"Alphelion, you look exquisite." Biendis twirled her lady around.
Alphelion was dressed in white gown. The sleeves were long, covering her hands. At the end of the sleeve were strings of small pearls hanging down. The gown itself was embroidered with golden threads that formed into the outline of flower with pearls inside it. It was long enough to pool on the ground, and its v-neckline was not too deep but it showed the fullness of her chest. Her hair was braided from both sides and spiral of small flower strings wrapped the braids. The two braids met in the middle to form one. Her diamond necklace had a single pearl in the shape of a teardrop and matching earrings.
"Thank you for all your help Biendis. I don't know what I would do without you. You are only best friend I have. Promise me that you will stay here with me." Alphelion eyes tear up.
Biendis was already shredding her tears; they hugged each other for the longest moment. "I will stay here with you Alphelion."
There was a knock on the door, "It's time, are you ready my lady?" It was Altus.
Biendis walked to the door and opened the door for him, "Yes, she is ready."
Altus walked in and the moment he saw Alphelion, his jaw dropped, "You are beautiful today, my lady, it is an honor for me to escort you to ceremony." He held up his arm for her.
"Thank you, Altus." Alphelion smiled at him.
"Well this is it, Alphelion." He told her and he walked her to the ceremony.
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Legolas was standing at the altar. He was wearing silver tunic and white leggings, and looking very handsome for the occasion. When he saw Alphelion at the door, he couldn't help but notice her beauty. When she walked up to the altar he realized that he had been held his breath.
"We are here today to witness the union between King of Mirkwood and Princess of Mirdonost." Altus announced, and nodded at Legolas to begin.
"I, Legolas of Mirkwood take thee Alphelion of Mirdonost as my beloved wife. I will be forever yours." Legolas held Alphelion's hand and looked straight into her eyes. Altus passed him the ring, "With this ring, I bind my heart, my life, and my soul to you for eternity." He gently slipped the ring into her finger.
Then it was Alphelion's turn. "I, Alphelion of Mirdonost take thee Legolas of Mirkwood as my beloved husband. I will be forever yours." She accepted the ring from Biendis and placed it on Legolas' finger.
They were now husband and wife, and it was time for the customary kiss. Legolas looked into Alphelion's eyes for a moment. She smiled her permission he took the clue. He slowly moved closer to her and lowered his head to her level. They both closed their eyes. When their lips met, there was this feeling of sensuality in them that ignited. It felt like it had been waiting for so long to let it go. He deepened the kiss and they lost into the feeling. Altus coughed loud enough so that they both heard it and it startled them and they awkwardly broke a part. For the first time, Legolas smiled at Alphelion like a man should smile at a woman.
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The banquet after the ceremony was grand. The feast and atmosphere were magnificent. Legolas and Alphelion acted as if they loved each other dearly. It surprised many people, especially Altus and Biendis.
"My lady, may I have this dance?" Legolas asked his newlywed wife and offered her his hand.
She nodded and placed her hand in his. They walked into the center of the floor. The music started and everything surrounding them was gone. Legolas put his arm on Alphelion's waist and the other held her hand. Alphelion placed her other hand on his shoulder. He pulled her closer.
"You look stunning tonight." He started nicely.
Alphelion looked up into his eyes, "Thank you."
"Thank you for your agreement tonight, you have done well so far. Let's see how long you can last for one night." He challenged her.
"I knew you would do this, you just cannot stop nagging me. For one moment I believed that we might have started something good between us." She turned away.
"You know better that it is impossible for a thing like that to happen between us." Legolas smirked.
"You are unbelievable. I wonder if I cut you up and looked inside, would I find a heart or a stone?" Her words passed through her grated teeth.
Legolas pulled her closer that their noses almost touched. They could feel the heat from each other's bodies and anger. Before Legolas could do any more damage to his wife the music was over and they walked back to the table.
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After the banquet, the guests started to depart the Palace. Those who had traveled a great distance were shown to the guesthouses. The king and his new queen bid farewell to the guests till the last one. When all the guests were gone the whole palace was cleaned up perfectly to look like the whole event had never taken place. Legolas, Alphelion, Altus, and Biendis were in the hall looking around them.
