A/n: I own only Ireth the rest is Tolkiens and Peter Jacksons. The lines signify either time skip or change of view. Countinue with the story.

() - thoughts

"italics"- elven

(bold & italics) – dream

"bold & italics"- black language

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Dwarves watched with horror as knife was raised toward their leader when…

…when an arrow flew through the air and broke the knife out of the kings hand. Not one person in the room noticed from where it came.

Ireth saw Thranduil pull out the knife and took her bow. She puts an arrow and pulled till it was near her ear. She shoots the arrow and heard it collide with metal.

As she looked down she saw Thranduil pick up the arrow and she knew that she was screwed.

He picked up the offending arrow and looked at it. It was black. Not a single thing was other color. It was familiar. He remembered it. It was the same kind of arrow that saved his life million times. It was her arrow. He clenched his and over it and looked around the room for the familiar girl that walked this forest long ago. The same girl he was a fool to make go away. When he didn't see her he cleared his throat and said:

"Where are you? Laerornil I won't harm anyone. Show up. "

Every person in the room watched him like he was mad, all but Gandalf. Suddenly from above a woman jumps into the court room. Her look was enough and without a word from her he knew what she wanted. And without blinking or looking away he said:

"Untie them and lead them to the guest rooms. Everyone is to leave the room. NOW!"

He looked at her in the eyes said:

"You do not know how sorry I am."

"Then why did you do it? Why did you let me to leave Mirkwood?"

"Morfinnel I didn't realize that you would leave so quickly."

"Then why didn't you follow me?" She questioned circling around him like he was her prey.

"When I realized that you have left I wanted to but your father came and said that I am to stay away from you." He replied quickly without playing with words like he would usually. He knew that this was his last chance to get her back one he mustn't blew away.

"Please when has anything my father said had any influence on you." She asked although she suspected that he was afraid. Afraid too much and under shock.

"I thought I have already hurt you too much and your father was pressing and I… I was too afraid and under shock. We fought before but you never left without giving as much as you got."

He was now too terrified to look at her eyes. He thought that he blew any and all chance he had to be with a woman that melted the iced hearth that was left after Legolases mother died. But if he looked at her and if he paid attention he would have seen a small smile pass over her features and a light that lit in her eyes.

"Thranduil let this be clear I will forgive you and give you a second chance but I will NEVER forget."

He lifted his eyes full of hope and looked at her. She came forward and hugged him. She hugged him like her life depended on it and whispered something into his ear:

"You will be explaining everything to Legolas while I explain to dwarves."

She went to the entrance and just as she was heading out of doors she added over her shoulder:

-You will help them reclaim Erebor.-

And with a smile she was out of the room.

As she came nearer and nearer the rooms she heard dwarves ageing behind closed doors but the most amusing thing was they were placing bets on whether she would forgive or not. She smiled as she entered and said only one thing:

- Fili and Kili won your silly bet.-

The dwarves she named got glares shot towards them by the rest of the company. Said dwarves betted that she would forgive but will not come just like that without grilling him too much.

Even though some has underestimated Fili and Kili they were highly intelligent and very observant. They were probably the only dwarves she has been friendly with more than just politeness. She saw them as younger brothers annoying too hell but they were her brothers.

When Ireth left the room Thranduil called for his son to be brought before him. Not long after he sent for him Legolas arrived in the rooms with the same stone face expression he wore every time he came before his father.

"Adar you called for me."

"I did son. Do you remember the woman that lived here when you were younger?"

"Do you mean Araspen. "

"Yes my son I do."

To that Legolas had no words so he left. He ran through the forest to the hill on which he said goodbye to the woman that became his mother in every sense of the word except blood.

A/N:Laerornil= Tree Song (laer+orn)+ Female (il)

After this chapter there will be chapter in Lake town then Erebor and a chapter to conclude everything.