Here's a new chapter! It's also sort of short but I really have so little time these days, I couldn't make anything longer. I hope you enjoy it anyways. Again, Eomer might be slightly OOC, so sorry about that. Thank you for all the reviews and I hope you like it!

PS Anyone who said the thing she wanted most was Legolas or Legolas to love her was correct (I asked this a few chapters ago)

Disclaimer: I do not own Lord of the Rings.

Chapter 12:

It took two full days to regain my sight completely but when it was back I saw more clearly than I ever had before. I could make out all the details of a tapestry across the room or see the individual blades of grass when I stepped outside.

Human senses have dulled over time. When we used to need all our senses to survive, they were in prime condition but as time went on they have diminished. Humans hardly use smell and we barely truly feel things. All we can taste are the sweetest and sourest of foods and hear the loudest sounds. Even our sight has lessened, only able to see the brightest colours and most obvious shapes.

My theory is that when I became blind, the rest of my senses went into overdrive and they were forced to become what they had always meant to be. Once I got my sight back, my brain had learned to make the other senses more alert and it had done the same with my eyes.

On the morning after I had completely regained my vision, I was in the main hall, learning to fight. With hand to hand combat I was fine, having been to as many martial arts classes as possible after what my uncle did to me. Working with actual weapons, however, was harder. I had no skill with a bow and arrow, as we had already established outside (we being Legolas and I), I was horrible with an axe (Gimli had helped me discover that), I couldn't even lift a sword and throwing knives was out of the question (my aim had much left to be desired). The only thing I was even remotely good at was fighting with a dagger and even that could use a lot of work. Still, it was passable and I could probably survive in battle unless faced with a skilled opponent.

I had apparently learned to fight with knives because I clearly had some prior knowledge. I couldn't remember ever learning but my muscle memory made it obvious that I had trained with them before; even if the blades had been slightly different (I assumed I had learned to knife fight, not learned to use an actual dagger).

I had been given a dagger and I was using it to practise with Eomer when Aragorn burst in. All eyes turned to him as he began to shout.

"The beacons of Minas Tirith! The beacons are lit! Gondor calls for aid."

The King looked at me for a moment and I could feel the tension in the room. Everyone was wondering if he would keep his promise. He seemed to be deciding before he nodded at Aragorn.

"And Rohan will answer."

A grin broke out across my face and I laughed in relief. Eomer also became less tense and laughed as well and before I knew it, I was hugging him. I wasn't sure who had put their arms around each other first but somehow we had ended up in an embrace. I had probably hugged him, I reasoned. A respectable man such as Eomer would never touch a woman without consent, not even in something as innocent as a hug. Once I realized what I was doing, I pulled away slowly, embarrassed. My cheeks burned as I stared at him and he began to blush too. Someone coughed and we practically leapt away from each other. Everyone was looking at us.

"I-um," my face was probably bright red. "I'm just going to go." I pointed in one direction and went in the other, feeling somewhat dazed. I could feel Legolas's eyes burning a hole through my back as I left the room.

I heard Theoden yell behind me, "Muster the Rohirrim!"

I made my way to my room (actually the one Eowyn had let me use) and grabbed anything I might need, which wasn't much. I had my new dagger and a change of clothes (I was allowed trousers and a tunic, which I was quite grateful for. Dresses aren't really my thing).

By the time I had left the room, my face was a regular colour again and I was ready. I stepped outside and saw the whole city in an uproar. Horses were being saddled, armour was being put on, orders were being shouted.

Rohan was getting ready to go to war.

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~Liliana