Damned Imagination! Just told me to write ne? Actually, it said something
along the lines of "Demon wesil (JTHM allusion)! Stop coloring your hair
and get the chapters separated!" Well.... Thanks imagination... I think.
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Chapter 2
That evening, a magnificent ball was held. There were flowers, candles, music, laughter and brilliant smiles all in the great hall. The ladies were dressed up in fine garments, the men in nice suits and laughter rang throughout the hall for everyone was safe and their prince had returned.
"Legolas...." Saurmereth taunted him. "Leeeeegooooolaaaaaass...."
"WHAT?" Legolas said, turning on his friend. Saurmereth was taunting him; as he usually did before Legolas left. Saurmereth, along with almost everyone Legolas knew, except Gimli, wanted him to get married.
"Geez." Said Saurmereth. "No need to be harsh."
Gimli patted Legolas's shoulder. "What's the problem?"
"Marriage." Legolas said. "That's what." Gimli looked at Legolas funny.
"You don't seem the type to marry." Said Gimli.
"I don't think so either, but my father insists."
Saurmereth looked down at his pad. "Oh. Your father wants you to meet the Countess Alkore."
"Another suitor?"
"No, but there is promise for her daughter, the Countessa Lhunoriel." Saurmereth walked off to get a drink.
Legolas noticed a girl across the room. She was the same girl they met on the road to the city.
"Saurmereth," he said, calling to his servant.
"Yes, your highness." Saurmereth said, returning to his master.
"Who is that girl?" He said, pointing to the black haired girl across the room. "The one with your sister."
"Who?" asked Gimli, looking in the direction Legolas was looking. "That's the girl we met today, isn't she?"
"Yes." Said Legolas.
Saurmereth squinted his eyes to see his sister. "Oh. You mean the Countessa?"
"She's a countess?" Said Gimli.
"Why of course! She's the Countessa. The Countessa Lhunoriel." He laughed. "Come now. We mustn't keep your father waiting."
"Countessa!" said Alcweth, running up to Countessa Lhunoriel.
"Oh, Alcweth. What is it?" She said, turning to her lady in waiting.
"Your mother wishes you to meet with the King." She took her lady's arm and started leading her mistress to where the Countess Alkore, Lhunoriel's mother and the King Thranduil were talking.
"What does she wish now?" Lhunoriel said, freeing her hand from her maid and walking freely beside her.
"Alas, for she did not tell me, your Excellency." Alcweth said, giving Lhunoriel her goblet. She reached up to her mistress and whispered in her ear, "I think it is marriage she wishes to speak about."
Lhunoriel took a sip of the cup given to her and rolled her eyes. She noticed Legolas across the room, talking to Saurmereth. "Alcweth, who is that talking with your brother?" Lhunoriel craned her neck to get a finer look at him.
Alcweth looked for her brother and saw Legolas. She smiled. "My, what a taste you have, for that is Legolas, the Prince of Mirkwood."
"I never said I liked his looks. I just ran into him in the forest today while shooting with Saurmereth."
"Of course you are." Alcweth said, knowingly.
"Silence to you." Lhunoriel said, walking again. "You know my disposition."
"I know, but really, your Excellency. It's the prince."
"Lhunoriel is...." Legolas said, glancing at her, but he then noticed her glancing at him, too.
Lhunoriel panicked as soon as Legolas started paying strict attention to her. He nodded his head to her across the room and she nodded back, smiling.
"Is something wrong, your Excellency?" Asked Alcweth to her mistress.
"Hmm?" Lhunoriel said to Alcweth. "Oh, nothing, my friend. Shall we see my mother?"
Saurmereth craned his neck to see what Legolas was looking at.
"Your highness, may I remind you that you are supposed to meet with your father?" Saurmereth said, waving a hand in front of Legolas's face. Saurmereth took Legolas's arm and started leading him to his father. "Honestly, your majesty. You might want to consider exactly what everyone looking at you is thinking." Then Legolas started walking independently. "So you finally awoke, your highness?"
"Please don't, Saurmereth." Legolas said, reaching his father.
"Legolas." King Thranduil said.
