Like promised, another chapter today. Enjoy (:
A/N: Again, I used the extended version of The Return of the King.
Disclaimer: I do not own Lord of the Rings. Just my characters.
Lessien was leaning against a tree in the shores of the river. From her position she could see Minas Tirith, just a white shadow in the distance. That made her remember when Saruman first showed her the sights from Isengard.
"See my pupil? To every tree and every wild animal, Middle-earth is a mixture of magic and beauty." he said to a four year old elleth.
"What's that's over there uncle?" she pointed with a small finger to a white construction "It looks very important."
"That is the mighty kingdom of Gondor. The city of Minas Tirith. Where the true kings of Middle-earth rest. Of course, ever since Isildur, there's never been a new King, it is believed that the line is broken. Now a Steward is in charge of the rounds of Gondor."
"Is that the story of the One Ring you told me uncle? The one that was built by Sauron?"
"Exactly. And since Isildur's death, no one else sat in Gondor's throne. However there is an heir." Lessien was surprised and excited when she heard this. The heir her uncle was talking about surely was strong and a true hero that was waiting his time to fulfill his destiny.
"And he will be King of Gondor soon? And live in Minas Tirith? Am I right?" Her uncle laughed at her innocence.
"We all wished it was that simple my dear." he said with sadness "The heir does not wish to be King. He's a Ranger and he does not want that life."
"What is the Ranger's name uncle?"
"Aragorn, son of Arathorn." In that moment, little Lessien decided that one day she would meet Aragorn, son of Arathorn and tell him that he should accept his destiny.
'That is a fond memory'. She looked at Aragorn. 'I guess he doesn't need me to tell him what to do.' she chuckled at that. He heard.
"Lessien?" they were waiting for the ships to come to shore. Legolas and Gimli were happily discussing the differences between Dwarf food and lembas. "What are you thinking?"
"Oh, just some memories of the first time Saruman showed me Minas Tirith." he was now leaning to a tree next to hers.
"You were really happy with him weren't you?" the Ranger asked in a soft voice.
"For the first years." she sighed. "You know, when he told about you I was really mad."
He seemed shocked and afraid. "You were mad? But... why?"
"Because you did not want to accept that you were an heir, that you were needed. I dreamed many times of you and in all those times I dreamed that you give you a slap in the head for being so stupid." He laughed with her.
"And now?"
"You are my brother Aragorn. I would follow you to the ends of the Earth." In a blink she was surrounded by his strong arms in a hug.
"Mellonamin... (my friend), amin seler (my sister)" he was emotional, she could tell.
"Cuamin linduva yassen megrille (My bow shall sing with your sword.)" Lessien said to him in the same teared voice.
They moved apart staring at each other. He was smiling, something Lessien didn't saw in months. They were distracted by ships stopping right in front of them. Legolas and Gimli were behind them in a second.
"You may go no further." Aragorn said. The mercenaries were looking at them with sarcastic smiles. The boson of the ships stood.
"You will not enter Gondor." he said again.
"Who are you to deny us passage?" Without taking his eyes of the boson, Aragorn gave an order to the elves.
"Legolas, Lessien. Fire a warning shot past boson's ear." she smirked. Legolas positioned himself next to her. Lessien draw her bow with an arrow ready. She aimed to the master pole, right behind the boson.
"Mind your aim." Gimli told them with a mocking tone. Just as Lessien released her bow she felt Gimli shift under her and knocked the bottom of hers and Legolas bows. The arrows went straight to the chest of a mercenary next to the boson. The elves glared at the dwarf.
"Gimli!" she whispered deadly at him. Aragorn was looking at them. Gimli was smirking.
"Oh! That's it, right, we warned you! Prepared to be boarded!" she rolled her eyes.
'Trust a dwarf to make a threat.' The mercenaries started to laugh.
"Boarded, by you and whose army?"
'Ah-ah. You should not have said that.'
"This army." The ghost army appeared. The mercenaries started screaming as the ghosts came closer to them. Lessien watched as the only thing the ghost army did was walk through them.
'All dead. All ships cleared. Why didn't we call them earlier?'
"Ah-ah! We warned!" Gimli was shouting.
"Come." Aragorn told them as he was climbing to the ship.
