**Was really bored and didn't want to sleep or study. :P As.usual.**
Indicates thought.
Chapter Two - The 'Adventure' Starts...
The sun rose from the horizon, bringing with it all the colors imaginable. The reds, blues, and yellows were intertwined with the greens of the forest that made up the land of Mirkwood. The sunlight peeked through the cream curtains in a certain room shining its radiance towards the still form on the bed.
Legolas closed his eyes trying to keep the light out so he could keep resting the day away, however, that was not to be. Eleclya popped into the Prince's room causing as much noise as her Elven form could make, making her seem like an orc trying to sneak up behind an elf. "Wake up young one. If you believe you can sleep all you want on your break, you have thought wrongly." Ely came up to the bed and nudged the sleeping elf on the arm to lull him to reality.
Legolas grudgingly opened his eyes to plead with Eleclya to let him continue the day in his quarters, but with a quiet stern look towards him, he slowly got up and readied himself to the day. He wore a dark green tunic with silver trimmings that was hardly noticeable unless you get up close and black pants to match. On his chair by the window was his green cloak in which Ely had gave him just the past spring. He slowly put it on and made sure he was presentable for breakfast and comfortable enough for the day. Then he left his room and gracefully walked to the dining hall to eat with his father.
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After eating breakfast with his father, Legolas excused himself carrying his bow and quiver. He left for the Archery Range a mile from the palace to practice his aim and skill. He slowly notched his bow with one of his special arrows that he had gotten for his 100th birth year and got into the correct shooting stance that Ely had showed him. He quickly released his arrow which attached itself to the dark red circle at the target. It wasn't dead center, but he was more of a natural shot than most elves his age. Legolas continued to shoot at the target for most of the day until he suddenly heard someone call for him.
Turning towards the voice, he saw a tall light blonde haired elf walking towards him. Legolas ran to the new-comer and greeting his best friend with a hug. "Galen! I thought you went with your father to hunt along with the other elves."
"We finished early, so many of us returned home, and I had to visit my dear friend, Legolas, before resting." Galen said with a grin on his muscular face. He was the son of the King's most trusted general, Lord Tariden. He was tall like any other elf, but was about an inch shorter than Legolas that it made telling the two apart fairly easily. He adorned light green and brown tunic with brown pants which were the perfect colors for hunting in the forests. With his light blonde hair came with sky blue eyes that was always filled with mischief towards everything around him. Putting a smirk on his face, Galen asked, "So what are you doing here? I had thought the Crown Prince would be in the palace having a rendezvous with his books."
Legolas responded with a scowl, but it quickly changed to one of relief and happiness. "Fortunately, my father and Ely believed that I needed a break from my studies. They are giving me three months to do whatever I wish."
"It is a cause for celebration then. Shall we explore the forests for the rest of the day?"
"Just what I wanted to do, however, I promised my father to not go to the forests alone. There are many talks of dangers in the woods lately."
Galen nudged Legolas in the arm. "But you will be with me, you will not be alone. Come on!" With a wink, he started to drag the other elf towards the dark forest of Mirkwood.
~*~*~*~*~*~Meanwhile~*~*~*~*~*~
"GET UP GIRL!! NOW!! THERE ARE MANY CHORES FOR YOU TO DO!!" commanded a strong voiced woman towards a small covered moving lump on the floor.
Slowly a dark haired head popped out of its covering and gray eyes stared at the woman, eyes full of tiredness. The young girl about the age of 16 responded in a monotone voice, "Yes ma'am." With that said, Melody got up from her sleeping area and proceeded in washing herself to prepare for the following day.
After getting dressed in her working clothes and grabbing a light breakfast of stale bread, Melody rushed to finish her work as a cleaning maid for the sleeping quarters of the estate that she dwelled in. The estate belonged to Lord Arameno, an ambassador for the kingdom of Rohan. It was the only human estate that lived near the Mirkwood forest for the Woodland Elves rarely wished to get involved with humans or any other race for that matter.
