Chapter 18
The plan was to ride as far as Rohan and then send the horses back on their own to Lothlorien. Haldir and the Galadhrim would on the edge of Fangorn Forest until they saw the Rohan line up for battle. Elizabeth and Gandalf would ride ahead to Rohan and meet them there later.
Galadriel and Celeborn saw the troops off and then they took off on horseback, riding nonstop like there was no tomorrow. Surprisingly, Elizabeth was not jostled awake by the riding. When she did wake up, travel group had just slowed their horses' paces to allow them to rest.
"I see you've finally awoken." Gandalf said as he kept his eyes on the ground before him.
Elizabeth yawned and pet Gandalf's horse's head. "You've got a pretty horsy, Gandalf. What's its name?"
"His name is Shadowfax." Gandalf answered. "He is one of the Mearas."
"He must be a special horsy." Elizabeth answered sleepily.
"He is." Gandalf answered. "You rest, Elizabeth. I will wake you when we stop."
Gandalf was true to his word in waking Elizabeth. The large group of elves plus one Maiar and human child stopped that night to rest themselves and the horses.
Elizabeth slept in the arms of Gandalf, snuggling close to him as a child would to a father.
The company began their journey once more early the next morning and headed for Fangorn Forest where Elizabeth would continue on with Gandalfwhile Haldir and his men would rest more.
When the company arrived on the edge of Fangorn Forest, the elves seemed to be drawn to the forest. It was strange. As Gandalf dismounted Shadowfax and lifted Elizabeth to the ground, she watched Haldir curiously as he watched the forest silently.
Elizabeth approached him. "Whatcha doin'?"
Haldir turned his head slowly to face Elizabeth and gave her slight smile. "The trees speak. I am listening."
Elizabeth frowned. "No they don't. Trees don't havenothin' to talk about."
"They do," Haldir said softly. "But they have grown wild from the consistency of orcs chopping their acquaintances and ruining their home."
Elizabeth's frown disappeared and was replaced with a pout. "Orcs are dumb."
Haldir chuckled softly and smiled. "Aye. That they are."
He turned away from Elizabeth and headed over to a few of his men. Elizabeth watched his retreating back and turned away to see Gandalf walking with his staff into the forest. She frowned. Now why was Gandalf going in there?
She followed him over small brooks and giant roots. She followed Gandalf through dirt and under huge trees. Finally his pace grew slower and she could hear voice in the next clearing over.
She heard someone spit. "Orc blood."
It was Gimli!!! Elizabeth watched Gandalf as he stood his distance. She knew she probably shouldn't charge into the clearing. Gimli might axe her head off thinking she was an orc child.
Elizabeth tried to listen to what else her friends had to say, but their voices were too low. She wondered to herself why Merry and Pippin weren't heard. She knew their voices were louder than than the others'. Oh no! Maybe they were dead!!!
Elizabeth was snapped back to reality as she heard Gimli's voice.
"The air is so close in here," he said.
Legolas then said something that Elizabeth couldn't quite hear and suddenly the trees started groaning. Elizabeth gasped at the same time as Gimli and looked up at the trees towering above her.
"The trees are speaking to each other." Legolas said softly. FINALLY! Elizabeth finally heard something that Legolas had said.
"Gimli!" Aragorn shouted in a whisper. "Lower your axe."
Legolas then said something else to Gimli that Elizabeth could not hear, causing her to clench her teeth and fists and pout.
She turned back to watch Gimli.
"Talking trees." He said, in doubt. "What do trees have to talk about, hmm? Except for the consistency of squirrel droppings."
Elizabeth almost died with concealed laughter. She covered her mouth as best as she could while she had her laughs. Gimli had said the same thing she had!!! But Elizabeth stopped laughing when Legolas said something urgent in Elvish.
"Aragorn, nad no ennas! (Aragorn, something is out there)" he said and strode forward.
Elizabeth covered her mouth and looked around nervously. Did he smell her? Had Legolas mistaken her for an orc? Elizabeth pulled a bit of her sleeve to her nose and sniffed. Eek. Boy, did she need a bath. But she didn't smell half as bad as an orc would.
Elizabeth watched as Aragorn and Legolas strode to a place exactly in front of where Gandalf was standing. Well, they were about three meters away, but same difference.
"Man cenich? (What do you see?)" Aragorn whispered. Elizabeth smiled a mischievous grin. Gandalf was gonna scare them so bad!!!
"The White Wizard approaches." Legolas answered. Elizabeth wondered why they were worried about the White Wizard. After all, it was only Gandalf.
