chapter 22

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Frodo looks at Faramir who has showed Gollum who has entered the Forbidden pool

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Frodo looks at Faramir who has showed Gollum who has entered the Forbidden pool.   "To enter the forbidden pool bears the penalty of death"  Faramir warns Frodo.  and in that moment shows all of Faramir's men themselves armed with bow and arrow, ready to shoot.  "They wait for my command"  Frodo sighes.  "Shall i shoot?"   Just as Faramir is gonna tell them to shoot Frodo stops them.  "This creature is bound to me and i to him.  He is our guide. Please. Let me go down to him"  Faramir nods and Frodo walks down.  

Down at the Forbidden Pool Sméagol has catched a fish and is eating it.  Frodo comes down.  "Sméagol. Master is here"  Which makes Sméagol turn around and look at Frodo.   "Come, Sméagol. Trust Master, Come"  Sméagol still looks unsure "We must go now?"  Frodo feel himself getting frustrated "Sméagol, you must trust master, follow me come on."  And finally Sméagol follows.  But the moment they are outside the Forbidden Pool, Faramir's men takes Sméagol away.  

Frodo is now back with Sam and Grace.  "We have to get out of here. You can do it."  Grace looks at her brother and back at her best friend who she sees is struggling.   "Use the ring Mr Frodo.  Disappear, just this once."  Frodo just looks at Sam "I can't. you were right Sam. You tried to tell me but. I'm sorry"  Grace smiles and takes Frodo's hand.    Frodo takes a deep breath "The ring is taking me guys, If i put it on he'll find me. He'll see"   Grace just looks at her best friend, wishing she could take away his burden.  

They hear footsteps so they turn to see Faramir.   Faramir pulls up his sword which make them stand up.  Sam stands beside Grace in protective manner.  "So this is the answer to all the riddles."  He points the sword towards Frodo.  "Here in the wild i have you.  Three Halflings and a host of men at my call.  The ring of power at my grasp"  Grace is scared.  "A chance for Faramir, Captain of Gondor, to show his quality" But then the ring starts speaking and take over Frodo.  Frodo's eyes widen "No!" He screams out.  And runs towards the wall so he has the back towards them all.  Sam step forward and stands between Frodo and Faramir.  "Stop! Leave him alone."  Grace walks up to Frodo and pulls him into her arms and holds him tightly.  Sam sighes "Don't you understand? He's got to destroy it and we're here to help him. That's where we going, into  Mordor, to the Mountain of fire"  Faramir is shocked and then one of his men comes in.  "Osgigliath is under attack, they call for reinforcement"  Grace still holding Frodo looks up at Faramir.  "Please. It's such a burden.  Will you not help him?"  Faramir turn to his soldier "Prepare to leave"   Faramir looks at them determinded "The ring will go to Gondor " This is not the answer they wanted to hear. 

At Helm's deep.  Galadhien is helping people with stuff they need.  She hears Legolas talking with someone so she turns around and she think she is seeing a ghost.  She gasps.  "Aragorn" 

 He turns and looks at her and smiles.  She walks up to him fast.  He sees very mixed emotions on her face.  "Galadhien i.."  But he doesn't have time to finish the sentence before she has slapped him in the face.  

She is breathing heavily and feels the tears coming.  He just smiles at her.  After a second she jumps into his arms.  She is holding him tightly, scared if she  pulls away, he's gonna be lost forever. 

"I thought i had lost you"  Aragorn smiles "Well you didn't"  Finally She pulls away.  "Don't ever do that to me okay?"  Aragorn smiles and nods.  

 "I have something for you"  From her pocket Galadhien pulls up Arwen's necklace that she had given Aragorn.  "I think this is yours" And put it into Aragorn's hands.  Aragorn smiles "Thank you" Galadhien nods.  Aragorn walks away to find the king.  

Galadhien looks at Legolas and puts her head on his shoulder and sighes in relief.   Eowyn looks at them with tears forming.  

Galadhien, Legolas, Gimli and Aragorn are now having  a meeting with the king.  Aragorn is telling them that he has seen an army.  "A great host you say?"   The king asks Aragorn.  "All Isengard is emptied"  Aragorn tells him.  "How many?" "Ten thousand strong at least"  Galadhien's eyes widen.  The king turns to look at Aragorn "Ten thousand?"  Aragorn looks at him "It's an army bred for a single purpose, to destroy the world of men"  The king is shocked.  "They will be here by nightfall"  The king looks at them "Let them come" 

Galadhien, Gimli, Legolas and Aragorn follow the king to the entrance of the fortess.  "We will cover the causeway and the gate from above.  No Army has ever breached the deeping wall or set foot inside the  Hornburg"  Gimli gets frustrated "This is no rabble of mindless orcs. These are Uruk-hai.  Their armor is thick and their shields broad"  Galadhien walks up to the king.  "Your Higness. No disrespect to you i'm sure you have fought many battles. This will be like no other.  We know this because we have fought them.  This will be a battle like no other."  The king looks at Galadhien and Gimli.  "Master Dwarf and Lady Galadhien, I know how to defend my own keep" He walks away and they follow.  

They walk up to the gates.   "They will break upon this fortess like water on rock.  Saruman's hordes will pillage and burn.  We've seen it before. Crops can be resown, homes rebuilt. Within these walls we will outlast them"  Aragorn gets more and more frustrated.  "They do not come to  destroy Rohan's crops or villages. They come to destory it's people down to the last's child"   The king turns to Aragorn with their faces only inches away from eachother "What will you have me do? Look at my men. Their courage hangs by a thread. If this to be our end then i would have them make them such an end as to be worthy of remberance"   The king walks away from Aragorn. 

 Aragorn sighes "Let Joanna be apart of the planning.  She is gonna be queen one day and maybe she will already be that tomorrow."  The king looks at him.  "Send out riders my lord.  You must call for aid"  The king walks back towards Aragorn. "And who will come? Elves? Dwarves? We are not so lucky in our friends as you.  The old alliances are dead.  Aragorn sighes "Gondor will answer"  This makes the king mad "Gondor?! Where was Gondor when the Westfold fell?  Where was Gondor when our enemies closed in around us.  No, my lord Aragorn we are alone" 

The king is sitting in his study, figuring things out.  The door opens and Joanna walks in.  

"Joanna what are you doing there? You should be Eowyn helping the other women and children." Joanna scoffs "Are you out of the mind.  I am the princess of Rohan, I'm gonna need to be queen some day so why haven't you let him in at the plans"  "Child you need to protected"  Joanna shakes her head "No! I'm going to fight.  Because we don't know what's going to happen and you might die and then i will queen and how can i be queen when i don't how to lead my people" The king  sighes "I just don't wanna lose you"  Joanna smiles "You might or you will not but you can't hide me from my duties."  He sighes and brings her into a hug.  

Yéreana is in her room at Isengard praying.  Praying to her mother to protect her friends.   She can only hope they will make it.  

Aragorn is back!! The battle is coming! I hope you guys like this chapter and please tell me your thoughts.  


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