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Chapter 2--Nightmares
Legolas woke with a gasp and looked around wildly. Seeing only the familiar room, he sighed in relief. "A dream, nothing more," he said aloud. He got up and filled a glass with water from a pitcher on a small table and drained it. He dressed and slipped out of the room. He didn't want to go back to sleep. He went out to the garden and sat down by the pond. He smiled, remembering Aragorn sitting in the pond after Jaisia had ran into him, crowned with a lily pad and an irritated frog.
Footsteps caught his attention and Jaisia walked up. "Oh, hello, little brother, what are you doing here?" she asked.
"I should be asking you that," Legolas shrugged, "a nightmare woke me."
"Really?" Jaisia sounded surprised, "I had a nightmare too."
Legolas frowned. "What about?" he asked.
"Darrin, looming over me, laughing," Jaisia said. "Saying he had won this time."
"Jaisia, that is the same nightmare I had," Legolas said.
Jaisia frowned too. "Perhaps we were linked and just shared the dream. It is possible," she suggested.
"Then Kai should have had it as well," Legolas said, nodding.
Jaisia laid down on the ground. "Come down here, sweet cheeks and let's star gaze for a while," she said.
Legolas did and leaned against Jaisia's warm side. The next thing he knew it was daylight. He sat up. "Must have fallen asleep," he muttered. He saw Jaisia was still asleep and nudged her gently.
Jaisia woke and stretched. "Good morning, sweet cheeks," she said.
"Good morning, imp," Legolas smiled. "We had better get inside and get ready for breakfast."
They went inside together and went inside, splitting up they went to their rooms to get refreshed for breakfast. When Legolas reached his room there was a tiny black kitten sitting in front of his door. It meowed when it spotted him.
Legolas picked it up and gently scratched behind its ears. "Hello, Sassy, did you miss me last night?" he asked. She purred softly and licked his hand. The stray kitten had wandered into the garden one day and decided to adopt Legolas. He had grown fond of her. He carried her into the room and set her on the bed. Sassy curled up and purred herself to sleep while Legolas washed and changed clothes then he left.
Breakfast was quicker then usual because Arwen and Aragorn had to attend the high court that day. It was a chance for people to seek justice for wrongs they felt had been done to them.
Jaisia left right afterward to go shopping with Lissa and Kai went out to the herb garden. The dream had been forgotten, but it would soon be remembered.
Legolas went back to his room to get his quiver and bow. He would go to the archery range and practice for a while. There were five other guards there as well and they stared at Legolas. It made him a little self-conscious, but he forced himself to ignore them. He notched and shot one arrow after another, enjoying the feel of the bow in his hands when he wasn't fighting for his life. He went to retrieve the arrows.
A guard was waiting when he returned to his spot. "So you are the elf that went on the quest to destroy the one ring. I am not impressed by that," he sneered.
"Neither am I actually," Legolas replied casually. He wasn't going to be baited into an argument. He wondered what had triggered the guard's rudeness.
"Well, you sure act like you are better then us lowly humans, why did you not leave with the other elves. Middle Earth is not your home any more, it is the humans home now," the human said.
"My reasons for staying are my concern and my home is where I chose it to be," Legolas said calmly.
The Human grabbed for his bow and Legolas pulled it away before he could grab it. "Leave me be," Legolas said. No sooner then the words had left his mouth the guard punched him. He staggered back, but didn't fall.
"Come on, great warrior and archer, my arse, show me how good you are!" the guard challenged…..
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