Six-day journey to Rivendell
The morning came and Legolas was up. He had already dressed and was on his way to the main gate, when someone called his name.
"Legolas, wait," said the lovely voice.
Legolas turned and saw Tandilien running towards him in the travelling clothes. And on her back were her two sabres she had with her on the day he found her.
"I'm coming with you to Rivendell. I have never been there before. Please take me with you."
"Ok you can come with me, but how did you know where I am going?" Legolas couldn't believe his ears.
"Well your father told me that you were invited to the party. And the elfs of Lothlórien and men from Gondor are invited also. I really wish to meet them," she said and looked into Legolas's blue eyes.
"Yes that's true. Well, choose the horse and we will be off to Rivendell. It's going to be a ten-day journey," said Legolas and mounted the horse.
"I'll choose Luinarrna (bluestorm) if you don't mind," said Tandilien and walked toward the horse.
"No, not that one. He'll hurt you!" shouted Legolas. But when he saw Tandilien mount him he couldn't believe his eyes. "No one could ever go near him. But now you just got to him and mounted him. You are really amazing."
"Why thank you. He really is a nice horse and beautiful too. I hope he won't mind that I'm riding him," said Tandilien and gave Legolas a smile. "So let us go to Rivendell. I can't wait to meet all the elves."
They were off. Tandilien was as fast as Legolas, they were riding until darkness fell on the forest. And then they rested. The horses were really tired and hungry. Tandilien gave them water and the grass wasn't so hard to find. Legolas started the fire and made a little dinner. They both ate. And after dinner Tandilien fell fast asleep. Legolas just sat there and looked at the fire and Tandilien.
Morning came and he made breakfast for both.
"Tandilien, wake up. Breakfast is ready," he called and Tandilien woke up.
"Mmmm, it's delicious. What is it?" Tandilien wanted to know.
"Well some blueberries, strawberries and crushed nuts and something we elves make," Legolas told Tandilien and he started to eat too.
"You are such a good cook. I wish I could cook as well as you do," Tandilien said and put her last drop of breakfast in her mouth.
After the breakfast they were off again riding through the forest of Mirkwood. The darkness came fast and they were out of the Mirkwood at last. They made a camp near the river so the horses could drink and them as well.
That night Legolas slept and Tandilien took care after the fire and him. And in the morning she made breakfast for both of them. It was as good as Legolases breakfast, but she made the breakfast from fish she caught in the river. They were off again and they were riding toward Misty Mountains.
The third day past and they were under the Misty Mountains. They camped but this night no one slept. They both knew that in these mountains goblins lived. They were on the guard all night. But in the morning they didn't eat. They just rode up the Misty Mountains. The dark came and they had to find shelter to get some rest for their horses and them. But suddenly they heard a scream in the distance. Legolas took his bow and arrow and Tandilien took her sabres. They slowly approached the scream and they saw a half-elf girl and around her 30 goblins. Legolas fired the first arrow and hit the goblin. Goblin fell, then Legolas took and fired another one and then another and so on. Goblins spotted them and ran towards Legolas and Tandilien.
Tandilien was pretty good with her sabres, if you looked at her you could say that she was dancing and not fighting. Legolas and Tandilien killed all the goblins and then the half-elf girl came to them and said: "Thank you. I was out of arrows."
But when she spoke Legolas looked at her: "Cousin? Artilien? What are you doing here?"
"Well lord Elrond sent me to get you, because he thought you'd forget to come. And who is she?" she asked.
"I'm Tandilien Andloth, princess of Downfield forest," Tandilien said and bowed to Artilien. "And who are you, my dear elf?"
"Em… half-elf," Artilien correct Tandilien.
"Oh, I'm so sorry, half-elf," Tandilien apologised.
"I'm Artilien Etheriel, Legolas's cousin. And may I say you have great sabres," Artilien introduced herself.
"Why thank you. Got them from my father king Airecrabanion Andloth. He was one of the greatest fighters. I think you heard of him. But he died a few years ago. He was killed in the war for the Ring," Tandilien told Artilien.
