"I say we kill them," Lorin said. He walked over to Legolas and grabbed him by the hair, making Legolas pull his elbow back and hit him in the chest. When Legolas hit the ground, he tried to get his ankles free, but with the injuries he has, he wasn't fast enough. Lorin got up and kicked Legoals in the ribs, causing the elf to wimper.
"Leave him alone!" Estel said. He tried to stand up, but Birfur pulled him back down. He had to watch his friend get beat like an animal that was bad. He remembered what Elrohir taught him.
/Flashback/
"If you want to trick your enemies, play dead. You can slow your heart down and they will stop to make sure you are dead. Once you know they will leave you alone, you get up and either attack or run. It works well on dwarves though. Once they believe you dead, they'll leave you alone."
/end flashsback/
Estel smiled and then closed his eyes. He needed to do this just like. Calm the heart. He rolled his eyes in the back of his head and fell on his side o nthe ground. Back facing Birfur but facing Legolas. He didn't want to worry his friend, but he had to do this. Legolas was fading and if the dwarves find out, they will make him worst.
"What's wrong with him?" Lorin asked, stopping to look at the still form of Estel. He wasn't moving, and to his eyes, he looked like he wasn't breathing.
"Estel?" Legolas asked weakly. What was wrong with his friend. Was he wounded and didn't tell him? What was going on? He saw Birfur and Dror walk over to Estel, taking the rope off him. They turned him over his back and watched as his head rolled from side to side. Dror placed a hand over the humans heart and looked up.
"The heart is stopping. He is dieing," she reported. Tror walked up to them, seeing the fight stop. He saw Legolas on the ground, trying to hold back tears. He then saw the boy on the ground, not moving.
"What's wrong with him?" he asked in a demanding voice.
"He's dead, Tror," Dror said. She stood up and looked down at Estel.
"Then we leave him here." He turned to look at Legolas. "Let this be a lession elf."
Legolas just looked at Estel, tears ran down his face. He couldn't hold them back any longer. His only friend was dead. No one, not even elves, would be his friend cause he was the prince. Estel was the only one who didn't look at him like that. He lowered his head. What would he tell Elladan and Elrohir? How will he tell Lord Elrond.
"Lets go elf," Lorin said harshly. He grabbed Legolas up by the wounded wrist. Legolas cried out in pain and looked at Estel. He thought he saw his friend flinch, but he only thought. :Thoughts don't count as did: Legolas thought sadly. He felt his wrist being pulled back behind his back and tied tightly.
"I think a week without food and water will do him just fine," Tror said.
Lorin tied a rope around Legolas neck and pulled him forward. Legolas could only follow until he figured out what he was going to do. He took one last look at Estel and as they rounded a corner, he saw no more.
Estel opened his eys slowly, making sure they were gone. He almost blew it when he heard Legolas cry in pain. He slowly sat up and looked around. He wasn't going to leave Legolas here, he was going to help him.
Rivendell:
Five horses stopped in front of the waterfall. The elves jumped off and didn't waste anytime. They ran into the cave and looked around, making sure they looked everywhere.
"I think we must go deeper," Elrohir whispered. He and Elladan didn't mind caves, but Alca, Runya, and Feaelen didn't like them that much.
"Are you three okay? You can go back," Elladan suggested. He wasn't going to bring them if they didn't want to.
"We will follow," Alca said. He looked at his other brothers and followed the twins. After many turns in the cave, they came across a dead end. They were about to turn around, but Feaelen stopped them.
"Wait. I think I see something." He walked up to the wall and placed a hand on it. He lowered his eyes and smiled. He placed his fingurs in, what looked like a hole, and pulled the wall towards him. The other elves just looked in awe.
"How did you..." Runya was speachless.
"I thought I saw lights coming from the wall and I got a closer look." He took a step and steped on something. He bent down and picked it up. He looked at Alca and then at the object he hald in his hands.
"What is it?" Alca asked.
"Adar gave Legolas daggers, did he not?"
"Yes. Why?" Alca steppd closer to his brother and took the object out of his hands. He saw the dagger with a green leaf inside the handle. Thranduil always called Legolas gren leaf and he gave him the dagger with a green leaf.
"He must have dropped it," Elladan said. He didn't want to say that was a good thing, casue they now know the dwarves took them. "Come on. We are close." He walked through the hole in the wall and down the paths. He stopped when he heard gasp. He turned around to see what happened, but the other elves heard it too.
