Chapter 2

Amarie lay on the rock and although she was sleeping her worried and agitated presence swept over the traveler like a sheet of wind that sweeps the breath out of a person. The traveler instantly regretted ever trying to wake her. Suddenly stepping back the traveler waited for her response but nothing came, he gazed at her tiredly and crossed his arms about his chest.

He needed to locate a place to sleep, but her presence and her beauty would not allow him take his eyes off her.

Later , after the traveler had situated himself against a tree the girl was still asleep. He had almost drifted off to sleep himself, not wanting to leave her forsake of her safety but mostly because her beauty embraced him.

She started to turn slightly and the traveler's eyes snapped open she started to roll over, and he hurdled up off of his feet and caught her before she fell with his elven grace.

Her eyes opened in surprise of rolling off of a rather obese rock and being caught, the fact of finding herself being embraced by a rather nice looking traveler.

'Umm...I'm sorry to wake you, but you almost hit the ground when rolling off of that rock and I just couldn't let myself watch you fall, I'd been sitting here so lon-.' He cut himself off right there.

The smile that used to be on Amarie's face faded, she was grateful that he had caught her and was going to express gratitude towards him and would probably had gotten to offer him dinner although her mind hadn't gotten that far yet. He had been watching her?

'You were watching me? How long?' She looked up at him with rather worried eyes.

'I'm sorry melamin (my love) I was caught up in your presence, it was an agitated and worried feeling.' He responded with remorse in his voice.

'Okay so let me get this right,' Amarie breathed rather heavily. 'Wait, put me down first!' A crimson color came upon the traveler's face and he calmly set her down. 'Thank you, so you've been watching me, and your were 'feeling' my presence?'

'I'm sorry melamin, I was wondering along and I saw you, I was actually looking for a place to stay for the night, do you happen to know where I might find a place to stay?'

'I can't even fall asleep on a boulder any more in fear of being watched by a weary elvin travelor. Umm... I don't even have an idea of where you could stay because you have about an hour of walking before you get to the nearest town, Mindon. If you had actually not stopped to obsess over me then you would have reached your destination quite awhile ago-' Amarie rambled on until she was cut off by a very familiar and unwelcome voice, her mother's.

Her face was pained, worried, and tired. 'I've been looking for you for about an hour and I am very disappointed in you, having run away in the middle of a fight, that is very cowardly. Plus I didn't even know where you were going, you could have left Mindon and I would have been looking for you for days.' Her mother breathed a sigh of relief, and cast her eyes down towards the fresh green grass.

'Ahem, well I'll just be going now, you say its this way to the nearest city?' The traveler pointed towards the left, towards a very traveled road through a forest.

'Yes, good luck' Amarie looked away from the traveler, and towards her mother. 'Come on mum, let's go home.' Amarie started to walk towards her mother.

'Wait, sir, where might you be going tonight?' Amarie's mother inquired politely to the man.

'Umm, well to tell the truth, I'm just trying to get home, but tonight I'm eager just to make it to the nearest town. Your daughter says it is about an hours walk from here, is that so?'

'Yes, but why don't you just stay with us tonight, we would be honored and since it is so late we wouldn't want you to be walking all alone at night, it is quite dangerous out there you know.' She said as a worried look came across her.

'Yes I know.' The traveler had a joking look in his eyes. 'But I wouldn't want to be interfering, and I fear that your daughter would most likely object with me staying with you, kind woman.'

'Oh don't mind her, I am the one who owns the house and if she objects she will just have to tough it out for one night.' The middle aged woman smiled kindly back at the man.

'We'll then, I gratefully accept your offer.' The traveler picked his bow off of the ground and walked towards the women.

'Mother!' Amarie's eyes glared at the two.

'Come on-' Amarie's mother waited for a name.

'Um, Legolas.' He smiled kindly down at her and they slowly made their way to the house.