Song For Nought
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Melde returned to her spot on the bed and Maik continued.
"Do you guys think Waenmetiel could have anything to do with Nuquer's behavior?" Maik asked. The other elves fell silent thinking about that prospect.
"What exactly do you mean?" Melde asked uncertainly.
"Well, maybe Waenmetiel talked Nuquer about Legolas and maybe something about not to like him anymore. I could have sworn I saw her looking at Legolas earlier today." Maik said excitedly.
"Oh, my Valar! You're right! I though I was imagining things when I saw that!" Ven exclaimed.
"I bet that's what it is!" Maik stood up and began to pace. The ideas and thoughts were forming so fast in her mind she couldn't keep them straight.
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Waenmetiel sat in her room thinking of ways to rid herself of Melde.
That elf will be the ruin of my plan! I can't put her under a spell though, I'm not powerful enough. I'll have to do something else.
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The six elves stayed in Melde's room coming up with ideas and plans late into the night. Until Vebor came and very curtly escorting Elladan, Elrohir, and Legolas back to their rooms, mumbling something about rogue elves and how they should stay put in their own rooms and not make him go out at all hours of the night looking for them.
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At breakfast the next morning Nuquer slowly entered the dining area looking around for Melde. She was no where in sight so she headed over to Maik praying she wouldn't ask questions.
"Good morning, Nuquer!" Maik was about to say she was glad to see her but a look from Elrohir warned her to not say anything.
"Morning." Nuquer replied quietly avoiding eye contact with Legolas at all costs.
"Where's Melde?" Nuquer asked trying to keep her conversation with Maik up so no one else would have a chance to say anything.
"She should be here soon." Maik replied with a smile and a look to Legolas telling him not to say anything and let things go.
Legolas shifted uncomfortably in his chair, wanting nothing more than to take Nuquer into his arms and never let her go. The thing he most wanted was sitting across the table from him and he could do nothing to bring her to him. He lowered his eyes and concentrated on his plate the rest of the morning.
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Melde woke up late after her ride yesterday and the long night. She remembered she was supposed to meet Nuquer at breakfast and hurried to get ready. She rushed down the hall pulling her hair up when she rounded a corner and something crashed into her head sending her sprawling back onto the hard floor and the world went spinning around her. Melde grabbed onto to something soft nearby her to try and pull herself to her feet but another blow to the head sent her flying back to the floor and she blinked but the world wouldn't come into focus. She felt herself being pulled down the hall and once again reached for the soft thing that lay just behind her. She gripped tightly and heard a faint ripping sound and she closed her eyes from the intense pounding in her head.
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"Where is that girl?" Nuquer asked just as the group finished breakfast. Nuquer stood and went to go find her friend before Legolas had a chance to say anything to her.
"See you at the pond later?" Maik asked as Nuquer started walking off.
"I'm not sure, maybe." Nuquer didn't really want to be around Legolas but knew Maik might say something if she refused.
"All right." Maik nodded, understanding.
Nuquer walked towards the hall Melde's room was on. She noticed one of the large draperies hanging from a nearby window had been ripped down.
Nuquer picked up the drape and decided to give to one of the maids to fix.
"Nuquer?" A voice called to Nuquer.
Nuquer spun around still holding the torn drape.
"What happened?" It was Elrond, he stood looking from the drape to Nuquer.
"I just found this on the floor. I was going to give it to a maid to fix." Nuquer explained knowing she looked a little out of place holding the torn cloth.
"How'd it happen?" Elrond asked looking up at the remains on the window.
"I'm not sure." Nuquer shrugged.
"Thank you for picking it up. Have you seen Melde, I wanted to ask her how her family was doing?" Elrond asked.
"I was just on my way to get her." Nuquer said with a small frown.
"When you find her tell her I want to speak with her please." Elrond smiled and walked away.
"Ok, I will." Nuquer said to herself as he vanished down the corridor.
