1 A/N: I'm not sure about timing in this. I had to make it up, but if
anyone knows how long it would take to get from Minas Tirith to Northern
Mirkwood, then let me know.
Luvs Elfie xXxXx
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3 Chapter 2
"Now, you're sure you want to do this?" said Aragorn. "You can stay behind if you want to."
"No, I want to do this." Robyn said. "I mean, what's one Elf? Anyway, if he really did love my Mom, he won't need asking twice, will he?"
"She really has taught you well, hasn't she?" laughed Faramir. He turned to Aragorn. "We'll be as quick as we can. But, bear in mind, we will stay a while if he says no to start with. Not even Michelle could change his mind that easily." And so, they set out.
It took them 2 months to get to Mirkwood, and that was with very few halts. When they got there, they were exhausted. It would have been very easy for them to eat and sleep first, then speak with Legolas. But, they knew what was the most important.
They reached the Elvenking's halls and asked immediately to see the Prince of Mirkwood. They were not allowed to enter as their purpose had not been stated, but Faramir had told them to send a message to him.
"Tell him that Faramir, Prince of Ithilien, has been sent by the King Aragorn with an urgent message." The guards looked at Robyn.
"And what of the girl?" they said.
"Speak not of her. Say only what I have asked." So, a guard was sent in search of Legolas and, not long after, he came and met them at the gate. 'Ooh, he is nice!' she thought 'If Legolas is as nice as that then my Mom had good taste!' He didn't notice Robyn at first.
"Faramir!" He said, as he approached them. "It has been quite some time since we last met. They tell me you have a message for me, from Aragorn." 'BUGGER! That IS Legolas!'
"That is true. But, I feel it is someone else's place to tell you." Then he noticed Robyn. His eyes widened in shock. She was the image of Michelle. At first, he thought it was Michelle, then remembered that she was no longer 15. Robyn smiled, shyly.
"You would be Legolas?" she said. 'Stupid! Of course he is! Otherwise, how would he know granddad?' she thought.
"Robyn? Oh my… I can't believe it." He had last seen her when she was 3 months old. "What am I thinking? You must be exhausted from your journey. I will find you food and then you must rest."
"No." said Robyn. She hated refusing food, but this had to be done. "We need to tell you the message first."
"Fair enough." Legolas replied. 'She doesn't just look like Michelle, either.' "Do you want to tell me as we walk or shall we find somewhere more private to speak?"
"I don't mind." She said. "Just don't tempt me with any more food, please. I need to give the message first." Legolas laughed.
"OK then. We will find somewhere to talk, properly."
He led them to a room that looked like, either, a small library or a large study. They sat down. Robyn was very nervous. How would he react when she told him? Would he want to help her mom?
"Now then. What is the message?" Legolas looked at Faramir, but it was Robyn who spoke.
"It's about my mom." She said. His face dropped. "She's… in trouble."
"And how am I expected to help?" he said it more sharply than he meant to, causing Robyn looked nervously at her grandfather.
"She has been kidnapped." Said Faramir. "Aragorn has requested of all members of the fellowship to return to Minas Tirith so a course of action can be taken." Robyn saw the look on Legolas' face.
"Please Legolas!" she said. "I know she hurt you, but she has been kidnapped! Can't you forget about whatever happened in the past and come back with us?"
"She wouldn't want to see me."
"And she won't if we don't do something to help her! If not for her, then for me, Legolas! Please! I will get on my knees and beg, if I have to!"
"Too much has happened between us, Robyn. I can't simply forget it." She shook her head in disbelief.
"Either Mom is a great liar, or you've changed. The Legolas I've been told of would not be controlled by the past."
"Of what use would I be?" he asked. "How could I help?"
"I don't know, but if you would just come back to Minas Ti-"
"I can't. I'm sorry, Robyn. I just can't." And he walked out of the room. Robyn looked at her grandfather and began to cry.
"Why is he doing this?" she said.
"She hurt him." Faramir answered. "I know it's hard for you to understand, but Elves are very proud creatures, as Aragorn said. It takes a lot for them to give in to things. I expect he is scared. If he does see Michelle again, there is no knowing what she might do or say."
"It's still not fair." She whispered.
They stayed in Mirkwood for a week. Every time they saw Legolas, Robyn would try to convince him to return with them, but each time he refused. Finally, Faramir and Robyn decided they had to leave. It would take them another 2 months to get back to Minas Tirith, and so much could have happened since they'd been away.
They were preparing their horses for departure.
"I still don't understand." Robyn said, quietly. "I thought he loved her."
"I do." She turned around and Legolas was standing by the stable doors.
"You're coming back with us?" she said, excitedly. He smiled.
"Yes, I'm coming back you." She ran over to him and hugged him. She felt stupid afterwards, but he didn't mind. "I'm sorry for upsetting you. But it was a very big decision, and I learnt a thing or two about determination and stubbornness from her, when I was with Michelle."
