Whoops. Sorry for not updating so long, I totally forgot. Anyway, check out
my new fic: Eyes of Eternity. Pls R&R, I only got 2 reviews for the first
chapter!
Not like I'm getting plenty for this one. :(
Oh, and this story is after the Ring. Soz for not telling you before.
Oh, and another thing. The geography in this chapter is all from the maps
at the back of my LOTR paperback.
Disclaimer: I don't and probably will never own LOTR or any of its characters. Who do I own completely? Niki and Dusty, Legolas' horse form. Thowra and Kunama are from a book called "The Silver Brumby" by Elyne Mitchell, but in this fic they are not exactly like the originals. Lighting belongs to T.Y. (Yes, the people who make beanie babies!) Oooo. The Lothlorien elves are mine! I just noticed. Ok, now I'm done and you can read my ficcy! Just wanted to get that straight once and for all.
THE ROYAL STABLES: CHAPTER 8 (yay!)
Lightning could not possibly be brought back, so the only option Legolas could see was too bring him along. This was not very safe, but Niki was keeping an eye on him all the time, and when she wasn't, Legolas was.
As they traveled through the forest, Legolas began, for the first time, to think of the journey to Rivendell.
His plan was to consult Elrond, or possibly Gandalf. The route he had sketchily thought of was to go over the mountains, but with Lightning that had to be ruled out.
Moria? No, They would definitely get lost. And, even if he could remember the route he had taken with the fellowship, the whole thing was probably caved in or something. He shuddered at the memory of the Balrog.
The only way left was through the Gap of Rohan. That meant passing by Dol Guldur, inhibited by a score of orcs. And keeping in mind that it was a terribly long and tedious U-turn around the Misty Mountains.
He was trying to figure out where he was, when coincidentally they stumbled onto a wide path, more like a road.
"Old Forest Road?!" Exclaimed Niki.
And she had a reason to be shocked, thought Legolas. This was totally unexpected. They had, somehow, passed the Mountains of Mirkwood during their trek. Well, he thought, at least we can be sure of our direction now. If I am not wrong, we go south. That will take us past Dol Guldur and through to the fields of Rohan.
With newfound confidence, the dust-colored horse trotted across the road.
He heard Niki hiss for him to stop, but too late, for he had already seen the slightly over two dozen elves heading his way. He froze.
The elves stopped and looked at the horse in surprise. They could see no mark on him that suggested he was a tame horse, for Legolas wore neither bridle nor saddle. Yet it was very uncommon to see a wild horse in the forests of Mirkwood.
One of the elves approached him, and Legolas once again felt Arrow stir deep inside him, urging him to flee. He stiffened.
The elf slowly reached for his belt, and Legolas saw a coil of rope there. For a moment he smiled inwardly, for this was rope made in Lothlorien, the rope Sam had liked so much. Then he realized what the rope meant.
He was about to run when Niki shouted out of the bushes.
"Dusty! Dusty where are you?" She crashed through the bushes as if she had just arrived.
The elf jerked back and looked at Niki, surprised that an elven maiden was to be found so far from any settlement.
"Oh. Hello." Niki feinted. "I see you have found Dusty, my horse." She smiled at the elves sweetly. As when she had greeted his father all those days ago, she once again sounded like a Lady, not the stable girl he was so used to.
"Oh. Greetings, Lady." The elf replied, still surprised by Niki's appearance. His voice has a Lothlorien twinge to it, noted Legolas.
"I shall leave now, if you do not mind. I have somewhere to be at the moment," stated Niki, adding a tone, however gentle, to her voice, which accepted no other options from the elves.
She leaped onto Legolas' back and motioned for Lightning to follow her as she rode through the bushes on the other side of the road. Legolas could feel the elves' amused stares. What a silly threesome we must look, he thought. A stallion, a foal and a maiden in the middle of the expansive forest. At least the elves did not pursue the matter further.
Yet, what were two-dozen elves of the golden wood doing in Mirkwood?
So they continued on through the forest for another day. Shadows lengthened about them and the forest was still. Hardly any animals dared go near Dol Guldur. Lightning was fidgeting and constantly hungry, and even Legolas could not stay still. Niki too was restless.
The hem of Niki's green riding-dress was constantly getting snagged on bushes and branches and was always slowing them down. Finally, in a fit of anger, she grabbed a dagger and cut the whole thing up to her knees. In ways it was a smart move, but it would leave her legs exposed. The weather was far from warm.
Noticing his stare, she remarked "I have something else in my bag, but I'll get it out some other time. This will do fine for a while.
They found a spot close to East Bight (AN: I have no idea what that is.) and curled down there. The silence made Legolas and Lightning uneasy but their weariness soon took over and they left Niki to guard for a while. Legolas trusted her to wake him up for the second guard later.
