Happy late Holidays everyone! I hope everyone had a good time. Thanks so
much to all my wonderful reviewers, 100+ now, thanks again!
JediKnightBalthasar-
Yes it is. I said the same thing at your age believe it or not, to quote 'I will never ever have a crush on another boy' and well, it has changed slightly. And you will to, it's only a matter of time.
You can give Legolas a hug, I won't tease you. I give Estel hugs all the time and I don't have a crush on him. . .
Why wasn't Legolas looking ahead? Good question, he's probably thinking the same thing.
You seem to be able to look on the bright side, but a rather strange reaction from someone who likes Estel, (Just like, not like-like) Oh there we go, hostile actions toward wolves. Don't blame them though, they don't know what they're doing. You'll understand what I mean here soon enough.
Now Balthasar, you should know me better than that now, I would never put Legolas in a situation where he's as good as dead. And I'll just stick with Balthasar, if that's okay with you.
Smeagol and Balthasar-
Sometimes FF doesn't update, and for whatever reason I do not know, but it's really annoying.
Hehe, do you have any idea how much trouble I would be in if I did something like that? But it probably would be worth it. But what the heck are you doing this without knowing what 'proof' is?
Elithraniel-
Yes you can have a wolf pup, after all they will all need homes, why don't you have two or three (Four, Ten, Fifteen? Okay so maybe that's too much)
Dragon-
Yes you did get the 100th review, thank you! *Hugs reader* Special thanks for being my 100th reviewer, but I guess I can't give all the thanks to you, cause everyone helped out. Yes the mammoth author notes and responses, I seem to be having a lot of those lately. . .
Larus -
I really enjoy your reviews, but I only answer to a reader if they make a comment or ask a question, and I just wanted to let you know that I did enjoy getting your review. And I do respond to my reviewers personally cause I know how much I enjoy it when others do the same. Well your wait is over, hope you survived!
Belothien-
I always look out for your story, so I'll know when it gets updated, unless of course FF messes up and doesn't let me know.
Anita-
Careful! I don't want to be responsible for injuries to reviewers!
Meanwhile. . .
*Elrohir sighs and shakes his head as they are heading toward Azscverbae* "Will you stop calling me that! I do have a name you know, and I am not a nitwit."
*Anita* "Says who?"
*Elrohir* "I do"
*Anita* "Who said you had a say in it?"
*Aragorn* "Will you two stop that?"
*Anita and Elrohir continue as if he had not said anything* "I have a right to decide whether or not I'm a nitwit!"
*Aragorn sighs, throwing his hands up in the air*
*This continues as they disappear from hearing range*
ThE iNsAnE oNe-
How was vacation? Besides breaking your finger (Ouchie!) I broke my toe, that hurt. . . And I've seen someone dislocate their finger. . . that was pretty gruesome. I know about not being able to type, trust me, I went through that faze after slicing my hand up. . .more Aragorn pain? Hmm. . . maybe, I don't know,.
*Cuddles plusies* I have a set now! But I don't need an Elrond one, HaloGatomon already gave me one, interesting word, Muetre
To everyone-
Do you know that you all tend to ask the same questions? Just thought it was somewhat strange. . . I don't know, more and likely it's me. Is it Elladan? Well you all guessed right, Congrats!
Chapter 15: A Confusing Maze
The cold metal of the blade bit softly into the neck of his captor, drawing a thin line of blood. Legolas found himself staring into the soft eyes that were lined with surprise and slight fear.
"Elladan?" he asked softly.
The Elf nodded carefully, wincing against the cold blade.
Legolas sighed softly, lowering his head. "You scared me," he admitted quietly.
"So I noticed," Elladan remarked, a slight grin playing on his face.
"What are you doing here? How did you find me?" Legolas asked, raising his head up.
"Elrohir and I followed your tracks. I'm sorry we weren't there sooner. . ."
"You have no blame Elladan. Where is Elrohir? Did you find Estel? He is in trouble. . ."
"Don't worry Legolas, Elrohir is with Estel," //I hope// he thought inwardly. There was no need to worry the prince any further.
Legolas nodded, "We need to get out of here, but I don't know the way."
"I do, I was able to find a way in. It seems as if it hasn't been used in years. I heard footsteps and I followed them and found you."
Legolas nodded again, "Good then, we can get out without anyone noticing, hopefully. But there is more I must tell you of, but not here."
