Mil and Estel (Aragorn love story)

Horse Lords and Fangorn Forest

I cried and cried. Never have I wept like this. Boromir was gone. Man who was like my brother is gone. Man who soothed me down when I feared. Someone gathered me in their arms. The scent was pines and blood.  Aragorn. I wrapped my arms tightly around him. 

"Legolas"I heard him say. I was passed in Legolas's arms. Legolas kissed my hair and sang elvish songs soothingly. I finally calmed down. And he put me down looking at me with sympathy.

 We placed Boromir in one of the boats removing the arrows and put sword on his chest his shield above his head. I kissed his forehead one last time. "Will your soul be in peace brother"I whispered. We set the boat floating to the lake. Legolas set another boat in. 

"Hurry Frodo and Sam have reached the eastern shore"he said. Aragorn stands still. "You mean not to follow them?"Legolas asked from him. "Frodos fate is no longer in our hands"he said solemnly. I looked at  him surprised 

"Then this all has been in vain. The fellowship has failed!"Gimli exclaimed. "Not if we hold true to each other. We will not abandon Merry and Pippin to torment and death. Not while we have strength left"Aragorn said to us. Then we heard heavy running steps. Uruk-hai. Here we go and legs are jelly.

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We've already ran for three days. I am starting to get really tired. Gimli I pity. In his full armor running. My legs were already numb. Legolas said something but I did not bother to listen. It was dawn. We were all worn out. We stopped to a hill. "Red sun rises"Legolas started. "Blood has been spilled tonight"I finished. Suddenly galloping was heard. Horses. We hid behind a rock. Aragorn stood. Is he insane! 

"Riders of Rohan! What news from the Mark?"he asked. Rohan yes! I visited there not long ago. But long enough to say that. The Third Marshall was fifteen.

Me and Aragorn raised our hands in peace. "What business does two elves, a man and a dwarf have in Riddermark? Speak quickly!"his voice was somewhat familiar, I think I know who it is. More mature now tough. 

"Give me your name horsemaster and I shall give you mine"That stubborn dwarf. "I'd cut your head of dwarf if it stood little higher from the ground"suddenly Legolas pointed his arrow at the leader. "You would die before your stroke fell"he spat. I gave him a sharp look. "I am Aragorn son of Arathorn this is Gimli son of Gloin, Legolas from Mirkwood realm and Sonja of Anor"Aragorn introduced. The leader looked me for a long while. "You could have just said one name and we would have not surrounded you"the leader spoke. "Eomer?"I asked. "Yes my friend"I let out a relieved sigh. 

"Saruman has poisoned the kings mind and claimed worship over this land. My company are those who are loyal to Rohan. For that we are banished. White wizard is cunning. Walks here and they say  as an old man , hooded and cloaked"He told us. 

"We track band of Uruk-hai westward across the plains. They have taken two of our friends captive" I informed. "The Uruks are destroyed. We slaughtered them during the night"He told us."But there were two hobbits. Did you saw two hobbits with them?"Gimli asked clearly scared. "They are small only children to your eyes"Aragorn put in."we left none alive. We piled the carcassed and burned them"Eomer said guilt little in his voice. "Dead"Gimli whispered. "I'm sorry"Eomer said. "Hasufel! Arod!"he yelled. Two horses appeared. He the said somethibg and left.

 I was in my own world. I looked at my hands they were burning. "Mil.."Aragorn tried to softly say. "No don't come closer"I desperately tried. I am coming the monster of fire. I started thrashing. Aragorn came to me holding me in firm grip. "Shh. Don't let the fire claim you. Shh"I nodded and clung to him like to a safety blanket. We left riding to the pile of bodies. 

"Its one of their wee belts"Gimli said sadly as he found one." May they find peace in death"Legolas said in elvish. "We failed them"Gimli wept. "AAHHHH"Aragorn roared kicking one helmet away. I went next to him hugging his shoulders. He rested his hed against mine. But only uncomfortable thing is my heartbeat was so fast about the closeness I think he could hear it. Then he found something. 

"Their hands were bound. Their bonds were cut. They ran over her and were followed. Their tracks lead away from the battle. Over the...Fangorn Forest"he exclaimed. That is maybe the one of the most scariest forests in Middle-Earth. "What kind of madness drove them in there"Gimli asked. Madness indeed.

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We were now once again walking. Gimli tasted a leaf. "Orc blood"he said crunching his nose. I looked at him raising my brows, sharing a look with Legolas. I don't even wanna know how he knew that. "These are strange tracks"Aragorn said thoughtfully. "The air is so close"Gimli said clearly a little shaken. "This forest is old very old. Full of memory and anger"Legolas told.

 "And full of sorrow"I added. Then trees started to make mumble noise causing Gimli to raise his axe. "Trees are talking with each other"

"Gimli!"I said sharply. "Huh?"

"Lower your axe!"Aragorn told quietly. "Ah"Gimli said. "They have feelings my friend. Elves started it:waking up the trees and teaching them to speak"Legolas explained. He called Gimli a friend. Yay! Finally those two were in some sort of friends. This moment has been wanted a very long time.

"Talking trees? What trees have to talk about. Except consistency of squirrel droppings"Gimli grumbled."Aragorn! Something is out there!"legolas warned. "What do you see?"Aragorn asked. "White wizard approaches". My heart stopped. A very  dangerous foe.