"Gandalf, we have been riding forever. Can we not take a quick break? At least one for the horses?"

"There are places where we will be able to rest and here is not one of them."

"Then where?"

"Isengard."

"Finally! The grey wizard has revealed an answer to a question I've asked. Wait, why are we going to Isengard?"

"So you can learn from one of the most wisee and powerful magic users on this earth. And if there is to be any more questions for the rest of the day please, mind yourself, you have reached my limit."

Ugh he can be very frustrating sometimes. All I asked were a few simple questions and he answered it with an answer giving me more questions. I do hope no one will be too angry with me. There just was not enough time to say good-bye to everyone. I think even after living in Imladris for over 200 years, I am severely going to miss it.

"Gandalf, I am sorry. I just am a little anxious is all"

"I know you are but be patient. We will reach Isengard soon enough but we still have a few days ahead of us. Let us stop here for the night and then start back up again before the sun rises. I fear any further and we may tread upon an unwelcoming host"

"Okay. I am going to feed Fae-hûn before we build camp"

"You should try and use your powers Kaydriella. It would be good practice for you, you know"

Why did he have to mention about my powers. I agreed to learn but I never agreed to use them, especially for such pleasures. I do feel bad however that I posses this gift that could make this journey a little more pleasant and here I am being stubborn about it.

"Oh, come now Kaydriella, you must try it eventually. It is not like you haven't done it in the past."

"True Gandalf but you forget I was ignorant of it. What I did was unconsciously done with either the action or mood I was in. But still I never commanded it to bend at my will"

"Stop being a stubborn girl and just trust yourself. Do not make the grandiose mistake in thinking you are not what you are. Trust and believe in your strength and see if you can do or feel something. I will feed the horses. You go practice."

"But-"

"No. I shall hear none of that. Now go."

And then I was left to wander aimlessly pretending I am some high and mighty of a person as to control life around me. This is a joke. There I've said it, well not out-loud yet but in my mind is just as good. Ugh, I am walking around these woods looking like a complete buffoon. Fine I will indulge Gandalf and try. I will prove to him that I am right and that this is a nuisance.

I began to wave my hands and arms, but I had no anticipation of a reaction from them. After another half an hour of just looking completely confounded I go to return to Gandalf's company to prove myself right.

"Hello Kaydriella. Anything you found of interest you wish to share?" Oh look here, Gandalf is trying to make general talk. Oh I see exactly what he is doing.

"No. I found my exercise to be dull and lacking of any significance. How about you almighty grey wizard? How you found anything of interest you wish to share?" So I was mocking the one person trying to help me. I was never known for my intelligence. I was known for being more stubborn and relentless. I prefer that over intelligence anyways.

"Actually yes I do have something of interest to share. If you do not try, and try with some actual emotion other than annoyance or resentment, you may find that there would have been something of significance for you to share"

"That was not something of great significance"

"Well in my good opinion it was and there, I have shared it. Now since you have deprived this old man of his nerve and wit, I shall take the first nights rest"

And of course, just like that, Gandalf walked up and over to his little sleeping area of dirt. It always freaked me out how he could sleep with his eyes open but after a while one could get use to it. So giving me the first watch was not always the best plan. I use to have tendency of wander a little too far from the camp but that was ages ago. I think I would be fine since it was just us two. Oh wait when was I supposed to wake him? I never thought to ask because I usually do not take the first watch. Should I wake him up? Should I just watch the whole night? Ugh looks like I will be spending all night up and alert. Just how I love to spend my night time. If he can sleep with his eyes open, literally, then why should someone watch over him if he looks awake? That is legitimate question.

The night went by slowly. It was quite for a long time and allowed me to clear my head… But I still had to stay alert because anything could be in these woods. As much as like to kill orcs, there was no reason to get into a squabble right now. Gandalf would probably be very displeased with it, as well.

It is almost day break and so now is when Gandalf wanted to leave. But he still remains asleep and I really feel bad about waking him up. He looks so peaceful… rustle…rustle…rustle

Oh that cannot be good. I walk back to grab my bow but there is a tall man already by my bow not to mention between me and Fae-hûn. I did not like that one bit. I turn around to go run towards Gandalf and there was another one with his arrow pointed at me. I really did not like arrows being pointed at me either.

"Do not move girl! Or else we will take you out" snap… Did he seriously just snap at me? Oh n, now was not the time to upset me.

"Who are you? We have no quarrel with you. We are simply passerby's on our way to Isengard" I was going to play this out. See just how good they are with their weapons they threaten me with. I say that seems almost like the smart thing to do. I take small steps and see the smaller man with the arrow move with me. He was sloppy in his craft. His legs were not always in a good wide stance and his balance was horrific. Oh this is going to be fun

I quickly ran towards the man with the bow and arrow. He shot at me but missed due to a poor draw of his string. I quickly knocked him on his feet and took his weapon but he kept fighting. He cut my leg with a hidden blade but I kicked him so hard he probably won't wake up anytime soon. The taller man was nw the bigger concern. He made his way over to the horses and tried to mount Fae-hûn. Fae-hûn was fighting him but could not do much. He was tied up on the matter. I drew back an arrow and shot it right for his reigns. The arrow made a perfect clean cut.

"Nor-Gwachae Fae-hûn! Nor-Gwachae!"

I could not bare the thought of some criminal stealing my horse. I would rather have him run free and alone than with some person stealing him from me. I was angry; how dare he try to steal my horse. My horse is my family and I protect my family. This taller man had summoned my most ugly wrath. Gandalf was already up, but he was too far away to do anything. I was angry. Angry for many things. It was all bottled up inside and I was ready to burst. First about Legolas, then my father keeping secrets from me, Lord Elrond keeping secrets from me. My entire life up to this point has been a secret and a lie. I let it out. I let it all out. The anger, the regret, the sadness, the confusion; I let it all flow out of me. Everything around me had gone away. I began to float on a single stream of consciousness and then, all went dark.

Author's Notes:

So I know it has been a while since I last posted. I've been on vacation for a while and hit an infamous wall. My train of thought turned to poo. Sorry. So I hope you like this chapter. Tell me what you think R&R

Nor-Gwachae-Run Away