@Miste-I must admit it, I have very VERY evil plans for the future. Even
worse then what's to come! hee hee hee!
@MorotheWolfGod-So sorry it took so long! All is explained just below!
Sorry it took so long to type up the next chapter guys, but I sprained my middle finger and my typing got a fumbled. (I know, worst excuse. too bad it actually happened!) Well, now I'm struggling to catch up so pretty pretty please forgive me! Also, rating has gone up for this chapter. Yes, this chapter is PG-13! Just to be safe, mind you! And now, on to what you've all been waiting for!
Chapter 14
Otrinity felt as though she was thrown out of her sleep. She was immediately on her feet, screams still echoing in her mind. Her vision swam before her eyes, mingled with images of blurred trees and the hollow eyes of strange men. A sudden madness and desperation filled her. She began kicking widely and shaking her head until the scenes had been flung from her sight. She stood there, panting madly.
They've taken Legolas.
*
The night was one of the most hellish in Legolas's life. More times then he could remember he had fallen off his horse. The men around him would kick and yell until he remounted himself. There were welts and scabs on his legs for reasons he couldn't recall. The men would flank both sides of him, not warning him about low branches that soon had him leaning downward for the whole ride. He recalled one point when a man used a dagger to force him back onto his clumsy steed. He wasn't entirely sure where it cut him, just that there was a burning pain in his back.
He didn't notice the trees growing thinner and thinner as they went on, and the streams grew wider. The moon was hidden for the whole ride, either by the trees or by the shadow of the Earth. The stars were dim and insects swarmed in their thin light.
When dawn came, they still didn't stop. They rode at a thundering gallop until they had come to a stream. One of the horses literally collapsed from exhaustion. Legolas pitied it when the men left it alone to drink and feed.
The sun was high and could be seen trough the thin trees. Legolas knew they were near the edge of Mirkwood, most likely to the southwest. The men shoved him off his horse and he groaned in pain when he head struck a rock. They dragged him in his bonds towards a tree where they tied him.
They forced some crumbly dry bread into his mouth and he spit it back out. He got a cuff over his head for that which knocked him out until their next stop when the horses were flagging.
They were near some falls now that lead down to the stream they had stopped by before. The cliff was perhaps just a small bit higher then Legolas's balcony. Legolas could see over it because they had placed him against a young tree that had it's roots tangling down the rocks.
That rest was much longer then the last. The horses were all tethered so they could reach a muddy pool as well as some green weeds. Fires were built and a lean-to was built against a thick tree. Legolas watched as they argued about something. Before it broke out into a major fistfight, one of the men just sighed and approached him. Legolas glared at him as he sat down in front of him. He didn't even wince when he pulled out a dagger.
After displaying how sharp the weapon was by chopping a thin branch right down the middle in one swipe with hardly any effort, he crawled closer to the elf prince, pointed the blade directly at his breast.
"Where's your pet?" he asked in a hissing voice. A wave of odor swept over the elf, but his set frown did not flicker. The man grinned, and quickly sliced open Legolas's shirt. Once again, he pressed the knife against his bare chest. "Tell me, elf." he said, a menacing grin growing wider with anticipation. Legolas simply shook his head slowly. The man's grin finally broke into a toothy smile as he held the knife in a threatening fist.
Legolas had to bite his tongue to keep from screaming from the loud pain that burst from his chest. He looked down once. He could see the dagger thrust in his stomach. He muffled whatever came out of his mouth when the man pulled it out once more. He could feel the warm liquid falling over his stomach and legs.
The man stood and gave Legolas a violent kick right where the new opening was. He struggled for breath when the wind left him. Tears of pain began to sting his eyes.
"Tell me!" said the man, giving Legolas another kick that landed on his cheekbone. Pain flared through Legolas's torso like a massive wave striking the once peaceful sands.
Don't tell them! Legolas thought widely. No, tell them. Once you do, it will all be over. I can't, Otrinity could die!
He fought with himself until a particularly hard blow struck him in his side and sent him wheeling around the tree.
"I won't tell you!" he screamed finally. The man suddenly growled with rage and sliced the blade down Legolas's exposed arm. "I won't!"
Legolas wasn't entirely sure what happened next, except that it wasn't him who had cut the bonds. A foot landed between his shoulder blades, thrusting him towards the edge of the cliff.
"Tell me, or your life ends here!" Legolas stared down and the current that would have swallowed him up in seconds. It rushed down the canyon in a swirl of white. "Tell me!" the man put both hands on Legolas's shoulders, ready to push him over.
Legolas had to force the words out. "No!"
