Chapter 3
Legolas sat in his seat anxiously awaiting the meeting. Lord Elrond looked troubled. As the last elves sat in their chairs, the meeting began.
"I know you are all anxious as to what this meeting concerns. There is something I need recovered. And quickly. There is a jewel that once belonged to the dwarfs. Saruman made it into something very powerful, much like a Palantir. It is in the dark mines of Moria. The goblins never knew about it. They still dwell there. Thousands of them. I will need two of you to go to King Aragorn in Gondor. From there he will lead you. This stone is very powerful. It calls out evil to dwarfs. If we do not hurry and catch it, the dwarves will all be like goblins, and terrorize all."
The elves looked at each other. Legolas looked thoughtful. One elf spoke up.
" I think Legolas should go there, for he has been there before" "I have already chosen Legolas. He needs a companion who has traveled many miles and knows their way around Middle Earth." Elrond walked around.
The elves didn't travel that much. They had stayed in there home lands. Legolas knew this. He examined each elf closely.
"Who do you believe is suitable Legolas? You know these good elves" Elrond walked up behind him. Legolas didn't find anyone suitable. Then Silmarien popped back into his mind. She longed for adventure and was quite a traveler. She had skill with a bow and blade. He smiled thinking of her bravery. Yes, this adventure was perfect for her.
"I believe the maiden Silmarien will be quite suitable. She has traveled many miles around Middle Earth. She has maps of the mines of Moria that will quite useful. She would be a good navigator. I chose her," Legolas said proudly.
"Silmarien. Now Legolas. she is but a child! She would be in too much danger! She must stay here." Elrond looked as if Legolas was crazy.
"I know her my lord. She can fight like a man! I have the scars to prove it! She is as tough as nails. It would do her good to get away from." Legolas looked at Orophin. "To get away from. her pressures" he finished.
"Prince Legolas, I trust your judgment. But I strongly disagree sending a maiden on this journey! If you care for your friend, you would leave her here" Elrond added pointedly.
" Ah Lord Elrond. You will not be disappointed!"
Silmarien was arguing with a cook about a recipe. "Lembas is NOT hard to make. Trust me. Whosever going on this trip will desire something that will be somewhat edible." The cook stamped her foot.
A messenger came into the kitchen, very afraid to interrupt. The cook was mute, and very angry. She never talked but only Silmarien knew how to understand her. The cook waved her spoon angrily and poofed flour on Silmarien's dress. Silmarien then dumped molasses in the cook's bowl of lembas bread batter.
"Lady Silmarien?" the messenger asked worriedly. "Yes?" she answered, covered in flour.
"You are summoned to the meeting by the order of Lord Elrond." "What? Oh! I look a mess!" she glared at the cook who was remaking her batter. "Do I have time to change? I'll only be a minute!" she asked almost desperately.
"I am sorry. You must come now. I'll escort you" Silmarien realized she must have looked messy with flour all over her. As she walked out into the courtyard where the meeting was, Lord Elrond raised his eyebrow skeptically. She felt foolish and tried to walk slower, and to act like a lady. Legolas didn't notice. He smiled and beckoned to her.
" Silmarien, Legolas seems to think you are fit for this adventure on recovering a lost treasure. I have not yet decided if you will join him and King Aragorn." Elrond sat down.
She was speechless. She just looked at Legolas who nodded his head. She should have known. That elf! Calling her out looking like a slob, and embarrassing her in front of Lord Elrond who looked at her as a child.
"My lord, I do wish to go on this journey. Although, I must not seem the type. What exactly is the mission? She plopped down next to Legolas.
"The mission is to recover a jewel that Saruman made long ago. He is dead now, but the spell still lies. It must be chiseled out of the mines of Moria. You are to go with Legolas to Gondor to meet up with King Aragorn. Then from there, you will go to Moria to retrieve the jewel. I don't think any other knows of this jewel. It is red and about as big as a fist. It is indestructible. I will get Gandalf to take the spell off it once it is retrieved." Lord Elrond got up and came up to her.
" I can do this. I won't be a burden. I can fight. I have been longing for something like this all my life! Please." She looked at the floor.
"Very well then. You will leave tomorrow morning. I expect this journey to be completed by a month." Elrond shook his head, wondering why he was doing this.
Silmarien met Legolas' eyes. He smiled at her. They were going on an adventure! ~
Silmarien was practicing with her bow on a tree when she heard arguing. She snuck to see who it was. She was a very curious elf. She saw Orophin and Legolas in a heated argument. She made no sound.
"How dare you bring her into danger! I will not let her go, you are a fool. I wouldn't trust her with you. You have too much confidence in her. If she dies, it will be all your fault!" Orophin said heatedly.
