I slowly looked up into the man's eyes, they were a piercing blue, and I felt he could see into my soul. I wanted to look away, to go hide, but I couldn't. He held out his hand, I flinched at the movement. "Your pain is great, come with me, I can help you." The man said.
"Lord, what do I do?" I asked silently, suddenly I felt the man's hand in mine. He pulled me to my feet, and caught me as I nearly fell over. I looked up at him; not knowing what to say.
"You need say nothing, 'tis the least I can do, for you have suffered much, now follow me if you can." He led me back to the clearing where the other men waited.
"Legolas got her." Cried one of the short men, he looked to be the youngest of the men. I hid behind Legolas as the men came closer.
"They mean you no harm." He said simply,
"So is she a spy." said the short man with a long red beard.
"No, Gimli, she is a scared traveler who has been prisoner to orcs." I looked up at Legolas
"How did…"
"Well than, we must move on, if orcs are stocking her." A tall man with long blond hair similar to Legolas's said. With that we began moving deeper into the forest.
After awhile we stopped for a short rest, "I will be taking you to Lady Galadriel" the man called Haldir said. "Now if you will follow me" he said before anyone could react to his statement. We all stood and began marching again. I did my best to keep up with Legolas but soon I began to stumble. Finally, my body had, had enough and I fell to the ground. I waited for a moment expecting a kick or the flat of a sword to connect with me, but it never came.
"Adel le, Legolas" the man I had run into spoke, Legolas turned and saw me on my knees struggling to stand. I finally got to my feet just as Legolas came to my side.
"Do you need aid?" he asked gently. I looked up into his eyes not knowing what to say. So instead, I fell forward again, this time Legolas caught me. "I'll take that as a yes." He said sweeping me into his arms. At first, I thought of trying to get out of his grasp. However, exhaustion overcame me; I laid my head against his chest and closed my eyes.
