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"Aragorn, what's the matter?"
Still he stood dumbly, his face white ~ Where are you, Fantine?! ~ The thought of the impending fury of her family - Arthur included - sunk his heart ~ They trusted me, and I've let them down. ~ An assertive slap on his right shoulder pulled him back to reality and he faced Arthur regretfully ~ "Fantine... she's... gone." ~ Disbelief still apparent in his eyes ~ "I swear, Arthur, I saw her but a few moments ago." ~ His voice edgy with panic ~ "I tried my best to reach her..."
For a moment, his companion was silent, the expression on his rugged face bordered on beserker rage. But just as abruptly, he let out a heavy sigh and replied, eyeing his friend wearily ~ "What's done is done, Aragorn. Come, we might as well clean up this place." ~ They walked briskly towards the remaining combatants ~ "Bloody hell, Aragorn! You convinced us to do this... even Brenner... and he's out of action... Fantine's missing..." ~ The struggle in his voice was obvious ~ "It'd better be damned well worth it." ~ And he fell silent, venting his frustrations ferociously on the unsuspecting creatures.
Aragorn bit his lips furiously; the tint of his iris darkened considerably ~ They're right... Ursula and Arthur... I dragged them into this. ~ His clenched fists trembled nevertheless ~ Did my pride cause this unnecessary bloodshed? ~ He glanced in Cyrus' direction to see him pouring a liquid in Ursula's mouth ~ I did it for friendship! I swear to the gods!
He ran forward now, towards the pair, suddenly feeling his heart shrouded with an unexplainable gloom.
If this friendship should fail...
[ 05-09-2002, 07:50 PM: Message edited by: mistral4543 ]
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