After they pulled Gimli up, they returned to their camp. It would be dawn
in a few hours; then they would continue on and try to find a way across
the chasm. Lintelossëwen felt somewhat uncomfortable, Tarlammenion
protested her being there the entire way back to the campsite.
"I don't understand why we're letting her stay with us." He said loud enough for Lintelossëwen to hear. "She's proven herself to be nothing more than an untrustworthy, back stabber. She betrayed us once and she'll betray us again. I say we get rid of her."
Lintelossëwen was hurt by these comments, but she also found it amusing that as he said these things he placed Legolas between him and her.
"I say we stop talking about her like she's not here," Lintelossëwen said.
"I agree with Tarlammenion," Gimli said, "She's too dangerous to keep around."
"She just saved our lives," Legolas said, "At the very least we owe her our forgiveness." He smiled warmly at her. God, he has a beautiful smile, Lintelossëwen thought. They finally reached camp; Lintelossëwen sat down under a tree and bandaged her wounds. She needed a rest; she had been on her feet for nearly two days. Tarlammenion kept glaring at her. When Legolas left the campsite, he moved closer to her.
"I know what you're trying to do," He said
"I'm quite certain I know what you mean," Lintelossëwen said, but she knew exactly what he meant.
"Don't think I'm so naïve," Tarlammenion hissed, "I see the way you look at him. And I'm keeping my eye on you, so you better stay away from him."
"And why dose this concern you." Lintelossëwen asked
"First of all he's my friend and I'm concerned for his safety," Tarlammenion said, "An secondly he's way to good for you." Lintelossëwen began to feel very uncomfortable she got up and left. She decided that she needed a bath; she thought that there was a pool around somewhere. It didn't take her long to find it but there was someone in it. She crept closer staying in the bush and out of sight. It was Legolas, he washing himself. His skin was smooth and flawless, not a single scratch on him. His shoulders were broad and powerful, he was very fetching. She knew that she shouldn't be watching him but she couldn't help herself. Then he rose up out of the water and her jaw almost hit the ground. She willed her eyes to look away, but they would not obey. She moved closer, but she wasn't paying attention and she stepped on a twig and it snapped. Legolas jumped and turned around. Lintelossëwen slouched back into the bushes.
"Who's there?" Legolas whispered meekly. Lintelossëwen backed away as quickly as she could. She hurried back to the campsite; she curled up under her blanket and pretended to be asleep. Legolas returned a few moments later. Lintelossëwen could feel his eyes on her. Did he know she had been watching him? She pushed these thoughts into the back of her mind and fell asleep. Her dreams were very pleasant she regretted waking up in the morning. Tarlammenion glared at Lintelossëwen all through the morning. They walked along the chasm in search of a crossing. Lintelossëwen could feel Legolas looking at her; this made her uncomfortable and excited. Around noon they stopped for lunch and Lintelossëwen changed her bandages. Legolas walked over and sat next to her.
"You know your doing that wrong, right." Legolas said.
"I know," she said, and she tossed the bandages aside in frustration. She didn't understand any of this healing stuff.
"Here, let me" Legolas said and he reached over and undid the bandages on here leg. He sighed.
"I need to put some herbs on these wounds." He said.
"Legolas, no." Tarlammenion said, "We need to keep moving."
"Then you and Gimli scout a head and I'll tend to Lintelossëwen's wounds," Legolas said.
"But we should stay together, it's dangerous." Tarlammenion protested.
"We'll be fine. Go, go." Legolas said waving them away. Tarlammenion and Gimli left but before they did Tarlammenion shot Lintelossëwen one last evil look.
"There now it's less tense around here," Legolas said with a laugh, "I really must apologize for the way that Tarlammenion has been acting. He really doesn't like you."
"Really? I couldn't tell." She said sarcastically. Legolas burned some herbs and dressed her wounds.
"Um, Lintelossëwen, I need to get to your shoulder wound, so don't be offended or any thing." Legolas said with a slight blush on his face. He slowly untied her shirt in the back and pulled down the shoulder so he could reach her wound. He went to work on her wounds.
"I'm sorry Legolas," Lintelossëwen said.
"You're sorry? For what?" Legolas asked.
"For back there, when I attacked you, I don't know what possessed me but I'm truly sorry." Lintelossëwen replied.
"No, I obviously crossed a line. I'm sorry." Legolas said. He finished his work and tied Lintelossëwen's shirt back up. He sat down next to her.
"I'm not afraid of you," He said.
"What?" Lintelossëwen asked.
"You asked me before, if I was afraid of you. I'm not." He said. Lintelossëwen smiled at him.
"You have a beautiful smile," Legolas said. Lintelossëwen leaned in close to Legolas; he tilted his head and closed his eyes. Their lips were just millimeters away from touching when Tarlammenion came running up. Legolas jerked back and looked at Tarlammenion.
"Gya'she." Lintelossëwen murmured an elvish curse under her breath.
"What is it?" He asked him. Tarlammenion didn't answer, he just glared at Lintelossëwen with anger burning in his eyes.
"Tarlammenion," Legolas said, trying to get his attention. Tarlammenion looked at Legolas suspiciously.
"Gimli found a bridge," He finally said, "Come, I'll show you." And he walked back in the direction he came from. Legolas followed him, leaving Lintelossëwen alone. Dammit, she thought, I was so close. She didn't deserve this kind of taunting. She let out an exasperated sigh and hurried to catch up to Legolas and Tarlammenion.
