Stalking the Fellowship
Chapter twenty two: Horses
"So where's Maddy?" Asked Fran.
"Haven't got a clue; I think she's still with Legolas."
"She better not expect to ride on Coco again. It'll tire her out."
"Yeah, you just want to ride on Coco without her. She'll probably ride with Legolas or something."
"No, he's with Gimli, maybe Aragorn?"
"Hello," Said Maddy as she cantered up to them on a black horse with white hooves.
"What's that?" Asked Mo.
"A horse."
"Obviously, and just where did you get it from?"
"Legolas gave it to me!"
"Arod is white."
"I know, this is Sirius."
"Sirius?"
"Yep. Isn't he lovely?"
"Who? The horse or Sirius Black?"
"Both," Said Maddy dismissively.
"Anyway, before you came, we were wondering if the wargs would turn up, and if Aragorn would you know 'die' like in the film," Said Mo.
"No, the wargs don't happen in the book."
"Are you sure?" asked Fran.
"Yeah, we've run according to the book so far."
"Yeah, us being just a blip in it," Mo commented dryly.
"No they won't."
Just then a growl carried through the air.
"You were saying?" Mo asked.
"You three, go with Éowyn!" Instructed Aragorn galloping past them.
"No! We're staying here!" Said Mo, "We're not just some women you can boss around as you want."
"This isn't the time for this, go with Éowyn."
"You and what army? It's not as if you're a king!"
"He's a future king," Said Maddy, "But he won't be our king, so we don't have to listen to you. I'm a republican! I don't believe in royalty."
"Maddy and Mo, come on. We have to go with Éowyn, come on," Commanded Fran.
"What was all that about?"
"Yeah why did you agree with him?"
"Look, you were insulting the future royal of the reunited lands. Anyway, do you want to fight a load of wargs that can rip your head off in one bite? I didn't think so."
"Wow, Fran when did you develop common sense?"
"Very funny."
.-.-.-.
The three had been sitting on the wall of the keep, when a disturbance in the dark streets below distracted them, looking down they saw the people that day had been waiting for. A tired looking Aragorn; a proud Gimli and as ever a dignified Legolas; dismounting their horses. Maddy hurried of the wall and rushed 2wards Leggy muttering "let him be ok."
Legolas being the elf he is, heard her above the hustle and bustle of the ever growing crowd and smiled.
Oh my gosh he smiled at me! She thought excitedly.
"I never thought there'd be a day when I'd be glad to see you three again," Said Gimli looking up at the girls.
"How charming," Replied Mo.
Fran, however, had spotted Éowyn eyeing Aragorn as soon as she had entered the court yard. Casually she made her way towards Aragorn muttering two words "Undomiel," before continuing towards the horses.
"But I bet you already knew we would make it through that am I right?"
"We know a lot of things you don't," Said Mo a sly grin spreading across her face, but it quickly vanished.
.-.-.-.
During the time the men and boys were fitted with armoury the orcs were marching ever closer. Yet there was little or no sign at all that they were coming. Maddy wondered if the elves were coming to, but as the hours went by it was clear that they would not be there. All women and children were in the caverns... all but three.
"Why can't we join you in the battle?" Mo asked.
"It's for your own safety and even Éowyn went into the caverns, which is where you should be now!" replied a very annoyed Aragorn.
"But...But they've locked us out now," Added Maddy as a rain drop landed on her glasses.
"Great!" moaned Aragorn "Well grab your horses and go protect the king."
"We get to protect the king?" Said an excited Maddy, "cool," and with that she ran off towards the stable grabbing Mo and Fran with her.
"Sexist," Muttered Mo at Aragorn as she pulled away by Maddy.
.-.-.-.
"What an honour," Said Maddy mounting her horse.
"Oh yes we get to sit with their lousy king, but still it is better then sitting in the caverns," Added Fran
"True, we get front row seats." Said Mo.
"Well let's go!" cheered Maddy.
.-.-.-.
"What are you doing here?" King Théoden looked none too impressed at the three girls in his keep. "You are meant to be with the rest of the women, in the deep."
"Oh, we got locked out, and Aragorn refused to have us with him, probably because we'd annoy him to the extent that he's shoot us, so he sent us here." Said Maddy.
The King of Rohan grimaced, "well go over there." He waved his hand off to a dingy corner.
"There is no way I'm sitting on the floor." Mo cut in, grabbing Madeleine who had already started to walk.
"You will sit over there!" King Théoden roared, glaring at the three girls.
"How about you sit there and I'll sit on your throne?"
"You will do as I say!"
"No, I will not!" Mo glared, tapping her foot against the floor, "We're going to sit over there." She pointed to a group of chairs around a table where the Kings guards were sitting playing cards.
"My sol-"
"Your soldiers are meant to be defending you, so shouldn't they be… I don't know by the doors in case the vast army of orcs that are coming this way manage to breach the walls and get in." Mo questioned, eyebrows raised and nonplussed look on her face.
Théoden looked at Mo despairingly before nodding in assent to his soldiers to get up.
"Thank you." Said Francesca before walking to the table hurriedly, "you know shouting at the kings is not a good thing, they're meant to be on our side."
Mo shrugged, "then he shouldn't treat us like dirt."
"But we are pieces of dirt," broke in Maddy, "at least to him we are. We're from another land, which he doesn't have an alliance with. Therefore he doesn't have to treat us with courtesy or respect. We're female which, at least in this world, is the bane of our existence; and we're young, so we know nothing."
"You can logic this out all you want, he's still a man with his own sword stuck up his arse."
"Mo!" Maddy hissed, "Your language in the presence of a king should not be… like that!"
"I'll speak how I want. He can keep his sensibilities as long as he doesn't try and share them with us."
"I don't think he would want to." Fran grinned, "after all we don't know anything."
"I'll teach him I don't know anything." Maddy muttered, "All I know is that I'm not that one that dies am I?"
"You shouldn't be talking like that." Reprimanded Fran, "They might hear you."
"I mean, we know more valuables stuff than him! Wow, he knows which fork to use first while we know how to…use a computer!"
"And that's what makes the world go round?" said Mo dryly.
"It does make the world go round!"
"But not this world." Said Fran, "now, anyone up for a game of Poker?" She asked shuffling the cards that had been on the table.
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