"Hello, father. You called for me?" Legolas said, slightly bowing to his father.
"Yes. I would like you to meet the Countess Alkore." Thranduil motioned to a black haired woman at his right. She was thin and had eyes of gray. She was wearing a cotehardie with a side less surcoat, all of green. "She moved here a few months ago from Rivendell, while you were still fighting the wars."
"Nice to meet you, your Excellency." Legolas bowed.
"Pleasure to meet you, your highness." The Countess said. "I wish for you to meet my daughter, but I don't know where she has gone-."
"Mother!" said Lhunoriel, hurrying up to her mother. She curtsied to her mother. "I apologize. I was delayed." She turned to Thranduil. "I apologize for delaying you." She curtsied to his majesty, holding out the black and green folds of her dress.
"Forgiven." Said Thranduil, laughing. Lhunoriel straightened. "I would like you to meet my son, Legolas. I do not believe you two have met."
"Your majesty, I believe he was gone to Mordor when I came to live here." Lhunoriel said, smiling. She turned to Legolas. "I am glad to meet you." She curtsied to Legolas.
Legolas bowed to her. Both of them straightened. "The pleasure is mine." He took her hand and kissed it lightly. Lhunoriel blushed slightly and looked to her feet for a slight moment.
"Your highness, you are too kind."
Thranduil and Alkore smiled at each other.
A fresh song started to play. Thranduil took Lhunoriel's hand from Legolas and said, "Your Excellency, would you please have this dance with me?"
"Of course, your majesty." She looked to her mother. "But would you leave my mother stranded?"
"I see. Noble status and noble heart." Said Thranduil. "Legolas, dance with the Countess Alkore. I am sure she won't mind."
"Yes, father." Said Legolas as Thranduil led Lhunoriel to the dance floor. He looked after them with disdain. He had the strange desire to dance with her. Then he remembered that there was a countess in front of him that was awaiting his invitation.
"Oh! Pardon me, your Excellency." He said, bowing slightly. The countess laughed. "Would you care to dance with me?"
"Why yes, your highness." She said, curtsying.
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A/N: WHAT HAPPENS?!?!?!? Read and find out!
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Chapter 2
That evening, a magnificent ball was held. There were flowers, candles, music, laughter and brilliant smiles all in the great hall. The ladies were dressed up in fine garments, the men in nice suits and laughter rang throughout the hall for everyone was safe and their prince had returned.
"Legolas...." Saurmereth taunted him. "Leeeeegooooolaaaaaass...."
"WHAT?" Legolas said, turning on his friend. Saurmereth was taunting him; as he usually did before Legolas left. Saurmereth, along with almost everyone Legolas knew, except Gimli, wanted him to get married.
"Geez." Said Saurmereth. "No need to be harsh."
Gimli patted Legolas's shoulder. "What's the problem?"
"Marriage." Legolas said. "That's what." Gimli looked at Legolas funny.
"You don't seem the type to marry." Said Gimli.
"I don't think so either, but my father insists."
Saurmereth looked down at his pad. "Oh. Your father wants you to meet the Countess Alkore."
"Another suitor?"
"No, but there is promise for her daughter, the Countessa Lhunoriel." Saurmereth walked off to get a drink.
Legolas noticed a girl across the room. She was the same girl they met on the road to the city.
"Saurmereth," he said, calling to his servant.
"Yes, your highness." Saurmereth said, returning to his master.
"Who is that girl?" He said, pointing to the black haired girl across the room. "The one with your sister."
"Who?" asked Gimli, looking in the direction Legolas was looking. "That's the girl we met today, isn't she?"
"Yes." Said Legolas.
Saurmereth squinted his eyes to see his sister. "Oh. You mean the Countessa?"
"She's a countess?" Said Gimli.
"Why of course! She's the Countessa. The Countessa Lhunoriel." He laughed. "Come now. We mustn't keep your father waiting."
"Countessa!" said Alcweth, running up to Countessa Lhunoriel.
"Oh, Alcweth. What is it?" She said, turning to her lady in waiting.