Elladan nodded, taking in the slight information, "Yes, the sooner we get out the sooner we can speak about it, and I would be more than grateful to show you the way out, but. . ." he let his voice trail off as he glanced down carefully, eyeing the dagger that still pressed against his throat, as Legolas still held him forcefully against the wall.
"Oh," Legolas said, removing the dagger, and letting him go. "Sorry," he said smiling softly.
Elladan rubbed his neck softly, "Thanks," he breathed, before motioning Legolas to follow. Legolas stayed close, his ears listening for the slightest sound of someone coming. His keen eyes searched the hallways as they made their way through. There was an unseen evil here; he could feel it within the depths of the darkness, hidden away from passing eyes.
He jumped lightly when a voice crossed his ears.
"Legolas, you needn't be so jumpy," Elladan said, trying his hardest not to laugh. "Come. Tis this way."
Legolas nodded, letting out a long breath of air. He could feel frustration building up inside him for allowing himself to be so uptight. Never the less in front of Elladan. He knew later that the Twin would never let him forget it. His arm began to throb again where he had taken the blade earlier, and he rubbed it gently, biting his lip to keep him groaning in pain.
Elladan turned at the soft sound, worry lighting his eyes. "Legolas, are you okay?"
Legolas nodded, pulling his arm behind his back out of sight. "Nothing more than a scratch," he remarked. He cursed at himself lightly. He knew the Elven twin would not give in so easily to his fib. Elladan grabbed him by the wrist gently, turning his arm so that he could see the gash.
"This is no scratch," he said, meeting his eyes.
"It's fine, we cannot linger. It won't be long before they note my disappearance," he stated, pulling away. Elladan nodded as he took the lead once more. He took Legolas around a quick corner, and suddenly cried out.
"What!" Legolas asked, pushing up besides him to see.
"The doors, they're locked," Elladan told him breathlessly "Someone knows we are here,"
"Or they wish not for my escape," Legolas said dully.
Elladan nodded, that would make more sense, but who locked them? Elladan had not seen anyone pass by. That alone left an eerie feeling within the air.
"Follow me," Elladan told Legolas as he quickly turned around. Legolas started to protest but found no time as Elladan disappeared around the corner. With an aggravated sigh he traveled t he path Elladan had just moments before.
How long they traveled Legolas was unaware, but Elladan finally slowed to a halt. Legolas looked quickly around the unfamiliar hallways, shaking his head with an irritated frown upon his face. "Now where are we?"
Elladan shook his head, "I know not my friend."
Legolas let out a long sigh, trying to keep his calm. "Well it figures," he muttered under his breath.
Elladan glared daggers at him, but said nothing. True as it was that losing their way was his blame, Legolas needn't rub it in his face. "Tis not entirely my fault. All the hallways seem to be the same."
"That is the problem I had before," Legolas stated.
"Then why did you not warn me?" Elladan demanded. He could tell Legolas was getting the upper end of the argument, and he wasn't about to let him win that easy.
"I tried to do so, but you ran off before I could do so."
Elladan opened his mouth to reply, but held his tongue when a flood of soft alarming cries entered the small hallway. They listened as it got louder, and Legolas was the first to react.
"We need to hide," he warned him, pressing forward.
"Where! Tis nothing but hallway!"
"Follow me, I do believe that I saw some when we were coming here," Legolas cried as he turned back toward the sound.
"We can't go that way, they will reach us before we get there!" Elladan informed him, the steady sound of footfalls advancing.
"We know not what lies beyond that way. I know there is a door back along the wall, we must hurry."
Finally Elladan agreed, and Legolas led him, sticking near the wall, moving with a hurried pace. Sure enough there was a door, and Elladan sighed with relief as Legolas reached for the handle. But it did not turn.
"What is it?" Elladan asked as Legolas gripped the handle.
"It must be locked," Legolas said, worry filling his voice.
"What do you mean it's locked!" Elladan cried, only to have Legolas caution him to keep his voice low.
Legolas tried once again, only to fail as the footsteps slowly came around the corner.
TBC. . . Sorry about the wait, things have been so busy. Everything around me has been going 100 mph and I'm only at 80, and things are only getting faster. My next post won't be until Thursday at the earliest, Thursday MIGHT be the first day this week that I get off, every other day is busy except Sunday, so once again I am sorry for the long wait, in a few weeks things should get back to normal before going haywire again. But hope you enjoyed the chapter and please read and review.