"Lets check it out," Runya suggested. They walked a little bit faster, their feet not making a sound on the ground. They stopped short when they saw a boy, hiding behind some rocks, watching something that scared him casue he gasped again.
"It can't be," Elladan said. He walked over to the boy and knelt down. 'Estel, don't make a sound' he said in elvish. He saw Estel turn around to see who spoke to him.
"Elladan? You came," he whispered. He hugged his brother and looked over his shoulder and saw Elrohir and three other elves. "Who are they?"
"Those are Alca, Runya, and Feaelen. Legolas's brother. Where is Legolas?"
"There." He pointed to a bunch of dwarves, kicking and whipping someone on the ground. Elladan looked over the rocks and gasped, hoping the three brothers didn't see. The dwarves were kicking Legolas in the ribs, his wrists were bound behind him, but his feet were not.
"What's wrong?" Runya asked. He knelt next to Elladan and anger passed through his eyes. Elladan had to place a hand on his shoulder to hold him from jumping up and attacking.
"Not yet. We need to get Legolas out of there." Elladan felt Estel sit down, back against the rock. Elladan looked down at his brother in consern. "What's wrong Estel?"
"I'm thirsty and hungry," he said. His throat was dry, making his words crack.
"Elrohir, do you have water with you?"
"No, but we're not far from the waterfall."
"Good. Estel, you're coming with me. Elrohir, I want you to get Legolas out of here and get those dwarves as well. Adar and Thranduil will want to meet them." Elladan stood up and picked Estel. "Just make sure Alca and the others don't kill them." He walked out of the cave and headed towards the waterfall.
Elrohir walked over to Alca and Feaelen. "We need to get Legolas out of there."
"You go to Estel. He needs both brothers," Alca said. "We can take care of them." He looked at the dwarves, who stopped the beating and just went to talking. The dwarves had their backs towards Legolas and didn't see the elf moving slowly with his feet.
"Legolas is trying to get away," Alca said with a smile. He ducked behind some rocks, leaving the others to watch his back. When he got closer to Legolas to grab him, he spoke. 'I'm right here Legolas.'
'Alca?'
'Yes. Just stop moving. I can grab you from here.' Alca place gental hands on Legolas side and gently pull him towards his chest. Before he could move to get back to the others he saw dwarves staring at him.
"Elves have gotten in our cave!" one yelled. The dwarves pull out their axes and ran towards Alca and Legolas. The dwarf was inches from the elf and brought his ax down.
"Leave him alone!" Estel said. He tried to stand up, but Birfur pulled him back down. He had to watch his friend get beat like an animal that was bad. He remembered what Elrohir taught him.
/Flashback/
"If you want to trick your enemies, play dead. You can slow your heart down and they will stop to make sure you are dead. Once you know they will leave you alone, you get up and either attack or run. It works well on dwarves though. Once they believe you dead, they'll leave you alone."
/end flashsback/
Estel smiled and then closed his eyes. He needed to do this just like. Calm the heart. He rolled his eyes in the back of his head and fell on his side o nthe ground. Back facing Birfur but facing Legolas. He didn't want to worry his friend, but he had to do this. Legolas was fading and if the dwarves find out, they will make him worst.
"What's wrong with him?" Lorin asked, stopping to look at the still form of Estel. He wasn't moving, and to his eyes, he looked like he wasn't breathing.
"Estel?" Legolas asked weakly. What was wrong with his friend. Was he wounded and didn't tell him? What was going on? He saw Birfur and Dror walk over to Estel, taking the rope off him. They turned him over his back and watched as his head rolled from side to side. Dror placed a hand over the humans heart and looked up.
"The heart is stopping. He is dieing," she reported. Tror walked up to them, seeing the fight stop. He saw Legolas on the ground, trying to hold back tears. He then saw the boy on the ground, not moving.
"What's wrong with him?" he asked in a demanding voice.
"He's dead, Tror," Dror said. She stood up and looked down at Estel.
"Then we leave him here." He turned to look at Legolas. "Let this be a lession elf."
Legolas just looked at Estel, tears ran down his face. He couldn't hold them back any longer. His only friend was dead. No one, not even elves, would be his friend cause he was the prince. Estel was the only one who didn't look at him like that. He lowered his head. What would he tell Elladan and Elrohir? How will he tell Lord Elrond.
"Lets go elf," Lorin said harshly. He grabbed Legolas up by the wounded wrist. Legolas cried out in pain and looked at Estel. He thought he saw his friend flinch, but he only thought. :Thoughts don't count as did: Legolas thought sadly. He felt his wrist being pulled back behind his back and tied tightly.