"Do not let him speak. He will put a spell on us." Aragorn said.
Elizabeth's eyes widened. 'WHAT?!?!?! WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?!?!?! GANDALF DOESN'T HURT THE GOOD GUYS!!!!!'
She wanted to scream at Aragorn for saying something like that. GRRRRRRRR!!!!
Aragorn put his hand on his sword, Gimli held his axes and Legolas readied an arrow. Oh no!!! THEY WERE GONNA KILL GANDALF!!! THEY CAN'T DO THAT!!!!
"We must be quick." Aragorn said. Suddenly Gandalf rushed out blaring a white light in their faces. He stood upon a rock and spoke, but it was not his voice. It was the other wizard, Saruman's.
Elizabeth gasped out loud. What had he done to Gandalf?!?! Oh no! The world was gonna end, Saruman had taken over Gandalf! Stupid, stupid, stupid evil people!!!!
Aragorn's sword grew too hot for him to handle, Legolas arrow was deflected and Gimli's axe was destroyed.
"You are tracking the footsteps of two young hobbits." The wizard with Saruman's voice said.
"Where are they?" Aragorn asked loudly.
"They passed this way," the wizard said, his voice changing to Gandalf's. "the day before yesterday."
Elizabeth giggled out loud. So Saruman had not corrupted Gandalf. How relieving. And Gandalf had tricked them all! How humorous!
"They met someone they did not expect." Gandalf continued. "Does that comfort you?"
"Who are you?" Aragorn asked. "Show yourself!"
Gandalf dimmed his light and showed them that he was no enemy. He passed his staff into his other hand and watched the bewildered man.
"It cannot be." Aragorn said.
"Forgive me." Legolas said, bowing. "I mistook you for Saruman."
Gimli bowed as best as he could, considering that he was in an awful lot of bulky stuff.
Gandalf smiled. "I am Saruman. Or rather Saruman as he should have been."
At those words, Elizabeth arched an eyebrow. 'I thought Saruman was bad...I'm confused...'
"You fell." Aragorn said, still standing. Oh yes, he fell. Elizabeth could remember all too clearly. That day had been devastating and she'd buried the pain so that no one would be worried. That had hurt even more.
Gandalf's smile faded.
"Through fire and water. From the lowest dungeon to the highest peak I fought with the Balrog of Morgoth. Until at last I threw down my enemy and smote his ruin upon the mountainside. Darkness took me and I strayed out of thought and time."
Elizabeth frowned from her hiding place. Gandalf had never told her this part before. Or perhaps he had shown her. Yes, that was it. He had shown her all this.
"Stars wheeled overhead and every day was as long as a life age of the Earth. But it was not the end. I felt life in me again. I've been sent back until my task is done." Gandalf finished.
"Gandalf." Aragorn said simply, stepping forward.
Gandalf smiled.
"Aye," he said. "That is what they used to call me. Gandalf the Grey. I am Gandalf the White. And I come back to you now at the turn of the tide."
Gandalf put on a gray cloak and led them through the forest. Elizabeth followed, concealed by the forest.
"One stage of your journey is over," she heard Gandalf say. "Another begins."
Suddenly she stepped on a loose stick and it cracked loudly. They halted. Elizabeth cringed and yelled at herself mentally. Legolas pulled out one of his Elven daggers and walked towards the bush where Elizabeth was hiding.
Gandalf shook his head and sighed as a parent would do.
"Elizabeth, you should not walk about the forest pretending to be an orc." He said. Elizabeth and Legolas froze.
Legolas recovered first from Gandalf's words and pulled the bush back to see Elizabeth hugging her knees and sitting with her back to him.
"Elizabeth?" Legolas asked in disbelief.
Elizabeth stood up and turned around. "I'm sorry; I didn't mean to scare you guys like that."
Legolas smiled and held out a hand for Elizabeth. "It is all right."
"She follows for a reason." Gandalf said. "She will accompany us to Edoras."
Elizabeth smiled and clapped her hands. "Yay!"
"Edoras!" Gimli exclaimed. "That is no short distance!"
Elizabeth walked behind Gimli with Legolas, holding the Prince's hand.
Aragorn was saying something in a low voice to Gandalf. Something that was probably bad.
"Than we have run all this way for nothing?" Gimli asked loudly. Elizabeth remained silent, choosing to simply listen. "Are we to leave those poor hobbits here in this horrid, dark, dank tree-infested—?"
