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We rode to the pile of dead orcs, Legolas, Gimli and Aragorn walked over but I stayed behind. It was to much for me to see. Gimli started to look through the pile when suddenly he came across something.
"It's one of their little belts." Gimli said.
"No" I yelled, "they are not dead." I jumped off of the horse and ran over to the pile and looked at the belt, it was one of the hobbits. Aragorn kicked the pile, his eyes where full of pain, and anger.
"We failed them." Gimli muttered. I walked back to the horses, and watched Aragorn walk around.
"A Hobbit lay here, and the other….they crawled…..their bonds were cut. They ran over here and were followed…..tracks lead away from the battle, into... Fangorn Forest." He said. I looked at him, did he really know where they went?
"Fangorn! What madness drew them there?" Gimli asked as I walked up to them.
"We're not going to go in there right?'" I asked looking at each of them, but they did not look at me. "Right…Aragorn."
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They walked into the forest, leaving me behind, I ran up to them, standing next to Gimli who had his axe out.
"This forest is old. Very old. Full of memories...and anger. The trees are speaking to each other." Legolas explained. "Aragorn, nad no ennas! "Something is out there!""
"Man cenich? "What do you see?"" Aragorn asked.
"The White Wizard approaches," Legolas whispered. Aragorn yelled, and we all attacked with our weapons. Legolas and Gimli's weapons where blocked by the wizard. Aragorn and mine swords got hot and we dropped them to the ground. The wizard approached up, a bright light around him to hide his face.
"You are tracking the footsteps of two young hobbits…they passed this way the day before yesterday. They met someone they did not expect. Does that comfort you?" he said.
"Who are you, show yourself," Aragorn yelled. The light dimmed, and Gandalf appeared in front of us.
"O my god," I said shocked, I looked at him again, closer, making sure my eyes where not playing tricks on me.
"It cannot be! You fell!"
"I am Gandalf the White now. And I come back to you now at the turn of the tide. One stage of the journey is over another begins. War has come to Rohan. We must ride to Edoras with all speed." He said as we followed him to the end of the forest. His horse Shadowfax which he had told us later came up to him. The horse was beautiful, it was pure white.
"So Merry and Pippin are ok," I asked.
"Yes, they asked about you. They asked if you made it out alive." Gandalf explained.
"What did you tell them," I asked as I got up on a horse in front of Legolas.
"I told them to still hope," he said, as he mounted on his horse Shadowfax. "Lets us go, it will take a while to get to Edoras."
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I felt more relaxed that my two good friends where in good hands. But the fear of Frodo and Sam wondering around, destroying the ring was still in my mind. The fear for my life was also a fear. I had come close to death once, would I again? I knew my brother would not let anything happen, I was all he had left, beside Arwen, who seemed to still love him. I knew maybe one day, when this was all over, they could be together again.
I looked at Legolas behind me; he smiled at me, and then looked away. He was a dear friend to me. I knew I could never be with him. Everyone knew it, Legolas did to. If I did stay with him, I would eventually die, and he would still be alive. Elves pick one person to love forever; I knew if he fell in love with me, and I died, he would die of a broken heart. The fact knowing someone could die because you where not there, broke my heart. And it broke Aragorn's heart knowing he could never be with Arwen forever.
"What troubles you," I heard Legolas say, breaking through my thoughts. I looked back at him, studying his emotions, but he showed none,. I shook my head at him and then turned around, pushing the thoughts out of my head.
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We finally made it to Edoras, the people in the town walked around like they were dead. No one showed any emotions, they all dressed in black, like they where expecting a death to happen in the town.
"You'll find more cheer in a graveyard." Gimli said, jumping off of the horse. Guards brought the horses to the stables and we walked up the stress to the castle.
"I cannot allow you before Théoden-king so armed, Gandalf Grayhame. By order of Grima Wormtongue." The guard said. I looked at Gandalf who nodded to everyone to give up their weapons. I didn't have any weapons; mine where stolen from the orcs after they captured us. We entered the castle and walked down the hallway, until we came to where King Theoden was sitting with Grima. The king looked so old, like he was dieing.
"Why should I welcome you, Gandalf - Stormcrow?" the king asked.
"Silence! Keep your forked tongue behind your teeth. I have not passed through fire and death to bandy crooked words with a witless worm!" Gandalf yelled. I saw the guards around us start to close in, keeping us in.
"I told you to take the wizard's staff!" Grima hissed. The guards came after him, but Aragorn, Legolas and Gimli fought them off. I stayed back, out of the way.
"Théoden, Son of Thengel. Too long have you sat in the shadows." Gandalf said. "Hearken to me! I release you from the spell. I shall draw you, Saruman, as poison is drawn from a wound." Gandalf yelled to the king walking closer to him. Then a lady rushed him, but Aragorn stopped her. Gandalf broke the spell with his staff, and the king's face began to change. I walked up next to Aragorn, to get a better look. I never saw anything like it before.
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The guards threw Grima out of the castle. I stayed back on the steps, watching. King Theoden went to kill Grima with his sword but my brother stopped him.
"No my lord! Let him go. Enough blood has been spilled on his account…." Legolas, Aragorn and I walked back into the castle. While the king and Gandalf went to the grave of his son. I walked over to a bench and sat down, my body started to relax, it seemed like the first time in many weeks. Gimli sat next to me eating the food servants brought out. Aragorn sat across from me smoking his pipe, and Legolas was behind me, leaning against the wall.
Then suddenly the doors came open, in walked King Theoden and Gandalf, and in there arms where two small children.
"What happened," I asked, as they set the two children down at a table, and brought food to them.
"They had no warning. They were unarmed. Now the wild men are moving through west fold, burning as they go, every rick and cot" Eowyn explained.
"This is but a taste of the terror that Saruman will unleash. All the more potent for he is driven mad by the fear of Sauron. Ride out and meet him head on. Draw him away from the women and children. You must fight." Gandalf explained.
"They will be three hundred leagues from here by now. Èomer cannot help us. I know what is that you want of me. But I would not bring further death to my people. I will not risk open war." The king yelled.
"Open war is upon you, whether would risk it or not." My brother said.
"He is right," I whispered to Legolas, who just looked at me, then looked away back at Gandalf.
"Then what is the king's decision?" Gandalf asked.
"We shall leave to Helms Deep…"
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Gandalf rushed out to the stables, with Gimli, Legolas, Aragorn and I close behind him.
"Helm's Deep! They flee to the mountains when they should stand and fight. Who will defend them if not their king?" Gimli asked as we reached the stables.
"He is only doing what he thinks is best for his people. Helm's Deep has saved them in the past." My brother explained.
"But will it save them this time," I asked.
"The Grey Pilgrim. That is what they used to call me. Three hundred lives of men have walked this earth and now, I have no time. Good luck. My search will not be in vain. Look to my coming. At first light of the fifth day at dawn, look to the East." Gandalf said, I moved out of the way as Gandalf came through on his horse Shadowfax.
"Now what do we do," I asked as we watched Gandalf go off into the sunrise.
"We go to Helm's Deep…"