The key for my story:
"talking"
/Thinking/
(something I have to say)
:inner thoughts:
'sarcasm'
this is Sindarin
Hey there people. This is mysticaldreamsorceress. Hope you enjoy the story and I'll try to update as often as I can. Sorry it took so long!
Chapter 2
Miria knew he would keep his word. He always kept his word. She became very scared. Strider saw this and watched the girl carefully. She seemed to be on edge more than she should have been. Miria knew she had to get to someplace safe. She just didn't know where. She hoped it wasn't that far away. She wondered if she would make it before nightfall.
"Milady, are you alright?" Strider questions concerned. Obviously she feared the man who had just left. Though he didn't know why. He looked harmless, though he didn't know anything about this man.
"Yes. I mean I will be. I hope." Miria says. She then starts to head in the opposite direction that the man left in, hoping it lead to safety. She did not trust men and so she did not want to be with another one. Even if this one might help her.
"Milady, where are you going?" Asks Strider. He was watching this girl carefully. She obviously didn't feel comfortable.
"I don't want to trouble you. So I shall leave." Was her reply.
"I cannot let you leave after being threatened. You shall stay here tonight." Strider replies. After Strider says this they both heard something crashing through the forest at top speed. Miria knew it was not her step father. Suddenly a horse comes into the camp looking wild.
"Storm! How did you get here?" Miria asks walking up to the horse. He seemed to immediately calm down once he saw her. Strider saw the horse and was not use to seeing that kind of horse. Most of the horse's he'd seen were brown, light brown, tan, or white. And mostly the brown ones had stockings. They also did not have different colored manes and tails. But the horse soon joined the new companions and they all settled in for the night.
So Miria stayed the night. Strider took up the watch. Miria had not had pleasant experiences around men. So naturally she did not get much sleep. Even though she had her bodyguard there she did not feel safe. Strider seemed nice enough, but she did not trust easily anymore. She did not get much sleep that night. Though she did like to listen to the sounds of the forest. They seemed to calm her.
That morning Strider was packing up the camp. Miria awoke to him getting some of his gear together. She decided to roll up his bed and put out the fire for him. She was planning on asking where the nearest town was so she could reach there and leave him alone.
"Strider. How far away till the nearest town?" Miria asks looking at Storm. How far would he take her?
"At least a ten day walk. I'm headed in that direction to meet a friend." Strider says looking over to the girl.
"And what direction is this town in?" Miria asks again. She began looking around and the forest. She was looking for edible plants.
"It shall be hard to explain. You are planning on going there?" Asks Strider stopping what he was doing and looked over to her.
"Maybe. I just need a place to live." Miria replies. She wanted to start over with her life. And hopefully get a better one.
"You shall accompany me. And no, I wont let you travel alone." Strider says seeing Miria going to start protesting. "There are dangers as of late. I would not want you to get in trouble." He explains.
"Ah. So where are we going?" Miria asks, seeing as she had no choice to where she went. She was a little annoyed at that fact.
"To Bree. We shall be able to replenish our supplies and such." Strider replies.
"And which way is that?" Miria asks confused.
"We shall head north. It should take four days." Strider says packing up and getting ready for the long trip.
Miria still did not trust her companion. But she did trust her instincts. So for three days she listened to them, or at least tried to listen to them. She still was uneasy around this man. Strider seemed to sense this and tried to be as friendly as he could. He told her many facts about all kinds of animals, trees, plants, and even the countryside. He would not normally talk in times like these, but she needed to trust him if the time came. They traveled for three days. Then on the fourth day they changed course and went west. All the while Miria made sure Storm was kept close to her. She felt safer when animals were around her, especially here friend. Over the next few days she began to trust Strider a little more. On the tenth day she was glad to finally hear what Strider had to say.
"We are just a few hours from Bree." Strider says during their trip. Miria was having a hard time because it was raining and she was slipping in the mud. She also had to make sure Storm didn't fall. He seemed to be having a hard time. She did keep up with this ranger though. And to her that was an accomplishment. She did not know however that it was a big accomplishment. Many could barely keep up with him in nice weather. Strider was impressed with how his companion was keeping up.
