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CHAPTER SEVEN - BLOOD ON THE GRASS
Lucien waited in the shadows, for Gandalf to finish his council with Aragorn. "Come in Lucien". He told her without looking at her. "It was a bad idea teaching you how to reach us telepathically". She told him smiling. "Indeed, then perhaps you should also teach Aragorn". The old man said gruffly. "Let the she elf teach him her ways, he has no need to know ours". She answered. "has something happened to dim your relationship with your father?" he asked confused. "what did you want of me old man? I was busy". She said ignoring his other question. "mating?" she shot him a dirty look. "do not meddle in the affairs of Eyriens old man, it is not taken lightly". She sat down. "so you have finally given in to your blood". "it had to be done, are the Elders on their way?" "they will arrive at dawn, will you hold them responsible for the ways they set to your people for so long?" he asked her. Sitting down opposite her. "they hid the truth from us, and sought to have war with the Elves, the elves are our brothers in spirit, it is folly to do such a thing even by Eyrien standards". She argued. "your mother was like you, she knew something was afoot there but could not pin it down, she spent to much time outside the Realm to know the true going ons". "I am not like my mother, I will not protect Aragorn in the battle" "why not?" "that is for the she elf to do, where is she?, should she not be here?" Lucien asked. "Arwen is her name and she will arrive soon enough, her relationship with Aragorn is not like yours with Eomer, tell me did you leave him sleeping?" "I did, utterly satisfied, he will sleep for hours, if you must know". Gandalf smiled at her audacity to shock him. "thankyou for the information child, many things will change from this day onwards, and many lives will be lost, this you must know to accept". Lucien shot up and towered over him.
"whose lives?" "Eyrien, elvish, it will not be a clean war Lucien, you know this". "I know". She replied. "Amin sinta thaliolle e dagor Lucien" i know your strength in battle. "you will not fail". He told her softly. She looked at him. "Hodoer, we will not fail, even if our blood runs, we will come out victorious". Wise one. She touched his face. "now if that is all old man I have somewhere to be, it is near dawn". Gandalf looked out the window and saw the sky pink. "that is all Lucien, I will see you before you leave". "Aa' lasser en lle coia orn n' omenta gurtha" May the leaves of your life tree never turn brown. She murmured before leaving him to his thoughts.
She sat down on the bed, took off her weapons. So he would think that she had only just risen. "do not fool me again my lady, I know not where you have been for the past 4 hours but it was not here". She turned around and saw Eomer sitting up in bed, not impressed. "the spell did not work" "of course not, I've always been immune to such things. Did you think yourself so ancient that it would work on me?" he asked sarcastically. "I had to hold council with Gandalf, he woke me". She answered. Better the truth. He did not answer. "did you think I was with Legolas?" she asked. Still silence. "eomer, you are my mate, I would have no other, do not worry about that". She told him softly. She kissed him softly. "come it is dawn, and the Elders will arrive soon, they stand trial". She told him pulling him from the bed.