"She is not yours to keep! It was her choice to come. You need to let her go." Legolas folded his arms.
"She needs to stay with her people, and get married as she should be by now! She needs to be a woman and ever since she has known you, you have turned her into your little warrior. She will stay here and marry me!" Orophin got closer to Legolas.
"She will never marry you!" Legolas spat. "You are possessive and you can't face the fact she doesn't want you!"
Orophin grabbed Legolas by the throat and took out a blade. He pressed it tight against his throat.
"Agree to make her stay or I will slit your throat" Orophin said through his teeth.
" You cannot make her love you!" Legolas whispered. Orophin in his rage swung up his blade, preparing to kill Legolas. Silmarien couldn't believe it. Other elves were walking towards them to stop the problem. But they would never stop it in time. In her instinct, she shot her bow at Orophin, just in time to miss Legolas' throat. It hit Orophin in the throat. He lay gasping for breath. Legolas caught him and held him in his arms.
Silmarien quickly put her bow on the rack and ran to the circle of other elves. Orophin lay, dying. Legolas had tears in his eyes. He was softly murmuring elvish in his ear. She started to feel sick. A second later, Orophin was dead. She killed him. Tears fell down her face. She had forgotten her accuracy. She felt everything swirling around her. Then everything went black.
Silmarien was awakened by voices. Someone was whispering to her in elvish. She could not make out the words. It sounded like "come back. Awaken" She opened her eyes to Legolas on the edge of the bed she was laying on. Suddenly, she remembered. Orophin. She gasped wildly and looked around.
"Orophin!" she cried. "Shhhhh" Legolas whispered.
"No! Legolas I-I" Legolas put a finger on her lips. He embraced her and sighed.
"Whoever shot him should be the one to die!" he murmured angrily. Silmarien felt faint again. Everything around her started to blur. Legolas continued.
"I could have gotten away. I am not completely hopeless" he rocked her back and forth.
"I killed him" she whispered. Legolas frowned at her. "No Mellonen. He did not die of a broken heart. Someone shot him in the throat."
She felt the tears start to flow. She couldn't face Legolas. How could she tell him? He would never understand. If she hadn't shot that arrow, Legolas would be the one dead. She had to choose who should live. She chose Legolas. She started shaking.
"Lay down" he whispered. She felt him lay her on the bed. "We must get over this grief and continue tomorrow."
He kissed her forehead and tucked her in and left the room. What was she going to do now?
Legolas sat in his seat anxiously awaiting the meeting. Lord Elrond looked troubled. As the last elves sat in their chairs, the meeting began.
"I know you are all anxious as to what this meeting concerns. There is something I need recovered. And quickly. There is a jewel that once belonged to the dwarfs. Saruman made it into something very powerful, much like a Palantir. It is in the dark mines of Moria. The goblins never knew about it. They still dwell there. Thousands of them. I will need two of you to go to King Aragorn in Gondor. From there he will lead you. This stone is very powerful. It calls out evil to dwarfs. If we do not hurry and catch it, the dwarves will all be like goblins, and terrorize all."
The elves looked at each other. Legolas looked thoughtful. One elf spoke up.
" I think Legolas should go there, for he has been there before" "I have already chosen Legolas. He needs a companion who has traveled many miles and knows their way around Middle Earth." Elrond walked around.
The elves didn't travel that much. They had stayed in there home lands. Legolas knew this. He examined each elf closely.
"Who do you believe is suitable Legolas? You know these good elves" Elrond walked up behind him. Legolas didn't find anyone suitable. Then Silmarien popped back into his mind. She longed for adventure and was quite a traveler. She had skill with a bow and blade. He smiled thinking of her bravery. Yes, this adventure was perfect for her.
"I believe the maiden Silmarien will be quite suitable. She has traveled many miles around Middle Earth. She has maps of the mines of Moria that will quite useful. She would be a good navigator. I chose her," Legolas said proudly.
"Silmarien. Now Legolas. she is but a child! She would be in too much danger! She must stay here." Elrond looked as if Legolas was crazy.
"I know her my lord. She can fight like a man! I have the scars to prove it! She is as tough as nails. It would do her good to get away from." Legolas looked at Orophin. "To get away from. her pressures" he finished.
"Prince Legolas, I trust your judgment. But I strongly disagree sending a maiden on this journey! If you care for your friend, you would leave her here" Elrond added pointedly.
" Ah Lord Elrond. You will not be disappointed!"
Silmarien was arguing with a cook about a recipe. "Lembas is NOT hard to make. Trust me. Whosever going on this trip will desire something that will be somewhat edible." The cook stamped her foot.
A messenger came into the kitchen, very afraid to interrupt. The cook was mute, and very angry. She never talked but only Silmarien knew how to understand her. The cook waved her spoon angrily and poofed flour on Silmarien's dress. Silmarien then dumped molasses in the cook's bowl of lembas bread batter.
