I do love dancing and parties that we elves have, but I was not in the mood to dance. My thoughts were wondering as I replayed the conversation Tauriel and Thranduil had. Wondering if I should tell Legolas since it seemed my hopes were all lost. Or maybe I should just lock these feelings away and try to love another. I give a sigh when a deep voice interrupts my thoughts. "Strange to see you sigh and stand here instead of dancing away at the party." The deep voice says. I turn to see that it is Legolas giving me a small smile.
I bow my head to the prince and blush a bit. "Legolas! I didn't know that you would attend this festive party. If I recall, your not into parties my friend." I say with a small smile in return. He gave a little chuckle and nods. "You are right. I do not like parties that much, but I always attend it for a few moments. And everytime I always see you dancing the night away." He says staring into my eyes. I couldn't help but feel my heart melt and blush a bit more as I tuck a hair in my ear. "I didn't know that you noticed." I say.
"Why wouldn't I notice? You dance beautifully." He says with a smile as he looks around the party. "Are you looking for your father?" I ask staring at him. "Actually I was looking for someone else. I was hoping for a chance to talk with her." He says. It was then that my heart didn't melt anymore, but drop to my stomach. Tauriel...of course. How stupid could I be. I am no more then a showdown in the dark. I look down to the ground as I speak up. "If you are looks for Tauriel. She is on watch for our prisoners, but I think it will be time for her to finish up."
Legolas looks at me and nods going towards the prison cells. I watch him walk away. And standed alone for a good 5 minutes till I followed behind. I shouldn't have. I don't need anymore sorrow for this one sided love. But I went alway. I see Legolas stand by on top of the stairs. Looking down at Tauriel as she walks past kilis cell. I lean against the wall out of sight from Tauriels vision, but enough to see her myself.
It would seem that kili had something in his hands which made Tauriel stop and stare into his cell. "The stone in your hand, what is it?" Tauriel asks. "It is a talisman." Kili answers. "A powerful spell lies upon it. If any but a dwarf reads the runes on this stone. They will be forever cursed." He says gesturing the stone towards Tauriel. She takes a tiny step back and turns to walk away. "Or not." Kili says with a tiny smile. She then looks at him. "Depending on weather you believe in that kind of thing. It's just a token." He says throwing the stone in his hands.
I had to lean in more to see if my eyes deceived me. Tauriel smiled! "A rune stone." Kili continues. "My mother gave it to me so Id remember my promise." Tauriel leaned closer into his cell door. "What promise?" She asks. "That I would come back to her." He answers and Tauriel smile widens. "She worries." He says throwing the stone into his hands again. "She thinks I'm reckless."
"Are you?" She asks with a smile. "Nah." He says throwing the stone playfully. I had to smile at that. He seemed good and a charmer. Just then he threw his stone again but he missed it. Making his stone jump out of his cell door and almost fall into nothingness if Tauriel didn't stop it with her foot. She picks up lifting it up to look at it closely while kili stands by the door. Chattering and noise from the party could be heard from down here.
"Sounds like a quiet a party you're having up there." Kili says. "It is MerethenGillith. The feast of starlight. All light is sacred to the Eldar." Tauriel says looking above towards the sky. "But wood elves love best the light of the stars." "I always thought it is a cold light. Remote and far away." Kili says. Tauriel turns to look at kili closer. "It is memory. Precious and pure." Both of them are silent as they gaze into each other's eyes. "Like your promise." She says as she hands back his stone. Kili takes it and stares down at the ground. It is then that Tauriel looks up towards where we are.
I quickly lean more towards the rocks. Legolas quickly stands by my side to do the same. I had almost forgotten he was there. I couldn't clearly tell what his face or emotion was since he didn't look at me and I couldn't get a clear look. She turns away then and speaks to Kili again. "I have walked there sometimes. Beyond the forest and up into the night. I have seen the world fall away and the white light of forever fill the air." She says. Tauriel has always loved the starlight and climbing up to the top of the trees to see the world around her. Kili just stares at her with a smile.
"I saw a fire moon once." He says, which captures Tauriel's attention again. "It rose over the pass near Dunland. Huge. Red and gold, it was. It filled the sky." Tauriel then sat down fascinated by Kilis story. "We were an escort for some merchants from Ered Luin. They were trading in silverware for furs. We took the greenway south. Keeping the mountain to our left. And then it appeared. This huge fire moon. Lighting our path. I wish I could show you the caverns." Kili said, but my attention soon drifted pass Kili to Legolas who I now stood side by side.
His face showed what I have always shown when it comes to heartbreak and one sided love. Jealousy, anger, pain all into one. I should of felt relief or maybe hope that now Legolas sees Tauriel falling for someone...someone who isn't even from our own kin. That maybe there will be hope for us. But I didn't. I felt worried for Legolas. I went over to gently place my hand on his shoulder. But before I could he quickly passed me as if I really was a shadow and off he went. I did not follow and turned away towards the kitchens.