Prince Legolas pushed open the door and we all walked in. I looked around
and my mouth dropped open. The room had stone walls but they were filled
with many paintings, and some arrows hung on the walls. There were
beautifully made wooden tables and chairs and other pieces of furniture. My
eyes came to Ilhan and he looked at me with an amused smile with a hint of
wickedness. This is when I knew my mouth was still hanging open. Feeling
embarrassed I closed my mouth and looked to the floor. My face I knew must
have been very red.
King Thranduil was sitting at a table and he seemed to be deep in thought. But his pattern of thinking was broken when he heard us come in. He looked to his son stood up from his chair and said something to him in elvish. Then Prince Legolas introduced me to his father. "Father this is Lady Fatima of Rohan. She is the woman Mimosa spoke about." He said.
King Thranduil looked to me and spoke in a very strong booming voice. "Welcome Lady Fatima to Mirkwood. We rarely have any humans here but we are very pleased to have you here. There is no time to give you a proper tour of Mirkwood or my home because there are more pressing matters at the moment." He said.
"Thank you King Thranduil I'm very honored to be here." I bowed. "And I understand and I do think that at the moment Rohan is much more important, and I would like to know if there is any evil coming to Rohan." I said in a very scared tone. I did feel scared, as I already knew the answer to my question.
"Please do sit down and I shall tell you everything I know." He sat down and I sat on a chair opposite him. The he began to speak again. "As you know there are some Nemanus occupying Fangorn Forest and they have been spying on Rohan. They are very evil creatures, and they only mean harm. We believe that Rohan may already be in danger. These Nemanus may now already be attacking Rohan as Ilhan has already informed me that you were attacked by some in Fangorn." I just nodded my head, as I looked at him in shock.
"But why does this evil come to Rohan. This I do not understand and why now?" I asked. I feared the answers but I needed to know what Rohan would be dealing with. King Thranduil looked at me for a moment as he sensed my fear.
"Do not fear Lady Fatima. Your King has been informed of these ill tidings. He is now planing his attack. But I fear that they will not be successful as we have a rough estimation of the number of Nemanus and it is a very large army and we fear Rohan will not be able to defeat them." He said in a sad tone.
"But we can call for aid from Gondor. They will answer our call. But I still don't understand why they are attacking Rohan." I said but King Thranduil was already shaking his head.
"Gondor may come to your aid but it may not be enough, and we fear that they will also attack Gondor after they have victory in Rohan. You have to stop them before this can happen. And this evil has chosen Rohan as their first target in turning the middle-earth into an evil place. They which to takeover. We do not know who is leading these evil creatures but whoever it is, are much more evil then the Nemanus." He said.
He looked at me now with a sympathetic look. "King Thranduil, will you help us?" I asked. I looked at his face but I couldn't interpret what he was about to say until he opened his mouth. He was going to say no I could tell and now the fear was really starting to take over me. But before King Thranduil could say anything Legolas spoke.
"But how can you ask that question Lady Fatima? Is the answer not obvious? We will do what ever we have to make sure both Rohan and Gondor are safe." He said. I looked at the King's face at he was looking at his son amazed.
"But Legolas, this is not our war." He said to his son. Legolas at first didn't say anything. Then finally he spoke up.
"Father the middle-earth's future is in our hands but once again. We the elves fought with the people of Rohan at Helm's Deep against Sauron's army. Now there is another threat and I will be honoured to fight with the people of Rohan once again and rid the middle-earth of any threat. I'm sorry father but I cannot refuse their plea." He said standing firmly. Now I looked at Prince Legolas with much admiration and respect. He continued to look at his father.
"I'm am sorry that you feel this way Legolas as I will have no part in this war. And I think many of Mirkwood's warriors feel the same way." He said as he looked to Mimosa. Mimosa then stood up. He did seem a little shy but he walked up to Legolas and stood next to him. He then looked at Legolas.