"Hey you two, come here. I found a shelter for tonight," said Legolas from a cave.
They all got in the cave. And of course they haven't forgotten all four horses. Artilien had two of them and the two horses from Legolas and Tandilien.
Legolas was cleaning his arrows and Tandilien and Artilien were chatting together until they both fell asleep.
The fifth morning came and they were off again. The road was more pleasant then on the previous nights. At the end off the day they were of the Misty Mountains and in a lovely forest. They camped there and Tandilien prepared a nice dinner for all. She caught two small rabbits, which were pretty good. At first no one wanted to eat them, but then they all ate and were pretty happy and not hungry any more. This night all fell asleep and in the morning Legolas and Artilien woke up alone. There was no sight of Tandilien.
"Where could she be?" asked Artilien. "Do you think goblins got her?"
"No, I would hear a scream and you too I suppose," said Legolas and still looked around for Tandilien.
"TANDILIEN!!!!!!!!!!!!! Where are you?" Artilien called out for her. But there was no answer.
"Oh, come on Tandilien, we are not playing!" Legolas was a little angry.
"Do you think she would play with you, come on, she's not a little elf-girl. She's even older than me," said Artilien and rolled her eyes.
"Or maybe she started without us?" Legolas said.
"No her horse is still here, but wait her sabres are here too. She told me last night she would never live them behind," Artilien noticed. "She was kidnapped, but there is just one more thing."
"What?" asked Legolas.
"Have you noticed that we have been moved?" said Artilien.
"What do you mean moved?" Legolas looked at his cousin as if she was a little weird.
"Look –– yesterday we were under the Misty Mountains, in the forest, but today we are just a few hours from Rivendell," said Artilien and looked around.
"You're right. But how could that happen if we were sleeping all night? Do you think Tandilien moved us? But she couldn't. The journey from there to here would take us around four days," said Legolas and again started to look for Tandilien.
"Let us go to Rivendell and tell lord Elrond what happened and maybe he could help us find her," Artilien told Legolas and mounted her horse. Legolas did the same and he took Tandilien's horse with him.
The morning came and Legolas was up. He had already dressed and was on his way to the main gate, when someone called his name.
"Legolas, wait," said the lovely voice.
Legolas turned and saw Tandilien running towards him in the travelling clothes. And on her back were her two sabres she had with her on the day he found her.
"I'm coming with you to Rivendell. I have never been there before. Please take me with you."
"Ok you can come with me, but how did you know where I am going?" Legolas couldn't believe his ears.
"Well your father told me that you were invited to the party. And the elfs of Lothlórien and men from Gondor are invited also. I really wish to meet them," she said and looked into Legolas's blue eyes.
"Yes that's true. Well, choose the horse and we will be off to Rivendell. It's going to be a ten-day journey," said Legolas and mounted the horse.
"I'll choose Luinarrna (bluestorm) if you don't mind," said Tandilien and walked toward the horse.
"No, not that one. He'll hurt you!" shouted Legolas. But when he saw Tandilien mount him he couldn't believe his eyes. "No one could ever go near him. But now you just got to him and mounted him. You are really amazing."
"Why thank you. He really is a nice horse and beautiful too. I hope he won't mind that I'm riding him," said Tandilien and gave Legolas a smile. "So let us go to Rivendell. I can't wait to meet all the elves."
They were off. Tandilien was as fast as Legolas, they were riding until darkness fell on the forest. And then they rested. The horses were really tired and hungry. Tandilien gave them water and the grass wasn't so hard to find. Legolas started the fire and made a little dinner. They both ate. And after dinner Tandilien fell fast asleep. Legolas just sat there and looked at the fire and Tandilien.
Morning came and he made breakfast for both.
"Tandilien, wake up. Breakfast is ready," he called and Tandilien woke up.
"Mmmm, it's delicious. What is it?" Tandilien wanted to know.
"Well some blueberries, strawberries and crushed nuts and something we elves make," Legolas told Tandilien and he started to eat too.
"You are such a good cook. I wish I could cook as well as you do," Tandilien said and put her last drop of breakfast in her mouth.
