Authors note. Plz R+R it keeps me writing. Ok. Extra long chapter coming
up. Legolas stays at the valley where Liadawn lives. Liadawn doesn't
realize how Legolas feels about her and doesn't like him in the same way
back. Read to see what happens…
Chapter 2: The Fellowship Arrives
Legolas saw as he struggled through the snow that Aragorn and Gandalf were arguing loudly about something. He caught parts of what they were saying through the blizzard.
"No Gandalf we will not make it up the mountain in these conditions…We must, we have no choice…We, do the Lady Liadawn of the Forgotten Valley…What about her? We simply cannot load our troubles onto her. She has enough on her plate…She will sort this out, the ring will be forgotten just like her valley…Oh, don't talk such rubbish you fool…Seriously it's a guarantee" (The rest of the fellowship cheered loudly) Legolas hurried forward thinking that the girl he saw might be the Lady Liadawn. "We have to go there. I have a really good feeling about this." He urged. Gandalf shrugged frowning, "Let the ring bearer decide."
Everyone looked at Frodo, who looked at Legolas and Sams pleading faces. He yelled to the world in general, "Forgotten valley here we come!" Gandalf looked both angry and concerned, "So be it," he whispered. They trudged forward through the gale. Aragorn and Legolas carried the hobbits over the crisp, cold snow. Gandalf led the way making a large trench in which they all walked (and it the hobbits cases, got carried). Gandalf muttered something and tapped a rock that was sticking out of a tree with his staff. Almost instantly, a large grand doorway appeared with three large armed elves standing guard. Gandalf stood talking to them for a while explaining that they needed the Lady's protection and the fellowship were let past, through the impressive oak doors. Once inside the dimly lit warm chamber the elves told them quietly that the Lady Liadawn was waiting for them by the fire. Looking over, Legolas realized for the first time that they were not alone. The dark-haired elves left through a small door into an adjoining room and slammed it shut with a loud "Crash!"
The figure standing by the fire turned slightly so they could see her pretty face and bright green eyes. She had the most perfect long blonde curls Legolas had seen in his life. They swished round past her pointed elfish ears bouncing slightly. She smiled at him and beckoned them over to sit by the fire in the many big soft chairs by the fire. When they all had a seat, (Legolas was sitting nearest to the Lady) she sat down in a particularly large settee next to Legolas who shivered with pleasure. Hoping no one noticed this he gazed up at her and into her startlingly beautiful eyes (that were looking straight back into his). She looked around at everyone and then down at the hobbits (who blushed furiously, it's so obvious they fancied her now).
"I sense you have come for my guidance and protection, but surly Aragorn, you could look after everyone. You looked after me," She turned to look at Aragorn who turned slightly pink. Now everyone was looking curiously at Aragorn with a look of curiosity, "However, I will not question your potential. I knew that you would come today," she glanced at Legolas knowingly, "for I saw it in a vision. Most of the beings that live in my valley are elves but now we must welcome some fine young hobbits (who all looked like beetroots). You all have separate luxurious rooms in my manor house in which I live. There is only one rule: Do not disturb my private matters!" Sternly looking at Merry and Pippin. "If I find something priceless is broken you will all be moved into another manor house on the other side of the valley where you will not disturb me. Do you understand Merriadoc Brandybuck and Peregrin Took?" She looked at them still seeming extremely calm. They nodded looking petrified that she knew their names and careless nature. She stood up suddenly and drew the curtains on the wall next to them revealing a breath taking lush green valley the size of middle- Earth itself. "Please do not litter my valley or I shall be unhappy. There are waterfalls everywhere and it is fun to ride down them on a large tobogganing leaf. They grow on plants at the top. I expect you two will want to try this out straight away." She said smiling gently at Merry and Pippin who blushed (if possible) even redder. Next, she walked swiftly over to another set of grand oak doors and opened them letting in the scent of some extremely exotic plants mingling with the hot summer air. "It is summer all year round here in the Forgotten valley but I think you'll settle in just as quick anyway." She walked through the doors and headed to a very big manor house.
Legolas peered through the doors at her, now standing up.
"Yep," he decided, "I am definitely going to enjoy my stay here."
Everyday Legolas would go hunting or trotting around the forests on his horse Taipal with his best friend Maladir (his horse was called Laron) just talking about the world in general and how good life was for them. Sometimes they talked about the girls the liked. All the time it would be the Lady Liadawn but sometimes they talked of her friends.
Liadawn was picking some juicy wild berries that she was going to serve for tea in the manor that night when she heard Legolas's voice piping up from behind the bush in which she was working.
"I don't know how to tell her, I guess I'm just scared of rejection. I do not know how she will react. Even though I have known her for almost two months she can still surprise me." Wondering who he was talking about I leaned in closer trying not to make a sound.
"Well if I was in your position, which of course I am for I love her too, then I would just go and prove how much I loved her. But then she surprises me too so I probably wouldn't do it but you should."
"What are you going on about Maladir? You are starting to go strange again and you are not making any sense. Look maybe I should just tell her that I love her and she might say she has been waiting for me to say that and admit that she loves me too."
"That is exactly what I was trying to tell you to do, although I would be so much too scared to do it myself of course." He added hastily.
"Yes, I suppose so. Royalty deserves royalty so we were meant to be together."
"Legolas Greenleaf, Prince of Mirkwood…and-"
"Sssshh. Can you hear rustling? Who's there?" Legolas asked as he butted in.
