Chapter Two
Legolas read the note thoroughly, over and over again, stunned.
Thranduil, Your days are numbered
Soon fire and flame will consume the entire planet
It will start in Rivendell and spread to Mirkwood, then the rest of the land
You have been warned.
The note was written in the blood of his fallen kin. Deep hatred welled up inside of
Legolas and he burst out "Father, Aragorn and I shall ride out tonight and go to
Rivendell. We cannot dawdle while our own kin is in danger!"
"Legolas the road is now thwart with danger; I can not have you risking your life, by
foolishly going."
"My lord, if I may have a say, I think Legolas is right, the earlier we get there, the
quicker we will be able to stop this madness!" Aragorn suggested.
Thranduil sighed "You speak truly King of Gondor; you shall leave this night itself.
Perhaps you should at least have a meal before leaving, while the chefs are preparing
it you could go and get packed, for it shall be a long journey."
Legolas and Aragorn bowed then left the room. Aragorn followed Legolas to his
room, while thinking over what to bring.
"Aragorn pack light, weapons and food is all that we need as well as our steeds.," said
Legolas as if reading Aragorn's thoughts.
They entered Legolas' room and he found two small bags for them. Legolas strapped
on a quiver of arrows, his bow and his two elven daggers, while Aragorn had his
sword on his side already and his bow and arrows on his back. Legolas brought 2
more quivers of arrows incase and tossed one to Aragorn who caught it expertly.
"We shall get some food now, then go" said Legolas. They walked to the kitchens and
the head chefs packed them a sack full of food each. On top of that they added 20
lembas bread.
They went back to Legolas' father who had a worried look on his face.
"Be careful, the both of you, I would hate to tell Arwen that Aragorn was slain
foolishly."
"Do not worry king Thranduil, I will look after my self and so will Legolas." said
Aragorn smiling.
"Then go now, and may the valar be with you" said Thranduil, looking quite
distressed but yet still proud of his son.
They saddled up their horses quickly and left like an arrow being shot from a bow.
The galloped into Mirkwood and Thranduil strained his elven eyes until the blackness
of the forest swallowed them up. "I hope they will be alright" he muttered to himself.
In Mirkwood Aragorn and Legolas were going at a good steady pace. At midday
Legolas called a holt and they both sat down and shared lembas bread.
"Do you think we shall meet many Uruk-Hai?" said Aragorn
"More then likely, the horrible creatures will be out here in the forest; from here on
we must move with extreme caution." Replied Legolas.
They moved slower now trying to not make much sound. Suddenly a crack of twig
sounded way off but Legolas heard it. He also heard the harsh grunting of. "Uruk-
Hai" whispered Legolas, "Take the horses and tie them to a tree and then climb the
tree. For this will only be a scouting party. Yet be prepared to fire your bow."
Aragorn did the job efficiently then speedily climbed up a tree and pulled out his
willow wood bow. He took out his arrows and waited.
Soon even his own ears heard the Uruk-Hai, and then he saw them. There is
something different to them' thought Aragorn, they looked even stronger and they
were not even arguing amongst themselves. They were coming even closer and he
glanced at Legolas. He had his bow drawn and arrow notched, he nodded at Aragorn
to do the same thing. They both drew the shafts to the limit on the flexible bows and
then at the same instant fired at an Urak-Hai each. The two ill-fated Uruks just
seemed to stare at the arrows protruding from their necks before falling to the ground.
The Uruk-Hai leader roared and the Uruk-Hai scattered out looking for the two
archers. Legolas and Aragorn shot 3 more arrows each and 6 more Urak-Hai slumped
to the ground. The leader of the party began to run away so he could contact his
superior officer. Legolas drew his straightest arrow out and knocked it onto his bow,
he drew back until the string was touching his cheek. He aimed and fired. The arrow
was true and it honed onto the Uruk leader right into his repulsive throat. He gurgled a
bit, staggering around, then another of Legolas' arrows slew him.
"Gather the arrows, we shall move out of here as quickly as possible, for there must
be many more patrols out there." *** One month and 4 more battles later, Legolas and Aragorn were on the Misty
Mountains.
"Let us take the high pass Legolas," said Aragorn.
Legolas looked up at the big looming Mountains. They looked very foreboding and
Legolas had to suppress a shudder.
"This is where my brother died." said Legolas almost to himself.
"You had a brother!" replied Aragorn in shock for he had not known this.
"Yes, he died, ambushed by orcs on this mountain. They wait until you are on a steep
hill then come racing down from the top, charging into you and thrust with their
weapons, few people survive this tactic." said Legolas mournfully. He had dearly
liked his brother.
"Come then," said Aragorn wishing to take Legolas' mind of the topic.
They started walking up the hill. The horses stayed close by; they were elven
horses so they did not need reins and bridle to control them.