By the end of the day, Melody ran to her favorite clearing in Mirkwood panting for breath that was about an hour away from the estate just in time for sun down. It was surrounded by evergreens and everywhere you turn, it smelled of pine and a particular smell of spices that could only be of Elven made for nothing that enchanting could ever be made by humans. After catching her breath, she turned her face towards the sky and felt captivated by the colors the sky turned. It changed from an endless blue to a flaming red in what felt like seconds.
It seemed to happen so fast that the girl did not realized that it was almost pitch dark. "Oh no, if I do not return soon, I may have to sleep outside again." Melody started to run back towards the estate, however, she did not see a tree root that was sticking up from the ground. She ended up tripping on it, landing with a big thud on the ground. Suddenly she heard a hissing sound nearby and viewed the surrounding area to see where and who the noise came from.
At the impulsive stench that rapidly reached her nostrils, Melody felt a wet dripping liquid on the base of her neck. It felt slimy like the fat from a bird that she was forced to gut and clean when the hunters came back from their hunt. Her neck started to burn from the suspicious lard that it caused her to gasp and wince in pain. Finally realizing something would be behind her for the liquid to get on the back of her neck in the first place, she slowly turned her head around and immediately saw a huge pair of yellowy sand colored fangs. Melody gave out a huge terrified scream and tried crawling out of the way, but not without being pinned down through her right shoulder by a spider claw. This caused the whole forest to rumble from the heart-wrenching scream coming from just a small human girl.
~*~*~*~*~*~Meanwhile~*~*~*~*~*~
The day started to get even darker as the sun sets for another day. "It is getting late. We should head back to the palace before your father starts to worry and sends out all of Mirkwood to bring you back." Galen smirked at Legolas with a teasing face.
Before Legolas could retort, a painfully earsplitting scream came out of nowhere and shocked both of them to the core. They looked at one another with an alerted face. "It came from that way! Let us hurry!" said Legolas as he ran towards the noise with his bow drawn.
Galen followed Legolas's example, he readied his weapons and ran after his friend. "I suppose this is what you get for wanting to have an adventure or excitement during this vacation of yours."
"Stop talking and keep running!!! That girl should not be that far away." yelled Legolas as he reached a clearing with a horrifying site in front of him that sent a chill down his spine.
**Figured I'd stop here. :P I'm too tired to write more.**
Indicates thought.
Chapter Two - The 'Adventure' Starts...
The sun rose from the horizon, bringing with it all the colors imaginable. The reds, blues, and yellows were intertwined with the greens of the forest that made up the land of Mirkwood. The sunlight peeked through the cream curtains in a certain room shining its radiance towards the still form on the bed.
Legolas closed his eyes trying to keep the light out so he could keep resting the day away, however, that was not to be. Eleclya popped into the Prince's room causing as much noise as her Elven form could make, making her seem like an orc trying to sneak up behind an elf. "Wake up young one. If you believe you can sleep all you want on your break, you have thought wrongly." Ely came up to the bed and nudged the sleeping elf on the arm to lull him to reality.
Legolas grudgingly opened his eyes to plead with Eleclya to let him continue the day in his quarters, but with a quiet stern look towards him, he slowly got up and readied himself to the day. He wore a dark green tunic with silver trimmings that was hardly noticeable unless you get up close and black pants to match. On his chair by the window was his green cloak in which Ely had gave him just the past spring. He slowly put it on and made sure he was presentable for breakfast and comfortable enough for the day. Then he left his room and gracefully walked to the dining hall to eat with his father.
**********
After eating breakfast with his father, Legolas excused himself carrying his bow and quiver. He left for the Archery Range a mile from the palace to practice his aim and skill. He slowly notched his bow with one of his special arrows that he had gotten for his 100th birth year and got into the correct shooting stance that Ely had showed him. He quickly released his arrow which attached itself to the dark red circle at the target. It wasn't dead center, but he was more of a natural shot than most elves his age. Legolas continued to shoot at the target for most of the day until he suddenly heard someone call for him.
Turning towards the voice, he saw a tall light blonde haired elf walking towards him. Legolas ran to the new-comer and greeting his best friend with a hug. "Galen! I thought you went with your father to hunt along with the other elves."
