Chapter 19:
(A/N Hey everyone! I told you I wouldn't take long for the next chapter! I hope you all had a good Christmas! I know I did! And I saw The Return Of The King! It was very sad, but it was an awesome movie, so go see it if you haven't, and if you have, go see it again! So, enjoy the chappie!)
After a hard and long trip to Gondor, the three companions were finally sat down. Erin felt the blindfold being pulled off of her face. They all looked around at their new surroundings. A minute later, Faramir approached them. "My men tell me that you are orc spies," Faramir said, looking at Erin curiously.
"Spies?" Sam cried, "Now wait just a minute!"
"But if you're not spies, then who are you?" Faramir questioned.
He took a seat near them and waited for a reply. "Speak," he said, growing impatient.
"We are hobbits of The Shire," Frodo started, "Frodo Baggins is my name, and this is Samwise Gamgee".
"Your bodyguard?" Faramir asked.
"His gardener," Sam replied, glaring at him.
"And her?" Faramir asked, pointing to Erin, "A human".
"That is Erin..." Frodo trailed off, "From Bree, a place near The Shire".
"I am no fool, I know of Bree," Faramir snapped, "Is she your wife?"
"No," Frodo said, looking away, "We have not yet had a time to think ahead".
Erin sat silent. "I see she bears a child, you obviously had time for that, that is, if it is yours?"
"Yes, the child is mine," Frodo said, looking at him again.
"Please don't hurt me," Erin said, a tear rolling down her cheek.
Faramir looked at her strangely; "I will do no harm to you".
Frodo put a protective arm around her; "He'd have to go through me first," he said, kissing Erin softly on the forehead.
"And where is your skulking friend?" Faramir demanded, "That gangly creature, he had an ill-favored look".
"There was no other," Frodo lied.
He continued and told Faramir of the other members of the Fellowship. When he had finished, Faramir stared at him intensely. "You're a friend of Boromir's?" He asked.
"Yes," Frodo started, "For my part".
"It will grieve you then, to know that he's dead".
"Dead? How? When?" Frodo asked, taken aback by this news.
Erin looked at the floor with guilt. She had known about Boromir's fate. "As one of his companions, I'd hoped you would tell me," Faramir started, "He was my brother".
Frodo just stared at him with shock.
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Erin laid asleep in Frodo's arms. Sam slept nearby, but Frodo was wide- awake. He stroked Erin's hair softly. Suddenly, footsteps approached and Frodo looked up to see Faramir's semi-angry face. "You must come with me, now," he said, sternly.
Frodo looked at Erin one last time before he got up slowly and left the room quietly.
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Erin awoke a few minutes later. She was about to wrap her arms around Frodo when she noticed he was not there. "Frodo?" Erin called, softly.
There was only Sam's snoring in reply. Erin jumped up and shook Sam quickly. "Sam, Sam, SAM!" She screamed.
"Whaaa?" Sam replied, still half asleep.
"Frodo, he's gone!" Erin cried.
Sam got up quickly and they both went down a set of stairs and found Frodo sitting against a wall. They sat down beside him. "We have to get out of here," Sam whispered, "Put on the ring, Mr. Frodo, disappear".
"I'm not leaving Erin," Frodo said, "And I'm not leaving you, Sam".
Suddenly, Faramir entered. He drew his sword and the three companions rose to their feet quickly. "So," Faramir sneered, "This is the answer to all of the riddles, I have the ring of power within my grasp".
He pointed the sword at Frodo and moved the ring with it. "Leave him alone! Don't touch him!" Erin screamed, leaping forward.
"Stay back!" Faramir screamed at her.
Erin started to cry, "Please, don't hurt him. We have a child. I love him," She begged.
"Don't you understand?!" Sam cried, suddenly, "He's going to destroy it! That's where we're going, into Mordor, to the mountain of fire!"
One of Faramir's men whispered something to him, quickly, and then Faramir looked back at the three frightened friends. "Please, it's such a burden, will you not help him?" Sam begged, starting to cry himself.
"How do you plan to take a woman bearing a child into Mordor? The ring will go to Gondor," Faramir concluded.
(A/N I know it was short! but we are nearing the end of The Two Towers, so I have to save some stuff for the last chapter! Niori already has the next chappie done so it will be up very soon!)
