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Yep they're all Tolkeins but Selien is mine mine mine yahear?
Chapter Six
Selien made her way back to the borders of the wood. The trees' leafy protection comforted her for she was troubled much more than she would care to admit. Selien could not help but feel that the Fellowship's coming to her woods was the beginning of the end for all that she had known.
It was as if the last chapter in their lives was already being read out.
Selien felt drained.
Orophin was watching silently from his tree as she approached. He knew she knew he was there yet he did not speak first.
"Can you feel it?" Selien asked softly to the night, her head looking at their masters in the sky.
"You knew it would happen, sister." Selien looked down, thankful for her older brother's warning voice.
"Did I?" She asked again. "I pushed that memory away long ago."
Selien sighed.
"You cannot run from it, Selien." His tone was strict though comforting.
"But why now?" She looked at him desperately. "I feel lost. Like I'm drifting in a sea with nothing else in sight. And don't you dare try and tell this is normal!"
Orophin smiled to himself. "I would not dream of insulting you like that. It is new to all of us. We cannot be told how to feel." Selien laughed soberly.
"Come down here, will you?" She called. "I hate not seeing your face."
Orophin climbed lightly down, seeing her clearly for the first time. Her eyes were red. He looked into her face with concern. Her eyes no longer met his. She hung her head ashamedly.
"Let me see yours." He said soothingly, lifting her head upwards. His head cocked to the side, a slight frown on his face. "You have been crying?" He asked in a half-questioning voice.
She tried to laugh, muttering "Don't be silly."
Orophin raised his eyebrows.
"Selien do not insult me either." She looked down again, trying not to catch his eyes. "What is it?" His tone intensified.
"Nothing," She paused. "I told you. I just got a bit teary." Orophin put his arm round her and felt Selien flinch slightly.
"You tell me your deepest fears and yet you will not trust me enough to tell me what is wrong." He sounded exasperated. "I cannot help you if you do not tell me." She turned away from him sharply.
"I need no help."
They sat in silence for some minutes. The starlight and that of the moon shone down on them but no longer brought any comfort.
"I'm sorry." Selien said meekly. "Forgive me?"
"There is nothing to forgive." Orophin took her hand in his. She gave him a small smile, moving closer to him.
"Come on, we're meant to be guarding."
Walking stealthily to their lookout point, they huddled together amicably.
"So," Orophin began. "What are you thoughts on our visitors?" He smiled wickedly down at her. She giggled.
"I should have known! Got your eyes on that Prince haven't you?"
"Might have." He admitted secretively. "So what do you think?"
"Well it's a bit odd isn't it? Bringing a Dwarf." Selien's face contracted into a grimace.
"Lord Elrond helped put the Fellowship together." Orophin replied as though that made everything ok.
"Exactly." Selien protested. "He's mad. You saw what happened to Arwen when she went back to him. She goes and gets attached to a mortal. Elrond's a weird one, Fin."
"Humph." Orophin puffed.
"I wouldn't get mixed up with anyone like that. It is not a good idea." She could be quite protective at times.
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Legolas exhaled slowly still plagued by the lack of fresh air anywhere. He could not comprehend it.
This mystery was one greater than he had ever known. Lorien Elves, he thought, were a different race entirely.
He put his head in his hands. Haldir had left him begging for more. He had also left Legolas feeling dirty and unwhole. He shivered involuntarily.
He looked to the stars wondering how long he would have to wait until the dawn.
Barely four hours had passed since he had first fallen asleep. It felt like an eternity.
Once again his thoughts turned to Haldir. Something was most definitely amiss. He absent-mindedly wiped his hands on the grass, trying to erase something that simply was not there.
He felt bitter. Why had he done this to him? Would there be any point in trying to discover his motives?
Well, he thought, he would never know until he actually tried to find out.
He picked himself up off the floor and proceeded in the direction of Haldir, haunting thoughts echoing around his head.
A/N: Have nice stream scene in mind for next chapter. I think Legs is in need of some cleansing. :)
Yep they're all Tolkeins but Selien is mine mine mine yahear?
