Chapter 6: Lesson of Trust
At dawn of the next morning, Harry and Ron woke and set out for Rivendell.
Legolas led the way out of the forest riding bareback on a gray dappled white gelding. Harry and Ron followed. Harry rode awhite filly, while Ron sat tensely on his palomino colt, who had already proved itself to be temperamental having previously thrown its rider when he first mounted.
When the trio camped, Legolas told Harry and Ron the history of Middle Earth.
On the third day of travel Ettelwen appeared on a horse-sized silver wolf. Now in addition to their historical lessons Harry and Ron were being taught close combat with daggers.
After a couple days of training Ettelwen dropped her daggers blade first into the ground. Harry and Ron followed suit.
"I need to ask you something," said Ettelwen turning around. "Have either of you killed someone?"
"No," answered Harry.
"Then I would prefer you to use these," she said as she walked over to one of the trees. Leaning against the tree were two decorated staffs. She grabbed them and threw them at Harry and Ron. "Only use those daggers if you absolutely have too."
She muttered quietly to herself, "I wouldn't want to destroy your blood innocence."
Harry caught the staff with the aid of his Quidditch reflexes, however Ron struggled to catch the staff, in the end it fell to the ground.
While Ron picked up his staff, Harry looked at Ettelwen and asked, "What good will a staff do in a fight against a sword?"
"A staff can block a blade just as well as another blade, and a staff is just as great a weapon as a dagger or sword," she replied simply. Harry, however, stared skeptically.
"I don't believe our young friend is convinced," said Legolas who was leaning against a tree waiting to be of assistance. "Perhaps, we should give a little demonstration," he added grabbing his knives from their sheath on the ground.
Ettelwen turned to him her eyes wide, "Legolas, no... If I…"
"I trust you," he said plainly, "Even if you do hurt me you can heal any wound you inflict."
"Be iest lin, nan' amin ilue'n fallana i ba," she replied quietly. She walked over to her bag that sat at the base of a tree, and removed a three-piece-collapsible staff.
She silently put the pieces together, deliberately taking her time.
Ettelwen faced Legolas, her staff held loosely in a defensive position.
The two faced off, while their students watched silently.
Knowing Ettelwen wouldn't make the first move, based on her hesitancy, Legolas moved first. He had one knife aimed for her heart while the other knife was held in a defensive position.
Upon seeing the on coming attack, a cold expression crossed her face, and all emotion vanished from her eyes.
Legolas closed the space between him and Ettelwen quickly with the aid of his elven speed and grace.
When he was close enough Ettelwen batted away his offensive knife with her staff.
He switched his remaining knife to offense and aimed low. Ettelwen quickly batted away the second attack. Her defense shifted Legolas's weight allowing him to role past her defences.
He prepared for a downward slash at her back, but the moment before he could initiate his attack; Ettelwen twirled her staff and jabbed beneath her left arm. Her blow caught the elven prince in the stomach knocking the air out of his lungs.
Ettelwen avoided his falling knife simply by stepping forward. She twirled around to face him while she swung her staff downward upon his head.
He stopped the attack by crossing his blades above his head.
Ettelwen released the pressure of her staff, and swung her staff at his head.
Legolas moved his hand to block the staff with one of his knives. However, he moved a moment too late. The staff hit his wrist, forcing his knife out of his hand.
Legolas left hand was now useless, being void of a weapon and paralyzed in pain. He now took full offense stabbing and slashing in a never ending attack.
Ettelwen blocked and batted each attack. However, Legolas's swift attacks never allowed Ettelwen to switch from defense to offense.
He kept up his attacks never letting up, except in one moment where he paused to catch a breath. That was what Ettelwen was waiting for, seizing opportunity, she swung her staff knocking his remaining knife away. Then with the other end of the staff she swung and hit his ribs.
Legolas folded in pain while Ettelwen stuck her staff in the ground using it as leverage to jump over his bowed head.
Upon landing she swung backward making contact with his lower leg. Legolas cried out in pain as the four in the area heard a terrible crack.
Legolas's leg instantly gave out. His back was to his opponent, he was on the ground, and he was weaponless. There was no way for him to defend himself from another attack, the fight should have been over, but Ettelwen hadn't stopped.
Her current attack was a swing of the staff that could have ended his life.
Ettelwen's staff inched closer and closer to Legolas's neck increasing in power and speed.
"Ettelwen, STOP!" yelled Harry.
A/N: I know Legolas is OoC,I mean what elf would attack recklessly, but he was trying to prove a point. And whether it is actually possible to break someone's rib, wrist, and leg with a staff I'm not sure,but I did it on an impulseand it was also supposed to prove a point.
Also, I am questionable about the elvish phrase I used in this chapter. I used about three difference sorces for the vocabulary but they were incosistance. The grammar I recieved from it means "As you wish(that's from the movie), but I can't heal the dead".