Thalia screamed as Philip continued to race, out of the woods and into a wide open plain. Had it not been for the fact that she was currently being dragged by her foot because it was stuck in the stirrup, she would have been confused that there were suddenly plains in a place that had previously been mountains.

"Woah! Philip stop! HELP!" She screamed as she tried to sit up far enough to hopefully detach her foot, but she was unable to do that and avoid getting trampled on by Philip's back hooves. Suddenly she heard the quick hoof beats of two more horses and her hopes rose. "HELP!" She screeched.

"Whoah their!" Came a deep male's voice. One of the men managed to grab ahold of Philip's reigns and pull him to a stop. Thalia groaned and dropped her head to the ground and closed her eyes. Her head was pounding, her back felt like it was on fire and her ankle was killing her.

"Are you alright my lady?" came a man's voice. Thalia dully noted that it was a different voice than the one who stopped Philip. She groaned,

"If by alright you mean alive then yes, I am alright. However, if you mean am I uninjured then I wonder if you have suffered a head injury because there is no way anyone could be dragged that far by a startled horse and not be hurt." She grumbled just loud enough for the men to hear her. The two men chuckled and she felt one of them gently unhook her foot before they both knelt next to her.

Thalia reluctantly opened her eyes and turned to look at them. She blinked, both men were very handsome, one with dark blonde hair, the other with light blonde hair, and both had dark blue eyes. While she couldn't tell while they were crouched down as they were, she could tell that they were both very tall. They all stared at each other for a moment before Thalia sighed and held her arms out.

"Would you mind helping me up?" She asked. Both men reached out and grabbed an arm and hauled her up. She stumbled when pain shot up threw her right leg. She hissed and the light blonde haired man steadied her, looking at her with a worried look.

"Woah! Are you all right?" Thalia nodded as she rapidly blinked back her tears.

"Yes, it's just, my ankle." She made a slight hop as she tried to balance on her left foot. The two men looked at each other and seemed to communicate silently before the dark blonde nodded and went to get something from his horse.

She sniffed, trying to hold back her tears "I'm Thalia, by the way. Thank you for helping me."

The man smiled and replied, "It was our pleasure Lady Thalia, I am Eomer, son of Eoden and that is my cousin Theodred, son of Theoden." Thalia's eyes widened as she looked quickly between the two men before swallowing and nodded, giving a hesitant smile to him. She knew some of the book lord of the rings, but not enough. It was always her sister that knew all about it. However, she didn't want to sound insane so she kept to herself. As soon as Theodred came back Thalia saw that he had several bandages. Thalia blinked and looked uncertainly at the two.

Eomer just gave a reassuring smile and took the bandages, "Don't worry, we're only going to wrap your ankle until we can get it looked at. Where do you live, My Lady?"

Thalia gulped, wondering what to say before she muttered

"I lived just at the edge of the forest, but I'm completely lost. I was out riding with my sister Aro-" She paused and her eyes went wide as she spun around, nearly falling over when pain shot up her leg. But she ignored it as she looked around frantically. "Aroanna! Where is she?" she stumbled when she spun to look at the men, but ignored it as she grabbed ahold of Eomer's arm, ignoring the startled looks she was receiving.

"Did you see another ridder? A young girl with dark hair and fair skin?" the men paused and shared another look that Thalia couldn't comprehend in her panic before Eomer grabbed her gently around the waist and led her to a spot to sit down,

"Nay, we only saw you. There were no other riders around." Thalia whimpered as she buried her head in her hands. She realized she must have left Aroanna back on Earth, or Aroanna got magiked to somewhere else on middle earth. She sighed and looked up at the two men who were hovering over her uncertainly and gave them a watery smile.

"I'm sorry. I'm afraid I am quite tired and frustrated. My sister and I were racing when Philip was startled and took off. She was quite a bit ahead of me and I'm uncertain if she would have been able to hear me when I first screamed." The men both looked at each other before Eomer knelt next to her,

"Well, we should wrap your ankle and get you back to Medsulde and then we will see about a search party, is that agreeable to you my lady?" Thalia sniffed and nodded.

"Of course. though, I do not think you should worry too much about a search party, my sister is more than adept at taking care of herself, she's also an excellent tracker so if she can, she'll be able to track me." The two nodded and Eomer quickly got to work wrapping her ankle. Theodred turned to him and muttered a quick,

"I will go and notify father and the guards of your arrival." Then without another word he strode off, mounted his horse and took off. Thalia watched for a moment as he rode off before looking uncertainly at Eomer.

"What am I going to do? I'm not quite sure where I am and I don't want to try to get home in case my sister comes looking for me. And quite honestly, with my ankle possibly broken there's no way I'll be able to keep up on my chores around my home." She was starting to work herself up into another panic when Eomer set a reassuring hand on her shoulder. She looked up at him and he smiled softly at her,

"No worries my lady, I'm sure my uncle will let you stay in Medsulde while you heal. And I'm sure my sister will be glad for the company." Thalia nodded, trying not to break down crying in her frustration. Eomer looked her over and asked

"Will you be able to ride on your own?" Thalia hesitated. She knew it was silly but she was slightly afraid to ride at the moment, to frightened of being thrown off her horse again. Eomer seemed to note her hesitance and didn't blame her, she had been drug by a horse for only the Valar knew how far, most other people would not be as well off as she. He smiled kindly down at her, trying not to frighten her, she was a tiny thing, her head barely came to the center of his chest. "I think it would be better for you to ride with me for the ride back, My Lady." Thalia gave him a grateful smile.

