Disclaimer, I do not owe any LOTR or Hobbit characters. Please check Deana Misfortune of an Elf since she came up with the orignale idear in the story Mercy I have just made a long version over it. Pleas review. To make things easier to read I have put in O-O-O-O-O meaning that it is another who is telling the story than before.


It was afternoon and Thranduil was sitting in his studying room when a servant busted into the room gasping for air as he had clearly run as fast as he could.

"King Thranduil your sons horse has returned without him and she is restless we think she want to lead us to him or where he last was" he said when he had regained his breath.

Thranduil flew up and started walking towards the door as he passed the servant who respectfully allowed him to exit first.

"Ready two patrols, send words for my personal guards, ask a healer if they can spare one to help us and let my hors saddle, we will leave in five minutes" he said.

He hurried down to the armoury chamber and retrieved his sword and bow and run back up the stairs to see some of the people he had requested waiting for him. Legolas hors Astarly was walking through the ground very restless and constantly was casting its head towards the woods and Thranduil was sitting up at his own and he could not help but feel nervous of what had befallen his son.

"The healers has send Linari with us, she will come in a few minutes when she has been finished with the task she has right know" the servant came out and told him.

He tried to wait patiently but it seemed as the time got very slow by while the rest of the group he had asked for came out and was getting up to the horses. When Linari came out and was ready, he looked at his guards and warriors and then nodded to the hors to show her that they were ready. She spun around and headed back into where she came from with the elves following her.

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Caldir came back later this evening and got some late dinner from what was left and then was sitting near the campfire watching Dion talking to the elf. He walked over to them and that made Dion to raise and look at him.

"What is it?" Dion asked shortly.

"Have you made up your mind about him?" he asked.

"No not yet, I have not been able to find the truth just yet" Dion answered.

"I want my revenge" he said.

"Why are you so upset about revenge, have you really got so clouded by the loss of your brother that you will seek revenge without being sure that this is the responsible one?" Dion asked him.

"I saw it with my own eyes" he stated firmly.

He started to whish that he had killed Dion along with the idiot of his brother but he could not do this right know, he had to wait.

"I did not I … where did you get that on you?" the elf suddenly started to say and then the elf looked at him and got worried and nervously asked a question.

"I do not know what your talking about filthy elf" he answered shortly.

"It is a spider web human, that's mean that spiders are not far behind, if they find us we will all die" the elf said angrily and nervous.

"See that, the elf has lost it" he said to Dion and rolled his eyes.

"One does not simply kill elves they are different than us and live fare longer" Dion answered.

He looked angrily at the elf and then Dion.

"You cannot wait for ever Dion, I will have my revenge and then not even you can stop me" he said and spun around and walk over to the campfire.

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Dion looked at the elf Estel.

"Estel are you really afraid of some small spiders?" he asked surprised.

Estel looked uncomfortable with this and looked around.

"I do not talk about normal sized I am talking about the spiders who is children of Shelob. The giant spiders has crept into the forest of late, you have to make the others move the camp as quick as possible, we are all in great danger hear" he answered steadily.

"I cannot make the man move, they are tired and need to rest through the night" he answered.

"If I can't pursued you to change then location then you have to stand guard all night and until you can leave. Those spiders are quick and cunning and they will catch people in there spin and is big enough to devour an elf or man for that matter" he said and looked around again nervous.

"You can't mean that Estel" he said surprised.

"I am dead serious I have seen people feel pray to these foul things" Estel answered and when he looked into the blue eyes he saw anger and pain.

He nodded to Estel and was about to walk over to the others when Estel called him back.

"Caldir told me that he killed his brother himself, but that you would not believe me if I told you, he said it just before he tried to kill me" Estel said in a low voice.

He looked at the elf and was thinking about everything there was said and done through the day. He had to take a decision, since life was depending on it he had better make the right one, he nodded to the elf.

"I believe you Estel, for Calron was killed from behind by knifes, I will free you as soon as I can" he whispered to Estel and walked over to the others.

"We will have a night watch who will take the first one?" he asked.

"Do you really think that there is a need for that?" asked Leorn surprised.

"Yes otherwise I would not have asked for it, know who will take the first watch?" he asked.

"I can" answered Beril.

"Then I will take the second" said Leorn.

"Good then I will take the third and until the night is ending and the morning is rising" he said.

Caldir looked surprises at him but nodded and started to make ready for the night along with Deon and Leorn. The covered the fire and folding the blanket out did ready to sleep while Beril was getting himself comfortable for the first night watch. Night came to the camp but no one in the camp seamed to get any rest, Beril had the night watch while the three others did not have any sleep.

