arrived home early to fetch some food. Tahiel was at the table with Orophin
discussing something about.paths?
They looked at me as I entered.
''Neverwen, look who arrived today!'' Tahiel said excitedly. "Now we can both fight you!''
''I know and you will not win with the small brains you have, as you would need to think fast to move quickly."
They looked at me as though I were mad, I smiled happily and walked to my room.
I changed into my darker set of clothing. I slid my dagger into my left boot and another in my belt. I made sure my stakes were within my pouch that was attached to my belt. I had six, which would be enough for tonight. I pulled out my lucky stake, which had killed my first vampire. I slid it up my sleeve and walked back out of my room.
I grabbed a flask of water as I left.
"Will you be gone long?" Tahiel asked me as I slid down the ladder.
"Perhaps."
I ran for the stables arriving in time to seethe sunglow red, I stood still for a moment. It was then I realised that someone was here. I paused longer and then smiled when I sensed it to be Legolas. Pulling out one of my daggers I threw it at a nearby tree.a few seconds later Legolas jumped out holding my dagger.
"You are a better catcher than hider."
"And if that had hit me?" he asked.
"Then I would disappear and no one would know it was me."
He scowled before chucking my dagger to me; catching it I slid it back into my belt.
"Where do we begin?" he asked.
"Running." I said it too simply, it is how my watcher had said it, it may sound simple but it was tough training.
"Running?" he looked at me confusingly.
"Yes running. I want you to keep up with me, we will do this every night until you are able to keep up with me." He still looked at me oddly. "Listen, if I had not been able to run into the room fast enough yesterday then I would have been crushed to death, it is your best defence when there is nothing else."
He nodded but he was still unsure. "Do you want a head start?" he mocked.
"No but you do. Go.now.I will pass you in thirty seconds."
He looked at me shook his head and then took off in the direction of the outskirts of Mirkwood.
I waited thirty seconds and then chased him, I ran at only half my speed. I was already catching up to him, I came directly next to him and kept with his pace, looking at him I smiled and then sped back up. I was ahead of him and getting further. I jumped over fallen logs and swung over streams. I eventually reached the border and stopped, I waited for Legolas to arrive.
*^* (Different point of view)
I ran, what did this have anything to do with slaying, my mother never told me of slayers running from danger. I heard her approaching me, she looked at me and smiled, and I was going at my full speed now. I then watched in awe as she sped up and ran ahead, I watched her fragile body pick up speed like a leaf in the wind, I tried to go faster and managed to a little but gave up.
I continued following her, waiting for her to stop, but she did not. I raced further, until I saw the edge of Mirkwood ahead. There she was standing and waiting for me.
Her hair was blowing sideways, her hands rested lightly on her hips and her body perfectly balanced.
*^* (Different point of view)
Finally he was here. How long had it taken him to get from Mirkwood?
"You did not tell me you would be at full speed!'"he said, he breath was rapid but I knew he could still go on if he needed to.
"I was not going at my full speed.I was only moving at half the speed I can go."
"You lie!"
"No I do not." I sat down and began to carve more stakes, I handed a thick branch to him. "Make some stakes."
"I do not have a dagger."
I passed him the one, which was in my boot. "You should always carry a small weapon around with you, not just your bow and arrows,' I said pointing at his on his back. "It is dangerous to do so. Swords are not good either, only if you are a metre apart are they useful, daggers, knives, stakes and crosses are your best defence, you will learn much of this soon."
"Other than making stakes, what else shall we do tonight?" he asked, he was enthusiastic. That would only get him killed.
"We will try to master your emotions, when you are feeling something do not show it, it is a weakness. If your mother were to become a vampire and you came across her, you would feel sympathy, but you would have to kill her. I know it seems harsh but it would have to be done, my friend many years ago was changed, they sent her after me, and I had to kill her, it was not a choice it was my gift."
"Has a slayer ever become a vampire?" he suddenly asked.
"I do not know, I never thought about it. my watcher usually only tells me about ones where the slayers have been killed through stupid mistakes and that involves them falling off cliffs, drowning or being killed by arrows, swords or something else."
"Do you think a slayer who became a vampire would be strong then?"
"Of course, when you become a vampire your strength is multiplied. So an already strong person changed into a vampire would be pretty strong."
He was about to ask something else when I heard a scream, I put my hand up for him to be silent. I stood up and waited to hear it again.
The wind blew my hair across my face, the trees rustled lightly and then it sounded again this time nearer. I got into action and set off in the direction it was coming from, I heard Legolas following me, and he was able to keep up.
I pushed to half my speed and was almost upon the sight when a girl ran into me. I stopped, grabbing the girl she and screamed again but I put my hand over her mouth.
"What is it? Do not worry I am a friend, I will not harm you," I told her.
"Back there, he tried to bite me, his face.by the Valar." She pushed out of my arms and continued to run.
"Legolas, chase her, take her back to Mirkwood, tell them you found her and she was going mad."
He took off after the girl. I did not have to wait long until the vampire ran out of the bushes at me. I grabbed him by the throat and threw him to the floor; I raised my stake and punctured his heart.
I brushed my hands together but stopped when I realized that that had happened to quickly. Something was not right, I watched around me taking in every detail, no one else was around.
"Legolas! The girl was a vampire. It is a trap!" I yelled.
I pictured her face; she had been abnormally pale and had a past scar on her neck. I spun round and chased after them. I prayed that I was not too late.
