Linaelote en' Mirkwood (lake flower of Mirkwood)
Legolas was still running and didn't stop until he came to the lake. There he jumped in with all his clothes on. The water was cool and refreshing. He really cooled himself down. He lay on surface of the lake thinking about Tandilien and what to give her for apologise, because he made her cry. He had swum to waterfall and hid behind it, because his brothers were coming and were calling for him. He didn't want to be disturbed, so he hid himself.
They were calling him for at least half an hour, but they finally gave up and left. He came out behind the waterfall and dived in to the lake. There he saw a beautiful flower called Linaelote en' Mirkwood. It only bloomed once in a 1000 years. And it had some meaning in Mirkwood.
If the girl got that flower from a boy it meant that he has a heart only for her and for no one else. But if the girl refused the flower a curse was sent on her by that flower.
And that worried Legolas, what if she refuses to take it, what if she turns him down. But he took all his courage and picked up the flower from lake ground. He then swam with the flower in his hand to the surface of the lake.
He got out of the water and dried himself on the sun. In a few minutes he was dry and on his way to Tandilien's little house in the end of the eastern park. He never went that way, because in the eastern park all the girls of Mirkwood who weren't married yet lived. And he didn't like to go there, because all the girls then walked to him and begged him to marry them or were just annoying him with all the love poems and flowers they picked up for him. But today he had no choice. He had to give this flower to Tandilien.
He was in the front gate to eastern park, he slowly stepped in and looked around. There was no sight of the girls yet. But when he was in the middle of the park all the girls came. And when they saw the flower they held their breath. None of the girls knew which one of them will be the lucky one.
But Legolas didn't look at any girl. He was just walking straight to Tandilien's house. All the girls followed him to where he was going. None of the girls knew that Tandilien was in there. And when Legolas stopped and knocked on the door, the girls were very impatient. They wished to know who'd open the door of the little house.
"Who is it?" asked the voice which sounded to Legolas's ears like thousand angels singing.
"It's me Tandilien, Legolas," said Legolas in return. "May I come in?"
"Yes please, do come in, it's open. I'll be there in a minute," said Tandilien from her bedroom.
Legolas stepped inside and closed the door, he didn't want any girl to see inside Tandilien's little house. He really didn't like those girls. He looked around a little. Through the balcony the lovely sunset could be seen and on the balcony was a table and a chair. And on that table there were some papers and a pencil. He slowly walked to the table and took one of the papers in his hand, he saw a beautiful drawing of a dragon, which was saving the elfs from a horrible monster. But that dragon was not a normal dragon like every other dragon he saw. This dragon had green-blue eyes and had a necklace with a little dragon on it.
Legolas didn't understand why Tandilien drew dragons that were saving men and elves.
"I see you like my drawings, Legolas," said Tandilien and looked over his shoulder.
"Well, yes. I haven't seen anyone who would draw dragons like this," said Legolas in return. "And I'm sorry that I have touched your pictures without permission."
"It's ok. No one saw them before you. I'm really happy that you like them. And what brought you to this place?" asked Tandilien.
"Well I came to apologise and to give you this," said Legolas and handed Tandilien the flower that was in his hand.
"Oh, Legolas it's wonderful. Where did you get it?" asked Tandilien and kissed Legolas on the cheek.
Legolas smiled and took the flower from Tandilien and put it into her beautiful long golden hair.
"It doesn't matter where I got it. It only matters that you like it," said Legolas. "And may I escort you to dinner?"
"Of course, prince Legolas," said Tandilien and opened the door.
They were walking together along the eastern park. All the girls cried because Legolas didn't choose them and when they saw the Linaelote en' Mirkwood in her hair they ran in to their houses and closed the doors.
When they were at the end of the eastern park Tandilien asked: "Why were all the girls crying when we past them?"
"That's a long story. We really don't have time. Maybe my father could tell you this story one day. If you want to know it," said Legolas and walked with Tandilien beside him towards the room where the feast was being set.
They came to the room in 15 minutes and then the guard bowed to them and stared in Tandilien's flower. Because of that he forgot to open the door.
"Well, may we go in, Lingwere?"
"Oh, yes of course, I'm sorry prince Legolas," said the guard and opened the door.
They walked in and all the music stopped and all the heads turned in the direction of the main door. Legolas was really charming but everybody stared in Tandilien's flower. All knew what the flower meant except Tandilien.
"Well, where's the music? And why is everything so quiet here. I don't like the feast to be like that," said king Thranduil. And music started to play again and all the guests were talking to one another.
"That's better, isn't it," said king Thranduil and smiled to Tandilien and Legolas. "Who gave you the Linaelote en' Mirkwood my dear?"
"Why, Legolas did and it's wonderful," answered Tandilien and looked at Legolas.
