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Chapter Six
Legolas's breathing quickened, but that was the only sign of fear or panic that he showed.
Gutklash approached, and grinned nastily. He stopped just before the hapless Elf, crouching down to put him on eye level with Legolas. He pulled out a jagged knife that at one time had probably been a marvelous blade, and Legolas drew back.
With a laugh, the orc slashed Legolas's bonds that held him staked to the ground. Blinking in confusion, Legolas looked up at the large orc as he stood up and replaced the blade.
The Elf stood up as well, unsure as to what was happening. The orc reached out and tossed something at his feet. Looking down, Legolas saw it was his twin knives. The orc drew his blades, snarling in anticipation.
"Now we battle. And it shall be a fair fight." He hissed, and circled, looking for an opening. He wanted to test his mettle against the Elf before the "chieftains" got their turn with him.
Legolas held his blades at the ready, preparing to fight until he found a way to escape. He was not as tired as he had been when captured, but he still was not up to full strength to fight the orc.
Just as he was about to leap forwards for a slashing attack, a form threw itself at him from the dark, knocking him to the ground while another went at the orc.
Legolas rolled under the impact and came up again, face to face with the human Theido. The Elf was surprised, he had thought everyone had died. Another human was distracting the orc as Theido grabbed Legolas by the arm and hauled him into the darkness.
~*~*~*
Gutklash howled in fury as the Elf was taken away by the human. He turned to the man facing him, and with an effortless blow sent him stumbling dead to the ground.
Orcs within hearing range were running up to see what the noise was, and upon seeing the dead orc guards and the human, figured the humans had killed the guards and one was killed in the process. No one questioned Gutklash being there, or why he had been there in the first place.
~*~*~*
As Theido pulled to a stop, Legolas sank against the side of a boulder to rest. He was uncommonly tired.
"My thanks to you." He rasped out from a dry throat. Theido nodded wordlessly and withdrew a water canteen from a pack hidden in the rock crevice. Now the reason the human had stopped here instead of farther along made sense. Legolas accepted the water canteen with a grateful nod and drank deeply. The water was slightly warm, but to Legolas it was the best thing he had ever drank. Except wine. Yes, some wine at the moment would be nice.
Legolas topped the canteen and handed it back. Theido stood up, and Legolas followed suit. He didn't know why the human had freed him, but at the moment he didn't worry about it very much.
"Where do we go now?" Legolas asked.
"Yonder is a camp of survivors. You came in peace to our town, and I was not far when you told the mayor of the coming of the orcs. You tried to warn us, and so I couldn't just let that orc kill you." The man said, seeming to want to drop the subject of him being nice to someone.
Legolas shrugged. "Very well,"
~*~*~*
"Lord Tylendal, there are fires up ahead. Should one of us investigate?" Kadhael asked.
Tylendal turned from his musings to his warriors, but before he could answer Cawlach replied. "Nay, they are orcs. We know that. It would be too dangerous to go investigate something we know."
Tylendal turned to the other Elf. "We shall investigate." He said, and motioned for Kadhael and his brother Kyndereth to go.
"But, my Lord, why would we want to prove something that we already know?" The older Elf said in surprise.
Tylendal leveled a patient, if slightly annoyed, gaze onto him. "Because, have you not noticed that not all humans could have been slain? And the Prince Legolas is nowhere to be found. A large chance, there is, that the Prince is held within the orc camp."
Cawlach blinked, he had thought the orcs would just kill everyone and be done with it.
"I see," He said, and inclined his head to his patrol captain. "Thank you for clearing that up for me, my lord."
~*~*~*
A while later, Kadhael and Kyndereth came back with reports that the camp was indeed an orc camp, but the only prisoners were one or two humans, but that the orcs were on guard for a reason.
Tylendal was upset by the news, though he did not show it. "Guarding against human survivors the orcs might be, and possibly the Prince is with them." He sighed and ran a hand through his dark brown hair. How he worried for his friend.
That night, the Elves made a small camp far enough from the destroyed town that the stench of the fires would not reach them. They dug into their provisions and made a small fire. They were unafraid of the orcs seeing the fire, for the fires of the town were much larger.
~*~*~*
This chapter is a bit short, sorry all!
Coolio02: Thanks for the review, and your welcome for the review on your story, it's very good. As for italics and bold writing, I have NO clue! Lol, I think you have to be one of those people who pay or something. All I know is I can't do it. Alida Fruit: Thanks for your review, and I hope Fading Hope is up soon!
Itarilde-elenastar: lol, thanks a lot! Hope you like this chapter as well!
Leggylover03: I don't know when Legolas reaches Rivendell, as I make this up as I go, but he will sooner or later and I hope you like it!
Kitsune: Glad you like it. Hope you like this one as well.
Merry Christmas all!
