Prologue
Silence. It is suffocating. It is brutal. It is cold. It is what I live in. For the past ten years, I have lived in complete silence. It is slowly pulling me under, dragging me into its icy depths. The only sound I hear is my own thoughts, and even then I try to block those out. My Adad, my savior, he keeps me sane. He reminds me that I am loved, that I have something to live for. And my big brothers, oh Mahal, I have no idea how I ever survived without them. I didn't use to have this family you see. I used to be an orphan, living worse than a dog on the streets. I was nine when my Adad found me and brought me home. He raised me as his own daughter: with loving care and patience that he was not known for.
I am dying. Of what, you ask? I am dying in my head. My mind is ever so slowly withering away. What caused this? Well, it started with the silence. Then the disgrace that came with the silence robbed me of any happiness I might have had for a few years. Then, when I got over that, I managed to put a smile on my face, but it was only for my dearest Adad and my brothers. I was still dying. Adad has noticed it now. He has been trying his hardest to keep my busy with happy things, activities he knows I love. But I do not love them as I used to. They make me happy, yes, but they do not take evil penetrating my thoughts.
My name is Elona Moriah. I am drowning in silence forced upon me in an orc attack. I am the dwarfish elf princess of Erebor, daughter of the great Thorin Oakenshield. This is how I was saved.
AN: Hello there! To the new readers, welcome, and to the ones who read Elona Moriah: The Beautiful Miracle of Erebor, welcome back!
So this is the prologue to the second book of the Elona Moriah series. This is in Elona's POV, but the rest of the story is going to be in Legolas's POV, starting with the next chapter. He is going to play quite and important role.
I hope you enjoyed this little sneak peak! I'm hoping to have the first chapter up by the end of next week, but it may be a little later than that. Happy reading!