He couldn't hear the cried of angry protest from the men over the roar of the falls as he fell over the cliff.
@MorotheWolfGod-So sorry it took so long! All is explained just below!
Sorry it took so long to type up the next chapter guys, but I sprained my middle finger and my typing got a fumbled. (I know, worst excuse. too bad it actually happened!) Well, now I'm struggling to catch up so pretty pretty please forgive me! Also, rating has gone up for this chapter. Yes, this chapter is PG-13! Just to be safe, mind you! And now, on to what you've all been waiting for!
Chapter 14
Otrinity felt as though she was thrown out of her sleep. She was immediately on her feet, screams still echoing in her mind. Her vision swam before her eyes, mingled with images of blurred trees and the hollow eyes of strange men. A sudden madness and desperation filled her. She began kicking widely and shaking her head until the scenes had been flung from her sight. She stood there, panting madly.
They've taken Legolas.
*
The night was one of the most hellish in Legolas's life. More times then he could remember he had fallen off his horse. The men around him would kick and yell until he remounted himself. There were welts and scabs on his legs for reasons he couldn't recall. The men would flank both sides of him, not warning him about low branches that soon had him leaning downward for the whole ride. He recalled one point when a man used a dagger to force him back onto his clumsy steed. He wasn't entirely sure where it cut him, just that there was a burning pain in his back.
He didn't notice the trees growing thinner and thinner as they went on, and the streams grew wider. The moon was hidden for the whole ride, either by the trees or by the shadow of the Earth. The stars were dim and insects swarmed in their thin light.
When dawn came, they still didn't stop. They rode at a thundering gallop until they had come to a stream. One of the horses literally collapsed from exhaustion. Legolas pitied it when the men left it alone to drink and feed.
The sun was high and could be seen trough the thin trees. Legolas knew they were near the edge of Mirkwood, most likely to the southwest. The men shoved him off his horse and he groaned in pain when he head struck a rock. They dragged him in his bonds towards a tree where they tied him.
They forced some crumbly dry bread into his mouth and he spit it back out. He got a cuff over his head for that which knocked him out until their next stop when the horses were flagging.
They were near some falls now that lead down to the stream they had stopped by before. The cliff was perhaps just a small bit higher then Legolas's balcony. Legolas could see over it because they had placed him against a young tree that had it's roots tangling down the rocks.
That rest was much longer then the last. The horses were all tethered so they could reach a muddy pool as well as some green weeds. Fires were built and a lean-to was built against a thick tree. Legolas watched as they argued about something. Before it broke out into a major fistfight, one of the men just sighed and approached him. Legolas glared at him as he sat down in front of him. He didn't even wince when he pulled out a dagger.
After displaying how sharp the weapon was by chopping a thin branch right down the middle in one swipe with hardly any effort, he crawled closer to the elf prince, pointed the blade directly at his breast.
"Where's your pet?" he asked in a hissing voice. A wave of odor swept over the elf, but his set frown did not flicker. The man grinned, and quickly sliced open Legolas's shirt. Once again, he pressed the knife against his bare chest. "Tell me, elf." he said, a menacing grin growing wider with anticipation. Legolas simply shook his head slowly. The man's grin finally broke into a toothy smile as he held the knife in a threatening fist.
Legolas had to bite his tongue to keep from screaming from the loud pain that burst from his chest. He looked down once. He could see the dagger thrust in his stomach. He muffled whatever came out of his mouth when the man pulled it out once more. He could feel the warm liquid falling over his stomach and legs.
The man stood and gave Legolas a violent kick right where the new opening was. He struggled for breath when the wind left him. Tears of pain began to sting his eyes.
"Tell me!" said the man, giving Legolas another kick that landed on his cheekbone. Pain flared through Legolas's torso like a massive wave striking the once peaceful sands.
Don't tell them! Legolas thought widely. No, tell them. Once you do, it will all be over. I can't, Otrinity could die!
He fought with himself until a particularly hard blow struck him in his side and sent him wheeling around the tree.
"I won't tell you!" he screamed finally. The man suddenly growled with rage and sliced the blade down Legolas's exposed arm. "I won't!"
Legolas wasn't entirely sure what happened next, except that it wasn't him who had cut the bonds. A foot landed between his shoulder blades, thrusting him towards the edge of the cliff.
"Tell me, or your life ends here!" Legolas stared down and the current that would have swallowed him up in seconds. It rushed down the canyon in a swirl of white. "Tell me!" the man put both hands on Legolas's shoulders, ready to push him over.
Legolas had to force the words out. "No!"
He couldn't hear the cried of angry protest from the men over the roar of the falls as he fell over the cliff.
