I don't own DL (durr) anyways none of the characters are from the books.
Riishu fought her way through the enemy lines. Silvanesti after Silvanesti was cut down by the Wilder elf's swishing rapier.
Riishu gasped as a familiar face whirled in front of her, dressed in an enemy uniform.
"Elin?" she breathed. Glancing around at the raging battle, Riishu made a quick decision.
Fighting her way to her old friend's side, she reversed her rapier and whacked him over the head with the hilt.
Elin crumpled as if he'd been stabbed, which was the intention. With a last concerned glance at the fallen elf, Riishu forced herself to concentrate on the battle and pushed away through the press of bodies.
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After the battle had ended and the final Silvanesti had been chased away, the Wilder elves made their way over the battlefield.
Their orders: to find any survivors. If Kagonesti, bring back to be treated; if Silvanesti, kill them. Riishu went straight to Elin. As she had planned, he was just coming around.
The Kagonesti knelt on her friend and held an arrow point to his throat. Elin opened his eyes slowly. He gasped, "Riishu?"
She nodded, then glanced around. "Listen closely," she whispered, "I want to help you, but you have to cooperate. Just keep your head down and act half-conscious. I'll do all I can."
Elin nodded. Riishu hauled the elf to his feet. She spun him around and used a spare bowstring to bind his hands behind his back.
The Kagonesti marched her prisoner along with an arrow nocked. Elin stumbled over the bodies of Silvanesti and Kagonesti alike.
As they neared the Kagonesti camp, a female Wilder elf confronted them, "Captain, I thought you ordered us to-"
"I know what I said!" Riishu snapped, "He's a half-breed." The other elf shrugged and backed off. Riishu sighed and muttered, "We'll have more trouble when we run into my lieutenant Kuran. He's a little harder to convince."
Sure enough, as they entered the camp, a male Kagonesti stepped in their way. He glared at Riishu, "What are you doing? Your orders were to kill any of the enemy."
Riishu stepped past her prisoner and returned Kuran's glare, "Yes, my orders. However, you have overlooked something, Lieutenant; he is only half Silvanesti. There is Wilder elf blood in him. Besides, I take full responsibility. Go see to your duties."
Kuran shot one last contemptuous glance at Elin, then left. Riishu sighed, "Come on, then."
She led Elin to a normal-looking tent with a smaller structure connected to it. "That's my tent; you'll be staying in the smaller one."
The half-breed nodded. He followed the Kagonesti captain in. The tent contained only a bed. One corner was sectioned off by canvas.
Riishu searched him quickly but thoroughly for weapons. Once those had been taken away by a subordinate, Riishu untied the bowstrings.
She grabbed some rope from the bed and tied Elin's hands in front of him. Taking another length of rope, she tied one end to his bonds and the other to a bedpost.
Riishu sat on the bed and took a deep breath, "So; how did you come to be fighting in the Silvanesti army?" Elin shrugged, "I don't really know. I was just looking for a way to make money and before I knew it I had been drafted into the army."
Riishu nodded, "That actually makes sense. I'm sorry about the current arrangements. I didn't want you to be killed, so I knocked you out during the battle."
Elin smiled at her, "That's alright. It's certainly better than the alternative." His friend grinned back, "I guess. You should be glad of your heritage; otherwise I probably couldn't have convinced the others. I may be captain, but a leader is nothing without followers. I want you to meet someone. I'll be right back."
Riishu soon returned with another Wilder elf following behind. "Elin, this is Mieran, my senior lieutenant. Mieran, this is Elin. We were friends long ago."
Mieran bowed formally and grinned, "Don't worry. I'm a bit more open-minded than Kuran. He's a stickler. I'm willing to give any elf with Kagonesti blood a chance." Elin smiled and nodded, but the worried look did not leave his face.
Riishu heard a shout outside and a loud argument began. She sighed, "Mieran, come help me break this up. Elin, well… stay here."
The two Wilder elves headed outside. The Kagonesti force was split in three groups.
A little over half were standing on one side, led by a very open-minded female elf named Carine. The other side was much smaller, and headed by Lieutenant Kuran.
About a third of the troops simply stood on the sidelines, not siding with either group and looking rather confused. It looked like Carine and Kuran were about to go at it with flying fists, but Riishu quickly stepped in.
"What's going on here?" she demanded, "Is this about the prisoner?" Both elves glared at each other, then reluctantly nodded.
Riishu sighed, "Let me fill in the rest; you, Carine, are leading the Kagonesti who think my decision was a good one, right? And Kuran, you head the party who think the prisoner should be killed. Am I correct?"
Both elves nodded again and returned to glaring daggers at one another. Riishu glared at both until the Wilder elves lowered their gazes to the ground, shuffling their feet nervously.
The Kagonesti captain sighed again, "I'm disappointed with you both. I respect your right to believe what you want, Kuran, but going against your commanding officer is an act of treason. Carine, I am glad you see it the same way I do, but violence is not the answer. We are a single unit, remember? Instead of fighting each other, let us focus on the true enemy: the Silvanesti and Qualinesti slime!"
Every single elf in camp let out a great cheer. Riishu smiled at them all, "That's more like it! Now, return to your duties so we're ready for the enemy, and let us not speak of this again." The elves departed to do as she ordered.
Riishu turned back to the tent to find Mieran smiling at her. The senior lieutenant fell in beside her captain as they went back to the tent, "That was masterfully handled, Captain; turning their attention back to the coming battle like that."
Elin was sitting on the bed as the two Wilder elves entered. He stood, "Well done, Riishu. I see your peacemaking skills haven't diminished at all since we last saw each other."
The Kagonesti captain grinned, "Leading a squad of Kagonesti is good practice." For the first time since the battle, a true grin broke out on Elin's face. He chuckled, "I'll bet." Mieran grinned too, "Yeah. We're a fiery folk."
They laughed and talked for quite a while before Riishu thought to glance at the sky. "It's getting late," she remarked, "We'll let you sleep, Elin. See you in the morning."