Suddenly the trees groaned and Elizabeth clutched Legolas' hand tighter.
"It is all right," Legolas whispered. "They are not angry with you. Only Gimli."
Elizabeth breathed a sigh of relief and giggled. The situation was quite funny.
"I mean charming, quite charming forest." Gimli said.
Gandalf turned around and Legolas stopped where he was, in front of Gimli and watched the dwarf.
"It was more than mere chance that brought Merry and Pippin to Fangorn. A great power has been sleeping here for many long years. The coming of Merry and Pippin will be like the falling of small stones that starts an avalanche in the mountains." Gandalf said.
"In one thing you have not changed, dear friend." Aragorn said, smiling.
"Hmm?" Gandalf murmured, not quite sure what Aragorn meant.
"You still speak in riddles." Aragorn answered. Gandalf laughed softly.
"A thing is about to happen that has not happened since the Elder Days." Gandalf replied. Elizabeth frowned.
'OK,' she thought. 'So something that hasn't happened in a long time is gonna happen now. And…that would be…?'
"The Ents are going to wake up." Gandalf continued. "And find that they are strong."
"Strong?!" Gimli asked as if he wasn't sure that was a good thing. "Oh, that's good."
"So stop your fretting master dwarf." Gandalf said sternly. He turned to continue on.
Elizabeth giggled as Legolas began leading her forward once more.
"If you're nice to the trees, Gimli, than they'll be nice to you." she said in a very grown-up like way.
Gimli rolled his eyes and spoke in a low undertone. "Easy for you to say."
"Merry and Pippin are quite safe." Gandalf said as he walked away. "In fact, they are far safer than you are about to be."
Elizabeth watched Gimli as she followed Legolas.
"This new Gandalf is grumpier than the old one." Gimli said, causing Elizabeth to giggle again.
Gimli frowned at Elizabeth. "Why is everything so funny to you?"
Elizabeth shrugged and followed Legolas, still clutching his hand.
They exited the forest, and waiting with the two horses behind Gandalf. He whistled loudly, twice and waited. Within a few moments, Shadowfax came running, barebacked towards Gandalf.
Legolas looked stunned. "That is one of the Mearas unless my eyes are cheated by some spell."
Elizabeth giggled softly. "Of course that's one of the whatever you said. His name is Shadowfax and he's my friend."
"Shadowfax," Gandalf greeted the horse. "He is the Lord of all Horses and has been my friend through many dangers."
They mounted their horses, Elizabeth rode with Gandalf, Legolas rode with Gimli and Aragorn rode alone. Though Elizabeth fell asleep countless times on the way there, she still knew that they had ridden a long time. How? Because, of course, her butt ached like heck.
When they finally stopped and made camp, it was nightfall and Elizabeth was laid on the ground next to Gimli and Legolas. She was asleep before her head was on the ground. But Aragorn seemed to stay awake.
"He's not alone. Sam went with him." Aragorn said softly.
"Did he? Did he, indeed? Very good." Gandalf said.
Elizabeth moaned and turned onto her side.
"Frodo…" she whispered.
Gandalf and Aragorn turned their heads to the small girl then turned back.
"How has she been, Gandalf?" Aragorn asked.
"She has dreamed. She knows of Boromir's death and why Frodo and Sam are not with you. She saw Saruman with his Palantir. Sauron has been in her mind. I fear what will happen when we near Mordor. It is good that she stayed in Lothlorien. If she had gone with you, she would be with Frodo and Sam this very minute." Gandalf answered.
"Such ill tidings should not burden a child of innocence." Aragorn said. "She is young and naïve, yet she is strong and wise. She has changed from the little girl we met."
"She has been tutoring with the Lady of Caras Galadhon. She should be wise. Or as wise as a girl her age can get." Gandalf answered. "She has a great challenge ahead of her."
The next morning, Gandalf awoke Elizabeth and her friends and they continued on to Edoras.
"Edoras," Gandalf said when the city was in sight. "and the Golden Hall of Meduseld. There dwells Théoden, King of Rohan whose mind is overthrown. Saruman's hold over King Théoden is now very strong."
Elizabeth eyes widened. "That's not good, huh, Gandalf?"
Gandalf looked grimly down at Elizabeth and shook his head.
"No, it is not." He addressed Aragorn and the others. "Be careful what you say. Do not look for welcome here."
Then without further ado, they rode on. Gandalf and Elizabeth rode into the gate and passed all the civilians with ease.
