Two, Ch. III: The Mission

"Rescue? That is a death mission. Legolas, you can't think of that." Aragorn spoke softly and set a hand on Legolas' shoulder.

"Are you saying we shouldn't go get her!?" Legolas became red in the face. He stood up by the table and began to pace.

"She is one of us, of course, but Isengard is surrounded by orcs. It is impossible."

"I do not care about the level of danger. I lost her once, by my own fault...I will not let someone else take that away." Legolas replied.

Raerlis watched into the orb. After Legolas' and Aragorn's conversation ended, Saruman turned the orb back to a solid black color.

"See, they are coming for you. And, I am going to make it easy. There will be not a single orc guarding this tower. They will meet me first."

She began to sob as she realized they were going to try and find her. It was her greatest and worst fear.

"Legolas let me go with you." Aragorn spoke.

"If you must." Legolas stood up and walked into the center of the room.

"We leave at dawn." He turned, nodded at his friends and walked to his room.

Raerlis was moved to a lower room with a smaller balcony. She was able to move around and look outside. That night she sat at the edge of her balcony, left alone with her horrible thoughts. She knew that if Saruman were to kill Aragorn, Gimli and especially Legolas she wouldn't be able to carry on. She hoped that if he killed them he would kill her as well. Being there for many days she grew used to his schedule. He often napped at random hours of the day, and the other hours he spent in his study. Raerlis fell asleep on the chilled balcony as the wind blew softly. The morning crept up on her quickly.

"I'll be back." Legolas said with confidence as he saddled on his horse.

Aragorn nodded and Gimli got teary eyed as he rode off.

Raerlis woke up suddenly with the sound of stomping. The orcs began to file into the underground tunnels as they cleared the entrance of Isengard. Raerlis looked above onto the balcony to find Saruman commanding them in. He looked down at her and smirked as he disappeared back into the building.

She walked back into her room and sat on the lounge chair. She took a quick breath as she began to focus her thoughts on the ones coming to rescue her. He knew they were on their way.

"How are you this morning?" Saruman slammed her door behind him.

She folded her arms and looked the other way.

"Last night your friends were arguing about when to leave. The elf suggested he would leave at dawn. I am expecting them within a few hours." Saruman left the room leaving her in sadness.

They are on their way. To be killed, to rescue me.

Raerlis once again sat on her balcony to await the event. Several hours passed. She was hoping there would be a plan of escape, but it was too farfetched. She looked into the surrounding woods. The orcs had cleaned most of it out with axes and fire, but some still remained tall. Upon the trees she noticed movement. She continued to see the object jumping from behind tree to tree. After a few moments of zooming in she realized it was something she thought she'd never see.

"Legolas." She spoke extremely quiet, but his head jerked up from behind a tree trunk up to meet her eyes.

She stared at him very long before he spoke to her. The quietness of their speech and their extreme sense of hearing paid to their advantage.

"Raer." He said softly with a smile. "You are alive." He had never been so joyous.

"Legolas. You must go, he plans to kill you, Aragorn and Gimli." She spoke a little louder, but with confidence.

"They did not come, it is only me. Gandalf warned us of his spy materials, we were playing it off well."

Raerlis began to tear up.

"I have rope, you can escape out the tower balcony."

"Not yet! Wait till dusk. He sleeps." Raerlis replied.

He nodded ,"Until then." Legolas bowed from his immaculate distance and hid under a brush.

Raerlis walked back into the room to act normal.

Legolas could still see her and watched her pick up a book. Upon Saruman's entrance into the room he became angry.

"Hello dear." Saruman walked up and brushed his hand across her cheek.

Legolas wanted to shoot one of his arrows straight through the forehead of this horrid man.

"Well, it has been almost a whole day. I've grown impatient. Have a goodnight." He touched her hair and softly exited the room.

She shivered at his touch. After he left, Legolas quickly entered the surrounding area. With no orcs on guard his approach was easily made. He softly tiptoed up beneath the balcony. She looked down at him as he tossed up a large knotted rope. She tied the end around the balcony, pulled it tight and began to edge off the side of the balcony. The drop was not very large, but could hurt her with a simple slip. She scaled the side of the building and descended down into Legolas' arms. He grabbed her softly and set her on her feet. They ran off into the woods hand in hand escaping from her prison. After arriving in the woods he pulled her into a large hug.

"There were many holes in his plan, I hope you didn't concern yourself."

Raerlis did not answer him. She softly began to sob into his shoulder. He got his answer.

A few moments passed and they realized they had spent too much time in the shadow of Isengard.

Legolas helped her up onto the horse accompanied by himself. They rode back to Rohan without a single distraction or encounter.

She was saved, but there was still a large battle ahead.

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~Sirena