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At the feast that night Ademia wore breeches and a tunic. She also was allowed to wear her sword as long as it lay by her seat and her bow behind her chair. She always wore some knives hidden on her body. She sat at her mother's left hand. She ate lightly as she always did at feasts. Well usually did. Haldir sat at her left hand. Several other elves were also at the left and right hands of the royal family. Galadiel rose. "In honor of our guest, King Thanduil of Mirkwood, we will hold a tournament of sorts tomorrow. Any who wish to enter will compete in horsemanship, archery, swordsmanship, and tracking. The one who has the most points in each will win. Of course, we Lorien elves will have a bit of an advantage, considering we live here, but win the other three and we will not have much of an advantage. This will continue over several days."
Ademia laughed. She rose. "I will retire now, Mother. We wouldn't want Mirkwood elves taking our title because the Princess was too tired to fight, now would we?"
"Any who wish to compete may retire now, or later if they wish."
Ademia went off. "Mia?" Haldir called. She turned around with a vague "hmm?"
"You aren't going to rest yet, are you?"
She watched him warily for a moment. "No. I am going to look in Mother's mirror."
Haldir just looked at her silently and melted into the woods. Ademia snorted. "Good time to go back to being silent, Haldir."
Upon reaching her mother's mirror she poured the water in and looked in. Several minutes later she walked out of the glade, thoughtful.
The next morning Ademia woke early. Rising she dressed in her usual. She spent the morning practicing with her sword and bow. Many other elves had the same idea, but she chose not to practice against anybody. A little before noon all the elves were called to the starting tournament. Horsemanship. They were all given a horse that had never been handled and they were to be able to touch it within a few moments. Three were chosen to go first. Orophin, Legolas, and one of the other ones from Mirkwood. Haldir chose to cheer for Orophin and so with an apology she cheered for Legolas. In the end it turned out Orophin won and Ademia took his place. Haldir took the other Mirkwood and Rumil took Legolas's. Ademia won that one. Orophin gave her a quick hug. Several other Mirkwood elves competed, two being Legolas's brothers and a few warriors. Most of Lorien tried. Suprisingly enough it was narrowed down to Haldir, Legolas, and Ademia. Haldir won. A quick hug to her friend and Ademia congratulated him. "Excellent!" she laughed. "And to think I thought you weren't good with horses!"
Haldir rolled his eyes. He leaned down to her. "What did you see, last night?"
Ademia shook her head. "Not here, not now." That was all for a while. Ademia was recruited to try and fight the horses into the pasture. Three or four came to her, but the rest were the chase and jump out of the way kind. Legolas was almost dying of laughter. At last Ademia stopped. "Oh? And if you think it's so funny why don't you join me, Mr. I know everything?"
He jumped into the ring with her and the two of them were doing the best they could. Eventually it turned out it was Ademia, Legolas, Orophin, Rumil, Haldir, and Legolas's two brothers. By the time they got the last one through they had quite a crowd watching them. Abha handed Ademia some water. "Ya really shouldn' be over-heatin' yaself like this, Ademia!" she cried. Ademia waved her off. "I'll be fine, Abha. You needn't watch over me, like a falcon over her chicks."
"I think I do, with the way ya go runnin' about all the time!"
"I'll be fine. I've got Haldir watching my back- oof!" The 'oof' was from Haldir trying to heave her into the stream again. "Oh! Don't you dare you little-" Ademia stopped there and ran after her friend. Legolas followed her. Rumil, Orophin quickly overtook the much more tired younger elf and protected their brother. "Orophin!" Ademia called sweetly over the top of the hill. "Come on over here."
The elf was a bit smarter than she intended. He and his brother ran over behind her. They grabbed her arms and carried the fighting princess to the stream. "No! I'm going to kill you, Orophin!"
"Well, I'd better run than, shouldn't I?" Orophin laughed dodging the well aimed fists, even behind her back.
"Oooh! You little-" she was cut off by being thrown into a stream that was well above her head. She popped back up treading water. A slight nod to her head and Orophin, Rumil, and Haldir were thrown into the water. They all came up spluttering and laughing. One last elf was pushed in by Abha. "All o' ya deserved that!" she said and she turned around and walked off. Legolas came up behind Ademia. "Well!"
"Well, little brother!" a voice exclaimed from above them. "What, may I ask, are you doing in that water?"
