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Legolas whipped around to look for the source of such a melodious voice. The room was dark and very little moonlight came through the small windows of the flet. He strained his Elvin eyes to see in the dark corners of the far side of the room that had appeared empty. "Who are you?" Legolas questioned as a pair of bright green eyes met his ocean blue gaze. He could barely make out the petite form of another elf huddled in the corner of the room wrapped in a blanket.

"I believe I should be asking you the same question," She said as she began to stand to keep up her guard. Legolas was able to see the woman now as she had slowly moved into the light of the moon. The blanket that had once shielded her from his eyes was now sliding down her until it at last landed on the floor around her. She was an elf at no doubt, but she was very small in size unlike any elf Legolas had ever met. She had long flowing dark brown hair that reached just above her hips and piercing green eyes. She had a very small waist with definite curves of her chest once again unlike most elves. Legolas tried to concentrate on what he was saying but could barely make out the words as he stared into the green eyes looking up at him.

"Forgive me, my lady, I was unaware of your presence. The flet appeared empty." Legolas quickly apologized. "My name is Legolas, Prince of Mirkwood." He said with a slight bow and then awaited for her to speak.

"Very well, Legolas, my name is Aurora. I am from a forest on the outskirts of Mirkwood where I lived with my family." She replied easily. Legolas was surprised by the way she addressed him by his name so quickly, but this only added to his mischief. 'Perhaps she just isn't accustomed to meeting royalty' he thought to himself. Any other elf would have addressed him as 'my lord' or 'sire' or 'prince'. He wasn't angry, just surprised by her reaction to his identity.Almost as if she had no reaction to him being a prince.

Silence fell upon the room and inside Aurora's mind thoughts were racing, 'Royalty? How did he get here? And why must I share a flet with him? I felt much more comfortable along. I can take care of myself. Why is he staring at me? For a prince he is kind of creepy.'

Legolas shook himself out of the trance he was in. He hadn't realized he had been staring at her. He began looking around the room. It had few furnishings and there was a small kitchen to one side. On the other side were three doors and if he hadn't been dragged and locked in there by orcs, it would have felt that he was a visitor instead of a prisoner. Turning his attention back to the woman he said "My lady, how did you get here?"

"First off, my name is Aurora, not 'my lady' and will be addressed as that. Im not real big on the formality." She said bluntly as Legolas' eyebrows furrowed. He was slightly amused by her honesty. "Secondly," she began again with a quiet sigh, "I was taken here by a group of orcs after my small town was invaded almost 2 week ago." He detected a slight change in her voice and could see a pained expression wash over her face. He decided it would be best to not deepen the conversation and would save it for a later time.

"Would you like me to show you around the flet?" Aurora asked quickly changing the subject.

"Yes, thank you my lady.er.Aurora" he replied remembering her dislike of formality. She smiled for the first time as he had corrected himself. Legolas had never seen such beauty. Her smile seemed to light up the room and for an instant, he forgot about the dark lord, and the orcs, and his capture, and everything seemed perfect again.

"The conditions aren't satisfactory, especially to someone coming from the palace I am sure," she continued bringing him back to reality, "But it is much better than a cell and as long as you obey the rules, you will be left alone." She walked around a counter into the kitchen. "At the beginning of each week, we are given some meat, vegetables, and fruit. We have running water, a small fridge, an oven, and a table for two"

She then walked back into the room he had entered through and he noticed a small beat up couch on the wall opposite the front door. She stumbled over a loose board and was caught by two strong arms before hitting the floor. "Thank you," she said looking up at Legolas before continuing her tour. Legolas had never heard of an elf tripping. They always walked with such grace, but he quickly brushed his thoughts away as she opened one of the doors.

"This is one of the two bedrooms in the house." She said as Legolas looked around the untidy room. "I haven't done much to this room seeing as how I had never used it but most of the furniture can be repaired almost like new." She said before moving on to the next door. "This is the bathroom, and surprisingly if you take a fast shower, you do get hot water a majority of the time!" Aurora continued with excited sarcasm. For the first time since their meeting, Legolas let out a small chuckle as he followed her into the last room. "This is the bedroom I have been sleeping in. I fixed up most of the furniture the first week I was here. It kept me busy and my mind off of everything." Legolas looked around the only clean looking room of the flet.

"Did you fix this room up yourself, my lady?" Legolas questioned still admiring the curtains she had hung on the windows.

"Yes I did, and once again it is Aurora, A-U-R-O-R-A." she said half smiling as she walked out of the room rolling her eyes.