It was only a few minutes after the trade. Y/n decided to play mind games with Osmond. He had Iris bound in his personal tent. 

When the orcs moved her there. He entered, she looked at him almost emotionless.

Iris: What are you planning to do to me?

Y/n: Actually, I haven't figured that part out yet.  So many options.

Iris: I assumed you didn't put me in you're tent just for conversation.

Y/n: You're half right. What did you expect? Gutting,burning,me to chop you're legs off?

Iris: No. 

Y/n: Well what did you expect?

Iris: Don't make me say it.

Y/n: Say it.

Iris: No.

Y/n: Do it or my orcs will eat you alive.

Iris: I thought I was going to be...raped.

Y/n had a look of shock.

Y/n: Oh. Th...that actually makes sense on why you thought that.

Y/n didn't know how to proceed after hearing that.

Y/n: I'll...be back.

Y/n left his tent and went to his personal stash of alcohol.  He took a bottle out and started drinking from it.

After he was done he put the rest back in.

Kruk: Isn't it a bit early boss?

Y/n looked at Kruk who walks next to him.

Y/n: Just needed to clear my head for a second.  

Kruk: So what now?

Y/n: We wait. See if lover boy tries a rescue attempt. Send some spys to see what juicy information they can find. 

Y/n went back to his tent.

Y/n: Okay. 

Iris looked at him not saying a word. Y/n pulled out a knife and put it against her neck.

Y/n: Is there any reason that I shouldn't kill you right now?

Iris: Because Osmond will kill you if you do.

Y/n removes the blade and begins to laugh.

Y/n: Ha ha! You're funny! The last duel we had, I won!

Iris: He was skilled enough to kill you're brother.

This caused Y/n to start laughing.

Y/n: *angrily* You got quite the tongue. How about I cut it out?

Y/n cupped Iris's cheeks and inched his knife closer to her mouth ready to go through the teeth if he had to.  Then he stopped and let her go.

Y/n: No. I know what you want. You "want" me to kill you.

Iris: If I wanted you to kill me. I would have tried to slash my way through you're camp.

Y/n: Fair enough. But remember, I'm the only one stopping orcs from making you into a stew.

Y/n left the tent once more.

( with Osmond and co)

The fortress struggles with the orc siege surrounding them in every direction. With no way to call for help. There is almost no hope for the defenders. 

Osmond had his shield repaired.

A few hours after Iris traded her life for his. Osmond was in the war room.

Myhlan entered.

Myhlan: What's the plan Osmond?

Osmond: I don't know.  The siege isn't going to end soon.

Myhlan: I was referring to Iris.

Osmond: She's already dead.

Myhlan: You don't know that.

Osmond slammed his fist on the table.

Osmond: I DO! HE ALREADY KILLED HER, I KNOW IT! HE WANTS ME TO FIND HER LIKE HE FOUND HIS BLOOD BROTHER! *takes a breath* I'm sure of it.  I'm not risking lives for a dead body right now.

Myhlan: If she is dead, her family deserves closure.

Osmond: He wants us to do that. He wants me dead. He'll do anything to kill me or hurt me.  I won't give him the satisfaction.

Myhlan: I can't convince you.  So I won't waste my breath.

Myhlan left the room.

Sonimar and Keia didn't have the same opinion as Osmond. In fact they went to investigate the camp themselves.

They found a hill overlooking the camp. 

Sonimar: You see Iris anywhere?

Keia: No, you?

Sonimar: Me neither.  That damn idiot, she should have took us with her. I would have split Y/n's skull in half.  

Keia: I can't belive Osmond actually dueled him. He couldn't have seriously believed anything good would have came from it?

Sonimar: We should try to get closer, see if we can hear anything.

Keia: No. Those caragors will sniff us out if we get too close.

Sonimar: So we follow a patrol then.

They waited for a patrol to leave camp.  It had two captains. One Olog captain. And one warrior with a mace.

The patrol wasn't talking about anything they were interested in.  Except for talking about the feast they just had. With a delicacy.   They were talking about some rare spices. But Sonimar and Keia didn't know that.

They heard enough and attacked the patrol killing the grunts quickly.

The captains readied themselves.

Sonimar: I'll take the big one.

Keia: I'll take the small one then.

The olog charged for them and swung. They both dodged and Keia charged for the warrior.

The olog swung at Sonimar who dodged and swung at the olog who blocked blow after blow.

The Olog went for one swing which Sonimar dodged and swung his axe down cutting the olog's arm off. The olog went to grab Sonimar but got that arm cut off.

The olog fell to his knees and Sonimar cut his head in half.

The warrior swung at Keia who blocked the strikes. The last strike Keia stabbed through the captain while blocking. She pulled out her spear as the captain fell over dead.

Sonimar: That was fun.

Keia: It was. We should head back before their camp notices that their missing. 

