Chapter Twelve
The scream echoed in the morning calmness. Legolas stopped in his tracks momentarily then broke into a run.
Within twenty minutes he saw the two orcs. Two arrows were shot from his bow and hit right on their targets, killing them instantly. Running over he saw a third body on the ground. It was a woman.
He knelt down beside her. She had two arrows in her and a nasty blow to her head. Legolas could not tell who it was by all the blood covering her face, but he knew.
He held her close and cried. He was too late. He had broken his promise.
Whistling for his horse, he picked her up and gracefully got on Moonstar while cradling her lifeless body. He rode back to Mirkwood.
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He staggered in the palace doors. Legolas was covered in her blood. One of his father's assistants rushed to his aid and helped him get her to a header.
"It is too late." Legolas whispered. "I found her in this state this morning when the sun dawned. It is nightfall now. I did not arrive in time."
"Do not give up hope," he said as he led Legolas quickly to a healer.
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Rubbing her hand idly with his thumb, he stared at her beautiful face. The curls suited her. Her delicate face was bandaged around her forehead where Legolas had once leaned his head.
Te healers confirmed she was barely alive and would not live through the night. With the changes going on in her body there was no chance she'd live.
A tear dripped from his face. He leaned down and kissed her one last time.
~~~
The moon shone in through the balcony and illuminated the woman that lay there. The elf beside her watched her chest rise and drop slowly. As the minutes passed, her breathing became slower until it existed no more.
The tears in the elf's eyes flowed out. He could hold them back no longer. His love was gone.
A/N ^^^No! this is not the end! Keep reading! The next chapter should be up soon if it is not already. Let me know what you think. ~Stary Night^^^
The scream echoed in the morning calmness. Legolas stopped in his tracks momentarily then broke into a run.
Within twenty minutes he saw the two orcs. Two arrows were shot from his bow and hit right on their targets, killing them instantly. Running over he saw a third body on the ground. It was a woman.
He knelt down beside her. She had two arrows in her and a nasty blow to her head. Legolas could not tell who it was by all the blood covering her face, but he knew.
He held her close and cried. He was too late. He had broken his promise.
Whistling for his horse, he picked her up and gracefully got on Moonstar while cradling her lifeless body. He rode back to Mirkwood.
~~~
He staggered in the palace doors. Legolas was covered in her blood. One of his father's assistants rushed to his aid and helped him get her to a header.
"It is too late." Legolas whispered. "I found her in this state this morning when the sun dawned. It is nightfall now. I did not arrive in time."
"Do not give up hope," he said as he led Legolas quickly to a healer.
~~~
Rubbing her hand idly with his thumb, he stared at her beautiful face. The curls suited her. Her delicate face was bandaged around her forehead where Legolas had once leaned his head.
Te healers confirmed she was barely alive and would not live through the night. With the changes going on in her body there was no chance she'd live.
A tear dripped from his face. He leaned down and kissed her one last time.
~~~
The moon shone in through the balcony and illuminated the woman that lay there. The elf beside her watched her chest rise and drop slowly. As the minutes passed, her breathing became slower until it existed no more.
The tears in the elf's eyes flowed out. He could hold them back no longer. His love was gone.
A/N ^^^No! this is not the end! Keep reading! The next chapter should be up soon if it is not already. Let me know what you think. ~Stary Night^^^