Chapter Six
It was dark.too dark. Nothing looked familiar. The trees were larger, the grass thicker.
Linetta had fallen asleep after three hours of searching for the stranger. He must have found his way back.
Where was she? This was not where he had fallen asleep.yet it was. Something was the same even though she could not put her finger on it.
***
Mirkwood was gone. He sat down and leaned against a tree. He did not have enough food to survive out here forever.
The wood was the same, but the trees were smaller and the ground scuffed with dirt and very little grass. What happened? How did he get here? How did it get like this?
His thoughts drifted to Linetta. He didn't understand what went wrong. The book confused him so much. Did Aragorn, Gimli, or one of the Hobbits write it along the way? No, they were too busy trying to stay alive. Gandalf? No, he was too busy running around Middle Earth. Had someone followed them?
He fell into an elvish dream state while pondering the answer.
~~~
Legolas woke to the familiar sound of orcs.
"Orcs?" he asked no one. "That would mean---" He jumped to his feel and followed his ears. Sure enough it was the sound of the enemy.
Looking around he felt at peace at the familiar ness of his surrounding. He was home. He breathed a sigh of relief and started to head home when he heard a scream and the running orcs halt.
'The orcs much have caught someone. But that was a scream of a maiden,' he thought. 'Who would be out in these woods alone?"
Linetta. 'No,' his mind countered. 'Your back on Middle Earth now and Linetta hates you.' Whoever it was needed help. The orcs would torture and kill. He needed to get there fast.
~~~
"I must be dreaming, I must be dreaming, I must be dreaming," Linetta kept repeating to herself while pinching her arm. She flinched at the pain. "Okay maybe not. But where am I and what are those?"
Her scream had been a mistake. The monsters heard her and stopped running to see what had created the sound. There must have been at least fifty of them if not a hundred.
She nervously glanced around trying to find somewhere to hide. The tree branches were up too high to climb and there was no other choice. She broke into a run.
"Please," she prayed to no one. "Help me! I'm sorry!"
***
The orcs had started running again. They must have caught, killed, or picked up a scent of the woman who screamed.
Within minutes he had caught up with them. Looking in the direction they were heading, he saw what looked liked an elven lady running. She tripped and fell face down into the grass. The orcs growled and sped towards her.
Legolas had his bow and an arrow out in a flash. He started picking off orcs in the front while running to grab the maiden before the orcs did. He did this with ease for elves have a fast, more graceful stride than bulky orcs.
He grabbed the woman and pulled her up. Holding onto her arm while she stumbled over the uneven ground he ran towards the creek nearby. Having thought she was an elf, he assumed she could run across the rope bridge with ease. But when he looked back over his shoulder to see how she was coming along, he saw her only just a step on the rope.
An orc appeared behind her and swept her off her feet and into his grip. She let out a terrified scream. Her frightened eyes bore into him and recognized her. Indeed it was Linetta.
His concentration was thrown off. It took him an extra second to pull out the arrow. He shot the orc between the eyes. It collapsed, dropping Linetta, but crashing down on her.
She was trapped.
Legolas flew back over the creek almost faster than the human eye could see. The other orcs were coming and he was running low on arrows. He used all his strength to lift the ork enough to free Linetta and helped her to safety on the other side of the creek.
***
The pain in her abdomen was unbearable. She could barely stand. Her will was the only thing that got her across the bridge. She knew that if she didn't get up then she'd be in more pain.
She collapsed on the ground. Legolas' face swam in her vision. She forced a smile against the pain.
"Thank you," she said to him with the last of her energy before his face faded into the blackness.
***
"Linetta? Milady, are you alright?" Legolas asked her trying to stay calm. Her body relaxed, her eyes closed and her beautiful smile faded. She was unconscious.
He was afraid he already lost her. Carefully, he picked her up and started running to Mirkwood. He had to get there fast. He couldn't lose her.
~~~
Alas, arriving at Mirkwood, he slowed his run to a jog. He had not realized how much he missed it. But he didn't have time to let his mind wander. He had to save Linetta.
