Chapter 8

Keladry woke up to a throbbing headache and the scratchy sounds of Uruk-hai talking. Her predicament came flooding back to her as she realized where she was. She was, in fact, chained to a cross. On the cross next to her was a pale looking Lalaith.

'Nice. I should have known that she would sabotage the mission. I wouldn't have gotten caught if I hadn't been looking for her.' Keladry was completely disgusted with herself for letting a no-account Elf get in the way of her job.

Her train of thought was completely thrown of when she saw Legolas ride into the clearing. Behind him was Gandalf and Thranduil. Keladry was on the verge of tears now. Just what she needed, her teacher, the man she loved, and his father to come ridding in on the biggest embarrassment of her life.

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Legolas couldn't believe his eyes. A proud Keladry and a wounded Lalaith met his eyes as he gazed across the clearing. 'They are the hostages. I need to choose between them. Can I do that?'

Keladry held her head straight up as a Uruk-hai shook Lalaith awake.

"Legolas!" Lalaith cried, making Keladry roll her eyes.

'Lalaith is so pitiful. If she had just listened to Thranduil, she wouldn't be here. Too bad for her that she didn't.'

"So, Legolas. You are faced with the ultimate choice. Yu can chose the woman that you say you love, whom your father doesn't approve of, or you can chose the woman that loves you more than words can express." Keladry smirked at the irony of it all.

"Son. You must know this before you make your choice. The marriage that I have arranged for you? It is Lady Keladry that was to be your wife." Thranduil whispered urgently in Legolas's ear.

"Father! Why are you telling my this now?" Legolas hissed back.

"Legolas. Follow your heart. Ignore all of the other pressures and weigh each woman's worth on a heartless scale. Do what you think is right. However, I don't think that making an enemy of Galadriel." Gandalf advised.

"Legolas. Follow you heart to me. To me Legolas, to me!" Lalaith urged.

The only one that stayed quiet was Keladry. Wearing a face of indifference, she observed as her fate was decided by the man she had loved since the first day she laid eyes on him.

(Mwahahahahaha! I love cliffys. So, this is all I have had written and I want to take a survey. I want to know who thinks that Legolas should chose Lalaith and who thinks that Legolas should chose Keladry. Send you opinion in a review and I will write the ending accordingly. Thank you for your time!!)