"I don't see, why you are getting so worked up about" Solas told her.
Hannah glared at the man lying upon her bed. "I am betrothed to him. I am not supposed to be in love with someone else."
Solas gathered himself up and went to her. There he encased her in his arms. "Then we run away together. He can't marry you, if your not here"
Hannah relaxed in his arms. "It is not that simple, besides I couldn't do that to him."
Solas sighed and released her. "You and your good heart...you'll have to tell him the truth then."
Her head hung low and she went to her bed to sit. "I know and I will. I just don't want to hurt him, but I have to do it."
A knock at her bedroom door, snapped both their attention, to it. "Hannah, Prince Legolas is here." Her mothers voice came through the door.
"Yes mother." She called out and waited for her to walk away.
Hannah stood and brushed out her dress. "How do I look?" She asked Solas.
"Beautiful as ever, and I can't stand the thought of you, being with another man." He emphasized.
Hannah cast him an annoyed look and slipped out the door. She went downstairs and found Legolas waiting for her. He rose as she made her way down. "You look lovely." He told her, when she reached him.
They went to the door and he held it open for her. "My father, will be happy to spend time with you."
Hannah just smiled and started down the road. She glanced up at her window and saw Solas peering down. She briefly glared at him, trying to make him go away. "Who is that?" Legolas asked, catching her off guard.
"Oh...that is...one of our servants!" she said laughing, hoping he did not catch her lie.
He held out his arm for her and she took it tentatively. They walked through the great city, arm in arm, until they reached the Palace. Together they walked to the dinning hall and saw the King waiting for them. Thranduil stood and walked quickly to them. "Hannah, it has been some time, since you have come to dinner." He said and kissed her cheek.
Hannah gave a slight bow and followed him to the dinner table, to sit down. Hannah sat between the two, so she could talk to the King, without being rude to Legolas. "Legolas why don't you tell us the tales of your adventures." Thranduil asked.
Hannah turned to him and nodded. "All we have heard are minor details."
"Well, I guess I could tell you about Helms Deep." He said, after a moment of thought.
As he told, them about the battle, their dinner was served. Legolas talked well into dessert and until Hannah, was ready to leave. "Thank you your Highness, dinner was great" she said to Thranduil, as she stood.
"I'll walk you home." Said Legolas.
Hannah gave Thranduil a kiss on the cheek and promised to come to dinner again, sometime soon. Legolas and Hannah left and walked on the balcony above the garden. Suddenly Legolas grabbed Hannah's hand and pulled her towards the stairs. "Come on." He urged.
"Wait...Legolas!" cried Hannah, but they were already half way down.
When they reached the garden, he looked around for a moment, then pulled her in a direction. He pulled her every which way, until they reached the destination. There he pulled her gently to the ground. "Look over there" he whispered and pointed.
Hannah looked and at first saw nothing, then a little light appeared. A second later a dozen more light appeared, until the area was swarming in little lights. "What are they?" she asked, in a soft whisper.
"Fire flies." He told her.
She noted that he was awfully close. She looked at him for a brief second and saw he leaning in for a kiss. "Legolas no!" she cried and pushed him away.
He looked at her alarmed and confused. "I'm sorry, but I can't it's not right" she said and stood up.
Legolas leaped up and grabbed her shoulders, as she started to turn away. "How can it not be right? We are to be married Hannah." He asked.
She looked over, to the little lights, but saw they had dispersed. She sighed and lowered her face. "I can't marry you Legolas."
She stepped away from him and turned around. Again he put his hands on her shoulders, but didn't try to turn her around. "Why not?" He asked. His voice sounded weak and tired.
Hannah stared off into the garden. "I...I...love someone else." she said in a hushed voice.
It didn't matter though, he had heard. His hands dropped away from her. "I'm sorry...I should leave" she told him, then walked away.