Council Room. Lucien entered with Dorian and Gandalf behind her. "elders of the Eyrien, you have been requested here by order of the maiden of light". Lucien announced. "the maiden of light is dead". One of them answered. Dorian took a step forward but Lucien held him back with one hand. "dead she is, but her spirit holds true, what would you say if it were by the order of the Daughter of the Maiden of Light that you are here?" she asked. "then I say you lie" "I am said daughter old woman, the elders are not superior to me, I can remove you at will that is the law, even banish you from the realm if pushed". The woman paled at that thought. "you would banish your own people?" "I would, the Elders have been lying to the Eyrien's for a millinea, it is not taken lightly, as you nearly caused us to war with the elves, who are our brothers in spirit, that alone would be your sentence judged". Lucien answered. "Amin merna quen"i wish to speak. A voice spoke up to her. Dorian located the speaker and brought him forward. It was an old man. Ancient by Eyrien standards. "quen". Speak. Lucien allowed. "it was a difficult decison the one we made a long time ago, my lady, it was the dark ages, and the eyrien's were dying". The old man explained. "Mani naa essa en lle?" whats your name. She asked him. "Lessar, my lady". He answered. "are your bones not weary with the ages lessar?" she asked him softly. Dorian recognised the dangerous tones in her voice. "they are my lady" "did the Elders not make it their business to know of their own race?, if the Eyriens were indeed dying did they not wish to know why?" "no my lady, i tried, but i was forbidden". He answered. "by who?" "matilde my lady". He replied. "fool you would kill us all!!". The woman spoke up again. "Ela he!" flank her. Lucien ordered. 'Tanya nae n'quel matilde, if you value your life". That was not good. "lessar, please sit before you fall down". She asked him sweetly. Dorian smiled. She was going in for the kill. "all nine Elders, will be removed from the council of the Realm, i will nominate others who will uphold our laws and our truths and not work them for their own benefits but for the people, as such i feel it in my duty to let you know something". She proceeded to tell them of the bond the eyrien's had with the Rohirrim, which was why so many eyriens had died, because their mates had died first. "you judged without knowing, and because of that you have failed, the moment you walk out of this door you will be commoners, and live the ways of the Eyrien, how you serve your realm is up to you, but i shall request that you do it with respect shown her as you would the maiden of light, if you object to this then feel free to leave the Realm and seek home elsewhere". She turned and walked out of the room. Dorian ran after her. "you would leave it as that lucien?" he asked. "yes, they are old and they will die soon, the fates will decide when and how they will end their days, it is not for me to judge them in that way". "as you wish". He bowed and walked away.
"i've never seen you so cold blooded lucien". She looked sideways and saw Aragorn. "is your mate here aragorn?" "she arrives soon". "she is already here and standing behind you". Lucien answered, he spun around and saw that indeed arwen was behind him, he kissed her hand. "arwen, so good to see you, please meet Lucien". He introduced them. "you are the she elf?" "i am last time i looked, and you are the Eyrien, that is daughter to Elen?" arwen replied. "i am last time i looked, well met my lady". "i am pleased to finally meet you lucien, aragorn has spoken much of you". Aragorn left them to speak while he went to find legolas.
"you are leaving for war?" arwen asked. "we are". "you will return in time" arwen told her. "in time". "you know what will happen?" "yes" lucien sighed. She saw no way out of it, million times did she see the images in her head, a thousand different ways and yet the outcome was always the same. But one thing stayed utmost in her mind. He did not know she was Eyrien therefore more powerful than he. "you will come out in one piece, the victor, we will take care of him lucien". "him?" "eomer, we will take care of him, and see that he does not follow you". "i thank you my lady" "please arwen, we are family". Lucien bowed gracefully and walked away. She had no more to say. Much was on her mind this day. And she had to fix it once and for all and free middle earth from the grasp of the evil one.
"she will return in time eomer, it is in her path". Gandalf told the marshal. "in time?, how long does it take to destroy an army of orcs?" he asked. "not long, but she will be captured by Saruman again, but this time he will not gain power over her as he did last time". Gandalf told him. "captured?". Eomer almost yelled. He could not let this happen. "eomer there is nothing you can do, the fates forbid it, Eyrien's have their own paths". "her path is with mine old man". "true, but she also has her own path as the daughter of the maiden, that foremost is a priority over anything she may hold dear".
Lucien mounted her horse and turned one last time to the three men in her life that were important. Aragorn - her father, Gandalf - her friend and mentor, and Eomer - her soulmate. She looked at legolas as he sat beside her on his mount. 'we go to war legolas, i am proud to have your bow at my back". "i will not fail you maiden, i have much to pay for". He answered. She touched his face. "dear legolas, you have more then paid for it already, do not let it weigh your heart, you are free". She told hiim softly. His eyes misted with tears and he nodded.
