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Please review and tell me if you understood everything. Well, hope you
like it!
"Alinne, you know, he understands what you say..."
"I know, I can tell that he does not speak in order not to reveal himself.
I may be younger Nithem, but I know how to tell these things! I am not a
fool!" The young elf answered with anger and annoyance in her voice. She
then added in a softer manner "I just wanted to hear him speak..."
"I'm sorry, I just still think of you as that little
girl who could not wait to become a woman, and when she did, she acted more
childish than ever!" Nithem laughed and then quickly added, "I have
to go put the boat away and report our arrival. I was hoping the elf would not
wake up yet, but I am afraid that you will have to take him on your own. Can
you do it Alinne? You cannot let him escape! He looks really strong
too..." she added beginning to question her decision to leave Alinne alone
with the prisoner.
Reassuring her friend, Alinne quickly added, "I can do it Nithem."
Alinne picked Legolas up, walked him over farther away from the river and
gently dropped him to the ground, while not letting go if his tied up arms for
a second. When he looked to where the boat was, he noticed that the other elf
was already gone and that she has taken the boat with her. He quickly noticed
that Alinne was trying to get him back up. She was strong but not even close to
his strength. Even better, she had just removed the ropes from his legs. He decided that breaking away and running
off was his only choice. After that he
would follow her undetected.
He felt
almost sorry for the poor elf just trying to prove herself, but he decided that
he had to get away somehow. When he felt that she loosened her grip a bit, he
broke off and ran.
"Oh no!" The young elf chased after him catching
up quite fast for his legs were unused to such a fast run after so long of
sleep. She caught up to him and tripped him with her foot. He fell hard to the
ground landing with her on top of him, with his arms and legs pinned to the
ground. While Legolas cursed him self for not waiting longer, she breathed a
sigh of relief and decided not to give him such a chance again.
After tying his arms behind his back as hard as she could, she let him stand
up. She thought she felt him try to run again, so she quickly unsheathed her
sword and put it up to his neck. "Try and run again, and I won't be so
easy on you." Her voice sounded cold, and in this manner, her sword still
threatening his neck, she made him walk toward their destination.
After a
relatively long walk, Legolas tried to once again try and flee. The sword was
no longer at his neck, and after many tries he was finally able to loosen the
rope around his hand without the elf maiden noticing. He decided that now was
the time to act. He was walking in front, so he simply pushed the girl down and
ran.
While running, he got the rope off, and felt around his wrist for any bruises.
He looked back and to his surprise, saw that he was not being followed. He kept
looking back to see why his captor just let him go. That question was soon
answered, but at the price of a hard kick right into his stomach. Although he
didn't know how, the elf maiden got in front of him, and kicked him while he
was looking back.
He tried to recover, and quickly got up, only to feel the tip of a sword once
again at his neck. This time, he quickly jumped to the side, forcing the sword
to scratch him hard, and tried to once again flee.
Ughh! Stupid elf! He is still weak I suppose, but I won't be able to catch
him again if he runs.
Giving up the last of her 'given' strength, she ran after him. It was a much
longer chase than she thought, but in the end, while looking back, he tripped
on a root, and fell. Alinne didn't hesitate to jump straight on top of him, and
pin his arms and legs to the ground. After recovering some strength, she tied
him to a tree, and sat down to rest.
After about 20 minutes of rest, Alinne got up, picked up her sword and
approached the tied up elf.
"I am sick of playing these games." She said coldly, while once again
pointing the tip of her sword at his neck. "What is your name?" He
looked stubborn as he looked away from her eyes and she knew that he would not
speak without some "motivation".
Legolas didn't answer, but she slid the sword over the side of his neck,
creating a quite painful scratch. He finally said "My name is Legolas
Gree.... um...Greestrein." he answered deciding that giving away his real name
could be a very bad idea.
He was quite surprised to see that she didn't move bit, even though he finally
said something.
"Where are you from, and what are you looking for?"
"Well, if you must know..." He was cut off by yet another painful
scratch on the other side of his neck, and a cold voice.
"I must..."
Looking at her impatience with surprise, he finally said, "I am from the
sea. I am looking to come back to my home. I lived in Mirkwood, but I found
everything different when I got back."
"When did you get back?" Alinne felt sorry for this elf. She had
known many that went traveling, and after coming back to their forest, found it
completely different. Her voice visibly softened up.
"Only about 3 hours before I was so viciously attacked
by...well...actually, by you."
"I am sorry, but we have to take prisoners. In these times
especially..." Alinne looked down remembering in sadness and fright at
what Middle Earth has come to.
"Lady, will you please tell me what happened to my beloved Mirkwood?"
Legolas looked at Alinne with innocence and confusion in his eyes.
