Wick

Elves -Hobbit based (Aquanthe and Wick)

Irime Greenleaf

Irime had dried off rather quickly. It was only about an hour or so later that she was able to put her gear back on except for her shoes. She pulled out a pair of sandals and hung the shoes by the laces off of her horses' pommel. Her hair still hanging about her face she began combing it out and she walked along the bank going northwards. She was well in shouting range to Kreneas if she needed him. Her hair was almost totally dried and she was rebraiding it as she walked.

Something in the air made her stop, the hair on her arm stood up and she drew her bow and grabbed an arrow. It was at that moment that she saw the small child. He was on a ledge by the water. If he fell it was at least thirty feet to the ground. Her breath stopped the instant she saw the orc nearing the child. She aimed and shot an arrow at the orc. Turning towards where Kreneas was she yelled. "Kreneas! Orcs! Hurry!" She ran hurriedly over the pathway getting closer to the child from below. She needed to keep the orcs away from him.

Swinging over to the ledge just below the child on a vine like Tarzan, she shot another arrow and this one struck the orc's shoulder just as another orc appeared behind it. The roar it shrieked in pain frightened the toddler and he started crying in terror. The baby saw Irime and he got closer to the edge, he was trying to get to her and away from the orcs. Irime grabbed the baby as he jumped or fell towards her. She was looking downwards with the baby in her arm's grip when the vine broke. Instinctively, Irime curled up around the toddler to keep it from taking the initial hit of the ground.

Apparently the two orcs didn't think the baby was worth getting shot over so they went on their way.

@Aquanthe

Elves -Hobbit based (Aquanthe and Wick)

@Aquanthe

You are on early today.

Elves -Hobbit based (Aquanthe and Wick)

@Aquanthe

No problem. I'm heading off to bed now. See you later and have a good day tomorrow. I'll catch you then.

Elves -Hobbit based (Aquanthe and Wick)

Irime Greenleaf

Irime shook her head and laughed as Kreneas looked up and for a split second she thought she saw something in his eyes when he looked at her. Thinking she must be crazy she shook it off. He had just as good as said he thought of her only as his team mate. That gleam of attraction in his eyes had to be her imagination.

When he returned with a towel she took it and gladly dried her face and towel dried her braids as best as she could. "Thank you Kreneas." Realizing her armor was in need of being properly dried she went to her horse and pulled a cloak out of the bag and she went behind a tree on the other side of the horse and removed her leather armor. This left her in a cotton tank top with no sleeves and her underwear. Wrapping the cloak around her she buttoned it up from her knees to the top of her shoulders. Fully covered she pulled all of her armor together and took it to the large slab of rock where Kreneas was sitting. She laid it all out and noticed that he was still quiet.

She pulled her hair down and undid her braids carefully trying to untangle the wet hair. She had a wide comb that she used but it was not quite the same as using modern day detangler and it took her a while to get her hair combed out to her satisfaction. She did this surrounded by her her armor on the far side of her and her bare legs and feet sitting in the sun. With her back to Kreneas she undid the cloak allowing the sun to hit her so it might dry her clothes. She had not thought about the fact that her new partner was sitting right there. He had made it clear to her that he was not interested in her so why would she think he might notice her in the equivalent to modern day boy shorts and a tank top.

Raising her face to the sunlight she smiled. Irime kept working with her hair in hopes that it would dry faster. Softly she began humming a song her mother had sung to her as a child. Whenever she was conflicted or lonely she would do this. Her parents were often at Rivendale. Elrond seemed to have a lot going on and seemed to need them. That and her grandfather and her father didn't seem to get along too well she noticed. She was thinking about this when she laid out the cloak and lay down on it and closed her eyes. She was laying on her stomach with the hopes that her hair and at least that part of her clothes would dry quickly. She wasn't worried about safety, Kreneas would alert her if someone came upon them.

Behind her closed eyelids she pictured his eyes. He was a kind man, a calm man. Maybe she was too strong willed for him. She might need one of those men that was strong enough to handle her or maybe one like him. Either way she needed one that at least was interested in her and he was not. She turned her face away from the sun, her eyes still closed.

@Aquanthe

Elves -Hobbit based (Aquanthe and Wick)

@Aquanthe

Are you still here?

Elves -Hobbit based (Aquanthe and Wick)

@Aquanthe

Not a problem. I just finished watching The Flash.😀

Elves -Hobbit based (Aquanthe and Wick)

Irime Greenleaf

Irime nodded and looked out across the lake. "Okay. I understand what you mean. I am glad you are as angry about it as I am." Somehow she was a little disappointed and she wasn't sure how that came about or even why. She looked elsewhere and wondered if she had been the only one to feel anything the other evening before all hell broke loose. Maybe she had imagined it. She wasn't usually easily lured into feeling things that weren't there.

Standing up she grabbed a rock and skipped it across the water besting his last stone's 5 skips. Irime's horse whinnied loudly alerting her that something was in the woods with them. She turned a little too quickly and lost her footing, which in itself is unusual for an elf. Irime slipped and fell towards the water with so much speed that it was almost quick as lightning. Her disappearance under the water was only temporary.

She came up spitting a mouthful of water out and looked at her horse who was busy stamping the life out of a snake at it's feet. Irime looked at Kreneas and her expression quickly became humorous. He looked like he was trying not to laugh. She climbed out of the water and started wringing her long braids of their waterlogged state. Other than her wet hair there was little difference in her appearance. Her clothes were dripping and her boots squished as she walked. "Damned horse." She muttered.

@Aquanthe

Elves -Hobbit based (Aquanthe and Wick)

Irime Greenleaf

Irime had watched Kreneas go into the middle of the circle she had departed and she listened to his words and she opened her mouth to speak but held her tongue. She waited and stared Ithithara down. Irime knew her grandfather was a terrible threat to hold over someone's head but she was right in this, even if it wasn't presented in the best of ways. Irime was on her horse and it was getting antsy. She offered her arm for Kreneas to mount up behind her when he walked over to her.

Moments later her horse maneuvered them through the bushes near the lake. Leaning against Kreneas for a moment she slid down and fed her horse another treat as he got down from the tall stallion. Wandering close to the water she sat on a large flat rock and patted the rock for him to sit with her.

Sensing his nearness she sighed and said quietly, "When you spoke to Ithithara you sounded apologetic about my behavior. You shouldn't be, you are not responsible for my temper or my actions and it was certainly not your fault for Finrod's death. If anyone's it was mine. We knew they hadn't fought Orcs before and if I hadn't left the camp you wouldn't have followed me." She stopped a moment and looked at him. "Why did you follow me?"

"You knew I am more than capable. Why would you follow me into the dark and leave the young men-" She sucked in her breath as dawning hit her. Looking into Kreneas'eyes Irime searched his for an answer. "You left them because I am a female. Why?"

Irime was sitting merely a few inches from Kreneas but she wasn't sure what he would say. Either he thought her incapable or too emotional to be an adequate partner or there was a third reason. She felt the lump in her throat as she worried which one it was.

@Aquanthe

Elves -Hobbit based (Aquanthe and Wick)

@Aquanthe

I figured but I thought I should double check. :)

Elves -Hobbit based (Aquanthe and Wick)

@Aquanthe

Can I assume that it's okay to maneuver him to another location so they could talk?