Chapter 12 Forbidden Love
They followed the three till they came into a chamber that they both had not seen before.
" We over heard you in the bushes. Is it true Ephredil, that you are in love?"
" Yes," was all Sari could come out with. Tears were shining on her cheeks.
It was all Legolas could do from embracing her to take away the tears.
" I am very sorry Ephredil, but it cannot be aloud. You have many dear friends
that are have already become vulnerable targets to your brother. It is for Legolas' own safety and your hearts. If something were to happen to him I don't think your heart could bear it."
" So you will forbid us to love only for her to be just as heart broken." Legolas
said, anger growing in him and tears blurring his vision.
" Don't you see this is the only way? For you own well being" Galadriel said
calmly
" But we care not of the danger, we know the peril, I am willing to lose my life for her."
" It may come to that." Gandalf told him, "It would be most foolish to throw your
life away needlessly.
" Love cannot be simply forbidden."
"It has to be…"
With that Sari got up and ran from the room. Legolas was going to follow when
Elrond stopped him with a look. He stood and looked at him for a minute and walked out of the room. He soon caught up with her. He stopped her and took her by the arm and embraced her.
"Why must they have over heard, why did we fall in love?"
He had no answer to her questions. The tears were now flowing smoothly from
his cheeks also.
"We must listen to him you know?"
"No force on this earth will stop me from loving you." Legolas said
" Nor I except the thought of it destroying you, Legolas,"
Elrond came around the corner.
"I have announced the nine to relive history by destroying the evils ring. Both of you were in that list but I am now reconsidering,
" No both of us must go, we will have to decide to try and not love the other with your wishes." At that Sari broke away from him and ran down the hallway and into her room.
"You understand I am truly sorry for putting you through this and it is not my wishes but the way it must be."
"Who else was picked to come?" Legolas said calmly though he felt as if he could melt. He was not feeling too kindly towards Elrond.
" Frodo, Sam, Gimli, yourself, Gandalf, Sari, Ednocon, Aragon, and another elf who I will reveal tomorrow."
Then they heard someone calling Legolas' name, it was Gimli.
"Don't tell anyone of what happened tonight and maybe it can be helped."
With that Elrond walked away towards Sari's room and half way he met up with Gandalf. Gimli came around the corner.
"Hello old chap, where were you all night?" it was very apparent that Gimli had a little too much brandy from the party.
"I don't know…"
"Well you missed a grand time. You would have much more fun then whatever you were doing out here. Anyway, have you seen Sari I believe she has missed a grand time also,"
Legolas led Gimli to his room and left him there, but instead of going to his own room decided to go out to the garden.