AN: Two OC characters have been introduced in this chapter and will be in the remainder of the story. I'm sorry this is so short but the next chapter will be really long.

Thanks so much for reading my first ever Lord of the Rings fic. The two characters are:

1: Losdur, which means "Empty friend" he is the prince of Lebennin

2: Aranavar, which means "One who refuses the King" he is the prince of Andrast,

Chapter 2:

He is the most ungrateful king to ever walk this earth. Does he not know just what he has? If only there was a way to rid Gondor of him and maybe... just maybe I can reclaim my father's throne. For Denethor was the only true king of Gondor.

Faramir paced as he thought over what was said in the council. His cousin was callous and reckless and uncaring, yet he had fought so bravely for Gondor that Faramir felt slightly troubled at his distaste. The sound of footsteps behind him made Faramir whirl around to face Aranavar, Prince of Andrast and Losdur,Prince of Lebennin. He gaped for a minute at their appearance and floundered around trying to remember how to close his mouth. The two men took his arms and sat him down on the chair at his desk.

"The King needs to go. He's not in our best interests. He's more interested in Rivendell and those two elves he has with him. You know this to be true, Faramir," Aranavar said in a hushed tone that was almost a whisper, though Faramir had no idea why; his chamber was well away from any other, and his wife, Éowyn, was sound asleep.

"You forget, Aranavar, that there are some loyal to the king, Éomer and my wife for example, as well as those elves." Faramir glanced over at the still-sleeping Éowyn and then back at the two men before him, looking up at them with raised brows.

"Well, we eradicate those loyal to the undeserving son of your aunt and the elf he calls his wife," Losdur growled and thumped his fist on the desk. Faramir glanced frantically at Éowyn who rolled over but remained asleep.

"You'll do well to remember, Losdur, that we're not alone in this room. We ought to take this conversation to the library. Come, we will go now," Aranavar murmured before turning away and striding out of the room.

Faramir followed silently, closing the door behind them and mumbling to himself as they walked. The doors to the grand hall holding the library were ajar and Faramir peeked around them cautiously. Seeing that the library was empty, he threw back the huge double oak doors and walked straight to the top floor and sat down at the mahogany desk that was covered in parchment.

"So what are we to do? The elves with him will not make it easy to assassinate him. And those followers make it hard to strip him of his throne. Gentlemen, I fear you have not thought this plan through." Faramir turned his face up to both of them, dignity and a royal air, plain to see on his features.

"Don't be a fool, Faramir! If we kill the man, the people will stage a vote. We need to somehow find a way to ensure you replace him. If the people of Gondor see that he is more interested in Rivendell, then they will call for him to step aside. The thing is... will he?"Aranavar said in an even more hushed tone than he had used in Faramir's chamber.

Losdur seemed to have an idea. He pulled out a blank piece of parchment and began to write.

My Lord Aragorn,

It is understood that your presence is required in Minas Tirith but your son has taken ill and will not survive much longer.

~Rivendell~

"Are you daft? He'll ride home at once and when he discovers that the news is false he'll return and strike us from our position, that's if he doesn't kill us first," Faramir exclaimed, causing the other men to hush him.

"It is a seven week hard ride back to Rivendell and then he must return. That gives you nearly three months to convince the majority of the princes that he is deserting us; which won't be hard. One hundred days to get the people mad enough that they demand you are made King. Not even the she-elf can stop it from happening." Aranavar suddenly seemed to like this plan.

The two men laughed as Faramir mulled the idea of being king over. "I'll ensure the letter is placed in his room tonight to ensure the earliest departure." The cogs were turning in Faramir's mind, and he smiled vindictively as he stood and took the note to Aragorn's chamber, placing it on the ground and knocking twice.

AN: An explanation to the note in chapter one. I wonder what's going to happen when Aragorn finds out what Faramir, Aranavar and Losdur are up to. And who will tell him?

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