(A/N Hey everyone! I told you I wouldn't take long for the next chapter! I hope you all had a good Christmas! I know I did! And I saw The Return Of The King! It was very sad, but it was an awesome movie, so go see it if you haven't, and if you have, go see it again! So, enjoy the chappie!)
After a hard and long trip to Gondor, the three companions were finally sat down. Erin felt the blindfold being pulled off of her face. They all looked around at their new surroundings. A minute later, Faramir approached them. "My men tell me that you are orc spies," Faramir said, looking at Erin curiously.
"Spies?" Sam cried, "Now wait just a minute!"
"But if you're not spies, then who are you?" Faramir questioned.
He took a seat near them and waited for a reply. "Speak," he said, growing impatient.
"We are hobbits of The Shire," Frodo started, "Frodo Baggins is my name, and this is Samwise Gamgee".
"Your bodyguard?" Faramir asked.
"His gardener," Sam replied, glaring at him.
"And her?" Faramir asked, pointing to Erin, "A human".
"That is Erin..." Frodo trailed off, "From Bree, a place near The Shire".
"I am no fool, I know of Bree," Faramir snapped, "Is she your wife?"
"No," Frodo said, looking away, "We have not yet had a time to think ahead".
Erin sat silent. "I see she bears a child, you obviously had time for that, that is, if it is yours?"
"Yes, the child is mine," Frodo said, looking at him again.
"Please don't hurt me," Erin said, a tear rolling down her cheek.
Faramir looked at her strangely; "I will do no harm to you".
Frodo put a protective arm around her; "He'd have to go through me first," he said, kissing Erin softly on the forehead.
"And where is your skulking friend?" Faramir demanded, "That gangly creature, he had an ill-favored look".
"There was no other," Frodo lied.
He continued and told Faramir of the other members of the Fellowship. When he had finished, Faramir stared at him intensely. "You're a friend of Boromir's?" He asked.
"Yes," Frodo started, "For my part".
"It will grieve you then, to know that he's dead".
"Dead? How? When?" Frodo asked, taken aback by this news.
Erin looked at the floor with guilt. She had known about Boromir's fate. "As one of his companions, I'd hoped you would tell me," Faramir started, "He was my brother".
Frodo just stared at him with shock.
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Erin laid asleep in Frodo's arms. Sam slept nearby, but Frodo was wide- awake. He stroked Erin's hair softly. Suddenly, footsteps approached and Frodo looked up to see Faramir's semi-angry face. "You must come with me, now," he said, sternly.
Frodo looked at Erin one last time before he got up slowly and left the room quietly.
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Erin awoke a few minutes later. She was about to wrap her arms around Frodo when she noticed he was not there. "Frodo?" Erin called, softly.
There was only Sam's snoring in reply. Erin jumped up and shook Sam quickly. "Sam, Sam, SAM!" She screamed.
"Whaaa?" Sam replied, still half asleep.
"Frodo, he's gone!" Erin cried.
Sam got up quickly and they both went down a set of stairs and found Frodo sitting against a wall. They sat down beside him. "We have to get out of here," Sam whispered, "Put on the ring, Mr. Frodo, disappear".
"I'm not leaving Erin," Frodo said, "And I'm not leaving you, Sam".
Suddenly, Faramir entered. He drew his sword and the three companions rose to their feet quickly. "So," Faramir sneered, "This is the answer to all of the riddles, I have the ring of power within my grasp".
He pointed the sword at Frodo and moved the ring with it. "Leave him alone! Don't touch him!" Erin screamed, leaping forward.
"Stay back!" Faramir screamed at her.
Erin started to cry, "Please, don't hurt him. We have a child. I love him," She begged.
"Don't you understand?!" Sam cried, suddenly, "He's going to destroy it! That's where we're going, into Mordor, to the mountain of fire!"
One of Faramir's men whispered something to him, quickly, and then Faramir looked back at the three frightened friends. "Please, it's such a burden, will you not help him?" Sam begged, starting to cry himself.
"How do you plan to take a woman bearing a child into Mordor? The ring will go to Gondor," Faramir concluded.
(A/N I know it was short! but we are nearing the end of The Two Towers, so I have to save some stuff for the last chapter! Niori already has the next chappie done so it will be up very soon!)