Chapter Six
Legolas's breathing quickened, but that was the only sign of fear or panic that he showed.
Gutklash approached, and grinned nastily. He stopped just before the hapless Elf, crouching down to put him on eye level with Legolas. He pulled out a jagged knife that at one time had probably been a marvelous blade, and Legolas drew back.
With a laugh, the orc slashed Legolas's bonds that held him staked to the ground. Blinking in confusion, Legolas looked up at the large orc as he stood up and replaced the blade.
The Elf stood up as well, unsure as to what was happening. The orc reached out and tossed something at his feet. Looking down, Legolas saw it was his twin knives. The orc drew his blades, snarling in anticipation.
"Now we battle. And it shall be a fair fight." He hissed, and circled, looking for an opening. He wanted to test his mettle against the Elf before the "chieftains" got their turn with him.
Legolas held his blades at the ready, preparing to fight until he found a way to escape. He was not as tired as he had been when captured, but he still was not up to full strength to fight the orc.
Just as he was about to leap forwards for a slashing attack, a form threw itself at him from the dark, knocking him to the ground while another went at the orc.
Legolas rolled under the impact and came up again, face to face with the human Theido. The Elf was surprised, he had thought everyone had died. Another human was distracting the orc as Theido grabbed Legolas by the arm and hauled him into the darkness.
~*~*~*
Gutklash howled in fury as the Elf was taken away by the human. He turned to the man facing him, and with an effortless blow sent him stumbling dead to the ground.
Orcs within hearing range were running up to see what the noise was, and upon seeing the dead orc guards and the human, figured the humans had killed the guards and one was killed in the process. No one questioned Gutklash being there, or why he had been there in the first place.
~*~*~*
As Theido pulled to a stop, Legolas sank against the side of a boulder to rest. He was uncommonly tired.
"My thanks to you." He rasped out from a dry throat. Theido nodded wordlessly and withdrew a water canteen from a pack hidden in the rock crevice. Now the reason the human had stopped here instead of farther along made sense. Legolas accepted the water canteen with a grateful nod and drank deeply. The water was slightly warm, but to Legolas it was the best thing he had ever drank. Except wine. Yes, some wine at the moment would be nice.
Legolas topped the canteen and handed it back. Theido stood up, and Legolas followed suit. He didn't know why the human had freed him, but at the moment he didn't worry about it very much.
"Where do we go now?" Legolas asked.
"Yonder is a camp of survivors. You came in peace to our town, and I was not far when you told the mayor of the coming of the orcs. You tried to warn us, and so I couldn't just let that orc kill you." The man said, seeming to want to drop the subject of him being nice to someone.
Legolas shrugged. "Very well,"
~*~*~*
"Lord Tylendal, there are fires up ahead. Should one of us investigate?" Kadhael asked.
Tylendal turned from his musings to his warriors, but before he could answer Cawlach replied. "Nay, they are orcs. We know that. It would be too dangerous to go investigate something we know."
Tylendal turned to the other Elf. "We shall investigate." He said, and motioned for Kadhael and his brother Kyndereth to go.
"But, my Lord, why would we want to prove something that we already know?" The older Elf said in surprise.
Tylendal leveled a patient, if slightly annoyed, gaze onto him. "Because, have you not noticed that not all humans could have been slain? And the Prince Legolas is nowhere to be found. A large chance, there is, that the Prince is held within the orc camp."
Cawlach blinked, he had thought the orcs would just kill everyone and be done with it.
"I see," He said, and inclined his head to his patrol captain. "Thank you for clearing that up for me, my lord."
~*~*~*
A while later, Kadhael and Kyndereth came back with reports that the camp was indeed an orc camp, but the only prisoners were one or two humans, but that the orcs were on guard for a reason.
Tylendal was upset by the news, though he did not show it. "Guarding against human survivors the orcs might be, and possibly the Prince is with them." He sighed and ran a hand through his dark brown hair. How he worried for his friend.
That night, the Elves made a small camp far enough from the destroyed town that the stench of the fires would not reach them. They dug into their provisions and made a small fire. They were unafraid of the orcs seeing the fire, for the fires of the town were much larger.
~*~*~*
This chapter is a bit short, sorry all!
Coolio02: Thanks for the review, and your welcome for the review on your story, it's very good. As for italics and bold writing, I have NO clue! Lol, I think you have to be one of those people who pay or something. All I know is I can't do it. Alida Fruit: Thanks for your review, and I hope Fading Hope is up soon!
Itarilde-elenastar: lol, thanks a lot! Hope you like this chapter as well!
Leggylover03: I don't know when Legolas reaches Rivendell, as I make this up as I go, but he will sooner or later and I hope you like it!
Kitsune: Glad you like it. Hope you like this one as well.
Merry Christmas all!