Song For Nought
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Legolas was quite taken back by Nuquer's demurred behavior.
"Are you feeling alright?" Legolas ventured to ask.
"Fine." Nuquer said a bit curtly and promptly removed herself from Legolas's embrace.
She stood and walked off.
Legolas's face fell into a frown and he watched her walk off.
"Legolas, she's tired. I'm sure that's all." Maik said quietly catching Legolas's downhearted look.
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Waenmetiel sat in her room brushing out her long locks of golden hair smiling wryly to herself at her wonderful achievements.
She finished with her hair and turned to find the prince who had helpfully by now noticed Nuquer's strange attitude.
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Legolas was wondering the halls of the Last Homely House when Waenmetiel happened upon him.
"Good day Legolas, how are you feeling?" Waenmetiel looked into Legolas's eyes for the answer.
"I'm fine." Legolas's eyes told another story though, he had noticed Nuquer's attitude.
Waenmetiel frowned at the prince.
"Come now, you can't really expect me to believe that? Tell me what bothers you so." Waenmetiel urged gently.
"Well," Legolas paused for a moment then decided he'd tell, "My.friend, Nuquer acted very strange this morning. She as very, I don't know, unfriendly. We haven't been friends long but we are very close now, you get what I mean?" Legolas looked up at Waenmetiel who as if on cue, smiled back at him her understanding.
"Well, she seems distant. Almost like she doesn't want me to be her.um.'special friend', if you will, anymore." Legolas knew this sounded silly but he had never known Nuquer to be short with him without reason.
"Sometimes females are fickle beings. Never knowing quite what we want, or who we want. We make decisions about the person that we want to be with and then suddenly decide it wasn't right. Give it some time. If she comes back you know she's a good one." Waenmetiel stated her words decisively.
"I hope she was just having a bad morning. Although she had seemed perfectly fine with Maik and Ven before we came." Legolas looked completely and utterly downcast.
Waenmetiel put a loving hand on his shoulder and left him be. She walked away smiling to herself.
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Nuquer wondered into Elrond's favorite garden where Elrond was admiring his flowers.
"Oh, Nuquer. How are you this lovely morning?" Elrond turned and greeted her.
"Not so well I'm afraid." Nuquer frowned and looked down at the flowers as well.
"What is ailing you young one?" Elrond asked politely.
"My feelings. I had thought that Legolas and I had something special but just this morning my feelings for him changed." Nuquer dared to say.
"Was it something that he did?" Elrond asked quietly.
"No, he has done nothing but be perfectly understanding!" Nuquer looked positively perplexed.
"Well, things change and sometimes our hearts play dirty tricks on us. In time you will work this out." Elrond gave his advice and let her in peace.
At any other moment Nuquer would have taken these words a positive encouragement, but this time Nuquer was feeling unusually negative and thought that maybe she and Legolas weren't mean to be.
Nuquer frowned even more and walked back to her room.
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Legolas finally came to a conclusion in his thoughts and went to find Nuquer.
Waenmetiel caught him just as he rounded the corner towards Nuquer's room.
"Where are you going young prince?" Waenmetiel inquired.
"I must talk to Nuquer, I cannot let this happen to us. I care to much for her." Legolas declared.
Waenmetiel felt a weight inside of her.
"Are you sure you don't wish to give her some time to come to her senses?" Waenmetiel stepped in front of Legolas blocking his path.
"I need to talk to her now." Legolas replied.
Waenmetiel frowned slightly and stepped out of his way. She waited until he was a way off down the hall before chanting the words of a further curse upon poor Nuquer.
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Legolas was quite taken back by Nuquer's demurred behavior.
"Are you feeling alright?" Legolas ventured to ask.
"Fine." Nuquer said a bit curtly and promptly removed herself from Legolas's embrace.
She stood and walked off.
Legolas's face fell into a frown and he watched her walk off.
"Legolas, she's tired. I'm sure that's all." Maik said quietly catching Legolas's downhearted look.
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Waenmetiel sat in her room brushing out her long locks of golden hair smiling wryly to herself at her wonderful achievements.
She finished with her hair and turned to find the prince who had helpfully by now noticed Nuquer's strange attitude.
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Legolas was wondering the halls of the Last Homely House when Waenmetiel happened upon him.
"Good day Legolas, how are you feeling?" Waenmetiel looked into Legolas's eyes for the answer.
"I'm fine." Legolas's eyes told another story though, he had noticed Nuquer's attitude.
Waenmetiel frowned at the prince.
"Come now, you can't really expect me to believe that? Tell me what bothers you so." Waenmetiel urged gently.
"Well," Legolas paused for a moment then decided he'd tell, "My.friend, Nuquer acted very strange this morning. She as very, I don't know, unfriendly. We haven't been friends long but we are very close now, you get what I mean?" Legolas looked up at Waenmetiel who as if on cue, smiled back at him her understanding.
"Well, she seems distant. Almost like she doesn't want me to be her.um.'special friend', if you will, anymore." Legolas knew this sounded silly but he had never known Nuquer to be short with him without reason.
"Sometimes females are fickle beings. Never knowing quite what we want, or who we want. We make decisions about the person that we want to be with and then suddenly decide it wasn't right. Give it some time. If she comes back you know she's a good one." Waenmetiel stated her words decisively.
"I hope she was just having a bad morning. Although she had seemed perfectly fine with Maik and Ven before we came." Legolas looked completely and utterly downcast.
Waenmetiel put a loving hand on his shoulder and left him be. She walked away smiling to herself.
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Nuquer wondered into Elrond's favorite garden where Elrond was admiring his flowers.
"Oh, Nuquer. How are you this lovely morning?" Elrond turned and greeted her.
"Not so well I'm afraid." Nuquer frowned and looked down at the flowers as well.
"What is ailing you young one?" Elrond asked politely.
"My feelings. I had thought that Legolas and I had something special but just this morning my feelings for him changed." Nuquer dared to say.
"Was it something that he did?" Elrond asked quietly.
"No, he has done nothing but be perfectly understanding!" Nuquer looked positively perplexed.
"Well, things change and sometimes our hearts play dirty tricks on us. In time you will work this out." Elrond gave his advice and let her in peace.
At any other moment Nuquer would have taken these words a positive encouragement, but this time Nuquer was feeling unusually negative and thought that maybe she and Legolas weren't mean to be.
Nuquer frowned even more and walked back to her room.
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Legolas finally came to a conclusion in his thoughts and went to find Nuquer.
Waenmetiel caught him just as he rounded the corner towards Nuquer's room.
"Where are you going young prince?" Waenmetiel inquired.
"I must talk to Nuquer, I cannot let this happen to us. I care to much for her." Legolas declared.
Waenmetiel felt a weight inside of her.
"Are you sure you don't wish to give her some time to come to her senses?" Waenmetiel stepped in front of Legolas blocking his path.
"I need to talk to her now." Legolas replied.
Waenmetiel frowned slightly and stepped out of his way. She waited until he was a way off down the hall before chanting the words of a further curse upon poor Nuquer.
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