Chapter 4
Author's notes: Aww poor elf boy's depressed. Oh well. Oh and he totally back talks Saruman … some more. Oh he's so bad.
"Silence!" He swung his staff at the elf and Legolas' head snapped to the side, as if he had been struck.
"You know nothing Elfling! Close that fair mouth, or I will close it for you!"
"You have neither the courage nor the power to kill me, Saruman."
A mad light came into the Istari's eye, "I would not count on that if my life was on the line."
Legolas looked him in the eyes defiently, "I do not fear death, and I certainly do not fear you."
Pippen stepped between them, "Legolas, to not antagonize him."
"Listen to the halfling Elf! You do not want me as an enemy!"
Legolas pretended not to hear him and maintained his ceiling gazing, as he had throughout the conversation.
The wizard stalked out, slaming and bolting the door behind him.
"Legolas! What came over you? Have you gone mad?"
"No, I have not. Saruman speeks only lies. He knows not all that goes on, within thease walls or no, though not is not what he would have us believe. And the idea that he could kill us with just a thought is rediculous."
"Still, why anger him?" Pippin asked.
"He cannot and will not kill me. You heard him as plainly as I, he needs me as bait. And even if he did kill me, I did not lie when I said that I do not fear death. I am old Master Peregrin, I have seen and done many things, some I would give anything to forget."
"Do not invite death upon yourself. You have much to give here and Middle Earth needs you."
"What would you propose we do Pippin? How do we escape?" As the last word left his lips he began a fit of painful coughing. "Thease evil braclets! Curse them!" He said, when he could speek again. "We should not speek of escape, I get the feeling, that attack was not coinciedence with our discussion."
"All right. Is Gandalf really alive? Can you truly feel him?"
The Elf closed his eyes, "Yes I believe so. It is hard to know, for it would seem that Saruman has made the tree's voices dumb, at least to me. Thease stones have little but evil to tell." When he opened his eyes there was strange gleam in the depths of them. "But be assured my dear hobbit, Saruman WILL fall."