Pelarden's mine - but then you knew that already.
Chapter 19
"So that was when I staked him!" Faith was sitting with the hobbits looking out across the land from the city wall. She was telling them stories of earth, including what it meant to be a slayer. It was Frodo who had asked, but all four were eager to hear her tales. Eventually, after much nagging and pleading Faith had given up trying to avoid telling them and was reciting stories of vampires and other evils to the wide-eyed hobbits. She was for the first time in a long time enjoying herself. The hobbits knew what she was and what she had done, but still enjoyed her company. She was so engrossed with her stories that she hadn't noticed that Gimli and Aragorn had also joined the small group.
"You are braver than we knew Lady Faith." Faith jumped and turned to see Aragorn smiling at her from a little distance away.
"Perhaps next time we should just send Faith into battle while we all stay at home!" Gimli chuckled.
"Perhaps. If I had known this I would never have locked you up on board the ship." Aragorn said apologetically.
"Don't worry about it. It's forgotten." Faith said with a smile.
"And how are you feeling?"
"Much better Gimli, thanks. My arm seems to have started healing properly now."
"The injury from a Ringwraith can be most grievous, you are lucky that Legolas was able to help you." Aragorn said.
"Yeah. Where is Elf boy anyway? Haven't seen him around much."
Gimli looked away at this remembering Legolas's words about Faith the previous night. Faith noticed the movement and wondered what it meant.
"I know not, Lady Faith." Aragorn answered. "He keeps his own counsel as do all elves."
Faith nodded at this, but her eyes remained watching Gimli.
***
Faith was walking down a corridor near the throne room when she finally saw Legolas. "Hey Elf boy! Wait up!" She called at his back. "Legolas! Wait there!" She sped up to catch up with him. Legolas continued walking down the corridor as though he had heard nothing. Faith grabbed his arm to stop him as she finally caught up with him. "Y'know for an elf you have terrible hearing." She panted as she tried to regain her breath. "I thought you could hear everything."
"You wished to speak with me Lady Faith?" Legolas questioned.
"Yeah, y'know. Thank you for saving my life and stuff." She answered smiling. But as she saw his face her smile disappeared.
"You are welcome." He responded before attempting to leave, but Faith's hand remained on his arm.
"What's with all the formality Elf boy? I'm thanking you here." Faith asked, puzzled by Legolas's coldness.
"I have business with Aragorn, it must not wait." Legolas said firmly as he removed Faith's hand from his arm.
"What's wrong?"
"Nothing is wrong."
"Look, Elf boy. Something's wrong." Faith said as she stood in front of him arms folded. "And you aren't going anywhere until you tell me what it is!"
Legolas glared at Faith before finally responding. "It is you."
Chapter 19
"So that was when I staked him!" Faith was sitting with the hobbits looking out across the land from the city wall. She was telling them stories of earth, including what it meant to be a slayer. It was Frodo who had asked, but all four were eager to hear her tales. Eventually, after much nagging and pleading Faith had given up trying to avoid telling them and was reciting stories of vampires and other evils to the wide-eyed hobbits. She was for the first time in a long time enjoying herself. The hobbits knew what she was and what she had done, but still enjoyed her company. She was so engrossed with her stories that she hadn't noticed that Gimli and Aragorn had also joined the small group.
"You are braver than we knew Lady Faith." Faith jumped and turned to see Aragorn smiling at her from a little distance away.
"Perhaps next time we should just send Faith into battle while we all stay at home!" Gimli chuckled.
"Perhaps. If I had known this I would never have locked you up on board the ship." Aragorn said apologetically.
"Don't worry about it. It's forgotten." Faith said with a smile.
"And how are you feeling?"
"Much better Gimli, thanks. My arm seems to have started healing properly now."
"The injury from a Ringwraith can be most grievous, you are lucky that Legolas was able to help you." Aragorn said.
"Yeah. Where is Elf boy anyway? Haven't seen him around much."
Gimli looked away at this remembering Legolas's words about Faith the previous night. Faith noticed the movement and wondered what it meant.
"I know not, Lady Faith." Aragorn answered. "He keeps his own counsel as do all elves."
Faith nodded at this, but her eyes remained watching Gimli.
***
Faith was walking down a corridor near the throne room when she finally saw Legolas. "Hey Elf boy! Wait up!" She called at his back. "Legolas! Wait there!" She sped up to catch up with him. Legolas continued walking down the corridor as though he had heard nothing. Faith grabbed his arm to stop him as she finally caught up with him. "Y'know for an elf you have terrible hearing." She panted as she tried to regain her breath. "I thought you could hear everything."
"You wished to speak with me Lady Faith?" Legolas questioned.
"Yeah, y'know. Thank you for saving my life and stuff." She answered smiling. But as she saw his face her smile disappeared.
"You are welcome." He responded before attempting to leave, but Faith's hand remained on his arm.
"What's with all the formality Elf boy? I'm thanking you here." Faith asked, puzzled by Legolas's coldness.
"I have business with Aragorn, it must not wait." Legolas said firmly as he removed Faith's hand from his arm.
"What's wrong?"
"Nothing is wrong."
"Look, Elf boy. Something's wrong." Faith said as she stood in front of him arms folded. "And you aren't going anywhere until you tell me what it is!"
Legolas glared at Faith before finally responding. "It is you."