~~~
It was dark.too dark. Nothing looked familiar. The trees were larger, the grass thicker.
Linetta had fallen asleep after three hours of searching for the stranger. He must have found his way back.
Where was she? This was not where he had fallen asleep.yet it was. Something was the same even though she could not put her finger on it.
***
Mirkwood was gone. He sat down and leaned against a tree. He did not have enough food to survive out here forever.
The wood was the same, but the trees were smaller and the ground scuffed with dirt and very little grass. What happened? How did he get here? How did it get like this?
His thoughts drifted to Linetta. He didn't understand what went wrong. The book confused him so much. Did Aragorn, Gimli, or one of the Hobbits write it along the way? No, they were too busy trying to stay alive. Gandalf? No, he was too busy running around Middle Earth. Had someone followed them?
He fell into an elvish dream state while pondering the answer.
~~~
Legolas woke to the familiar sound of orcs.
"Orcs?" he asked no one. "That would mean---" He jumped to his feel and followed his ears. Sure enough it was the sound of the enemy.
Looking around he felt at peace at the familiar ness of his surrounding. He was home. He breathed a sigh of relief and started to head home when he heard a scream and the running orcs halt.
'The orcs much have caught someone. But that was a scream of a maiden,' he thought. 'Who would be out in these woods alone?"
Linetta. 'No,' his mind countered. 'Your back on Middle Earth now and Linetta hates you.' Whoever it was needed help. The orcs would torture and kill. He needed to get there fast.
~~~
"I must be dreaming, I must be dreaming, I must be dreaming," Linetta kept repeating to herself while pinching her arm. She flinched at the pain. "Okay maybe not. But where am I and what are those?"
Her scream had been a mistake. The monsters heard her and stopped running to see what had created the sound. There must have been at least fifty of them if not a hundred.
She nervously glanced around trying to find somewhere to hide. The tree branches were up too high to climb and there was no other choice. She broke into a run.
"Please," she prayed to no one. "Help me! I'm sorry!"
***
The orcs had started running again. They must have caught, killed, or picked up a scent of the woman who screamed.
Within minutes he had caught up with them. Looking in the direction they were heading, he saw what looked liked an elven lady running. She tripped and fell face down into the grass. The orcs growled and sped towards her.
Legolas had his bow and an arrow out in a flash. He started picking off orcs in the front while running to grab the maiden before the orcs did. He did this with ease for elves have a fast, more graceful stride than bulky orcs.
He grabbed the woman and pulled her up. Holding onto her arm while she stumbled over the uneven ground he ran towards the creek nearby. Having thought she was an elf, he assumed she could run across the rope bridge with ease. But when he looked back over his shoulder to see how she was coming along, he saw her only just a step on the rope.
An orc appeared behind her and swept her off her feet and into his grip. She let out a terrified scream. Her frightened eyes bore into him and recognized her. Indeed it was Linetta.
His concentration was thrown off. It took him an extra second to pull out the arrow. He shot the orc between the eyes. It collapsed, dropping Linetta, but crashing down on her.
She was trapped.
Legolas flew back over the creek almost faster than the human eye could see. The other orcs were coming and he was running low on arrows. He used all his strength to lift the ork enough to free Linetta and helped her to safety on the other side of the creek.
***
The pain in her abdomen was unbearable. She could barely stand. Her will was the only thing that got her across the bridge. She knew that if she didn't get up then she'd be in more pain.
She collapsed on the ground. Legolas' face swam in her vision. She forced a smile against the pain.
"Thank you," she said to him with the last of her energy before his face faded into the blackness.
***
"Linetta? Milady, are you alright?" Legolas asked her trying to stay calm. Her body relaxed, her eyes closed and her beautiful smile faded. She was unconscious.
He was afraid he already lost her. Carefully, he picked her up and started running to Mirkwood. He had to get there fast. He couldn't lose her.
~~~
Alas, arriving at Mirkwood, he slowed his run to a jog. He had not realized how much he missed it. But he didn't have time to let his mind wander. He had to save Linetta.
~~~