Disclaimer in Chapter 1 - They may yet be alive.
Nin-dethro hîn, Mellon-nin.
Chapter 15 – The smaller ones!
"My Lord!"
"What is it Glorfindel?" The Lord of Imladris asked as he saw the Balrog-slayer running towards him with all haste.
"I have received word by our scouts that the band of Elves that were escorting Elarinya has been attacked!" As soon as the words left Glorfindel's mouth, Elrond's eyes widened with fear.
"Where is she?" Elrond asked as his blonde friend now stood in front of him, breathing in as much as he could. "Glorfindel, where is she?!" Elrond shouted when he received no answer from his friend right in front of him.
"She…" Glorfindel began but his Lord already knew what he was going to say and he watched as Elrond ran back inside his home, towards the houses of Healing.
Elrond did not notice the Balrog-slayer running behind him but he did not care. All he cared about now was the Elleth that could possibly be dying inside his own home. Elrond turned the corner quickly and almost bumped into his darling daughter. He could tell by the wet tracks on her cheeks and slightly red eyes that she had been crying "Arwen?" When he received no answer, he pulled her into a hug and gently soothed her.
"Ada, you must help her." Arwen sniffed into her father's robes. "He will die without her. I can feel great pain deep within him already. If she were to die, the effects would be…" Arwen couldn't hold back a cry as her thoughts strayed to the one she had known for an awful long time and to the love he held for Elarinya.
"Shh Arwen. It cannot be that bad, can it?" Elrond pulled out of the embrace and held his daughter at arm's length, waiting for an answer.
"I do not know." Arwen wiped her teary eyes with the sleeve of her midnight blue dress.
"Please, I must know, where is she?" The Lord asked his Evenstar, looking into the eyes that looked so much like his beloved Celebrían's.
"She is in the room on the left." Arwen bowed her head and watched as her father ran towards the room she had told him. She saw her father's friend run pass her but only smiled slightly as she thought of the two running to the one they had grew to love from her peaceful and loving nature. Arwen then decided to follow. She was not going to abandon her friend like this.
By now, the Lord of Imladris had already opened the door to where the blonde Elleth was and ran towards her bedside, gently pulling back the sheets and revealing a nasty looking sword wound through her mid-section. He quickly brought his left hand to her neck to try and find a pulse and sighed in relief as he found one. Elrond turned his head quickly as he looked towards the bathroom door and saw his major-domo walking in with a bowl of water which had Athelas already within it as well as clean cloths and pain killing herbs.
Erestor smiled at his Lord and then bowed to show his respect. "I have everything already prepared for you, my Lord." The black haired Elf spoke through the silence "I sense that the wound is not life threatening but only a minor wound." Erestor explained as he came closer to the Elleth on the white bed, passing the bowl and cloths to the Balrog-slayer who had just entered the room. "It does not go all the way through."
"Thank you, Erestor." Elrond nodded to his dear friend and smiled at the news. He took a cloth of his blonde friend and began his work, gently placing the herbs into the wound and soaking a cloth in the herbed water, placing it onto the small wound "You are right, mellon." Elrond looked at the Ellon opposite him "It is indeed shallow. I must ask…" The Lord faced Glorfindel, who stood with Arwen at the foot of the bed "…Where are those that were escorting her?"
"What our scouts tell me is that there were none." Glorfindel looked away from his Lords eyes and back onto the figure on the bed "It was only her who lay in the clearing with ten, maybe thirteen, of Círdan's most trusted Elves who had been brutally slaughtered."
"Valar." Erestor whispered in grief as he heard the news. "None at all?" He asked, wanting to have a little hope for the lives that had apparently been lost.
"None." Glofindel sighed as he told the major-domo.
"The power of the enemy is growing." A voice at the back of the Lord's head made him look towards his daughter who smiled the slightest before moving to sit beside him, placing a gentle hand on his shoulder, reassuring him that everything would be fine.
