The Return of Ringil[COMPLETED]

Chapter V

Third person's point of view.

As the company returned back to the bottom of the mountain, they walked along its walls following the waterline, looking for the doors to Moria. As the Fellowship passes south, along the misty shadow of an aqueduct's ruins. Gandalf calls out to Frodo. "Frodo, come and help an old man." Jogging slightly from Celeblasdes's side to Gandalf's. Celeblasdes slowed to walk with Aragorn, her smile greeted him as He and Sam lead the little pony Bill. "How are you liking the traveling so far?" Aragorn asked, his shoulder brushing Celeblasdes's. "It's great. I love seeing all the fields and mountains and everything that is beyond, Mirkwood and Erebor." Celeb explained.

A big bright smile plastered to her face. Aragorn loved seeing her this way, and he hoped she would never need to use the sword and arrows she was equipped with. As Pippin and Merry tossed small stones into the water, Celeb noticed that the water moved in places that weren't anywhere near where the two Hobbits tossed stones. Catching Pippin's wrist Celeb leaned down to him. "Do not disturb the water." He looked up at her confused but stopped anyway. Aragorn and Boromir stepped up behind the young elf and saw the water ripple, "Gandalf, what's the elvish word for friend?" Frodo asked after the company sat for a hour or so waiting for Gandalf to figure out how to open the doors.

"Mellon." the thundering of the stone doors opening got everyone to their feet. Sliding her hand onto her sword hilt she watched the water, her strong eyes were unable to penetrate the murky darkness of the water, the ripples moved faster towards the shore but the company going into the mines saved them from a fight if it came to that. Going in Aragorn made sure he was the last one in, keeping everyone else a head of himself, especially Celeblasdes. He didn't know what he would do if she were injured or in danger. Inside, Gimli walked beside Legolas and smirked cheekily "Soon, Master Elf, you will enjoy the fabled hospitality of the Dwarves. Roaring fires, malt beer, ripe meat off the bone!" Celeb giggled at this.

Having a Dwarf for a godfather, meant that she had experienced all this, "This brother is the home of Balin." Celeb said walking past her brother a bit, "And they call it a mine, a mine!" Gimli added while the light from Gandalf's staff lit up the front cavern, and what Celeb saw nearly crushed her heart. A shaky hand over her mouth kept her from screaming, "This is no mine. It's a tomb." Boromir said looking around and seeing the dead bodies of the Dwarves of Moria. The Hobbits terrified backed away from almost stepping on one of the leathery skeletons.

Afraid of the trauma that would effect the Hobbits, Celeb swallowed down her nausea and grabbed all of them and ran out while Boromir shouted for everyone to get out. Standing just outside the doors, with the Hobbits in front of her while her back was to the water, something suddenly shot out and grabbed her by the ankles and pulled on her, screaming in surprise and fear she looked to see a giant tentacle wrapped around her knees all the way to her ankles, drawing her sword she slashed at the slimy appendage while the hobbits slashed as well to help her get free. Releasing her it went for the next person it could grab and got Frodo.

Screaming as he was yanked into the air, he tried to get free but was whipped around too much to do anything, "Celeb!! Aragorn!!" he shouted, running into the water she slashed at the creature as Aragorn and Boromir helped and Legolas fired arrows, slashing the arm that held Frodo, he screamed as he free fell, catching him, Aragorn yelled at her to get the Hobbits inside. "Run!!" Getting in the She-elf kept the hobbits and the wizard in sight as the other men fought off the last of the limbs from the monstrous squid creature.

In as deep as everyone could go, the hobbits clung to Celeb in fear and security, as they knew she would protect them with her life. The creature having killed itself by pulling on the doors brought the ceiling down on its own head crushing it, and enveloping the company in utter darkness. "We now have but one choice. We must face the long dark of Moria." Gandalf told them lighting up his staff again, "Be on your guard. There are older and fouler things than Orcs in the deep places of the world." Celeb bent a little to look over the hobbits making sure they weren't harmed and sighed in relief when they were fine.