Hey y'all, I'm back with another chapter :D So yeah own zip, and here's today's Bible verse:

John 16:33 I have told you these things so that you would find comfort in Me. In this world, you will suffer; but be courageous, for I have overcome the world!

Annabeth's POV

We ran for about 20 minutes before we reached a slight hill and Legilas ran to the top and... stared off into the distance? Wait, hadn't he said something about having good eyesight? I'll investigate later.

I walked up to him, "See anything interesting?" I asked

He looked at me. "Kinda, in about 30 miles there's a band of orcs, the ones' we're looking for."

I nodded, "Then we better get going."

He nodded back, then went to talk to Aragorn for a few moments. I walked up to Gimli who was quite winded, "You alright?" I asked.

"Why of course, we- we dwarves are natural sprinters." He said between gasps for air.

I just smiled at him, holding back my laughter. "I can see that."

"Quite right." He said with pride.

"Gimli, Annabeth, we must continue on." Aragorn said.

"Aye, that we must." Gimli said.

We started running once again, and I was able to keep up with Legolas, but Gomli was a little less fortunate, about 9 feet behind me.

"Come on Gimli!" I shouted over my shoulder, I was looking over my shoulder as I said it and didn't notice Legolas stopping, and acidentally tripped over him, and fell flat on my face, "ow."

Legolas helped me up, stifling laughter, "Sorry." But he obviously wasn't.

"Mhm, sure you are." I replied.

"Guys, you hear that, right?" Aragorn asked.

It sounded like thunder was getting closer, "Horses, lots of them, getting close." Legolas said.

"Quick, over here." Aragorn said, running over to some boulders.

We all crouched down behind the boulders, and waited for the horses to pass. There were dozens of horses and their riders were human.

Aragorn stood up and walked to the top of the hill. "Riders of Rohan, what news from the mark?!" They turned around and surrounded us, all weapons pointed at us.

"What business does a man, a dwarf, an elf, and a girl have in these lands, speak quickly." The leader said.

"Give me your name, horse master, and I shall give you mine." Gimli said.

The leader, or "horse master" as Gimli called him, dismounted and looked at him, "I would cut off your head, dwarf," he said it like dwarf was the worst insult that could be said, "if it stood but a little higher off the ground."

Legolas drew his bow, "You would die before your stroke fell." He said angerly.

I stuck my arm out in front of him and forced his bow down. "I am Aragorn," he started, "son of Arathorn, this is Gimli, son of Gloin, Legolas of the woodland realm, and Annabeth, we are friends of Rohan, and of Theodin, your king." Aragorn said calmly.

"Theodin no longer recognizes friend from foe, not even his own kin." The leader/ horse master said. He signaled to the other soldiers and they put thier weapons away, "Saromun has poisoned the mind of the king and claims lordship over these lands. My company are those loyal to Rohan, and for that, we are banished." He continued. I thought he was finished but he continued, "The white wizard is cunning, he walks here and there they say, as an old man hooded and cloaked, abd everywhere his spies slip past our nets." He finished.

"We are no spies-" Aragorn started but the leaderinterupted him,

"How can I be sure of that one" he pointed at me, "is not a spy, you said nothing of her except a name, not even if she is human?" He said accusingly.

My turn to speak up I guess, "I am Annabeth Chase from Long Island south, daughter of Athena, and I am a half-blood." I said with pride.

Everyone looked at me quisically, then Aragorn continued, "We track a band of orcs westward across the plane, they've taken two of our friends captive."

The leader turned his attention back to Aragorn, "The ircs are destroyed, we slaughtered them during the night." He said sadly.

Then Gimli spoke up, "But there were two hobbits, did you see two hobbits with them?"

"They would be small, only children to your eyes." Aragon explained.

The leader looked at him then shook his head sadly, "We left none alive. We piled the bodies and burned them."

I looked past him and saw a huge plume of smoke. "Dead?" Was all Gimli could muster.

"I am sorry," he said then whistled and two horses without riders walked up, "may these horses help you on your journey, farewell." He mounted his horse, "Look for your friends, but do not trust to hope. These are forsaken lands, we rideon." He said.

We mounted the horses, it was me and Aragorn on one horse and Gimli and Legolas on the other. We rode for 10 minutes before reaching the source of the smoke, and it was not a pretty sight. There were heads on stakes surrounding a pile of burning orc bodies. You could smell the stench of burning flesh from 7 minutes away. We jumped off the horses and ran to the pile.

Gimli was digging through the pile with his ax, then froze. "It's one of their wee belts."

I hung my head and Legolas pulled me and Gimli into a hug, but Aragorn... It was horrible to watch him scream in sadness. It was heart breaking. He sat on the ground then froze. He started running his hand through the grass and doing his tracking thing.

"Their bonds were cut." He informed. I think he just is talking to himself.

"What madness would drive them in there." Gimli asked.

I smiled and looked at Legolas, "Let's go find some hobbits."

So sorry, could not find the scene with Aragorn doing his tracking stuff, I looked for days, other then that, the scene with "horse master" is pretty much word for word in the movie world. Except for a few things here and there.

LOL, when I started this chapter I was like, "oh shoot, this chapter is gonna be way short."

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