~*~ Last Time on So Far Away ~*~
Legolas pulls an arrow from his quivers and knocks it to his bow and shoots at a warg that was heading for them. Just as he reached for his third arrow, Theoden arrives with his men and Gimli galloping towards them. Legolas runs and jumps onto Arod and stopped him next to Ainawen. The warg riders shriek and charged towards the ."CHARGE!" Theoden cried and galloped forward his sword raised and cut off the first orc's head and stabbed a warg in the head.
Ainawen had forgotten her horse long ago and was fighting on foot grabbing any weapons she could from the dead on the ground. Seeing Theoden about to get his head bitten off by a warg, she threw an orc sword and triumphant smile appeared as she watched the blade enter the warg's skull. Theoden nodded thanks to the female elf and killed the next orc and warg that tried to take a swing and or bite from the King.
Aragorn was knocked off of his horse and was attacked by a rider. Grabbing a hold of the Orc's saddle, Aragorn tries to pull himself up, his dagger ready to slit an orc throat, but fails as the orc blocked his attack and attempted to grab the Ranger's neck. Aragorn finally thrusts his dagger into the orc's throat and watched him fall off the warg. Looking ahead of him, the Gondorian noticed the cliff that the out of control warg was running towards. Trying to free himself from the tangled saddle straps. Unsuccessful he tries to disentangle himself, but he released himself to late the warg slide over the edge of the cliff falling into the river below.
Legolas began wandering around the now calm battlefield, what was left of the remaining Rohirrum was killing off the rest of the wargs and their riders, he was searching for Aragorn."Aragorn!" Legolas shouted hoping to hear an answer."Aragorn!" Gimli cried after Legolas also receiving no answer. Ainawen walked up to the cliff and passed by the wheezing and laughing orc."Tell me what happened to Aragorn." Ainawen commanded only getting an evil cackle from the orc. Gimli growled and stood over the dying orc."Tell us what happened and I will ease your passing!" Gimli threatened placing his axe close to the orc's already bleeding neck."He's... dead. Took a little tumble off the cliff." the orc laughed and coughed and hacked. Legolas's eyes scanned the cliff fear gripping his heart, grabbing a hold of the orc's armor he pulled him up and glared."You lie!"
The orc just smirked and chortled then took in its last dying breath. Ainawen looked at the orc glaring at it and then she saw something shiny in his fist. Opening the cold dead fingers of the orc, Ainawen found the Evenstar necklace her sister had given to Aragorn."No... no.. NO IT CAN'T BE!" Ainawen screamed and ran over to the edge gripping the necklace to her chest tightly and peered over the edge, hoping to see any sign of Isildur's heir. Tears fell from Ainawen's eyes, as she began to shake."No Aragorn, Estel, you're supposed to be here, you can't leave Arwen, you just can't... She needs you." Ainawen whispered. Legolas looked at Ainawen and bent down next to her and took her into his arms. Theoden walked over to the two Elves and the Dwarf.
Theoden gave his guests a sympathized look and turned to look at his men."Get the wounded on horses, the wolves of Isengard will return. Leave the dead." Theoden commanded. Legolas looked at Theoden in shock while Ainawen glared at the old king. Theoden gave a grim look and placed his hands on the shoulders of the elves."Come." Theoden bowed his head and walked off leaving Legolas, Gimli, and Ainawen at the cliff. Legolas helped Ainawen up and took the necklace from her and ushered her to her horse and nodded towards Gimli to follow.
The villagers of Rohan drew closer and closer to Helm's Deep, cries of relief swept through the crowd of people as they caught sight of their refuge."Helm's Deep! At last there it is!" some of the people shouted wearily."We're safe My Lady! Thank you!" a woman thanked Eowyn and hugged the young woman. The gates of the fortess open letting the new refugees to enter, inside there were many more and among them was Freda's and Eothain's mother."Mother!" Freda cried out happily as the little girl darted off towards her mother who hugged her daughter and then her son, crying after her long seperation from her children."Oh, Freda! Eothain, my little darlings!" the mother sobbed and held her children to her, never letting go.