melissa greenleaf: Her name is Alfirin, meaning small golden flower in sindrarin. I'm mostly going to be using Sindarin in this fic. Alfirin is pronounced: Al- fi-rin - al as in al-qaeda, fi as in fish, and rin which rhymes with tin. Alfirin. Yes, pretty no?
And he's only a meanie cuz he was in a bad mood. But yea didn't mean to make him so mean......yet. Enjoy :-)
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They walked slowly and Legolas eventually put his bow away. "Why did you do it?" asked Legolas. She wrapped her cloak closer around her. "I was hungry, your highness, I still am," Alfirin replied. "Stealing is a crime in this land, surely you know this. Are not from here?" asked Legolas. "I know the law of the land, brannonanim (my lord). I was walking in the forest and the scent of fresh bread drove me here. I saw the celebration and I snuck up to the wall and laid my eyes upon the bread. I was simply hungry and since no one was eating them, and then I.....I took them," said Alfirin. "Well I must say, you gave me quite an unsettling feeling. I was simply taking the first walk that I had ever taken in this wood for a long time and I came upon a thief. It upsets me to see that my people would do such a thing, "said Legolas.
Slowly, they approached the palace. Alfirin suddenly turned around swiftly, making Legolas almost walk straight into her. "Keep moving, lady, we are almost there," Legolas motioned her on. "You highness, please, I meant no harm, let me go, please, I will tell no one of this, please," pleaded Alfirin. "Perhaps I was harsh. Alas, it was only........," Legolas's sentence was cut short. Alfirin turned to see three palace guards approaching. "Prince Legolas, you have caught her! We have been looking for her throughout the forest, "cried one of the guards. "Rest your hearts, mellanim, she stole bread to quench her hunger. We can let this slip just as long as she promises to stay away from the palace," said Legolas, smiling. "That is not all she stole. Take off your cloak, lady," ordered another guard. Alfirin did not move, her head hung low. "Rifen," one of the guards motioned to the other. The one named Rifen stepped up, grabbed her cloak and pulled it off.
She wore the dress of elven peasants and in her arms was a sack. Rifen grabbed the sack from her and in it found goblets and spoons of gold. Without a word, the guards grabbed her and proceeded to the area where the dungeons were. She turned around to see Legolas, but he was gone.
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end of chapter 3, any suggestions?