Disclaimer: The only characters I know are the original ones.
Chapter Two
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It seemed like decades ticked by before again, he spoke.
"Well, dinaerea, it seems that I will forever be forced to not know the name of my attacker. For one who made such fierce claims before, you seem suddenly very meek."
He was mocking her! That much was clear… first not stating his name, which could have saved her from this horrid situation, now he was mocking her? She had taken enough.
"For a prince famed for his fighting skills, you almost got yourself beheaded by a 'simple' royal guard… and I may be silent, but it is for shock that an elf with a rank such as yours enjoys playing games with those fighting to protect those of his kind!"
His cerulean blue eyes flickered, but for embarrassment at being discovered in trickery or in anger at the insolence of the young maid before him Fiothiel did not know.
"You saw I was an elf, did you not? Why on earth would you attack an elf? And I do believe I have introduced myself, and it was not known to me that Royal Guards addressed royalty this way, much less female guards!"
Fiothiel's mouth fell open, and she knew at once she had overstepped her boundaries. At the expense of her pride, she spoke:
"Royalty, Prince Legolas, arrive with an escort to avoid attackers, or even worse, 'careless' guards. You chose to arrive alone, I see. What are you trying to prove?"
He drew himself up taller, in fury at the defensiveness of this Guard, from the looks of her, not even 2000 years old! How dare she speak to him like this when he had traveled so far? He checked his anger, and spoke, coldly.
" This debate can be settled later, milady. I believe you should show me to the palace now, unless you wish to further abandon your duties…"
Fiothiel chose to keep quiet, turned on her heel, and showed him to where her horse was tied, and in an awkward silence they rode back to the castle, both stiff and silent.
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