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Legolas had no feeling in his body. The news had hit him like a thousand arrows...Luniar wanted him dead. He gasped for air and Nimbus wrapped her arms around him and held him close.

"I won't let him touch you," she said.

"Why? Why does he want to kill us?" Legolas managed to form the words that were coming out of his mouth.

Nimbus stopped for a second and thought. This whole time she seemed to be at war with herself. Everytime Legolas asked a question, she had to debate with herself whether or not she wanted to tell him. She decided she did want to tell him.

"He wants to kill my father because he approves of you, and he wants to kill you because," Nimbus said the next three words in a low whisper, and very quickly, "I love you."

Legolas looked down at Nimbus. She had her face buried in the folds of his shirt and he could feel her tears starting to soak threw. Legolas knew what he had to do, he bent down and put his lips to Nimbus's ear.

"I love you too."

Nimbus gripped Legolas's shirt with her fingers. She looked up at him and looked lovingly, then her gaze became serious.

"We need to get out of here!" she exclaimed.

Legolas nodded and grabbed Nimbus's hand. He led her away into some woods near the house. No sooner had he helped her climb a high tree, then the two heard footsteps in the distance. Luniar's voice rang out.

"Nimbus must have warned him! Search this whole place, now."

Nimbus and Legolas sat up in the tree listening to the whole thing.

"They won't find us up here," Legolas assured.

Nimbus nodded. Her white dress hung off the edges of the branch they sat on. She held Legolas's hand tightly, and knew that for the time being, she was okay.

"They got out of the palace grounds!" Beokia exclaimed.

He walked underneath the tree that the two sat in, and looked up. He smiled at Nimbus and mouthed the words "I'm on your side." She nodded and mouthed "I've always trusted you."

Beokia walked away and led the troups to Nimbus's room. Once they were out of earshot, the two elves jumped down. Nimbus paused for a moment and took off her shoes.

"Will you unbotton the back of my dress?" she asked Legolas.

His eyes widdened as she pulled her hair out of his way. He walked up to her and started from the top botton, and worked his way down. He couldn't believe that he was doing that, but he realized why Nimbus was having him do that, when there was a green shirt underneath the white and gold dress. Sure enough, underneath the princess exterior was the elf warrior clothes.

"Let's go," she said.

The two took off, leaping around the forest, dogding anything that would give them up to Luniar.

"What are we going to do?" Nimbus asked.

"We will go to the palace of Elron and Arwen."

Nimbus nodded, she knew of the two. They were the two elves that her father hated the most. He always told her that they were not real elves, they were humans, humans who stole the power. Nimbus knew differently though, she did research.

"How will we know that they will welcome us?" Nimbus asked.

"You are a princess, are you not?"

"I am, but not of noble family. In fact, most elves despise me. Why should Elron be any more accepting?"

"He will accept you," Legolas assured, taking Nimbus's hand.

"I hope so."