Dusk Maiden
Chapter 4
See previous Disclaimer and Author's Note.


"Legolas!" Lomewen screamed into the distance. She had lost sight of the elf lord a while back and was worried. "Legolas!" She yelled again. Lomewen rode hard, it had been sevral hours since she left Rivendell and She would have to stop and water her horse. Lomewen's ears picked up the sound of running water ahead. She had already lost sight of Legolas so she could stop, with only one path to follow she knew that she could keep follwing him. She slowed her horse so he was walking and rounded a bend. A stream came into view and so did Legolas and his horse. Lomewen sighed with relief and she jumped of her stallion and ran to the elf lord. She threw her arms around his waist and startled him.

"Who the-- Lomewen? Why did you follow me? I told you that I had to get away! Did you leave Shara?" Legolas had a stern look on his face that made Lomewen suddenly want to go back.

"Shara was upset that you left, Tinuviel is fine now, I knew from the way Shara looked that I must find you and bring you back. Please forgive me for disobeying your orders." Lomewen stifled a sb and she hugged Legolas and the two of them sat down in the dirt near the stream.

"There, there. I forgive you. I was only going for a ride to sort out everything in my head. I was planning to come back tomorrow, but since you are here we might as well ride together," Legolas comforted Lomwen. She looked into his eyes and smiled. Out of the corner of her eye she saw her horse wandering off the path.

"Bronze! Bronze get back here! Where do you think you are going mister?" Lomewen grumbled as she chased after her stubborn horse into the woods. Legolas followed, chuckling to himself. Lomewen caught up to her horse and found him nibbling on some licoln. She grabbed his reigns and turned around, she shrieked and fell over in surprise. Legolas loomed over her laughing. He offered his hand to pull her up but she batted it away and jumped to her feet.

"Ever so sorry to have scared you," Legolas noted still laughing.

"I guess I'm just really jumpy about what happened yesterday," Lomewen muttered. She was a bit embarresed about being scared like that, but she reminded herself that she was still young and very jumpy. The two of them walked their horses back to the road and mounted they continued at a slow pace not talking, just thinking.

Why me? Thought Lomewen, Why did Zobotieth first come to me? Why now? Why?

Legolas stared into the distace as he thought, This new evil is just another power hungry monster. We will find a way to destroy him. But how?

Lomewen and Legolas looked at each other and at the same time they both said, "I wish we were Hobbits!" They realized that they what they had just said and looked away, Lomewen's face grew hot with embarresment. She looked over a Legolas, "I just said that I wanted to be a Hobbit because when they are in the Shire they are seperated from the world and don't face evils unles the evil passes through the shire."

"We think alike Lomewen, but I am an elf and you are part elf, and that's the way our life is meant to be. There is no changing it and no escaping it. Life takes a toll of everyone, I can see it in your sister already, they both are weak in physical strength but strong in magic. Life has started to get to you as well Lomewen, in the past day I have seen you grow older than you were meant to grow. You are wise beyond your years and you will suffer in the future," Legolas thought outloud. Lomewen stopped her horse and just sat in the saddle thinking. She knew what he was talking about, she got along better with the adults and nolonger liked to play foolish games.

Legolas had stopped the horse too, he looked back at Lomewen, her brow crumpled in deep thought, then he looked at the sky. The sun had hit noon, it was overhead and the day was warm. They would have to continue off path or they would over heat. He turned back to Lomewen and she was still thinking deeply. "Come, come, the day will soon get hot. We must continue off path," Legolas making a clicking noise with his tounge to get his horse moving. Lomewen perked up the the click and kicked her horse to get him to follow the elf lord.