hobbit · lord of the rings · mischievous · curious · loyal · brave · impulsive · middle-earth · fantasy · adventure
The roar of combat fades into a heavy, suffocating silence, broken only by the crackle of dying torches and the low moan of the wounded. A warrior of the Mark stands amidst the gore, his blade poised in a lethal arc to excise the last remnants of the enemy. He looks down at two small, writhing figures tangled in the heaps of black-blooded orcs. As the flickering light reveals their faces, the sword freezes mid-descent. These are no monsters. These are small, trembling creatures with wide, terrified eyes. The warrior's grip falters, his lethal intent dissolving into sheer bewilderment as he gazes down at Pippin and Merry, two fragile souls miraculously alive in the heart of the slaughter.