Elrond smiled back at his daughter and then stopped his work, getting up from where he sat and then walking of silent feet towards the balcony, looking across his fair land. "My Lady?" He questioned back to his mother-in-law.
"Sauron is not going to give up until he succeeds." Galadriel explained "He knows that Saruman had failed in destroying the people of Rohan. The battle for Helms Deep was won and with the help of the most unlikely heroes'." The Lady of the golden wood explained "The King's son still lives by the help of our very own Estel. But he was not the only one who saved the dying Prince of Rohan."
Elrond rested his elbows against the rail and watched as two birds flew around each other in a circle, singing happily to one another out in the soft light the late morning sun created. He narrowed his eyes in anger when he heard what his Lady had now begun to say.
"The eye of Sauron now turns to Gondor. His war on this country will come swiftly."
"Sauron senses the Ring is close." Elrond said as he ran a hand through his raven coloured hair "The strength of the ring-bearer is failing."
"Indeed." Galadriel agreed "In his heart, Frodo begins to understand that the quest will claim his life…
…Whether he survives or not, great pain will always be with him until the ending of his days."
"Hold on tight, little Hobbits!" Treebeard shouted as he jumped down from the wall of Isengard. The black stone walls around the home of the white Wizard had been destroyed by the massive rocks the Ents had picked up along the way towards the tower of Orthanc.
"Grab us some rocks, Treebeard!" Merry shouted to the Ent, he and his cousin were on. Both held on tight to the trees branches when Treebeard bent down and picked up a rock that was the size of a small Oliphant.
"Here you are, master Hobbit." Fangorn offered the rock to the Halfling while he kicked a few Orcs that had gotten too close for comfort.
"No, no!" Merry shouted, face palming as he saw the rock Treebeard had picked up. "The smaller ones!" The sandy-blonde cousin yelled almost laughing at the trees foolishness.
"The tiny ones!" Pippin yelled, laughing as well but soon stopped when he saw Orcs throw some rope over Quickbeam and pull the tree down with the numbers they had. "Treebeard!" Pippin shouted in fear when he next saw the foul beasts jump onto the tree, raising their dirty axes and starting to hack at the trees bark.
Treebeard turned to the scene and growled before raising the rock in his wooden hands, above his head and then throwing it directly at his dear friend on the ground. Pippin and Merry sighed with relief when the rock squashed all of Saruman's dirty servants on the tree. All three watched as Quickbeam got up and waved his branched hand just before turning back towards the battle that raged on.
Fangorn scooped up some 'tiny' rocks and kicked some Orcs that were below him once more "Are these tiny enough for you, young Hobbits?"
"Perfect!" Pippin shouted and both cousins then began to quickly take the rocks from Treebeard's hands and throw them at the foul creatures below.
By now, hundreds of Ents had stormed the grounds of Isengard, destroying everything in their path. Many stood apon the broken walls, throwing huge chunks of rocks at all the foul creatures below them. Some aimed for the rusted structures that fuelled the fire's below.
"Merry!" Pippin called to his cousin below and pointed towards the tower of Orthanc.
Merry looked at the tower and saw a white figure that had just ran out onto the small balcony, looking frantically at what was happening to the grounds below. "He doesn't look to happy!" The eldest cousin laughed as he saw Saruman look at the scene with such horror that the Hobbits found hilarious. The eldest cousin picked up another rock and threw it at an Orc who had its bow ready and aimed at them.
"A hit. A fine hit." Treebeard's voice rumbled as he saw the rock Merry threw bounce of an Orcs head and sent it falling to the fires below. He failed to see the smallest Hobbit gently throw a rock into the air, passing it to his cousin but he did see the rock hit an Orc in a similar way to the other.
Treebeard laughed at the Hobbits success and then continued his kicking at the Orcs below as well as picking up the rocks and throwing them at the wooden structures that helped in the destruction of his life-long friends. "Everything will fall!" The tree growled with a wooden smile as he saw Skinbark and leaflock knock down one of the structures, making the Orcs on top of it, fall into the fire chasm below.
