Legolas walked into the library with Altus, Alphelion, and Biendis
following right behind him. He wanted to make this quick so he stood in
front of the long table. As everyone sat down Legolas started making his
statement.
"I have agreed to help Mirdonost out of situations which have transpired from the lack of wealth. I will not however provide this fund without receiving any profitable assets back for my kingdom, for I love my own kingdom. With that, I come to the terms of this agreement," Legolas glanced at Alphelion, she was showing signs of nervousness. In her head all she could think of now was the terms that Legolas had come up with and hope that whatever the terms would be she would be able to agree to.
Legolas continued, "First, Dealach, you will be the last true blood of Mirdonost to rule the kingdom, the next heir in line after you will be an elf from Mirkwood," before he could finished his sentence Dealach stood up.
"No, I will not let that happen, the only one who can rule this kingdom is the true blood of Mirdonost."
Legolas laughed, "Well then this meeting is over. Good luck in finding funds for your kingdom."
As Legolas walked out, a feminine voice stopped him, "I have a request to ask, my lord,"
Alphelion stood up from her chair, and Legolas turned to her.
"I would rather have at least a half blood of Mirdonost as the new heir, if you don't mind." She finished and sat back down.
Legolas smirked, "That is the second part of the agreement I was going to get to before your brother rudely interrupted my announcement. For this agreement to work Princess Alphelion, I see the necessity of us uniting as husband and wife."
Legolas looked at her, attempting to get the answer from her facial expression.
"I don't see the necessity, my lord, you can marry any maiden of this kingdom, and that would work too." Alphelion replied calmly.
"No, I will not let my kingdom be ruled by anyone but royal blood," Dealach yell, looking at his sister, "You must married him sister, this is the only way for this agreement to work."
Alphelion stood again, "No, I will not marry this elf because I don't love him. I am a noble female elf, not a courtesan." The tears flowed down her face while she ran out into the garden.
Dealach attempted to follow her but was stopped by Legolas
"I will talk to her myself. Altus, see through this agreement and make a pledge to this so that none of us will break it. Lady Biendis, you know what you must do, for I am leaving this eve and I would be with much honored if you would follow your lady to Mirkwood. When I come back everything must be ready for my departure." Legolas walked out of the room, leaving everyone in silence.
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Legolas followed Alphelion into the garden; she was sitting on the edge of the lake. He walked up and stopped behind her.
"Being an elf, you're supposed to be able to sense my presence," He sat down beside her. Alphelion stood up but was quickly grasped on the arm by Legolas, pulling her back down. To her surprise, she found herself on his lap. To make sure that she wouldn't move away, Legolas wrapped his arms around her waist.
"Excuse me my lord but do you mind?" Alphelion said as she tried to get his arms off her waist, but he was too strong for her to force away.
"If you stay still for a moment and listen to my proposals, I will let you go to your preparations." Legolas's voice seemed to be unnaturally low and husky, causing Alphelion to shiver.
"What is your proposal, my lord?" she said, looking straight into his eyes.
"We both have no choice but to do what is beneficial for our kingdoms. I cannot let you get everything without gaining something for myself," he said, looking into her light green eyes, "You do know of the war that happened a year back, and I hope you do know that your father killed my father," he stopped and tightened his arms on her waist, "and revenge is about to take place whether you like it or not." He let go of her and stood up.
Alphelion's eyes filled with tears and she turned to face him, "I have known of it and everyday of knowing it I felt horrible, knowing that my father had caused such pain, but it was a war my lord, you must understand that." She waited for his response.
Anger clouded Legolas's features. He grabbed her arm and pulled her towards him, "Do not preach to me about the nature of war because you've never been in one, and as for the death of my father, it was on purpose. Everyone in this realm knows that, even your father. Since your father is dead, it is your duty to repay the deed that has been caused by your father, now be a good daughter and do as I say." He let go of her.
"I will be the last of Mirdonost who will suffer from this, and for that I will marry you and repay what my father has done to yours, but I will not be the only who will suffer from this, I will make sure that you feel the same pain that I go through." Her voice came out through gritted teeth.