When Legolas heard that Tandilien told his father that he gave her that flower he looked away, so no one could see him blush. But his father knew why Legolas had looked away and he smiled at him.
"Why Legolas, you finally found someone you care about, haven't you?" said king Thranduil. "And my dear may I ask you for a dance? This is my favourite song."
"Of course your majesty, but I can't dance well," said Tandilien.
"Don't worry, I'll teach you," king Thranduil bowed to Tandilien and took her hand.
King and Tandilien walked to the dancing floor and started to dance. They were dancing beautifully. And soon more couples joined them in the dance. Legolas just looked at Tandilien how wonderfully she danced. And when the song was over he stood up and walked towards Tandilien.
He bowed to her and said: "May I have this dance with you, lady Tandilien?"
"Legolas, I would love to dance with you, this music is just so wonderful."
Legolas took her hand in his and he put the other hand around her waist. The song started and Legolas made the first step. Then another and another. They were dancing like two wonderful angels. No one danced, they just stood and looked at them. Tandilien put her head on his chest and closed her eyes. Legolas's heart started to beat faster and faster, so happy he was. When the song stopped Tandilien collapsed in his hands.
"What the…" said king Thranduil and smiled at Legolas. "I think you really are a heart breaker Legolas."
"But I…" Legolas couldn't say more. He just couldn't let her go. He slowly walked out of the room and was on his way to her little house.
When he came to her house he put her on the bed in her bedroom and then she woke up.
"Where am I? What happened?" she said with a weary voice.
"You collapsed in my hands at the end of the dance," said Legolas and gave her a little smile.
"I'm sorry about that. I just couldn't help myself. Everything was so magical and wonderful. I think it was too much for me. I haven't felt like that before. I hope you'll forgive me," she said and sat up at the end of her bed and started to cry.
"It's ok. Nothing's wrong. Please don't cry," said Legolas and sat beside her. He took her in his hands and calmed her down. She soon fell asleep in his arms and he slowly laid her down on her bed and covered her up.
He left the house and was on his way to his one room. That night he couldn't sleep. He lay in his bed and looked in the ceiling. He was thinking about that dance. 'Why had that happened? Am I really a heart-breaker as my father said' Legolas thought. But just then he remembered that he must go to Rivendell in the morning. He quickly got up and prepared his bow and arrows. He'll leave early in the morning. Then he lay on his bed again and soon fell asleep.
Legolas was still running and didn't stop until he came to the lake. There he jumped in with all his clothes on. The water was cool and refreshing. He really cooled himself down. He lay on surface of the lake thinking about Tandilien and what to give her for apologise, because he made her cry. He had swum to waterfall and hid behind it, because his brothers were coming and were calling for him. He didn't want to be disturbed, so he hid himself.
They were calling him for at least half an hour, but they finally gave up and left. He came out behind the waterfall and dived in to the lake. There he saw a beautiful flower called Linaelote en' Mirkwood. It only bloomed once in a 1000 years. And it had some meaning in Mirkwood.
If the girl got that flower from a boy it meant that he has a heart only for her and for no one else. But if the girl refused the flower a curse was sent on her by that flower.
And that worried Legolas, what if she refuses to take it, what if she turns him down. But he took all his courage and picked up the flower from lake ground. He then swam with the flower in his hand to the surface of the lake.
He got out of the water and dried himself on the sun. In a few minutes he was dry and on his way to Tandilien's little house in the end of the eastern park. He never went that way, because in the eastern park all the girls of Mirkwood who weren't married yet lived. And he didn't like to go there, because all the girls then walked to him and begged him to marry them or were just annoying him with all the love poems and flowers they picked up for him. But today he had no choice. He had to give this flower to Tandilien.
He was in the front gate to eastern park, he slowly stepped in and looked around. There was no sight of the girls yet. But when he was in the middle of the park all the girls came. And when they saw the flower they held their breath. None of the girls knew which one of them will be the lucky one.
But Legolas didn't look at any girl. He was just walking straight to Tandilien's house. All the girls followed him to where he was going. None of the girls knew that Tandilien was in there. And when Legolas stopped and knocked on the door, the girls were very impatient. They wished to know who'd open the door of the little house.
"Who is it?" asked the voice which sounded to Legolas's ears like thousand angels singing.
"It's me Tandilien, Legolas," said Legolas in return. "May I come in?"
"Yes please, do come in, it's open. I'll be there in a minute," said Tandilien from her bedroom.
Legolas stepped inside and closed the door, he didn't want any girl to see inside Tandilien's little house. He really didn't like those girls. He looked around a little. Through the balcony the lovely sunset could be seen and on the balcony was a table and a chair. And on that table there were some papers and a pencil. He slowly walked to the table and took one of the papers in his hand, he saw a beautiful drawing of a dragon, which was saving the elfs from a horrible monster. But that dragon was not a normal dragon like every other dragon he saw. This dragon had green-blue eyes and had a necklace with a little dragon on it.
