Lithoniel: Hey here's chapter number 7! OMG I can't believe how far I am. I'd just like to thank Alecia who reads and rates all my work. Any ways here's the chapter.

We ran across the plains until Aragorn paused and laid his head on a rock and listened. I few moments later he lifted his head.

"Their pace has quickened! They must have caught our scent." he said, "HURRY!"

We continued our mad dash and I could see Gimli lagging behind. Dwarves really weren't made for running! We flew across the barren landscape that reminded me so much of home! I ran at a speed I never had before and Nostariel was even faster!

"Come on Gimli!" I encouraged. I heard him saying.

"Three days and nights pursuit, no food, no rest, no sign of our quarry, but what bare rock can tell!" and he sped up. We made our way into a small ravine and I saw something glinting in the mud. It was a Lothlorien brooch!

"Not idly do the leaves of Lorien fall!" I whispered sadly picking it up and Aragorn and Legolas stopped.

"They may yet be alive!" they said hopefully. We continued running until we were on a high hill.

"Rohan, home of the horse lords!" Aragorn said. While Aragorn and Legolas were talking, Nostariel pulled me to the side.

"Ummm Lithoniel, when Boromir was killed did you see-"

"They eye of Sauron? Yes I did, but you seemed more affected."

"Yes, he spoke to me, in a language I couldn't understand." And she spoke to me in the Black Speech and I flinched.

"What?"

"He said doom would befall us all, none can escape, we will fall into shadow."

"Oh. That's not good."

"Nope."

"Come on! The Uruks are taking the hobbits to Isengard!" Legolas shouted and we started running again.

Galadwen's POV

'Oh my god!' I thought 'I am being carried by an ugly not to mention smelly monster and I'm probably going to die! GREAT!'

I looked over and saw that hobbits.

'Poor guys' I mused 'Lithoniel and the others better come here quick or I'm going to go crazy!'

All of a sudden we stopped and I was thrown roughly to the ground next to the hobbits.

"You okay?" I asked. They nodded. All of a sudden the orcs gathered around trying to eat us. One of them got pretty close, but the Uruk captain chopped of his head and they started eating him.

"EWWW!" I said.

"Let's go!" Pippin whispered and we started to crawl away, our hands were bound, but an orc stopped us. He raised his blade to slice me, but the blow never came a spear pierced the orc and chaos issued. Riders thundered out of the darkness killing everyone. I was afraid they would kill us so I tried to get the hobbits out of here. I looked over in horror to see Pippin just about to get crushed by a rearing horse!

My POV

We turned to see a red sun rising.

"A red sun rises." Legolas said "blood has been spilled this night."

All of a sudden we heard the thunder of hooves. We quickly hid behind some rocks as a company of men galloped past Aragorn looked sort of relieved. He leaped out from the rocks and called out to the men.

"Riders of Rohan! What news from the Mark?"

They men checked their horses skillfully and ran back to circle us, pointing their spears menacingly. The captain, whom I already knew was Éomer leaped off his horse and addressed us.

"What business do a man, a dwarf, and four elves have in the Riddermark? Speak quickly!" he commanded.

"Give me you name horse master and I'll give you mine!" Gimli said calmly. Aragorn put a hand on Gimli's shoulder as Éomer approached.

"I would cut off your head, dwarf, it if stood, but a little higher from the ground." He said

"You would die before your stroke fell!" Legolas said notching an arrow to his bow faster then you can blink. They riders pointed their spears at him and Nostariel put a hand on his shoulder, gently pushing it down.

"I am Aragorn son of Arathorn, this is Gimli son of Gloin, Legolas of the woodland realm, Nostariel from the Northern forest by the sea and Lithoniel from the Northern sea shores." Aragorn said introducing us, "we are friends of Rohan and of Théoden your king."

"Théoden no longer recognizes friend from foe, not even his own kin." Éomer said removing his helmet and the riders withdrew their spears.

