Chapter Eight - Chains that Bind
"I have waited years for you daughter of light". Saruman said as he entered her cell. She was chained to the wall, but she had the foresight to change back to human form before the darkness had fully claimed her. "you are mistaken snake, I am no daughter of light". She told him. 'I watched you in the battle, your wings so glorious and fragile to touch, you cannot hide yourself from me". "I had no intentions of doing so Saruman, search my mind, you will know I speak the truth". Saruman did just that, and ended the scan confused. "the elves helped us create that illusion, who did you think we were?" she asked. "I will torture you until I know the truth, you can hide behind a wall, Eyrien's have a weakness". He menaced her. Lucien smiled. 'do so". She told him simply. "if you turn into your true self I will be less harsh". He offered. "this is my true self". "did you not know how your mother suffered?, that arrow meant for aragorn's heart, was tipped with poison, she suffered for that action, it burned her blood". Lucien looked at him. "is that the best you can do?" she asked. Saruman hit her, hard she had to admit, and she tasted her own blood in her mouth. "even now the elf waits for you, he stands alone in the field, waiting, I will return you to him, dead". Saruman explained. "as you wish". She closed her eyes. And retreated to another time. Her body, the form that carried her was left without a spirit, she would return at some stage. "no you will not leave". He cast a spell upon her that had caught her unawares and chained her to her body. "you will feel all I have to give to you Lucien, Eyrien's can leave their bodies at will, but this I will not grant you, you will feel all I have to give". Lucien looked at him. And she knew fear. She may in time be able to break this hold he had on her. *************************************************************************
he screamed, the pain! It was death. Eomer turned over and over in his bed, while Gandalf and Aragorn watched. There was nothing they could do, he was bound to Lucien, but he was lucky Gandalf supposed, for Lucien had the mind to not transfer all her energy to him thus binding himi truly to her. She had known what was going to happen and had thus saved him. "it will end Eomer, in one day". Gandalf promised.
**************************************************************************** ***3 months later...
A reprieve, a short one but a reprieve none the less. Saruman had gotten bored with her. She had offered him none which he wanted. The light, the power that he so craved would not come from her. With the last strength she had within her, she managed to rid herself of the holding spell. And turned into energy. She flew to the room where Saruman sought rest. "you will pay the penalty for assaulting that which is pure and sacred to the Valar, you have betrayed us all Saruman, with the power of Gandalf the White, I hereby strip you of your istari powers and turn you into that which you were before being granted wizard rank, you will serve us now, the fates have decreed it, and so shall it be". She whispered. Saruman screamed, his white robe turned to a murky brown and his hair so white and pristine that it had been - fell, leaving him bald. His eyes, showed the madness that he had withheld for so many years.
Lucien fell to her knees. "Legolas". She whispered, and sent it on a mind thread to the elf. She fell to the floor, in a deep sleep. Not sensing the silent footsteps that came her way. Not sensing the immortal blood that ran through the veins of the arms that picked her up. Legolas carried her out of Isengard. And took her by way of the river where the Eyrien's held council. "no Legolas, take me to Edoras, please". She asked him. She could see the doubt in his blue eyes. "as you wish my lady". He answered softly.
They all watched as Legolas came up the stairs with a bundle in his arms. "it is Lucien, I brought her from Isengard". He told Gandalf. "lay her on the bed". The elf laid her gently. She opened her eyes. "Legolas, I thank you, for remaining". He nodded in acceptance. Eomer came forward. And he beheld her scars.
She sat up. They all tried to stop her but she waved them away.
she changed into her true form and then faced Gandalf. The energy ebbing, dimming and then become stronger like a heart beat. "Saruman has been stripped Gandalf, in your name". she whispered. "I thank you daughter of light". She fell to the floor, her wings closed around her. And her light ebbed. She whispered a prayer of elvish and then a soft chant. And her light grew stronger. She reached a hand out to Eomer. He took it, and her light became even more stronger. She stood up and returned to her human form. She looked at Legolas. "your heart is with the sea, although there is much here to do, do you wish to sail to the undying lands?" "my heart is there maiden but I would not abandon my friends or my people". He answered. "then I hold you to this Legolas, when you choose to go to the Undying lands, I will take you, I will fly one last time with my people, then return here and live my life as a mortal if Eomer accepts". She looked at Eomer. "I accept maiden". Then she turned back to Legolas. "I also accept maiden". She smiled. Then she saw Dorian. "you abandoned me dorian, an elf did the job that you were meant to do". He lowered his head. "you betrayed me, you were my loyal guard, my friend, my brother, I ask you this would you betray me again?" "nay maiden, with all my heart, I sensed that you would do well and need no help". He replied. "Legolas waited, Saruman told me he was waiting, he had seen him, I called to him on a mind thread, and he came". She told him, now voicing her mind rather than speaking it silently. "I will never betray you again maiden this I swear". Dorian told her. Kneeling at her feet. "do not my friend, for traitors do pay a price, and I would not want that to happen to you, someone who is dear to my heart". She smiled at him. Dorian nodded and smiled back. "I thank thee maiden".
So it was, that when it was time to for the Eyriens to fly to the Undying Lands, Lucien took Legolas as she had promised. And there she farewelled her people and returned to her home. Her new home. Edoras. With Eomer of rohan.
