Song For None
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Elrond sat in his study looking over maps and trying to best decide what move he should take next.
Elladan, Elrohir, and Maik had all returned to the comfort of Elladan's room.
"I want to go." Elladan complained once again.
"Just remember what happened last time we tried to help them ourselves." Maik reminded him gently.
"She's right. We just have to wait until the scouts bring them back." Elrohir agreed, unhappily.
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Ven had been sitting in her cell alone for what seemed an eternity. She was starting to feel that she'd be better off dead.
She had cried more times than she could possibly remember and the only interaction she had with other people was when the man brought her the nightly food portions.
Ven hadn't heard any sounds to give her a clue of what was going on in the world outside her cell.
Ven began to feel that she would go mad if she sat in the cell any longer.
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Legolas stood up and went to the door so he could better hear the screams.
"What is it?" Antoinette stood up and looked around expectantly.
"I hear someone." Legolas said quietly and listened.
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Nuquer cringed before Yeriwin as he brought back his hand and let it fly into her face. Nuquer let out a scream and tried to lash back at him.
Her foot collided with his leg knocking him off balance but not really managing anything but angering Yeriwin more.
He pulled her up by her arms and brought her face close to his. She could smell sweat coming off of him and she wrinkled her nose.
"I could just as well kill you right now. We have no real need of you here and I'd gladly rid of you myself! Now tell me who he is!" Yeriwin threatened her.
"No!" Nuquer said defiantly and pushed against his hold.
Yeriwin growled and threw her onto the ground. Nuquer let out a scream and her back smashed in the floor and she looked up just in time to see Yeriwin moving towards her.
She turned over to move away just as Yeriwin's foot pinned her against the floor.
"Ow, get off!" Nuquer screamed at him and tried to grab as his foot.
"Tell me!" Yeriwin demanded pressing harder with his foot.
"I said I don't know!" Nuquer yelled back at him.
Yeriwin raised his foot and kicked her in the side. Nuquer felt the air leave her and she gasped for a breath. The next thing she knew the world went black.
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Elrond's scouts had left Rivendell earlier that day and had already trekked across a broad expanse of land. Every minute they were growing closer and closer to the Misty Mountains where Brea was holding the young elfes captive.
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Yeriwin left Nuquer unconscious on the floor and headed back towards Brea.
"Captain?" Yeriwin looked in the fire-lit study to see Brea pacing the floor.
"Yes, come in." Brea called.
"I couldn't get much out of the girl. She told me her name, Nuquernaromen and she's from Dol Amroth, other than that nothing. She claims she does not know anything of the elf-boy." Yeriwin recounted for Brea.
"Oh, she knows the boy. She just won't tell. That's why I brought that other girl here." Brea explained and sat down looking upset.
"I need to know where he is from!" Brea slammed his fist in his chair and looked into the fire.
Just the two men came running in.
"Captain!" The shorter of the men called excitedly.
"What?" Brea turned to see the men.
"I have news! We know of where the elfes are from! Two of the elfes are Lord Elrond's son, they are twins." The man said out of breath.
"That must have been the elf the men saw in the woods running. They thought there was only one because they are twins." Brea sat thinking to himself.
"The other boy is Prince Legolas of Mirkwood, son of Thranduil!" The man was obviously elated at having such valuable news.
"You're certain?" Brea stood up.
"Yes! King Thranduil had left Mirkwood to travel to Rivendell to aid Lord Elrond in his search for his missing son and the other two missing elves, Nuquernaromen of Dol Amroth and Morhrivewen of Lothlorien." The man took a deep breath and watched the reaction of Brea.
"So, we have the Prince of Mirkwood right here in out castle and an elf from Lothlorien, how exciting." Brea smiled and tossed his drink into the fire.
"Round up all of our men we move out tonight for Mirkwood. Gather our prisoners." Brea commanded and walked into his private chambers.
The men ran to do their duties.
