Chapter 8
Hooves clattered slowly in the distance. A weary rider and horse appeared in the shadows of the night. "Moonsnow," The rider whispered, "The trolls are gone. We can find a place to rest now." Moonsnow walked up a hill and came to a beautiful valley. Seeing a large rock in the center, Eradrin and Moonsnow slowly rode up to its side. Eradrin slid off the horse and propped herself up on the rock wall. She immediately closed her eyes and drifted off into the security of sleep.
The sun woke her the next morning. Bright light shifted through the life of Eradrin eyes. She opened them up slowly. The sun had already risen above the horizon, and was slowly but surely climbing to the middle of the sky. Eradrin looked to her left. Moonsnow was still asleep. Propped up against the wall, resting on the light green grass. Eradrin prodded Moonsnow with a hand. "Time to get up, sleepy-horse." She said cheerfully. "We have a long day ahead of us, and it's best to start going now." Moonsnow snorted. She swiveled her head around and stared at Eradrin with annoyed eyes. Eradrin chuckled. "Now, don't you give me that look!" Moonsnow whinnied and shoved Eradrin with her head. "Moonsnow!" Eradrin complained. The horse nickered with laughter. Suddenly they both stopped making sound. The horse's noise seemed to echo... echo... Off into the distance. Uneasiness swept over Eradrin. Her stomach seemed to church unhappily. "We'd better get out of here." Eradrin said quietly. She quickly gathered her things and climbed onto Moonsnow's back. They silently rode away.
The journey became easier as the day went on. The sun pleasantly shone between the leaves of the light green leaves. Patches of sun shone on the grassy forest floor. Eradrin happily rode the rest of the day, enjoying the warmness of the weather. When night came, nothing disturbed them all night.
-Two weeks have passed-
These two weeks were not as comfortable as the last account. Eradrin had been constantly fighting off orcs and other creatures on her tail. A few days of silence had passed. Eradrin and Moonsnow were nearing Mirkwood's borders.
Moonsnow came into view as she quickly and gracefully galloped over a golden hill. Eradrin clutched the horse's reigns tightly. "Whoa, Moonsnow. I know you are eager to get to Mirkwood, and that we are almost there, but you really need to slow down! The sun is about to go down, and we need to rest to prepare for the next stage of our journey tomorrow." Eradrin said. Moonsnow reluctantly came to a halt. "Let's settle down here for the night." Eradrin decided. She jumped off of Moonsnow's back and onto the ground. Moonsnow settled down beside Eradrin into soft pale grass. Eradrin spent a long time staring into the clouded night sky, but finally started to drift off into half-sleep.
-Point of View Switch-
"Why can't we just get the she elf now!" Complained an Orc. A rather large one glared at him. "We wait for the master's command!" It growled. "But I'm tired of sitting here! We have 30 of us, and there's only one of her, minus that horse!" "I told you to wait." The smaller Orc shut up and sat down with an angry expression.
An hour later: "Has it seriously been one entire hour! We could have attacked by now and taken her to Sauron!" The small Orc complained again. "Yes, now shut it before I report you to the captain!" The large one threatened. "Fine." The small Orc was very grumpy after that. The moon shone in the middle of the black sky, and all the orcs started to get restless. Many were grumbling, "Let's get her now!" Finally, the largest Orc of all, more pale that the rest, and the most ferocious, growled, "It's time." "As you say, Azog," said the small Orc.
-Point of View Switch-
Eradrin woke up with a start. Noises crackled on every side of her. Her eyes widened. Who... Who's there?" She called, shaking. A twig snapped. She whipped to her side. Fear struck her heart, and her blue green eyes widened. Suddenly, something hit her behind the head, and the world went black.
I will try to get the next chapter up soon, but this one might take a bit longer. I know lots of people have been reading this, and if you haven't yet, please review.