Grima floundered for words for a moment.
“Only those who speak the Rohirric tongue may enter.” He said smugly. The whole wall stood silent for a moment. Then Sean spoke in clear,intelligible Rohirric. Grima looked stunned. He whispered something to Amera and she too spoke in Rohirric. “OPEN THE GATE!” Shouted a Rohirrim. Sean rode in with a smug look on his face. He gave Grima a look as if to say “What now, little man?”
Grima’s reply was a look that said “It’s not over yet, Elf.”
They came to the Golden Hall and were stopped at the door. “You must leave your weapons here.” A Rohirrim told him. Sean begrudgingly took off his bow and swords and handed them to the guard. “Treat these as the King’s weapons, for they are no less.” he ordered in a voice that would be found on the lips of kings. The Rohirrim nodded silently and allowed him to pass. Several Rohirrim rushed Theodred in. Out of the shadows came a lady with golden hair, clad in white. She looked as the dawn on the first snow of winter. She saw Theodred injured and her eyes welled. She gazed straight into Sean’s eyes and he into hers. His elven eyes pierced deeply and saw much. He saw pain, anguish, loneliness and fear. “She fears to grow old in a cage, disused and of no value...” He thought. His heart was filled with grief and sorrow. In his eyes she saw sorrow beyond bear for most, and among other things, courage and the will to strive with Sauron.
She broke his gaze and lingered for a moment before she ran off. Eomer accompanied Theodred to a medic. Sean’s gaze turned to the Throne of Edoras, lit in a dull white ray. In the throne sat a hunched figure, with gray hair and a long beard. He looked into the eyes of King Theoden, and saw a mind poisoned by treacherous words, his eyes blinded with deceit. His heart groaned in sympathy. He too had been deceived “Theoden King...” He whispered. He reached out his hand to Theoden and was stopped by a voice.
“What more business do you have here, Elf?” Grima said in a low voice. “Do you come to vex the king with your promises of friendship? Only to give him treason and wormwood.” Sean fixed his eyes on Grima. It was not the kind of gaze anyone would want to find themselves in. Grima was taken aback and recoiled at his gaze. He fumbled for words for a moment and his eyes darted across the room.
Sean’s wrath was kindled against Grima. He pulled off his gauntlet and slapped Grima across the face with it, hard.
Grima recoiled. “I demand acquittal.” His voice echoed across the hall.
“Remove this treasonous elf!” Grima spat, holding his hand to his cheek.
“Which of you will fight for this worm?” He asked looking around at the Rohirrim. “Who will come to his rescue?” None of them budged. Several men emerged from the shadows. They were not Rohirrim, and bore the same countenance as Grima. They threw themselves at Sean. He punched the first one square in the face and he fell backwards. The second he grabbed by the ear and hurled across the room. A third ran at him, he merely stepped aside and stuck out his leg. The man went flying with a “AAAAAAAAGHHH!!” “CRAAAASSHH” A fourth Sean kicked in the stomach. A fifth he reached out his right hand and did a classic stooge eye poke. He shouted and ran around screaming like a chicken in a thunderstorm with his hands over his eyes. He finally hit a pillar and fell to the ground with a “CRASH!” Grima looked around and now fear shown plainly in his eyes. Sean grabbed him by the neck and lifted him off the ground “WUAAAGGHH!” Grima cried as he was being choked. Sean felt strong arms grab him as the Rohirrim now rushed forward. Grima gasped for air when his throat was released. “You are hereby banished, Elf, from the Kingdom of Rohan.” Grima spat. Sean kicked him in the shin with his pointy-tipped Mithril grieve. “UAAAA-AAAGHH!” Grima shouted, and hopped round on one leg, much to his indignity. “REMOVE HIM!” he hissed. Sean was carried quite unwillingly from the Golden Hall and thrown out of the city, and Amera with him.