NOTE: I'm going straight to the evacuation of Edoras, as I can't think of anything to change and there is no point in just repeating the movie script.
Chapter 9
Legolas walked along close by to Aragorn and Gimli who were talking to Eowyn about Dwarf women.
"It's true, you don't see many dwarf women. In fact, they are so alike in voice and appearance, that they're often mistaken for dwarf men." Gimli told Eowyn.
Eowyn smiled then turned back to Aragorn.
"It's the beards." The man whispered to her, pretending to stroke a beard that he didn't have. This caused Eowyn to smile more before turning back to Gimli as he started to talk again.
"And this in turn has given rise to the belief that there are no dwarf women. And that dwarves just spring out of holes in the ground. Which is of course ridiculous," Gimli and Eowyn were laughing together, until his horse moved forward faster then Gimli had expected it too, causing it's rider to fall off into a couple of bushes.
Eowyn ran after to help him, laughing as the dwarf tried to get up but his heavy armour kept putting him off balance.
"It's all right. It's all right. Nobody panic. It was deliberate. It was deliberate." He assured everyone as Eowyn helped him to stand up again.
"I have not seen my niece smile in a long time. She was a girl when they brought her father back dead. Cut down by Orcs. She watched her mother succumb to grief. And she was left alone to tend her king in growing fear. Doomed to wait upon an old man who should have loved her as a father." Théoden told them as they watched the pair move to retrieve the horse.
Eowyn turned away from Gimli and smiled at Aragorn again.
"My lord, could I borrow your horse, to go check on the women at the back the group?" Eowyn asked Aragorn.
Aragorn agreed and Eowyn mounted the horse and turned it so she was facing the back of the caravan.
"Will you join me?" Eowyn asked Legolas who was passing on her horse Arod.
"If that is your wish, M'lady," Legolas replied turning Arod so that he was facing the same direction as Eowyn.
Eowyn waited until they were halfway down the line of refugees before she spoke to the elf beside her.
"Lord Aragorn doesn't treat you as a woman, is it acceptable in elf culture for a woman to act as men do?"
Legolas started next to her, almost falling off her mount in surprise.
"I am unsure of what you mean." She replied, a little to quickly.
"Now, you don't have to pretend with me, you know as well as I that there is no way you could be male."
Legolas grasped Eowyn's mounts reins and pulled it further away from the group, then pulled them to a halt.
"Is it that obvious?" Legolas asked, stressed that her travelling companions would know.
"Only to another woman," Eowyn assured her.
"You can't tell anyone, if you father found out he would lock me up for the rest of my life or until I married," at Eowyn's incredulous look she continued, "I am serious, he only cares for himself and Mirkwood, he would not hesitate to lock me in my room until he can find me a suitable husband to create an ally for his kingdom."
"You're a Princess?"
"Yes my father is the king of Mirkwood, my brother's name is Legolas, my real name is Larwen."
"Won't your father have notice that you are missing by now?"
"Maybe, but my handmaiden is taking my place and my father ignores me for the most part. So I was hoping that I would be home before he noticed, but my travels have extended somewhat." She said, winching at the thought of what her father might do to Vanya if he found out what she had done.
"So no one knows that you are female?"
"Gandalf and the Lady Galadriel are aware but they have agreed not to tell my father unless I endanger the mission."
"M'Lady, are you alright?" one of the King's guards asked them as the end of the caravan past them.
They both turned their horses to face the man, "Yes thank you, my horses saddle came loose and Lord Legolas here was just waiting for me to tighten it and we must have gotten ingrossed in our conversation." Eowyn told the Guard before kicking her horse into motion.
The guard seemed to take the Lady's excuse however he watched Legolas suspiciously as 'he' past as if give a silent warning to stay away from the kings niece.
Yes its short, Yes I never update, yes its crap, but that's the way it is.
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hahaha-evil - Father of What? What of WHO? i think you have reviewed the wrong fic.
alibi girl - No no chance of that. LOL
Lady Lestat - Thank you for you kind words.
JuMiKu - i do try but ppl like Kermit just piss me off. They need to be told off for trying to put people down.