After the breakfast they were off again riding through the forest of Mirkwood. The darkness came fast and they were out of the Mirkwood at last. They made a camp near the river so the horses could drink and them as well.
That night Legolas slept and Tandilien took care after the fire and him. And in the morning she made breakfast for both of them. It was as good as Legolases breakfast, but she made the breakfast from fish she caught in the river. They were off again and they were riding toward Misty Mountains.
The third day past and they were under the Misty Mountains. They camped but this night no one slept. They both knew that in these mountains goblins lived. They were on the guard all night. But in the morning they didn't eat. They just rode up the Misty Mountains. The dark came and they had to find shelter to get some rest for their horses and them. But suddenly they heard a scream in the distance. Legolas took his bow and arrow and Tandilien took her sabres. They slowly approached the scream and they saw a half-elf girl and around her 30 goblins. Legolas fired the first arrow and hit the goblin. Goblin fell, then Legolas took and fired another one and then another and so on. Goblins spotted them and ran towards Legolas and Tandilien.
Tandilien was pretty good with her sabres, if you looked at her you could say that she was dancing and not fighting. Legolas and Tandilien killed all the goblins and then the half-elf girl came to them and said: "Thank you. I was out of arrows."
But when she spoke Legolas looked at her: "Cousin? Artilien? What are you doing here?"
"Well lord Elrond sent me to get you, because he thought you'd forget to come. And who is she?" she asked.
"I'm Tandilien Andloth, princess of Downfield forest," Tandilien said and bowed to Artilien. "And who are you, my dear elf?"
"Em… half-elf," Artilien correct Tandilien.
"Oh, I'm so sorry, half-elf," Tandilien apologised.
"I'm Artilien Etheriel, Legolas's cousin. And may I say you have great sabres," Artilien introduced herself.
"Why thank you. Got them from my father king Airecrabanion Andloth. He was one of the greatest fighters. I think you heard of him. But he died a few years ago. He was killed in the war for the Ring," Tandilien told Artilien.
"Hey you two, come here. I found a shelter for tonight," said Legolas from a cave.
They all got in the cave. And of course they haven't forgotten all four horses. Artilien had two of them and the two horses from Legolas and Tandilien.
Legolas was cleaning his arrows and Tandilien and Artilien were chatting together until they both fell asleep.
The fifth morning came and they were off again. The road was more pleasant then on the previous nights. At the end off the day they were of the Misty Mountains and in a lovely forest. They camped there and Tandilien prepared a nice dinner for all. She caught two small rabbits, which were pretty good. At first no one wanted to eat them, but then they all ate and were pretty happy and not hungry any more. This night all fell asleep and in the morning Legolas and Artilien woke up alone. There was no sight of Tandilien.
"Where could she be?" asked Artilien. "Do you think goblins got her?"
"No, I would hear a scream and you too I suppose," said Legolas and still looked around for Tandilien.
"TANDILIEN!!!!!!!!!!!!! Where are you?" Artilien called out for her. But there was no answer.
"Oh, come on Tandilien, we are not playing!" Legolas was a little angry.
"Do you think she would play with you, come on, she's not a little elf-girl. She's even older than me," said Artilien and rolled her eyes.
"Or maybe she started without us?" Legolas said.
"No her horse is still here, but wait her sabres are here too. She told me last night she would never live them behind," Artilien noticed. "She was kidnapped, but there is just one more thing."
"What?" asked Legolas.
"Have you noticed that we have been moved?" said Artilien.
"What do you mean moved?" Legolas looked at his cousin as if she was a little weird.
"Look –– yesterday we were under the Misty Mountains, in the forest, but today we are just a few hours from Rivendell," said Artilien and looked around.
"You're right. But how could that happen if we were sleeping all night? Do you think Tandilien moved us? But she couldn't. The journey from there to here would take us around four days," said Legolas and again started to look for Tandilien.
"Let us go to Rivendell and tell lord Elrond what happened and maybe he could help us find her," Artilien told Legolas and mounted her horse. Legolas did the same and he took Tandilien's horse with him.