*The characters Legolas, Gimli and Thrandiul are not my own; the are creations of J.R.R Tolkin.
"I don't understand why we're letting her stay with us." He said loud enough for Lintelossëwen to hear. "She's proven herself to be nothing more than an untrustworthy, back stabber. She betrayed us once and she'll betray us again. I say we get rid of her."
Lintelossëwen was hurt by these comments, but she also found it amusing that as he said these things he placed Legolas between him and her.
"I say we stop talking about her like she's not here," Lintelossëwen said.
"I agree with Tarlammenion," Gimli said, "She's too dangerous to keep around."
"She just saved our lives," Legolas said, "At the very least we owe her our forgiveness." He smiled warmly at her. God, he has a beautiful smile, Lintelossëwen thought. They finally reached camp; Lintelossëwen sat down under a tree and bandaged her wounds. She needed a rest; she had been on her feet for nearly two days. Tarlammenion kept glaring at her. When Legolas left the campsite, he moved closer to her.
"I know what you're trying to do," He said
"I'm quite certain I know what you mean," Lintelossëwen said, but she knew exactly what he meant.
"Don't think I'm so naïve," Tarlammenion hissed, "I see the way you look at him. And I'm keeping my eye on you, so you better stay away from him."
"And why dose this concern you." Lintelossëwen asked
"First of all he's my friend and I'm concerned for his safety," Tarlammenion said, "An secondly he's way to good for you." Lintelossëwen began to feel very uncomfortable she got up and left. She decided that she needed a bath; she thought that there was a pool around somewhere. It didn't take her long to find it but there was someone in it. She crept closer staying in the bush and out of sight. It was Legolas, he washing himself. His skin was smooth and flawless, not a single scratch on him. His shoulders were broad and powerful, he was very fetching. She knew that she shouldn't be watching him but she couldn't help herself. Then he rose up out of the water and her jaw almost hit the ground. She willed her eyes to look away, but they would not obey. She moved closer, but she wasn't paying attention and she stepped on a twig and it snapped. Legolas jumped and turned around. Lintelossëwen slouched back into the bushes.
"Who's there?" Legolas whispered meekly. Lintelossëwen backed away as quickly as she could. She hurried back to the campsite; she curled up under her blanket and pretended to be asleep. Legolas returned a few moments later. Lintelossëwen could feel his eyes on her. Did he know she had been watching him? She pushed these thoughts into the back of her mind and fell asleep. Her dreams were very pleasant she regretted waking up in the morning. Tarlammenion glared at Lintelossëwen all through the morning. They walked along the chasm in search of a crossing. Lintelossëwen could feel Legolas looking at her; this made her uncomfortable and excited. Around noon they stopped for lunch and Lintelossëwen changed her bandages. Legolas walked over and sat next to her.
"You know your doing that wrong, right." Legolas said.
"I know," she said, and she tossed the bandages aside in frustration. She didn't understand any of this healing stuff.
"Here, let me" Legolas said and he reached over and undid the bandages on here leg. He sighed.
"I need to put some herbs on these wounds." He said.
"Legolas, no." Tarlammenion said, "We need to keep moving."
"Then you and Gimli scout a head and I'll tend to Lintelossëwen's wounds," Legolas said.
"But we should stay together, it's dangerous." Tarlammenion protested.
"We'll be fine. Go, go." Legolas said waving them away. Tarlammenion and Gimli left but before they did Tarlammenion shot Lintelossëwen one last evil look.
"There now it's less tense around here," Legolas said with a laugh, "I really must apologize for the way that Tarlammenion has been acting. He really doesn't like you."
"Really? I couldn't tell." She said sarcastically. Legolas burned some herbs and dressed her wounds.
"Um, Lintelossëwen, I need to get to your shoulder wound, so don't be offended or any thing." Legolas said with a slight blush on his face. He slowly untied her shirt in the back and pulled down the shoulder so he could reach her wound. He went to work on her wounds.
"I'm sorry Legolas," Lintelossëwen said.
"You're sorry? For what?" Legolas asked.
"For back there, when I attacked you, I don't know what possessed me but I'm truly sorry." Lintelossëwen replied.
"No, I obviously crossed a line. I'm sorry." Legolas said. He finished his work and tied Lintelossëwen's shirt back up. He sat down next to her.
"I'm not afraid of you," He said.
"What?" Lintelossëwen asked.
"You asked me before, if I was afraid of you. I'm not." He said. Lintelossëwen smiled at him.
"You have a beautiful smile," Legolas said. Lintelossëwen leaned in close to Legolas; he tilted his head and closed his eyes. Their lips were just millimeters away from touching when Tarlammenion came running up. Legolas jerked back and looked at Tarlammenion.
"Gya'she." Lintelossëwen murmured an elvish curse under her breath.
"What is it?" He asked him. Tarlammenion didn't answer, he just glared at Lintelossëwen with anger burning in his eyes.
"Tarlammenion," Legolas said, trying to get his attention. Tarlammenion looked at Legolas suspiciously.
"Gimli found a bridge," He finally said, "Come, I'll show you." And he walked back in the direction he came from. Legolas followed him, leaving Lintelossëwen alone. Dammit, she thought, I was so close. She didn't deserve this kind of taunting. She let out an exasperated sigh and hurried to catch up to Legolas and Tarlammenion.
*The characters Legolas, Gimli and Thrandiul are not my own; the are creations of J.R.R Tolkin.