"Saruman has poisoned the mind of the king and claimed lordship over these lands. My company are those loyal to Rohan. And for that, we are banished. The White Wizard is cunning. He walks here and there, they say, as an old man, hooded and cloaked. And everywhere his spies slip past our nets." He said sadly.

"We are no spies. We track a party of Uruk-hai westward across the plain. They've taken three of our friends captive."

"The uruks are destroyed. We slaughtered them during the night."

I gave him a look of disbelief and horror.

"But there were two hobbits and an elf lass." Gimli cried.

"We left none alive. We piled the carcasses and burned them."

"Dead?" I cried a few tears rolling down my cheeks.

"I am sorry." He said bowing his head. Nostariel burst into tears and Legolas gave her a comforting hug. Then Éomer gave a sharp whistle.

"Hasufel, Arod, Freyda!" he commanded and three horses walked forward, a brown one, a white one and a black one with a white star.

"May these horses bear you to better fortune then their former masters. Farewell." He said getting back upon his horse and replacing his helm.

"Look for your friends, but do not trust to hop. It has forsaken these lands." He cautioned. Then the riders left. Legolas leapt on the white horse and told Nostariel to climb on and he gave her a hand up, I smiled I knew how nervous she was around horses. Gimli and Aragorn shared a horse and I had Freyda all to myself. We quickly galloped off. I felt so free I loved riding!

Nostariel's POV

I slipped onto the horse behind him. I had barely gotten on when we jerked into a gallop causing me to hold onto his waist. He turned back and smiled gently and I blushed in return. I saw Lithoniel who was pretty far ahead stop by the smoking pile and dropped to her knew and dug through the pile with her sword. When we caught up to her we saw her pull something out of the pile and she gave a strangled cry. It was Galadwen's belt! I leaped off the horse and ran to her side, leaning on Galadwen's spear (I had found it by the river) in fear I would collapse.

My POV

I couldn't believe it, Galadwen was gone! I fell to the ground and gave a strangled cry until I felt someone's hand on my shoulder. It was Nostariel, she too was horrified. I heard Aragorn also yell in grief kicking an orc helmet as he did.

"Hiro îth… ab 'wanath." Legolas said placing a hand over his heart. I noticed Aragorn looking curiously at the ground.

"A hobbit lay here." He said then moving along he pointed out more things, "And the other, they crawled, their hands were bound. They're bonds were cut! The tracks lead away from the battle into Fangorn forest!" we stopped just outside the trees. I got a very strange feeling, but Legolas and Nostariel seemed to enjoy it.

Galadwen's POV

I sighed in relief as Pippin rolled out of the way just in time. I quickly followed and cut our bonds on my dagger that I had managed to grab. We dropped the rope and ran towards the woods, but I felt someone grab my belt and I turned to see a disgusting orc that had tried to eat us earlier. I quickly grabbed my weapons and undid my belt. Then I ran into the darkness of the forest. We ran for what seemed like hours. This forest gave me such a strange feeling.

"Did we lose him?" I panted for the orc had followed.

"I think so."

"I'm GONNA RIP OUT YOUR FILTHY LITTLE INNARDS!" I the orc yelled.

"Guess not!" I said sarcastically.

"The trees, climb the trees!"

We all scampered up the same tree. I looked around nervously, but could see nothing.

"He's gone." I grinned, but then felt a jerk on my foot and was roughly hauled out of the tree. The orc stood over me.

"I'm gonna put a maggot hole in your belly!" he said rasing his knife over me, but I wasn't listening. The tree we had climb had moved and was now holding Merry and Pippin in one 'hand' and raised his foot above the orc and then crushing him into the ground. I quickly got up and tried to run, but the 'tree' caught me.

"Little Orcs and an Elf maid!" he said in a rumbling deep voice.

"The tree is talking!" Pippin gasped.

"Tree? I am no tree, I am an Ent." Was the reply.

"A tree herder, a shepherd of the forest." I heard Merry gasp.

