Chapter 2: The Visitor
After Allie and Legolas drank their tea, Allie requested a tour of the castle. They walked through the corridors and all the halls and kitchens. He then took her outside into the gardens and the places of rest and relaxation. The afternoon sun was waning and it was starting to get a little breezy. It was getting harder to see as the minutes passed by and the sun went down. At a distance they heard the bell for dinner ring, but neither of them cared. They were not hungry and wanted to spend more time with one another while they went deeper into the forest. Most of the time they were silent. None of them could really think of what to say to each other. Legolas didn't want to offend her by bringing up topics she wouldn't remember and Allie just couldn't think of what to say to this prince.
"This is very awkward." Allie said after 15 minutes of silence.
"I know. I cant think of anything to say to you."
"Well tell me about yourself." She said.
"Well what would you like to know?"
"Hmm. Have you ever been on an adventure?" She said jokingly.
"Well actually I have.'
"Really? What happened?
"I was involved with destroying the Ring of Sauron about 15 years ago. I was one of the people chosen to protect and assist the ring bearer to Mordor."
"Oh wow, thats so. . . noble. I have never met anyone who was that adventurous before."
"Yes, well, it was not my idea of a fun time but it was worth it. That is how I know Gandalf. He was involved in it too."
"Wow. So you've killed stuff before?" She said with distaste.
"Yes but they were dangerous creatures such as orcs and goblins and uruk- hai. They would have killed me if I hadn't killed them."
"Well thats okay. I was just wondering."
"Have you?"
"What? Kill Something?"
"Yeah."
"No why?"
"I was just wondering." He said with a smile.
"Are you mocking me?" She asked smiling.
"Well no, milady, why would I do such a thing?" he said jokingly.
"Because you like me?" she said with a questionable tone. He looked at her and smiled.
"Quite possibly. . ."
"Quite possibly? How could I change that?" she asked. He looked at her and smiled. "I have never met an elf quite like you."
"There are no elves quite like me." She said.
"I can see that." He stopped and started listening to the noises of the dark forest.
"Whats wrong Legolas? Are we lost?"
"Shh. There is something in the forest with us..." He whipped out his bow and arrow and pointed it at the dark. He let the arrow fly and it hit something that was really close to where they were standing. A shrill yell was heard and Legolas and Allie ran to the spot where the arrow was flung. A dead orc lay on the ground with an arrow in its heart. Allie had never seen something so disturbing. She covered her mouth with her hands and Legolas examined the dead body.
"Yes, he was sent out on surveillance. There are more coming soon. The last time this happened we lost one of our own. A very good friend of mine named Nuinhir. We must go back to warn the city. Come on follow me. If we run it will still take us over 20 minutes and by then it might be too late." He said in a hurry. Allie knew she could take his hand and teleport her and him to the castle before he even recognized what was happening. So she pretended to trip so he could get her hand to help her up.
"Ow!" She was such a good actress.
"Allie, take my hand." He held out his hand and she grabbed it. Before she was on her feet she had moved him to the clearing of the forest and the castle. Allie got on her feet and her and Legolas ran into the castle clearing. Legolas looked around with a puzzled look and Allie had to stifle a laugh.
"How did we get here so quickly?"
"We ran faster than we thought?" She said.
"No time for this we must alert my father." They ran into the dining hall and there at the front of the table was the king. Legolas ran up to him and told him of the situation. The king stood up and alerted his military officials. Legolas walked over to me.
"Come I must take you to your room. I have to go and protect the city." He walked her to her room. Allie turned to him and gave him a hug.
"Be safe alright. I want you coming back in one piece. You still have to answer my question." She said. He smiled at her and kissed her on the cheek.
"When I come back well talk some more and I promise that ill let you know the answers. To all your questions." He said. He turned around and walked out of the room. Allie heard the door slam and she sat down on her bed. In the distance, she heard the sounds of screams and of strange noises. She wished she was home and at the same time, she wanted to stay. She wanted to be with Legolas even if it meant lying to him.
I mean, were both immortal, so we could live forever and I could eventually tell him the truth. There would be no harm in that. Would there? Oh man, I came with intentions of finding someone but I never wanted to fall for them. I cant commit. There's no way. She thought to herself. *CRASH* The sound of broken glass filled the room and Allie saw the glass shards from the corner of her eye. An orc was in her room, and it ran to her with intentions of killing her. Allie looked at the being and It burst into flames. A pile of ash was all that was left on the floor. Legolas came into the room through the broken window. She saw him coming in and teleported herself to a hiding spot under the bed.
"ALLIE?? ALLIE??!!" He screamed when looking around. Allie came out of the spot with fake tears in her eyes.
"Legolas! Oh Legolas. . ." she faked crying and ran to his arms. "I was so scared. It was going to kill me."
"How did you escape?" he asked
"I took a piece of wood from the fire and threw it at him. Then I hid under the bed and I think he burst into flames." She pointed at the pile of ashes at the floor.
"Allie I don't believe it. You are a lot stronger than I thought you were. And braver. I would stay to comfort you but I have to go back and help. Find a servant and tell them to send someone to fix this window." He said and left. After Legolas left she fixed the window with her powers. She would just lie to him again. She used her powers to sweep up the ashes of the orc and put it in the fire. She climbed into her bed and put a protective spell on both her room,and on Legolas. She drifted into sleep, where normally she would have no dream. But that night she dreamt of Legolas and smiled in her sleep. What she didn't know was that at the same time he was dreaming of her. And he was smiling too.
