1 Chapter 5
Robyn ran into her chamber. She missed her mom. She, so desperately, wanted her to be returned, safe and sound. And then, maybe, Michelle and Legolas could try again. After all, he did still love her, he told her he did, and Michelle had never said she didn't love him. She had never actually told her why she said no. She loved him when he asked her, but still she refused. It didn't make sense.
Robyn walked into the bathroom and splashed cold water on her face. 'I bet they think I'm a right freak, now.' She thought. She went back into the bedroom and sat at the dressing table. She looked down and saw a piece of paper. She picked it up and read it.
She will be taught.
She will learn.
The past will haunt.
Robyn leapt out of her seat and ran towards the door, but it opened as she reached it. Becky had come to see if she was all right.
"Robyn, are you OK?" she said. "They said you were upset and ran out." Robyn wasn't listening to her. She was too flustered about the note. The person had been in her room.
"There's another one!" she cried. "I came back and it was on my dressing table!"
"What?! Let me have a look!" She handed the note to Becky. She read it and looked back at Robyn. "Look, calm down. We'll get you sorted out and th- "
"No! I have to give this to Aragorn!" She snatched the note out of Becky's hand and ran out of the room.
She ran back down to the Great Hall, where she had left them. She ran straight over to Aragorn, ignoring everybody's questions.
"Aragorn! I've got another one!" She handed the piece of paper to the King. He looked at her, after he had read it.
"This is getting ridiculous." He said. "We have to find a way of tracing these back to the sender, or go out and look for her."
"We can't do either." Said Legolas, quite calmly considering the situation. "The letters could come from anywhere and she could be anywhere. Have you questioned people, Aragorn?"
"Yes, I sent for Paul two days ago and he swears he hasn't done anything. The guy was scared out of his wits, I really don't think he's involved. And I've had people ask around for witnesses but nobody saw anything."
"Aragorn, let me read it again." Said Robyn. She had an idea. She read it out, to everyone. " 'She will be taught. She will learn. The past will haunt.' Maybe it means something."
"Like what?" said Pippin. "It means about as much to me as the other two."
"No, listen. 'She will be taught. She will learn. The past will haunt.' Think about it. Where do you learn things?"
"A school." Said Legolas.
"The old school house." Said Aragorn.
"Exactly. Mom and her friends used to go there all the time when they were little. She told me about all the jokes they used to play on each other. Maybe that's where she is."
"Then, what are we waiting for?" said Legolas.
~*~*~*~*~
"I d-don't understand."
"Well, you should."
"What have I ever done to you?"
"Nothing. That's the point. And it's because of that, I want you to suffer."
"Well, you're not doing a very good job." *SMACK*
"What have I told you about that? I suggest you be more co-operative, or I may be forced to do something you'll regret."
"L-like what?" *SMACK* "OW! What was that for?"
"You needed it. Anyway, you remember that darling daughter of yours, don't you?"
"Don't you lay a finger on her!" *SMACK*
"You aren't in any position to give me orders! By the way, your precious Elf is back in town. Just thought you'd like to know."
"Legolas?"
"Yes, that's the one. Hmm, we could have some fun here."
"Please, d-don't hurt them!"
"Well, you see if obeyed you, I wouldn't have any fun, would I? I tell you what. We'll make a deal. You see, I have your daughter. And I could kill her just as easily as I could kill you."
"No, please! N-not Robyn!"
"Hear me out. Robyn can live if you bring us Legolas. Or you can go and play happy families with the prince, and we kill your daughter. Legolas or Robyn. The choice is yours."
Robyn ran into her chamber. She missed her mom. She, so desperately, wanted her to be returned, safe and sound. And then, maybe, Michelle and Legolas could try again. After all, he did still love her, he told her he did, and Michelle had never said she didn't love him. She had never actually told her why she said no. She loved him when he asked her, but still she refused. It didn't make sense.
Robyn walked into the bathroom and splashed cold water on her face. 'I bet they think I'm a right freak, now.' She thought. She went back into the bedroom and sat at the dressing table. She looked down and saw a piece of paper. She picked it up and read it.
She will be taught.
She will learn.
The past will haunt.
Robyn leapt out of her seat and ran towards the door, but it opened as she reached it. Becky had come to see if she was all right.
"Robyn, are you OK?" she said. "They said you were upset and ran out." Robyn wasn't listening to her. She was too flustered about the note. The person had been in her room.
"There's another one!" she cried. "I came back and it was on my dressing table!"
"What?! Let me have a look!" She handed the note to Becky. She read it and looked back at Robyn. "Look, calm down. We'll get you sorted out and th- "
"No! I have to give this to Aragorn!" She snatched the note out of Becky's hand and ran out of the room.
She ran back down to the Great Hall, where she had left them. She ran straight over to Aragorn, ignoring everybody's questions.
"Aragorn! I've got another one!" She handed the piece of paper to the King. He looked at her, after he had read it.
"This is getting ridiculous." He said. "We have to find a way of tracing these back to the sender, or go out and look for her."
"We can't do either." Said Legolas, quite calmly considering the situation. "The letters could come from anywhere and she could be anywhere. Have you questioned people, Aragorn?"
"Yes, I sent for Paul two days ago and he swears he hasn't done anything. The guy was scared out of his wits, I really don't think he's involved. And I've had people ask around for witnesses but nobody saw anything."
"Aragorn, let me read it again." Said Robyn. She had an idea. She read it out, to everyone. " 'She will be taught. She will learn. The past will haunt.' Maybe it means something."
"Like what?" said Pippin. "It means about as much to me as the other two."
"No, listen. 'She will be taught. She will learn. The past will haunt.' Think about it. Where do you learn things?"
"A school." Said Legolas.
"The old school house." Said Aragorn.
"Exactly. Mom and her friends used to go there all the time when they were little. She told me about all the jokes they used to play on each other. Maybe that's where she is."
"Then, what are we waiting for?" said Legolas.
~*~*~*~*~
"I d-don't understand."
"Well, you should."
"What have I ever done to you?"
"Nothing. That's the point. And it's because of that, I want you to suffer."
"Well, you're not doing a very good job." *SMACK*
"What have I told you about that? I suggest you be more co-operative, or I may be forced to do something you'll regret."
"L-like what?" *SMACK* "OW! What was that for?"
"You needed it. Anyway, you remember that darling daughter of yours, don't you?"
"Don't you lay a finger on her!" *SMACK*
"You aren't in any position to give me orders! By the way, your precious Elf is back in town. Just thought you'd like to know."
"Legolas?"
"Yes, that's the one. Hmm, we could have some fun here."
"Please, d-don't hurt them!"
"Well, you see if obeyed you, I wouldn't have any fun, would I? I tell you what. We'll make a deal. You see, I have your daughter. And I could kill her just as easily as I could kill you."
"No, please! N-not Robyn!"
"Hear me out. Robyn can live if you bring us Legolas. Or you can go and play happy families with the prince, and we kill your daughter. Legolas or Robyn. The choice is yours."