"Lady Silmarien?" the messenger asked worriedly. "Yes?" she answered, covered in flour.
"You are summoned to the meeting by the order of Lord Elrond." "What? Oh! I look a mess!" she glared at the cook who was remaking her batter. "Do I have time to change? I'll only be a minute!" she asked almost desperately.
"I am sorry. You must come now. I'll escort you" Silmarien realized she must have looked messy with flour all over her. As she walked out into the courtyard where the meeting was, Lord Elrond raised his eyebrow skeptically. She felt foolish and tried to walk slower, and to act like a lady. Legolas didn't notice. He smiled and beckoned to her.
" Silmarien, Legolas seems to think you are fit for this adventure on recovering a lost treasure. I have not yet decided if you will join him and King Aragorn." Elrond sat down.
She was speechless. She just looked at Legolas who nodded his head. She should have known. That elf! Calling her out looking like a slob, and embarrassing her in front of Lord Elrond who looked at her as a child.
"My lord, I do wish to go on this journey. Although, I must not seem the type. What exactly is the mission? She plopped down next to Legolas.
"The mission is to recover a jewel that Saruman made long ago. He is dead now, but the spell still lies. It must be chiseled out of the mines of Moria. You are to go with Legolas to Gondor to meet up with King Aragorn. Then from there, you will go to Moria to retrieve the jewel. I don't think any other knows of this jewel. It is red and about as big as a fist. It is indestructible. I will get Gandalf to take the spell off it once it is retrieved." Lord Elrond got up and came up to her.
" I can do this. I won't be a burden. I can fight. I have been longing for something like this all my life! Please." She looked at the floor.
"Very well then. You will leave tomorrow morning. I expect this journey to be completed by a month." Elrond shook his head, wondering why he was doing this.
Silmarien met Legolas' eyes. He smiled at her. They were going on an adventure! ~
Silmarien was practicing with her bow on a tree when she heard arguing. She snuck to see who it was. She was a very curious elf. She saw Orophin and Legolas in a heated argument. She made no sound.
"How dare you bring her into danger! I will not let her go, you are a fool. I wouldn't trust her with you. You have too much confidence in her. If she dies, it will be all your fault!" Orophin said heatedly.
"She is not yours to keep! It was her choice to come. You need to let her go." Legolas folded his arms.
"She needs to stay with her people, and get married as she should be by now! She needs to be a woman and ever since she has known you, you have turned her into your little warrior. She will stay here and marry me!" Orophin got closer to Legolas.
"She will never marry you!" Legolas spat. "You are possessive and you can't face the fact she doesn't want you!"
Orophin grabbed Legolas by the throat and took out a blade. He pressed it tight against his throat.
"Agree to make her stay or I will slit your throat" Orophin said through his teeth.
" You cannot make her love you!" Legolas whispered. Orophin in his rage swung up his blade, preparing to kill Legolas. Silmarien couldn't believe it. Other elves were walking towards them to stop the problem. But they would never stop it in time. In her instinct, she shot her bow at Orophin, just in time to miss Legolas' throat. It hit Orophin in the throat. He lay gasping for breath. Legolas caught him and held him in his arms.
Silmarien quickly put her bow on the rack and ran to the circle of other elves. Orophin lay, dying. Legolas had tears in his eyes. He was softly murmuring elvish in his ear. She started to feel sick. A second later, Orophin was dead. She killed him. Tears fell down her face. She had forgotten her accuracy. She felt everything swirling around her. Then everything went black.
Silmarien was awakened by voices. Someone was whispering to her in elvish. She could not make out the words. It sounded like "come back. Awaken" She opened her eyes to Legolas on the edge of the bed she was laying on. Suddenly, she remembered. Orophin. She gasped wildly and looked around.
"Orophin!" she cried. "Shhhhh" Legolas whispered.
"No! Legolas I-I" Legolas put a finger on her lips. He embraced her and sighed.
"Whoever shot him should be the one to die!" he murmured angrily. Silmarien felt faint again. Everything around her started to blur. Legolas continued.
"I could have gotten away. I am not completely hopeless" he rocked her back and forth.
"I killed him" she whispered. Legolas frowned at her. "No Mellonen. He did not die of a broken heart. Someone shot him in the throat."
She felt the tears start to flow. She couldn't face Legolas. How could she tell him? He would never understand. If she hadn't shot that arrow, Legolas would be the one dead. She had to choose who should live. She chose Legolas. She started shaking.
"Lay down" he whispered. She felt him lay her on the bed. "We must get over this grief and continue tomorrow."
He kissed her forehead and tucked her in and left the room. What was she going to do now?