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Melde returned to her spot on the bed and Maik continued.
"Do you guys think Waenmetiel could have anything to do with Nuquer's behavior?" Maik asked. The other elves fell silent thinking about that prospect.
"What exactly do you mean?" Melde asked uncertainly.
"Well, maybe Waenmetiel talked Nuquer about Legolas and maybe something about not to like him anymore. I could have sworn I saw her looking at Legolas earlier today." Maik said excitedly.
"Oh, my Valar! You're right! I though I was imagining things when I saw that!" Ven exclaimed.
"I bet that's what it is!" Maik stood up and began to pace. The ideas and thoughts were forming so fast in her mind she couldn't keep them straight.
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Waenmetiel sat in her room thinking of ways to rid herself of Melde.
That elf will be the ruin of my plan! I can't put her under a spell though, I'm not powerful enough. I'll have to do something else.
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The six elves stayed in Melde's room coming up with ideas and plans late into the night. Until Vebor came and very curtly escorting Elladan, Elrohir, and Legolas back to their rooms, mumbling something about rogue elves and how they should stay put in their own rooms and not make him go out at all hours of the night looking for them.
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At breakfast the next morning Nuquer slowly entered the dining area looking around for Melde. She was no where in sight so she headed over to Maik praying she wouldn't ask questions.
"Good morning, Nuquer!" Maik was about to say she was glad to see her but a look from Elrohir warned her to not say anything.
"Morning." Nuquer replied quietly avoiding eye contact with Legolas at all costs.
"Where's Melde?" Nuquer asked trying to keep her conversation with Maik up so no one else would have a chance to say anything.
"She should be here soon." Maik replied with a smile and a look to Legolas telling him not to say anything and let things go.
Legolas shifted uncomfortably in his chair, wanting nothing more than to take Nuquer into his arms and never let her go. The thing he most wanted was sitting across the table from him and he could do nothing to bring her to him. He lowered his eyes and concentrated on his plate the rest of the morning.
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Melde woke up late after her ride yesterday and the long night. She remembered she was supposed to meet Nuquer at breakfast and hurried to get ready. She rushed down the hall pulling her hair up when she rounded a corner and something crashed into her head sending her sprawling back onto the hard floor and the world went spinning around her. Melde grabbed onto to something soft nearby her to try and pull herself to her feet but another blow to the head sent her flying back to the floor and she blinked but the world wouldn't come into focus. She felt herself being pulled down the hall and once again reached for the soft thing that lay just behind her. She gripped tightly and heard a faint ripping sound and she closed her eyes from the intense pounding in her head.
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"Where is that girl?" Nuquer asked just as the group finished breakfast. Nuquer stood and went to go find her friend before Legolas had a chance to say anything to her.
"See you at the pond later?" Maik asked as Nuquer started walking off.
"I'm not sure, maybe." Nuquer didn't really want to be around Legolas but knew Maik might say something if she refused.
"All right." Maik nodded, understanding.
Nuquer walked towards the hall Melde's room was on. She noticed one of the large draperies hanging from a nearby window had been ripped down.
Nuquer picked up the drape and decided to give to one of the maids to fix.
"Nuquer?" A voice called to Nuquer.
Nuquer spun around still holding the torn drape.
"What happened?" It was Elrond, he stood looking from the drape to Nuquer.
"I just found this on the floor. I was going to give it to a maid to fix." Nuquer explained knowing she looked a little out of place holding the torn cloth.
"How'd it happen?" Elrond asked looking up at the remains on the window.
"I'm not sure." Nuquer shrugged.
"Thank you for picking it up. Have you seen Melde, I wanted to ask her how her family was doing?" Elrond asked.
"I was just on my way to get her." Nuquer said with a small frown.
"When you find her tell her I want to speak with her please." Elrond smiled and walked away.
"Ok, I will." Nuquer said to herself as he vanished down the corridor.
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