JediKnightBalthasar-
Yes it is. I said the same thing at your age believe it or not, to quote 'I will never ever have a crush on another boy' and well, it has changed slightly. And you will to, it's only a matter of time.
You can give Legolas a hug, I won't tease you. I give Estel hugs all the time and I don't have a crush on him. . .
Why wasn't Legolas looking ahead? Good question, he's probably thinking the same thing.
You seem to be able to look on the bright side, but a rather strange reaction from someone who likes Estel, (Just like, not like-like) Oh there we go, hostile actions toward wolves. Don't blame them though, they don't know what they're doing. You'll understand what I mean here soon enough.
Now Balthasar, you should know me better than that now, I would never put Legolas in a situation where he's as good as dead. And I'll just stick with Balthasar, if that's okay with you.
Smeagol and Balthasar-
Sometimes FF doesn't update, and for whatever reason I do not know, but it's really annoying.
Hehe, do you have any idea how much trouble I would be in if I did something like that? But it probably would be worth it. But what the heck are you doing this without knowing what 'proof' is?
Elithraniel-
Yes you can have a wolf pup, after all they will all need homes, why don't you have two or three (Four, Ten, Fifteen? Okay so maybe that's too much)
Dragon-
Yes you did get the 100th review, thank you! *Hugs reader* Special thanks for being my 100th reviewer, but I guess I can't give all the thanks to you, cause everyone helped out. Yes the mammoth author notes and responses, I seem to be having a lot of those lately. . .
Larus -
I really enjoy your reviews, but I only answer to a reader if they make a comment or ask a question, and I just wanted to let you know that I did enjoy getting your review. And I do respond to my reviewers personally cause I know how much I enjoy it when others do the same. Well your wait is over, hope you survived!
Belothien-
I always look out for your story, so I'll know when it gets updated, unless of course FF messes up and doesn't let me know.
Anita-
Careful! I don't want to be responsible for injuries to reviewers!
Meanwhile. . .
*Elrohir sighs and shakes his head as they are heading toward Azscverbae* "Will you stop calling me that! I do have a name you know, and I am not a nitwit."
*Anita* "Says who?"
*Elrohir* "I do"
*Anita* "Who said you had a say in it?"
*Aragorn* "Will you two stop that?"
*Anita and Elrohir continue as if he had not said anything* "I have a right to decide whether or not I'm a nitwit!"
*Aragorn sighs, throwing his hands up in the air*
*This continues as they disappear from hearing range*
ThE iNsAnE oNe-
How was vacation? Besides breaking your finger (Ouchie!) I broke my toe, that hurt. . . And I've seen someone dislocate their finger. . . that was pretty gruesome. I know about not being able to type, trust me, I went through that faze after slicing my hand up. . .more Aragorn pain? Hmm. . . maybe, I don't know,.
*Cuddles plusies* I have a set now! But I don't need an Elrond one, HaloGatomon already gave me one, interesting word, Muetre
To everyone-
Do you know that you all tend to ask the same questions? Just thought it was somewhat strange. . . I don't know, more and likely it's me. Is it Elladan? Well you all guessed right, Congrats!
Chapter 15: A Confusing Maze
The cold metal of the blade bit softly into the neck of his captor, drawing a thin line of blood. Legolas found himself staring into the soft eyes that were lined with surprise and slight fear.
"Elladan?" he asked softly.
The Elf nodded carefully, wincing against the cold blade.
Legolas sighed softly, lowering his head. "You scared me," he admitted quietly.
"So I noticed," Elladan remarked, a slight grin playing on his face.
"What are you doing here? How did you find me?" Legolas asked, raising his head up.
"Elrohir and I followed your tracks. I'm sorry we weren't there sooner. . ."
"You have no blame Elladan. Where is Elrohir? Did you find Estel? He is in trouble. . ."
"Don't worry Legolas, Elrohir is with Estel," //I hope// he thought inwardly. There was no need to worry the prince any further.
Legolas nodded, "We need to get out of here, but I don't know the way."
"I do, I was able to find a way in. It seems as if it hasn't been used in years. I heard footsteps and I followed them and found you."
Legolas nodded again, "Good then, we can get out without anyone noticing, hopefully. But there is more I must tell you of, but not here."
