Destined Souls

Eternal Love

. Fourth Age

Middle Earth

Bree

Blowing out a puff of pipe weed I watched as more people bustled into the Prancing Pony, I sighed as none of them were who I sought

"Would the sit like a refill" I almost jumped how did the barkeep sneak up on me like that. Looking up I didn't see the barkeep but the man I came here to meet, he was dressed in similar traveling clothes as I was, accept for the blue hue of his cloak

"Haha good to see you my friend" I said taking the ale he had in his hand

"Good to see you too Mick" he said grinning at me, as he tried to swipe his ale back but I moved it out of the way

"Nice try trying to thieve another thief my friend" I said a smile still plastered to my face

"Thief's? I believe we our rangers now" he said sitting across from me, reaching over the table I put my hand on his cheek

"It's so good to see you Lennie, sorry I could not make the journey with you" I said, putting his hand ontop of mine "you know I'm best for scouting missions my love" he said looking at me with all the love in the world burning in his eyes,

"Even in the darkness and under your cowl I can tell you blush Gimli " Len said I cocked an eyebrow at him, pretending I had no idea what he was talking about but of course I did, I was the tallest unharriest dwarf ever but it wasn't always that way, I used to look like my brethren but when we passed through the graveyard of my home Moria when we ran into the Balrog unbeknownst to me at the time and through the entire ring war that it's fires had seeped into my body and slowly changed me, now years later here I am a dwarf that is the size of man, and resilient to the hottest of flames and going by a new name.

"You alright my love?"breaking out of my trance I saw Len looking at me worried "you're back there again aren't you?" He said his concerned and sad "you are the same dwarf I fell in love with all those years back, you may look different but you are not"

"Aye, but I feel I have given up none but you have given up more my dear elf, you're hair used to match the gold of the sun and as long as a horses mane but now it is just a short black stubble of its former self" I said looking at the close buzz cut he had that was close to my own

"Alas me thinks ye' miss it more than I dear friend, anyway the look my father got when he as me was worth it" Len said laughing, I couldn't help but laugh as well "and when you are in hiding as we are my dear Gimli one must look different anyway tis why we changed are names" he said dragging a nail down my hand making my body become hard in seconds.

"Is that any way for a Sindarin elf for act" I said with a chuckle

Giving me a wicked smile "do you want this Sindarin elf to remind you of everything he is good at lord dwarf" he said looking at me with lest filled eyes.

Finishing my ale in one gulp I kissed Lens hand before letting it go I was about to get up and grab my axe that I had leaned against the table then Len put his hand up, than signed for me to grab my axe and pull my cowl down, nodding I did just that and followed him out of the tavern and once we where outside he pulled me into the horse stable, and I grinned.

"Get that grin off your face" Len drawled

"We have to leave Bree right away, I thought they where further behind me but I heard and smelled them even in there" he continued a disgusted look on his face, and that's when I heard it the whiny of horses and a cry like a banshee, I looked at him wide eyed wondering why he was being targeted by the Ring Wraiths of Mordor