Chapter 3

Legolas' POV.

She is a mystery. All I know is that she is the Champion of Mandos and she beheaded Bolg when she landed and then tossed his head to Azog. The Battle began after that, I heard that she had killed Azog and saved the Royal family of Durin, the next thing I know, this dark skinned woman is singing whilst walking between the healing tents and the injured injuries are healing miraculously. She looked me in the eyes but before I could say anything to her, someone called my name and I was forced to look away and when I looked back, she was gone. I went to look for my father after that but he was heading to see how the royal Durins were, so I joined him, and as we walked into the tent we found the dwarves didn't have a single wound on them and she was cleaning blood off of Thorin Oakensheilds chest! I felt quite possessive and jealous at seeing that. She then healed father of his dragon fire wound and left after doing that. It seems that this woman never seems to stay still.

"Who is she father? She single handily killed Bolg and Azog and then healed all those she was in the vicinity of?" I say, quite baffled by her.

"I don't know Legolas" he said while looking at his reflection and touching his face seemingly reassuring himself that she did heal him.

We heard someone groaning before… "Where is she!?" Thorin yelled. "Gone to heal someone else I presume" Gandalf says. Thorin starts to get out of bed before the healer dwarf Oin pushes him back down onto the bed, "you're not well enough Thorin!" Oin yells loudly, "I feel fine!" Thorin says loudly back "theres nothing wrong with me. How are Fili and Kili?" "They are healed also; she healed them before coming to heal you." Thorin settles down when he hears this, and silence encompasses them all for several moments.

"She saved us." Thorin says. We all looked at him and he looks back at us before he continues on, "I was just about unconscious with my injuries and Fili and Kili were trying to protect me but Azog was standing there, just about to crush us beneath his mace when she just grabbed it and sliced him in half with her scythe. I remember her saying something just before she killed him 'you can't kill death, death kills you' I passed out then" "she brought us back" Fili suddenly says "she gathered you up in her arms, told us to hold on and brought us hear within a second" Kili says backing up his brother.

Everyone is silent once again when she walks back into the tent. She looks at everyone before her gaze settles on kili and she smiles a beautiful smile and I let out a small gasp. I don't notice it, but my father is watching me before flicking his eyes in the womans direction before back to me, watching as my eyes mist over in wonderment and affection and his eyes widen a fraction in surprise realising that I had unintentionally just bound my soul to hers and all she had to do was accept it and he would have a daughter-in-law. He lowers his head in acceptance knowing he now cannot use me to settle agreements with other nations in the form of marriage contracts.

All I can do is watch her as she rests a hand on Kilis shoulder, "there's someone you need to see and another that you need to meet officially" she says to him before steering him out of the tent. We all look at each other before following them, Fili at the front as he doesn't want to be separated from his brother for too long especially after that battle where they almost lost their lives.

They walk to the elven part of camp, right into Tauriels tent, but when we go to enter, she stops us and tells us to wait outside.

Deaths POV

I walk back into the tent to see Kili holding Tauriels hand even though she's still asleep.

"What's wrong with her?" he asks me without looking away from her. "She's fine now and I gave her some good news, the same news I'm going to give you if you'll take my hand."

He does with a curious expression and I hold them over her belly "feel what I feel" I whisper gently and he closes his eyes in concentration. "Hear what I hear" as I nudge his senses gently and he gasps as he can hear a small heart beat coming from Tauriels stomach. I smile as he laughs in happiness.

"A little one?" he whispers. "Your little one." Tauriel whispers gently as she opens her eyes while a smile lights up her sweet face.

I walk out of the tent leaving the couple to talk in privacy. The rest of them are outside still but I walk past them all not acknowledging them even though I can feel those silver-blue eyes follow me, begging me to talk to him.

I go to collect my scythe and trinkets before walking back to Kili and Tauriels tent and I clear my throat letting them know that I am there "you know, Delilah is a beautiful name for a girl, just to give a suggestion." Tauriel smiles gently at me "anyway, I am taking my leave now and I wanted to wish you the best of luck and if you ever needed me, then just cry Death and I will be there." I say and turn around to leave, "Wait!" Tauriel cries, I stop and turn around to face her again "take this, please, as a token of gratitude. I know it's not much but I have to thank you in some way" she says whilst giving me her beaded bracelet, one made out of mithril with a leaf design.

"it shall be treasured." I say with a nod, when I wrap it around the staff of my scythe and I leave the tent and walk to an empty hill, just knowing that he would be following.

I stop at the crest of the hill, with the moon shining down on me. "You're leaving?" he asks, "I must. I have a duty to finish my mission as I promised Mandos that I would. That this mission becomes my first priority over anything else." I say without looking back at him. I'm not a fool, I felt his soul reach out for mine and mine wants to accept it, but I know I have to finish my mission. I hope he understands.

"I can't accept your soul just yet Legolas. I want to but I can't at this time. I also can't see you until it's done otherwise I run the risk of staying with you and my mission goes unfinished." I say.

"Close your eyes then" he says and I do as he says before I hear him come closer and face me before cupping my face in his large, rough, warm hands and he kisses me. He kisses me so sweetly and softly that I can't help but kiss back. When he pulls back, I promise him "that won't be our last kiss" and I teleport away to begin my own quest.

Legolas's POV

She's gone in the next second and I can't help but feel lonely. I walk back into camp and into father's tent and as I sit down, I sigh.

"Congratulations and I am sorry." My father says.

"What?" I question feeling confused. "Congratulations on finding your other half and I'm sorry that she has a duty to do for the Valar." He clarifies.

"Oh… Thank you, I guess." I say, before looking at the ground. "No matter Legolas, you will continue your training with me instead of with the other instructors." He says "Why?" I ask with a frown on my face "because, with a woman as strong as that, she will need an equally strong if not stronger ellon by her side. Especially since she is the Champion of Mandos and favoured by Este. She is the rarest beauty I have ever seen. Skin as black as night with a blue sheen to it in the light. An absolute exotic beauty, you couldn't have chosen better son, she's almost as beautiful as your mother." Legolas couldn't help smiling at that.

"You'll see her again. And when you do, you'll knock her off her feet." Thranduil says, happy that he got a smile out of his son. "We'll start when we get back home." Legolas only nods.