New chapter, and one with a few answers in it, not all though. I couldn't have that - hehe!
FantasyGirl - Wow, now you've reviewed me twice! So a double thankyou to you! Questions, questions, the world is full of questions. I wasn't going to have a second old woman, but there's a story behind it. I just tried to write it, but it's too long and complicated!
Kapies - Thanks. Glad you like the story, and glad you thought it was funny ;0)
Enjoy;0)
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The Old Woman cackled insanely and sunk her long, dirty, talon-like fingernails into Edie's leg, drawing blood. Edie screamed again and Legolas let go of her wrist and before she could draw breath an arrow was loaded in his bow and was pointed at the Old Woman.
"Unhand her." he said calmly.
Edie's heart pounded against her ribcage. It had been more of a shock than anything else that had made her scream out loud. Now she held her breath, seeing out the corner of her eye the tip of Legolas's arrow.
Almost as quickly as she had grabbed Edie's leg, the Old Woman let go and went back to rocking on her log, almost curling in on herself. "Very pretty…pretty…very pretty." she murmured and plucked a leaf out of the shawl.
Edie glared at her for a second, mostly for scaring her and making her scream in that unladylike fashion, but also for touching her and hurting her.
She turned on her heel and marched angry and a little shaken into the trees.
The Old Woman looked up and straight into Legolas's eyes, "I know your secret..." she whispered and Legolas regarded her with a look of aversion before stalking off after Edie.
"I know your secret!" came the cry from behind them, and then a long cackling laughter that seemed to echo around the whole forest, disturbing what little wildlife there was, and sending birds fluttering off into the sky.
Edie shivered and reached for the back of her neck. That old woman was definately more scary than Mistress Antigone. And now she thought, what had Mistress Antigone been about to say before Legolas had walked in?
She pondered upon this for quite a while, until they came to the edge of the forest and Legolas halted.
"We shall make camp here tonight and go out onto the flat lands in the morning. It will be more dangerous there, we shall be in full view of every enemy."
Edie raised an eyebrow, "Every enemy?" she asked in a quiet voice, not really wanting to know if there were more than the ones that chased her that were a threat to her.
"Do not worry about it." Legolas replied and Edie stared at him suspiciously for a few seconds, looking for any sign that he was going to divulge more that just that.
When he didn't Edie shook her head and sighed, even if she didn't want to know, it would still be nice if the Elf thought she was mature enough to take the news that there were more enemies than she thought.
She snorted quietly and Legolas turned to look at her. "What is it you wish to know?" he asked, as if he had read her mind.
"What is the danger? I thought we were only being persued from behind." Edie said, and sat down on the ground.
"We are. But more danger lies ahead of us. Those that set out to persue you follow still. Edith, there are more dangers in the world than the dark haired man and his reluctant followers."
Edie was stunned, that was the first time Legolas had addressed her as Edith. Now she had even more questions.
"Lord Antinous." she murmered, it had been a few days since she had thought of him. "How do you know he follows us still? How do you know him? I have never talked of him to you."
Legolas paused for a moment, offering her one of his hawk-like looks and then shook his head. "You remember the Old Woman, Mistress Antingone, no doubt?"
"We met barely two days ago. It takes longer than that for me to forget a person." Edie said quite seriously, indeed, it had taken her a great number of years to forget Legolas before they met for a second time.
"Do you remember talking to her? You told her many things."
"In that strange and beautiful language." Edie said slowly, thinking back.
"You spoke in the language of men, no other. She may have cast a spell upon you to make you divulge your secrets, your innermost feelings and thoughts. You thought you were talking another language, you were not. You told her many things and I listened. It is as simple as that."
Edie felt a little disapointed, and worried at what she may have told Mistress Antigone. No wonder Legolas didn't trust the Old Woman. "What things did I tell her?" Edie asked, a lump growing in her throat. She was dreading his answer.
"You wish to know everything?" Legolas asked uncertainly.
Edie nodded.
"You told her about your Mother, what little you remember of her. How you love her, even though you only knew her for such a short time. She asked you how we met, and you recounted our first meeting to her, and the fact that you were running away from your Nurse. You told her about your engagement to Lord Antinous, how you hate him. How you've hated him from the very first moment you met. You described him, his looks, his disagreeable character..."
Edie stopped him by holding up a hand, "That is enough. Just answer me this. Did I say anything...really personal?"
"No."
Relief swept over Edie and she smiled at him. "You called me by my name and not my title."
Legolas looked at her uncomfortably for a moment, "You should get some rest, we set off at dawn."