Legolas read the note thoroughly, over and over again, stunned.
Thranduil, Your days are numbered
Soon fire and flame will consume the entire planet
It will start in Rivendell and spread to Mirkwood, then the rest of the land
You have been warned.
The note was written in the blood of his fallen kin. Deep hatred welled up inside of
Legolas and he burst out "Father, Aragorn and I shall ride out tonight and go to
Rivendell. We cannot dawdle while our own kin is in danger!"
"Legolas the road is now thwart with danger; I can not have you risking your life, by
foolishly going."
"My lord, if I may have a say, I think Legolas is right, the earlier we get there, the
quicker we will be able to stop this madness!" Aragorn suggested.
Thranduil sighed "You speak truly King of Gondor; you shall leave this night itself.
Perhaps you should at least have a meal before leaving, while the chefs are preparing
it you could go and get packed, for it shall be a long journey."
Legolas and Aragorn bowed then left the room. Aragorn followed Legolas to his
room, while thinking over what to bring.
"Aragorn pack light, weapons and food is all that we need as well as our steeds.," said
Legolas as if reading Aragorn's thoughts.
They entered Legolas' room and he found two small bags for them. Legolas strapped
on a quiver of arrows, his bow and his two elven daggers, while Aragorn had his
sword on his side already and his bow and arrows on his back. Legolas brought 2
more quivers of arrows incase and tossed one to Aragorn who caught it expertly.
"We shall get some food now, then go" said Legolas. They walked to the kitchens and
the head chefs packed them a sack full of food each. On top of that they added 20
lembas bread.
They went back to Legolas' father who had a worried look on his face.
"Be careful, the both of you, I would hate to tell Arwen that Aragorn was slain
foolishly."
"Do not worry king Thranduil, I will look after my self and so will Legolas." said
Aragorn smiling.
"Then go now, and may the valar be with you" said Thranduil, looking quite
distressed but yet still proud of his son.
They saddled up their horses quickly and left like an arrow being shot from a bow.
The galloped into Mirkwood and Thranduil strained his elven eyes until the blackness
of the forest swallowed them up. "I hope they will be alright" he muttered to himself.
In Mirkwood Aragorn and Legolas were going at a good steady pace. At midday
Legolas called a holt and they both sat down and shared lembas bread.
"Do you think we shall meet many Uruk-Hai?" said Aragorn
"More then likely, the horrible creatures will be out here in the forest; from here on
we must move with extreme caution." Replied Legolas.
They moved slower now trying to not make much sound. Suddenly a crack of twig
sounded way off but Legolas heard it. He also heard the harsh grunting of. "Uruk-
Hai" whispered Legolas, "Take the horses and tie them to a tree and then climb the
tree. For this will only be a scouting party. Yet be prepared to fire your bow."
Aragorn did the job efficiently then speedily climbed up a tree and pulled out his
willow wood bow. He took out his arrows and waited.
Soon even his own ears heard the Uruk-Hai, and then he saw them. There is
something different to them' thought Aragorn, they looked even stronger and they
were not even arguing amongst themselves. They were coming even closer and he
glanced at Legolas. He had his bow drawn and arrow notched, he nodded at Aragorn
to do the same thing. They both drew the shafts to the limit on the flexible bows and
then at the same instant fired at an Urak-Hai each. The two ill-fated Uruks just
seemed to stare at the arrows protruding from their necks before falling to the ground.
The Uruk-Hai leader roared and the Uruk-Hai scattered out looking for the two
archers. Legolas and Aragorn shot 3 more arrows each and 6 more Urak-Hai slumped
to the ground. The leader of the party began to run away so he could contact his
superior officer. Legolas drew his straightest arrow out and knocked it onto his bow,
he drew back until the string was touching his cheek. He aimed and fired. The arrow
was true and it honed onto the Uruk leader right into his repulsive throat. He gurgled a
bit, staggering around, then another of Legolas' arrows slew him.
"Gather the arrows, we shall move out of here as quickly as possible, for there must
be many more patrols out there." *** One month and 4 more battles later, Legolas and Aragorn were on the Misty
Mountains.
"Let us take the high pass Legolas," said Aragorn.
Legolas looked up at the big looming Mountains. They looked very foreboding and
Legolas had to suppress a shudder.
"This is where my brother died." said Legolas almost to himself.
"You had a brother!" replied Aragorn in shock for he had not known this.
"Yes, he died, ambushed by orcs on this mountain. They wait until you are on a steep
hill then come racing down from the top, charging into you and thrust with their
weapons, few people survive this tactic." said Legolas mournfully. He had dearly
liked his brother.
"Come then," said Aragorn wishing to take Legolas' mind of the topic.
They started walking up the hill. The horses stayed close by; they were elven
horses so they did not need reins and bridle to control them.