Gawd, I've just been re-reading a bit of TTT and Legoland talks in such a poncy way. Geez!
Anyways, I hope you enjoy this chapter. ;0)
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Lord Antinous looked out over the land that lay stretched out before him. Behind him there were fifty men on horseback, only fifty could be spared to look for the 'lost' Princess.
At first it had been thought that she had been kidnapped, that was until one of the stable-boys had come forward with information hoping for some kind of paltry reward, he only got a beating for his troubles.
Her presence had not been missed until halfway through the morning, and Antinous knew that she had left because their wedding had been moved forward. Impertinent little wench! She was doing all this to spite him, he knew that.
He knew she hated him, after all he'd done to try and get her to like him in the beginning, saucy little bitch, all the presents and kind words had been wasted upon her.
She had run away, but she wouldn't have got far. Not with her knowledge of the land. When he found her - and he would - she would be glad to marry him, and would be a proper wife.
He scowled as he thought of her, and ordered the company to move forward. She would have gone through the deep forest on horseback, se knew nothing of combat or survival skills. They would probably find her leaning against a tree, weeping, her horse run away and a twisted ankle.
At this though Antinous chuckled and wondered if he should order the men to move faster so the scene would be played out sooner, or to keep going at a steady pace so that when the girl was found her heightened wretchedness would only make his victory taste all the sweeter.
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At dawn Legolas roused Edie, "We need to go from this place now." He said as she opened her eyes and looked at him as if to say 'who the hell are you?'.
After realising where she was and who she was looking at Edie struggled to her feet, refusing Legolas's proffered hand.
Edie stumbled over to her horse, once again almost tripping over the same log. She shot the offending log a look of contempt and started untying the horse from the tree.
"Nay, we take that beast no further. Set it free." Legolas said from behind her.
She turned to face him. "Are you mad? Surely I will be caught if we travel on foot."
"Yes, Princess, but if we set the horse free it will go back and be found by those who seek you."
Edie made a face and held tight to the horse's reigns. "This is my best horse, I'm not going to let her roam the land to be eaten by Orcs or other such beasts."
Legolas sighed inwardly before replying, "Let her go, Princess."
Edie sighed loudly at him, "Alright," she said, showing her age, "But be it upon your head if I discover she has come to any harm!"
"Wait!" Legolas said, holding up a hand. "If we leave her tied to this tree and she is found it will be assumed that you are dead and the company will give up hope on your safe return."
Edie opened her mouth to say something but shut it again, anger filled her. She had only known this Elf a few hours and already she was tiring of his company. "That is inhumane! She will die if left here, either of hunger and if not that then some foul creature will consume her heartlessly. I will not condone it."
"Then do not. She will stay here, Princess and we will continue on foot."
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Anyways, I hope you enjoy this chapter. ;0)
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Lord Antinous looked out over the land that lay stretched out before him. Behind him there were fifty men on horseback, only fifty could be spared to look for the 'lost' Princess.
At first it had been thought that she had been kidnapped, that was until one of the stable-boys had come forward with information hoping for some kind of paltry reward, he only got a beating for his troubles.
Her presence had not been missed until halfway through the morning, and Antinous knew that she had left because their wedding had been moved forward. Impertinent little wench! She was doing all this to spite him, he knew that.
He knew she hated him, after all he'd done to try and get her to like him in the beginning, saucy little bitch, all the presents and kind words had been wasted upon her.
She had run away, but she wouldn't have got far. Not with her knowledge of the land. When he found her - and he would - she would be glad to marry him, and would be a proper wife.
He scowled as he thought of her, and ordered the company to move forward. She would have gone through the deep forest on horseback, se knew nothing of combat or survival skills. They would probably find her leaning against a tree, weeping, her horse run away and a twisted ankle.
At this though Antinous chuckled and wondered if he should order the men to move faster so the scene would be played out sooner, or to keep going at a steady pace so that when the girl was found her heightened wretchedness would only make his victory taste all the sweeter.
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At dawn Legolas roused Edie, "We need to go from this place now." He said as she opened her eyes and looked at him as if to say 'who the hell are you?'.
After realising where she was and who she was looking at Edie struggled to her feet, refusing Legolas's proffered hand.
Edie stumbled over to her horse, once again almost tripping over the same log. She shot the offending log a look of contempt and started untying the horse from the tree.
"Nay, we take that beast no further. Set it free." Legolas said from behind her.
She turned to face him. "Are you mad? Surely I will be caught if we travel on foot."
"Yes, Princess, but if we set the horse free it will go back and be found by those who seek you."
Edie made a face and held tight to the horse's reigns. "This is my best horse, I'm not going to let her roam the land to be eaten by Orcs or other such beasts."
Legolas sighed inwardly before replying, "Let her go, Princess."
Edie sighed loudly at him, "Alright," she said, showing her age, "But be it upon your head if I discover she has come to any harm!"
"Wait!" Legolas said, holding up a hand. "If we leave her tied to this tree and she is found it will be assumed that you are dead and the company will give up hope on your safe return."
Edie opened her mouth to say something but shut it again, anger filled her. She had only known this Elf a few hours and already she was tiring of his company. "That is inhumane! She will die if left here, either of hunger and if not that then some foul creature will consume her heartlessly. I will not condone it."
"Then do not. She will stay here, Princess and we will continue on foot."
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