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Caldir lay still pretending to sleep while he looked at the stares in the skies and he looked at the elf. That filthy elf should not be alieve; he would have wished that they not had insisted on taking him to Dion. He should have known that Dion would make this complicated and difficult instead of just letting him kill the elf and close the case. He still remembered the day he had killed his brother, he still remembered why he had to do it.

"It's idiocy you fool and I want you to stop it right now" his brother Calron yelled.

"Don't you understand the risk is very low and it brings food on the table" he answered.

"But to steal from folk and then sell it in the next city is wrong" Calron yelled.

"You never understand you idiot, this is a brilliant way to get food on the table" he yelled back.

Calron looked angry with him as they stood alone in the forest they had entered a day earlier, Caron had come to him and asked to talk privately with him. The other part of the group had left and they had a chance to be alone.

"Listen brother, I will give you a choice, either promise me that you will never steal from the rich in the cities we pass by and sell them in the next, or I will hand you in to the authorities in the next city we come to" Calron said.

He looked at his brother, would he really betray him like that? He became aware that Calron had started talking again and he force himself to focus.

"You have until tomorrow to decide what you will and then you will tell me" Calron said to him and then turned his bag to him and started working on the camp.

He had after some time where he had tried to protest started to walk to and soon the others had joined them. When they had bade each other goodnight he had being lying looking at the stars just like now and thinking. He had to stop Calron from telling anyone but how, he laid sleepless all night and at crack of the down, he knew what to do.

The next evening he had asked Calron to follow him so they could talk in private away from the group.

"Have you been thinking?" Calron asked.

"Yes I have decided to accept your terms" he answered.

Calron sighted and smiled.

"I am glad to hear that my brother" he said.

Calron turned around; when he would walk back, he took his knife, stabbed him in the back, and saw him collapse. He waited while the blood pondered out and first when he made no sound or move he ran for Dion, when they reached back to Calron he knew it had been too late. The next day he had seen the elf riding through the forest and got the idea to blame him, know he wished that he had killed both the elf and Dion.

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Dion laid on the side and was looking at the trees too nervous to sleep, he was thinking of what Estal had told him. ''I do not talk about normal sized I am talking about the spiders who is children of Shelob'' Estel said. He did not know who Shelob was but if she was mother of giant spiders then it was better not to get anywhere near her or her children. Even though he was keeping an eye at the surroundings, he could not help stop to think on Calron, Caldir and Estel. He still remembered how it all went when Caron had been murdered.

"Can I talk to you for a moment Dion?" Calron had asked.

"Not really I am rather busy trying to find the best way through this forest; I don't think it was a good thing that we travelled through theme. I have been speeking with the few people who live in the area from the mountains to here said it was unwise to enter. They said that a shadow has started to fall over Greenwood, that the elves now call it Mirkwood, can it wait to tomorrow?"

Calron did not look happy but accepted that and had led him alone with his worries and maps, he had felt a little bad but pushed it aside.

Around the evening, the next day Caldir suddenly ran in to the camp.

"Calron has been attacked, help" he screamed.

He almost flew up.

"Show me where he is" as he ran along Caldir followed by Leorn and Beril.

They run out of the camp and after a short run through the forest and stopped near Calron who laid lifeless on the ground. He could see it was not good, the blood had stopped and when he checked on the pulls, there was none.

"I am sorry Calron" he said and turned to Caldir.

"I will get him for this, blasted that filthy man, I will get him for this" Caldir shouted.

"Who Caldir?" he asked.

"I will get you for this" he screamed without answering.

The next day Caldir had been in deep thoughts and he had sent him out with Leorn and Beril in the hope that he would cool of instead he had returned with an elf he accused. Since then he had tried to find out what was the truth and learn about Estel. There was something special about the elf even though he did not know what it was he just had a feeling. He would let the elf go when his night watch was starting and then he would found out what he should say to Caldir later.

