Lin's eyes widened in shock No it can't be! She quickly got up from her place beside him under the Oak tree. Her heart completely like the land, divided.
"Ile untinu en' Thranduil?" {You are son of Thranduil?}
"Uma" {Yes}
"Umbar nwalka" {Fate is cruel}
Lin grabbed her belongings and threw them on her back. Legolas just watched, for there was nothing that could be said or done.
"Wanwa amin mela, amin il ta sinta en' ta au' {Gone is my love, I will not know of it again}
Lin's word were spoken harshly, they both glanced at each other one last time. Legolas saw tears forming in Lin's eye seconds before she turned away don't let him see your pain Lin! And with that she ran towards her father's camp.
"Amin sinta lle corm sinta n'at" {I know your heart knows otherwise} Legolas spoke softly to himself. Though part of him knew that there was danger ahead for them and it would be almost impossible for them to be together.
Lin ran until she came upon the camp of her father's warriors.
"Tarien Lintegurthwen, your father did not tell us that you would be joining us." {Princess}
"I am here now and wish to know how the battle is going"
"Not good your highness. King Thranduil's Elves are strong and are gaining more ground over us."
"I will not see my father fall to Thranduil"
~~**~~
Legolas rode off shortly after Lin left. His thoughts consumed with this most unusual twist of fate. He came upon his father's men.
"Legolas! We are happy to see you with us. You will be here for the dawn of your father's greatest victory. "
"Has my father sent word?"
"Yes my lord, he is coming to witness the final battle"
"Have we gained so much ground that the final battle is impending?"
"Yes my lord, we are within days of complete victory"
A bittersweet feeling came to Legolas. His father was going to prevail over the evil King Vardasirion, but what will become of Vardasirion and his family, more importantly in his mind, Lintegurthwen.
~~**~~
Lin looked around camp and found a place where she would to stay. She had been told that her father was coming and that the end of the long battle was near. Her heart was heavy. She laid down and tried to sleep, but instead of sleep tears fell from her eyes, the tears that she would not allow to fall earlier that day.
The next day Lin went right into the mist of the battle. She was fighting with her sword, turning and moving and fighting. The only sounds she heard were her breath and the collusion of metal to metal. She fought well and had her father been there he would have been most proud of her technique. Arrows were being shot left and right the whole battlefield was, as in war, in ciaos. Then something happened that Lintegurthwen did not expect. Her next fight was with a familiar face. Her body froze and her heart leapt all at the same time.
"Legolas Greenleaf, we met again"
"Uma, Did you miss me?" {Yes}
Lin swung her sword at him as he countered it.
"You know Lintegurthwen I think you do still love me"
They both swung and their swords hit again
"I will not love the son of the evil Thranduil"
"Evil? It was my father who was King, your father one of his loyal guards, broke away from him to set up his own Kingdom."
"You lie! That was your father"
"Look at me Lin, I do not lie"
Lin refused to look at him. Knowing that it could not be true, her father had not for her whole life lied to her.
"I know and believe nothing of what you say"
"Know this"
Their swords again struck. They were both extremely close together, neither one of them willing to yield to the other. Legolas moved his face closer to hers as if to challenge.
"Amin sal' mela lle" {I still love you}
And with that he pressed his lips tightly against hers. Shock filled Lin.
"How dare you!"
She looked at him wildly, again filled with a mixture of feelings.
"LINTEGURTHWEN!"
Lin spun around
"Atar" {Father}
"Get away from that demon Lintegurthwen. You come back with me."
Lin turned and looked back at Legolas, as he stood there. She lifted her chin and turned back to her father.
"Ile untinu en' Thranduil?" {You are son of Thranduil?}
"Uma" {Yes}
"Umbar nwalka" {Fate is cruel}
Lin grabbed her belongings and threw them on her back. Legolas just watched, for there was nothing that could be said or done.
"Wanwa amin mela, amin il ta sinta en' ta au' {Gone is my love, I will not know of it again}
Lin's word were spoken harshly, they both glanced at each other one last time. Legolas saw tears forming in Lin's eye seconds before she turned away don't let him see your pain Lin! And with that she ran towards her father's camp.
"Amin sinta lle corm sinta n'at" {I know your heart knows otherwise} Legolas spoke softly to himself. Though part of him knew that there was danger ahead for them and it would be almost impossible for them to be together.
Lin ran until she came upon the camp of her father's warriors.
"Tarien Lintegurthwen, your father did not tell us that you would be joining us." {Princess}
"I am here now and wish to know how the battle is going"
"Not good your highness. King Thranduil's Elves are strong and are gaining more ground over us."
"I will not see my father fall to Thranduil"
~~**~~
Legolas rode off shortly after Lin left. His thoughts consumed with this most unusual twist of fate. He came upon his father's men.
"Legolas! We are happy to see you with us. You will be here for the dawn of your father's greatest victory. "
"Has my father sent word?"
"Yes my lord, he is coming to witness the final battle"
"Have we gained so much ground that the final battle is impending?"
"Yes my lord, we are within days of complete victory"
A bittersweet feeling came to Legolas. His father was going to prevail over the evil King Vardasirion, but what will become of Vardasirion and his family, more importantly in his mind, Lintegurthwen.
~~**~~
Lin looked around camp and found a place where she would to stay. She had been told that her father was coming and that the end of the long battle was near. Her heart was heavy. She laid down and tried to sleep, but instead of sleep tears fell from her eyes, the tears that she would not allow to fall earlier that day.
The next day Lin went right into the mist of the battle. She was fighting with her sword, turning and moving and fighting. The only sounds she heard were her breath and the collusion of metal to metal. She fought well and had her father been there he would have been most proud of her technique. Arrows were being shot left and right the whole battlefield was, as in war, in ciaos. Then something happened that Lintegurthwen did not expect. Her next fight was with a familiar face. Her body froze and her heart leapt all at the same time.
"Legolas Greenleaf, we met again"
"Uma, Did you miss me?" {Yes}
Lin swung her sword at him as he countered it.
"You know Lintegurthwen I think you do still love me"
They both swung and their swords hit again
"I will not love the son of the evil Thranduil"
"Evil? It was my father who was King, your father one of his loyal guards, broke away from him to set up his own Kingdom."
"You lie! That was your father"
"Look at me Lin, I do not lie"
Lin refused to look at him. Knowing that it could not be true, her father had not for her whole life lied to her.
"I know and believe nothing of what you say"
"Know this"
Their swords again struck. They were both extremely close together, neither one of them willing to yield to the other. Legolas moved his face closer to hers as if to challenge.
"Amin sal' mela lle" {I still love you}
And with that he pressed his lips tightly against hers. Shock filled Lin.
"How dare you!"
She looked at him wildly, again filled with a mixture of feelings.
"LINTEGURTHWEN!"
Lin spun around
"Atar" {Father}
"Get away from that demon Lintegurthwen. You come back with me."
Lin turned and looked back at Legolas, as he stood there. She lifted her chin and turned back to her father.