"ABSOLUTELY NOT!" Keloryin Nightsong, Cailiosa's father and King of the
Elves of South Mirkwood, screamed.
"Father, please! They could use my help, and it will help our people!"
"Give me one good reason why I should let you go on this... this suicide mission!"
"It's not suicide, Father! It's to save our people!" She looked back at the others helplessly, and Legolas catches her eye, with a slight smile.
Understanding immediately, she turned back to her Keloryin, "Father, if I travel with them, I will be able to spend more time with Prince Legolas. Maybe he and myself will even come to agree with you and Lord Greenleaf on the possible joining of our peoples."
This stopped Keloryin right in his tracks. He turned back to her, a thoughtful look on his face. "Very well, my daughter. You may travel with them. Under the condition that you and Legolas try to get to know each other a little better. And you come back here in one piece."
"Thank you, Father" she hugged him tightly.
"I will tell our people of your departure. I suppose this celebration tonight is a farewell for you." He walked to a window that overlooked the clearing below. "Go back and join the others, you can depart in the morning."
She bowed, "Yes, Father," and they all left the King to himself.
As soon as they were out of the room, Pippin laughed happily and wrapped his arms around the elf maiden's waist, "You're coming with us!"
She grinned at his merriment and picked him up, hugging him. "Looks as if I am."
"You should go get ready, my lady, if we are to leave in the morning." Aragorn turned to her, interrupting.
"I suppose I should, sir. I do not wish to make you wait any longer than necessary."
"We intended to stay the night, anyways, my lady. It is no trouble."
"If I may ask, Lady Cailiosa, what is your choice of weapon? If you intend to travel with us, you will need to be able to defend yourself," Legolas piped in.
"Do not worry, my lord Legolas, I am an enchantress, and you will find I am also quite capable with the bow, and a little with the sword as well."
"You're a warrior? You've got to be kidding me, you're a woman! A woman's place is in the kitchen and in the bedroom, not on the battle field!" Gimli protested. They stopped walking, and Cailiosa turned toward him.
"You will find, Sir Dwarf, that I am just as capable a warrior as you are."
"Oh yeah? Why don't you prove it, then?" He crossed his arms in defiance.
Before he could blink again, Gimli found Legolas's bow, loaded with one of his Elven arrows, pointed directly at his forehead. Gimli looked at the wielder in shock, even more shocked when he found that it was not Legolas, but the Elven maiden herself.
"Is that proof enough for you, Sir Dwarf?" she smiled and lowered the bow. She returned the arrow to Legolas's quiver, and handed him his bow. "I believe this is yours, my lord," her smile grew as she looked at the others, all as shocked as the dwarf was.
She reached over to Logolas's shoulder and straightened his pale hair from where she had taken the bow and arrow from his back, purposely taking her time, then looked over at the others. "I will go get ready to leave." And she walked away.
"Father, please! They could use my help, and it will help our people!"
"Give me one good reason why I should let you go on this... this suicide mission!"
"It's not suicide, Father! It's to save our people!" She looked back at the others helplessly, and Legolas catches her eye, with a slight smile.
Understanding immediately, she turned back to her Keloryin, "Father, if I travel with them, I will be able to spend more time with Prince Legolas. Maybe he and myself will even come to agree with you and Lord Greenleaf on the possible joining of our peoples."
This stopped Keloryin right in his tracks. He turned back to her, a thoughtful look on his face. "Very well, my daughter. You may travel with them. Under the condition that you and Legolas try to get to know each other a little better. And you come back here in one piece."
"Thank you, Father" she hugged him tightly.
"I will tell our people of your departure. I suppose this celebration tonight is a farewell for you." He walked to a window that overlooked the clearing below. "Go back and join the others, you can depart in the morning."
She bowed, "Yes, Father," and they all left the King to himself.
As soon as they were out of the room, Pippin laughed happily and wrapped his arms around the elf maiden's waist, "You're coming with us!"
She grinned at his merriment and picked him up, hugging him. "Looks as if I am."
"You should go get ready, my lady, if we are to leave in the morning." Aragorn turned to her, interrupting.
"I suppose I should, sir. I do not wish to make you wait any longer than necessary."
"We intended to stay the night, anyways, my lady. It is no trouble."
"If I may ask, Lady Cailiosa, what is your choice of weapon? If you intend to travel with us, you will need to be able to defend yourself," Legolas piped in.
"Do not worry, my lord Legolas, I am an enchantress, and you will find I am also quite capable with the bow, and a little with the sword as well."
"You're a warrior? You've got to be kidding me, you're a woman! A woman's place is in the kitchen and in the bedroom, not on the battle field!" Gimli protested. They stopped walking, and Cailiosa turned toward him.
"You will find, Sir Dwarf, that I am just as capable a warrior as you are."
"Oh yeah? Why don't you prove it, then?" He crossed his arms in defiance.
Before he could blink again, Gimli found Legolas's bow, loaded with one of his Elven arrows, pointed directly at his forehead. Gimli looked at the wielder in shock, even more shocked when he found that it was not Legolas, but the Elven maiden herself.
"Is that proof enough for you, Sir Dwarf?" she smiled and lowered the bow. She returned the arrow to Legolas's quiver, and handed him his bow. "I believe this is yours, my lord," her smile grew as she looked at the others, all as shocked as the dwarf was.
She reached over to Logolas's shoulder and straightened his pale hair from where she had taken the bow and arrow from his back, purposely taking her time, then looked over at the others. "I will go get ready to leave." And she walked away.