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Arien · 06-29-2003, 08:37 AM

It all happened so quickly. Ama had been lying, frozen to the stone, unable to move, when she saw the light stream into the Barrow. It came as a blessing, it dazzled her eyes almost blinding her but brought warmth into her body. The wight screeched and disappeared into the shadows. The song no longer carried in the air, the green glow was no longer lingering around them, binding them to the stone.

“Get up!” hissed a voice, it was a man from what Ama could tell, she was still too dazed to recognise anyone. When she did not move she was pulled up by the stranger and placed on the ground beside Penny and Falco. “Get outside into the light,” the voice said again. Well she was not going to disagree. So quickly she ran with the others, her heart beating fast. As she ran through the entrance the sun warmed her still, it must have been morning. The fog had gone and dew was newly formed on the soft grass, it was wet under foot but she was not complaining .

They threw themselves down on to the grass glancing back to see any signs of the other. “Who, what …?” said Penny utterly confused, gazing intently at the entrance to the Barrow. Falco and Ama shrugged still too shocked to talk. But some of that shock was relived when the rest of the hobbits came running out. Lastly was the man, yes he was a man, he walked sword in his hand. Sealed the doorway to the Barrow and came towards the hobbits.

He had long messy brown hair, and wide alert eyes. He looked strong but had a fearsome appearance around him. Ama’s eyes met a scar that was slashed across his neck, and he had many others. He wore brown, matching his eyes and hair and carried bow and arrows.

Ama grabbed Ferd’s arm and pulled hime close, “Are we to trust him?” she asked, her voice trembling.

“He just saved us from that…that…”

“Wight, Barrow Wight.” said the man, he had obviously heard them and the pair looked horrified. “Are you ok?” he came closer but the hobbits backed away, scrambling along the ground.

“Whats wrong, I am not going to hurt you,” he laughed.

06-29-2003, 08:37 AM	#110
Arien Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: London/Leeds UK Posts: 417	It all happened so quickly. Ama had been lying, frozen to the stone, unable to move, when she saw the light stream into the Barrow. It came as a blessing, it dazzled her eyes almost blinding her but brought warmth into her body. The wight screeched and disappeared into the shadows. The song no longer carried in the air, the green glow was no longer lingering around them, binding them to the stone. “Get up!” hissed a voice, it was a man from what Ama could tell, she was still too dazed to recognise anyone. When she did not move she was pulled up by the stranger and placed on the ground beside Penny and Falco. “Get outside into the light,” the voice said again. Well she was not going to disagree. So quickly she ran with the others, her heart beating fast. As she ran through the entrance the sun warmed her still, it must have been morning. The fog had gone and dew was newly formed on the soft grass, it was wet under foot but she was not complaining . They threw themselves down on to the grass glancing back to see any signs of the other. “Who, what …?” said Penny utterly confused, gazing intently at the entrance to the Barrow. Falco and Ama shrugged still too shocked to talk. But some of that shock was relived when the rest of the hobbits came running out. Lastly was the man, yes he was a man, he walked sword in his hand. Sealed the doorway to the Barrow and came towards the hobbits. He had long messy brown hair, and wide alert eyes. He looked strong but had a fearsome appearance around him. Ama’s eyes met a scar that was slashed across his neck, and he had many others. He wore brown, matching his eyes and hair and carried bow and arrows. Ama grabbed Ferd’s arm and pulled hime close, “Are we to trust him?” she asked, her voice trembling. “He just saved us from that…that…” “Wight, Barrow Wight.” said the man, he had obviously heard them and the pair looked horrified. “Are you ok?” he came closer but the hobbits backed away, scrambling along the ground. “Whats wrong, I am not going to hurt you,” he laughed. __________________ "...still, we lay under the emptiness and drifted slowly outward, and somewhere in the wilderness we found salvation scratched into the earth like a message."