Chapter Eleven
The wind blew his hair back as he looked around the forest while riding Moonstar for any sign of Linetta. The sun was setting. Once night fell it would be near impossible to find her.
He headed to Mirkwood. He needed more than just himself out searching.
~~~
"Father, has she come back?" Legolas asked as he stormed into his father's private quarters.
"Legolas, where on Middle Earth have you been? We are having company from Rivendell in an hour. Go get ready for them."
"But Father---"
"Legolas, she will be back. She just needs some time alone. You have more pressing matters."
"I love her!" Legolas yelled. "If you would listen to me you might understand that I don't think she is coming back!" Legolas stormed out of the room leaving the bracelet and the scroll on his father's bed.
~~~
Legolas fought to pay attention to Lord Elrond as he spoke on pressing matters, but he could not do it. He kept sensing that Linetta was in great danger.
".the orcs have been roaming the wood to the south all the way---"
Legolas jumped from his chair. "Orcs are in the wood south of here?" he almost yelled.
"Why, yes---"
"Excuse me, Lord Elrond, but I must go."
"Legolas!" his father objected.
"She needs me. I can not bare sitting here any longer!"
"You will not recognize her if you see her!" his father yelled after him.
~~~
Linetta stopped at a small stream to get a drink. She had run for hours and was exhausted. She curled up and cried herself to sleep.
***
Legolas rode and rode. As the hours passed his heart sank deeper and deeper at the thought that he may never see her again.
He almost fell off his horse as he dismounted. Kneeling on the grassy forest floor he cried out as loud as he could.
"Linetta, my love. Do not leave me!"
~~~
She woke with a start from the nightmare she had been trapped in. It was late in the morning.
Linetta crawled over to the pond and almost fell in when she saw her reflection.
Her straight hair was straight no more. It formed perfect blonde coils that caressed her face. And her eyes.
She stood and started backing away only to trip and tumble backward. The dress reached well beyond her feet and dragged on the ground. She was shrinking!
She let out a low muffled scream in surprise. Realization set over her. She had taken off the bracelet and was taking her true form.
But her time realizing this was cut short as an arrow flew from out of no where and hit her lower right side. She screamed in pain and another arrow flew and hit her left shoulder. The pain was unbearable.
She saw an orc step over her and snicker to another beside it. "It shall not live many more hours." She blacked out.
~~~
The wind blew his hair back as he looked around the forest while riding Moonstar for any sign of Linetta. The sun was setting. Once night fell it would be near impossible to find her.
He headed to Mirkwood. He needed more than just himself out searching.
~~~
"Father, has she come back?" Legolas asked as he stormed into his father's private quarters.
"Legolas, where on Middle Earth have you been? We are having company from Rivendell in an hour. Go get ready for them."
"But Father---"
"Legolas, she will be back. She just needs some time alone. You have more pressing matters."
"I love her!" Legolas yelled. "If you would listen to me you might understand that I don't think she is coming back!" Legolas stormed out of the room leaving the bracelet and the scroll on his father's bed.
~~~
Legolas fought to pay attention to Lord Elrond as he spoke on pressing matters, but he could not do it. He kept sensing that Linetta was in great danger.
".the orcs have been roaming the wood to the south all the way---"
Legolas jumped from his chair. "Orcs are in the wood south of here?" he almost yelled.
"Why, yes---"
"Excuse me, Lord Elrond, but I must go."
"Legolas!" his father objected.
"She needs me. I can not bare sitting here any longer!"
"You will not recognize her if you see her!" his father yelled after him.
~~~
Linetta stopped at a small stream to get a drink. She had run for hours and was exhausted. She curled up and cried herself to sleep.
***
Legolas rode and rode. As the hours passed his heart sank deeper and deeper at the thought that he may never see her again.
He almost fell off his horse as he dismounted. Kneeling on the grassy forest floor he cried out as loud as he could.
"Linetta, my love. Do not leave me!"
~~~
She woke with a start from the nightmare she had been trapped in. It was late in the morning.
Linetta crawled over to the pond and almost fell in when she saw her reflection.
Her straight hair was straight no more. It formed perfect blonde coils that caressed her face. And her eyes.
She stood and started backing away only to trip and tumble backward. The dress reached well beyond her feet and dragged on the ground. She was shrinking!
She let out a low muffled scream in surprise. Realization set over her. She had taken off the bracelet and was taking her true form.
But her time realizing this was cut short as an arrow flew from out of no where and hit her lower right side. She screamed in pain and another arrow flew and hit her left shoulder. The pain was unbearable.
She saw an orc step over her and snicker to another beside it. "It shall not live many more hours." She blacked out.
~~~