"Well, we haven't got any time to lose." Said Faramir, as he sprang into the saddle. "Shall we?" Robyn and Legolas mounted their horses, and the three of them rode off.
Luvs Elfie xXxXx
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3 Chapter 2
"Now, you're sure you want to do this?" said Aragorn. "You can stay behind if you want to."
"No, I want to do this." Robyn said. "I mean, what's one Elf? Anyway, if he really did love my Mom, he won't need asking twice, will he?"
"She really has taught you well, hasn't she?" laughed Faramir. He turned to Aragorn. "We'll be as quick as we can. But, bear in mind, we will stay a while if he says no to start with. Not even Michelle could change his mind that easily." And so, they set out.
It took them 2 months to get to Mirkwood, and that was with very few halts. When they got there, they were exhausted. It would have been very easy for them to eat and sleep first, then speak with Legolas. But, they knew what was the most important.
They reached the Elvenking's halls and asked immediately to see the Prince of Mirkwood. They were not allowed to enter as their purpose had not been stated, but Faramir had told them to send a message to him.
"Tell him that Faramir, Prince of Ithilien, has been sent by the King Aragorn with an urgent message." The guards looked at Robyn.
"And what of the girl?" they said.
"Speak not of her. Say only what I have asked." So, a guard was sent in search of Legolas and, not long after, he came and met them at the gate. 'Ooh, he is nice!' she thought 'If Legolas is as nice as that then my Mom had good taste!' He didn't notice Robyn at first.
"Faramir!" He said, as he approached them. "It has been quite some time since we last met. They tell me you have a message for me, from Aragorn." 'BUGGER! That IS Legolas!'
"That is true. But, I feel it is someone else's place to tell you." Then he noticed Robyn. His eyes widened in shock. She was the image of Michelle. At first, he thought it was Michelle, then remembered that she was no longer 15. Robyn smiled, shyly.
"You would be Legolas?" she said. 'Stupid! Of course he is! Otherwise, how would he know granddad?' she thought.
"Robyn? Oh my… I can't believe it." He had last seen her when she was 3 months old. "What am I thinking? You must be exhausted from your journey. I will find you food and then you must rest."
"No." said Robyn. She hated refusing food, but this had to be done. "We need to tell you the message first."
"Fair enough." Legolas replied. 'She doesn't just look like Michelle, either.' "Do you want to tell me as we walk or shall we find somewhere more private to speak?"
"I don't mind." She said. "Just don't tempt me with any more food, please. I need to give the message first." Legolas laughed.
"OK then. We will find somewhere to talk, properly."
He led them to a room that looked like, either, a small library or a large study. They sat down. Robyn was very nervous. How would he react when she told him? Would he want to help her mom?
"Now then. What is the message?" Legolas looked at Faramir, but it was Robyn who spoke.
"It's about my mom." She said. His face dropped. "She's… in trouble."
"And how am I expected to help?" he said it more sharply than he meant to, causing Robyn looked nervously at her grandfather.
"She has been kidnapped." Said Faramir. "Aragorn has requested of all members of the fellowship to return to Minas Tirith so a course of action can be taken." Robyn saw the look on Legolas' face.
"Please Legolas!" she said. "I know she hurt you, but she has been kidnapped! Can't you forget about whatever happened in the past and come back with us?"
"She wouldn't want to see me."
"And she won't if we don't do something to help her! If not for her, then for me, Legolas! Please! I will get on my knees and beg, if I have to!"
"Too much has happened between us, Robyn. I can't simply forget it." She shook her head in disbelief.
"Either Mom is a great liar, or you've changed. The Legolas I've been told of would not be controlled by the past."
"Of what use would I be?" he asked. "How could I help?"
"I don't know, but if you would just come back to Minas Ti-"
"I can't. I'm sorry, Robyn. I just can't." And he walked out of the room. Robyn looked at her grandfather and began to cry.
"Why is he doing this?" she said.
"She hurt him." Faramir answered. "I know it's hard for you to understand, but Elves are very proud creatures, as Aragorn said. It takes a lot for them to give in to things. I expect he is scared. If he does see Michelle again, there is no knowing what she might do or say."
"It's still not fair." She whispered.
They stayed in Mirkwood for a week. Every time they saw Legolas, Robyn would try to convince him to return with them, but each time he refused. Finally, Faramir and Robyn decided they had to leave. It would take them another 2 months to get back to Minas Tirith, and so much could have happened since they'd been away.
They were preparing their horses for departure.
"I still don't understand." Robyn said, quietly. "I thought he loved her."
"I do." She turned around and Legolas was standing by the stable doors.
"You're coming back with us?" she said, excitedly. He smiled.
"Yes, I'm coming back you." She ran over to him and hugged him. She felt stupid afterwards, but he didn't mind. "I'm sorry for upsetting you. But it was a very big decision, and I learnt a thing or two about determination and stubbornness from her, when I was with Michelle."
"Well, we haven't got any time to lose." Said Faramir, as he sprang into the saddle. "Shall we?" Robyn and Legolas mounted their horses, and the three of them rode off.