"You two behaved really well tonight, I am surprised." Altus raised his eyebrow.
Legolas and Alphelion looked at each other, "Don't worry, things will get to normal by the time the sun rises." Alphelion assured.
Legolas about to reply when Biendis dragged Alphelion away, "I will take you to the chamber." She pulled her away.
Altus pulled Legolas to the other direction, "I wonder what will happen tonight in your chamber."
"Nothing will happen, trust me I can handle the situation." Legolas loosen Altus grip. "I am going to bed, this has been a long day. I need my rest. You can cut me up tomorrow." With that he left his friend in the hall and walked toward his chamber.
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Legolas was outside his chamber and he knocked on the door, "Come in.," the voice from inside answered him.
He pushed the door open slowly to found his wife alone in his chamber. He walked in unnervingly. Alphelion was in her nightdress and stood beside the bed.
"I've never had a woman in my chamber before." He walked toward his changing room.
"Well, I have never been in any man's chamber either." Alphelion grabbed her robe and walked out to the balcony.
Legolas walked out from his changing room and to his bed, "Are you going to stay there all night? I am really tired so if you don't mind I really want to sleep." He told her annoyingly.
"I am not tired, you can go to sleep if you want to. I am not stopping you." Alphelion sat in the chair in the balcony and looking up into the sky.
"The weather will cool down, you'll get cold. You should come in before you catch a cold." Legolas talked from his bed while looking at her.
"I'll be fine, why don't you just go to sleep, I can take care of myself." Alphelion's stubbornness started to annoy Legolas.
He walked out to the balcony, "I can't sleep if the door is wide open like this, the room will freeze. So why don't you be a nice girl and get in here. I don't have the strength to fight with you tonight."
"I said I will be fine." Before she finished her words, Legolas swiftly lifted her up and walked back into his chamber. He plopped her down on the bed and walked backed to shut the open door. He turned back to see her light green eyes glaring back at him.
"You might be my husband and the king of Mirkwood but you cannot do that to me again." Alphelion raged start to build up in her blood.
Legolas sighed, "Can we do this tomorrow? I am really tired." He slipped on to his bed and pull up the blanket.
"I cannot even have one moment of my own; you just have to destroy it." Alphelion continued.
"Alphelion, I am really tired, I want to sleep. So can you please be quiet?" He was about to close his eyes.
"Now I cannot even speak?" Alphelion mocked him.
"If I hear one more word I will," Legolas popped up but before he finished she cut in.
"What are you going to do to me now?" Without another word he grabbed her and fiercely pressed his lips against hers.
Alphelion tried to push him away but he was too strong for her. He let go of her and breathed deeply, "Now, I am going to go to sleep." Legolas declared.
Alphelion silenced herself and lay down on the bed while he watched. "Thank you, and goodnight my dear wife." He sighed tiredly and lay down beside her on the other side of the bed.
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Alphelion found herself walking through the dark forest. She saw someone standing in the distance. As she drew closer and closer, the person turned back to face her, Thranduil.
"Why are you here? You don't belong here. You will put my son in agony. You should go back to where you came from and never come back!" The late king screamed at her.
Alphelion stood there in shocked and her body was shaking, "My lord, I mean no harm to your son. I am here to repay my father's debt to you. Never have I wanted so much to pay of the debt that my father incurred. It kills me to live with such duty. It is like a burden in my heart that I need to lift out or else I will suffocate. I want to get out of this anguish. When I give him the heir to Mirdonost, I will leave Mirkwood and never come back. Legolas will be free of this marriage and he will have the authority in Mirdonost. All I want is to gain back the happiness of my kingdom and redeem what my father cost. The misery between the two kingdoms shall be over at my time."
Alphelion knelt down on the glassy ground. Her whole body shuddered, the tears flowing down her face like tiny waterfalls. "I don't want anyone else to suffer from this. It's not my people's fault, they should not have to suffer because of my family." She looked up but Thranduil was gone.
Alphelion woke up and glanced over to see Legolas looking at her. "Are you alright? You seem to have a bad dream. I heard you talk in your sleep." Legolas asked nicely.