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FantasyGirl - Wow, now you've reviewed me twice! So a double thankyou to you! Questions, questions, the world is full of questions. I wasn't going to have a second old woman, but there's a story behind it. I just tried to write it, but it's too long and complicated!
Kapies - Thanks. Glad you like the story, and glad you thought it was funny ;0)
Enjoy;0)
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The Old Woman cackled insanely and sunk her long, dirty, talon-like fingernails into Edie's leg, drawing blood. Edie screamed again and Legolas let go of her wrist and before she could draw breath an arrow was loaded in his bow and was pointed at the Old Woman.
"Unhand her." he said calmly.
Edie's heart pounded against her ribcage. It had been more of a shock than anything else that had made her scream out loud. Now she held her breath, seeing out the corner of her eye the tip of Legolas's arrow.
Almost as quickly as she had grabbed Edie's leg, the Old Woman let go and went back to rocking on her log, almost curling in on herself. "Very pretty…pretty…very pretty." she murmured and plucked a leaf out of the shawl.
Edie glared at her for a second, mostly for scaring her and making her scream in that unladylike fashion, but also for touching her and hurting her.
She turned on her heel and marched angry and a little shaken into the trees.
The Old Woman looked up and straight into Legolas's eyes, "I know your secret..." she whispered and Legolas regarded her with a look of aversion before stalking off after Edie.
"I know your secret!" came the cry from behind them, and then a long cackling laughter that seemed to echo around the whole forest, disturbing what little wildlife there was, and sending birds fluttering off into the sky.
Edie shivered and reached for the back of her neck. That old woman was definately more scary than Mistress Antigone. And now she thought, what had Mistress Antigone been about to say before Legolas had walked in?
She pondered upon this for quite a while, until they came to the edge of the forest and Legolas halted.
"We shall make camp here tonight and go out onto the flat lands in the morning. It will be more dangerous there, we shall be in full view of every enemy."
Edie raised an eyebrow, "Every enemy?" she asked in a quiet voice, not really wanting to know if there were more than the ones that chased her that were a threat to her.
"Do not worry about it." Legolas replied and Edie stared at him suspiciously for a few seconds, looking for any sign that he was going to divulge more that just that.
When he didn't Edie shook her head and sighed, even if she didn't want to know, it would still be nice if the Elf thought she was mature enough to take the news that there were more enemies than she thought.
She snorted quietly and Legolas turned to look at her. "What is it you wish to know?" he asked, as if he had read her mind.
"What is the danger? I thought we were only being persued from behind." Edie said, and sat down on the ground.
"We are. But more danger lies ahead of us. Those that set out to persue you follow still. Edith, there are more dangers in the world than the dark haired man and his reluctant followers."
Edie was stunned, that was the first time Legolas had addressed her as Edith. Now she had even more questions.
"Lord Antinous." she murmered, it had been a few days since she had thought of him. "How do you know he follows us still? How do you know him? I have never talked of him to you."
Legolas paused for a moment, offering her one of his hawk-like looks and then shook his head. "You remember the Old Woman, Mistress Antingone, no doubt?"
"We met barely two days ago. It takes longer than that for me to forget a person." Edie said quite seriously, indeed, it had taken her a great number of years to forget Legolas before they met for a second time.
"Do you remember talking to her? You told her many things."
"In that strange and beautiful language." Edie said slowly, thinking back.
"You spoke in the language of men, no other. She may have cast a spell upon you to make you divulge your secrets, your innermost feelings and thoughts. You thought you were talking another language, you were not. You told her many things and I listened. It is as simple as that."
Edie felt a little disapointed, and worried at what she may have told Mistress Antigone. No wonder Legolas didn't trust the Old Woman. "What things did I tell her?" Edie asked, a lump growing in her throat. She was dreading his answer.
"You wish to know everything?" Legolas asked uncertainly.
Edie nodded.
"You told her about your Mother, what little you remember of her. How you love her, even though you only knew her for such a short time. She asked you how we met, and you recounted our first meeting to her, and the fact that you were running away from your Nurse. You told her about your engagement to Lord Antinous, how you hate him. How you've hated him from the very first moment you met. You described him, his looks, his disagreeable character..."
Edie stopped him by holding up a hand, "That is enough. Just answer me this. Did I say anything...really personal?"
"No."
Relief swept over Edie and she smiled at him. "You called me by my name and not my title."
Legolas looked at her uncomfortably for a moment, "You should get some rest, we set off at dawn."
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