"I have waited years for you daughter of light". Saruman said as he entered her cell. She was chained to the wall, but she had the foresight to change back to human form before the darkness had fully claimed her. "you are mistaken snake, I am no daughter of light". She told him. 'I watched you in the battle, your wings so glorious and fragile to touch, you cannot hide yourself from me". "I had no intentions of doing so Saruman, search my mind, you will know I speak the truth". Saruman did just that, and ended the scan confused. "the elves helped us create that illusion, who did you think we were?" she asked. "I will torture you until I know the truth, you can hide behind a wall, Eyrien's have a weakness". He menaced her. Lucien smiled. 'do so". She told him simply. "if you turn into your true self I will be less harsh". He offered. "this is my true self". "did you not know how your mother suffered?, that arrow meant for aragorn's heart, was tipped with poison, she suffered for that action, it burned her blood". Lucien looked at him. "is that the best you can do?" she asked. Saruman hit her, hard she had to admit, and she tasted her own blood in her mouth. "even now the elf waits for you, he stands alone in the field, waiting, I will return you to him, dead". Saruman explained. "as you wish". She closed her eyes. And retreated to another time. Her body, the form that carried her was left without a spirit, she would return at some stage. "no you will not leave". He cast a spell upon her that had caught her unawares and chained her to her body. "you will feel all I have to give to you Lucien, Eyrien's can leave their bodies at will, but this I will not grant you, you will feel all I have to give". Lucien looked at him. And she knew fear. She may in time be able to break this hold he had on her. *************************************************************************
he screamed, the pain! It was death. Eomer turned over and over in his bed, while Gandalf and Aragorn watched. There was nothing they could do, he was bound to Lucien, but he was lucky Gandalf supposed, for Lucien had the mind to not transfer all her energy to him thus binding himi truly to her. She had known what was going to happen and had thus saved him. "it will end Eomer, in one day". Gandalf promised.
**************************************************************************** ***3 months later...
A reprieve, a short one but a reprieve none the less. Saruman had gotten bored with her. She had offered him none which he wanted. The light, the power that he so craved would not come from her. With the last strength she had within her, she managed to rid herself of the holding spell. And turned into energy. She flew to the room where Saruman sought rest. "you will pay the penalty for assaulting that which is pure and sacred to the Valar, you have betrayed us all Saruman, with the power of Gandalf the White, I hereby strip you of your istari powers and turn you into that which you were before being granted wizard rank, you will serve us now, the fates have decreed it, and so shall it be". She whispered. Saruman screamed, his white robe turned to a murky brown and his hair so white and pristine that it had been - fell, leaving him bald. His eyes, showed the madness that he had withheld for so many years.
Lucien fell to her knees. "Legolas". She whispered, and sent it on a mind thread to the elf. She fell to the floor, in a deep sleep. Not sensing the silent footsteps that came her way. Not sensing the immortal blood that ran through the veins of the arms that picked her up. Legolas carried her out of Isengard. And took her by way of the river where the Eyrien's held council. "no Legolas, take me to Edoras, please". She asked him. She could see the doubt in his blue eyes. "as you wish my lady". He answered softly.
They all watched as Legolas came up the stairs with a bundle in his arms. "it is Lucien, I brought her from Isengard". He told Gandalf. "lay her on the bed". The elf laid her gently. She opened her eyes. "Legolas, I thank you, for remaining". He nodded in acceptance. Eomer came forward. And he beheld her scars.
She sat up. They all tried to stop her but she waved them away.
she changed into her true form and then faced Gandalf. The energy ebbing, dimming and then become stronger like a heart beat. "Saruman has been stripped Gandalf, in your name". she whispered. "I thank you daughter of light". She fell to the floor, her wings closed around her. And her light ebbed. She whispered a prayer of elvish and then a soft chant. And her light grew stronger. She reached a hand out to Eomer. He took it, and her light became even more stronger. She stood up and returned to her human form. She looked at Legolas. "your heart is with the sea, although there is much here to do, do you wish to sail to the undying lands?" "my heart is there maiden but I would not abandon my friends or my people". He answered. "then I hold you to this Legolas, when you choose to go to the Undying lands, I will take you, I will fly one last time with my people, then return here and live my life as a mortal if Eomer accepts". She looked at Eomer. "I accept maiden". Then she turned back to Legolas. "I also accept maiden". She smiled. Then she saw Dorian. "you abandoned me dorian, an elf did the job that you were meant to do". He lowered his head. "you betrayed me, you were my loyal guard, my friend, my brother, I ask you this would you betray me again?" "nay maiden, with all my heart, I sensed that you would do well and need no help". He replied. "Legolas waited, Saruman told me he was waiting, he had seen him, I called to him on a mind thread, and he came". She told him, now voicing her mind rather than speaking it silently. "I will never betray you again maiden this I swear". Dorian told her. Kneeling at her feet. "do not my friend, for traitors do pay a price, and I would not want that to happen to you, someone who is dear to my heart". She smiled at him. Dorian nodded and smiled back. "I thank thee maiden".
So it was, that when it was time to for the Eyriens to fly to the Undying Lands, Lucien took Legolas as she had promised. And there she farewelled her people and returned to her home. Her new home. Edoras. With Eomer of rohan.