"We finished early, so many of us returned home, and I had to visit my dear friend, Legolas, before resting." Galen said with a grin on his muscular face. He was the son of the King's most trusted general, Lord Tariden. He was tall like any other elf, but was about an inch shorter than Legolas that it made telling the two apart fairly easily. He adorned light green and brown tunic with brown pants which were the perfect colors for hunting in the forests. With his light blonde hair came with sky blue eyes that was always filled with mischief towards everything around him. Putting a smirk on his face, Galen asked, "So what are you doing here? I had thought the Crown Prince would be in the palace having a rendezvous with his books."
Legolas responded with a scowl, but it quickly changed to one of relief and happiness. "Fortunately, my father and Ely believed that I needed a break from my studies. They are giving me three months to do whatever I wish."
"It is a cause for celebration then. Shall we explore the forests for the rest of the day?"
"Just what I wanted to do, however, I promised my father to not go to the forests alone. There are many talks of dangers in the woods lately."
Galen nudged Legolas in the arm. "But you will be with me, you will not be alone. Come on!" With a wink, he started to drag the other elf towards the dark forest of Mirkwood.
~*~*~*~*~*~Meanwhile~*~*~*~*~*~
"GET UP GIRL!! NOW!! THERE ARE MANY CHORES FOR YOU TO DO!!" commanded a strong voiced woman towards a small covered moving lump on the floor.
Slowly a dark haired head popped out of its covering and gray eyes stared at the woman, eyes full of tiredness. The young girl about the age of 16 responded in a monotone voice, "Yes ma'am." With that said, Melody got up from her sleeping area and proceeded in washing herself to prepare for the following day.
After getting dressed in her working clothes and grabbing a light breakfast of stale bread, Melody rushed to finish her work as a cleaning maid for the sleeping quarters of the estate that she dwelled in. The estate belonged to Lord Arameno, an ambassador for the kingdom of Rohan. It was the only human estate that lived near the Mirkwood forest for the Woodland Elves rarely wished to get involved with humans or any other race for that matter.
By the end of the day, Melody ran to her favorite clearing in Mirkwood panting for breath that was about an hour away from the estate just in time for sun down. It was surrounded by evergreens and everywhere you turn, it smelled of pine and a particular smell of spices that could only be of Elven made for nothing that enchanting could ever be made by humans. After catching her breath, she turned her face towards the sky and felt captivated by the colors the sky turned. It changed from an endless blue to a flaming red in what felt like seconds.
It seemed to happen so fast that the girl did not realized that it was almost pitch dark. "Oh no, if I do not return soon, I may have to sleep outside again." Melody started to run back towards the estate, however, she did not see a tree root that was sticking up from the ground. She ended up tripping on it, landing with a big thud on the ground. Suddenly she heard a hissing sound nearby and viewed the surrounding area to see where and who the noise came from.
At the impulsive stench that rapidly reached her nostrils, Melody felt a wet dripping liquid on the base of her neck. It felt slimy like the fat from a bird that she was forced to gut and clean when the hunters came back from their hunt. Her neck started to burn from the suspicious lard that it caused her to gasp and wince in pain. Finally realizing something would be behind her for the liquid to get on the back of her neck in the first place, she slowly turned her head around and immediately saw a huge pair of yellowy sand colored fangs. Melody gave out a huge terrified scream and tried crawling out of the way, but not without being pinned down through her right shoulder by a spider claw. This caused the whole forest to rumble from the heart-wrenching scream coming from just a small human girl.
~*~*~*~*~*~Meanwhile~*~*~*~*~*~
The day started to get even darker as the sun sets for another day. "It is getting late. We should head back to the palace before your father starts to worry and sends out all of Mirkwood to bring you back." Galen smirked at Legolas with a teasing face.
Before Legolas could retort, a painfully earsplitting scream came out of nowhere and shocked both of them to the core. They looked at one another with an alerted face. "It came from that way! Let us hurry!" said Legolas as he ran towards the noise with his bow drawn.
Galen followed Legolas's example, he readied his weapons and ran after his friend. "I suppose this is what you get for wanting to have an adventure or excitement during this vacation of yours."
"Stop talking and keep running!!! That girl should not be that far away." yelled Legolas as he reached a clearing with a horrifying site in front of him that sent a chill down his spine.
**Figured I'd stop here. :P I'm too tired to write more.**