Aragorn's fault. He would never risk Arwen getting hurt. He can't possibly know about it anyway."

"I wouldn't put it past him!" Elrond snapped. Lindir sighed. It was going to be a long journey.

The Dunedain and Elves staggered up a narrow mountain path. Luckily, the Rangers knew a path that was far too small for the vast Orc army to get up, and too hidden away for them to notice anyway. It would bring them to Helm's Deep from the back. The rocks were slippery and treacherous with recent rain, and everyone on horseback had long since dismounted.

Arwen struggled up the path, tailing along right at the back. She wished her father had allowed her to go on hiking trips with Elladan and Elrohir, and that she'd expressed more of an interest in going. Although she was easily capable of defending herself, and riding for quite a long way, struggling up steep and treacherous mountain trails next to a near- vertical drop was completely out of her range of experience, especially at the pace of a trained army of Elves. Without the thought of Aragorn to keep her going, Arwen knew she would never have made it. She had not eaten or drunk since the bread and milk she had had before dawn, and was beginning to feel sick and dizzy. Her mouth was a desert and she felt like fainting.

Suddenly, Arwen's feet went from under her as she stood on a loose rock. Blindly she grabbed at the cliff face as she toppled sideways, ending up with a single rock holding her away from the mile- long fall below her.

"Hold on!" Haldir yelled, and grabbed her hands as soon as he reached her. He yanked her up over the edge, where she lay panting.

Haldir looked at the elf who laid before him. "Strange..." he thought "I could swear I've never seen him before, but those eyes look familiar."

OK, now it's time to review! It really doesn't take long.