Song For None
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Legolas, Elladan, Elrohir, Nuquer, and Maik all quietly slipped out of Elrond's house, where most of the elves inside were running around not really paying any attention to the five elves that remained.
"Don't you think we should leave a note so Elrond doesn't worry?" Maik asked quietly and the five slipped through the main door.
"Good idea." Elrohir slipped back inside and the four waited patiently for his return.
"Where'd you leave it?" Elladan asked Elrohir as he shut the door behind him.
"On dad's door." Elrohir motioned for the group to start walking.
"Where are we going?" Nuquer was a bit frightened but didn't want to say anything about it.
"I'm not sure, we'll just look for any clues." Elladan lead the group towards Rivendell's borders.
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Sometime around mid-afternoon the group of elfes finally reached the borders.
"Alright, now where?" Elladan stopped. He had felt confident as the leader until the moment he stepped onto land that was not familiar.
"I have no idea." Legolas hated feeling so vulnerable but nothing could stop him from trying to save one of his friends.
"Let's think for a moment." Maik stated calmly and everyone turned to face her for her usual sensible ideas. "What did the men look like that attacked us first?"
"They were all kind of shorter and really thick and they had dark hair and thick, heavy, dirty clothing on." Elladan remembered it all very vividly.
"Good. I think we can safely presume that it is probably the same men." Maik thought for a moment. "They most likely came from somewhere in the mountains, according to their dress."
"Oh! I bet they came from the Misty Mountains or around that area!" Elrohir exclaimed.
"Good! Then we would probably be safe heading that direction." Maik nodded for Elrohir to lead the way.
"What would we do without you Maik?!" Nuquer put an arm around her friend and fell in line behind Legolas.
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Ven was still draped over the shoulder of her captors and was being carried back to their home. The fifteen men walked along with a steady pace but said almost nothing to each other.
Finally they arrived at their destination, hidden safely, deep in the darkest part of the Misty Mountains.
Guards were waiting at the door and pulled open the immensely heavy doors as the men strode in, proud of their hostage.
"I leave you go for 9 days and all you bring me back is one sad little she- elf?!" The captain stormed in after hearing of the arrival and was none to pleased about the one lonely hostage.
"Captain, she is from Lothlorien!" The man holding the girl stated in defense.
"Is she the heir of Lothlorien? No! Then she has no use!" The captain fumed and walked closer to the man who was now a bit frightened and wished that he had spent more time looking for the other elves.
"First time I send you out you had a girl and let her go along with the others! Now you bring me just one sad pathetic little Lothlorien elf!!?" The captain bellowed into the mans face.
"I'm sorry captain. Maybe we could use the girl for information?" The man said bravely looking up at the captain.
"Fine, put her in the 'guest room' and you better get lost for the rest of the day!" The captain ordered and stalked out of the room.
The man, Umym, carried Ven to her new room.
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Ven's sleepiness was finally wearing off and she rolled over to face the expected sun. When the sun did not shine down upon her face she slowly opened her closed eyes and say that the window that she was accustomed to was no longer there. In its place was a stone wall.
Ven bolted up from her slumber. She was locked in a stone room with no windows and only one small, iron door that was could only be opened from the outside.
Ven stood up and looked around her. She was all alone and she had no inkling of where she could possibly be. She was quite certain though that she was under the care of Elrond any longer though, that thought frightened her more than any in the world at the moment.
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Legolas, Elladan, Elrohir, Nuquer, and Maik all quietly slipped out of Elrond's house, where most of the elves inside were running around not really paying any attention to the five elves that remained.
"Don't you think we should leave a note so Elrond doesn't worry?" Maik asked quietly and the five slipped through the main door.
"Good idea." Elrohir slipped back inside and the four waited patiently for his return.
"Where'd you leave it?" Elladan asked Elrohir as he shut the door behind him.
"On dad's door." Elrohir motioned for the group to start walking.
"Where are we going?" Nuquer was a bit frightened but didn't want to say anything about it.
"I'm not sure, we'll just look for any clues." Elladan lead the group towards Rivendell's borders.
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Sometime around mid-afternoon the group of elfes finally reached the borders.
"Alright, now where?" Elladan stopped. He had felt confident as the leader until the moment he stepped onto land that was not familiar.
"I have no idea." Legolas hated feeling so vulnerable but nothing could stop him from trying to save one of his friends.
"Let's think for a moment." Maik stated calmly and everyone turned to face her for her usual sensible ideas. "What did the men look like that attacked us first?"
"They were all kind of shorter and really thick and they had dark hair and thick, heavy, dirty clothing on." Elladan remembered it all very vividly.
"Good. I think we can safely presume that it is probably the same men." Maik thought for a moment. "They most likely came from somewhere in the mountains, according to their dress."
"Oh! I bet they came from the Misty Mountains or around that area!" Elrohir exclaimed.
"Good! Then we would probably be safe heading that direction." Maik nodded for Elrohir to lead the way.
"What would we do without you Maik?!" Nuquer put an arm around her friend and fell in line behind Legolas.
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Ven was still draped over the shoulder of her captors and was being carried back to their home. The fifteen men walked along with a steady pace but said almost nothing to each other.
Finally they arrived at their destination, hidden safely, deep in the darkest part of the Misty Mountains.
Guards were waiting at the door and pulled open the immensely heavy doors as the men strode in, proud of their hostage.
"I leave you go for 9 days and all you bring me back is one sad little she- elf?!" The captain stormed in after hearing of the arrival and was none to pleased about the one lonely hostage.
"Captain, she is from Lothlorien!" The man holding the girl stated in defense.
"Is she the heir of Lothlorien? No! Then she has no use!" The captain fumed and walked closer to the man who was now a bit frightened and wished that he had spent more time looking for the other elves.
"First time I send you out you had a girl and let her go along with the others! Now you bring me just one sad pathetic little Lothlorien elf!!?" The captain bellowed into the mans face.
"I'm sorry captain. Maybe we could use the girl for information?" The man said bravely looking up at the captain.
"Fine, put her in the 'guest room' and you better get lost for the rest of the day!" The captain ordered and stalked out of the room.
The man, Umym, carried Ven to her new room.
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Ven's sleepiness was finally wearing off and she rolled over to face the expected sun. When the sun did not shine down upon her face she slowly opened her closed eyes and say that the window that she was accustomed to was no longer there. In its place was a stone wall.
Ven bolted up from her slumber. She was locked in a stone room with no windows and only one small, iron door that was could only be opened from the outside.
Ven stood up and looked around her. She was all alone and she had no inkling of where she could possibly be. She was quite certain though that she was under the care of Elrond any longer though, that thought frightened her more than any in the world at the moment.
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