Elladan nodded, taking in the slight information, "Yes, the sooner we get out the sooner we can speak about it, and I would be more than grateful to show you the way out, but. . ." he let his voice trail off as he glanced down carefully, eyeing the dagger that still pressed against his throat, as Legolas still held him forcefully against the wall.
"Oh," Legolas said, removing the dagger, and letting him go. "Sorry," he said smiling softly.
Elladan rubbed his neck softly, "Thanks," he breathed, before motioning Legolas to follow. Legolas stayed close, his ears listening for the slightest sound of someone coming. His keen eyes searched the hallways as they made their way through. There was an unseen evil here; he could feel it within the depths of the darkness, hidden away from passing eyes.
He jumped lightly when a voice crossed his ears.
"Legolas, you needn't be so jumpy," Elladan said, trying his hardest not to laugh. "Come. Tis this way."
Legolas nodded, letting out a long breath of air. He could feel frustration building up inside him for allowing himself to be so uptight. Never the less in front of Elladan. He knew later that the Twin would never let him forget it. His arm began to throb again where he had taken the blade earlier, and he rubbed it gently, biting his lip to keep him groaning in pain.
Elladan turned at the soft sound, worry lighting his eyes. "Legolas, are you okay?"
Legolas nodded, pulling his arm behind his back out of sight. "Nothing more than a scratch," he remarked. He cursed at himself lightly. He knew the Elven twin would not give in so easily to his fib. Elladan grabbed him by the wrist gently, turning his arm so that he could see the gash.
"This is no scratch," he said, meeting his eyes.
"It's fine, we cannot linger. It won't be long before they note my disappearance," he stated, pulling away. Elladan nodded as he took the lead once more. He took Legolas around a quick corner, and suddenly cried out.
"What!" Legolas asked, pushing up besides him to see.
"The doors, they're locked," Elladan told him breathlessly "Someone knows we are here,"
"Or they wish not for my escape," Legolas said dully.
Elladan nodded, that would make more sense, but who locked them? Elladan had not seen anyone pass by. That alone left an eerie feeling within the air.
"Follow me," Elladan told Legolas as he quickly turned around. Legolas started to protest but found no time as Elladan disappeared around the corner. With an aggravated sigh he traveled t he path Elladan had just moments before.
How long they traveled Legolas was unaware, but Elladan finally slowed to a halt. Legolas looked quickly around the unfamiliar hallways, shaking his head with an irritated frown upon his face. "Now where are we?"
Elladan shook his head, "I know not my friend."
Legolas let out a long sigh, trying to keep his calm. "Well it figures," he muttered under his breath.
Elladan glared daggers at him, but said nothing. True as it was that losing their way was his blame, Legolas needn't rub it in his face. "Tis not entirely my fault. All the hallways seem to be the same."
"That is the problem I had before," Legolas stated.
"Then why did you not warn me?" Elladan demanded. He could tell Legolas was getting the upper end of the argument, and he wasn't about to let him win that easy.
"I tried to do so, but you ran off before I could do so."
Elladan opened his mouth to reply, but held his tongue when a flood of soft alarming cries entered the small hallway. They listened as it got louder, and Legolas was the first to react.
"We need to hide," he warned him, pressing forward.
"Where! Tis nothing but hallway!"
"Follow me, I do believe that I saw some when we were coming here," Legolas cried as he turned back toward the sound.
"We can't go that way, they will reach us before we get there!" Elladan informed him, the steady sound of footfalls advancing.
"We know not what lies beyond that way. I know there is a door back along the wall, we must hurry."
Finally Elladan agreed, and Legolas led him, sticking near the wall, moving with a hurried pace. Sure enough there was a door, and Elladan sighed with relief as Legolas reached for the handle. But it did not turn.
"What is it?" Elladan asked as Legolas gripped the handle.
"It must be locked," Legolas said, worry filling his voice.
"What do you mean it's locked!" Elladan cried, only to have Legolas caution him to keep his voice low.
Legolas tried once again, only to fail as the footsteps slowly came around the corner.
TBC. . . Sorry about the wait, things have been so busy. Everything around me has been going 100 mph and I'm only at 80, and things are only getting faster. My next post won't be until Thursday at the earliest, Thursday MIGHT be the first day this week that I get off, every other day is busy except Sunday, so once again I am sorry for the long wait, in a few weeks things should get back to normal before going haywire again. But hope you enjoyed the chapter and please read and review.