"Prince Legolas I would be honoured to fight with you and the people of Rohan against this evil." He said to Legolas. Legolas looked at Mimosa and nodded his head slightly and smiled at him. Then they both looked to the King. He just looked at them and them he turned his face. I was speechless for a moment then I finally thought of something to say.
"Prince Legolas, and Mimosa I thank you for your kindness and this will never be forgotten by myself or my King." I said as I bowed. I then stood up straight and looked to King Thranduil but I didn't know what to say. Ilhan finally broke the silence.
"With the permission of the King I would love to accompany you to Rohan and fight among you and the people of Rohan and Gondor." He said as he looked to the King.
"Ilhan I understand why you would like to fight, therefore I grant you the permission you desire to leave Mirkwood and fight along with my son and any other warrior who wishes too." He said reluctantly.
Now I finally knew what to say. Overjoyed I suddenly spoke. "King Thranduil I thank you very much, for I fear I do not know what would become of the middle-earth if the elves to do help us the mortals fight against the evil here." I said. I looked to Mimosa and he was smiling and so were Prince Legolas and Ilhan. I realised that Ilhan's mood had changed and I was a little surprised to hear that he wanted to fight. But like King Thranduil I do understand why he would want to, as he is a mortal himself.
"Father King Aragorn must know of what has happened." He said with a little hint of alarm in his voice. "I think it would be best for me to travel to Gondor and tell Aragorn of the news myself. It has been a while since I have seen him or Arwen and I would like to now before anything else happens." Legolas said to his father.
"Yes Legolas you are right. But take with you a small company of elves whom are willing to fight." King Thranduil informed his son. Legolas nodded his head. And then he spoke to Mimosa and Ilhan in elvish. I walked over to them.
"Excuse me, but I was wondering if you would allow me to accompany you on your journey to Gondor?" I asked shyly. They all looked to me and then Mimosa spoke.
"I'm sure I speak for us all when I saw we will be glad to have you travel with us." I was so excited when I saw Legolas nodding his head. But Ilhan didn't seem too pleased, but at that moment I didn't mind. I was going to see King Aragorn of Gondor, and I was going to be travelling with elves and the Prince of Mirkwood.
King Thranduil was sitting at a table and he seemed to be deep in thought. But his pattern of thinking was broken when he heard us come in. He looked to his son stood up from his chair and said something to him in elvish. Then Prince Legolas introduced me to his father. "Father this is Lady Fatima of Rohan. She is the woman Mimosa spoke about." He said.
King Thranduil looked to me and spoke in a very strong booming voice. "Welcome Lady Fatima to Mirkwood. We rarely have any humans here but we are very pleased to have you here. There is no time to give you a proper tour of Mirkwood or my home because there are more pressing matters at the moment." He said.
"Thank you King Thranduil I'm very honored to be here." I bowed. "And I understand and I do think that at the moment Rohan is much more important, and I would like to know if there is any evil coming to Rohan." I said in a very scared tone. I did feel scared, as I already knew the answer to my question.
"Please do sit down and I shall tell you everything I know." He sat down and I sat on a chair opposite him. The he began to speak again. "As you know there are some Nemanus occupying Fangorn Forest and they have been spying on Rohan. They are very evil creatures, and they only mean harm. We believe that Rohan may already be in danger. These Nemanus may now already be attacking Rohan as Ilhan has already informed me that you were attacked by some in Fangorn." I just nodded my head, as I looked at him in shock.
"But why does this evil come to Rohan. This I do not understand and why now?" I asked. I feared the answers but I needed to know what Rohan would be dealing with. King Thranduil looked at me for a moment as he sensed my fear.
"Do not fear Lady Fatima. Your King has been informed of these ill tidings. He is now planing his attack. But I fear that they will not be successful as we have a rough estimation of the number of Nemanus and it is a very large army and we fear Rohan will not be able to defeat them." He said in a sad tone.