They dismounted their horses and waited before the great door before the Golden Hall. A man came outside to speak with them. Elizabeth stood behind Gandalf's cloak, hiding from anything bad that might come out.
"I cannot allow you before Théoden King, so armed, Gandalf Greyhame." The man said. "By order of Grima Wormtongue."
Gandalf nodded and signaled Aragorn, Legolas and Gimli to disarm. The man looked down at the Elizabeth whom he'd just noticed behind Gandalf.
"You bring a child with you also?" the man asked.
"She is the granddaughter of a friend of mine." Gandalf lied easily. "She comes with us to perhaps learn more about the world."
Well, it wasn't really a lie. After all, Middle Earth was quite fascinating and Elizabeth would have liked to see every last bit of it. The man kneeled in front of Elizabeth.
"Do you have a sword with you?" he asked. One of his men laughed openly.
"She's barely tall enough to hold an arrow much less a sword. Leave her be, sir." The soldier said. The man looked hesitant, but agreed.
"Your staff," the man said, looking at Gandalf.
"You would not part an old man from his walking stick." Gandalf answered easily. The man rolled his eyes and turned around to lead them in.
Once inside, it was noticeably warmer, although still cold. Legolas held out his arm for Gandalf to hold onto. He really looked old now. Elizabeth followed behind with Gimli and looked in awe around this Golden Hall.
Elizabeth gasped and turned around as the door was shut and locked behind her. She walked slowly and examined the design and décor of the hall.
"The courtesy of your hall is somewhat lessened of late Théoden King." Gandalf said loudly, causing Elizabeth to watch the people that were before her.
Elizabeth looked at the supposed king and frowned. He looked really old and really…er…dead...in a living-dead kind of way. There were a lot of people who looked like that on Halloween...and this guy was supposed to be some great king?! Eww....nasty.And who was that other pale "living-dead" personsitting next to him whispering?
Elizabeth slowly inched forward towards the front and stood next to Gandalf.
"Why should I welcome you Gandalf Stormcrow?" Théoden said slowly.
'Geez.' Elizabeth thought. 'Old geezer at 12 o'clock.'
She didn't really know what that meant, but her cousin Bart had said it millions of times.
"A just question, my liege." The man (in all black) that had been whispering to the kingsaid. "Late is the hour in which this conjurer chooses to appear. Lathspell I name him. Ill news is an ill guest."
Grima looked down at Elizabeth as Gandalf spoke his next words. He was curious as to why the wizard had brought a child. What good would a child do? He would not pity it and fall for some ill conceived trap that Gandalf had thought up.
"Be silent. Keep your forked tongue behind your teeth." Gandalf said. He noticed Grima watching Elizabeth. Gandalf moved to stand in front of Elizabeth so that Grima could not watch her. Elizabeth peeked out from behind Gandalf, curious as to why this man was curious about herself.
"You brought a child with you." Grima said slowly, watching Elizabeth as she peeked out from behind Gandalf. "What did you expect her to do to me?"
"I do not expect anything from her at the moment save to stay away from you." Gandalf said sternly. "And I suggest you do the same."
Grima looked at Gandalf with contempt and softened his look when he glanced at Elizabeth. Elizabeth glared at the man for being mean to Gandalf and clung to the wizard's robes.
"I have not passed through fire and death to bandy crooked words with a witless worm." Gandalf said. He held up his staff which caused Grima's eyes to widen as he backed away.
"His staff." Grima said, scolding his cronies. "I told you to take the wizard's staff!"
Elizabeth sneered at Grima, proud that Gandalf had outsmarted the wormy, squirmy man. Suddenly men rushed forward—most likely cronies and henchmen of Grima, and began fighting with Gimli, Legolas and Aragorn. One of the men rushed forward and scooped up Elizabeth.
"PUT ME DOWN, YOU STUPID FATSO!!!" she screamed.
Elizabeth kicked out with her legs and accidentally kicked the man in his crotch. He dropped Elizabeth to the ground and clutched his crotch in pain. Elizabeth smiled and kicked the man twice more in his abdomen just to make sure he was down. And then she sat on him.
"Théoden," Elizabeth heard Gandalf say. "son of Thengel too long have you sat in the shadows. Hearken to me!"
Elizabeth watched Gandalf closely and then saw Gimli with his foot upon Grima. She smiled as she pulled the bottle of hair dye from around her neck. The hair dye that Elladan and Elrohir had given to her.
She trotted over to Grima and poured some of the hair dye into her hand. Giggling wickedly, Elizabeth turned her hand and poured the hair dye onto Grima's hair and rubbed it in.
