I' Rusve Ondo (The broken stone)

Rated: PG (for now) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Lummenquenta Minque {Chronicle Eleven}

Gorgorath tuulo' i' wanwie {Terror from the Past}

~~POV-REYNA OF GLACIA~~

The arrow skimmed my arm and embedded itself in Haldir hand. I turned, petrified to Haldir. "Oh my!" His hand was pinned to my cabinet.

I drew my stiletto and ran out the door. Outside I saw a blond elf. As he saw me he bit his lip, "Wrong flet."

Without hesitation, I lunged at him. He darted out of the way nervously. His blue eyes were fearful as I continued my pursuit.

Only moments separated his realization of my arrival and the instant I had him pinned down with my stiletto at his throat. "Who are you?"

He gasped for air, "Please Lady, I meant no harm."

"When you saw me you said that my flet was the wrong one. Who was your target?"

Lirawen walked into the clearing, "Reyna!" She glanced at the man below me and gasped, "Lle!" {You!}

The elf flipped me over and stood up. He grinned, "I have come for you. You will be mine soon." With that he disappeared into the foliage.

Lirawen looked at me and then started to weep. "Stay away from him. He's after me and he won't stop until he has me."

I put an arm around her, "He will have to get you over my dead body."

Lirawen smiled, "Diola lle." {Thank you.}

Suddenly, I heard a male cry out. "Haldir! I forgot about him!" I ran towards my flet and gasped. He was still pinned to the cabinet. I withdrew my stiletto and sliced the arrow in half. He pulled the other half out of his hand and cried out.

"Ugh, it hurts!" I placed my hand over his bloody palm and a soft gold glow appeared.

When I removed my hand, he was healed. He looked up at me, "Amazing."

I smiled, "No, just magic." I kissed his hand and opened my cabinet to pull the arrow out. With that done I finished making dinner.

Haldir wouldn't let the subject go. "Who was that?"

I shrugged, "Someone Lirawen knew. Someone who wanted her dead."

A gasp escaped Haldir's throat, "Dead? Who would want such a kind person dead?"

Once again, I shrugged. I placed a plate of cooked rabbit and sweet peas in front of him. "Eat up. We have a long night ahead of us on guard."

He nodded, "We do. I also want to check your training."

I looked up, "What?"

Haldir smiled, "I want to see how well you can shoot, and use a sword."

My lip bled as I bit it, "Haldir..."

He looked up, "Mani?" {What?}

I sighed, "I can't shoot a bow, and I can't use an elven blade. I can use my stiletto and a broad sword, that is it."

A look of shock overcame him, "I saw you shooting just two days ago."

"No, that was a mirage. A false image is what you saw. I used my magic to make you think I knew how."

Haldir stood, "Reyna, that is a crime. Impersonating a soldier is a crime here."

I nodded, "I know. I am a soldier though, just not an elven one."

The dilemma within him was visible. His eyes displayed the battle he faced inside himself. "Fine. I will have to train you. We will start after dinner."

A lump formed in my throat, "I've never held a bow..."

Haldir sighed, "Then we have quite a lot of work ahead of us."

With a defeated sigh I started on my own food.

~~~POV-LIRAWEN OF EARDOR~~~

He was here. He had reached Lothlorien, and he had found me. I ran towards Celeborn's garden, wiping tears from my eyes.

Lord Celeborn greeted me, "What is troubling you, my daughter?"

Pain overwhelmed me, "Someone has come for me. Someone I do not wish to accompany."

"Mankoi?" {Who?}

Concern was evident in his voice. I shivered, "Adamin." {My father.}

~~~TO BE CONTINUED~~~

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