"Well then, we are leaving this evening, which is in about an hour. You should go and prepare for the journey, since you have traveled to Mirkwood before you should know what you must do." Legolas walked back to the palace.
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"Everything will be just fine Alphelion, I will be there with you and I will make sure that nothing will happen to you, that is the least I can do." Biendis said, trying to calm Alphelion.
"I think I've already over come that part Biendis. I know my fate is now no longer in my hands, but that of a coldhearted elf. This will be the end of my life Biendis and I am ready for it," She wiped her tears and looked out the window, "that will be the last tear that anyone will see from my eyes, Biendis you are the only one I have left, my brother isn't even worried about me leaving, all he's worried about is the funds that he will get his hands on. Those funds will go to the same place as all the other wealth was."
She let out a sigh.
Alphelion walked toward the door, "I hope that one day I will be back here again, well at least my children will." She looked at Biendis, who walked towards her, and they hugged each other.
"You will be fine, trust me. Now let go before he sends someone to get you. You don't want him to be any more angry with you than he already is." With that they both walked out from Alphelion's room.
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"The wedding shall be two weeks from today, everyone is expected to be there," Legolas announced, "I shall take my leave now, Dealach, the funds will be sent monthly and I want a report of the every usage of them Dealach, I am watching because I know of your little hobby and I don't want them wasted, I hope that you understand."
There was not a lot of luggage and most of the stuff that Alphelion had was clothing and personal things. They all met up at the gate of Mirdonost.
"Sister, I will miss you dearly, come back and visit us sometime. I hope that you will be happy and well. He will treat you kindly. Farewell sister." Dealach walked toward Alphelion but she backed away.
"It's not for you to worry anymore Dealach, this is my life, my destiny, and my fate. You should keep Mirdonost. I want you to know that this is an exchange of my life, do not destroy it." She jumped up to her horse without looking back.
"Let's go." Legolas ordered and the elves of Mirkwood and the two ladies of Mirdonost rode off into the deep forest with a dark mood hanging over them.
"I have agreed to help Mirdonost out of situations which have transpired from the lack of wealth. I will not however provide this fund without receiving any profitable assets back for my kingdom, for I love my own kingdom. With that, I come to the terms of this agreement," Legolas glanced at Alphelion, she was showing signs of nervousness. In her head all she could think of now was the terms that Legolas had come up with and hope that whatever the terms would be she would be able to agree to.
Legolas continued, "First, Dealach, you will be the last true blood of Mirdonost to rule the kingdom, the next heir in line after you will be an elf from Mirkwood," before he could finished his sentence Dealach stood up.
"No, I will not let that happen, the only one who can rule this kingdom is the true blood of Mirdonost."
Legolas laughed, "Well then this meeting is over. Good luck in finding funds for your kingdom."
As Legolas walked out, a feminine voice stopped him, "I have a request to ask, my lord,"
Alphelion stood up from her chair, and Legolas turned to her.
"I would rather have at least a half blood of Mirdonost as the new heir, if you don't mind." She finished and sat back down.
Legolas smirked, "That is the second part of the agreement I was going to get to before your brother rudely interrupted my announcement. For this agreement to work Princess Alphelion, I see the necessity of us uniting as husband and wife."
Legolas looked at her, attempting to get the answer from her facial expression.
"I don't see the necessity, my lord, you can marry any maiden of this kingdom, and that would work too." Alphelion replied calmly.
"No, I will not let my kingdom be ruled by anyone but royal blood," Dealach yell, looking at his sister, "You must married him sister, this is the only way for this agreement to work."
Alphelion stood again, "No, I will not marry this elf because I don't love him. I am a noble female elf, not a courtesan." The tears flowed down her face while she ran out into the garden.
Dealach attempted to follow her but was stopped by Legolas
"I will talk to her myself. Altus, see through this agreement and make a pledge to this so that none of us will break it. Lady Biendis, you know what you must do, for I am leaving this eve and I would be with much honored if you would follow your lady to Mirkwood. When I come back everything must be ready for my departure." Legolas walked out of the room, leaving everyone in silence.
