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Chapter 24
Faith's words hung in the air. An uncomfortable silence developed between the two of them. Faith finally spoke. "Happy now? Now that you know all my dark secrets. I think I'll go to bed." She started to make her way back up the street.
"Why did you not accept?"
"What?"
"Why did you not accept?" Legolas repeated watching as Faith turned back to face him.
"Why? Simple Elf boy. I've been there, done that and I'm not going back." She said as she walked slowly back towards him. "You've never had that feeling have you? The one of being lost and not being able to find yourself again. Of having no control no matter how hard you try." Faith stood inches away from Legolas's face, their eyes level as the street had a slight incline, with Faith standing higher up than Legolas.
"You've never felt that. I have. I don't know why that thing called to me, but I fought it. I fought it and I won. And no elf, man, dwarf, hobbit or whatever the hell else you have on this planet is changing that fact." She said quietly, she was so close to Legolas that he could feel her breath on his face. He shut his eyes almost unconsciously for a second. When he opened them again she was gone.
The next day Gandalf and Aragorn were nowhere to be found. Faith was not bothered by this. After the encounter with Legolas the previous night she wasn't feeling very sociable. In fact she was avoiding everyone, two people in particular, Legolas and Pelarden. She spotted Pelarden some way away from her. Inwardly groaning she dived down a side street before he had a chance to see her. "That's it! I've had enough of this place. The sooner I go back to jail the better. At least there people leave me alone."
Her wanderings had brought her to some stables. Recognising her horse amongst those that were there she debated about taking the horse out for a ride. Pelarden's voice decided her. Grabbing her horse and saddling it up as quick as she could, she mounted and rode out the city gates with only the city guards noticing her leaving.
It was Frodo who first noticed her absence. He had gone looking for her after noticing she was not at breakfast, at first assuming she had stayed in bed. By supper time he was beginning to get worried having checked her room earlier in the day. Frodo came across Legolas and Gimli discussing how the two would offer their services (and those of their people) to Aragorn in the rebuilding of Gondor.
"Have you seen the Lady Faith today?" Frodo asked anxiously.
"No Frodo. Why can she not be found?" Gimli questioned noticing the expression on Frodo's face.
"I have been searching for her all day, yet she seems to have vanished." He answered.
"Perhaps she left with Gandalf and Aragorn." Suggested Legolas.
"More likely she is hiding from Pelarden!" Gimli chuckled.
"Why do you say that Gimli?" Frodo said looking puzzled.
"Is it not obvious?" Gimli laughed. "The man is in love with her. He follows her everywhere. I wonder if she would have saved his life if she knew what a burden he would become to hers."
"She would have saved his life regardless." Frodo stated.
"Do not worry about Faith." Gimli said patting Frodo on the shoulder. "We have seen she can easily take care of herself."
***
"Dammit! I'm lost, tired and I want to go home!" Faith had ridden a little further than she had intended and now she didn't have a clue where she was. "I'm a city girl - the countryside means nothing to me!" She shouted up at the stars wishing she could tell where she was from them. "Course they have different constellations here..." She muttered as she tried riding the horse in what she vaguely believed was the direction of the city. "What I wouldn't do for a map! Or someone who knew the way. Hell even Elf boy would do. I don't care, just as long as he knew how to get back." Her mind dwelled on Legolas for a while. "Stupid hair, stupid ears, stupid elf...Okay I admit it I do like him!" She shouted out defiantly. "Ok? I don't know why I like him. In fact I hate him! But I do like him!" She spurred her horse to go faster determined to make it back before it was too dark to see when her horse stumbled on some loose stones, Faith lost her balance and landed heavily on the ground. "Dammit! Stupid elf! See what thinking about him gets me into..." She said aloud as she slipped into unconsciousness.
Chapter 24
Faith's words hung in the air. An uncomfortable silence developed between the two of them. Faith finally spoke. "Happy now? Now that you know all my dark secrets. I think I'll go to bed." She started to make her way back up the street.
"Why did you not accept?"
"What?"
"Why did you not accept?" Legolas repeated watching as Faith turned back to face him.
"Why? Simple Elf boy. I've been there, done that and I'm not going back." She said as she walked slowly back towards him. "You've never had that feeling have you? The one of being lost and not being able to find yourself again. Of having no control no matter how hard you try." Faith stood inches away from Legolas's face, their eyes level as the street had a slight incline, with Faith standing higher up than Legolas.
"You've never felt that. I have. I don't know why that thing called to me, but I fought it. I fought it and I won. And no elf, man, dwarf, hobbit or whatever the hell else you have on this planet is changing that fact." She said quietly, she was so close to Legolas that he could feel her breath on his face. He shut his eyes almost unconsciously for a second. When he opened them again she was gone.
The next day Gandalf and Aragorn were nowhere to be found. Faith was not bothered by this. After the encounter with Legolas the previous night she wasn't feeling very sociable. In fact she was avoiding everyone, two people in particular, Legolas and Pelarden. She spotted Pelarden some way away from her. Inwardly groaning she dived down a side street before he had a chance to see her. "That's it! I've had enough of this place. The sooner I go back to jail the better. At least there people leave me alone."
Her wanderings had brought her to some stables. Recognising her horse amongst those that were there she debated about taking the horse out for a ride. Pelarden's voice decided her. Grabbing her horse and saddling it up as quick as she could, she mounted and rode out the city gates with only the city guards noticing her leaving.
It was Frodo who first noticed her absence. He had gone looking for her after noticing she was not at breakfast, at first assuming she had stayed in bed. By supper time he was beginning to get worried having checked her room earlier in the day. Frodo came across Legolas and Gimli discussing how the two would offer their services (and those of their people) to Aragorn in the rebuilding of Gondor.
"Have you seen the Lady Faith today?" Frodo asked anxiously.
"No Frodo. Why can she not be found?" Gimli questioned noticing the expression on Frodo's face.
"I have been searching for her all day, yet she seems to have vanished." He answered.
"Perhaps she left with Gandalf and Aragorn." Suggested Legolas.
"More likely she is hiding from Pelarden!" Gimli chuckled.
"Why do you say that Gimli?" Frodo said looking puzzled.
"Is it not obvious?" Gimli laughed. "The man is in love with her. He follows her everywhere. I wonder if she would have saved his life if she knew what a burden he would become to hers."
"She would have saved his life regardless." Frodo stated.
"Do not worry about Faith." Gimli said patting Frodo on the shoulder. "We have seen she can easily take care of herself."
***
"Dammit! I'm lost, tired and I want to go home!" Faith had ridden a little further than she had intended and now she didn't have a clue where she was. "I'm a city girl - the countryside means nothing to me!" She shouted up at the stars wishing she could tell where she was from them. "Course they have different constellations here..." She muttered as she tried riding the horse in what she vaguely believed was the direction of the city. "What I wouldn't do for a map! Or someone who knew the way. Hell even Elf boy would do. I don't care, just as long as he knew how to get back." Her mind dwelled on Legolas for a while. "Stupid hair, stupid ears, stupid elf...Okay I admit it I do like him!" She shouted out defiantly. "Ok? I don't know why I like him. In fact I hate him! But I do like him!" She spurred her horse to go faster determined to make it back before it was too dark to see when her horse stumbled on some loose stones, Faith lost her balance and landed heavily on the ground. "Dammit! Stupid elf! See what thinking about him gets me into..." She said aloud as she slipped into unconsciousness.