She lifted her hand in farewell to all. And rode away with her army at her back. Haldir of Lorien rode ahead of the elven army. And legolas rode at her side with Dorian.
**************************************************************************** *********************************** "stand strong Eyriens!" Dorian yelled as they faced the onslaught of the orcs that were racing towards them. All Eyriens stood with their feet apart, and in their true form, their wings spanning the width between each one, they stood strong and brave. Their bows aimed at their enemy.
"cloud their minds, so the elves can strike!". Lucien ordered. All the Eyriens did just that and the orcs confounded as they were stopped and gazed around confused not knowing which way they were to head. The elves struck from behind and brought them down. It was a simple war, for noone could beat hte Eyriens when they used their full gifts, and also the talents of the elves with their sharp aim and superior strengths. If they had let the orcs arrive at Rohan the ending may of been different. Rohan and Eyrien lives ending in turmoil.
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"take her, and bring her before me". Saruman told the head Uruk - Hai. "as you wish".
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Lucien felt darkness cloud her mind, and she could see legolas running towards her.
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legolas stopped, she was standing before him and now she was gone. He searched the field with his keen eyesight, and with his mind he called out to her. "legolas". A whisper on his mind. Faint, and dim. "she is gone elf". Dorian said from behind him. "she was taken?" legolas asked. "she was, by Saruman, we knew this would happen, he has a sickness with her, when he tires of her he will release her". Dorian told him. "not before she destroys him". "no not before that". Dorian agreed. " come we must return to Rohan and give them the good news, that we are victors". " i will stay here, and wait for her". Legolas told him. "if you will. It may be days, perhaps months". "you leave her so eagerly dorian for one who loves her". Legolas told him. "i leave her because i know her orders and i know she can take care of herself". Dorian defended himself. "i will stay". Legolas turned and walked away a few steps then stopped and stared away into the distance. "so be it elf, but she will return and it might not be on her feet that she does so". Dorian muttered. But legolas heard him. "blast your eyrien mind, you keep forgetting that elves have keen hearing". Legolas muttered.
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Lucien waited in the shadows, for Gandalf to finish his council with Aragorn. "Come in Lucien". He told her without looking at her. "It was a bad idea teaching you how to reach us telepathically". She told him smiling. "Indeed, then perhaps you should also teach Aragorn". The old man said gruffly. "Let the she elf teach him her ways, he has no need to know ours". She answered. "has something happened to dim your relationship with your father?" he asked confused. "what did you want of me old man? I was busy". She said ignoring his other question. "mating?" she shot him a dirty look. "do not meddle in the affairs of Eyriens old man, it is not taken lightly". She sat down. "so you have finally given in to your blood". "it had to be done, are the Elders on their way?" "they will arrive at dawn, will you hold them responsible for the ways they set to your people for so long?" he asked her. Sitting down opposite her. "they hid the truth from us, and sought to have war with the Elves, the elves are our brothers in spirit, it is folly to do such a thing even by Eyrien standards". She argued. "your mother was like you, she knew something was afoot there but could not pin it down, she spent to much time outside the Realm to know the true going ons". "I am not like my mother, I will not protect Aragorn in the battle" "why not?" "that is for the she elf to do, where is she?, should she not be here?" Lucien asked. "Arwen is her name and she will arrive soon enough, her relationship with Aragorn is not like yours with Eomer, tell me did you leave him sleeping?" "I did, utterly satisfied, he will sleep for hours, if you must know". Gandalf smiled at her audacity to shock him. "thankyou for the information child, many things will change from this day onwards, and many lives will be lost, this you must know to accept". Lucien shot up and towered over him.
"whose lives?" "Eyrien, elvish, it will not be a clean war Lucien, you know this". "I know". She replied. "Amin sinta thaliolle e dagor Lucien" i know your strength in battle. "you will not fail". He told her softly. She looked at him. "Hodoer, we will not fail, even if our blood runs, we will come out victorious". Wise one. She touched his face. "now if that is all old man I have somewhere to be, it is near dawn". Gandalf looked out the window and saw the sky pink. "that is all Lucien, I will see you before you leave". "Aa' lasser en lle coia orn n' omenta gurtha" May the leaves of your life tree never turn brown. She murmured before leaving him to his thoughts.