"I need to go to your father's resting place. He was in my dream." She whispered.
Alphelion was dressed in white gown. The sleeves were long, covering her hands. At the end of the sleeve were strings of small pearls hanging down. The gown itself was embroidered with golden threads that formed into the outline of flower with pearls inside it. It was long enough to pool on the ground, and its v-neckline was not too deep but it showed the fullness of her chest. Her hair was braided from both sides and spiral of small flower strings wrapped the braids. The two braids met in the middle to form one. Her diamond necklace had a single pearl in the shape of a teardrop and matching earrings.
"Thank you for all your help Biendis. I don't know what I would do without you. You are only best friend I have. Promise me that you will stay here with me." Alphelion eyes tear up.
Biendis was already shredding her tears; they hugged each other for the longest moment. "I will stay here with you Alphelion."
There was a knock on the door, "It's time, are you ready my lady?" It was Altus.
Biendis walked to the door and opened the door for him, "Yes, she is ready."
Altus walked in and the moment he saw Alphelion, his jaw dropped, "You are beautiful today, my lady, it is an honor for me to escort you to ceremony." He held up his arm for her.
"Thank you, Altus." Alphelion smiled at him.
"Well this is it, Alphelion." He told her and he walked her to the ceremony.
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Legolas was standing at the altar. He was wearing silver tunic and white leggings, and looking very handsome for the occasion. When he saw Alphelion at the door, he couldn't help but notice her beauty. When she walked up to the altar he realized that he had been held his breath.
"We are here today to witness the union between King of Mirkwood and Princess of Mirdonost." Altus announced, and nodded at Legolas to begin.
"I, Legolas of Mirkwood take thee Alphelion of Mirdonost as my beloved wife. I will be forever yours." Legolas held Alphelion's hand and looked straight into her eyes. Altus passed him the ring, "With this ring, I bind my heart, my life, and my soul to you for eternity." He gently slipped the ring into her finger.
Then it was Alphelion's turn. "I, Alphelion of Mirdonost take thee Legolas of Mirkwood as my beloved husband. I will be forever yours." She accepted the ring from Biendis and placed it on Legolas' finger.
They were now husband and wife, and it was time for the customary kiss. Legolas looked into Alphelion's eyes for a moment. She smiled her permission he took the clue. He slowly moved closer to her and lowered his head to her level. They both closed their eyes. When their lips met, there was this feeling of sensuality in them that ignited. It felt like it had been waiting for so long to let it go. He deepened the kiss and they lost into the feeling. Altus coughed loud enough so that they both heard it and it startled them and they awkwardly broke a part. For the first time, Legolas smiled at Alphelion like a man should smile at a woman.
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The banquet after the ceremony was grand. The feast and atmosphere were magnificent. Legolas and Alphelion acted as if they loved each other dearly. It surprised many people, especially Altus and Biendis.
"My lady, may I have this dance?" Legolas asked his newlywed wife and offered her his hand.
She nodded and placed her hand in his. They walked into the center of the floor. The music started and everything surrounding them was gone. Legolas put his arm on Alphelion's waist and the other held her hand. Alphelion placed her other hand on his shoulder. He pulled her closer.
"You look stunning tonight." He started nicely.
Alphelion looked up into his eyes, "Thank you."
"Thank you for your agreement tonight, you have done well so far. Let's see how long you can last for one night." He challenged her.
"I knew you would do this, you just cannot stop nagging me. For one moment I believed that we might have started something good between us." She turned away.
"You know better that it is impossible for a thing like that to happen between us." Legolas smirked.
"You are unbelievable. I wonder if I cut you up and looked inside, would I find a heart or a stone?" Her words passed through her grated teeth.
Legolas pulled her closer that their noses almost touched. They could feel the heat from each other's bodies and anger. Before Legolas could do any more damage to his wife the music was over and they walked back to the table.
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After the banquet, the guests started to depart the Palace. Those who had traveled a great distance were shown to the guesthouses. The king and his new queen bid farewell to the guests till the last one. When all the guests were gone the whole palace was cleaned up perfectly to look like the whole event had never taken place. Legolas, Alphelion, Altus, and Biendis were in the hall looking around them.