She sighed and walked out of the bush, "Oh darn, it was just getting to the interesting part as well. Maladir was just about to say who you loved. How annoying." She said playfully watching Legolas, partly amused as he blanched. "Oh what, so you aren't even going to tell the Lady of your home who you love. Come on I won't tell anyone." (Legolas looked as though he would never say anything to me about his private life and it wasn't really any of her business so she sighed again and walked off back to the manor)
Chapter 2: The Fellowship Arrives
Legolas saw as he struggled through the snow that Aragorn and Gandalf were arguing loudly about something. He caught parts of what they were saying through the blizzard.
"No Gandalf we will not make it up the mountain in these conditions…We must, we have no choice…We, do the Lady Liadawn of the Forgotten Valley…What about her? We simply cannot load our troubles onto her. She has enough on her plate…She will sort this out, the ring will be forgotten just like her valley…Oh, don't talk such rubbish you fool…Seriously it's a guarantee" (The rest of the fellowship cheered loudly) Legolas hurried forward thinking that the girl he saw might be the Lady Liadawn. "We have to go there. I have a really good feeling about this." He urged. Gandalf shrugged frowning, "Let the ring bearer decide."
Everyone looked at Frodo, who looked at Legolas and Sams pleading faces. He yelled to the world in general, "Forgotten valley here we come!" Gandalf looked both angry and concerned, "So be it," he whispered. They trudged forward through the gale. Aragorn and Legolas carried the hobbits over the crisp, cold snow. Gandalf led the way making a large trench in which they all walked (and it the hobbits cases, got carried). Gandalf muttered something and tapped a rock that was sticking out of a tree with his staff. Almost instantly, a large grand doorway appeared with three large armed elves standing guard. Gandalf stood talking to them for a while explaining that they needed the Lady's protection and the fellowship were let past, through the impressive oak doors. Once inside the dimly lit warm chamber the elves told them quietly that the Lady Liadawn was waiting for them by the fire. Looking over, Legolas realized for the first time that they were not alone. The dark-haired elves left through a small door into an adjoining room and slammed it shut with a loud "Crash!"
The figure standing by the fire turned slightly so they could see her pretty face and bright green eyes. She had the most perfect long blonde curls Legolas had seen in his life. They swished round past her pointed elfish ears bouncing slightly. She smiled at him and beckoned them over to sit by the fire in the many big soft chairs by the fire. When they all had a seat, (Legolas was sitting nearest to the Lady) she sat down in a particularly large settee next to Legolas who shivered with pleasure. Hoping no one noticed this he gazed up at her and into her startlingly beautiful eyes (that were looking straight back into his). She looked around at everyone and then down at the hobbits (who blushed furiously, it's so obvious they fancied her now).
"I sense you have come for my guidance and protection, but surly Aragorn, you could look after everyone. You looked after me," She turned to look at Aragorn who turned slightly pink. Now everyone was looking curiously at Aragorn with a look of curiosity, "However, I will not question your potential. I knew that you would come today," she glanced at Legolas knowingly, "for I saw it in a vision. Most of the beings that live in my valley are elves but now we must welcome some fine young hobbits (who all looked like beetroots). You all have separate luxurious rooms in my manor house in which I live. There is only one rule: Do not disturb my private matters!" Sternly looking at Merry and Pippin. "If I find something priceless is broken you will all be moved into another manor house on the other side of the valley where you will not disturb me. Do you understand Merriadoc Brandybuck and Peregrin Took?" She looked at them still seeming extremely calm. They nodded looking petrified that she knew their names and careless nature. She stood up suddenly and drew the curtains on the wall next to them revealing a breath taking lush green valley the size of middle- Earth itself. "Please do not litter my valley or I shall be unhappy. There are waterfalls everywhere and it is fun to ride down them on a large tobogganing leaf. They grow on plants at the top. I expect you two will want to try this out straight away." She said smiling gently at Merry and Pippin who blushed (if possible) even redder. Next, she walked swiftly over to another set of grand oak doors and opened them letting in the scent of some extremely exotic plants mingling with the hot summer air. "It is summer all year round here in the Forgotten valley but I think you'll settle in just as quick anyway." She walked through the doors and headed to a very big manor house.
Legolas peered through the doors at her, now standing up.
"Yep," he decided, "I am definitely going to enjoy my stay here."
Everyday Legolas would go hunting or trotting around the forests on his horse Taipal with his best friend Maladir (his horse was called Laron) just talking about the world in general and how good life was for them. Sometimes they talked about the girls the liked. All the time it would be the Lady Liadawn but sometimes they talked of her friends.
Liadawn was picking some juicy wild berries that she was going to serve for tea in the manor that night when she heard Legolas's voice piping up from behind the bush in which she was working.
"I don't know how to tell her, I guess I'm just scared of rejection. I do not know how she will react. Even though I have known her for almost two months she can still surprise me." Wondering who he was talking about I leaned in closer trying not to make a sound.
"Well if I was in your position, which of course I am for I love her too, then I would just go and prove how much I loved her. But then she surprises me too so I probably wouldn't do it but you should."
"What are you going on about Maladir? You are starting to go strange again and you are not making any sense. Look maybe I should just tell her that I love her and she might say she has been waiting for me to say that and admit that she loves me too."
"That is exactly what I was trying to tell you to do, although I would be so much too scared to do it myself of course." He added hastily.
"Yes, I suppose so. Royalty deserves royalty so we were meant to be together."
"Legolas Greenleaf, Prince of Mirkwood…and-"
"Sssshh. Can you hear rustling? Who's there?" Legolas asked as he butted in.
She sighed and walked out of the bush, "Oh darn, it was just getting to the interesting part as well. Maladir was just about to say who you loved. How annoying." She said playfully watching Legolas, partly amused as he blanched. "Oh what, so you aren't even going to tell the Lady of your home who you love. Come on I won't tell anyone." (Legolas looked as though he would never say anything to me about his private life and it wasn't really any of her business so she sighed again and walked off back to the manor)