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Legolas was standing looking at the human and thinking what he should do now to escape. The human Dion had promised to realise him but after that he had walked away and talked about night watch and he had understood that Dion intended to wait to he had the chance. He did not understand why Dion confronted Caldir but then again he did not have experience with how to handle murder. Elves did not kill each other (the wars coursed by the Silmarillions not counted) since they was few enough as it was. He never really got why humans could see murder as a solution but then again there was many things he really did not understood between the humans. He never really got why Elrohir and Elladan from time to time was riding out to be with the Dúnedain, humans life was so short that did not see a value in getting to know one. As soon as you had started to get to know the person, they died of old age or of another reason and he had therefor decided not to deal with them. After that decision the few humans he from time to time got into contact with was when his father ordered him to take to Lake Town to negotiate some trade treaties. His father Thranduil did not wished theme to come and visit theme in the palace and therefor he was going to Lake Town with a small number of guards, he had meet five master by now and he did not like one of theme. They had all three been smirking for him and acted as if they liked him but in their eyes, he could see that they did not. Now he was here, he had meet this Dion, and he had this feeling that he was a man who will form the history in the future. He did not know how or just why he knew this, there was just something that told him that he would. The man seamed fair enough and had helped him several time when Caldir had tried to kill him and it seemed to him that Dion was good, just and fair human. He looked around and saw the human who was having the night watch his name was Beril, then there was Leorn, Caldir and Dion clearly having problem finding rest. Maybe he should have some rest himself, it was not the best place to do so but he might be in need of his strength later and he could rest with his eyes open so he still was aware of his surroundings. He cleared his head and let his soul walk on the path of elvish dreams in the hope the wound would have healed when he woke up.

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The night when on and most in the camp finally started to fall asleep but Dion and Caldir could not. It was time for Dion to take his three hours night watch and he walked over to Estel. The elf had his eyes wide open and starred at him but did not move a muscle or turned his head when he moved to stand on his left side it did scare him a little.

"Estel are you awake?" he asked.

Estel blinked and turned his head and looked at him.

"I am now Dion" Estel answered.

We better get you free and have a look at the wound before you are going and I have to find an excuse for why you got away to when the other wake up" he said.

He started untie the elf but he did not got long before Caldir stood up and walked over to them.

"What are you doing Dion?" he asked with a voice as cold as ice.

"I need to examine his wound" Dion lied.

"There is no need I will finish him up hear and know" Caldir said.

"No you will not" he answered.

Caldir hit him hard on his head and he felt a strong pain in the left side of the head. He felt and landed on the ground the last thing he saw before he lost consciousness was that he hid Estel as well.

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Caldir looked at the two unconscious victims and knew he had to move the elf away before the two others woke and could stop what he was doing. He cut the robe around the elf and dragged him away from where they was. Even though the elf did not have a lot of weight, it still slowed him down and he had to drag him along since he had not the force to carry him in his arms.

When he came far enough away from the others, he started sharpening his knife he wanted to be sure that the elf did not survive. When he was satisfied he turned to face the elf only to see that he was awake and had stand up and looked at him. He raised his knife and walked forward to him.

"Behind you" hissed the elf and looked at something behind him.

"I do not fall for such a trick" he grinned.

"Look behind you" the elf, said hard.

He glanced shortly over his shoulder convince that he would not find anything but he was wrong. He turned around and saw a spider had just hid the ground and not one of those you normally would have found in a forest, no this was just as big as himself. It was starting to walk towards them and he stepped back to frightening to do anything.

"You have to hit it in the eye human that it is weak spot" the elf scolded him.

He looked at the knife in his hand, how would that make any kind of weapon towards that?

"I can't elf" he muttered back.

"You have to or we both die, it is you who has the only weapon" the elf responded.

The spider came closer, he could see it hairy legs and reed yeas, and he knew he had to do something but he was frozen. The spider suddenly set into a run and before he could move the spider hit him, he started to feel limp; he gasped and moved away before he fainted.

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Legolas saw the spider bite the human who went limb and collapsed and he tried to walk forward to achieve the weapon he had. However, that only made the spider come after him and he knew he could not out run it, the spiders was a lot faster than one would think. He took a deep breath, scanned the area, and saw there was stub nearby the spider and he start run towards that and the spider. Just as he and the spider almost reached each other, he put his right foot on the stub and used it to have a higher jump than else. He was centimetres from being bit by the spider when it opened its mouth and tried to hit him but it did not hit.

Legolas flew over the spider and landed on its back as he was disgusted by coming into contact with the hairy bag. Even so, he grabbed one of the legs and hold on to it when the spider screamed in anger and tried to throw him off. He knew this most not happen, as he had no weapon to attack the foul creature.

"Legolas" he heard a voice call and he looked to the right to see who was shouting.

That was a big mistake as his focus shifted and when the spider stepped up to its bag legs and he was unable to hold on. He sided down and ended near the spider he tried to avoid it but at the way down his left arm met the sharp end of the spider and he felt a pain there. He knew the poison would soon take effect on him but he tried to get away from the spider but the poison slowed him down. He was very surprised when the spider collapsed on the ground and several arrows was in it and he saw in a blur his father came running towards him then everything went black.