After Allie and Legolas drank their tea, Allie requested a tour of the castle. They walked through the corridors and all the halls and kitchens. He then took her outside into the gardens and the places of rest and relaxation. The afternoon sun was waning and it was starting to get a little breezy. It was getting harder to see as the minutes passed by and the sun went down. At a distance they heard the bell for dinner ring, but neither of them cared. They were not hungry and wanted to spend more time with one another while they went deeper into the forest. Most of the time they were silent. None of them could really think of what to say to each other. Legolas didn't want to offend her by bringing up topics she wouldn't remember and Allie just couldn't think of what to say to this prince.
"This is very awkward." Allie said after 15 minutes of silence.
"I know. I cant think of anything to say to you."
"Well tell me about yourself." She said.
"Well what would you like to know?"
"Hmm. Have you ever been on an adventure?" She said jokingly.
"Well actually I have.'
"Really? What happened?
"I was involved with destroying the Ring of Sauron about 15 years ago. I was one of the people chosen to protect and assist the ring bearer to Mordor."
"Oh wow, thats so. . . noble. I have never met anyone who was that adventurous before."
"Yes, well, it was not my idea of a fun time but it was worth it. That is how I know Gandalf. He was involved in it too."
"Wow. So you've killed stuff before?" She said with distaste.
"Yes but they were dangerous creatures such as orcs and goblins and uruk- hai. They would have killed me if I hadn't killed them."
"Well thats okay. I was just wondering."
"Have you?"
"What? Kill Something?"
"Yeah."
"No why?"
"I was just wondering." He said with a smile.
"Are you mocking me?" She asked smiling.
"Well no, milady, why would I do such a thing?" he said jokingly.
"Because you like me?" she said with a questionable tone. He looked at her and smiled.
"Quite possibly. . ."
"Quite possibly? How could I change that?" she asked. He looked at her and smiled. "I have never met an elf quite like you."
"There are no elves quite like me." She said.
"I can see that." He stopped and started listening to the noises of the dark forest.
"Whats wrong Legolas? Are we lost?"
"Shh. There is something in the forest with us..." He whipped out his bow and arrow and pointed it at the dark. He let the arrow fly and it hit something that was really close to where they were standing. A shrill yell was heard and Legolas and Allie ran to the spot where the arrow was flung. A dead orc lay on the ground with an arrow in its heart. Allie had never seen something so disturbing. She covered her mouth with her hands and Legolas examined the dead body.
"Yes, he was sent out on surveillance. There are more coming soon. The last time this happened we lost one of our own. A very good friend of mine named Nuinhir. We must go back to warn the city. Come on follow me. If we run it will still take us over 20 minutes and by then it might be too late." He said in a hurry. Allie knew she could take his hand and teleport her and him to the castle before he even recognized what was happening. So she pretended to trip so he could get her hand to help her up.
"Ow!" She was such a good actress.
"Allie, take my hand." He held out his hand and she grabbed it. Before she was on her feet she had moved him to the clearing of the forest and the castle. Allie got on her feet and her and Legolas ran into the castle clearing. Legolas looked around with a puzzled look and Allie had to stifle a laugh.
"How did we get here so quickly?"
"We ran faster than we thought?" She said.
"No time for this we must alert my father." They ran into the dining hall and there at the front of the table was the king. Legolas ran up to him and told him of the situation. The king stood up and alerted his military officials. Legolas walked over to me.
"Come I must take you to your room. I have to go and protect the city." He walked her to her room. Allie turned to him and gave him a hug.
"Be safe alright. I want you coming back in one piece. You still have to answer my question." She said. He smiled at her and kissed her on the cheek.
"When I come back well talk some more and I promise that ill let you know the answers. To all your questions." He said. He turned around and walked out of the room. Allie heard the door slam and she sat down on her bed. In the distance, she heard the sounds of screams and of strange noises. She wished she was home and at the same time, she wanted to stay. She wanted to be with Legolas even if it meant lying to him.
I mean, were both immortal, so we could live forever and I could eventually tell him the truth. There would be no harm in that. Would there? Oh man, I came with intentions of finding someone but I never wanted to fall for them. I cant commit. There's no way. She thought to herself. *CRASH* The sound of broken glass filled the room and Allie saw the glass shards from the corner of her eye. An orc was in her room, and it ran to her with intentions of killing her. Allie looked at the being and It burst into flames. A pile of ash was all that was left on the floor. Legolas came into the room through the broken window. She saw him coming in and teleported herself to a hiding spot under the bed.
"ALLIE?? ALLIE??!!" He screamed when looking around. Allie came out of the spot with fake tears in her eyes.
"Legolas! Oh Legolas. . ." she faked crying and ran to his arms. "I was so scared. It was going to kill me."
"How did you escape?" he asked
"I took a piece of wood from the fire and threw it at him. Then I hid under the bed and I think he burst into flames." She pointed at the pile of ashes at the floor.
"Allie I don't believe it. You are a lot stronger than I thought you were. And braver. I would stay to comfort you but I have to go back and help. Find a servant and tell them to send someone to fix this window." He said and left. After Legolas left she fixed the window with her powers. She would just lie to him again. She used her powers to sweep up the ashes of the orc and put it in the fire. She climbed into her bed and put a protective spell on both her room,and on Legolas. She drifted into sleep, where normally she would have no dream. But that night she dreamt of Legolas and smiled in her sleep. What she didn't know was that at the same time he was dreaming of her. And he was smiling too.