Love Can Fight Any Battle (Legolas/Hermione Love Story

Chapter 9: The Beginning of the Journey

They walked and walked and walked. Autheil spent her time to be on watch and healed any wounds anyone might have had. She talked to everyone aside from Boromir and Gimli who were still a little sour towards her but she spent most of her time talking to either Aragorn or Legolas who she seemed to get along with well. She told of her adventures with Harry and Ron over the years but never did once mention the horrors she went through or witnessed.

"I let her go." Aragorn blurted out to her one day. Autheil looked over at Aragorn confused. "I let Arwen go." he clarified. Autheil shook her head in disbelief.

"You know I am well within my rights to shoot you for being stupid and doing that to her." she said.

"Autheil, I want her to have a chance at a better life." he defended. "and for that to happen she has to be away from me."

"That's such a lie."Autheil scolded. "You know that she could never be truly happy without you. Her heart belongs to you and only you. She will never love anyone else. Plus, I know you didn't truly give her up."

Aragorn stopped in his tracks looking at her confused. Autheil turned to him "Maybe your mind gave her up but your heart didn't and like her you will never be truly happy without her. If you did you still wouldn't wearing her necklace. You only made a ignorant decision of what you thought was best for her but you didn't completely let her go." Autheil then continued to walk while Aragorn fingered the Evenstar pendant hanging around his neck.

They soon stopped to take a rest among some rocks on one of the mountains.

Boromir was practicing sword fighting with Merry and Pippin while Frodo and Sam ate and watched them. Arargorn also watched the trio duel while smoking his pipe and giving tips as he watched the hobbits. Gandalf was explaining the path schedule while Legolas and Autheil watched over the mountains.

"Good very good." Boromir said as he continued to duel with Pippin. The sound of clanking metal being herd as the sword clashed.

"Move your feet." Aragron instructed.

"That's quite good Pippin" Merry complemented and Pippin thanked him.

"Faster." Merry ordered as Borimir begain to duel with him.

Sam and Frodo just watched with amused faces.

"If anyone was to ask for my opinion which I note there not. I would say we are going the long way around." Gimli suggested as he looked into the distance. He then turned to where Gandalf was sitting smoking his pipe. "Gandalf we could pass through the mines of Moria. My cousin Balin give us a royal welcome." A couple yards over Autheil got a bad feeling at the mention of the mines yet she didn't know why, so she brushed away the idea.

"No Gimli. I would not take the road to Moria unless I had no other choice." Gandalf said.

Autheil mentally thanked Gandalf for his wisdom and went to stand on a rock not far next to them. As she searched the skies she spotted a large dark gray spot amongst the white clouds. Legolas joined on the rock next to her.

"What is it?" he asked.

"I don't know." she replied and tried to concentrated on it harder. Gandalf too saw it from where he sat and stared at it in curiosity.

With BorOmir and Pippin in the background still practicing, Boromir accidentally hit Pippin on the hand with his sword, making Pippin drop his sword and yelp in pain. Borimir immediately stopped and apologized. Pippin then kicked Boromir in the shin while Merry pulled his other leg out from under him making Boromir lose his balance while Merry and Pippin tackled him to the ground.

"For the Shire!" Merry yelled.

"Hold Him." Pippin said. Boromir now on his back laughed at the two. Aragron two chuckled at them but didn't want anyone to get hurt so he sat down his pipe and walked over to them.