Borderless

Golden Leaves

Four
" We need to move , by nightfall this place would be swarming with Orcs ", Aragorn says in alarm looking at everyone that sat crying over the big loss of Gandalf .

" I know but give them some time ,Aragorn , look at them ", Boromir pleaded for their sake .

" I am looking Boromir ,but we cannot stay here ". He was quite determined to get everyone to safety . He ignored the strangers that had waited for them outside of Moria .

" Legolas,Solas,get everyone up!",he orders .

Solas and Legolas shared a look before pulling the Hobbits ,Gimli and Siri to their feet .

Siri was still somewhat in a daze and her legs felt numb . Even in her dazed state she thought of Frodo who must feel worse since he knew Gandalf for years before her .She turned her head to look around and saw him walking off .

"Aragorn ,Frodo!", she called pointing to the hobbit in alarm .

Aragorn gave her a nod in thanks and ran off to intercept him and bring him back.

Siri turns to look at Gimli who is not just grieving for Gandalf but also for his cousin .

She pushes back the rest of the grief to lock it up in some far forgotten corner of her heart as she remembers that he has it worse than her . She have to be strong for him and the other's sake.

Walking towards him she pats his shoulder in a soothing way while wondering if he would be alright . She didn't stop him when he leaned against her sobbing softly .

" There ,there now ,Gimli , Gandalf wouldn't want us to cry over him too much ,he would have wanted us to go on with the mission to save this world ", she spoke softly trying to comfort him a little .

Gimli says nothing . At this moment he can't think straight much less know what Gandalf would have wanted .

When ,what is left of the Fellowship ,starts in a direction Aragorn is leading them none of them is really ready to go . Siri finds herself taking up the rear . She doesn't look back when other sets of footsteps follows them . She can hear them ,but don't want to look because she knows every footstep in that group.

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They had run far and reached the golden woods of Lothlorien
by dusk . Siri asked Aragorn if they could rest and he said yes ,but they'd have to leave early in the morning . Siri thanked him and then busied herself to make a meal for everyone .

She was busy cutting the cheese when a very familiar presence warmed her back . She swung around to look at the person who stood watching her .

She had known he was there when she had heard his footsteps amongst the other's footsteps ,but she did not want to look at him then .

He looked quite different now . His dark brown hair was long and he had a beard . Other than that he was still the man she remembered looking at often two years ago . His emerald eyes was still the same .

" I guess you got here like ,Bull,Varric and Solas ,Huh", she says . Not hello or I missed you . He don't seem to care what she says .All he cares is that she acknowledged his presence .

"Yes , we were looking for Bull when he didn't come back to Skyhold ",he says " I thought that it would be best if we followed him ".

Siri nods and turns to look at the rest of the team . She frowned when she didn't see Vivienne there . In her place was Leliana ,the best Spy Master
Siri had ever known . Cullen and Josephine wasn't present either .