Afterlife? No: -Aftershock!
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Chapter Six
"Ooooh!" Sandy was clearly delighted by Boromir's story. "And did you really bash that Orc in the head? What did he say?"
Boromir smiled grimly. "He said no more." Boromir was in fact slightly amused at Sandy's enthusiasm when listening to his description of the battle of Amon Hen and he thanked her for it with vivid descriptions.
Sandy's grin widened. "They had no chance, had they?" She asked eagerly.
Boromir's face fell. "Alas, they had archers who could wound me from afar."
"But that's unfair!" Sandy protested.
"That may be so, but that didn't hinder the Orcs from using their bows. I was hit by several arrows and suffered considerable injuries."
"But you saved the Hobbits, didn't you?" Sandy asked on.
"I at least held back the Orcs long enough that Aragorn and the other companions may have a chance of saving them." Boromir slumped slightly. "That is what I hope." He added very quietly.
Sandy watched him without saying anything for a while, then she tried to cheer him up. "I bet you did, Mr Steward, you bashed up so many of them, that the Hobbits might even have managed to free themselves without any help."
Boromir gave her a grin. "You have great confidence in me, young Lady. May I ask you why?"
"Because you talk like those heroes you can read about in books. I'm sure you could kill everyone in this city, if you wanted, even the muscles of the "Gully Rats"!"
""Gully Rats"? "Muscles"?" Boromir asked, confused.
"The "Gully Rats" are the gang that control my end of town. You HAVE to know them."
"I am sorry, Lady Sandy, with all the Orc-fighting, I had no time to think of the "Gully Rats"..." Boromir apologized, self-irony shining through his words.
The excuse seemed to be enough to appease Sandy. "Oh, all right, I can understand." She said with a faintly superior air.
"The "Gully Rats" Have taken over the East Side of Bearon some time ago and they're doing their best to remind everyone of it. They do keep off of children, though. My Da says, that he thinks that's decent of them. The "Street Hounds", they were the gang who ruled the East Side earlier, didn't do so."
"And what is that about their "muscles"?" Boromir asked, still rather confused.
"They're those who fight and make sure everyone pays the taxes the Boss of the "Gully Rats" wants from us."
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That's it for today. Tell me what you think!! Please!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Chapter Six
"Ooooh!" Sandy was clearly delighted by Boromir's story. "And did you really bash that Orc in the head? What did he say?"
Boromir smiled grimly. "He said no more." Boromir was in fact slightly amused at Sandy's enthusiasm when listening to his description of the battle of Amon Hen and he thanked her for it with vivid descriptions.
Sandy's grin widened. "They had no chance, had they?" She asked eagerly.
Boromir's face fell. "Alas, they had archers who could wound me from afar."
"But that's unfair!" Sandy protested.
"That may be so, but that didn't hinder the Orcs from using their bows. I was hit by several arrows and suffered considerable injuries."
"But you saved the Hobbits, didn't you?" Sandy asked on.
"I at least held back the Orcs long enough that Aragorn and the other companions may have a chance of saving them." Boromir slumped slightly. "That is what I hope." He added very quietly.
Sandy watched him without saying anything for a while, then she tried to cheer him up. "I bet you did, Mr Steward, you bashed up so many of them, that the Hobbits might even have managed to free themselves without any help."
Boromir gave her a grin. "You have great confidence in me, young Lady. May I ask you why?"
"Because you talk like those heroes you can read about in books. I'm sure you could kill everyone in this city, if you wanted, even the muscles of the "Gully Rats"!"
""Gully Rats"? "Muscles"?" Boromir asked, confused.
"The "Gully Rats" are the gang that control my end of town. You HAVE to know them."
"I am sorry, Lady Sandy, with all the Orc-fighting, I had no time to think of the "Gully Rats"..." Boromir apologized, self-irony shining through his words.
The excuse seemed to be enough to appease Sandy. "Oh, all right, I can understand." She said with a faintly superior air.
"The "Gully Rats" Have taken over the East Side of Bearon some time ago and they're doing their best to remind everyone of it. They do keep off of children, though. My Da says, that he thinks that's decent of them. The "Street Hounds", they were the gang who ruled the East Side earlier, didn't do so."
"And what is that about their "muscles"?" Boromir asked, still rather confused.
"They're those who fight and make sure everyone pays the taxes the Boss of the "Gully Rats" wants from us."
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That's it for today. Tell me what you think!! Please!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!