The fellowship had been rowing tirelessly all night, and Sam had no more tears left to cry. His sorrow had even had an impact on Pippin, who had just realised the situation after countless times of had it being explained to by Merry, while at the same time he was trying to comfort Sam and row the boat at the same time. Pippin was whimpering slightly by now.

Leading in the front boat was Legolas, deep in thought. Aragorn was gently paddling his oar and steering the boat forwards. Suddenly, a screech from behind made him look sharply up.

"What is it Gimli?" he barked, quite alarmed at the sudden disturbance.

"Boromir made me get my beard wet! Make him stop!" Gimli whined.

"Boromir, stop." Legolas sighed dreamily and looked out over the river.

"He started it!" Boromir waited for a reply.

No answer.

"Legolas? Hello!? Calling elf from elf land!"

Still no answer.

Legolas only looked towards the bank sharply, then sighed and bowed his head again.

"Legolas? What is it?" Aragorn asked gently.

"Oh nothing its just I thought I heard Frodo wait-"

He looked up towards the Eastern Shore quickly again.

"What?" Aragorn asked again.

"Theres something there."

Legolas whispered and gestured for the fellowship to duck in their boats. Legolas crouched down and quietly loaded an arrow. The fellowship could now hear muffled shouts of anger from somewhere on the shore.

"There!" Aragorn pointed and Legolas quickly shot. A yell of surprise came from inside the bush, but the arrow went straight into the tree, as to scare whoever it was. Aragorn decided it was nothing dangerous.

"Come out. Now! You are surrounded." He cried to the shore.

Silence.

"Come out now! You are surrounded!" Aragorn called again impatiently. Then slowly, a pair of luminous wide blue eyes peered from under the leaves.

"What do you want?" It asked.

"Come down! Weve caught you in the act. Show yourself!" Legolas yelled while crouching.

"NO!" the reply was.

"Out now, or I shall have to strike you with an arrow!" Legolas called again.

"What?"

"Do you want me to say this in a different language? Do you not understand the common speech? You are speaking it yourself!"

"I'm not coming out- Legolas?" the eyes stared wide in amazement.

"Who are you? And how do you know me?"

"That is business that I think the fellowship shouldn't know yet!"

"How do you know us? Are you a spy?"

"No Im not! And I'll prove it!" the person stood up and walked out to the shore. He was dressed in black, but his wide eyes were a sky blue and he had untidy short brown hair.

"Elijah?"

"Hi Legolas. Hello Aragorn."

"But- how? Its been such a long time!"

"I know. And whats up with Pippin? He seems a little, well, distraught."

"Get into the boat and Ill explain on the way!" Legolas cried as he steered the boat towards the shore.

"Um ok? Budge up!" Elijah laughed as he climbed into the boat. He turned around.

"Hi fellowship!"

The fellowship stared in such surprise that Sam nearly fell over in his boat.

"Frodo?" Sam cried.

"Frodo? No"

"Oh." He looked disappointed and worried again.

"What's up with them?" Elijah asked Legolas.

"I'll explain on the way." Legolas murmured back to him as they passed on through the river Anduin once more.