A guard knocked at Tauriel's door. She yawned, then got up to answer it. Revion had not slept much the previous night, and instead had cried all night long. It was almost as though he realized how much danger they both were in. Tauriel had not slept much either.

"Yes?" Tauriel asked.

"King Thranduil requires you to come to his throne room immediately. He wants you to bring the child." the guard said. "I am to ensure that you come." Tauriel froze. Thranduil, summoning not only her but also Revion. This did not bode well.

"Very well. Give me a few minutes to make myself and Revion presentable." Tauriel said, then closed the door. She brushed her hair, rebraided it, and brushed her tunic off as best she could. She then picked up Revionand wrapped him in his blanket. She steeled herself for whatever may come from Thranduil. Exile, prison, death, there were too many options. She hoped she appeared calm despite her nerves when she opened the door. The guard led her to the throne room, as though she did not know the way. The grand doors opened. Thranduil was sitting in his throne, Legolas standing near him. Thranduil waved a hand to dismiss the guard to the back of the room.

"Tauriel." Thranduil said

"My lord." Tauriel said, bowing.

"You have committed heinous crimes." Thranduil said.

"Of what? Of love?" Tauriel said. She immediately cursed herself for saying it. She was already in trouble, why did she make it worse!

"Yes. You have married a dwarf and produced a half breed child from it." Thranduil said, his disgust evident in his voice. Tauriel was shocked. She had not expected insults. True, the child was between two races, but such cruel words were not necessary.

"You have polluted the bloodline of the Eldar. I should have known that a lowly Sylvian Elf would have embarrassed our race. I should have never trusted you with such an important position. You ran away in cowardice when your people needed your skill the most." Thranduil continued. Tauriel was insulted and hurt. She knew that Legolas was angry at her, but she hoped to have someone on her side.

"I apologize, my lord." Tauriel said. Thranduil dismissed her apology. Mere apologies were not enough to sway his wrath.

"Apologies are not enough." Thranduil said. "Take the child." Thranduil commanded. Legolas stepped towards Tauriel, who gripped Revion closer. Legolas grabbed Revion form Tauriel's arms. Revion immediately started to cry, and his blanket fluttered to the floor. Tauriel screamed, "No, no, don't take him!" but her pleas were not enough to stop Legolas from taking Revion. She ran towards him, but a guard caught her and held her back, gripping her arms behind her back.

"Give me the child." Thranduil said with a voice like ice. Legolas handed over the crying baby to Thranduil, who gripped him with disgust on his face. Revion looked at Thranduil curiously, and reached out to try and pull Thranduil's hair. Tauriel was mortified. Thranduil was very vain, and even Legolas would be punished if he toughed his father's hair. Thranduil slapped Revion's hand away, causing a cry of pain to emerge from the child as he continued to wail. Tauriel tried to break free of the guard's grip on her arms but she struggled to no avail.

"It is a disrespectful creature. It should have been killed at birth." Thranduil said. "You dare to call this a child? It is a half breed abomination that should never had existed." Tauriel's face showed her offense, though she said nothing.

"And you, Tauriel." Thranduil paused. "I do hope you at least made an attempt to cleanse yourself of the dwarf filth. I should have never taken you in after your parents died had I known you were going to produce an atrocity like this. I should have let you die." Tauriel flinched at these words. "You betrayed my trust, Tauriel. I thought that you would be a loyal, trustworthy, brave subject, one who was proud to serve your king. But you were not. Instead, you were a disloyal coward who ran away after a battle, for the sake of the enemy. You should never have joined the Guard. I put too much faith in you, Tauriel. You betrayed me, you worthless, dishonorable, disgusting, coward." Thranduil said.

Tauriel was incredibly offended and hurt by Thranduil's words. He was essentially teling her to die, that she was worthless. That she should never have joined the organization that had become the most imprtant thing in her life. He was telling her that Revion should never have been born, that she should never have been with Kili. Tauriel wanted to cry, but she held her emotions in. Breaking down would not help Revion, or herself. Thranduil still had her son, and her arms were still being held behind her back. She could not escape the guard's grip, no matter how much she struggled. The audience with Thranduil would be over when he said it was, and not a moment sooner

Thranduil now held Revion at arms length. He gripped Revion's ribcage and drew his blade. "Should I kill the abomination now or later?"


Dun dun dun... We'll find out next chapter what Revion and Tauriel's fates are. Yes, Thranduil was rather OOC, but it made for good drama. Don't kill me. I want to say a HUGE thank you to everyone who has read this, last night we passed 3,000 views! Ya'll's are awesome! Remember to review, follow and favorite! Starship T.A.R.D.I.S. out!