A/N; Here we go, another chapter. PLEASE review! I don't know if anyone likes it or hates it! It only takes a few second...anyway, i own no lotr stuff
Chapter 8: Greyflood River
When they woke up, Frodo explained to Mystic, where they where going next.
" We'll be on the Greyflood for a good 4 days and then we'll get to the gap of Rohan. We'll have to watch are backs, but we'll probably be OK, Then we'll stop in Edoras for a week or so. To prevent having to go through the Rauros, we'll veer up and go to Lothlorien." Mystic giggled in delight.
" Real live Lothlorien, like in the story books?' She asked Frodo.
" Yes mystic, its beautiful. Lets see, we'll be on the Anduin for about 5 days and then we'll be to the death Marshes. I'm going to well we'll both have to make sure the others safe." He said
" Don't worry about it, I'll never ever ever let anything happen to you, Frodo Baggins." She said. She grabbed his hand and put it in hers.
" And I'll never let anything happen to you, Mystic Erebor.' He said . they stood in silence for an aquered moment, and quickly started back to the plan.
" Yes, lets see, we'll then climb the Drimell Stair and into Shelob's Lair." He said.
" What's a Shelob?' Asked Mystic cursorily. Frodo shuddered
" A now dead spider, it used to live there and on my first quest..." He said touching his shoulder.
" Oh I want to see!" Frodo unbuttoned the first 3 buttons of his shirt and showed it to her.
" That looks like my mark." She said.
" I have one of those too." He said showing her the mark on his other shoulder. Mystic looked horrified.
" How did you get that.?" She asked him.
" Mystic, I had a very hard quest a few years ago and well it going to make me, well, have you ever heard of the West?' He asked her, still clutching his shoulder. Mystic nodded
" I've known that direction since 3rd grade, why, what's so great about the west?" She asked him
" Well, its a bit different then the direction, it a place where everyone's happy and it very calm. There's no pain or hurt or crying and everyone is happy." He said looking dreamy. Mystic looked puzzled
" How is it possible, a place like that has to be like, super human." She said. Frodo smiled at her.
" Some wounds will never heal Mystic, that's why they made the place." he said. Before she could say anything more, he cut in.
" We better get a move on, I expect we should be near the Greyflood by sundown." He said, putting the rest of his Lembas bread away. The day was pleasantly cool, so Frodo wasn't too irritable about mystic's pestering for stories.
By night fall, the pleasant weather had turned very cold. Mystic and Frodo huddled together in a hollowed out crown of a tree, right next to the Greyflood. Mystic wasn't doing too well. Frodo gave her some of the antidote, but it only helped a little.
The next morning, they started walking along the river. They had to walk instead of boat because, well they had no boat. The waters of he streaming river where clear but the sod underneath is made the water look milky gray. By the fourth day along the Greyflood, Frodo had started to get little nervous. Even though nothing had happened and there was no sign of danger for a long time, That's what made Frodo worried. Mystic's shoulder was still black and blue, but her spirits never dampened. On the nights she wasn't feeling good, it brought Frodo down too, they had a weird bond thing going on, and they both had realized it.
On the eve of the 5th day, they reached the south road. Mystic, though still in pain, was especially chipper.
" Oooo were getting nearer to Edoras, I've heard that place is packed with valiant warriors, have you been there Frodo, have you?' She asked him. Frodo smiled.
" I've met a few people from there." He said.
They settled along the path, on a particularly green patch of grass, under a large sycamore tree for shelter.
Frodo's dreams had become more and more scarier. The picture of Sauron where clearer and he could almost see what was happening in Mordor. On this night he awoke abruptly after a particularly scary dream about a ringwraith. Frodo rolled over to see mystic sleeping soundly. Frodo smiled, she needed all the peace she could get now.
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