Song For None
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The men stopped just outside Ven's door and decided to check inside her room. One man slowly pushed open the door and stepped inside. He saw her sleeping figure nestled beneath the soft covers and motioned for the other two men to follow him in. They pulled back the covers slowly and one man gathered the seeping Ven into his arms gently. Another man opened a small vile and held it beneath her nose. It was a strong sleeping potion. Ven slipped even further into her dreams, unknowing of her danger.
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The next morning the sun rose slower than it seems to usually do. The five young elfes rose from their troublesome slumber and all assembled in the morning eating area.
"Where's Ven?" Maik looked around noticing the missing elf.
"I guess she's still sleeping." Nuquer yawned and looked around the table at the other sleepy eyed elves.
"That's so weird, we all look like none of us got much sleep last night." Elrohir noticed his friends with the same sleepy expression on their faces.
"That is weird." Legolas commented and picked up his bread.
"What are we going to do today?" Elladan questioned.
"Elrond said we don't have any lessons today because he's busy." Elrohir said with a smile.
"What? We aren't learning anything to day!? Ugh, now what are we going to do!?" Maik looked positively disappointed at this.
Nuquer let out a laugh at her friend, "Maik, it's ok. We'll just go swimming or something." Nuquer assured her.
"Hey, we could test out those new arrows we got!" Legolas suggested.
"Sounds good to me." Nuquer said and rose from the table, "Let's go wake up Ven." Nuquer waited until everyone else had out their food down and led them all down to Ven's quiet room.
Maik pushed open the already ajar door and peeked inside. "That's funny, her doors open but she's not in here." Maik opened the heavy drapes to let the morning light in the room. Ven was no were to be seen.
"Hey, looks at these footprints!" Legolas pointed to the floor were three sets of footprints had dirtied the floor.
"Oh my goodness! You don't think those men came back and took her!?" Maik exclaimed.
"Get Elrond!!" Elrohir directed to Legolas, the fastest runner in the group.
Legolas ran out the door and the four left looked around the room for any signs of anything that might help them figure this out.
Soon Elrond and Legolas returned.
"What happen!?" Elrond looked around the room.
"Ven's missing and we found these footprints!" Maik pointed at the footprints on the floor.
"No one saw anything!?" Elrond looked around at the frightened elves.
"No. She wasn't at breakfast this morning and we just came in here." Nuquer could feel the tears welling up in her eyes.
"Alright, it's ok. We'll get trackers out and look for her." Elrond left the room in a hurry.
"I can't believe this is happening!" Maik sat on Ven's bed and put her head in her hands. Elrohir sat down next to her also worried about Ven.
"You guys, I can't sit around and wait for someone to find her. I want to go look for her myself!" Elrohir said.
"We're going with you!" Legolas offered.
"You can come if you want to but it's ok with me." Elrohir stood up, "I need to get my bow." Elrohir left the room with his four friends right behind.
"We're all going, Elrohir." Nuquer said bravely.
"Nuquer, you'd be safer here." Legolas turned and stopped the girls.
"No, Legolas, we're going too!" Nuquer demanded. Legolas sighed, but he knew he couldn't change her mind.
"You can borrow one of my bows." Legolas offered her.
"Thank you." Nuquer followed Legolas into his room to get his bow.
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The men stopped just outside Ven's door and decided to check inside her room. One man slowly pushed open the door and stepped inside. He saw her sleeping figure nestled beneath the soft covers and motioned for the other two men to follow him in. They pulled back the covers slowly and one man gathered the seeping Ven into his arms gently. Another man opened a small vile and held it beneath her nose. It was a strong sleeping potion. Ven slipped even further into her dreams, unknowing of her danger.
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The next morning the sun rose slower than it seems to usually do. The five young elfes rose from their troublesome slumber and all assembled in the morning eating area.
"Where's Ven?" Maik looked around noticing the missing elf.
"I guess she's still sleeping." Nuquer yawned and looked around the table at the other sleepy eyed elves.
"That's so weird, we all look like none of us got much sleep last night." Elrohir noticed his friends with the same sleepy expression on their faces.
"That is weird." Legolas commented and picked up his bread.
"What are we going to do today?" Elladan questioned.
"Elrond said we don't have any lessons today because he's busy." Elrohir said with a smile.
"What? We aren't learning anything to day!? Ugh, now what are we going to do!?" Maik looked positively disappointed at this.
Nuquer let out a laugh at her friend, "Maik, it's ok. We'll just go swimming or something." Nuquer assured her.
"Hey, we could test out those new arrows we got!" Legolas suggested.
"Sounds good to me." Nuquer said and rose from the table, "Let's go wake up Ven." Nuquer waited until everyone else had out their food down and led them all down to Ven's quiet room.
Maik pushed open the already ajar door and peeked inside. "That's funny, her doors open but she's not in here." Maik opened the heavy drapes to let the morning light in the room. Ven was no were to be seen.
"Hey, looks at these footprints!" Legolas pointed to the floor were three sets of footprints had dirtied the floor.
"Oh my goodness! You don't think those men came back and took her!?" Maik exclaimed.
"Get Elrond!!" Elrohir directed to Legolas, the fastest runner in the group.
Legolas ran out the door and the four left looked around the room for any signs of anything that might help them figure this out.
Soon Elrond and Legolas returned.
"What happen!?" Elrond looked around the room.
"Ven's missing and we found these footprints!" Maik pointed at the footprints on the floor.
"No one saw anything!?" Elrond looked around at the frightened elves.
"No. She wasn't at breakfast this morning and we just came in here." Nuquer could feel the tears welling up in her eyes.
"Alright, it's ok. We'll get trackers out and look for her." Elrond left the room in a hurry.
"I can't believe this is happening!" Maik sat on Ven's bed and put her head in her hands. Elrohir sat down next to her also worried about Ven.
"You guys, I can't sit around and wait for someone to find her. I want to go look for her myself!" Elrohir said.
"We're going with you!" Legolas offered.
"You can come if you want to but it's ok with me." Elrohir stood up, "I need to get my bow." Elrohir left the room with his four friends right behind.
"We're all going, Elrohir." Nuquer said bravely.
"Nuquer, you'd be safer here." Legolas turned and stopped the girls.
"No, Legolas, we're going too!" Nuquer demanded. Legolas sighed, but he knew he couldn't change her mind.
"You can borrow one of my bows." Legolas offered her.
"Thank you." Nuquer followed Legolas into his room to get his bow.
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