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Dion regained consciousness and looked around trying to focus which was made difficult by the pain in the head. He looked to the right and saw that Estel was gone and that more than anything was waking him up and in a few second he was up and looking around. There was a small passage made from when Caldir had dragged Estel along with him.

"Get up Leorn and Beril we have to find Estel before Caldir do him anything" he yelled before he grabbed Estels weapons and started to run along of the road.

He did not look back as he headed into the forest but if he had he would have seen that Leorn and Beril as they came up and was about to follow they was suddenly grabbed by two elves.

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Dion ran all that he could while his heart pounded in his chest and he hoped he was not too late. When he came to very dark and he saw a sight he would never forget, in front of him was a spider black as big as himself and somehow Estel had somehow managed to climb to the bag of the spider who tried to throw him of. He had to do something but what? Did he even posse a weapon who could slay such a fowl thing but none less he had to try. He took his bow and started to aim at the spider when he suddenly heard a call behind yelling for one named Legolas and he saw Estel slid down from the spider and landed on the grown where he tried to get away. Suddenly five arrows flew past him and killed the spider who collapsed on the ground right next to Estel. Suddenly an elf ran over to Estel and thereby passed right beside him and he started to follow. He hadn't taken many steps when someone grabbed him from behind, he felt his been forced behind him and restrained thereby. He was allowed to walk closer to Estel and he looked at the elf who knelt by Estel. He looked a lot like Estel with long blond hair and blue eyes, the last thing could he see when he turned his head and looked at him, was filled with pain.

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Thranduil felt enormous fear in him when he run to his son and knelt beside him, he had already lost conscience a bad sign.
"Linari save him, please save him, someone save him" he screamed and a female elf passed the human.

Linari knelt and examined Legolas while he waited but it felt like hours days as he watched his sons pale face. Legolas was his only son and he had lost his bellowed wife has died when Legolas was very young he was not sure if he could take the loss of him too. He looked around and saw that his guards had gathered around him while holding on to the three humans who was the reason for this.

"Human have I meet you before?" the leader of the patrol asked the human in the middle who had brown hair and blue green eyes.

"I do not think so, I have never been in these woods before, but my grandmother was here once" the human answered.

Anaris looked stunned and surprised.

"You are Diana's grandchild?" Anari asked surprised.

"What are going on Anari?" he asked ice cold.

Anari bowed to him and looked at him clearly unsure of how to proceed.

"Aran-nin for around 40 years ago I found a human girl lost in the forest, she was so young and clearly lost that I took pity on her and showed her the way out" Anari answered.

"And you didn't bother to report that a human had entered my realm?" he asked furies.

"Aran-nin she was very young, she did not pose a threat" Anari defended himself.

"Not a threat? As what her grandson did to my son, if he dies then this man's life is forfeit" he answered furious felling his anger rising.

In the same second Linari was raising from Legolas and looked to him and everyone became silent as they waited what she would say.

"I am sorry my king, it is a bid from one of the spiders there is deadly and the only thing that can save him is the spider plant" Linari said.

He felt as he was frozen to the spot and looked at his son while his hard pounded hard in his chest. His son would die, he had to do something, but what.

"We have to find the spider plant and save him" he said.

"Majesty the spider plant mainly grows near the area where the spiders live it is far too dangerous to get near it. Both spiders, orcs and other foul things is living near the area and it far too close to Dol Goldur" Linari protest.

Thranduil felt desperate while he looked as soon who would die if he did not do something, but he could not risk the life of his worriers for a mission where there was so little chance for success.

"Then I must do it alone" he said.

"No your majesty we can't allow that, we won't see our Aran risk his life while we stay behind" Anari protested.

"I will not let my son die" he answered angrily and sharped.

"I know Aran-nin, but neither can we allow you venture into danger alone" Anari protested.

"I do it" a voice said and both him and Anari looked at human in disbelief.

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Dion looked while the leader and Anari started argue over what to do when the elf they called Legolas was said not to survey. The name was saying him something, it was something his grandmother Diana had told him. Suddenly it hit him, Diana had told him that the realm was ruled of a elven king called Thranduil who had a son named Legolas. He gulped, his grandmother had always warned him about to do anything in the realm of Greenwood and now he had captured the prince. It pained him to see Legolas in such a state and in some ways this was his fault, therefor he felt no regret when he opened the mouth and said "I do it".