Stalking the Fellowship
Chapter twenty three: The battle
A loud bang interrupted the girls' fifth game of poker; a large hole appeared in the wall, not too the girls surprise. Maddy had already told Théoden, and he was just about to tell her off for even suggesting such things.
"Now do you believe me?" gloated Maddy.
"How can this be, the walls of the keep one impenetrable," replied a shocked Théoden.
"Yeah to you maybe, but to half a ton of TNT it isn't," Muttered Fran.
Just then a group large of people retreated into the room. This included Aragorn and Legolas, but there was no sign of Gimli.
"What news Aragorn," asked the King now looking out of a narrow window, into the vale.
"The deep walls are taken, lord, and all the defence swept away; but many have escaped to the rock."
"Is Eomer here?"
" I wouldn't think so," muttered Maddy.
"Trapped in here like in a prison. I hate this feeling of hopelessness," Continued Théoden.
"But here you are safe. Well, safer then in Edoras or Dunharrow."
"That may be so but the end will not be long," Said the King, "But I will not end here, and be taken like an old badger in a trap. Snowmane and Hasufel and the horses of my men are in the inner court. When dawn comes, I will bid men sound helm's horn, and I will ride forth. Will you ride with me then, son of Arathorn? Maybe we shall cleave the road, or make such an end as will be worth a song- if any be left to sing of us hereafter."
"I will ride with you," Said Aragorn.
"Can we come?" Interjected Fran.
"Would you even listen if I said 'no you can't and that you have to stay here'?" Replied Aragorn.
"No but it's polite to ask," Answered Mo, fearing that Fran would play it safe and stay.
"Very well, but at your own risk."
"YES!" Cheered the 3 girls.
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"Forth Eorlingas!" Cried Théoden, and with him at the front, Aragorn at to his right they charged out towards the sea of orcs. The girls were in the middle of the group where they were supposedly 'safe'.
"Mo behind you!" Shouted Maddy, pulling her sword from an Orc. Turning around and just narrowly missing an orcs axe Mo screamed for she had not dodged far enough, and about 3 inches of her half her hair was gone.
"Oh boy, he shouldn't have done that," Sighed Maddy.
"Why you filthy, disgusting, vermin! Don't you know it's not polite to attack anyone from behind!" Mo lectured the Orc who was now firmly clamped under Orion's foot. Some orcs tried to attack her whist she was doing this, they ended with arrows through them before they were within a meters range. thanks to Maddy and Fran who were trying to save their own behinds as much as hers.
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"Have you noticed how bright it's suddenly become?" Fran asked while thwacking another Orc with her sword.
The three girls looked up to see light shining brightly over the hills to the east and noticed the land had changed. Instead of the ever rolling hills a forest there stood, tall and impressive, yet as silent as a mouse. They were positioned as if they were an army, held in ranks; their undergrowth sending a wave of fear through the orcs as it was dark and murky in stark contrast to the shining light over the hill.
The orcs looked around in fear trapped between King Théoden's men and the great forest of trees. They fled this way and that like a swarming flies, the east was too steep so they ran towards the west, yet suddenly their way was blocked.
On a ridge on the hills to the west stood a white rider, shining in brilliance and behind, an army on foot, all with swords in their hands.
"Erkenband!" chanted the riders.
"What are they saying?" asked Mo
"Behold the white rider!" cried Aragorn, "Gandalf is come again."
"Mithrandir! Mithrandir!" said Legolas "This-"
The three girls stopped listening, "well I guess this is the end of the storming of Helms deep or what ever this chapter is called," Announced Fran.
"It's called Helm's deep and we still have all of these orcs to kill!" The horn in the deep sounded as if in agreement and both armies charged towards the orcs who had turned to madness in their terror.
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King Théoden, Gandalf, Aragorn, Legolas, Erkenband of Westfold and the Lords of the Golden house were in deep conversation, Maddy, Mo and Fran at the edge talking amongst them.
"Forty-two, Master Legolas!" Came a sudden cry through the air as Gimli came up his head wrapped in a blood stained bandage.
"What is he on about?"
"You know how he and Legolas had a bet about how many they killed," said Maddy ignoring them, "anyway as I was saying…." She trailed off, "what was I saying?"
"Absolutely no idea, we weren't listening. Now I'm going to see how Gimli is." Said Mo already striding over.
"But she doesn't like Gimli."
"Mister Dwarf!" exclaimed Mo "That was so stupid! Honestly, if I haven't seen such-" she stopped when people stared.
"I never realised that you cared for the dwarf." Said Legolas teasingly.
"I never knew dwarves and elves got along, you learn something new every day," Replied Mo.
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