An Olympian's Daughter

Helms deep

The women and children approach Helm's Deep. "Helm's Deep!" The women and children enter Helm's Deep. "Mama!" the young girl who arrived on horse back with her brother spots her mother in the crowd, the children find their mother and run to her arms. "Freda! Freda!" her mother calls out to her.

Èowyn surveys the food. "Where is the rest?" "This is all we could save, my lady." a man answers her. "Take it to the caves." she orders.

The riders return to Helm's Deep.

Guard a top the rampants "Make way for the king! Make way for Théoden. Make way for the King!" Èowyn hurries to meet them. "So few. So few of you have returned."

Théoden answers her "Our people are safe. We have paid for it with many lives."
Gimli walks to Èowyn. Gimli her calls out to her "My lady..." Èowyn turn to him "Lord Aragorn, where is he?" "He fell..." Èowyn is shocked and looks at Théoden in disbelief. Hali moves through the crowd in sorrow head hung not able to meet the looks of her company. "Draw all our forces behind the wall. Bar the gate, and set a watch on the surround." The king orders his men. "What of those who cannot fight my lord? The women and children?" the guards asks him, "Get them into the caves. Saruman's arm would have grown long indeed if he thinks he can reach us here."

"Helm's Deep has but one weakness. It's outer wall is solid rock for except for a small culvert in space, which is little more than a drain." Gríma hisses, Saruman pours explosives into a metallic ball. "How? How can fire undo stone? What kind of device can break down a wall?" Gríma moves a candle close to the ball, but it stopped by Saruman. Saruman says "If the wall is breached, Helm's Deep will fall." "Even if it is breached, it would take a number beyond reckoning - thousands - to storm the keep." "Tens of thousands." Gríma looks up at his lord "But my lord there is no such force." They walk to the balcony of the tower Orthanc and Gríma looks in awe at the sheer number of Uruk-hai warriors. A horn sounds and the army cheers.

Saruman steps out onto his balcony "A new power is rising. It's victory is at hand." The warriors cheer. "This night, the land will be stained with the blood of Rohan! March to Helm's Deep! Leave none alive! To war! There will be no dawn for Men."

Aragorn rides on Brego, who had found him on the banks of the river, He sees the army of Saruman. Aragorn makes his way to Helm's Deep. Aragorn pats the horses neck "Mae carnen, Brego, mellon nîn." (Well done, Brego, my friend. He rides up to the fortress and in to the courtyard. Gimli shouts shoving the men "Where is he! Where is he! Get out of my way! I'm gonna kill him! You are the luckiest, the cunningest, and most reckless man I ever knew!" Gimli embraces Aragorn. "Bless you, laddie!" "Gimli, where is the king?" he asks, Aragorn runs into Legolas. "Le abdollen." (You're late.) "You look terrible." Aragorn laughs and puts his hand on Legolas shoulder. Hali sees them, and runs up to the both of them shoving Legolas out of the way and throwing herself into his arms with tears tracking down her cheeks, "I knew the gods would not take you from me I knew you were alive" she cries into his shoulder, as she pulls back she pulls the necklace off to put it on him, "Don't you scare me like that again or I will really follow you inton the afterlife" she kisses him. "Hannon le." (Thank you.)

Théoden is sitting inside, and Aragorn pushes the doors open and enters. "A great host, you say?" "All Isengard is emptied." "How many?" "Ten thousand strong at least."

Théoden turns to face Aragorn."Ten thousand?!" "It is an army bred for a single purpose: to destroy the world of Men. They will be here by nightfall." Aragorn a sures him. "Let them come." Théoden walks outside, Aragorn, Legolas and Gimli following him."I want every man and strong lad able to bear arms, to be ready for battle by nightfall. We will cover the causeway and the gate from above. No army has ever breached the deeping wall or set foot inside the Hornburg."