She sat down on the bed, took off her weapons. So he would think that she had only just risen. "do not fool me again my lady, I know not where you have been for the past 4 hours but it was not here". She turned around and saw Eomer sitting up in bed, not impressed. "the spell did not work" "of course not, I've always been immune to such things. Did you think yourself so ancient that it would work on me?" he asked sarcastically. "I had to hold council with Gandalf, he woke me". She answered. Better the truth. He did not answer. "did you think I was with Legolas?" she asked. Still silence. "eomer, you are my mate, I would have no other, do not worry about that". She told him softly. She kissed him softly. "come it is dawn, and the Elders will arrive soon, they stand trial". She told him pulling him from the bed.
Council Room. Lucien entered with Dorian and Gandalf behind her. "elders of the Eyrien, you have been requested here by order of the maiden of light". Lucien announced. "the maiden of light is dead". One of them answered. Dorian took a step forward but Lucien held him back with one hand. "dead she is, but her spirit holds true, what would you say if it were by the order of the Daughter of the Maiden of Light that you are here?" she asked. "then I say you lie" "I am said daughter old woman, the elders are not superior to me, I can remove you at will that is the law, even banish you from the realm if pushed". The woman paled at that thought. "you would banish your own people?" "I would, the Elders have been lying to the Eyrien's for a millinea, it is not taken lightly, as you nearly caused us to war with the elves, who are our brothers in spirit, that alone would be your sentence judged". Lucien answered. "Amin merna quen"i wish to speak. A voice spoke up to her. Dorian located the speaker and brought him forward. It was an old man. Ancient by Eyrien standards. "quen". Speak. Lucien allowed. "it was a difficult decison the one we made a long time ago, my lady, it was the dark ages, and the eyrien's were dying". The old man explained. "Mani naa essa en lle?" whats your name. She asked him. "Lessar, my lady". He answered. "are your bones not weary with the ages lessar?" she asked him softly. Dorian recognised the dangerous tones in her voice. "they are my lady" "did the Elders not make it their business to know of their own race?, if the Eyriens were indeed dying did they not wish to know why?" "no my lady, i tried, but i was forbidden". He answered. "by who?" "matilde my lady". He replied. "fool you would kill us all!!". The woman spoke up again. "Ela he!" flank her. Lucien ordered. 'Tanya nae n'quel matilde, if you value your life". That was not good. "lessar, please sit before you fall down". She asked him sweetly. Dorian smiled. She was going in for the kill. "all nine Elders, will be removed from the council of the Realm, i will nominate others who will uphold our laws and our truths and not work them for their own benefits but for the people, as such i feel it in my duty to let you know something". She proceeded to tell them of the bond the eyrien's had with the Rohirrim, which was why so many eyriens had died, because their mates had died first. "you judged without knowing, and because of that you have failed, the moment you walk out of this door you will be commoners, and live the ways of the Eyrien, how you serve your realm is up to you, but i shall request that you do it with respect shown her as you would the maiden of light, if you object to this then feel free to leave the Realm and seek home elsewhere". She turned and walked out of the room. Dorian ran after her. "you would leave it as that lucien?" he asked. "yes, they are old and they will die soon, the fates will decide when and how they will end their days, it is not for me to judge them in that way". "as you wish". He bowed and walked away.
"i've never seen you so cold blooded lucien". She looked sideways and saw Aragorn. "is your mate here aragorn?" "she arrives soon". "she is already here and standing behind you". Lucien answered, he spun around and saw that indeed arwen was behind him, he kissed her hand. "arwen, so good to see you, please meet Lucien". He introduced them. "you are the she elf?" "i am last time i looked, and you are the Eyrien, that is daughter to Elen?" arwen replied. "i am last time i looked, well met my lady". "i am pleased to finally meet you lucien, aragorn has spoken much of you". Aragorn left them to speak while he went to find legolas.
