DISCLAIMER: OTHER THAN LORIEN, I DO NOT OWN ANY OF THE CHARACTERS IN THIS STORY, THEY ALL BELONG TO THE FANTASTICALLY TALENTED J.R.R. TOLKIEN AND I HAVE MERELY BORROWED THEM FOR THE SAKE OF A STORY. I, MYSELF, COULD NOT COME UP WITH A STORY SUCH AS LORD OF THE RINGS OR CREATE ANY OF THE CHARACTERS WITHIN THESE STORIES, SO I DO NOT PRETEND TO OWN ANY OF THEM. I HOPE YOU ENJOY THE STORY AND AGAIN, ONLY LORIEN IS MY CHARACTER.

Lorien woke, her head felt light but her heart felt heavy. As her vision began to strengthen, she saw a cold, black room. Her hands were bound to one of the walls and she could see a black figure lurking near to her.

'Who is it that haunts my thoughts?'

'Why, do you not remember me fair but evil elf maiden?'

'Grima Wormtongue!' Lorien said with disgust.

'You may say my name with as much hatred as you have, but it will not save you. The white wizard will be here to see you shortly. He has a surprise for you.'

'At first I thought your name may have been unfair, but the more you speak, the more you seem like the slimy, evil tongued worm that you are. You are nothing but a mere insect that haunts the lives of others.' Lorien shivered as she heard him laugh and shut her eyes. She turned her thoughts to Legolas and she felt happier in the land of her mind.

'It is no use thinking of him now, he will not save you. He does not even know you are missing.' Lorien laughed loudly.

'Saruman, you must be a bigger fool than I thought. I know that the one I am thinking of is coming to my aid, I have already foreseen it. You cannot poison my mind with idle lies!' Lorien looked Saruman in the eye and saw his anger.

'Well, you are a courageous one. Foolish and weakened by love, but courageous. I have heard a great deal about your strengths.'

'My love strengthens me against things like you Saruman.'

'My lord will be pleased. He has never had a wife and not only are you fair of face, you are stern of heart and will also.'

'Your lord does not deserve a wife!'

'Ah, but my dear Lorien, he does and he wants you to be his wife. There could be no greater ally for him than a princess of the elves.'

'I would sooner die than lead my people, especially my dear lover to the hands of Sauron.'

'You are brave, very few who oppose him will call him by his real name.'

'I do not fear him, it is I and the company I did keep that he fears. Helms Deep has been saved. Your dirty, filthy orcs that were sent there are no more and if I guess rightly, now is the time that you will pay for your treachery.' Lorien smiled as she heard the crashing out side. The sound of wall and rock being destroyed. Saruman went to one of the many windows and looked down.

'The ents it seems are quite angry at how you have destroyed their kin. Rock will not withstand their power.'

'But this tower shall. Orthanc is strong, stronger than any army of ents.'

'The people of Gondor did a good job when they built it so it seems.' Although she was scared inside, Lorien was enjoying the power she had over Saruman at this point. Whatever evil thoughts he tried to place in her head, she could always come up with something that would either scare or infuriate him more.

    Soon day turned to night and Lorien fell into an uneasy sleep. She was hungry and Wormtongue watched her with his evil and twisted eyes, lust flowing from his very fingertips. Lorien woke often; aware of the way he stared at her. Morning and evening continued to pass and Saruman began to taunt her with Legolas's absence. Lorien began to lose hope. Maybe Legolas thought she had been killed, or maybe he had been killed in the battle. On the morning of the fifth day since the orc had snatched her from Helms Deep, Lorien's heart was heavy and her hope was slowly fading. Her mind began to wonder to the terrible wedding that Saruman had in mind for her. She would be bound to the Dark Lord Sauron for all eternity if she were not saved.