Chapter Six
Selien made her way back to the borders of the wood. The trees' leafy protection comforted her for she was troubled much more than she would care to admit. Selien could not help but feel that the Fellowship's coming to her woods was the beginning of the end for all that she had known.
It was as if the last chapter in their lives was already being read out.
Selien felt drained.
Orophin was watching silently from his tree as she approached. He knew she knew he was there yet he did not speak first.
"Can you feel it?" Selien asked softly to the night, her head looking at their masters in the sky.
"You knew it would happen, sister." Selien looked down, thankful for her older brother's warning voice.
"Did I?" She asked again. "I pushed that memory away long ago."
Selien sighed.
"You cannot run from it, Selien." His tone was strict though comforting.
"But why now?" She looked at him desperately. "I feel lost. Like I'm drifting in a sea with nothing else in sight. And don't you dare try and tell this is normal!"
Orophin smiled to himself. "I would not dream of insulting you like that. It is new to all of us. We cannot be told how to feel." Selien laughed soberly.
"Come down here, will you?" She called. "I hate not seeing your face."
Orophin climbed lightly down, seeing her clearly for the first time. Her eyes were red. He looked into her face with concern. Her eyes no longer met his. She hung her head ashamedly.
"Let me see yours." He said soothingly, lifting her head upwards. His head cocked to the side, a slight frown on his face. "You have been crying?" He asked in a half-questioning voice.
She tried to laugh, muttering "Don't be silly."
Orophin raised his eyebrows.
"Selien do not insult me either." She looked down again, trying not to catch his eyes. "What is it?" His tone intensified.
"Nothing," She paused. "I told you. I just got a bit teary." Orophin put his arm round her and felt Selien flinch slightly.
"You tell me your deepest fears and yet you will not trust me enough to tell me what is wrong." He sounded exasperated. "I cannot help you if you do not tell me." She turned away from him sharply.
"I need no help."
They sat in silence for some minutes. The starlight and that of the moon shone down on them but no longer brought any comfort.
"I'm sorry." Selien said meekly. "Forgive me?"
"There is nothing to forgive." Orophin took her hand in his. She gave him a small smile, moving closer to him.
"Come on, we're meant to be guarding."
Walking stealthily to their lookout point, they huddled together amicably.
"So," Orophin began. "What are you thoughts on our visitors?" He smiled wickedly down at her. She giggled.
"I should have known! Got your eyes on that Prince haven't you?"
"Might have." He admitted secretively. "So what do you think?"
"Well it's a bit odd isn't it? Bringing a Dwarf." Selien's face contracted into a grimace.
"Lord Elrond helped put the Fellowship together." Orophin replied as though that made everything ok.
"Exactly." Selien protested. "He's mad. You saw what happened to Arwen when she went back to him. She goes and gets attached to a mortal. Elrond's a weird one, Fin."
"Humph." Orophin puffed.
"I wouldn't get mixed up with anyone like that. It is not a good idea." She could be quite protective at times.
*****************
Legolas exhaled slowly still plagued by the lack of fresh air anywhere. He could not comprehend it.
This mystery was one greater than he had ever known. Lorien Elves, he thought, were a different race entirely.
He put his head in his hands. Haldir had left him begging for more. He had also left Legolas feeling dirty and unwhole. He shivered involuntarily.
He looked to the stars wondering how long he would have to wait until the dawn.
Barely four hours had passed since he had first fallen asleep. It felt like an eternity.
Once again his thoughts turned to Haldir. Something was most definitely amiss. He absent-mindedly wiped his hands on the grass, trying to erase something that simply was not there.
He felt bitter. Why had he done this to him? Would there be any point in trying to discover his motives?
Well, he thought, he would never know until he actually tried to find out.
He picked himself up off the floor and proceeded in the direction of Haldir, haunting thoughts echoing around his head.
A/N: Have nice stream scene in mind for next chapter. I think Legs is in need of some cleansing. :)