They made there way out to the walls observing the preparations. "Farmer's, Farriers, Stable boys. These are no solders." Aragon said tossing a sword back on the pile.
"Most have seen to many winters." Gimily added.
"Or to few." Legolas said quietly sadness in his eyes, as he knew most would not survive. "Look at the, they are frightened, you can see it in there eyes. And they should be three hundred against ten thousand."
"Legolas." Vega said a bit shocked at his words.
"They have more hope of defending it here than at Edoras."
"Enough this is not the place for this discussion." Vega tried to get them to stop.
"Aragorn, they cannot win this fight they are all going to die." Vage stared at Legolas shocked never had she heard such blatant hopelessness from him.
"Than I shall die as one of them!" Aragorn snapped out before storming out of the armory.
"Let him go laddie, let him be." Gimily said patting the elfs arm.
"This was neither the time not place for that Legolas, you give up to easily." She said then made to follow her brother. She found him sitting on a step staring off into space she rubbed her furred bulk against his back and purred as she rubbed her head against his lending comfort. He leaned into her absorbing that comfort as much as he could. "Aragorn you need to rest you are still badly injured."
"And you are not?" he asked looking at her wounds and missing spots of fur.
"I am half elf, we have more resilience than you do."
"I'll rest when I'm dead." He replayed.
"No, you will rest now, so that I don't have to find a necromancer to raise you from the grave so I can kill you myself." He laughed a bit, the sort of laugh that I strained from too much stress, he stared at a young boy that stood waiting to be fitted with armor.
"Give me your sword." Aragon said and the boy complied, "What is your name?"
"Haleth, son of Hama. The men are saying we will not live out the night that it is hopeless." The boy said.
Aragorn gave the sword a few expert swings, "This is a good sword, Haleth son of Hama. There is always hope." He said and gave the boy back his sword.
"Yes there is always hope, as long as one man I left standing there it hope. Now rest we have a few hours yet." Vega said and began to heard him to a quiet corner, she layer down and brought him with her, she tucked him up beside her like the old days curling her body around him to encase him in her fur and to keep him warm and safe. Curling her tail around him to keep him there she tucked her head into his chest her purring hum, and soon he was asleep one hand resting on her shoulder the other cradling her head to his chest. He snuggled against her and she purred happily, often she had thought of him as her own child, she had raised him since he was small and she being over two thousand years old but he was her brother in her heart she knew but she also knew that it was true that in some parts of there hearts she was the mother he needed after his own passed and he had filled a whole in her heart after she had been exiled.
The sun was beginning to set when she reluctantly nudged him awake. "Come on wake up now Aragorn it's time to face fate." She said nudging him gently he woke slowly he sighed and hugged her head before they untangled themselves and made there way down to prepare for battle. Vega sat out of the way as her brother moved around pulling on chain mail and other great as he reached for his sword Legolas handed it to him.
"Forgive me I was wrong to disperse."
"No, there is nothing to forgive Legolas." The two friends clasped shoulders then looked at Gimily as he came around the corner holding up several fold of chainmail making them look like strange deformed breasts. He dropped it and it hit the ground.
"It's a littel tight across the chest." He stated and we laughed. Vega sighed and stepped into her true form groaning a bit as the change made her head throb weekly.
"Vega is that wise?" Legolas asked.
"I can't help fight if I am only in my feline form, besides we are still near enough the full moon that the side effects wont be as bad, Just don't be surprised if I pass out after this is all said and done." She stretched and checked her weapons they were all there and she was ready to fight this war. A horn sounded out in the distance and she furrowed her brows it was familiar.
"That is no orc horn." Legolas said and they all followed him out to the gate were a large army of Lothlórien Elves were marching in, lead by Haldir.
"We come to honor the old alliance." He said and Aragon hugged him.
"You are most welcome." He said relief clear in his shoulders, Haldir's forces had just shifted the tied greatly and for the better.
"Why is it that every time that I see you Tavage you are injured? What was it this time? Fall from a tree."
"Not this time, I was pushed over a cliff by a blind wrag and nearly drowned in a raging river." She explained like it wasn't a big deal.
Haldir's eyes widened a bit, "Why am I surprised I shouldn't be surprised by anything that comes from your mouth after all these years." She smiled at him, Aragorn took charge then placing the new Elvin troops in the places they would do most good as night was falling quickly, already Vega and the other elevens could here and see the approaching enemy. Gimily hopped twice trying to see what was going on.
"You couldn't have picked a better spot." He complained.
"Would you like me to describe it to you, or would you rather I find you a box." Legolas said and the dwarf looked at him before breaking into a smile and chuckled. Aragorn's hand rested on Vega's shoulder as he came up behind his friends.
"Well laddie whatever luck you live by lets hope it lasts the night." Gimily said.
"Your freinds are with you Aragorn." Legolas said proudly.
"Let's hope they last the night." Gimily murmured, Vega sent him a look and he smiled again as she rolled her eyes.
"You better survive the night." Legolas said and Vega raised an eyebrow at the demand. He smirked at her, "Because if you don't then I wont be able to show you a proper welcome back, one you deserve."
"Well then." Was she said in reply, she had caught his unsaid comment and the glint of desire for her, despite there possibly impending doom her body buzzed with the excitement of the idea.