Chapter 17: A Fatal Decision
Colby had come over to Marcie's hut once she had learned of what had happened. Marcie had told her everything, and how she thought that Leandra was up to something. "Yah, I don't trust her either, she looks too suspicious," Colby said while Marcie dried her eyes. "But Marcie, you must stop crying, you have to realize that what's done is done." Marcie looked up and said, "I know, but I can't. Everytime I was with him I felt like he was the one, and I think that that's what my strange feelings have been telling me, that Legolas and I should be together, that it was our destiny that we fought Legolas and Strider and defeated them, and-and took care of them, and got to know them! Look how in love we are with them, Colby!" Colby had suddenly given Marcie a blank stare. "Oh my gosh Marcie, I-I think that you're right! Yes, you are right! We must stop this wedding from happening! I'm behind you all the way, Marcie!" Marcie, who was now crying and laughing at the same time, said, "Oh thank you Colby!" and gave her a hug. As they pulled away, Marcie said, "I really do think he's the one for me, Colby." Colby smiled and said, "I know, he is the one for you." Marcie smiled and they hugged each other once more. Suddenly, there was a knock on the door. Marcie gasped and cried, "Legolas!" She ran to answer the door. "Oh Legolas, I don't want you to marry that.." She stopped when she realized that it was Princess Leandra. "Oh! Princess Leandra! I'm sorry, I thought you were.." she said as she bowed down. "Prince Legolas?" said Leandra, raising one eyebrow. "Um.well I uh.Legolas!" she cried when she saw him appear in the doorway. He had an I-don't-give-a-crap-about-you look on his face. "Legolas?" she said once she saw his look. "What's the matter?" "Lady Marcie," he started, "you are to be brought forth before the king for having an affair with the Prince." She couldn't believe he was telling her this! "But Legolas, I..you love me too! Don't you?" Tears started to stream down her face (she was a very emotional person). Legolas looked away, and from where Colby was standing, she could tell he did not want this to happen. "I am afraid there is nothing I can do.You have betrayed me, and now you must pay for it," he said. "Guards, take her away!" Princess Leandra cried. Suddenly, two guards rushed in, grabbed Marcie by both arms, and escorted her out of her house. "No, you can't do this! I'm innocent!" Marcie cried as she was taken out. She kicked so violently that she kicked herself out of the guard's grip. Colby tried to stop the guards but they held her back also. Marcie ran up to Legolas, put her arms around him and said, "Legolas, you don't mean this! Don't you love me?" She looked up at him, still crying like crazy. He suddenly almost had a caring look. "I am sorry," he said as they pulled her away from him. He held his arms out once they took her, as if he didn't want to let go. "No!" Marcie cried as they almost had to pick her up and carry her off. Legolas let his arms hang by his side as he looked down. "Don't worry, my King," Leandra said with and evil look. "Remember, it is for the best," she said as she put her arm around his waist. "Yes,.for the best," he said. Colby still stood there in disbelief. "What are you doing?!" she cried. "Can't you see that she loved you?! What are you thinking??" Colby said, an angry tone in her voice. Colby started to walk up to Legolas but Leandra stopped her. "How dare you talk to the Prince like that? Away with you!" Leandra said as she pushed her away. Colby jumped back in total disbelief. Leandra took Legolas by the hand and together they walked back to the castle. 'I have to stop this from happening,' thought Colby, as she ran to go find Strider.
Colby had come over to Marcie's hut once she had learned of what had happened. Marcie had told her everything, and how she thought that Leandra was up to something. "Yah, I don't trust her either, she looks too suspicious," Colby said while Marcie dried her eyes. "But Marcie, you must stop crying, you have to realize that what's done is done." Marcie looked up and said, "I know, but I can't. Everytime I was with him I felt like he was the one, and I think that that's what my strange feelings have been telling me, that Legolas and I should be together, that it was our destiny that we fought Legolas and Strider and defeated them, and-and took care of them, and got to know them! Look how in love we are with them, Colby!" Colby had suddenly given Marcie a blank stare. "Oh my gosh Marcie, I-I think that you're right! Yes, you are right! We must stop this wedding from happening! I'm behind you all the way, Marcie!" Marcie, who was now crying and laughing at the same time, said, "Oh thank you Colby!" and gave her a hug. As they pulled away, Marcie said, "I really do think he's the one for me, Colby." Colby smiled and said, "I know, he is the one for you." Marcie smiled and they hugged each other once more. Suddenly, there was a knock on the door. Marcie gasped and cried, "Legolas!" She ran to answer the door. "Oh Legolas, I don't want you to marry that.." She stopped when she realized that it was Princess Leandra. "Oh! Princess Leandra! I'm sorry, I thought you were.." she said as she bowed down. "Prince Legolas?" said Leandra, raising one eyebrow. "Um.well I uh.Legolas!" she cried when she saw him appear in the doorway. He had an I-don't-give-a-crap-about-you look on his face. "Legolas?" she said once she saw his look. "What's the matter?" "Lady Marcie," he started, "you are to be brought forth before the king for having an affair with the Prince." She couldn't believe he was telling her this! "But Legolas, I..you love me too! Don't you?" Tears started to stream down her face (she was a very emotional person). Legolas looked away, and from where Colby was standing, she could tell he did not want this to happen. "I am afraid there is nothing I can do.You have betrayed me, and now you must pay for it," he said. "Guards, take her away!" Princess Leandra cried. Suddenly, two guards rushed in, grabbed Marcie by both arms, and escorted her out of her house. "No, you can't do this! I'm innocent!" Marcie cried as she was taken out. She kicked so violently that she kicked herself out of the guard's grip. Colby tried to stop the guards but they held her back also. Marcie ran up to Legolas, put her arms around him and said, "Legolas, you don't mean this! Don't you love me?" She looked up at him, still crying like crazy. He suddenly almost had a caring look. "I am sorry," he said as they pulled her away from him. He held his arms out once they took her, as if he didn't want to let go. "No!" Marcie cried as they almost had to pick her up and carry her off. Legolas let his arms hang by his side as he looked down. "Don't worry, my King," Leandra said with and evil look. "Remember, it is for the best," she said as she put her arm around his waist. "Yes,.for the best," he said. Colby still stood there in disbelief. "What are you doing?!" she cried. "Can't you see that she loved you?! What are you thinking??" Colby said, an angry tone in her voice. Colby started to walk up to Legolas but Leandra stopped her. "How dare you talk to the Prince like that? Away with you!" Leandra said as she pushed her away. Colby jumped back in total disbelief. Leandra took Legolas by the hand and together they walked back to the castle. 'I have to stop this from happening,' thought Colby, as she ran to go find Strider.