Legolas didn't understand why Tandilien drew dragons that were saving men and elves.
"I see you like my drawings, Legolas," said Tandilien and looked over his shoulder.
"Well, yes. I haven't seen anyone who would draw dragons like this," said Legolas in return. "And I'm sorry that I have touched your pictures without permission."
"It's ok. No one saw them before you. I'm really happy that you like them. And what brought you to this place?" asked Tandilien.
"Well I came to apologise and to give you this," said Legolas and handed Tandilien the flower that was in his hand.
"Oh, Legolas it's wonderful. Where did you get it?" asked Tandilien and kissed Legolas on the cheek.
Legolas smiled and took the flower from Tandilien and put it into her beautiful long golden hair.
"It doesn't matter where I got it. It only matters that you like it," said Legolas. "And may I escort you to dinner?"
"Of course, prince Legolas," said Tandilien and opened the door.
They were walking together along the eastern park. All the girls cried because Legolas didn't choose them and when they saw the Linaelote en' Mirkwood in her hair they ran in to their houses and closed the doors.
When they were at the end of the eastern park Tandilien asked: "Why were all the girls crying when we past them?"
"That's a long story. We really don't have time. Maybe my father could tell you this story one day. If you want to know it," said Legolas and walked with Tandilien beside him towards the room where the feast was being set.
They came to the room in 15 minutes and then the guard bowed to them and stared in Tandilien's flower. Because of that he forgot to open the door.
"Well, may we go in, Lingwere?"
"Oh, yes of course, I'm sorry prince Legolas," said the guard and opened the door.
They walked in and all the music stopped and all the heads turned in the direction of the main door. Legolas was really charming but everybody stared in Tandilien's flower. All knew what the flower meant except Tandilien.
"Well, where's the music? And why is everything so quiet here. I don't like the feast to be like that," said king Thranduil. And music started to play again and all the guests were talking to one another.
"That's better, isn't it," said king Thranduil and smiled to Tandilien and Legolas. "Who gave you the Linaelote en' Mirkwood my dear?"
"Why, Legolas did and it's wonderful," answered Tandilien and looked at Legolas.
When Legolas heard that Tandilien told his father that he gave her that flower he looked away, so no one could see him blush. But his father knew why Legolas had looked away and he smiled at him.
"Why Legolas, you finally found someone you care about, haven't you?" said king Thranduil. "And my dear may I ask you for a dance? This is my favourite song."
"Of course your majesty, but I can't dance well," said Tandilien.
"Don't worry, I'll teach you," king Thranduil bowed to Tandilien and took her hand.
King and Tandilien walked to the dancing floor and started to dance. They were dancing beautifully. And soon more couples joined them in the dance. Legolas just looked at Tandilien how wonderfully she danced. And when the song was over he stood up and walked towards Tandilien.
He bowed to her and said: "May I have this dance with you, lady Tandilien?"
"Legolas, I would love to dance with you, this music is just so wonderful."
Legolas took her hand in his and he put the other hand around her waist. The song started and Legolas made the first step. Then another and another. They were dancing like two wonderful angels. No one danced, they just stood and looked at them. Tandilien put her head on his chest and closed her eyes. Legolas's heart started to beat faster and faster, so happy he was. When the song stopped Tandilien collapsed in his hands.
"What the…" said king Thranduil and smiled at Legolas. "I think you really are a heart breaker Legolas."
"But I…" Legolas couldn't say more. He just couldn't let her go. He slowly walked out of the room and was on his way to her little house.
When he came to her house he put her on the bed in her bedroom and then she woke up.
"Where am I? What happened?" she said with a weary voice.
"You collapsed in my hands at the end of the dance," said Legolas and gave her a little smile.
"I'm sorry about that. I just couldn't help myself. Everything was so magical and wonderful. I think it was too much for me. I haven't felt like that before. I hope you'll forgive me," she said and sat up at the end of her bed and started to cry.
"It's ok. Nothing's wrong. Please don't cry," said Legolas and sat beside her. He took her in his hands and calmed her down. She soon fell asleep in his arms and he slowly laid her down on her bed and covered her up.
He left the house and was on his way to his one room. That night he couldn't sleep. He lay in his bed and looked in the ceiling. He was thinking about that dance. 'Why had that happened? Am I really a heart-breaker as my father said' Legolas thought. But just then he remembered that he must go to Rivendell in the morning. He quickly got up and prepared his bow and arrows. He'll leave early in the morning. Then he lay on his bed again and soon fell asleep.