In one moment, I start thinking that Croin was going to betray me, but then when we went outside the caves I start trusting in him.
Finally we escape. But something that I couldn’t understand is why Croin wanted to escape? Could be a trap? I was beginning to ask myself if I really could trust Croin.
And that’s why I decided to ask him. –Why you wanted to escape of Belegost? - I said
- I’m not really running away, because I am going to deliver you to the elves that want to capture you- said Croin
Elessar began to scare
-No it was a joke – said Croin seeing the face of Elessar.
-But really, why do you wanted to escape?-I said
- Really it is a long story-said Croin
- There is no problem tell me- I said
- Because I was tired of being trapped in caves by darkness, the city was suffocating and bored, treating badly the elves that we captured. I was feeling that I wanted to have a new life without dwarfs who forced me, also my dad’s left me when I was child, I also didn’t like to live alone and in this city. I never had friends, so that’s why I decided to escape to have a new way of life. Also I liked the adventure. - Said Croin
- Your story is very fun. We have escaped of our cities to go to an adventure. But you know where we can go? - I said
-Yeah. We can go to the empire of Rohan. I have been told from many different elves that Rohan is a place where we can eat and be comfortable for a while. - I said
-Ah, yes, Rohan. But that’s not a Human empire?-said Croin
-Yes, but I think they are going to be nice with us. Human’s hospitality has been recognized for centuries by elves.
Rohan is not too far from here. - I said
-We need to buy new provisions- said Croin
-But with what money?-I said
-Oh, I forgot to tell you that I brought some money for us. Night was getting closer and the roads to Rohan aren’t very safe, especially at night, so lets get going-said Croin
By the way I am very sorry about your golden bow. In Rohan I will try to get you a new bow.-said Croin
-Thanks.-I said.
We were near to Rohan. I was really tired and the only thing I wanted to do was sleep. After a while walking I noticed a lot of sound and laughs coming from a tiny light very far ahead. We had finally reached Rohan
Rohan was a huge empire. There were many houses and palaces. There were many people walking through the streets. We were waiting for a good person that may have mercy with us. We needed a place where to eat and sleep.
Finally, a good person appeared. It was a giant called Bert. He told us if we need any help. We told we needed a place where to pass the night. He offered us to go to his house. His home was enormous and very clean. He cooked the supper for us. We were so hungry that we finished the food in less than five minutes. Then, Bert showed us our rooms. We slept very comfortable there and we awoke at 9am. The next day, Croin told me to leave the giant’s house to find a place where he can buy me a new bow. We thank Bert and we left the house.
When we left Bert’s house we looked for weapon trader to help us look for a good bow. We found one near the southern gate of the city; we entered to his shop looking for a good human bow. When I looked at the shop I found lots of bows but there wasn’t anyone like mine. Then I asked the trader:
- Do you have any Elvish bow?- I asked
- Follow me.
He takes us to a little room full of weird stuff. Then in the room’s bottom there was it, my precious golden bow I have found it.
- How much for the golden bow?- I asked
- 5000 gold coins. - answered the trader.
- I will pay it! – responded Croin to the price.
Croin give him a big bag full of gold. We left the place with my golden bow and an axe with some dwarvish runes. Croin have bought it because it belonged to his dad. It had the inscriptions “Crorrin Badsapper”.
But this fascination lasted for a little while, because we heard a shout from behind and when we looked back we were facing the group of mercenaries that were looking for me as well as a group of dwarves that Croin recognized from his city as being the “Royal army”, who where the king’s guards, the most dangerous and unmerciful of all. We stared at each other for a blink of a second, because we already knew what we had to do. The street was overcrowded so it would be easy to run and get lost, but we were trying to escape the most dangerous creatures in all the Middle Earth, although we had to try, there wasn’t another choice.
Croin took his axe out and I took my golden bow. I closely looked at one of the dwarves, took an arrow from my quiver and shot at the little dwarf. The arrow went straight through his head. The mercenaries and the rest of the dwarves quickly glanced at the falling guard and turned their look at us. They started to charge at us. Then the fight had begun. Croin quickly killed some mercenaries, showing great skill with his axe, while I took my own sword out and joined Croin. The peaceful main street soon turned bloody and lots of men were running on all directions out of the street. I was having a lot of trouble trying to take down some dwarves and one mercenary, which I could remember from that morning at the mountains. We were doing a nice job fighting dwarves and elf mercenaries at the same time, when a dwarf hit me with his giant golden axe and broke my sword. I had no weapon but a short sword I had with me since I escaped from home. I started to fight back, when I turned my look back to Croin I was astonished. Croin had a sword on his stomach. I immediately cut a mercenary’s head but I was grabbed by the other guys. Suddenly, I saw some dwarves and some elves on the floor at least ten feet away. I then saw a giant club smashing a tall dwarf, it was Bert.
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