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ALIYA
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When I awoke in the morning, it was to the sound of knocking on the door. I dressed myself quickly and answered. It was a guard.
" The Princess requests to spend the day with you, she would like to know if you would accept...." I loved the idea of spending another day with Kendre, so I agreed.
Fixing my hair and rushing to the main hall I saw not Kendre, but Miama smiling a fake toothy smile.
" Come, come." She said pulling my hand out the door. I followed reluctantly. When we got to the stables, I was blindfolded. She said it was going to be a surprise, but I was pretty sure it wasn't a good one.
About an hour later we reached a place that was quite rocky.
I was suddenly unveiled to my horror. I was standing on the ledge of Seregsir! And I was quite close to the end of the rock.
" I thought you would like to see exactly what your family saw, before you had them plunged to their deaths." She circled around me and leaned in close to my whispering," I know you were with Legolas the other night. I saw the crushed wine glass. It had YOUR NAME written all over it."
She walked back around me as I stood rooted, horrified at the ledges below. " You can't have him. I won't let you take him away from me. And this is the only way to keep him."
I looked her in the eye and said, "Do you think he'll love you for this? Do you think he'll love you for killing the one he loves?"
"HE LOVES ME!" she screamed furiously, lunging at me.
I now saw what the mirror of Galadriel had shown me, except one thing was different. As I felt her hands connects with my shoulders, I grabbed her wrists, bring her with me. We fell rapidly.
Please forgive me for what I've done… I whispered. I felt like Legolas now, just wishing I had said goodbye. It was my fault now that the two people he loved were taken from him.
I hit, but it wasn't the ground. Whatever I hit was soft. I heard an inhuman cry and flipped over onto my stomach, gripping the body beneath me.
I was on an Eagle. One of the great Wind-lords of the mountains. I looked below me and saw that Miama, too, had been caught by one.
"I saw you fall…" The Eagle's great voice filled my ears, "Tell me little one…why were you trying to fly, when you know your body is not made for such things?"
I could not help but smile, "Great Eagle Lord! I-"
But my words were cut off. An arrow grazed my face, coming from the far off ground as we swooped through the canyon. Orcs were shooting at us!
I heard a piercing scream and looked below. Miama's Eagle had been shot in both wings! It was falling rapidly.
"Follow!" I urged to my carrier, and he did, but it seems we were not fast enough.
We reached them too late as Miama landed on top of the now dead eagle breaking her fall. We reached them seconds after. The eagle landed, allowing me to get off. I ran to Miama. I could hear her breathing, but it was shallow. Her back could have easily been broken.
"Can you bear both of us?" I asked of the great Eagle.
He hesitated, but seeing the pleading in my eyes said, "Yes…but not far…"
I picked up Miama's fallen body and rushed back to the Eagle.
"To the gates of Thranduil's Palace!" I said, mounting him once again. He took off, soaring as fast as her could to my home.
The eagle landed smoothly. The guards must have seen me from afar, for Thranduil was there to greet me, taking Miama immediately to care for. I followed, exhausted but not giving up.
" Go to Legolas," Thranduil told me, carrying Miama into a room.
I ran to his room, where he was not, then to the Library. He looked surprised when he saw me rush in, after I had avoided him for so long.
" I knew you would-" He smiled at me, but not for long.
" It's Miama, I think she's dying." He ran faster than I did to the room where Thranduil had taken her. Once Legolas was in, he shut the door right in my face.
It seemed hours passed that I sat in the quiet corridor, waiting for a sign that everything was alright. Unfortunately no such news came. Finally, Legolas left the room- eyes somber, red as though he'd been crying for hours which I didn't doubt.
" How is-" I asked.
" She's dying- almost gone" He looked at me desperately, " She was with child."
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I was horrified at what had happened. All I could do was gape for a long time. Then finally I made a decision that I knew I had to do. I went into the room with Thranduil and this time I shut Legolas out. I might not like Miama, but I would not let her child die.
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Legolas
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I couldn't describe the feeling, it was so hollow, so empty. I just walked. What more could I do. It was hours before I could even go back down the hall to where she lay. When I finally did, my father told me that Miama was dead. I couldn't bare that, I tried to run away, but Father firmly held my had where it was.
" Aliya needs to see you." He said sternly. I gulped down a giant ball of grief that lay in my throat, and slowly walked into the room. What I saw amazed me.
Aliya was strewn on a bed, on bloody sheets, looking extremely weak and weary. I was amazed to see that she looked more vulnerable than ever. I walked over to the bedside and kneeled. I stroked her face gently as she opened her eyes. She smiled at me, and spoke with effort.
" I have it now, Melamin. Don't worry, I have it now." With that she closed her eyes and passed out.
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