Grima looked at his hair curiously.
"It'll take a few minutes." Elizabeth told him proudly. She turned back to Gandalf.
"I release you from the spell." He said. And then Théoden began laughing.
"O…K…" Elizabeth said loudly and slowly. "Weird…"
"You have no power here Gandalf the Grey." Théoden said.
Gandalf threw off his cloak. He seemed to have a surreal white glow to him that made even Elizabeth in awe of his power.
"I will draw you, Saruman, as poison is drawn from a wound." Gandalf said. He thrust his staff forward, forcing Théoden back into his throne.
Suddenly a very pretty lady rushed in. She made to stop Gandalf, but was held back by Aragorn. Elizabeth watched her for a moment, than stood and walked over to the lady. Without a word, she wiggled herself in between the lady and Aragorn and stood between them. They both glanced down at the small child but just as quickly returned to Gandalf.
"If I go, Théoden dies." Théoden said. But he was using Saruman's voice! Oh no not him again! This Saruman guy was getting pretty annoying.
Gandalf thrust his staff forward again, forcing Théoden to go farther back in his throne.
"You did not kill me and you will not kill him." Gandalf reminded.
Théoden struggled to bring his head up and said, "Rohan is mine."
Gandalf repeated his staff thingy once more. "Be gone."
Théoden/Saruman struggled and then came forward at Gandalf as quickly as he could.
But Gandalf hit him in the head with his staff causing him to fall back into his throne. Gandalf lowered his staff, breathing heavily. Théoden began to lean over in his throne and would have fallen to the floor if the pretty lady had not caught him.
Once the lady had gone to Théoden, Elizabeth ran to Gandalf and clutched his robes. The pretty lady helped Théoden back into his chair and was near tears. Elizabeth watched as suddenly he began to grow younger and he actually looked like a daddy!
"I know your face." Théoden said. The pretty lady smiled. "Eowyn."
So that's what her name was. Théoden looked up at Gandalf.
"Gandalf?"
"Breathe the free air again, my friend." Gandalf answered.
Théoden stood with Eowyn's help and many others in the room bowed save for Elizabeth. She had no idea why everyone was bowing to the king. No one bowed to the President of the USA and no one ever saw the Queen of England in her part of the country, so why were they bowing now?
"Dark have been my dreams of late." He said.
"Your fingers would remember their old strength better if they grasped your sword." Gandalf said.
Elizabeth felt a tap on her shoulder and saw the man that had let them in handing her the king's sword. She took it from him and handed it to Théoden.
Théoden smiled down at Elizabeth and took the sword carefully from its sheath. He looked his sword up and down and then looked over at Grima who backed away in fear.
Théoden signaled to his guards as he stood and walked forward. They threw Grima out the front door of the hall and Théoden walked down the steps to the hall with his sword in hand. It appeared that Grima was in pain, which pleased a great deal of people. Elizabeth watched from above, giggling especially at his bright pink hair. The civilians were watching. A few of them shot disgusted, surprised, shocked and outlandish looks at Grima for his strangely colored hair.
"I've only ever served you my lord." Grima lied.
Théoden continued to chase Grima down the stairs one step at a time. Gandalf followed at a distance and Elizabeth tailed behind, clutching Gandalf's robes.
"Your leech craft would have had me crawling on all fours like a beast!" Théoden yelled.
"Send me not from your sight." Grima begged.
Suddenly, Elizabeth ran ahead of Gandalf. Just as Théoden swung his sword up, Elizabeth grabbed his sleeve and tugged. But a small child would not stop Théoden.
A grown man would though. Aragorn rushed forward and grabbed Théoden's arms.
"No, my lord." Aragorn said. Théoden relaxed his arms and stared at Aragorn. "Enough blood has been spilt on his account."
Théoden lowered his sword and Aragorn offered a hand to Grima. Grima simply leaned forward, spit on Aragorn's hand and ran through the crowd that had gathered before the steps of the hall.
Once Grima had cleared the crowd, the civilians bowed.
"Hail, Théoden King!" one civilian shouted. Théoden watched as his people bowed before and so did Aragorn and Elizabeth. He turned around to Gandalf with tears in his eyes.
"Where is Théodred? Where is my son?"
Elizabeth stood next to Gandalf, who followed Théoden as the guards carried Théodred's body out to his grave. His cousin, Eowyn looked prettier in her dress that she wore at the moment than she had in the other one.
Elizabeth clutched Gandalf's hand in her own, wondering why Théoden hadn't known about his son's death.
