Promise You'll Never Leave Me
Chapter 3 Homeward Bound
After about a half an hour Lostlondiel parted from Legolas. She still had tears streaming down her face but she held her head high and stared at the horizon. Legolas broke the silence by saying, "Would you like to continue your journey or would you like me to ride with you back to your home?"
"No." she stated flatly "I won't go back home, and I can't go to Helm's Deep now. Could I maybe come and stay in Mirkwood until I am ready to go on?"
"Of course you can milady. And when I return to Rohan you may come with me so that you will be sure not to get lost." He answered. The two elves mounted their horses and started the short journey to Mirkwood.
When they reached the outskirts of Mirkwood they were met by a very unwelcome sight. "Well if it's not the prince himself, back so soon from the fellowship Legolas? What happened, did Elrond change his mind because he knew you couldn't handle it?" a tall elf with sandy blonde hair was standing there glaring at Legolas.
"Hello Eneldaion. What brings you to the boarders of Mirkwood, I thought you were a cook" Legolas said coolly. The two elves stared at each other with such hatred the whole forest was quiet. It seamed as if all the birds, and animals knew of the hatred and had fled in fear of it. Lostlondiel stood behind Legolas peering over his shoulder because she was slightly short for an elf.
Eneldaion broke the silence, " The king has promoted me because of me notable success."
"To what? Official tyrant!" Legolas mumbled under his breathe so only Lostlondiel could hear it. She tried to stifle a giggle but Eneldaion heard her.
"And who is this lovely maiden?" he said, his tone changing completely from hater to charmer.
"I am Lostlondiel, daughter of Haldir." She said firmly.
"Well, why would the daughter of Haldir be caught with this. elf?
"This is no common elf like yourself, this is the prince of Mirkwood, Legolas Greenleaf. And you would do well to show him your respect." She snapped. "Now can we go Legolas, I'm very tired?" and she started to walk off.
"I will accompany you milady." Eneldaion started as he grabbed her arm.
"You can try!" she yelled as she turned and punching him in the stomach and knocking him on his ass.
"Whoa!" Legolas started at him, then stopped " Well, well, well, you still have the strength of the common cook that I remember." The two elves walked of towards the palace.
"Who was that? He was very rude to you." Lostlondiel commented
"He is my cousin, Eneldaion son of Ermacilion, my mother's brother. We have been rivals since we were children. My mother and his mother grew up and disliked each other and I guess the resent has grown stronger through the generations. Mother was furious when she heard that her brother would be marrying her." He paused "I'm sorry for the way I acted and for the was he acted, we have always been like that. I really am not a mean person, I just can't pass up a chance to get back at him for what he did to me and my family."
"What did he do that was so terrible?" she asked him concerned.
"Well it really is not what he did to me, but my sister, Vorchilien." He seamed as this really hurt him to talk about it but he went on, "They were together for many years, he was going to marry her and she was carrying his child. Then one night before the wedding I caught him with another elf, Amanalphwen. They had been having an affair for two years and were planning on spoiling the wedding the next day, it was also only two days before I left so I was not able to stay and comfort her and help take care of her baby."
Lostlondiel was very moved by how much he cared for his sister and his family. "That is so sad." She said "How was she when you left and when will she have the baby?"
"She wasn't doing to well when I left and she would have had her baby now." He said as the reached the palace doors. "Well here we are, I want to be the first to welcome you to my home!" Lostlondiel smiled and they went inside.
Chapter 3 Homeward Bound
After about a half an hour Lostlondiel parted from Legolas. She still had tears streaming down her face but she held her head high and stared at the horizon. Legolas broke the silence by saying, "Would you like to continue your journey or would you like me to ride with you back to your home?"
"No." she stated flatly "I won't go back home, and I can't go to Helm's Deep now. Could I maybe come and stay in Mirkwood until I am ready to go on?"
"Of course you can milady. And when I return to Rohan you may come with me so that you will be sure not to get lost." He answered. The two elves mounted their horses and started the short journey to Mirkwood.
When they reached the outskirts of Mirkwood they were met by a very unwelcome sight. "Well if it's not the prince himself, back so soon from the fellowship Legolas? What happened, did Elrond change his mind because he knew you couldn't handle it?" a tall elf with sandy blonde hair was standing there glaring at Legolas.
"Hello Eneldaion. What brings you to the boarders of Mirkwood, I thought you were a cook" Legolas said coolly. The two elves stared at each other with such hatred the whole forest was quiet. It seamed as if all the birds, and animals knew of the hatred and had fled in fear of it. Lostlondiel stood behind Legolas peering over his shoulder because she was slightly short for an elf.
Eneldaion broke the silence, " The king has promoted me because of me notable success."
"To what? Official tyrant!" Legolas mumbled under his breathe so only Lostlondiel could hear it. She tried to stifle a giggle but Eneldaion heard her.
"And who is this lovely maiden?" he said, his tone changing completely from hater to charmer.
"I am Lostlondiel, daughter of Haldir." She said firmly.
"Well, why would the daughter of Haldir be caught with this. elf?
"This is no common elf like yourself, this is the prince of Mirkwood, Legolas Greenleaf. And you would do well to show him your respect." She snapped. "Now can we go Legolas, I'm very tired?" and she started to walk off.
"I will accompany you milady." Eneldaion started as he grabbed her arm.
"You can try!" she yelled as she turned and punching him in the stomach and knocking him on his ass.
"Whoa!" Legolas started at him, then stopped " Well, well, well, you still have the strength of the common cook that I remember." The two elves walked of towards the palace.
"Who was that? He was very rude to you." Lostlondiel commented
"He is my cousin, Eneldaion son of Ermacilion, my mother's brother. We have been rivals since we were children. My mother and his mother grew up and disliked each other and I guess the resent has grown stronger through the generations. Mother was furious when she heard that her brother would be marrying her." He paused "I'm sorry for the way I acted and for the was he acted, we have always been like that. I really am not a mean person, I just can't pass up a chance to get back at him for what he did to me and my family."
"What did he do that was so terrible?" she asked him concerned.
"Well it really is not what he did to me, but my sister, Vorchilien." He seamed as this really hurt him to talk about it but he went on, "They were together for many years, he was going to marry her and she was carrying his child. Then one night before the wedding I caught him with another elf, Amanalphwen. They had been having an affair for two years and were planning on spoiling the wedding the next day, it was also only two days before I left so I was not able to stay and comfort her and help take care of her baby."
Lostlondiel was very moved by how much he cared for his sister and his family. "That is so sad." She said "How was she when you left and when will she have the baby?"
"She wasn't doing to well when I left and she would have had her baby now." He said as the reached the palace doors. "Well here we are, I want to be the first to welcome you to my home!" Lostlondiel smiled and they went inside.