Song For Nought
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Waenmetiel leaned over Nuquer and a devious smile grew across her face. This was to easy. Waenmetiel recalled the first curse she ever learned, one that she had laughed at and called petty, finally it was proving its worth.
Waenmetiel closed her eyes and whispered the words that would put Nuquer under its spell.
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The sun rose bright and early as usual and Nuquer found herself lying her chair outside. She couldn't believe that she had fallen asleep outside. She brushed a small flower that had somehow fallen perch on her stomach during the night and went back into her room.
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"Father, can we please practice our archery today?" Elladan pleaded with his father.
"Elladan, I know you are bored but I don't want any of you straying to far from the house, we don't know if those men could come back." Elrond sighed and looked at the six eyes that begged with him.
"We'll stay close to the house!" Elrohir compromised.
"Um, last time you practiced archery around the house you almost shot Glorfindel." Elrond remembered.
"We were much younger then!" Elladan said defensively.
"Fine." Elrond agreed and shook his head.
The three boys took off to get their bows and headed to the clearing next to the house.
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Maik and Ven had risen early in the morning and went to the gardens to read in peace away from the hustle and bustle around the house.
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Nuquer wondered along the halls alone looking for sign of someone.
Nuquer peeked her head into the dining area to see no one but Elrond siting by himself reading over a few papers and finishing a drink.
Nuquer turned to leave but something caught her eye, was Elrond's hair darker today? No, couldn't be.
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Nuquer wondered on down the halls and finally spotted Maik and Ven in the garden.
"Hey you guys." Nuquer greeted the two and joined them.
"It's about time you got up." Maik joked and moved over so Nuquer could sit next to her.
"I fell asleep outside last night, it was strange." Nuquer leaned on Maik's shoulder to see what she was reading.
"You are so weird sometimes." Maik smiled, "How did things go with Legolas last night?" Maik asked excitedly.
"It was ok, he walked me back to my room and I think we were about to kiss when Waenmetiel came along and ruined the moment." Nuquer recalled the evening, for some strange reason it didn't quite seem to magical today.
"That's a bugger!" Ven commented.
"That would have been your first kiss huh?" Maik asked.
"Ever, not just with Legolas." Nuquer admitted.
"Really? You're first kiss?!" Ven couldn't believe her ears, the way that Nuquer acted she would have thought that Nuquer had had her first kiss long ago.
"Yeah, yeah." Nuquer smiled shyly back.
"Nuquer!" Legolas called as he came into the garden. "Where have you been all morning?" He squished onto the bench that Nuquer and Maik were sharing.
"I fell asleep outside last night." Nuquer replied.
"Darn, I should have taken a midnight stroll last night." Legolas joked and put his arm around Nuquer.
Nuquer missed the usual warm feeling that usually accompanied Legolas's embrace.
"I guess." Nuquer replied half-heartedly.
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Waenmetiel leaned over Nuquer and a devious smile grew across her face. This was to easy. Waenmetiel recalled the first curse she ever learned, one that she had laughed at and called petty, finally it was proving its worth.
Waenmetiel closed her eyes and whispered the words that would put Nuquer under its spell.
~
The sun rose bright and early as usual and Nuquer found herself lying her chair outside. She couldn't believe that she had fallen asleep outside. She brushed a small flower that had somehow fallen perch on her stomach during the night and went back into her room.
~
"Father, can we please practice our archery today?" Elladan pleaded with his father.
"Elladan, I know you are bored but I don't want any of you straying to far from the house, we don't know if those men could come back." Elrond sighed and looked at the six eyes that begged with him.
"We'll stay close to the house!" Elrohir compromised.
"Um, last time you practiced archery around the house you almost shot Glorfindel." Elrond remembered.
"We were much younger then!" Elladan said defensively.
"Fine." Elrond agreed and shook his head.
The three boys took off to get their bows and headed to the clearing next to the house.
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Maik and Ven had risen early in the morning and went to the gardens to read in peace away from the hustle and bustle around the house.
~
Nuquer wondered along the halls alone looking for sign of someone.
Nuquer peeked her head into the dining area to see no one but Elrond siting by himself reading over a few papers and finishing a drink.
Nuquer turned to leave but something caught her eye, was Elrond's hair darker today? No, couldn't be.
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Nuquer wondered on down the halls and finally spotted Maik and Ven in the garden.
"Hey you guys." Nuquer greeted the two and joined them.
"It's about time you got up." Maik joked and moved over so Nuquer could sit next to her.
"I fell asleep outside last night, it was strange." Nuquer leaned on Maik's shoulder to see what she was reading.
"You are so weird sometimes." Maik smiled, "How did things go with Legolas last night?" Maik asked excitedly.
"It was ok, he walked me back to my room and I think we were about to kiss when Waenmetiel came along and ruined the moment." Nuquer recalled the evening, for some strange reason it didn't quite seem to magical today.
"That's a bugger!" Ven commented.
"That would have been your first kiss huh?" Maik asked.
"Ever, not just with Legolas." Nuquer admitted.
"Really? You're first kiss?!" Ven couldn't believe her ears, the way that Nuquer acted she would have thought that Nuquer had had her first kiss long ago.
"Yeah, yeah." Nuquer smiled shyly back.
"Nuquer!" Legolas called as he came into the garden. "Where have you been all morning?" He squished onto the bench that Nuquer and Maik were sharing.
"I fell asleep outside last night." Nuquer replied.
"Darn, I should have taken a midnight stroll last night." Legolas joked and put his arm around Nuquer.
Nuquer missed the usual warm feeling that usually accompanied Legolas's embrace.
"I guess." Nuquer replied half-heartedly.
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