"Do you know how to sail a ship Legolas?" Lessien asked when they were on board.
"Yes but Aragorn knows too." Aragorn was now in front of the rudder.
"Might as well enjoy the road." Gimli said, passing them and sitting on a box.
The elves shared a look of amusement before doing the same. They were moving forward in the river, reaching Gondor.
'Middle-earth really is beautiful.'
"Lessien? Are you listening to me?" she was so immersed in her thoughts that she didn't hear Legolas talking to her.
"Hmm? What?" Gimli laughed at her confusion. "I am sorry Legolas." she was blushing. He was looking at her with a warm expression.
"You are adorable when you blush." Of course this only made her blush more which made him laugh.
"I like it." and he kissed her cheek.
"Oi! There are other people in this ship." the dwarf grunted. Lessien looked at him. He seemed disgusted.
"Of course there are Master Dwarf." she said grinning at him. He grunted something under his breath that Lessien thought was 'Oh you lassie...'
Before she knew it the ship was stopping. Aragorn was next to them.
"Ready?" he questioned.
"Aragorn... I was born ready." she smirked. He gave her a faint smile. The four of them turned to the the side of the ship waiting. She risked a peak at the outside. Thousands of orcs and uruk-hai were waiting. Then she heard it.
"Late as usual, pirate scum. There's knifework here needs doing. Come on you sea rats. Get of your ships." some Orc said.
'You asked for it.' They jumped of the ship at the same time. The Orcs looked surprised. Lessien was moving towards them with her bow and three arrows ready to shot.
"There is plenty for the three of us, may the best dwarf win." Gimli said with his ax ready, and a look of pure joy.
"Or Elf." she just loved to annoy him.
"That too." they smiled and watched as the Dead Army appeared again and killed every Orc. Moving again Lessien knew that they were very close to the gates of Minas Tirith. Orcs were upon them again.
'Here we go.' And with that thought, she started firing three arrows at the same time, killing them as she went. She tried to stay close to Legolas and it worked because as he killed the ones in the front with his bow, she draw her sword and killed the ones closed to her. A head, an arm. A stab in the stomach. Lessien had just cut an Uruk-hai head when she saw through the corner of her eye, another one coming to her. Ducking from the ones in front of her, she reached a dagger in her boot and when she roused, shot the dagger at the orcs heart, making him fall to the ground.
"Fifteen, sixteen!" she heard Legolas saying. Turning to her left she saw Aragorn killing as many as he could. She ran to him, killing more and more on the way. She had just finished killing two in a row when her world fell to her feet.
'Not possible. Just... not possible.' Not in her wildest dreams, Lessien imagined she would seen something like that.
'A mûmakil! A MÛMAKIL!' Apparently she wasn't the only one to notice it.
"Legolas!" Aragorn shouted. Lessien turned around to see him running towards her with a terrified expression.
"LESSIEN! MOVE!"
'What?' Then it hit her. With all the surprise of seeing the beasts, she had frozen and the mûmakil was just walking to her. In the last minute, she recovered from the shock and managed to escape his mighty foot.
Looking up, she saw Legolas on top of it, shooting to it's head. The mûmakil fell and Legolas slid down its trunk.
"That still only counts as one!" Gimli said.
'I need to move. I need to move.' She thought as an orc saw her defenseless. Running to him she slid through the ground and cut off his legs. The Uruk-hai screamed in pained. On her feet again, Lessien looked around, to see the Dead Army killing the last mûmakil.
"Sheeee-elffff..." it was a disgusting noise. An Uruk-hai was right in front. She turned around but not fast enough. As in slow motion she watched as the Uruk-hai raised his sword and it stabbed her right in the her middle all the way through. They both fell to the ground at the same time, only he was dead with an arrow to his head. It hurt. It was something she never experienced. She felt the blood in her hands and she put them in her belly.
"LESSIEN!" three voices shouted at the same time running to her.
'Aragorn... Gimli... Legolas... My friends.' was her last thought before darkness took over her.
Don't hate me! I hurt Lessien I'm such a bad person :( What do you think it's going to happen? Until the next time my wonderful readers and please, please (that please it's for you ghost reader) REVIEW!