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Legolas followed Alphelion into the garden; she was sitting on the edge of the lake. He walked up and stopped behind her.
"Being an elf, you're supposed to be able to sense my presence," He sat down beside her. Alphelion stood up but was quickly grasped on the arm by Legolas, pulling her back down. To her surprise, she found herself on his lap. To make sure that she wouldn't move away, Legolas wrapped his arms around her waist.
"Excuse me my lord but do you mind?" Alphelion said as she tried to get his arms off her waist, but he was too strong for her to force away.
"If you stay still for a moment and listen to my proposals, I will let you go to your preparations." Legolas's voice seemed to be unnaturally low and husky, causing Alphelion to shiver.
"What is your proposal, my lord?" she said, looking straight into his eyes.
"We both have no choice but to do what is beneficial for our kingdoms. I cannot let you get everything without gaining something for myself," he said, looking into her light green eyes, "You do know of the war that happened a year back, and I hope you do know that your father killed my father," he stopped and tightened his arms on her waist, "and revenge is about to take place whether you like it or not." He let go of her and stood up.
Alphelion's eyes filled with tears and she turned to face him, "I have known of it and everyday of knowing it I felt horrible, knowing that my father had caused such pain, but it was a war my lord, you must understand that." She waited for his response.
Anger clouded Legolas's features. He grabbed her arm and pulled her towards him, "Do not preach to me about the nature of war because you've never been in one, and as for the death of my father, it was on purpose. Everyone in this realm knows that, even your father. Since your father is dead, it is your duty to repay the deed that has been caused by your father, now be a good daughter and do as I say." He let go of her.
"I will be the last of Mirdonost who will suffer from this, and for that I will marry you and repay what my father has done to yours, but I will not be the only who will suffer from this, I will make sure that you feel the same pain that I go through." Her voice came out through gritted teeth.
"Well then, we are leaving this evening, which is in about an hour. You should go and prepare for the journey, since you have traveled to Mirkwood before you should know what you must do." Legolas walked back to the palace.
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"Everything will be just fine Alphelion, I will be there with you and I will make sure that nothing will happen to you, that is the least I can do." Biendis said, trying to calm Alphelion.
"I think I've already over come that part Biendis. I know my fate is now no longer in my hands, but that of a coldhearted elf. This will be the end of my life Biendis and I am ready for it," She wiped her tears and looked out the window, "that will be the last tear that anyone will see from my eyes, Biendis you are the only one I have left, my brother isn't even worried about me leaving, all he's worried about is the funds that he will get his hands on. Those funds will go to the same place as all the other wealth was."
She let out a sigh.
Alphelion walked toward the door, "I hope that one day I will be back here again, well at least my children will." She looked at Biendis, who walked towards her, and they hugged each other.
"You will be fine, trust me. Now let go before he sends someone to get you. You don't want him to be any more angry with you than he already is." With that they both walked out from Alphelion's room.
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"The wedding shall be two weeks from today, everyone is expected to be there," Legolas announced, "I shall take my leave now, Dealach, the funds will be sent monthly and I want a report of the every usage of them Dealach, I am watching because I know of your little hobby and I don't want them wasted, I hope that you understand."
There was not a lot of luggage and most of the stuff that Alphelion had was clothing and personal things. They all met up at the gate of Mirdonost.
"Sister, I will miss you dearly, come back and visit us sometime. I hope that you will be happy and well. He will treat you kindly. Farewell sister." Dealach walked toward Alphelion but she backed away.
"It's not for you to worry anymore Dealach, this is my life, my destiny, and my fate. You should keep Mirdonost. I want you to know that this is an exchange of my life, do not destroy it." She jumped up to her horse without looking back.
"Let's go." Legolas ordered and the elves of Mirkwood and the two ladies of Mirdonost rode off into the deep forest with a dark mood hanging over them.