They headed back to the fortress where Myhlan met them.

Myhlan: Where have you two been?

Sonimar: We were looking for Iris.

Myhlan: Well, what did you find?

Keia: We think she's dead.

Myhlan shook his head.

Myhlan: Are you sure?

Sonimar: Not really. But she definitely wasn't on a prisoner post.

Myhlan: Damn it all! 

Sonimar: What does Osmond want to do?

Myhlan: Sit on his damn hands like a coward! She dies for him, and he doesn't even want to attempt to recover a body!  After everything we've been through. He just wants to let her go! 

Keia: It isn't letting her go. We know what they do to the dead.

Myhlan: *sigh* Eat them, I know. But I believe since Y/n has a grudge against Osmond for his brother-.

Sonimar: The body will still be there! 

Myhlan: Yes.  Osmond believes Y/n wants him to find the body. Or find her alive and then Y/n kills her in front of him.

Sonimar: So what do we do?

Myhlan: I'm not sure we can beat the camp alone.  Y/n can beat Osmond, I had trouble with one of their captains, and we're not sure how tough the rest are.  

Sonimar: *annoyed* So now we sit on our hands and do nothing.

Myhlan: Just until Osmond gets his balls back.  

Sonimar: If the siege lasts that long. 

Keia: She's dead. Y/n was smart enough to siege this fortress first, a strategic location. Not go to Osgiliath like the rest of  Mordor.  He wouldn't keep her alive.

In reality, Keia was kind of glad to have Iris out of the way.  This pettiness would cause one unforseen problem.   This pettiness would become a problem that same night.

Osmond was up. He didn't want to sleep. He heard a knock on the door.

Osmond: Come in.

Keia walked in.

Keia: I see you're awake.

Osmond: I don't want to sleep. 

Keia: You need to.

Osmond stayed silent.  Keia approached him and grabbed his hand leading him to the bed.  Keia sat on the bed.

Keia: Come on, hop in.

Osmond: *confused* Keia?

Keia: You heard me. Get in bed. 

Osmond sat down on the other side of the bed.

Osmond: What do you want, really?

Keia: That's kind of obvious ain't it.

Osmond: *sigh* Yeah.  

Keia: Look. I miss her too.  But you know as well as I do she's more than likely dead.  It sucks, but we're not dealing with bandits or wild orcs. We're at war, and we knew something like this might happen.

Osmond: She died for me though. She shouldn't have done that.

Keia: She knew that you're our only hope of getting out of this in one piece.  How's the scar?

Osmond: I haven't felt much from it since I took that stab to the gut.

Keia: Show me.

Osmond obliged taking off his shirt showing a long scar on his back he got from a bear.

Keia: It looks better than when I last looked at it. 

Keia ran her finger down the scar.

Keia: Does it hurt when I do this?

Osmond: No.

Keia: That's good.  

Keia got closer to Osmond, wrapping her arms around him.

Osmond: Keia!

Keia: Shhhh. Let's distract ourselves tonight. Just tonight, our secret.

Osmond didn't fight and actually accepted her advances..

Outside the window looking in from a roof. Two Uruk spys watch events unfold.  And they would have a story to tell. 

(At the orc camp)

Y/n sits in his tent. He held a keepsake of Norsko's. A necklace made from caragor teeth.  He looked at it and smiled.

Iris: That necklace is important to you.

Y/n: Isn't it obvious? It's my brother's.

Iris: I hate my brother.

Y/n looked at her with curiosity.

Iris: My family tried to kill me. My mother was a drunk and died from alcohol.  My dad found out that I wasn't actually his daughter.   So he and my brothers tried to kill me. I was homeless until Osmond and the others found me. Then I joined them on their adventures, and here we are.

Y/n sighed.

Y/n: I didn't know my parents. They died soon after I was born. My father had the respect of the Uruks. So they took me in and trained me. That's how I met Norsko. We went through everything together, no one could stop the two of us.  We did the feral tribe test together. And became blood brother's.   We met the others at Cirith Ungol. Then we took the fortress.  And here we are.

Iris: Hmm.  I know this doesn't mean anything to you coming from me. But I'm sorry about you're brother.  

Y/n stayed silent for a minute.

Y/n: Thanks.  *sigh* If you butter me up much more, *sarcastic* I might just let you live.

Iris didn't respond.

Y/n: I'm going to bed. Do me a favor and don't make too much noise. 

Outside the camp Y/n's warchiefs we're drinking grog. 

Kruk: We take this damn fortress for Norsko.

Zunn: Yeah! If I get a chance, I'm gutting that Osmond piece of shrakh!

Zugor: I'll kill him slowly and painfully.

Snafu: Remember boys. He's Y/n's kill. Doesn't have to be in one piece though.

The orcs laughed.
They toasted to Norsko and drank the night away, in memory of their fallen friend.