"You really do not know?" Legolas shook his head, so Alinne told him
the whole story.
"When the War of the Ring was over, many did not take caution. Thinking
that the worst was over, they figured that being safe was now a given…idiots,
and not a precaution to be taken. Almost none but some villages, including this
one, knew that there is still evil, and did not let their happiness get in the
way of protecting themselves. That is why, when He came, many villages were not
ready and had to surrender to His power. We are now forced to protect our
village from everybody, so if anybody is found in Mirkwood, especially if they
are alone or in small groups, they are taken as prisoners."
"Who is He, whom you speak of?" Legolas was horrified to learn the
story, but he didn't let his voice show a hint of fright.
"He, is the wizard who was following Sauron in the dark days. I suppose he
saw it wise to attack right after the downfall of Sauron. I do not understand
why it was so soon, but he attacked with a mighty army, and is now in control
of much of Middle Earth."
"Saruman?" Legolas cried in horror "But he is dead is he
not?"
"Saruman? Of coarse he is! He is although, an old friend of Saruman's.
Perhaps wanting to avenge his friends death was the reason for His attack."
"What is His name?" Legolas looked straight into Alinne's eyes and
saw that she was frightened to even speak of Him.
"I am afraid, I cannot say, for no one but He himself knows it."
There was a long silence, which was broken by Alinne. Trying to change the
subject, she said, "You know, there was a famous elf named Legolas."
Legolas looked up with a sparkle in his eyes and a small smile forming on his
lips. Alinne saw it, but continued. "I hear he was a great warrior. He was
one of the fellowship as well. "
"You feared? As in you do not fear it anymore?" At that
moment she knew that he was not who he said he was. A thought once crossed her
mind that he may be Legolas Greenleaf himself, but she decided that a warrior
as great as him would have been able to escape from her with ease, but kept the
thought in her mind just in case she really was so lucky to have found him.
"Well, I am afraid that we have to continue. I am sorry
about that kick, but I had to stop you somehow." She smiled and untied him
from the tree, keeping his arms still tied as tight as ever, and began walking
him towards her city once again.
She suddenly stopped and looked at the sun. It would be setting soon.
"Oh no!" She fell to the ground and put her head between her knees,
trying to think of what to do. Oh no! Why am I so stupid? We will never get
to the city in time! The evil comes out at night, and with the prisoner I'll
never get there in time! What if he runs away again? She suddenly looked up, realizing her
terrible mistake of leaving him unguarded, but no, he was standing there, just
looking at her in confusion.
She stood up, untied his arms, and simply said, "We have a small problem.
This forest is not safe at night, and you running away and this conversation
have taken much time. Evil lurks here on every corner once the sun is down. We
cannot reach my city if we walk this slowly, and especially if you try to flee
again. The only chance we have is to run as fast as we can, but I realize that
you cannot do that with your arms still tied. I am going to let you go, and you
can either follow me to my city to safety, or run your own way, and try your
luck with His powers." She paused for a second after untying his arms, and
then said.
"Which is it going to be?" Without even waiting for an answer, she
started running. Legolas had made them run so out of their way when he was
trying to get away, that she had to pick up her pace in order to be about sure
that they would get there by nightfall. She tried to listen for any footsteps behind
her, but could hear none. Stupid
elf! He's going to get himself killed if he does not follow me! Well, there is
nothing I can do! I told him the truth, I let him go...Ughh!!!!! Why do I feel
so guilty! Why does... She
stopped these thoughts when she heard light footsteps catching up to her.
When he caught up, Legolas ran right by her side, just observing her. She was
not what he ever expected a woman to look like. Instead of the usual charm and
beauty an elf maiden usually possessed, her face was full of knowledge, and
cares that such a young elf should not have. He finally decided to speak.
"How did that cut hurt so much yet not draw
blood?" he asked. After his arms
were untied he had felt the scratches on his neck and was very surprised not to
find blood.
Alinne answered in a straight voice. "It is what my parents taught me to
use when a prisoner refuses to talk. By pressing the sword on a certain part of
your neck, I am able to only cause the slightest scratch, while causing much
pain."
"Well, I am glad that you finally had a chance to test it on
somebody" Legolas said sarcastically with a smile, trying to get the young
elf to laugh.
"Actually, I have used this method on many before you, but thank you for
willing to be the test dummy." She said even more sarcastically, and to
Legolas's dismay, not even smiling, let alone laughing. She then turned to him
and he saw a sparkle in her eye. Giving him a slight smile she ran off quicker.
He caught up to her once again and kept running silently by her side.
Author's note: Well, I really hope you liked it. I realize that I'm not
the best action writer in the world, but stay with me, it gets better.
