Bali smiled happily as the last of the Gondorians landed safely on his side of the deep crevase. Now only Maikafanawen, Burzdol, and Kili were left on the far side.
"Up you come, good dwarf," said Ani Dao. Kili grumbled a little, but he grasped the rope with both hands and held tight as the elf gave him a mighty shove, sending his flying over to the other side where the waiting arms of the company pulled him to safety.
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Kaldon had just reached the summit. He had lost much time due to a blockage of the path, and now looked down over the side of the mountain. He knew immediately that the plan had worked; but something was wrong. Most of the company was on the far side, where they were safe and could move on.
Cursing, he decided that the best thing he could do was to take out the remaining two elves. He grabbed the prepared sticks stuck into the snowpiles and shoved hard.
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Down below, the company heard a heavy rumble. "I'll check it out," said Burzdol.
As the elf stepped away from the wall and looked up the mountain, he saw an avalanche heading towards the company. "Get near the wall and hold on!"
Burzdol would have been knocked off of the ledge had not Ani Dao grabbed his arm and pulled him up against the wall, as the snow poured over them and the company accros the ravine. Soon all was quiet, as the dust settled, revealing several large mounds of snow....
[ March 25, 2003: Message edited by: Himaran ]
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