The Serpent's Snare
Chapter Ten
"You are looking for me…I can feel your eyes searching the horizon for me, you are so close now I can almost reach out and touch you." Spoke a voice in the darkness. My eyes shot open to see a canopy of leaves swaying overhead. The sky was a brilliant hue of gold and the breeze began sweeping long blonde hair into my gaze. I shifted my head to look behind me only to find…her.
"Lothuialil." I whispered, she quickly offered me a smile before I rose from her lap where I was somehow resting upon.
"Where are we…wait…" I stammered about as I frantically searched my surroundings…I was back in Lothlorien? I recognized the light illuminating from the very soul of this tree adorned city. The way the trees swayed almost as if they were dancing.
"This is a dream." I muttered in a disappointed tone.
"Then it is a good dream." Lothuialil said sweetly. I sat up and faced her completely, there was the face that had both graced my thoughts and haunted them. She was the perfection that I could neither find nor forget.
"Are you haunting my dreams?"
"Haunting? That sounds as if you are fearful of my presence. Is that how you think of me?" No. I mean yes. I mean…
"I don't know you. I don't know what to think of you to be honest. I'd…like to know you. I wouldn't be searching for you if that wasn't true." I was never one to sugarcoat my thoughts, even as I stand before the girl that literally offered me the most beautiful sights of a possible future in Galadriel's mirror.
I watched her expression grow saddened by my words, perhaps sugarcoating would be a lesson I should learn in the future to prevent seeing such a frown on her face. She was entirely too beautiful, she still appeared to me like someone too good to be true.
"Shall I leave you to your dreams alone then?"
"No! I-" I blurted out and unknowingly reaching out to take hold of her hand. Her skin was as cold as ice; she quickly pulled her hand away.
"I do not wish to be the cause of a haunting dream. I simply wanted…to see you. I can sense you, I cannot explain how or why but I can sense you drawing near. The brave hunter and his humble prey…" Her voice trailed off.
"I will find you; I swear to you that I will. I want to know you, I want to…tell you that you are safe and…I won't let anything happen to you again. Not while I have breath within me." In that moment her lips curled gently into a smile. She tucked a few strands of hair behind her pointed ear and she leaned into me until I could smell a faint aroma upon her skin, a perfume of sorts, which resembled that of flowers upon a rivers edge. I suddenly found myself nervous from her closeness until the warmth of her breath tickled my ears and she spoke.
"It may be too late my love. I am…so cold now." All of a sudden her very breath grew cold, like a winter's breeze. Her hands now cupping my face felt like shards of chilled glass. Her gaze locked with my own and she offered my mind a look I would never be able to forget: fear.
Author's Note: Super short chapter, and I apologize but I wanted to offer something to this story and to those who have probably been wondering if I had abandoned this story! The answer is NO; I will never quit a story! I have been so busy with work lately and the stress of the holidays…I just wasn't able to devote enough time to update this story properly but here is an update. A dream sequence I'm sure reminded you of the dream Aragorn had of Arwen. I want to mirror that unspoken connection between my characters much like Aragorn and Arwen experienced that kept them close without being together physically.
I must admit this story is about to get quite interesting, I hope you all are super excited to read further, and PLEASE take a moment to favorite, follow and REVIEW this story if you are enjoying the read, it truly is the best motivation to update quick! And I have not received much motivation to this story in awhile; I hope that changes because I quite enjoy writing this! I apologize for any part of the storyline, characters, and lineage, whatever…that can not possibly happen, is a huge departure from Tolkien or is too improbable to happen, this is a creative writing site and I am using my own creativity. It may be different than the original plotlines and lineages of families, etc…but just go with it if you could and try to enjoy the story nonetheless. Thanks everyone!