"I think a week without food and water will do him just fine," Tror said.
Lorin tied a rope around Legolas neck and pulled him forward. Legolas could only follow until he figured out what he was going to do. He took one last look at Estel and as they rounded a corner, he saw no more.
Estel opened his eys slowly, making sure they were gone. He almost blew it when he heard Legolas cry in pain. He slowly sat up and looked around. He wasn't going to leave Legolas here, he was going to help him.
Rivendell:
Five horses stopped in front of the waterfall. The elves jumped off and didn't waste anytime. They ran into the cave and looked around, making sure they looked everywhere.
"I think we must go deeper," Elrohir whispered. He and Elladan didn't mind caves, but Alca, Runya, and Feaelen didn't like them that much.
"Are you three okay? You can go back," Elladan suggested. He wasn't going to bring them if they didn't want to.
"We will follow," Alca said. He looked at his other brothers and followed the twins. After many turns in the cave, they came across a dead end. They were about to turn around, but Feaelen stopped them.
"Wait. I think I see something." He walked up to the wall and placed a hand on it. He lowered his eyes and smiled. He placed his fingurs in, what looked like a hole, and pulled the wall towards him. The other elves just looked in awe.
"How did you..." Runya was speachless.
"I thought I saw lights coming from the wall and I got a closer look." He took a step and steped on something. He bent down and picked it up. He looked at Alca and then at the object he hald in his hands.
"What is it?" Alca asked.
"Adar gave Legolas daggers, did he not?"
"Yes. Why?" Alca steppd closer to his brother and took the object out of his hands. He saw the dagger with a green leaf inside the handle. Thranduil always called Legolas gren leaf and he gave him the dagger with a green leaf.
"He must have dropped it," Elladan said. He didn't want to say that was a good thing, casue they now know the dwarves took them. "Come on. We are close." He walked through the hole in the wall and down the paths. He stopped when he heard gasp. He turned around to see what happened, but the other elves heard it too.
"Lets check it out," Runya suggested. They walked a little bit faster, their feet not making a sound on the ground. They stopped short when they saw a boy, hiding behind some rocks, watching something that scared him casue he gasped again.
"It can't be," Elladan said. He walked over to the boy and knelt down. 'Estel, don't make a sound' he said in elvish. He saw Estel turn around to see who spoke to him.
"Elladan? You came," he whispered. He hugged his brother and looked over his shoulder and saw Elrohir and three other elves. "Who are they?"
"Those are Alca, Runya, and Feaelen. Legolas's brother. Where is Legolas?"
"There." He pointed to a bunch of dwarves, kicking and whipping someone on the ground. Elladan looked over the rocks and gasped, hoping the three brothers didn't see. The dwarves were kicking Legolas in the ribs, his wrists were bound behind him, but his feet were not.
"What's wrong?" Runya asked. He knelt next to Elladan and anger passed through his eyes. Elladan had to place a hand on his shoulder to hold him from jumping up and attacking.
"Not yet. We need to get Legolas out of there." Elladan felt Estel sit down, back against the rock. Elladan looked down at his brother in consern. "What's wrong Estel?"
"I'm thirsty and hungry," he said. His throat was dry, making his words crack.
"Elrohir, do you have water with you?"
"No, but we're not far from the waterfall."
"Good. Estel, you're coming with me. Elrohir, I want you to get Legolas out of here and get those dwarves as well. Adar and Thranduil will want to meet them." Elladan stood up and picked Estel. "Just make sure Alca and the others don't kill them." He walked out of the cave and headed towards the waterfall.
Elrohir walked over to Alca and Feaelen. "We need to get Legolas out of there."
"You go to Estel. He needs both brothers," Alca said. "We can take care of them." He looked at the dwarves, who stopped the beating and just went to talking. The dwarves had their backs towards Legolas and didn't see the elf moving slowly with his feet.
"Legolas is trying to get away," Alca said with a smile. He ducked behind some rocks, leaving the others to watch his back. When he got closer to Legolas to grab him, he spoke. 'I'm right here Legolas.'
'Alca?'
'Yes. Just stop moving. I can grab you from here.' Alca place gental hands on Legolas side and gently pull him towards his chest. Before he could move to get back to the others he saw dwarves staring at him.
"Elves have gotten in our cave!" one yelled. The dwarves pull out their axes and ran towards Alca and Legolas. The dwarf was inches from the elf and brought his ax down.