"But we can call for aid from Gondor. They will answer our call. But I still don't understand why they are attacking Rohan." I said but King Thranduil was already shaking his head.
"Gondor may come to your aid but it may not be enough, and we fear that they will also attack Gondor after they have victory in Rohan. You have to stop them before this can happen. And this evil has chosen Rohan as their first target in turning the middle-earth into an evil place. They which to takeover. We do not know who is leading these evil creatures but whoever it is, are much more evil then the Nemanus." He said.
He looked at me now with a sympathetic look. "King Thranduil, will you help us?" I asked. I looked at his face but I couldn't interpret what he was about to say until he opened his mouth. He was going to say no I could tell and now the fear was really starting to take over me. But before King Thranduil could say anything Legolas spoke.
"But how can you ask that question Lady Fatima? Is the answer not obvious? We will do what ever we have to make sure both Rohan and Gondor are safe." He said. I looked at the King's face at he was looking at his son amazed.
"But Legolas, this is not our war." He said to his son. Legolas at first didn't say anything. Then finally he spoke up.
"Father the middle-earth's future is in our hands but once again. We the elves fought with the people of Rohan at Helm's Deep against Sauron's army. Now there is another threat and I will be honoured to fight with the people of Rohan once again and rid the middle-earth of any threat. I'm sorry father but I cannot refuse their plea." He said standing firmly. Now I looked at Prince Legolas with much admiration and respect. He continued to look at his father.
"I'm am sorry that you feel this way Legolas as I will have no part in this war. And I think many of Mirkwood's warriors feel the same way." He said as he looked to Mimosa. Mimosa then stood up. He did seem a little shy but he walked up to Legolas and stood next to him. He then looked at Legolas.
"Prince Legolas I would be honoured to fight with you and the people of Rohan against this evil." He said to Legolas. Legolas looked at Mimosa and nodded his head slightly and smiled at him. Then they both looked to the King. He just looked at them and them he turned his face. I was speechless for a moment then I finally thought of something to say.
"Prince Legolas, and Mimosa I thank you for your kindness and this will never be forgotten by myself or my King." I said as I bowed. I then stood up straight and looked to King Thranduil but I didn't know what to say. Ilhan finally broke the silence.
"With the permission of the King I would love to accompany you to Rohan and fight among you and the people of Rohan and Gondor." He said as he looked to the King.
"Ilhan I understand why you would like to fight, therefore I grant you the permission you desire to leave Mirkwood and fight along with my son and any other warrior who wishes too." He said reluctantly.
Now I finally knew what to say. Overjoyed I suddenly spoke. "King Thranduil I thank you very much, for I fear I do not know what would become of the middle-earth if the elves to do help us the mortals fight against the evil here." I said. I looked to Mimosa and he was smiling and so were Prince Legolas and Ilhan. I realised that Ilhan's mood had changed and I was a little surprised to hear that he wanted to fight. But like King Thranduil I do understand why he would want to, as he is a mortal himself.
"Father King Aragorn must know of what has happened." He said with a little hint of alarm in his voice. "I think it would be best for me to travel to Gondor and tell Aragorn of the news myself. It has been a while since I have seen him or Arwen and I would like to now before anything else happens." Legolas said to his father.
"Yes Legolas you are right. But take with you a small company of elves whom are willing to fight." King Thranduil informed his son. Legolas nodded his head. And then he spoke to Mimosa and Ilhan in elvish. I walked over to them.
"Excuse me, but I was wondering if you would allow me to accompany you on your journey to Gondor?" I asked shyly. They all looked to me and then Mimosa spoke.
"I'm sure I speak for us all when I saw we will be glad to have you travel with us." I was so excited when I saw Legolas nodding his head. But Ilhan didn't seem too pleased, but at that moment I didn't mind. I was going to see King Aragorn of Gondor, and I was going to be travelling with elves and the Prince of Mirkwood.