"Treebeard some call me."

"And who's side are you on?" Pippin asked nervously.

"Side? I am on nobody's side because nobody's in my side, little orc."

"We're not orcs we're hobbits!" Merry said.

"Hobbits? Never heard of a hobbit before, sounds like orc mischief to me! They come with fire, they come with axes! Gnawing, biting, breaking hacking, burning! Destroyers and usurpers, curse them!" Treebeard said becoming angry and squeezing us. Pain shot through me and I thought I was going to be crushed!

"No, you don't understand! We're hobbits, Halflings, Shire-folk!" Merry yelled.

"Yes, but I'm an elf from the Northern Sea shores!" I said correcting him and Treebeard stopped squeezing us he gave me a look full of curiosity.

"Maybe you are and maybe you aren't, the White Wizard will know."

"Saruman!" I whispered fearfully. Then Treebeard dropped us in front of a white robed figure. I looked up and saw his face and gasped!

My POV

We slunk through the dark forest, it was so silent and the air felt so close, yet I found it to be not a bad place. I looked over and could tell Nostariel liked it, not only because she was a forest elf, but because she had a look of bliss in her face and she was listening to the sounds of the forest. Then I noticed a dark stain on one of the leaves.

"Orc blood!" I cried in disgust.

"These are strange tracks!" Aragorn said studying the ground.

"The air is so close in here!" Gimli said.

"This forest is old, very old. Full of memory and anger!" Legolas said. All of a sudden a groan rang through the forest and I could here muffled voices.

"Strangers!"

"A man, a dwarf and elves!"

All I could catch were bits and pieces. I turned to see Nostariel listening intently, she could probably hear it better.

Nostariel's POV

I could hear voices echoing through the trees. At first I thought it was my friends, but then I realized it was the trees talking! I listened to them speak to each other.

"There are strangers in the woods!"

"Look! A man, a dwarf, and three elves, two are maids!"

"Yes, the male is from the other forest, but the maids are strange!"

"Watch the dwarf, the axe wielder!"

Legolas must have seen me listening to them because he tapped my shoulder.

"You can hear them?"

"Yes, quite clearly."

He gave me a look of amazement, but then turned to the others

"The trees are speaking to each other!" he said.

"Gimli!" I whispered urgently. He turned at me in confusion.

"Lower you axe!" I said softly and he did as he was told.

"The trees have feelings my friend!" Legolas warned.

My POV

I walked ahead a little and heard something moving. I called back to Aragorn and Legolas.

"Aragorn, Legolas, nad nâ ennas!"

They ran up to me and the others followed.

"Man cenich?" they whispered.

"The White Wizard approaches!"

"Do no let him speak he will put a spell on us!" Aragorn said. Legolas and Nostariel notched arrows to their bows and Aragorn and I drew our swords, and Gimli lifted his axe.

"We must be quick."

We spun around and struck, but the arrows and axe were deflected and mine and Aragorn's sword turned red hot and we dropped them to the ground. The white light was blinding! Then it slowly faded away and we saw someone we thought was dead, it was Gandalf!

"It cannot be!" I gasped.

"You fell!" Aragorn said.

"Through fire and water!" Gandalf said, "from the lowest dungeon to the highest peak, I fought with the Balrog of Morgoth!"

He paused, lost in thought then started again.

"Until at last I threw down my enemy and smote his ruin on the mountainside! Darkness took me and I strayed out of thought and time! But it was not the end, I felt life in me again. I have been sent back until my task is done."

"Gandalf!" Aragorn whispered.

"Gandalf…that was my name, Gandalf the grey!"

He smiled at us.

"I am Gandalf the White, and I come back to you now at the turn of the tide."

We continued through the forest until we came back to the plains of Rohan. Then Gandalf called Shadowfax. He was the most beautiful horse I had ever seen! As well as Shadowfax our horses also came and we leaped on and rode to Edoras!