"Thank you." She whispered, her eyes were beginning to droop. She was tired from trying to pull her leg from the stirrup and her body was in a lot of pain. Eomer studied her for a moment before leading her over to his horse Firefoot. He lifted her up onto the horse and went to tie her horse's lead to his. Afterwards he swung himself up behind her, wrapping an arm around her so she didn't fall off he gently nudged his horse on, keeping a steady pace so as not to injure her further.

It wasn't long until the steady rhythm of hoof beats and the warmth emitting from the man behind her lulled Thalia to sleep. When she finally slumped against him, Eomer looked down and studied the woman he and his cousin had saved. She was a pretty little thing, with fiery red hair and fair skin, freckles were lightly sprinkled across her cheeks and nose, indicating that she was in the sun a lot. Eomer noticed that she looked quite a bit younger when she was asleep than when she was awake and wondered briefly how old she really was. She looked about the same age if not younger than his sister Eowyn who was currently only 23 years compared to his 27.

Soon enough he was riding into the gates of Medsulde, he decided that it had been a good idea for Theodred to go ahead, so that he didn't have to shout to wake the lady up. He quickly brought Firefoot to the stables, he wasn't sure how he did it, but he managed to get both himself and the lady off without waking her up or dropping her. He nodded to the stable boy and swiftly made his way up to large building. At the front doors he could see Eowyn standing anxiously, when she saw him she came swiftly to his side.

"Theodred told us you saved a young woman and that she needed medical help." Eomer nodded.

"She does." Eowyn nodded, glancing curiously at the unconscious girl in his arms before leading the way to an empty room.

"Lay her down here." Eomer did as was asked and gently laid her down. Eowyn looked over her curiously, "What happened?" she asked quietly

"she was thrown from her horse and dragged only the Valar knows how far. she said she lives in a forest with her sister, but the nearest forest is Fangorn. I know that she hurt her ankle, but I did not think to check for other wounds." Eowyn frowned and shooed him out the door,

"Then I will do so. Out, if she was dragged then it is likely her back is all torn up. Go ask for a dress, and a meal to be sent up please." Eomer nodded and left his sister to do her work.

Eowyn turned back to the young woman and sighed before walking over to her and trying to shake her a wake.

"Wake up. Wake up please!" she called lightly. The woman's eyes fluttered for a moment before opening. She blinked and sat up swiftly, startling Eowyn. She looked around, her eyes flitting around the room as she realized she didn't know where she was. Eowyn stepped forward and cleared her throat, drawing the other woman's gaze,

"Hello, I'm Eowyn. My brother, Eomer, was the man who brought you here." A light of recognition was visible in her eyes and she smiled shyly.

"Oh, hello My Lady. My name is Thalia." Eowyn smiled and gestured to the bandages and bowl of water next to her.

"I'm here to tend to your wounds. Eomer tells me that they bound your ankle but didn't check for any other wounds." Thalia giggled and nodded.

"Yes, I was a bit preoccupied at the time and didn't think about what wounds my back would have." Eowyn smiled.

"Then if you would?" She gestured to Thalia's shirt. Thalia looked down before blushing and slowly taking her loose green tunic type shirt off. After she did she turned so that her back was to Eowyn who had to stifle a gasp. Thalia's back looked as though someone had tried to skin her. There were spots that were bloody and others that had already started to close up. Luckily though it wasn't horrid and her shirt was pretty much still intact, so the wounds were still clean. But to be safe, Eowyn dampened a cloth and ran it over Thalia's back, causing the other girl to shiver.

"Sorry, the water has cooled since I brought it in here." Eowyn said sheepishly. Thalia laughed and shrugged.

"That's alright. Sometimes in the winter when my sister or I was wounded, we'd have to use melted snow water if we couldn't heat some water up fast enough." Eowyn paused, surprised by the news but shrugged it off, not wanting to pry. She continued to wrap Thalia's back before there was a knock on the door. Eowyn quickly walked over to the door and opened it.

"Lord Eomer requested you be brought a dress to be brought as well as a meal, My Lady." Said a voice of a female servant. Eowyn smiled, thanking the servant before taking the dress from her.

"Thank you. That will be all." Eowyn said, also grabbing the trey then dismissing the servant as she closed the door. She quickly brought it all over.

"Here, I'll help you into the dress, then you can eat. I'm sure you're hungry." She said it as a statement that sounded more like a question, causing Thalia to smile.

"Famished. It's amazing how much energy being pulled by a horse takes out of you." She said, quickly slipping into the pretty green dress and standing as still as she could as Eowyn laced the back of the dress up.