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Elrond sat in his study looking over maps and trying to best decide what move he should take next.
Elladan, Elrohir, and Maik had all returned to the comfort of Elladan's room.
"I want to go." Elladan complained once again.
"Just remember what happened last time we tried to help them ourselves." Maik reminded him gently.
"She's right. We just have to wait until the scouts bring them back." Elrohir agreed, unhappily.
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Ven had been sitting in her cell alone for what seemed an eternity. She was starting to feel that she'd be better off dead.
She had cried more times than she could possibly remember and the only interaction she had with other people was when the man brought her the nightly food portions.
Ven hadn't heard any sounds to give her a clue of what was going on in the world outside her cell.
Ven began to feel that she would go mad if she sat in the cell any longer.
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Legolas stood up and went to the door so he could better hear the screams.
"What is it?" Antoinette stood up and looked around expectantly.
"I hear someone." Legolas said quietly and listened.
~
Nuquer cringed before Yeriwin as he brought back his hand and let it fly into her face. Nuquer let out a scream and tried to lash back at him.
Her foot collided with his leg knocking him off balance but not really managing anything but angering Yeriwin more.
He pulled her up by her arms and brought her face close to his. She could smell sweat coming off of him and she wrinkled her nose.
"I could just as well kill you right now. We have no real need of you here and I'd gladly rid of you myself! Now tell me who he is!" Yeriwin threatened her.
"No!" Nuquer said defiantly and pushed against his hold.
Yeriwin growled and threw her onto the ground. Nuquer let out a scream and her back smashed in the floor and she looked up just in time to see Yeriwin moving towards her.
She turned over to move away just as Yeriwin's foot pinned her against the floor.
"Ow, get off!" Nuquer screamed at him and tried to grab as his foot.
"Tell me!" Yeriwin demanded pressing harder with his foot.
"I said I don't know!" Nuquer yelled back at him.
Yeriwin raised his foot and kicked her in the side. Nuquer felt the air leave her and she gasped for a breath. The next thing she knew the world went black.
~
Elrond's scouts had left Rivendell earlier that day and had already trekked across a broad expanse of land. Every minute they were growing closer and closer to the Misty Mountains where Brea was holding the young elfes captive.
~
Yeriwin left Nuquer unconscious on the floor and headed back towards Brea.
"Captain?" Yeriwin looked in the fire-lit study to see Brea pacing the floor.
"Yes, come in." Brea called.
"I couldn't get much out of the girl. She told me her name, Nuquernaromen and she's from Dol Amroth, other than that nothing. She claims she does not know anything of the elf-boy." Yeriwin recounted for Brea.
"Oh, she knows the boy. She just won't tell. That's why I brought that other girl here." Brea explained and sat down looking upset.
"I need to know where he is from!" Brea slammed his fist in his chair and looked into the fire.
Just the two men came running in.
"Captain!" The shorter of the men called excitedly.
"What?" Brea turned to see the men.
"I have news! We know of where the elfes are from! Two of the elfes are Lord Elrond's son, they are twins." The man said out of breath.
"That must have been the elf the men saw in the woods running. They thought there was only one because they are twins." Brea sat thinking to himself.
"The other boy is Prince Legolas of Mirkwood, son of Thranduil!" The man was obviously elated at having such valuable news.
"You're certain?" Brea stood up.
"Yes! King Thranduil had left Mirkwood to travel to Rivendell to aid Lord Elrond in his search for his missing son and the other two missing elves, Nuquernaromen of Dol Amroth and Morhrivewen of Lothlorien." The man took a deep breath and watched the reaction of Brea.
"So, we have the Prince of Mirkwood right here in out castle and an elf from Lothlorien, how exciting." Brea smiled and tossed his drink into the fire.
"Round up all of our men we move out tonight for Mirkwood. Gather our prisoners." Brea commanded and walked into his private chambers.
The men ran to do their duties.
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