Chapter 2
Saurvasa opened her eyes. "Ugh, what happened?" She looked at her surroundings. She was in a cell, chained to the wall. She tried to move, but felt extreme pain in her side. It was then that she remembered what had happened last night. 'Is that when it happened? How long has it been?' she wondered. She looked down at the wound. She noticed that it seemed to have been basically attended to, though she noticed whomever had healed her obviously didn't care if she was in pain afterwards. The blood still was a stain on her green tunic. She heard footsteps coming her way. She looked on to see who (or what) it was. She let out a gasp for what she saw was the creature from the night before. She backed up as close to the wall as possible. She then cried out in pain from the wound. It hurt greatly to move. The orc looked over at Saurvasa and then walked away down the hall from whence it came. Saurvasa sighed but then wondered where he… she… IT, was going to.
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Legolas awoke and looked around wondering his surroundings. He then remembered what was going on and where he was. As he got up though, he had a horrible feeling of dread. He soon shook off the feeling though, knowing the only thing that was really important was that Casusandera and Saurvsa were both okay. And he was positive they both were. So, the feeling was soon forgotten by him. It was then he realized he wasn't the only one awake. He looked over and saw Sam making breakfast. He saw Frodo at the nearby creek washing his face. The others had yet to get up. He went and joined Frodo at the creek and washed his own face. He then went back to the campsite to find that Merry and Pippin were now up as well. In a few moments the breakfast was ready and everyone was awake. Once again Legolas was once again hit with the feeling that something was not all-together right. He told everyone that he was not hungry and was going for a walk. He followed the creek a ways back and he noticed in the distance something strange in the distance. As he went to inspect it he realized it was a bed. This place had been used as a campsite. 'This must have been used only last night for it was not here when we passed by yesterday'.
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At the same time Legolas was finding the bed of pine needles Casusandera was realizing that Saurvasa was missing. She went frantically around town asking others if they had seen her at all that day. No one had seen Saurvasa since the afternoon of yesterday. Casusandera went back to the house and wondered desperately what to do. After about half-an-hour she decided sitting around doing nothing was not helping at all. She went from the house and set out deep into the heart of Mirkwood Forest. She came across many animals of the forest and asked they had seen Saurvasa. A blue jay replied that he had seen her the night of last passing by on the same path Legolas had left on. Casusandera thanked the blue jay and set off on the trail to find her daughter.
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"So, I see you don't like my orcs… Saurvasa," a man who had introduced himself as Goluk said to his captive.
"Your sick!" Saurvasa screamed and spit in Goluk's face. He closed his eyes and made a disgusted face and wiped the spit from hi face.
"My, my. And I thought the daughter of the elven prince would have a bit more manners!" he screamed at Saurvasa. She could see power welling up in him. She then saw it drain.
"And why don't you just kill me and get it over with?" Saurvasa questioned.
"Because, my dear. You are the perfect bait for…" he leaned in closer and whispered in her ear, "your father." Saurvasa gasped and her eyes grew wide. "Besides, you shouldn't talk of dying so. You'll get death as soon as your father comes to your rescue. Then you can both die together."
"Well, he doesn't even know I'm gone!" Saurvasa shot at Goluk.
"Oh, don't worry about that. Your mother has already gone in search of him," he informed her. Saurvasa hung her head. She knew right then and there that her father and mother were all going to die together very soon. She realized she hadn't helped at all. If anything she had made the situation worse by sassing off. She felt the pain in her side double, which she had a feeling had to do with Goluk and somehow he could control that pain.
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Word had gotten around that Saurvasa was missing. People had also heard of Legolas' late night departure. Some also knew that Casusandera had left.
Casusandera ran through the wood and soon picked up the trail of Legolas. Soon Legolas began to hear noises though very, very silent. He went to investigate. He heard the noises coming closer and getting louder. He crept behind a boulder and peered out. He could see a faint figure in the distance but couldn't make out what it was. He squinted and in a moment gasped. The figure stopped and panted. Legolas came out from behind the boulder. He ran up to the figure. "Casusandera?" he asked surprised.
"Legolas, I found you," she panted.
"What is? Is there something wrong?" Legolas asked in a panicky voice, remembering the dream from the night before and also the bad felling he'd been having for most of the day.
"It's Saurvasa. She's gone!"
"Gone?! What do mean? Where has she gone to?"
"I don't know. I woke up this morning and she wasn't there!" she cried. Legolas embraced her and led her back to camp. As they entered everyone looked up with clueless faces at the two. Aragorn walked up to Legolas and saw the worry and fright in his eyes. It surprised and worried him a great deal, for he had never seen the elf show any emotion on his face before.
"Legolas, what is wrong, my friend?" Aragorn asked in worry.
"It's Saurvasa. She's gone missing," Legolas replied. Aragorn turned to look at Casusandera. He saw tears well up in her eyes. She turned and cried on Legolas's shoulder. After a few minutes she had calmed down.
"I must go find my daughter," Legolas announced.
"We shall help of course!" Frodo exclaimed.
"No. This is a quest I must go on alone. Besides, you have a quest of your own already. You must find the Ring and try to destroy it once and for all." Legolas turned to Casusandera. "I would like you to go home. I don't want you in danger as well."
"What!?" she shouted. "I am coming with you! I cannot just sit while I know my daughter is in trouble!"
"But I don't want you to be in danger!" Legolas reasoned.
"Hmph! I can take care of myself as you well know," she said. Legolas knew there was no he could reason with her. He finally gave in and the two set off into the deeper part of the wood.
