As the sun began it's daily climb up inot the sky, Legolas awoke. He had been so comfortable, lying
there under the cliff, sleeping the night away. But sleep had fled with the morning sun, and pain came
to take it's place. Slowly, wearily, he rose.

Ever part of him hurt. From the large, gaping cut on this forehead, to the very bottoms of his worn and
bloody feet. Not to mention everything in between. Yes, everything hurt, and quite badly at that.

Without the willpower to walk even a few steps, he turned his head, ever so slowly, one way, and then
the other. No food, no friends, no life. Nothing. Just him, alone, half-dead, under the rock.

He sat down again. Collapsed, really, but this was no time to be picky. He sat down and turned over a
small rock next to him. Yes, there was the note, thank Elbereth. He still had it. He picked it up, and
carefully unfolded it. Scanning the torn and bedraggled piece of parchment, he triend to make sense of
the words that were still readable.

~Charzen~

Charzen? Was that who the note was supposed to be delivered to? He couldn't quite remember. Who was
Charzen? And where did he live? Sighing, Legolas turned back to the note.

~...know you...ou...der...and...find anyth...g...omed...Am...th ha...ned...gate is g...plea...elp~

And what was that all supposed to mean? It had been so long...So long since he had last read it. If
only he could remember...But it was so hard to think!

~Tr...he..ath..s...ixt...r...only ho...fo...Midd...rth~

Middle-Earth. He could figure out that much. Something about Middle-Earth...

~I wil...at...edho...Pas...if yo...nee...to con...ct...e...pleas...urry...~

Please hurry! Yes, yes, he could read that bit too. That must be what it said...

~Ni...h~

Nieah. He remembered Nieah. She had given him the note. He could almost remember, almost...

~*~
"Legolas, I need you to take this note to Charzen. It's very urgent. You must hurry. The gate, the gate
is gone...Legolas, please!"
~*~

Yes! That was Nieah. A tall, dark-haired elf, with hazel eyes, and a deep voice. That was Nieah. And
she had told him to take the note, this note, to Charzen. But where was Charzen? Had Nieah expected him
to search all of Middle-Earth to find one person?

Charzen.

Sighing in frustration, Legolas sat down to think.

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(A/N) Anyone want to guess at what the note says? Here's the whole thing all together:

~Charzen,~

~...know you...ou...der...and...find anyth...g...omed...Am...th ha...ned...gate is g...plea...elp...Tr...
he..ath..s...ixt...r...only ho...fo...Midd...rth...I wil...at...edho...Pas...if yo...nee...to con...ct
...e...pleas...urry...~


~Ni...h~