"you are leaving for war?" arwen asked. "we are". "you will return in time" arwen told her. "in time". "you know what will happen?" "yes" lucien sighed. She saw no way out of it, million times did she see the images in her head, a thousand different ways and yet the outcome was always the same. But one thing stayed utmost in her mind. He did not know she was Eyrien therefore more powerful than he. "you will come out in one piece, the victor, we will take care of him lucien". "him?" "eomer, we will take care of him, and see that he does not follow you". "i thank you my lady" "please arwen, we are family". Lucien bowed gracefully and walked away. She had no more to say. Much was on her mind this day. And she had to fix it once and for all and free middle earth from the grasp of the evil one.
"she will return in time eomer, it is in her path". Gandalf told the marshal. "in time?, how long does it take to destroy an army of orcs?" he asked. "not long, but she will be captured by Saruman again, but this time he will not gain power over her as he did last time". Gandalf told him. "captured?". Eomer almost yelled. He could not let this happen. "eomer there is nothing you can do, the fates forbid it, Eyrien's have their own paths". "her path is with mine old man". "true, but she also has her own path as the daughter of the maiden, that foremost is a priority over anything she may hold dear".
Lucien mounted her horse and turned one last time to the three men in her life that were important. Aragorn - her father, Gandalf - her friend and mentor, and Eomer - her soulmate. She looked at legolas as he sat beside her on his mount. 'we go to war legolas, i am proud to have your bow at my back". "i will not fail you maiden, i have much to pay for". He answered. She touched his face. "dear legolas, you have more then paid for it already, do not let it weigh your heart, you are free". She told hiim softly. His eyes misted with tears and he nodded.
She lifted her hand in farewell to all. And rode away with her army at her back. Haldir of Lorien rode ahead of the elven army. And legolas rode at her side with Dorian.
**************************************************************************** *********************************** "stand strong Eyriens!" Dorian yelled as they faced the onslaught of the orcs that were racing towards them. All Eyriens stood with their feet apart, and in their true form, their wings spanning the width between each one, they stood strong and brave. Their bows aimed at their enemy.
"cloud their minds, so the elves can strike!". Lucien ordered. All the Eyriens did just that and the orcs confounded as they were stopped and gazed around confused not knowing which way they were to head. The elves struck from behind and brought them down. It was a simple war, for noone could beat hte Eyriens when they used their full gifts, and also the talents of the elves with their sharp aim and superior strengths. If they had let the orcs arrive at Rohan the ending may of been different. Rohan and Eyrien lives ending in turmoil.
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"take her, and bring her before me". Saruman told the head Uruk - Hai. "as you wish".
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Lucien felt darkness cloud her mind, and she could see legolas running towards her.
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legolas stopped, she was standing before him and now she was gone. He searched the field with his keen eyesight, and with his mind he called out to her. "legolas". A whisper on his mind. Faint, and dim. "she is gone elf". Dorian said from behind him. "she was taken?" legolas asked. "she was, by Saruman, we knew this would happen, he has a sickness with her, when he tires of her he will release her". Dorian told him. "not before she destroys him". "no not before that". Dorian agreed. " come we must return to Rohan and give them the good news, that we are victors". " i will stay here, and wait for her". Legolas told him. "if you will. It may be days, perhaps months". "you leave her so eagerly dorian for one who loves her". Legolas told him. "i leave her because i know her orders and i know she can take care of herself". Dorian defended himself. "i will stay". Legolas turned and walked away a few steps then stopped and stared away into the distance. "so be it elf, but she will return and it might not be on her feet that she does so". Dorian muttered. But legolas heard him. "blast your eyrien mind, you keep forgetting that elves have keen hearing". Legolas muttered.
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