"You two behaved really well tonight, I am surprised." Altus raised his eyebrow.
Legolas and Alphelion looked at each other, "Don't worry, things will get to normal by the time the sun rises." Alphelion assured.
Legolas about to reply when Biendis dragged Alphelion away, "I will take you to the chamber." She pulled her away.
Altus pulled Legolas to the other direction, "I wonder what will happen tonight in your chamber."
"Nothing will happen, trust me I can handle the situation." Legolas loosen Altus grip. "I am going to bed, this has been a long day. I need my rest. You can cut me up tomorrow." With that he left his friend in the hall and walked toward his chamber.
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Legolas was outside his chamber and he knocked on the door, "Come in.," the voice from inside answered him.
He pushed the door open slowly to found his wife alone in his chamber. He walked in unnervingly. Alphelion was in her nightdress and stood beside the bed.
"I've never had a woman in my chamber before." He walked toward his changing room.
"Well, I have never been in any man's chamber either." Alphelion grabbed her robe and walked out to the balcony.
Legolas walked out from his changing room and to his bed, "Are you going to stay there all night? I am really tired so if you don't mind I really want to sleep." He told her annoyingly.
"I am not tired, you can go to sleep if you want to. I am not stopping you." Alphelion sat in the chair in the balcony and looking up into the sky.
"The weather will cool down, you'll get cold. You should come in before you catch a cold." Legolas talked from his bed while looking at her.
"I'll be fine, why don't you just go to sleep, I can take care of myself." Alphelion's stubbornness started to annoy Legolas.
He walked out to the balcony, "I can't sleep if the door is wide open like this, the room will freeze. So why don't you be a nice girl and get in here. I don't have the strength to fight with you tonight."
"I said I will be fine." Before she finished her words, Legolas swiftly lifted her up and walked back into his chamber. He plopped her down on the bed and walked backed to shut the open door. He turned back to see her light green eyes glaring back at him.
"You might be my husband and the king of Mirkwood but you cannot do that to me again." Alphelion raged start to build up in her blood.
Legolas sighed, "Can we do this tomorrow? I am really tired." He slipped on to his bed and pull up the blanket.
"I cannot even have one moment of my own; you just have to destroy it." Alphelion continued.
"Alphelion, I am really tired, I want to sleep. So can you please be quiet?" He was about to close his eyes.
"Now I cannot even speak?" Alphelion mocked him.
"If I hear one more word I will," Legolas popped up but before he finished she cut in.
"What are you going to do to me now?" Without another word he grabbed her and fiercely pressed his lips against hers.
Alphelion tried to push him away but he was too strong for her. He let go of her and breathed deeply, "Now, I am going to go to sleep." Legolas declared.
Alphelion silenced herself and lay down on the bed while he watched. "Thank you, and goodnight my dear wife." He sighed tiredly and lay down beside her on the other side of the bed.
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Alphelion found herself walking through the dark forest. She saw someone standing in the distance. As she drew closer and closer, the person turned back to face her, Thranduil.
"Why are you here? You don't belong here. You will put my son in agony. You should go back to where you came from and never come back!" The late king screamed at her.
Alphelion stood there in shocked and her body was shaking, "My lord, I mean no harm to your son. I am here to repay my father's debt to you. Never have I wanted so much to pay of the debt that my father incurred. It kills me to live with such duty. It is like a burden in my heart that I need to lift out or else I will suffocate. I want to get out of this anguish. When I give him the heir to Mirdonost, I will leave Mirkwood and never come back. Legolas will be free of this marriage and he will have the authority in Mirdonost. All I want is to gain back the happiness of my kingdom and redeem what my father cost. The misery between the two kingdoms shall be over at my time."
Alphelion knelt down on the glassy ground. Her whole body shuddered, the tears flowing down her face like tiny waterfalls. "I don't want anyone else to suffer from this. It's not my people's fault, they should not have to suffer because of my family." She looked up but Thranduil was gone.
Alphelion woke up and glanced over to see Legolas looking at her. "Are you alright? You seem to have a bad dream. I heard you talk in your sleep." Legolas asked nicely.
"I need to go to your father's resting place. He was in my dream." She whispered.