𝙀𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙡 | 𝓛𝓸𝓻𝓭 𝓞𝓯 𝓣𝓱𝓮 𝓡𝓲𝓷𝓰𝓼 𝔁 𝓢𝓽𝓪𝓻 𝓦𝓪𝓻𝓼

|4|

"Maybe we should light up a fire," Rey proposed.

It was night time, all stars visible in the black night sky. Days could be roasting but the nights were freezing. And at that moment, Rey felt like the cold was made of sharp, frozen needles that dug into every part of her bare skin.

"We don't have anything to light a fire with," Aragorn told her. "and they'd see the smoke from afar. . ."

"And we'll be leaving in less than an hours time," Poe pointed out, examining the engines of the speeder, to make sure that it wouldn't break in the middle of the way.

"Why were they searching for BB-8?" Rey asked. "He's just a droid."

"Oh, yes," Aragorn began. "Just a droid but a smart one." BB-8 beeped happily up to him. Aragorn chuckled and continued with a much more serious tone; "They're not really after BB-8 but something he has inside."

"And what is that?"

"Ages ago, three rings were made for elves, seven for dwarves, and nine for men. They were supposed to be a gift. But they were all deceived, for another ring was made. . . The Ring of Power, which was for Sauron, or Thauron as others call him." Rey sat down on the sand, listening concerned. "One Ring to rule them all. . . Inside the Ring, Sauron put all his hate and desire to doom Middle-Earth. During a battle, a brave Jedi cut the Ring off Sauron's finger. He took the Ring and was corrupted by it. He was then killed by Orcs during an attack. After a while, the Ring was found by nobody else but someone called Gollum. After years of time, Lor San Tekka caught Gollum. He sent a message to General Leia Organa and Gandalf. They sent Poe to get it. But soon after Lor San gave him the small bag with the Ring inside, the ringwraiths came. They caught Gollum and tortured him, until he told them who took the ring away from him. They killed Lor San Tekka before they did it, they saw Poe handing it to BB-8 before he went for his rescue. BB-8 rolled far into Jakku while Poe tried to run back to Gandalf, away from the Ringwraiths."

"So BB-8 has that Ring inside him?"

Aragorn nodded.

"Then. . . umm. I guess, BB-8 is with the people he should be with. He and the Ring are safe. I should get going back ho-"

"No. You're staying with us. If they find you, they'll kill you. And you have no chance of to cross Jakku back to Niima Outpost. You have no water or food. You'd die of dehydration or you'll get murdered."

Poe turned his attention to Rey. "And you might get a chance for a better life in the north. . . You'll waste yourself in that desert. BB-8 told me you have no family."

"I do. I'm waiting for them."

"Then perhaps we could leave you in Ithiima. You could work there for a while. Until some travelers came by and would give you a lift back to Goazon Lands," Aragorn proposed.

"Alright. . . What about the Ring? What will you do with it?"

"We'll be searching for a way to destroy it."

"Why can't you just dig a hole and leave it there? It'll be million years before someone finds it."

"The Ring isn't just a thing. Sauron placed his life inside it. The Ring wants to get found. Someone will find it. . . and maybe sooner than you may realise. . . By the way what's you're name. You never introduced yourself to us."

Rey didn't like telling people her name but these two men saved her life. "I'm Rey. . . Just Rey."

"Pleased to meet you, Rey."

~~~

"Sauron has regained much of his former strength. He cannot yet take physical form...but his spirit has lost none of its potency. Concealed within his fortress, the lord of Mordor sees all. His gaze pierces cloud, shadow, earth, and flesh. You know of what I speak, Gandalf...a great Eye, lidless, wreathed in flame."