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towerofanimus2012-07-10 02:59 pm
marchwarden) wrote in towerofanimus2012-07-10 02:59 pm
Entry tags:
A Welcoming End to a New Beginning
Characters: Haldir of Lothlorien & Whomever else joins
Setting: Room 2-20, then the open halls of the Tower
Format: Action or Prose, whichever is fine. Starting with prose
Summary: Baffled and startled by his sudden presence here, a lone Elf decides to explore the Tower's Halls.
Warnings: N/A
A sense of dread washed over the proud Elf as his fingers curled around the cold steel pressed around his neck. Haldir didn't know what to expect when he first awoke. His dreary gaze was welcomed by a white ceiling that lingered above his paralyzed form. He could see nothing else at first but Haldir could tell he was resting on a bed of some kind. Remembering well that the last bed he slept in was in Lorien, the dread he first felt earlier threatened to consume him now. Was this Mandos' doing? Had he finally come to the end of his long life at last? If so, what sort of judgment will be had for him? The Elf had always prided himself in not fearing the unknown but now he finds the same fear he once scoffed to be his only comfort now.
Attempting to rise from the bed for a second time, Haldir breathed a sigh of relief once his limbs finally responded to his will. Long pale hair spilled over the Elf's shoulders, tousled and knotted with perspiration. A wave of brief nausea welcomed Haldir as he forced himself into a sitting position on the bed, but he didn't worry. Less concerned about whatever wounds he might still possess from that horrors that invaded Helm's Deep, Haldir found himself more curious than alarmed by his current surroundings. Of course, he was a tad baffled by the horrid white attire he was dressed within especially since the bodysuit clung to his form like second skin. Wondering as of how and when he was given such awkward clothing, his dark cobalt gaze spotted something worthy of his intrigue at the foot of the bed. It was a chest of some kind, a brown oak-wood chest that seemed to be tightly sealed. Eying it would much suspicion, Haldir turned his gaze away from the chest and looked up towards the ceiling again.
“...Where am I?” He questioned to no one as he carefully placed his feet down against the cold floor. Standing proved to be a tad difficult at first for Haldir but soon the muscles in his legs complied and he stood evenly off the bed. He gave the oak-wood chest a second glance as he approached it. Carefully touching and studying the chest with his nimble fingers, the Elf balked once he heard a distant click inside. “It's open?” Haldir muttered as he pushed the chest's lid up. “As old as the tales claim to be, never once have I heard of the Valar bestowing gifts upon the fallen.” Noticing that these said “gifts” were none other than an assortment of Elven armament and weaponry, Haldir closed the chest hastily after prying loose a long gray and silver robe out. This, like his other items, were also made by Elven hands, no undoubtedly tailored in his home of Lothlórien. Dressing hastily out of these offending white garbs, Haldir takes the conveniently placed blade out of the chest and makes his way towards the nearest door. However, before he could take his leave, a letter he didn't notice upon the bed beside him catch his notice. It's addressed to him and him only, but what's written there doesn't make a lick of sense to the marchwarden.
“Destroyed?” He questioned with an elegant arch of his brow. “Has Sauron and his minions won?” The silence in the room was nearly deafening at this point. “This cannot...be.” In need for answers and in need of them now, Haldir takes his leave from the room and marches into the halls with his blade ready to be drawn.
Setting: Room 2-20, then the open halls of the Tower
Format: Action or Prose, whichever is fine. Starting with prose
Summary: Baffled and startled by his sudden presence here, a lone Elf decides to explore the Tower's Halls.
Warnings: N/A
A sense of dread washed over the proud Elf as his fingers curled around the cold steel pressed around his neck. Haldir didn't know what to expect when he first awoke. His dreary gaze was welcomed by a white ceiling that lingered above his paralyzed form. He could see nothing else at first but Haldir could tell he was resting on a bed of some kind. Remembering well that the last bed he slept in was in Lorien, the dread he first felt earlier threatened to consume him now. Was this Mandos' doing? Had he finally come to the end of his long life at last? If so, what sort of judgment will be had for him? The Elf had always prided himself in not fearing the unknown but now he finds the same fear he once scoffed to be his only comfort now.
Attempting to rise from the bed for a second time, Haldir breathed a sigh of relief once his limbs finally responded to his will. Long pale hair spilled over the Elf's shoulders, tousled and knotted with perspiration. A wave of brief nausea welcomed Haldir as he forced himself into a sitting position on the bed, but he didn't worry. Less concerned about whatever wounds he might still possess from that horrors that invaded Helm's Deep, Haldir found himself more curious than alarmed by his current surroundings. Of course, he was a tad baffled by the horrid white attire he was dressed within especially since the bodysuit clung to his form like second skin. Wondering as of how and when he was given such awkward clothing, his dark cobalt gaze spotted something worthy of his intrigue at the foot of the bed. It was a chest of some kind, a brown oak-wood chest that seemed to be tightly sealed. Eying it would much suspicion, Haldir turned his gaze away from the chest and looked up towards the ceiling again.