"Your mother wishes you to meet with the King." She took her lady's arm and started leading her mistress to where the Countess Alkore, Lhunoriel's mother and the King Thranduil were talking.
"What does she wish now?" Lhunoriel said, freeing her hand from her maid and walking freely beside her.
"Alas, for she did not tell me, your Excellency." Alcweth said, giving Lhunoriel her goblet. She reached up to her mistress and whispered in her ear, "I think it is marriage she wishes to speak about."
Lhunoriel took a sip of the cup given to her and rolled her eyes. She noticed Legolas across the room, talking to Saurmereth. "Alcweth, who is that talking with your brother?" Lhunoriel craned her neck to get a finer look at him.
Alcweth looked for her brother and saw Legolas. She smiled. "My, what a taste you have, for that is Legolas, the Prince of Mirkwood."
"I never said I liked his looks. I just ran into him in the forest today while shooting with Saurmereth."
"Of course you are." Alcweth said, knowingly.
"Silence to you." Lhunoriel said, walking again. "You know my disposition."
"I know, but really, your Excellency. It's the prince."
"Lhunoriel is...." Legolas said, glancing at her, but he then noticed her glancing at him, too.
Lhunoriel panicked as soon as Legolas started paying strict attention to her. He nodded his head to her across the room and she nodded back, smiling.
"Is something wrong, your Excellency?" Asked Alcweth to her mistress.
"Hmm?" Lhunoriel said to Alcweth. "Oh, nothing, my friend. Shall we see my mother?"
Saurmereth craned his neck to see what Legolas was looking at.
"Your highness, may I remind you that you are supposed to meet with your father?" Saurmereth said, waving a hand in front of Legolas's face. Saurmereth took Legolas's arm and started leading him to his father. "Honestly, your majesty. You might want to consider exactly what everyone looking at you is thinking." Then Legolas started walking independently. "So you finally awoke, your highness?"
"Please don't, Saurmereth." Legolas said, reaching his father.
"Legolas." King Thranduil said.
"Hello, father. You called for me?" Legolas said, slightly bowing to his father.
"Yes. I would like you to meet the Countess Alkore." Thranduil motioned to a black haired woman at his right. She was thin and had eyes of gray. She was wearing a cotehardie with a side less surcoat, all of green. "She moved here a few months ago from Rivendell, while you were still fighting the wars."
"Nice to meet you, your Excellency." Legolas bowed.
"Pleasure to meet you, your highness." The Countess said. "I wish for you to meet my daughter, but I don't know where she has gone-."
"Mother!" said Lhunoriel, hurrying up to her mother. She curtsied to her mother. "I apologize. I was delayed." She turned to Thranduil. "I apologize for delaying you." She curtsied to his majesty, holding out the black and green folds of her dress.
"Forgiven." Said Thranduil, laughing. Lhunoriel straightened. "I would like you to meet my son, Legolas. I do not believe you two have met."
"Your majesty, I believe he was gone to Mordor when I came to live here." Lhunoriel said, smiling. She turned to Legolas. "I am glad to meet you." She curtsied to Legolas.
Legolas bowed to her. Both of them straightened. "The pleasure is mine." He took her hand and kissed it lightly. Lhunoriel blushed slightly and looked to her feet for a slight moment.
"Your highness, you are too kind."
Thranduil and Alkore smiled at each other.
A fresh song started to play. Thranduil took Lhunoriel's hand from Legolas and said, "Your Excellency, would you please have this dance with me?"
"Of course, your majesty." She looked to her mother. "But would you leave my mother stranded?"
"I see. Noble status and noble heart." Said Thranduil. "Legolas, dance with the Countess Alkore. I am sure she won't mind."
"Yes, father." Said Legolas as Thranduil led Lhunoriel to the dance floor. He looked after them with disdain. He had the strange desire to dance with her. Then he remembered that there was a countess in front of him that was awaiting his invitation.
"Oh! Pardon me, your Excellency." He said, bowing slightly. The countess laughed. "Would you care to dance with me?"
"Why yes, your highness." She said, curtsying.
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A/N: WHAT HAPPENS?!?!?!? Read and find out!