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The orcs stood in ranks in front of them, making a large, thick line between them and the princess. Her clothes in nothing but tatters and bruises covered her body. Her wrists were tied around the back of a thick pole. Mia's eyes, usually sparkling, sharp, joking, and catching every lie or half truth ever said, were dull and her spirit looked broken. Mia blinked for a moment when she saw them. As if trying to bring back a distant memory. Her dry cracked lips tried to form a word, but the orcs attacked too quickly for any of them to try to make it out. Legolas's arrows were spent very quickly. After nearly an hour of hard fighting, Haldir was able to make it up to Ademia. He used his knife to cut the rope that had been so cruelly tied around her wrists. Orophin killed the last orc with a flourish. Rumil dropped the knife he was cleaning in order to hug the child hood friend he had nearly lost.
Haldir fended him off. "Rumil! She's much too weak!"
Rumil backed off, but still managed to get over to her. Ademia managed a weak smile before her legs gave out beneath her. Haldir rushed to catch her before she hit the ground. Haldir lay her slowly on the ground. "Get the healers over here!"
"They're in the other camp, Haldir," a Man said.
"Then go get them!"
Three or four of them rushed off to get them. Orophin brought some water. "Drink, Ademia."
Ademia sat up and took a drink, but frowned. "Who... where am I?"
"You are in the forest near Mirkwood, well quite a distance from Mirkwood, but nearest Mirkwood."
It was as if Ademia suddenly remembered. She clutched at Haldir. "Are they gone, Haldir?" she sobbed. "Are they gone?"
Haldir wrapped his arms around her, "They're gone, Ademia. You're safe."
They sat there for several moments before Ademia raised her head. "Legolas... where is Legolas?"
"I am here, Mia."
The prince kneeled down next to her and she detached herself from Haldir and hugged him. Legolas pressed his lips onto her hair. "I am here, amin mela."
Haldir gestured them all to give them some space. Figwit got there about five minutes later. Nuduil and Fielron with him.
Haldir was standing off to one side with Orophin, Rumil, Elrohir, and Elladan. "What do you think?"
"I do not know. After Mother was kidnapped..." Elladan trailed off gesturing helplessly.
They all knew full well what happened to Celebrian after she had been attacked.
"Do you think she will depart West?" Rumil asked his brother.
The Marchwarden shook his head helplessly. She is strong, but even two days with those... will destroy even the strongest willed.
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Okay, there. Happy?
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The orcs stood in ranks in front of them, making a large, thick line between them and the princess. Her clothes in nothing but tatters and bruises covered her body. Her wrists were tied around the back of a thick pole. Mia's eyes, usually sparkling, sharp, joking, and catching every lie or half truth ever said, were dull and her spirit looked broken. Mia blinked for a moment when she saw them. As if trying to bring back a distant memory. Her dry cracked lips tried to form a word, but the orcs attacked too quickly for any of them to try to make it out. Legolas's arrows were spent very quickly. After nearly an hour of hard fighting, Haldir was able to make it up to Ademia. He used his knife to cut the rope that had been so cruelly tied around her wrists. Orophin killed the last orc with a flourish. Rumil dropped the knife he was cleaning in order to hug the child hood friend he had nearly lost.
Haldir fended him off. "Rumil! She's much too weak!"
Rumil backed off, but still managed to get over to her. Ademia managed a weak smile before her legs gave out beneath her. Haldir rushed to catch her before she hit the ground. Haldir lay her slowly on the ground. "Get the healers over here!"
"They're in the other camp, Haldir," a Man said.
"Then go get them!"
Three or four of them rushed off to get them. Orophin brought some water. "Drink, Ademia."
Ademia sat up and took a drink, but frowned. "Who... where am I?"
"You are in the forest near Mirkwood, well quite a distance from Mirkwood, but nearest Mirkwood."
It was as if Ademia suddenly remembered. She clutched at Haldir. "Are they gone, Haldir?" she sobbed. "Are they gone?"
Haldir wrapped his arms around her, "They're gone, Ademia. You're safe."
They sat there for several moments before Ademia raised her head. "Legolas... where is Legolas?"
"I am here, Mia."
The prince kneeled down next to her and she detached herself from Haldir and hugged him. Legolas pressed his lips onto her hair. "I am here, amin mela."
Haldir gestured them all to give them some space. Figwit got there about five minutes later. Nuduil and Fielron with him.
Haldir was standing off to one side with Orophin, Rumil, Elrohir, and Elladan. "What do you think?"
"I do not know. After Mother was kidnapped..." Elladan trailed off gesturing helplessly.
They all knew full well what happened to Celebrian after she had been attacked.
"Do you think she will depart West?" Rumil asked his brother.
The Marchwarden shook his head helplessly. She is strong, but even two days with those... will destroy even the strongest willed.
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Okay, there. Happy?