Just before he fell asleep, Legolas realized how silly it was to make a horse stand guard.
END OF CHAPTER 8
Wheeeee! And don't forget to REVIEW if you care! And DO check out my other ficcy. Please?
-Chaveline
Disclaimer: I don't and probably will never own LOTR or any of its characters. Who do I own completely? Niki and Dusty, Legolas' horse form. Thowra and Kunama are from a book called "The Silver Brumby" by Elyne Mitchell, but in this fic they are not exactly like the originals. Lighting belongs to T.Y. (Yes, the people who make beanie babies!) Oooo. The Lothlorien elves are mine! I just noticed. Ok, now I'm done and you can read my ficcy! Just wanted to get that straight once and for all.
THE ROYAL STABLES: CHAPTER 8 (yay!)
Lightning could not possibly be brought back, so the only option Legolas could see was too bring him along. This was not very safe, but Niki was keeping an eye on him all the time, and when she wasn't, Legolas was.
As they traveled through the forest, Legolas began, for the first time, to think of the journey to Rivendell.
His plan was to consult Elrond, or possibly Gandalf. The route he had sketchily thought of was to go over the mountains, but with Lightning that had to be ruled out.
Moria? No, They would definitely get lost. And, even if he could remember the route he had taken with the fellowship, the whole thing was probably caved in or something. He shuddered at the memory of the Balrog.
The only way left was through the Gap of Rohan. That meant passing by Dol Guldur, inhibited by a score of orcs. And keeping in mind that it was a terribly long and tedious U-turn around the Misty Mountains.
He was trying to figure out where he was, when coincidentally they stumbled onto a wide path, more like a road.
"Old Forest Road?!" Exclaimed Niki.
And she had a reason to be shocked, thought Legolas. This was totally unexpected. They had, somehow, passed the Mountains of Mirkwood during their trek. Well, he thought, at least we can be sure of our direction now. If I am not wrong, we go south. That will take us past Dol Guldur and through to the fields of Rohan.
With newfound confidence, the dust-colored horse trotted across the road.
He heard Niki hiss for him to stop, but too late, for he had already seen the slightly over two dozen elves heading his way. He froze.
The elves stopped and looked at the horse in surprise. They could see no mark on him that suggested he was a tame horse, for Legolas wore neither bridle nor saddle. Yet it was very uncommon to see a wild horse in the forests of Mirkwood.
One of the elves approached him, and Legolas once again felt Arrow stir deep inside him, urging him to flee. He stiffened.
The elf slowly reached for his belt, and Legolas saw a coil of rope there. For a moment he smiled inwardly, for this was rope made in Lothlorien, the rope Sam had liked so much. Then he realized what the rope meant.
He was about to run when Niki shouted out of the bushes.
"Dusty! Dusty where are you?" She crashed through the bushes as if she had just arrived.
The elf jerked back and looked at Niki, surprised that an elven maiden was to be found so far from any settlement.
"Oh. Hello." Niki feinted. "I see you have found Dusty, my horse." She smiled at the elves sweetly. As when she had greeted his father all those days ago, she once again sounded like a Lady, not the stable girl he was so used to.
"Oh. Greetings, Lady." The elf replied, still surprised by Niki's appearance. His voice has a Lothlorien twinge to it, noted Legolas.
"I shall leave now, if you do not mind. I have somewhere to be at the moment," stated Niki, adding a tone, however gentle, to her voice, which accepted no other options from the elves.
She leaped onto Legolas' back and motioned for Lightning to follow her as she rode through the bushes on the other side of the road. Legolas could feel the elves' amused stares. What a silly threesome we must look, he thought. A stallion, a foal and a maiden in the middle of the expansive forest. At least the elves did not pursue the matter further.
Yet, what were two-dozen elves of the golden wood doing in Mirkwood?
So they continued on through the forest for another day. Shadows lengthened about them and the forest was still. Hardly any animals dared go near Dol Guldur. Lightning was fidgeting and constantly hungry, and even Legolas could not stay still. Niki too was restless.
The hem of Niki's green riding-dress was constantly getting snagged on bushes and branches and was always slowing them down. Finally, in a fit of anger, she grabbed a dagger and cut the whole thing up to her knees. In ways it was a smart move, but it would leave her legs exposed. The weather was far from warm.
Noticing his stare, she remarked "I have something else in my bag, but I'll get it out some other time. This will do fine for a while.
They found a spot close to East Bight (AN: I have no idea what that is.) and curled down there. The silence made Legolas and Lightning uneasy but their weariness soon took over and they left Niki to guard for a while. Legolas trusted her to wake him up for the second guard later.
Just before he fell asleep, Legolas realized how silly it was to make a horse stand guard.
END OF CHAPTER 8
Wheeeee! And don't forget to REVIEW if you care! And DO check out my other ficcy. Please?
-Chaveline