“...Where am I?” He questioned to no one as he carefully placed his feet down against the cold floor. Standing proved to be a tad difficult at first for Haldir but soon the muscles in his legs complied and he stood evenly off the bed. He gave the oak-wood chest a second glance as he approached it. Carefully touching and studying the chest with his nimble fingers, the Elf balked once he heard a distant click inside. “It's open?” Haldir muttered as he pushed the chest's lid up. “As old as the tales claim to be, never once have I heard of the Valar bestowing gifts upon the fallen.” Noticing that these said “gifts” were none other than an assortment of Elven armament and weaponry, Haldir closed the chest hastily after prying loose a long gray and silver robe out. This, like his other items, were also made by Elven hands, no undoubtedly tailored in his home of Lothlórien. Dressing hastily out of these offending white garbs, Haldir takes the conveniently placed blade out of the chest and makes his way towards the nearest door. However, before he could take his leave, a letter he didn't notice upon the bed beside him catch his notice. It's addressed to him and him only, but what's written there doesn't make a lick of sense to the marchwarden.
“Destroyed?” He questioned with an elegant arch of his brow. “Has Sauron and his minions won?” The silence in the room was nearly deafening at this point. “This cannot...be.” In need for answers and in need of them now, Haldir takes his leave from the room and marches into the halls with his blade ready to be drawn.
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Silent while his mind rambled on with endless thoughts, the Elf was suddenly jolted out of his thoughts once he heard the wizard address him again. "Which other do you speak of?" He asked with a somewhat baffled expression. "Do you speak of Legolas? If so, he has told me much regarding the plight we face now." He would've called Legolas by his proper title if he hadn't already promised the young prince that he wouldn't do so. Thus he's forced to refer to him casually despite how odd it felt to refer to Lord Thranduil's son as if he was a commoner.
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Gandalf remained silent for a little while after that. What he has to show to Haldir is not... easy. Yet he's done it for Legolas when he came in, it was only normal he would show it to Haldir. They needed to know that this was real, that this was not, just a misunderstanding. Of course, he knew Haldir was serious about that, but Gandalf himself had doubted the truth behind Middle-Earth's disappearance... Until he saw it by his own eyes.
Finally, he sighs as they get closer and hastens the pace.
"There were more. Men of Gondor. Aragorn son of Arathorn, as well as Boromir and Faramir, sons of Denethor. But they have disappeared last month... No one has seen them since then."
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As the pace hastens to that a near march, Haldir moves quickly to keep up with Gandalf's pace. "Tell me, why do we hurry so?" He asks with a look of worry forged deep within his indigo eyes. "Is there something I must see...?"
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He'll mention latter about that "Earth" many people come from that he believes to be the future of Middle-Earth. If his theories are right he could begin to explain the 'how' part...
"Yes, I have to show you what I have shown Legolas before. What I have shown to all those from Middle-Earth when they arrived in this tower." he paused as they kept walking before adding "This may be a shock."
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The Elf stopped beside the Wizard, his gaze littered with questions and worry. What is it that Gandalf needs to show him? What's the truth that lays hidden behind his all-knowing gaze? Haldir needed to know and so far the suspense of it all made him a tad nervous. "Nothing shocks me, Gandalf." He replied with a slight tinge of arrogance in his tone.
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Gandalf didn't reply to Haldir's last words. Nothing shocked him. How Gandalf wished this could be true, but so far no one he took there could pretend to have been left unfazed by what they witnessed. And soon they arrived on a floor, the fifth floor. Filled with highly technological devices and machines even Gandalf could not pretend to understand. Most of them weren't important
What mattered here were the viewing stations. Some pretended they only showed lies. Other never saw them. But those with a bond with their homeworld could feel it. The devastated wasteland they were observing was indeed their homeworld. Lifeless. The towns devastated. The forests dead. The sky black.
Gandalf stopped near one of those stations and pointed it, with an solemn air.
"Go and look for yourself."
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"Why?" He asked in a hushed whisper. "Why did this happen?"
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Gandalf spoke particularly slowly, he knew the pain for he had felt it himself. He knew how unbelievable it was. A meaningless end for their end wasn't acceptable. To see this may crush hope. But Gandalf, as maybe the last of the Ainur (albeit he truly hoped everyone in the Undying Land had been spared, the odds were low) couldn't give in to despair. instead, this sight had to be used for the contrary- To give a purpose.
"But the answers are in this tower. The answers to why and how. How to heal and revive our world."
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Not missing his cue to announce his creed to their noble endeavors, Haldir nods and gives his answer with much conviction. "If the truth lurks here--" he began. "Then I shall be the one to seek it, hodoer." Turning his gaze from Gandalf, the elf's indigo eyes lingered upon the screen briefly before turning away from the monitor completely. The conviction that lingered in his gaze now replaced his previous worries and fears. Haldir wasn't about to let the sacrifice of countless others go to waste. He'll assist the Wizard in anyway he could possibly do so. The marchwarden perished once before for the sake of Middle-earth, and he'll gladly give his life again to try to save it.