Stalking the Fellowship
Chapter twenty four: Abdicate, see if I care!
Turning to Gandalf, Théoden said, "Once more you came in the hour of need, unlooked for."
"Unlooked for?" Said Gandalf, "I said that I would return and meet you here."
"But you did not name the hour, nor foretell the manner of you coming. Strange help you bring. You are mighty in Wizardry, Gandalf the white!"
"Oh what does it matter? He's here isn't he?" Interjected Mo.
"Er... yes, I guess so," Answered Théoden.
"Would anyone care to look at the woods? Is it me or are they moving?" Said Aragorn suddenly.
"The trees? That is no deed of mine; it is a thing beyond the counsel of the wise. Better then my design..."
"For those who haven't got a clue what he is saying, it's the ents, they're marching to Isenguard," Maddy butted in.
"Yes, exactly, I couldn't have put it better myself," finished Gandalf.
"Cool we get to go and see Merry and Pippin! When do we leave?" Asked Fran.
"Tomorrow, all those who wish to go to Isenguard with me may come, but I shall not stay there long, look for me in Edoras those who wish not to accompany me."
"Oh yes, we didn't even have to ask. He practically invited us!" Whispered Mo to Maddy.
"Yeah I noticed. We might as well go take a bath, pack and rest." Replied Maddy
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"Er what are you two doing?" Asked Maddy.
"What does it look like?" Replied Mo.
"That Fran is trying to slit your throat, from the back, with her sword?"
"Kill, no. She's only cutting my hair. Do you seriously think I was going to leave half my hair long and the other half short?"
"No, but Fran? You sure she should be doing it?"
"What's that supposed to mean?" Said Fran.
"Nothing," replied Maddy quickly.
"There done," Said Fran stepping back and admiring her piece of work
"Thanks Fran its lovely, see Maddy, she's done my hair loads of times, and just like usual it looks fine."
"Yeah at least someone trusts me."
"Anyway what happened to rest?" Maddy asked.
"We just didn't feel like resting, that's all, so why aren't you asleep?"
"Couldn't sleep."
"And you're whining at us?" grinned Fran.
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"Are we there yet?" Fran asked.
"Can you see a big pile of black marble?" Maddy asked.
"well...no."
"Well then."
"But you haven't answered me, are we there yet? What does black marble have to do with anything?" Fran whined.
"Orthanc is made of 'black marble'!"
"Oh, right."
"Where did Mo go?" Maddy asked.
"Oh she's with Théoden."
"Is that really a good idea? Leaving her with royalty and all?"
"erm..."
"Oh I'll go and get her. You stay here, well I mean not literally here because then every one would carry on riding and you would just stay there on the spot looking stupid."
Fran nodded looking at Maddy warily.
Maddy weaved through he crowd of riders, constantly looking for Mo, eventually she heard her.
"Ordering me around as if you own me! I'm not the one of your servants or people that are under you, whatever they are called!"
"But-"
"No buts! I am Mo, you have met your match I couldn't care less whether you were a king or ant under my shoe, so start talking to me like an equal!"
"I cannot-"
"No, it is you 'haven't yet', the word can't doesn't exist, AND you will or die trying!"
"Is that a threat?"
"No, I'm not stupid enough to threaten you with a whole load of guards around me. I do not care if you are royalty! You can abdicate it wouldn't matter to me. I just want you to treat me with the respect I deserve, rather than an underling stuck between your teeth!"
"I don't-"
"Yes you do! You do to all of us! Wow we're female, wow you don't know where we're from, wow we're young but it doesn't mean you can treat us like you do," Mo paused mid rant to get her breath back.
"What does wow mean?" Théoden asked.
Mo opened and closed her mouth.
"And this is where I come in to take you away," said Maddy grabbing Orion's reins which were hanging loosely in Mo's hands.
"Erm, you might want to take him," Maddy said to the Legolas who was riding over, he nodded in assent.
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