Pirate Gold
by Romania Black and Auzzie K
After a bit of a wait, Chapter Five is finally up! I hope you all enjoy it! By the way, we own nothing of J.R.R. Tolkien or any of his characters! unfortunately -- tear
Sincerely,
Romania Black and Auzzie K
Later that day Eldarion and BrandyBuck got ready to leave. They were headed out to follow Danny and Berethor, yet not be seen. Theodor was burried that night while they planned their disappearance. It was around nine-thirty when they snuck out the front balcony. Below in the stables, Elanor had one horse ready; taking two would be too risky. The two made their way quietly down the stone path to the stables. As they reached the door, Elanor came running out.
"You must hurry, I hear peple talking close by," the hobbit said giving the reins to Eldarion. Brandy got on first, then him. He made sure everything was with them and nothing left behind.
"Thank you Ellie. I'll see you when I return and reward you for your service to us," he said smiling to her. Elanor just smiled, nodded, and hit the horse on the rear, giving it a bit of jumpy start. It took off running full speed out and down the levels of the city. When they finally reached the ground level, the doors came open. No one asked questions, no orders where given. Everyone knew what they needed to do. Eldarion had already briefed his loyal soldiers of the situation. Brandy took a deep breath, feeling relieved they were out of the city and on the trail to find Danny and Berethor. Eldarion looked at the sky thinking about his kid brother, trying his hardest to forget the matter and focus on the now and here, but the visions kept entering his mind, and he suddenly found his sight blurry. His eyes stung with salty tears and he paused momentarily, and thought of letting all his emotion out of him. The blazing look on his partner's face though, gave him a moment of strength that he needed to wipe the tears away and carry on.
A couple hours later, the two stopped and made camp. Eldarion built a fire while Brandy sat there motionless. She could remembered the final look on that boy's face as she held his dying hand.
"I could've saved him." she managed to say. Eldarion turned to her.
"What?" he said puzzled. She took a deep breath.
"I could've saved him. I was there holding his hand Eldarion. I was there. I was right ---" she said beginning to cry. "--there." He moved to her side and held her tightly by the shoulders.
"There was nothing you or I could've done to save him. It was meant to be Brandy. Don't trouble yourself." He said, trying to calm her down. She looked up at him and despite the tears, Eldarion knew she believed him. "It's going to be ok...alright? Now get some sleep. We have a long road ahead of us tomorrow." Eldarion let go of her and lied down. She moved over to the other side of the fire and covered herself up with the blankets he had put out for her. Her eyes began to get heavy and she started to drift off to sleep. Eladarion on the other hand, lay on his back, eyes open wide, and his head was filled with the same words over and over. "May peace follow you after death." Those were the words his mother said when they laid Theodor's body to rest. He probably said it a million times. Finally as he stared at the fire he fell alseep, dreaming of what was only memories of his Brother.
"Danny...Danny..."
Danny jumped with a start. It was Berethor, staring down at him. Danny realized he had fallen asleep and stared lazily up to him.
"What?" Danny groaned, stretching.
"There's been word sent to my brother, Reomere. He just wrote me. King Ellesar's son, Eldarion, has left the castle." He said the words swiftly and with much graveness. His face danced in the firelight. Danny sat up and stared at him, a sense of hope rising within him.
"That could be of help to us, Berethor!" He saw the graveness of his face not leave. "What is the matter?" Danny said skeptically.
"Lady BrandyBuck went with him." Berethor said bluntly.
It had been two days now and Brandy and Eldarion had been riding for while. Eldarion spotted somthing up ahead, but wasn't sure what it was. There was a vast amount of smoke raising into the sky. The young prince furrowed his brow as he squinted at the sight.
"Danny, what is that?" BrandyBuck asked coming up from behind him.
"Brandy--? You just called me Danny." Eldarion said startled. The daughter of Rohan blushed and laughed slightly.
"I'm sorry. I just thought about him alot last night. I just hope he's alright, and they've found Vardahir," she turned back to the smoke. "What is that?"
"It looks like a camp sight, but I'm not sure of what," he said. He kicked the horse and they sped faster and faster towards the area. When they reached the camp sight it was bare. Nothing was left. It seemed as though it had been left clean, with hardly any trace that it had been there, save the fire and some scattered material. Eldarion got off the horse and looked around. He had been trained to track, since that was in fact, what his father did best. His father's heir studied the ground for only a minute. "Footsteps," he said pointing a foot away from him, "They look human. It was Berethor and Danny most likely. A large group would've made more of a fire than this, and left more at the scene; especially pirates. They haven't been gone long. An hour at the most." he said looking at her.
"Then we can still catch them?" she asked getting back on the horse. Eldarion laughed aloud.
"Of course we can," with that they headed off in the direction that Eldarion was sure belonged to Danny and Berethor.
"It's that prince and that girl from Rohan." a voice scratched in the darkness.
A tall, thick man with a mean grin upon his face and a thick neck of black hair, leaned away from his spy-scope.His name was Bernin, the pirate who had taken Vardahir away. Not long after they had left Gondor, they sensed someone was following them, so they had circled around and was now following from behind.
They watched as Eldarion and Brandy rode off. Bernin laughed and looked behind him. There stood Vardahir. She was cut up and bruised; her dress was slashed and muddy. Tears were stained on her face. Her hands were tied behind her back and her mouth gagged.
"Your friends are all going to die," Bernin said showing his black teeth. Vardahir's eyes widened. Bernin's first mate, Figg, a lean man with a crooked grin, came up and grabbed her by the arms, taking her back to the horses. Vardahir couldn't scream or kick; she was too weak and tired. She hadn't eaten or slept in two days since her kidnapping. Bernin turned from the hillside and got on his horse.
"First thing tonight. We kill the landlovers in their sleep." Bernin looked at Vardahir's horror-struck face and smiled wide.Figg was strapping her to the nearest tree as he spoke. She was too tired to resist it. "I hope you are happy with yourself at the moment, girl. We will let you go free from here once your fellow friends are dead. That is, if you manage to escape from here before we return!" With that they took off following Brandy and El. Figg grabbed Vardahir's horse and followed behind the captain. Vardahir tried to scream, but with the gag, no one heard her cries.
Chapter Six is on its way! Hope you guys enjoy it! Peace out, and Rock Rock ON!
Auzzie K and Romania Black bid thee good day!