"We need water!" Pippin eyes widened as he saw Lidenroot on blaze from the hundreds of fire lit arrows that the Orcs released in his direction.
"Cover your ears, little Hobbits!" Treebeard shouted and then breathed in heavily.
Merry dropped the rock he was holding and quickly brought his hands to his ears. Pippin did the same and they soon winced when they heard a mighty howl come from the tree they were on. They both opened their eyes when the noise had died down, knowing they must have closed them dew to the loud noise and felt Treebeard shake the slightest. They both looked towards the rushing water before them and their eyes widened.
"Pippin! Hold on!" Merry cried to his cousin and wrapped a hand around the branches that sprung out from Treebeard's body. Pippin obeyed and held on for dear life as he watched the water rush towards them.
Treebeard held out his wooden arms and braced himself for the rivers attack. "Hold on!" He shouted against the noise of the river and all too soon did the water crash against Treebeard's wooden body.
Pippin smiled against the spray of the water when he saw Lidenroot run into the water and put out the flames that were all over his frame.
All the Ents knew the water was doing its job. The liquid poured into the holes that surrounded the grounds of Isengard and crushed everything as it fell. The river now ran through the undergrounds, sweeping away the foul beasts, drowning each and every one of them. Smoke rose from the holes as fire met water, washing away all the flames that did harm to the peaceful woodland creatures friends and family.
Soon the water died down and was only a soft gently flow.
The filth of Saruman had been washed away.
Small chapter!
Sorry to all those that were expecting a long one :/ I wanted to write but I found out I couldn't because I have so many things running through my mind at the moment and I also found it hard last night sleeping because of something that happened. Make that two things! D:
Sorry to you all :/ I promise I will try and make a longer one but it depends when I will feel up to it. I just feel really lost at the moment (Nothing to do with the story) and I need to try and get my life back to normal so I can make all you happy as well :)
I am also Sorry that the Ent war wasn't long enough either :( I wanted to add more but I found it hard to because of what happened… Sorry once more! I will try and get rid of this silly thoughts and memories of the past and try and do my best once more :) xxx
Things you need to know?
1. Elarinya- I hope you have all remembered who this is ;D
2. Major-domo- Head steward, house keeper etc :)
That's it, I think? :P
Reviews;
Why. So. Serious96; Thank you mellon! Ahaha I know you would and I hope you are feeling a lot better now :) xxx
Jasperslittlesister; I love them too! :D Even a dark Lord has a nice heart ;D Awww thank you! :') Sorry for the short chapter, hope you look forward to the next one! :)
BrightWatcher; Ahaha thanks ;D We are almost at the end ;o We just need to get Aragorn, leggy and Gimmy to the paths of the dead and then the return of the King will begin ;D It's quite fare but I am sure it will go quite quickly :D I will defiantly explain that chapter because Gimmy will want to know as well ;) aha thank you and sorry for the short chapter!
ArwenElf16; Ahaha are you happy that you got to slap Faramir? ;D Ahaha I couldn't help but laugh when I wrote it :') Yeah, Don't want Leggy dying ;o! Gimmy is amazing! ;D Cute little Dwarf :3 Thank you and thank you some more :'3 Sorry about the short chapter :/
Nardhwentheelf; Thanks :') I will explain why Sauron did that, hopefully next chapter :) Thank you again and sorry about the short chapter! xx
Calemireth; I have too! Hopefully when my spirits are normal once more, I will write him into the next chapter :D He was hiding in the forest somewhere -.- Hope this was soon and I am sorry about the small chappy :)
LightsCDark; Yeah, Gimli's a little cutie ;D *Gasps* :O! I am sorry for your near death from waiting for this chapter! Haldir will never die in my story! M'ahahaha! ;D Thank you :D
Nightrunner144; Thank you! :D
Not in the mood for one of these :/
Faramir: What's wrong Sophie?
I'M NOT IN THE MOOD!
Faramir: *Runs away screaming like a little girl*
Namarië!