Love conquers Everything

Arwen and Eowyn had managed to bring the people safely to Helms Deep. It had been very difficult since the people had panicked. It had taken a long time to calm them down and keep them together. People kept running around trying to find relatives. Arwen realized that the only way they were going to calm down was when they found who they were looking for. So she started helping them look. A little girl had started crying and Arwen tried her best to comfort her while they were searching for her mother. The girl couldn’t stop crying so Arwen lifted her up in her arms and held her, trying to bring comfort. All of a sudden Eowyn showed up and she looked angry.

“What are you doing with that girl? Her mother has been looking all over for her,” she almost screamed!

“What does it look like I am doing? I am looking for her mother! And stop shouting! Can’t you see that the girl is upset enough as it is?” She tried to maintain calm while the anger was boiling inside of her. “Now, where is her mother?”

“Give her to me before you drop her. I will give her to he mother,” Eowyn said and took the girl from Arwen.

Arwen tried to protest but gave in since she didn’t see any point in arguing who should bring the girl to her mother. She threw a glimpse behind her in hope of seeing any riders returning but looked back when she didn’t see anyone approach.

The rest of the walk to the fortress went smoothly; Arwen and Eowyn trying there best to avoid each other.

Everyone now was busy finding food and searching for relatives. Arwen sat on a stair of stone waiting for Aragorn’s return. She had a bad feeling about something but she couldn’t figure out what. She was half scared that Aragorn was injured. But something told her that she should be worried about the feeling that something evil was approaching. When one of the guards shouted, “Make room for the king!”

She stood up and ran to meet them. Her eyes searched for Aragorn but she could not find him. She felt a hand on her shoulder and turned around to face Legolas.

“Legolas! You are alright? Where is Aragorn?” she looked at him with worried eyes.
“Arwen…..”

“What? What’s wrong? Where is Aragorn,” she whispered?

Legolas looked down at the ground, his eyes refusing to meet hers. Arwen felt like her heart stopped and her legs almost gave in under her.

“Noo…! You’re wrong! He couldn’t!” She could barley find any strength to talk.
Legolas put his arms around her for support, but it was like she didn’t notice him. She looked behind her, to the gate and then back at him.

“I don’t believe you. He would never leave me!” She walked to a little stair and sat down. “I’m going to sit right her and wait for him.”

Legolas knew that nothing he could say would change her mind. So he sat down next to her and put an arm around her.

“I don’t think he is gone either,” was all he said.

In the mean time Eowyn had heard the sad news of Aragorn’s fall from Gimli. She couldn’t believe that he was gone. And she hadn’t even told him the way she felt about him. Had he known? No, impossible! She never got a chance to be alone with him long enough to tell him. Not while Arwen was around. She froze when she came to think of Arwen. She must be so upset. But why should she? There was no way Arwen loved Aragorn like she did. She could see her sitting on stairs with Legolas next to her. She wasn’t even crying! Eowyn turned around and walked away. The pain in her chest to painful to acknowledge.

Aragorn felt something wet touch is face. He opened his eyes to look into deep brown, big eyes.

“Brego?” he whispered and tried to sit upright but he was so tired, and every inch of his body was in pain, he fell back to the ground.

Brego must have sensed his lack of strength and kneeled beside him. Aragorn grabbed the reins and lifted himself up on the horses back. Half on conscious he tried to think of what had happened. He remembered falling down from a cliff and then everything turned black. He tried to think clear. He needed to go to Helms Deep.

As if the horse could read his mind, it started moving. Aragorn had no idea where he was and tried to orient himself with the help of the sun. After a couple of hours, he heard footsteps; a lot of footsteps. He rode up the hill and froze over the sight in front of him, Uruk Hais! At least ten thousand of them and it seemed like they were heading towards Helms Deep! He felt panic well inside of him. He needed to warn the king and his people. And Arwen! She was with them. For the first time since he woke up he realized that they must think him dead. Now fear took him, what did Arwen think? Was she alright? He knew that elves could die from heartbreak. He felt a sudden strength well up from inside of him and he turned Brego around and rode as fast as he could towards the fortress. He hoped that he wasn’t too late