by Greenleaf » Sun Dec 09, 2012 1:35 pm
The walls of the White City came into view, shining right on the horizon. It was only a few leagues away. Legolas smiled, and urged his tired horse on. As always, the sun shone brightly, but the day seemed darker to the elf.
A few hours upon leaving Greenwood, a shadow had seemed to fall onto his mind. An acute feeling of being watched, sometimes fading and sometimes flaring up, seemed to surround him.
He rubbed wearily at his face; elves very seldom tired, but this feeling seemed to wear at him.
Arod suddenly jerked and stopped, nearly throwing his distracted rider off. Legolas froze, his eyes narrowing.
"A Elberreth Gilthoniel
silivren penna míriel..."
A voice of a young maiden, soft and sad, drifted to his ears. It was singing softly in the elven tongue. Arod seemed suddenly restless, pulling at his rider's grip on his halter and whining, angling his ears towards the voice.
"O menel aglar eleneth!
Na-chaered palan-díriel,"
What Arod did next took Legolas clean off his guard. He strained at his halter, looking so stressed that the whites of his eyes were showing. Startled, the elf let go of his horse's halter, allowing Arod to run free. The usually gentle beast nearly bucked its rider off as it galloped towards a forest, following the song and drawing further and further away from Minas Tirith.
"O galadhremmin ennorath,
Fanuilos, le linnathon..."
The voice suddenly changed note and dropped, singing lowly. Cold menace crept into the usually sweet and simple song. Legolas tugged at his horse's halter once more, calling "Daro!" softly in Elvish, but Arod took no heed of his master. With apprehension, Legolas realized that he couldn't stop.
All he could do was unshoulder his bow and set an arrow to the string, grimly setting himself to whatever danger his crazed horse was throwing himself into.
"Nef aear, si nef aearon..."
With a final whinny, Arod burst into a clearing.
(Whoot for lame endings! XP)
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