"Then we can get some rest." Miria says. She had come to trust Strider. Not with her life mind you, though she did trust him as an acquaintance. She was still wary of him. She did trust that he wouldn't do anything to her. At least, she hoped he wouldn't.
They reached the gates when it was still light, so the gates were open. This meant they did not have to explain why they were there. Strider went into the Prancing Pony, but told Miria to wait outside. She got many looks from passer bys when they saw her horse. He came out a few minutes later looking very worried.
"My friend is not here. But we shall have to wait for my mission to arrive." Strider says and they head to another inn in Bree. Miria did not know how he got a new mission if his friend was not there. That was till she saw the note in his hands.
Hours went by. They were now in the Prancing Pony. It was now dark and the rain had gotten worse. Strider was in a corner looking very creepy in Miria's opinion. Miria was at a table just drinking water. Strider did not want them to be seen together so he told her to come in after him. He had also given her money to buy a drink. Suddenly four small people came bustling in. They approached the inn keeper and asked for someone named Gandalf. They soon found he was not their and paid for a room. They then went over to a table and 'hung' out. Miria did not know much after that. All she knew was a small man disappeared and Strider had him and was dragging him upstairs. Strider had said to go to their room when she saw this. And so to their room she went.
Only a few minutes after she had entered her room Strider entered with the four small people. She had gotten bored so she had looked through Strider's pack. (which she shouldn't have done.) She had found a book. It was about the landscape. Maps really. And that was how Strider found her. She was on the window sill reading.
"Why did you do that?" Asks Miria casually.
"Do what?" Strider asks looking at her confused. When he saw her he knew he had at least some of her trust. She had never gone through his things. Even when he was pretending to sleep on their trip. He had tried to see if she would go through his things to see what he had. Needless to say she had not. When she was on watch she was very serious. He was still curious why she was so serious when she seemed to have no idea what was happening around her. Though he did notice she was very perceptive.
"Scare them. And what is it with you and secrecy?" Miria asks. "Do you like corners?" She asks again looking over the book.
"Secrecy is good. Now hobbits go to sleep." Strider says looking to the hobbits.
"Oh! So that's what they are." Miria says closing her book and putting it in it's owners pack.
"Yes. Now go to sleep. All of you." Strider says. He then goes over to the window sill and sits opposite of Miria. She was in no mood to sleep. Well Strider seemed to be the judge of that.
"Get some rest." Strider says looking at her out of the corner of his eye.
"I don't need it. I'm fine. If I need rest I'll get it." Miria says. Suddenly she hears a hobbit stirring. It's the one Strider pulled up the stairs. Miria walks over to him.
"Hi." Miria says sitting down next to him. She was trying to be friendly seeing as how he was scared. Miria never did think about her own problems when someone else was in trouble, but she was still wary of the hobbit.
"Hello." He replies slowly and uneasily.
"My names Miria. You probably know his name, but it's Strider. Don't let him scare you. It's just for show. He's really nice. And you and your friends are?" Miria says to the frightened hobbit. She was trying to be friendly. The men here didn't seem to be that bad, but they were still men. Miria kept her guard up the whole time.
"I'm Frodo, that's Sam, he's Pippin, and he's Merry." Frodo says immediately over his fears. He pointed to each hobbit in turn.
"I see. So why aren't you sleeping? You seem like you're the one who needs it." Miria says looking at Frodo. He was about to reply when they suddenly hear the gates being bashed down. They then saw four horses and black riders come in and stop across the way. Across the street they saw silhouettes in a window. Then they saw stabbing. Suddenly you could hear a hideous scream. This woke up the rest of the hobbits. Strider then began to tell a story about them. Miria on the other hand was looking more closely at the wraiths. She felt evil radiating off of them. But what confused her the most was that she didn't seem to fear them. Though she was studying the wraiths she could hear all of Strider's tale. She watched them as they left. She felt sorry for their horses. She somehow felt the pain of the animals. She desperately wanted to save them, but something told her she would never get the chance. She suddenly felt tired. So for the rest of the night the hobbits stayed awake while Miria slept.
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