With the dimming light, Ajada made one last feeble attempt to write some notes down before all light was gone. She walked slowly, all her concentration on the piece of parchment in her hands and the last rays of sunlight leaking in through the trees.
Entered the forest after morning in the Salty Tear. No one speaks above a whisper. Kalir and LinGalad showing more and more signs of mutinee and a master plan to thwart the good-doers in this group. Avery is very sick. Kalir has poisoned her, obviously. Must not let them get out of hand until Radagast believes me. He will deal with them. They will not succeed. Will continue when visibility is better.
Ajada put her writing things back in her pack, involuntarily returning to her usual suspicious and alert expression as the first awe of Fangorn Forest faded. Kalir was whispering to LinGalad, undoubtedly about their plans to kill everyone or poison them into brainwash and using them as minions of their plan. Little did they know that Ajada was fully aware of their monstrous and absolutely massive, stupendous, horrendous, tremendous, colossal intentions.
Avery began coughing again, interrupting Ajada's thoughts. In the darkness, however, Ajada was able to see someone offering Avery water. Who was it? Ajada peered into the general direction of the hacking Avery and saw none other than Kalir next to Avery through her squinted eyes.
"No! Don't drink the water!" shouted Ajada, causing an uproar of once idle and hushed animals and denizens of Fangorn. Mattius immediately clasped his free hand (for he still held his sword aprehensively in the other) over Ajada's mouth, silencing her.
"Quiet! You foolish girl!" Radagast chastised in a hushed but angry voice. "There is no telling what might hear you in this place! Things that we don't want to be aware of our presence yet!"
"Can you continue without speaking so loudly again? Or do you need Mattius to keep you silent this whole trip?" asked Calentoliel calmly. When Ajada nodded Mattius released her.
"But Kalir is trying to poison Avery!" whispered Ajada urgently.
"Stop making such foolish accusations," ordered Endereth from nearby. Ajada had no idea where exactly anyone was anymore, for little or no light could penetrate the canopy of the trees.
This silenced Ajada once again, shaking the scribe to a new resolve. If the almighty elves did not want her help, she would not give it.
They can all be poisoned now, for all I care, she thought vehemently.
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...Come down now, they'll say. But everything looks perfect from far away - Come down now! But we'll stay.
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