When the funeral had ended, Gandalf gently told Elizabeth to go back to the hall with Aragorn and Legolas, while he stayed behind with Théoden. It was there that Elizabeth was given soup and sat with her friends, chatting with Eowyn.
Suddenly, Gandalf burst into the room with Théoden behind him. Both carried a child. Gandalf carried a small girl about Elizabeth's age and the other was at least 11. They were given food and Elizabeth chatted with them. But one thing stayed in her mind.
Was Gandalf to replace her with this new little girl? It didn't seem a thing that Gandalf would do. But it still haunted her.
Before Elizabeth could have a chance to ask Gandalf, Eowyn put a hand on her shoulder.
"Come now," she said. "You need your rest just like all children do."
Elizabeth yawned. "I'm not tired."
Eowyn smiled. "Of course you're not. Just lay down your head and close your eyes for me and if you are not asleep after five minutes, I will tell you a story."
And with that, she guided Elizabeth and the other two children away into one of the rooms.
It was early next morning that Elizabeth woke and felt that something or rather someone was missing in the hall. She rushed out and looked around and saw Gimli walking out the hall and into the main village.
Elizabeth walked as quickly as possible and burst through the doors of the hall only to see Gandalf, Aragorn, Legolas and Gimli walking towards the stables. Elizabeth ran as fast as she could towards the stables. Just as she got near to the entrance, Gandalf burst out riding Shadowfax.
Her fears were confirmed. Gandalf was abandoning her. He had been the very first person to be kind to her and had been her friend since day one. Now he was leaving her behind.
"Gandalf!!!" she called, tears forming in her eyes. But it was no use. Gandalf was gone.
((Thanks to everyone who has reviewed in the past. I'm sorry if I haven't mentioned your name below, but if I haven't, than let me know ASAP:
Ms Unknown: I know, doesn't that make you sad? Well, if you stick around for the sequel (which won't be up until this story's done--which won't be done until I have the extended version of ROTK), you'll see how Elizabeth's adventures and something that happened to her when she returned home affects her beautiful childish innocence. But hey, aren't a lot of 8 year olds stubborn at some point? At least I know my neighbor is. But maybe that's just me. Of course she's mature for an 8 year old...she was tutoring with Galadriel for Merlin's sake! Obviously, Miss-Perfect-Elf Sorceress-Who-Can't-Stay-Out-of-People's-Minds corrupted her. I did that on purpose so that maybe you could see that Galadriel isn't so perfect and nice. Wow you've reviewed a lot gives sticker and cookies Yep, Haldir has to be soft underneath that stern Mister Cool attitude of his, doesn't he?
Aquamariel: Believe me, this story wouldn't be good in my eyes if Haldir didn't live...he's SO hot!!! drool But anywho, back to the point, if any of you haven't noticed or maybe it's cuz I haven't mentioned it lately, Elizabeth is no longer 7. She turned 8 on the day she woke up in Rivendell. I've been able to plot out how old she'll be by the time the War of the Ring has ended and I can't remember off the top of my head, but I do believe that she will still be 8.
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Nerwen Elendil: Geez, freshman? I'm in 8th grade! Is everyone on older than me? But, I WOULD be a freshman, if my mom hadn't decided to give me an extra year of frikkin' preschool. A lot of good it did me. Personally, I can't wait to go to good ol' PHS. Are you cold? It's really cold right now in my house and they call our state the Paradise State! Ha! Paradise my ass!
iloveelves: I'm sorry, but I have to say this: When I first read your pen name, I thought it was 'i love elvis'. LOL. But anywho, HEEE, i knew some of you would take one look at the name of that chapter and say 'WTF???' Ya...funnee...anywho...ya the only kids you see are hobbit kids and based on the way Gandalf treated them to a little fireworks show twice, I'd say he'd love a little girl with him on the quest thingy just as much as he'd worry for her safety. Am I making sense? Probably not...oh...stupid brain....i need chocolate...
Insane Child of the Night: Darn, I love this pen name too. Have I told you that? Of course Haldir isn't gonna die, silly! There wouldn't be a story with him dying, anyhow! I mean, if I was Elizabeth and Haldir died, I would shoot myself! Not literally of course, but I'd probably moap about all day. Yes, evil cliffies make me twitch too. In fact, I just read one a few minutes ago. twitch twitch LOLThanks for the review!
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1. I already have it plotted out, but it doesn't sound juicy enough. How do you think Elizabeth should return home? (Anything but magic)
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