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There. Chapter some # or other
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At the feast that night Ademia wore breeches and a tunic. She also was allowed to wear her sword as long as it lay by her seat and her bow behind her chair. She always wore some knives hidden on her body. She sat at her mother's left hand. She ate lightly as she always did at feasts. Well usually did. Haldir sat at her left hand. Several other elves were also at the left and right hands of the royal family. Galadiel rose. "In honor of our guest, King Thanduil of Mirkwood, we will hold a tournament of sorts tomorrow. Any who wish to enter will compete in horsemanship, archery, swordsmanship, and tracking. The one who has the most points in each will win. Of course, we Lorien elves will have a bit of an advantage, considering we live here, but win the other three and we will not have much of an advantage. This will continue over several days."
Ademia laughed. She rose. "I will retire now, Mother. We wouldn't want Mirkwood elves taking our title because the Princess was too tired to fight, now would we?"
"Any who wish to compete may retire now, or later if they wish."
Ademia went off. "Mia?" Haldir called. She turned around with a vague "hmm?"
"You aren't going to rest yet, are you?"
She watched him warily for a moment. "No. I am going to look in Mother's mirror."
Haldir just looked at her silently and melted into the woods. Ademia snorted. "Good time to go back to being silent, Haldir."
Upon reaching her mother's mirror she poured the water in and looked in. Several minutes later she walked out of the glade, thoughtful.
The next morning Ademia woke early. Rising she dressed in her usual. She spent the morning practicing with her sword and bow. Many other elves had the same idea, but she chose not to practice against anybody. A little before noon all the elves were called to the starting tournament. Horsemanship. They were all given a horse that had never been handled and they were to be able to touch it within a few moments. Three were chosen to go first. Orophin, Legolas, and one of the other ones from Mirkwood. Haldir chose to cheer for Orophin and so with an apology she cheered for Legolas. In the end it turned out Orophin won and Ademia took his place. Haldir took the other Mirkwood and Rumil took Legolas's. Ademia won that one. Orophin gave her a quick hug. Several other Mirkwood elves competed, two being Legolas's brothers and a few warriors. Most of Lorien tried. Suprisingly enough it was narrowed down to Haldir, Legolas, and Ademia. Haldir won. A quick hug to her friend and Ademia congratulated him. "Excellent!" she laughed. "And to think I thought you weren't good with horses!"
Haldir rolled his eyes. He leaned down to her. "What did you see, last night?"
Ademia shook her head. "Not here, not now." That was all for a while. Ademia was recruited to try and fight the horses into the pasture. Three or four came to her, but the rest were the chase and jump out of the way kind. Legolas was almost dying of laughter. At last Ademia stopped. "Oh? And if you think it's so funny why don't you join me, Mr. I know everything?"
He jumped into the ring with her and the two of them were doing the best they could. Eventually it turned out it was Ademia, Legolas, Orophin, Rumil, Haldir, and Legolas's two brothers. By the time they got the last one through they had quite a crowd watching them. Abha handed Ademia some water. "Ya really shouldn' be over-heatin' yaself like this, Ademia!" she cried. Ademia waved her off. "I'll be fine, Abha. You needn't watch over me, like a falcon over her chicks."
"I think I do, with the way ya go runnin' about all the time!"
"I'll be fine. I've got Haldir watching my back- oof!" The 'oof' was from Haldir trying to heave her into the stream again. "Oh! Don't you dare you little-" Ademia stopped there and ran after her friend. Legolas followed her. Rumil, Orophin quickly overtook the much more tired younger elf and protected their brother. "Orophin!" Ademia called sweetly over the top of the hill. "Come on over here."
The elf was a bit smarter than she intended. He and his brother ran over behind her. They grabbed her arms and carried the fighting princess to the stream. "No! I'm going to kill you, Orophin!"
"Well, I'd better run than, shouldn't I?" Orophin laughed dodging the well aimed fists, even behind her back.
"Oooh! You little-" she was cut off by being thrown into a stream that was well above her head. She popped back up treading water. A slight nod to her head and Orophin, Rumil, and Haldir were thrown into the water. They all came up spluttering and laughing. One last elf was pushed in by Abha. "All o' ya deserved that!" she said and she turned around and walked off. Legolas came up behind Ademia. "Well!"
"Well, little brother!" a voice exclaimed from above them. "What, may I ask, are you doing in that water?"
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There. Chapter some # or other