The six of them rode on for miles in silence. Cailiosa looked up at
Legolas every so often, to see if you could find any sign at all from him,
but he refused to look her in the eye. Lucky for her, the silence was
broken when Aragorn announced that they were coming across a small village,
and that they would stay there the night.
They pulled into the small village, a human village, she realized, and were promptly the center of attention. Children and adults alike stared openly at the Elves and Hobbits and Dwarf as if they were the most fascinating things they'd ever seen. Looking around the small, thatched village, Cailiosa realized that they probably were. These people don't get out much.
They took their horses to the small stables at the end of the village (which was only a few minutes from the front of the village), and Aragorn requested rooming for the night.
The natives seemed to decide that everyone would bunk by race. Merry and Pippin got their own little thatched hut to themselves, as did Legolas and Cailiosa—although Legolas didn't seem real happy about not being able to avoid her anymore—and Aragorn and Gimli also shared a hut, being the remaining two in the group of travelers.
They were all given portions of the people's finest foods, which wasn't as bad as it looked, and they headed off to bed.
As soon as the door was closed, Cailiosa attacked Legolas, "So, who is she? You can't run away from me now."
Legolas sighed, intently studying the dirt that made up the floor of the hut. "Just forget about it, okay? Forget I ever said anything."
"It does not work like that, Legolas. You brought it up."
Legolas looked at her for the first time all day, a little annoyed, "Actually, you did. You're the one that pushed the subject."
"Why are you so set on not telling me? I will not tell her."
Legolas looked at the floor again, "You won't be able to help it."
She took a step closer to him, her curiosity obvious, "What do you mean?"
Legolas was at the end of his rope, "Because it's you!" Cailiosa fell immediately quiet at that, but Legolas kept going, "It's always been you! Ever since we were children! The only reason I kept disagreeing with our fathers is because you were so determined about it!" Legolas walked away from her at that.
Cailiosa looked at the floor for a minute or so, then turned to him, "Legolas..."
"Help!! Orcs!!!" came from on of the natives outside, and at once they were outside, as were their companions, weapons at ready.
They pulled into the small village, a human village, she realized, and were promptly the center of attention. Children and adults alike stared openly at the Elves and Hobbits and Dwarf as if they were the most fascinating things they'd ever seen. Looking around the small, thatched village, Cailiosa realized that they probably were. These people don't get out much.
They took their horses to the small stables at the end of the village (which was only a few minutes from the front of the village), and Aragorn requested rooming for the night.
The natives seemed to decide that everyone would bunk by race. Merry and Pippin got their own little thatched hut to themselves, as did Legolas and Cailiosa—although Legolas didn't seem real happy about not being able to avoid her anymore—and Aragorn and Gimli also shared a hut, being the remaining two in the group of travelers.
They were all given portions of the people's finest foods, which wasn't as bad as it looked, and they headed off to bed.
As soon as the door was closed, Cailiosa attacked Legolas, "So, who is she? You can't run away from me now."
Legolas sighed, intently studying the dirt that made up the floor of the hut. "Just forget about it, okay? Forget I ever said anything."
"It does not work like that, Legolas. You brought it up."
Legolas looked at her for the first time all day, a little annoyed, "Actually, you did. You're the one that pushed the subject."
"Why are you so set on not telling me? I will not tell her."
Legolas looked at the floor again, "You won't be able to help it."
She took a step closer to him, her curiosity obvious, "What do you mean?"
Legolas was at the end of his rope, "Because it's you!" Cailiosa fell immediately quiet at that, but Legolas kept going, "It's always been you! Ever since we were children! The only reason I kept disagreeing with our fathers is because you were so determined about it!" Legolas walked away from her at that.
Cailiosa looked at the floor for a minute or so, then turned to him, "Legolas..."
"Help!! Orcs!!!" came from on of the natives outside, and at once they were outside, as were their companions, weapons at ready.