Saurvasa opened her eyes. "Ugh, what happened?" She looked at her surroundings. She was in a cell, chained to the wall. She tried to move, but felt extreme pain in her side. It was then that she remembered what had happened last night. 'Is that when it happened? How long has it been?' she wondered. She looked down at the wound. She noticed that it seemed to have been basically attended to, though she noticed whomever had healed her obviously didn't care if she was in pain afterwards. The blood still was a stain on her green tunic. She heard footsteps coming her way. She looked on to see who (or what) it was. She let out a gasp for what she saw was the creature from the night before. She backed up as close to the wall as possible. She then cried out in pain from the wound. It hurt greatly to move. The orc looked over at Saurvasa and then walked away down the hall from whence it came. Saurvasa sighed but then wondered where he… she… IT, was going to.
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Legolas awoke and looked around wondering his surroundings. He then remembered what was going on and where he was. As he got up though, he had a horrible feeling of dread. He soon shook off the feeling though, knowing the only thing that was really important was that Casusandera and Saurvsa were both okay. And he was positive they both were. So, the feeling was soon forgotten by him. It was then he realized he wasn't the only one awake. He looked over and saw Sam making breakfast. He saw Frodo at the nearby creek washing his face. The others had yet to get up. He went and joined Frodo at the creek and washed his own face. He then went back to the campsite to find that Merry and Pippin were now up as well. In a few moments the breakfast was ready and everyone was awake. Once again Legolas was once again hit with the feeling that something was not all-together right. He told everyone that he was not hungry and was going for a walk. He followed the creek a ways back and he noticed in the distance something strange in the distance. As he went to inspect it he realized it was a bed. This place had been used as a campsite. 'This must have been used only last night for it was not here when we passed by yesterday'.
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At the same time Legolas was finding the bed of pine needles Casusandera was realizing that Saurvasa was missing. She went frantically around town asking others if they had seen her at all that day. No one had seen Saurvasa since the afternoon of yesterday. Casusandera went back to the house and wondered desperately what to do. After about half-an-hour she decided sitting around doing nothing was not helping at all. She went from the house and set out deep into the heart of Mirkwood Forest. She came across many animals of the forest and asked they had seen Saurvasa. A blue jay replied that he had seen her the night of last passing by on the same path Legolas had left on. Casusandera thanked the blue jay and set off on the trail to find her daughter.
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"So, I see you don't like my orcs… Saurvasa," a man who had introduced himself as Goluk said to his captive.
"Your sick!" Saurvasa screamed and spit in Goluk's face. He closed his eyes and made a disgusted face and wiped the spit from hi face.
"My, my. And I thought the daughter of the elven prince would have a bit more manners!" he screamed at Saurvasa. She could see power welling up in him. She then saw it drain.
"And why don't you just kill me and get it over with?" Saurvasa questioned.
"Because, my dear. You are the perfect bait for…" he leaned in closer and whispered in her ear, "your father." Saurvasa gasped and her eyes grew wide. "Besides, you shouldn't talk of dying so. You'll get death as soon as your father comes to your rescue. Then you can both die together."
"Well, he doesn't even know I'm gone!" Saurvasa shot at Goluk.
"Oh, don't worry about that. Your mother has already gone in search of him," he informed her. Saurvasa hung her head. She knew right then and there that her father and mother were all going to die together very soon. She realized she hadn't helped at all. If anything she had made the situation worse by sassing off. She felt the pain in her side double, which she had a feeling had to do with Goluk and somehow he could control that pain.
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Word had gotten around that Saurvasa was missing. People had also heard of Legolas' late night departure. Some also knew that Casusandera had left.
Casusandera ran through the wood and soon picked up the trail of Legolas. Soon Legolas began to hear noises though very, very silent. He went to investigate. He heard the noises coming closer and getting louder. He crept behind a boulder and peered out. He could see a faint figure in the distance but couldn't make out what it was. He squinted and in a moment gasped. The figure stopped and panted. Legolas came out from behind the boulder. He ran up to the figure. "Casusandera?" he asked surprised.
"Legolas, I found you," she panted.
"What is? Is there something wrong?" Legolas asked in a panicky voice, remembering the dream from the night before and also the bad felling he'd been having for most of the day.
"It's Saurvasa. She's gone!"
"Gone?! What do mean? Where has she gone to?"
"I don't know. I woke up this morning and she wasn't there!" she cried. Legolas embraced her and led her back to camp. As they entered everyone looked up with clueless faces at the two. Aragorn walked up to Legolas and saw the worry and fright in his eyes. It surprised and worried him a great deal, for he had never seen the elf show any emotion on his face before.
"Legolas, what is wrong, my friend?" Aragorn asked in worry.
"It's Saurvasa. She's gone missing," Legolas replied. Aragorn turned to look at Casusandera. He saw tears well up in her eyes. She turned and cried on Legolas's shoulder. After a few minutes she had calmed down.
"I must go find my daughter," Legolas announced.
"We shall help of course!" Frodo exclaimed.
"No. This is a quest I must go on alone. Besides, you have a quest of your own already. You must find the Ring and try to destroy it once and for all." Legolas turned to Casusandera. "I would like you to go home. I don't want you in danger as well."
"What!?" she shouted. "I am coming with you! I cannot just sit while I know my daughter is in trouble!"
"But I don't want you to be in danger!" Legolas reasoned.
"Hmph! I can take care of myself as you well know," she said. Legolas knew there was no he could reason with her. He finally gave in and the two set off into the deeper part of the wood.