DISCLAIMER: I don't own any characters besides Aliya, Kendre and Pelanar….
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LEGOLAS
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~~~THE NEXT DAY
Kendre was in her own room when I arrived there, writing in her diary, a look of utmost desolation on her face.
"Kendre?" I said.
"Yes, Legolas?" she replied, looking up from her work, and eyeing me curiously.
"What is going to happen to Aliya?" I said, for I knew Kendre had the answer.
"I talked to Father a little while ago and he said that he has a proposal… he will talk to us at breakfast tomorrow." She said, a small smile playing on her lips.
"What are you smiling at?" I said, a little annoyed, "There is nothing to smile about!"
"I think you will like what father has planned…" she said, getting up, "but I'm not telling you now! I am going to bring Aliya some breakfast."
And with that Kendre left, leaving me alone to my thoughts.
What do you do for a girl who has been hurt so deeply she is afraid of everything and everyone?
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ALIYA
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~~~LATER THAT DAY
Crying seemed past me now. It seemed not worth it. Tomorrow I was to go and see the king and he alone would decide my fate. My misery was all I had now, that and the memories of a time I once knew.
"Aliya? Are you awake?" came a call through the door, it was Kendre, she had come back. She said she was bringing a surprise or two with her this time she came.
"Yes, Kendre." I murmured, though I doubted she could have heard me. She came in anyway, carrying with her 2 boxes.
"These are for you…. For tomorrow…" she said, smiling and handing them to me.
I looked down as she handed me the boxes. I wasn't sure what to do.
"Well….aren't you going to open them? A lot of work went into those, you know…" she insisted looking at me with the utmost anticipation.
I began opening the larger of the two boxes. Inside was a full length dress made of saffron colored silk, layers upon layers of it. The dress had long, belled sleeves and a high neck line. It looked comfortable and loose fitting. Also in the box lay a heavy cloak of the same color. The next box held a pair of silk slippers, padded and thick.
I looked up at a smiling Kendre.
"Why did you do this for me?" I asked, "These are too rich for me…Why?"
"Aliya… I did this for you because… It is what friends do!" She exclaimed, "Do you like them?"
"Yes." I said simply, "I like them a lot."
"Good!" she said, her smile widening as she moved to the door, "I will come to get you tomorrow in the morning before breakfast. Will you be ready?"
"I…I…yes…I will be dressed, I'm not sure if I will be ready, though…" I admitted to my seemingly newfound friend.
She nodded, "No one expects you to be…"
She came swiftly back over to the bed, leaned down, gave me a hug and repeated the now familiar words, "You are fine, you are safe…"
She let me go and walked out the open door, closing it behind her as she left.
I was left alone to think for a long while, but in the end I found there was nothing to think about. My mind went blank and I was thankful for it, for once in a long time I had no thoughts of fear or misery, and no feelings of intense pain. For just a little while I was free.
I buried my face into the pillow once again and closed my eyes. Tomorrow was another day.
Later that night I awoke to see the room had been darkened a little. The candles were burning lower, and a tall figure was moving towards my bedside.
"How are you feeling now?" Legolas said, sitting down next to me. I could not help but to tense up as he drew near. He sensed this and lowered his eyes.
"What can I do?" he asked me his voice a whisper, "What can I do to earn your trust? Tell me. I will search the all the lands for it. Tell me. I will find it and lock it in the safest place in the world!"
"You don't understand, Legolas… You don't see…"I said, "If I could, I would give the world my trust! If I could…"
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REVIEW PLEASE!! that's all I ask, just one or two words………or more, whatever…
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LEGOLAS
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~~~THE NEXT DAY
Kendre was in her own room when I arrived there, writing in her diary, a look of utmost desolation on her face.
"Kendre?" I said.
"Yes, Legolas?" she replied, looking up from her work, and eyeing me curiously.
"What is going to happen to Aliya?" I said, for I knew Kendre had the answer.
"I talked to Father a little while ago and he said that he has a proposal… he will talk to us at breakfast tomorrow." She said, a small smile playing on her lips.
"What are you smiling at?" I said, a little annoyed, "There is nothing to smile about!"
"I think you will like what father has planned…" she said, getting up, "but I'm not telling you now! I am going to bring Aliya some breakfast."
And with that Kendre left, leaving me alone to my thoughts.
What do you do for a girl who has been hurt so deeply she is afraid of everything and everyone?
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ALIYA
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~~~LATER THAT DAY
Crying seemed past me now. It seemed not worth it. Tomorrow I was to go and see the king and he alone would decide my fate. My misery was all I had now, that and the memories of a time I once knew.
"Aliya? Are you awake?" came a call through the door, it was Kendre, she had come back. She said she was bringing a surprise or two with her this time she came.
"Yes, Kendre." I murmured, though I doubted she could have heard me. She came in anyway, carrying with her 2 boxes.
"These are for you…. For tomorrow…" she said, smiling and handing them to me.
I looked down as she handed me the boxes. I wasn't sure what to do.
"Well….aren't you going to open them? A lot of work went into those, you know…" she insisted looking at me with the utmost anticipation.
I began opening the larger of the two boxes. Inside was a full length dress made of saffron colored silk, layers upon layers of it. The dress had long, belled sleeves and a high neck line. It looked comfortable and loose fitting. Also in the box lay a heavy cloak of the same color. The next box held a pair of silk slippers, padded and thick.
I looked up at a smiling Kendre.
"Why did you do this for me?" I asked, "These are too rich for me…Why?"
"Aliya… I did this for you because… It is what friends do!" She exclaimed, "Do you like them?"
"Yes." I said simply, "I like them a lot."
"Good!" she said, her smile widening as she moved to the door, "I will come to get you tomorrow in the morning before breakfast. Will you be ready?"
"I…I…yes…I will be dressed, I'm not sure if I will be ready, though…" I admitted to my seemingly newfound friend.
She nodded, "No one expects you to be…"
She came swiftly back over to the bed, leaned down, gave me a hug and repeated the now familiar words, "You are fine, you are safe…"
She let me go and walked out the open door, closing it behind her as she left.
I was left alone to think for a long while, but in the end I found there was nothing to think about. My mind went blank and I was thankful for it, for once in a long time I had no thoughts of fear or misery, and no feelings of intense pain. For just a little while I was free.
I buried my face into the pillow once again and closed my eyes. Tomorrow was another day.
Later that night I awoke to see the room had been darkened a little. The candles were burning lower, and a tall figure was moving towards my bedside.
"How are you feeling now?" Legolas said, sitting down next to me. I could not help but to tense up as he drew near. He sensed this and lowered his eyes.
"What can I do?" he asked me his voice a whisper, "What can I do to earn your trust? Tell me. I will search the all the lands for it. Tell me. I will find it and lock it in the safest place in the world!"
"You don't understand, Legolas… You don't see…"I said, "If I could, I would give the world my trust! If I could…"
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REVIEW PLEASE!! that's all I ask, just one or two words………or more, whatever…
