You are walking by yourself to the Prancing Pony when someone bumps into you. You twisted your ankle and fell, the fall was much harder than you thought it would be. A strong hand assists you. You take it and look into the eyes of the stranger. "Do you need help walking?" he asks. "Yes. Would you mind helping me?" He puts an arm around your waist and takes you to the inn.
When you get there he rests you in a chair and elevates your leg. "Is it broken?" you ask, a little nervous that a stranger is helping you. "No, but maybe sprained." He puts some cloth on your ankle and tightens it for support. "Do you want to lie down?" he asks. "Yes. I think that that would help."
He carries to a room and lies you down. He starts to leave, and you tell him thanks you. He smiles at you and continues his way downstairs.
You woke up after a night of heavy sleeping. You try to move, but your ankle is so stiff that you can't. You think about the stranger that helped you last night and wonder if he is still here. As if to answer your thoughts, he enters in your room. "How did you sleep?" he asks. "Very well." you tell him, streching. "Good, maybe I can get you to your home sooner than expected." "I said I slept well, not that I can move my leg." He takes no offense to your rudeness, but forgives you and brings you breakfast.
You eat slowly and when you are done you say, "I'm sorry for what I said. It's just... I don't know you, and I'm a little nervous about you. Who are you?" "I am called Strider. And who are you?" "I am _."
After that you just stare into thin air unaware that he is staring at you. "Well," he says suddenly, "I will be downstairs. If you need me, just yell. I'm bound to hear you." You both laugh and are once again left alone.
About a week went by and Strider came to visit you ever day (to bring up your meals, see how you were doing, he might be a Ranger, but he's very kind). One day, he tells you that he's going to take you to Rivendell if you can sit on a horse. You tell him that you can sit up on the edge of your bed, but that's as far as you've got. He tells you that you should be alright, and that you'll set out tomorrow morning. You're kinda excited to see Elves for the first time and to know that this good-looking man called Strider will be escorting you.
The next morning you wake up and are excited for the days that are to come. You attempt to walk and realize that you can't because of your limp leg. Fortunately, he arives in time to help. "Here," he says as he carrys you down the stairs and to the stable. "Comfortable?" he asks. "As comfortable as I can be on a horse with a bad ankle." You share one more laugh before setting out for Rivendell.
"Five days," you thought, "five days since we set out on this journey. I'm tired and sore. Why did I leave home in the first place?"
"Good morning, Cheerful _," Strider joked. It took you both a while to get used to each other's sense of humor, even though it was quite similar. He gave you some food that you've never seen before (though it was delicious) and got ready to face another long day traveling.
"This should be our last day of traveling before we reach Rivendell," he tells you.
"That's a relief," you say.
"Why is that?" he asks.
"I'm getting tired of riding," you tell him. "But on the other hand, I like riding with you."
You both smile and continue on your way.
You finally arrive at Rivendell and you are both more than relieved. You are introduced to Elrond and he finds a place for you to rest. After a while, Strider comes to visit you and you both talk about your past, your family, your life long ago... basically everything that you were never able to talk about before. When you first met him, he seemed cold, and quite heartless, but you realize that you were wrong, and see that he has quite a big heart, and is very understanding.
"_" he tells you one day. "It seems that we haven't known each other for a long time, but I think that... I love you."
You try to hide your shock but decide not to. You hug your love and tell him that you've always loved him, even though it seems like you'll never see each other again.
When you get there he rests you in a chair and elevates your leg. "Is it broken?" you ask, a little nervous that a stranger is helping you. "No, but maybe sprained." He puts some cloth on your ankle and tightens it for support. "Do you want to lie down?" he asks. "Yes. I think that that would help."
He carries to a room and lies you down. He starts to leave, and you tell him thanks you. He smiles at you and continues his way downstairs.
You woke up after a night of heavy sleeping. You try to move, but your ankle is so stiff that you can't. You think about the stranger that helped you last night and wonder if he is still here. As if to answer your thoughts, he enters in your room. "How did you sleep?" he asks. "Very well." you tell him, streching. "Good, maybe I can get you to your home sooner than expected." "I said I slept well, not that I can move my leg." He takes no offense to your rudeness, but forgives you and brings you breakfast.
You eat slowly and when you are done you say, "I'm sorry for what I said. It's just... I don't know you, and I'm a little nervous about you. Who are you?" "I am called Strider. And who are you?" "I am _."
After that you just stare into thin air unaware that he is staring at you. "Well," he says suddenly, "I will be downstairs. If you need me, just yell. I'm bound to hear you." You both laugh and are once again left alone.
About a week went by and Strider came to visit you ever day (to bring up your meals, see how you were doing, he might be a Ranger, but he's very kind). One day, he tells you that he's going to take you to Rivendell if you can sit on a horse. You tell him that you can sit up on the edge of your bed, but that's as far as you've got. He tells you that you should be alright, and that you'll set out tomorrow morning. You're kinda excited to see Elves for the first time and to know that this good-looking man called Strider will be escorting you.
The next morning you wake up and are excited for the days that are to come. You attempt to walk and realize that you can't because of your limp leg. Fortunately, he arives in time to help. "Here," he says as he carrys you down the stairs and to the stable. "Comfortable?" he asks. "As comfortable as I can be on a horse with a bad ankle." You share one more laugh before setting out for Rivendell.
"Five days," you thought, "five days since we set out on this journey. I'm tired and sore. Why did I leave home in the first place?"
"Good morning, Cheerful _," Strider joked. It took you both a while to get used to each other's sense of humor, even though it was quite similar. He gave you some food that you've never seen before (though it was delicious) and got ready to face another long day traveling.
"This should be our last day of traveling before we reach Rivendell," he tells you.
"That's a relief," you say.
"Why is that?" he asks.
"I'm getting tired of riding," you tell him. "But on the other hand, I like riding with you."
You both smile and continue on your way.
You finally arrive at Rivendell and you are both more than relieved. You are introduced to Elrond and he finds a place for you to rest. After a while, Strider comes to visit you and you both talk about your past, your family, your life long ago... basically everything that you were never able to talk about before. When you first met him, he seemed cold, and quite heartless, but you realize that you were wrong, and see that he has quite a big heart, and is very understanding.
"_" he tells you one day. "It seems that we haven't known each other for a long time, but I think that... I love you."
You try to hide your shock but decide not to. You hug your love and tell him that you've always loved him, even though it seems like you'll never see each other again.
