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The next day arrived quickly, to quick in my opinion but I suppose that it would have arrived even if I never wanted this day to come. We left early in the morning, many said prayers for us that we get to Mordor with ease, if that was even possible.

I walked to the hairy dwarf that was now close to me, I was very energetic to meet his acquaintance for some odd reason.

"We have yet to meet officially" I said while looking down at him, I bent down slightly and held out my tan hand. "My name is Alyan" I smiled my pearly whites.

He looked at my hand and scoffed at it. "The names Gimli" He said rather shortly in a gruff manner, it appeared that he did not want much to do with me. What on Earth have I done to him? But I ignored his tone, put my hand back to my side and kept on speaking:

"It's a pleasure to meet you Gimli, I must say that I am rather happy to actually interact with a dwarf, since I have only heard stories from Bilbo" I rambled on about all the great stories the old hobbit told Frodo and I have heard about Dwarfs, and Gimli filled in much more detail about things I did not even know. We really seemed to hit it off quite well for a first meeting.

But the conversation was short lived when Gandalf turned around and told us to rest our bones. Which I was grateful for conserving energy since I found out that it takes forty nights till we get to the Misty Mountains. So at the moment I was watching Merry and Pippen practice sword fighting with Boromir, while listening to Gimli telling the old wizard that they should travel through the Mines of Moria saying that his cousin Balin would give us a royal welcome. It seemed Gandalf detested this idea by say "No. Gimli, I would not take the road through Moria unless I had no other choice."

My ears perked up slightly at an almost a thunderous sound not too far off in the distance, I got up from my spot and jumped on a rock that was facing the noise, I looked to try and see if I could see anything. But to no prevail, so I just kept on watching the sky hoping to see something soon.

"Do you not see anything?"

A snide voice besides me asked, I looked over and it was Greenleaf searching off in the distance just like I. Naturally I sighed and spoke short with him,

"If I did, then I would have spoke of it"

He looked at me with a small glare on his face; obviously we were not over the situation last night. It would seem that we have started an unspoken game: 'who could be the better elf.' But truly, I did not want to be around this fellow; he grated on my nerves.

The noise became louder, and that had made my revere of thoughts quit. I looked farther off into the distance and I finally saw something it was a black cloud, and it was moving quite fast. But the funny thing was: there was not a single strong wind.

"There"

I whispered and pointed to the mass. He looked right at it and I spoke again:

"What on earth is it?"

It soon caught everyone's attention,

"What is that" Sam asked, was followed by Gimli speaking:

"Nothing. It's just a wisp of cloud" Boromir spoke next:

"It's moving fast, against the wind"

I now was afraid of what it was, but Legolas yelled before I could think of even more.

"Crebain from Dunland!"

"Hide!" Aragorn shouted, "Take cover!" he shouted again while Boromir yelled 'Hurry!'

So we hurriedly put out the small fire and then gathered up our items and we left to hide in the crevices of rocks, to the leaves of bushes. And they soon came quickly, hundreds of them flew everywhere. But as quickly as they came, they left. Obviously not finding what they wanted. When Gandalf finally got out, we took it as the time; we should come out from hiding.

"Spies of Saruman! The passage south is being watched. We must take the pass of Caradhras"

The old wizard shouted, and soon we were off to the mountains.

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The snowy pass did not seem too bad for the Prince and I since we walked on top of the cold snowflakes. But it seemed for the rest of them especially the hobbits were having a hard time. It had seemed Frodo had lost his footing and went tumbling backwards.

I went dashing towards him, hoping that he was well.

"Frodo!" shouts Aragorn while picking him up off the ground. I bent down and brushed off the snow from his body. Smiling softly I spoke.

"Why is that you always have my heart stopping in fright Mr. Baggins?"

He just laughed and looked into my green orbs, grinning widely. But Aragorn cut off Frodo with a grave look on his face.

"Frodo… Where is the ring?"

Everyone turned around now to look at Frodo and I, with the same question in their eyes, besides Gandalf and Legolas.

"Where is it Frodo?"

Aragorn asked again, almost frantic.

"I-uh-I" He mumbled with his words, so I stood up now and looked at everyone.

"I am carrying the ring"

Their eyes all landed on me now, I regretted now saying anything, but I slid the chain off of my neck and handed it to Frodo:

"I suppose this belongs in you care, friend." I told him sadly. Knowing that now, almost all the rings whispers would be told to him. It was something that I did not want to burden him with, but I had to do it since they didn't seem to trust me with the ring of power around my neck.

Gandalf turned around and spoke loudly. "Well, come on now"

And we soon started to move again, I looked at the snow below me feet, barely realizing that Boromir coming next to me. He whispered softly, but if it was to me or himself I do not know.

"It is a strange fate that we should suffer so much fear and doubt…. Over so small a thing. Such a little thing"

I nodded slowly knowing what he spoke was true. Ever since that ring had came into the possession of Frodo, it has done nothing but destruction to us, and all that we had contact with.

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The snow now was very deep for everyone to walk through. But here I was strolling casually through it, not really bothered by it. But one thing that did end up bothering myself was when Legolas just walked by Aragorn, and the man was traveling through the deep snow carrying two hobbits.

I sighed angrily and walked up to Aragorn, taken Frodo from his grasp. He smiled in thanks.

"It's only right to help out a friend"

I said happily while holding Frodo.

I looked at Frodo but was soon distracted by another sound it was howling in the wind, but this time it was more human.

"There is a fell voice in the air!"

The elf shouted over the loud cold wind but even so Gandalf yelled:

"It's Saruman!"

"Again?" I sighed in annoyance, this guy just would not quit.

Suddenly rocks fell from above, and we made hast to the side of the mountain, out of dangers way. But we all knew that would not last too much longer.

"He is trying to bring down the mountain! Gandalf, we must turn back!" Aragorn yelled in desperation

"No!" The old wizard said quickly, he then turned around and started yelling something unknown to my ears at the heavens.

Lighting struck shortly after and we were being buried alive by snow from above. I popped my head out of the snow soon after and I yelled out annoyed:

"This is getting ridiculous"

Boromir nodded his head and spoke "We must get off the mountains! Make west of the Gap of Rohan, to my city"

Aragorn spoke up in defiance "the gap of Rohan takes us too close to Isengard!"

Gimli then spoke up next, "we cannot pass over a mountain. Let us go under it let us go through the Mines of Moria!"

All of their ideas were shouted out to Gandalf the Grey, and looked lost in thought until he looked at Frodo "Let the ring-bearer decide"

We all looked at Frodo, I went over to him, and whispered in his ear. "It will be alright"

"Frodo?" Gandalf asked.

The hobbit looked at me and then to everyone else, "we will go through the Mines of Moria"

I looked down at him, and picked the hobbit up once more.

"So be it" Gandalf said softly

So Alyan gave up the ring hmmm? Will it be the last time she has it around her neck? That is a mystery. :3

So, this was a rather hard chapter for me to write honestly. I hope it came out right, and the details are correct!

Sorry to disapoint anyone.

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