Sorry it was so late. I have been so busy for the last two months. Sorry I have not had the time to get this chapter betaed, but I though you would want it anyways. My e-mail has really messed up. So forgive the mistakes.

Oh yeah, not mine, if it were mine I'd be rich, which I am not.

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Aragorn found the keys lying on the floor near the entrance to the cell block. He picked them up and rushed back to his friends.

"I've got the keys right here." He said. Once Aragorn found the right key it was a matter of seconds before he had Legolas out, and Elladan was soon to follow. Elladan tried to hide his pain as he dropped to the floor, but Aragorn had already seen the ugly welts that had grown up on his back.

"When we get out of her I am going to have to look at those." Aragorn said.

"I know. And I am going to have to look at your injuries too." Elladan replied.

"Yeah, now let us get out of here so you can." He said.

The group rushed along as fast as they could, considering the circumstances and soon they came to a fork in the corridors.

"Which way?" Legolas asked.

"I don't know. We'll take this one." Aragorn said, pointing to the right.

"And why that one?" Elladan asked.

"I smell less smoke this way, there must be an exit somewhere."

Just then there was a blood curdling howl, followed by a yell and something came barreling past them, but then stopped and turned on them. The shadowed figure leapt at Aragorn.

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Virawiel smiled as the healer was called away. She was nice and had taken the muzzle off her after she had promised not to torch her. Virawiel had thought about breaking the promise, but the girl had put so much faith in her that she didn't. The girl did not however, make her promise not to torch anyone else. Virawiel decided to burn down the wooden door. She knew she could stand the fire for long enough to escape her cell; it was just after that that she had to worry about.

Virawiel took a deep breath and shot fire at the door. Because of the extreme heat it was incinerated in seconds. She stepped through the still burning place where the door had been and started off. Some sparks from the fire had ignited the straw lying on the floor. She made her way through the caverns trying to find a way out, but it was harder than it seemed. She heard the screams of other animals as they smelt the fire and was glad she was out. But the fire she had created was not the only one raging through the caverns. There was a different fire also raging through the caves. She could hear it clearly as she went down the caverns. She was going towards it, she knew. She just hoped there was another exit then through this fire.She came to a fork in the caverns and decided to take the right one.

Virawiel saw some figures ahead of her and was about to torch them when she heard a howl and then an animal shot by the figures, but stopped when it saw her and turned on the figures.

"Aragorn! Watch out!"

One said, and then she recognized them. They were the ones she had met up with in the forest. She was immediately filled with rage. They must have told the men about her! She heard a shout of recognition from the man on the ground and the animal, which could now be seen as a dog, jumped off him and barked in her direction, his hackles rising. The two elves turned and looked at her while the human got up with some amount of pain.

"Virawiel!" Legolas greeted,

"They got you to? We wondered what happened to you."

"Virawiel looked at them ,surprised etched in her face.

"You mean you didn't tell them I was here?" She questioned.

"No, we didn't even know they were here until I got captured." Then he looked behind her.

"We better leave, the fire is spreading quickly!" He turned around and started off, helping Aragorn along. The dark haired elf also turned and Virawiel saw the ugly welts that covered his back. They ran as fast as they could through the corridors and Virawiel followed. The smoke was clearing more and more as they went farther through the corridor and soon the exit was in sight.

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Dûrlhug talked to his servant out of the place they were holding the elves.

"What is it?" He asked crossly as they were walking.

"A fire has started in the east corridor. The dragon started it. It is spreading quickly."

"Can you put it out?" Dûrlhug asked.

"Well sir, the fire is spreading quickly and we don't have many workers who will risk the fire."

"Tell them that if they don't then I will have their heads!" He ordered.

"Yes sir."

"And evacuate the caves just in case."He added.

"Already done sir"

"Good, lock up the elves though, the fire won't get there. I have something to do."

Dûrlhug left and went to find Marianna. She was going to the dragon, but that was out, so now he was going to find her wherever she was. His first guess was her quarters and it was a right one. She was there getting her herbs. She didn't look up as he came in.

"Have you heard about the evacuation?" He asked.

"Yes." She said curtly.

"Good. I'll help you pack."

"Not right now. I have to go help evacuate the animals." She said.

"No you don't, your life is more important than the animals. I have workers on that."

"So your workers lives are not that important but mine is."

"Yes, you are special."

"And how am I special? I am just a slave, captured to do your bidding."

"No you are not, you can go. All I ask is that you love me."

"How could I do that? You don't even know what love is." She said coldly.

"Love me." He whispered drawing closer.

"Even if I did love you, you would never believe it. You are incapable of it and so I am incapable of giving it to you."

She looked at him fiercely. "Now let me go!" She said.

"No! Not until you love me!" He nearly shouted.

"Then we shall die. I already smell the fire. Didn't take long did it?" Marianna closed her bag and tried to step around him. He grabbed her arm harshly and she let out a shriek.

Suddenly the door burst open and Kancharak came bursting in.

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And so we see who the 'real' hero of the story is. I love dogs :D.

That's all a folks! Sorry it took so long. I gave up writing for lent. (If you don't know what that is, it is the 40 days before Easter where some Christian denominations give up stuff. Now if you don't know what Easter is...)

Replies to reviewers

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