They looked at me as I entered.
''Neverwen, look who arrived today!'' Tahiel said excitedly. "Now we can both fight you!''
''I know and you will not win with the small brains you have, as you would need to think fast to move quickly."
They looked at me as though I were mad, I smiled happily and walked to my room.
I changed into my darker set of clothing. I slid my dagger into my left boot and another in my belt. I made sure my stakes were within my pouch that was attached to my belt. I had six, which would be enough for tonight. I pulled out my lucky stake, which had killed my first vampire. I slid it up my sleeve and walked back out of my room.
I grabbed a flask of water as I left.
"Will you be gone long?" Tahiel asked me as I slid down the ladder.
"Perhaps."
I ran for the stables arriving in time to seethe sunglow red, I stood still for a moment. It was then I realised that someone was here. I paused longer and then smiled when I sensed it to be Legolas. Pulling out one of my daggers I threw it at a nearby tree.a few seconds later Legolas jumped out holding my dagger.
"You are a better catcher than hider."
"And if that had hit me?" he asked.
"Then I would disappear and no one would know it was me."
He scowled before chucking my dagger to me; catching it I slid it back into my belt.
"Where do we begin?" he asked.
"Running." I said it too simply, it is how my watcher had said it, it may sound simple but it was tough training.
"Running?" he looked at me confusingly.
"Yes running. I want you to keep up with me, we will do this every night until you are able to keep up with me." He still looked at me oddly. "Listen, if I had not been able to run into the room fast enough yesterday then I would have been crushed to death, it is your best defence when there is nothing else."
He nodded but he was still unsure. "Do you want a head start?" he mocked.
"No but you do. Go.now.I will pass you in thirty seconds."
He looked at me shook his head and then took off in the direction of the outskirts of Mirkwood.
I waited thirty seconds and then chased him, I ran at only half my speed. I was already catching up to him, I came directly next to him and kept with his pace, looking at him I smiled and then sped back up. I was ahead of him and getting further. I jumped over fallen logs and swung over streams. I eventually reached the border and stopped, I waited for Legolas to arrive.
*^* (Different point of view)
I ran, what did this have anything to do with slaying, my mother never told me of slayers running from danger. I heard her approaching me, she looked at me and smiled, and I was going at my full speed now. I then watched in awe as she sped up and ran ahead, I watched her fragile body pick up speed like a leaf in the wind, I tried to go faster and managed to a little but gave up.
I continued following her, waiting for her to stop, but she did not. I raced further, until I saw the edge of Mirkwood ahead. There she was standing and waiting for me.
Her hair was blowing sideways, her hands rested lightly on her hips and her body perfectly balanced.
*^* (Different point of view)
Finally he was here. How long had it taken him to get from Mirkwood?
"You did not tell me you would be at full speed!'"he said, he breath was rapid but I knew he could still go on if he needed to.
"I was not going at my full speed.I was only moving at half the speed I can go."
"You lie!"
"No I do not." I sat down and began to carve more stakes, I handed a thick branch to him. "Make some stakes."
"I do not have a dagger."
I passed him the one, which was in my boot. "You should always carry a small weapon around with you, not just your bow and arrows,' I said pointing at his on his back. "It is dangerous to do so. Swords are not good either, only if you are a metre apart are they useful, daggers, knives, stakes and crosses are your best defence, you will learn much of this soon."
"Other than making stakes, what else shall we do tonight?" he asked, he was enthusiastic. That would only get him killed.
"We will try to master your emotions, when you are feeling something do not show it, it is a weakness. If your mother were to become a vampire and you came across her, you would feel sympathy, but you would have to kill her. I know it seems harsh but it would have to be done, my friend many years ago was changed, they sent her after me, and I had to kill her, it was not a choice it was my gift."
"Has a slayer ever become a vampire?" he suddenly asked.
"I do not know, I never thought about it. my watcher usually only tells me about ones where the slayers have been killed through stupid mistakes and that involves them falling off cliffs, drowning or being killed by arrows, swords or something else."
"Do you think a slayer who became a vampire would be strong then?"
"Of course, when you become a vampire your strength is multiplied. So an already strong person changed into a vampire would be pretty strong."
He was about to ask something else when I heard a scream, I put my hand up for him to be silent. I stood up and waited to hear it again.
The wind blew my hair across my face, the trees rustled lightly and then it sounded again this time nearer. I got into action and set off in the direction it was coming from, I heard Legolas following me, and he was able to keep up.
I pushed to half my speed and was almost upon the sight when a girl ran into me. I stopped, grabbing the girl she and screamed again but I put my hand over her mouth.
"What is it? Do not worry I am a friend, I will not harm you," I told her.
"Back there, he tried to bite me, his face.by the Valar." She pushed out of my arms and continued to run.
"Legolas, chase her, take her back to Mirkwood, tell them you found her and she was going mad."
He took off after the girl. I did not have to wait long until the vampire ran out of the bushes at me. I grabbed him by the throat and threw him to the floor; I raised my stake and punctured his heart.
I brushed my hands together but stopped when I realized that that had happened to quickly. Something was not right, I watched around me taking in every detail, no one else was around.
"Legolas! The girl was a vampire. It is a trap!" I yelled.
I pictured her face; she had been abnormally pale and had a past scar on her neck. I spun round and chased after them. I prayed that I was not too late.
