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Chapter 44

Secrets revealed

Legolas' eyes widened. How was it possible this elf woman knew about whom he was? He took a step back and grabbed one of his long knives into one hand. Only a friend or an enemy would know about who he was. Yet, at the same time, he did not feel threatened by the creature before him. He frowned as he tried to focus on his feelings.

Indilwen watched him closely as his eyes narrowed suspiciously. Painfully, she sat up, keeping the blanket covering her as close as possible. She was quiet and calm, she did not need the elf prince to distrust her at the moment. Slowly, he put his knife down and sat across from her, but kept his distance, one could not be too prudent.

-"Who are you?" Legolas asked in the most commending tone he could muster

The she-elf bowed her head and sighed. Legolas would wait as long as necessary, until she was ready to speak. After a while, she looked up, meeting his intense gaze. Indilwen had tears in her bright blue eyes. He felt a great amount of pain emanating from her… Legolas came to knelt before her and took her hand in an attempt to comfort her and give her some countenance. Finally, a short moment later, she spoke.

-"I am a Secret Speaker..." She declared, closing her eyes once more

A Secret Speaker… Legolas frowned, thinking about Siviel's suspicions. What if it was a Secret Speaker who was responsible for Nen's death? What if it was Indilwen who was guilty of his wife's master's murder? He could not believe an elf would be capable of such atrocities. Nen was the very voice of nature, its heart even or at least it felt like he was.

-"I see in your eyes that you think poorly of me." She whispered tiredly

-"How could I not?" Legolas hissed, springing up on his feet and beginning to pace

-"I did not want the water creature, known as Nen, to die."

Indilwen began crying as the elf-prince kept pacing the length of the small tent. He did his best to remain calm, he had to because he needed to know the truth and only this deceiving, crying elf before him could give it to him. Crossing his arms, Legolas stopped walking right in front of her. Indilwen's sobs lessened and after a few deep though shaky breaths and a moment of complete silence, she looked up at him.

-"The orcs took me to Nen's lake. I was to call him so the orcs could use him to find Siviel, and to ask nature not to intervene."

-"Continue." He ordered, finding this interesting and disturbing all at once

-"I did call him and since orcs cannot speak the language of nature, I was able to tell Nen what was going on." Indilwen explained and Legolas sat back down, now calmer, but still eager to know more. "I told him that the orcs wanted to find my… to find Siviel and since he was the only one to know for sure, the orcs were asking me to force him to speak."

-"And so you killed him?" Legolas frowned even more

-"No, I would have been incapable to hurt him… Nen sacrificed himself, to protect Siviel." She sighed

-"And why were these orcs so eager to find Siviel?"

-"Because it was the last order they received from Saruman the White and though they were foul creatures, they would have obeyed the wizard years after his death…"

Indilwen closed her eyes and sighed once more. Legolas on his part was trying to process in what she just told him. Saruman asked his filthy slaves to find Siviel, but why? The war was over, the white wizard was dead, and still they obeyed his orders… Indilwen reached out and touched Legolas' face and smiled. It took him aback when he saw love in her eyes, but it was not directed towards him…

-"Nen told me about you, before the orcs fired their arrows. He said many things to me, the Secret Language permitted us to say many things in a matter of seconds." She said softly. "I am glad you and Siviel found each other."

-"Who are you?" He asked again

-"I was the one whom Saruman the White kidnapped so long ago. The one whom he forced to produce a superior being, the child of an elf and a powerful wizard…"

Legolas put the pieces together in no time. Saruman had forced Indilwen to bear his child and it was not to hard to find out whom this child was. It was none other than the elf-prince's wife, Siviel.