Legolas watched as she left, unable to say anything. After a long few minutes, his sad face turned to a grin. "That's O.K. Hannah, I like challenges"
Hannah glared at the man lying upon her bed. "I am betrothed to him. I am not supposed to be in love with someone else."
Solas gathered himself up and went to her. There he encased her in his arms. "Then we run away together. He can't marry you, if your not here"
Hannah relaxed in his arms. "It is not that simple, besides I couldn't do that to him."
Solas sighed and released her. "You and your good heart...you'll have to tell him the truth then."
Her head hung low and she went to her bed to sit. "I know and I will. I just don't want to hurt him, but I have to do it."
A knock at her bedroom door, snapped both their attention, to it. "Hannah, Prince Legolas is here." Her mothers voice came through the door.
"Yes mother." She called out and waited for her to walk away.
Hannah stood and brushed out her dress. "How do I look?" She asked Solas.
"Beautiful as ever, and I can't stand the thought of you, being with another man." He emphasized.
Hannah cast him an annoyed look and slipped out the door. She went downstairs and found Legolas waiting for her. He rose as she made her way down. "You look lovely." He told her, when she reached him.
They went to the door and he held it open for her. "My father, will be happy to spend time with you."
Hannah just smiled and started down the road. She glanced up at her window and saw Solas peering down. She briefly glared at him, trying to make him go away. "Who is that?" Legolas asked, catching her off guard.
"Oh...that is...one of our servants!" she said laughing, hoping he did not catch her lie.
He held out his arm for her and she took it tentatively. They walked through the great city, arm in arm, until they reached the Palace. Together they walked to the dinning hall and saw the King waiting for them. Thranduil stood and walked quickly to them. "Hannah, it has been some time, since you have come to dinner." He said and kissed her cheek.
Hannah gave a slight bow and followed him to the dinner table, to sit down. Hannah sat between the two, so she could talk to the King, without being rude to Legolas. "Legolas why don't you tell us the tales of your adventures." Thranduil asked.
Hannah turned to him and nodded. "All we have heard are minor details."
"Well, I guess I could tell you about Helms Deep." He said, after a moment of thought.
As he told, them about the battle, their dinner was served. Legolas talked well into dessert and until Hannah, was ready to leave. "Thank you your Highness, dinner was great" she said to Thranduil, as she stood.
"I'll walk you home." Said Legolas.
Hannah gave Thranduil a kiss on the cheek and promised to come to dinner again, sometime soon. Legolas and Hannah left and walked on the balcony above the garden. Suddenly Legolas grabbed Hannah's hand and pulled her towards the stairs. "Come on." He urged.
"Wait...Legolas!" cried Hannah, but they were already half way down.
When they reached the garden, he looked around for a moment, then pulled her in a direction. He pulled her every which way, until they reached the destination. There he pulled her gently to the ground. "Look over there" he whispered and pointed.
Hannah looked and at first saw nothing, then a little light appeared. A second later a dozen more light appeared, until the area was swarming in little lights. "What are they?" she asked, in a soft whisper.
"Fire flies." He told her.
She noted that he was awfully close. She looked at him for a brief second and saw he leaning in for a kiss. "Legolas no!" she cried and pushed him away.
He looked at her alarmed and confused. "I'm sorry, but I can't it's not right" she said and stood up.
Legolas leaped up and grabbed her shoulders, as she started to turn away. "How can it not be right? We are to be married Hannah." He asked.
She looked over, to the little lights, but saw they had dispersed. She sighed and lowered her face. "I can't marry you Legolas."
She stepped away from him and turned around. Again he put his hands on her shoulders, but didn't try to turn her around. "Why not?" He asked. His voice sounded weak and tired.
Hannah stared off into the garden. "I...I...love someone else." she said in a hushed voice.
It didn't matter though, he had heard. His hands dropped away from her. "I'm sorry...I should leave" she told him, then walked away.
Legolas watched as she left, unable to say anything. After a long few minutes, his sad face turned to a grin. "That's O.K. Hannah, I like challenges"