Authors note: Okay, so I've gotten a lot of reviews that said (or wanted to
say) that I need to make my chapters longer. I'll work on that. I'm
sorry, it's just that, I don't always have a lot of time to write these
things, so I just like write half a chapter, and post it, so you wont have
to wait for like a week for me to post the whole one. I really thought
that you would rather I post smaller but more often, than really long
chapters but rarely. Please let me know if it's the other way around, I'll
try to make longer ones anyway, but this is the reason they've been so
short. Sorry. :(
Legolas woke up to a small noise of someone walking around outside his door. He sat up, and rubbed his head, to wake himself up a bit more. He started to remember what happened last night, and immediately felt very bad for his actions with Alinne.
*Why did I kiss her so fast? She might not even like me! I should have waited. I am so stupid! Why did I kiss her in the first place?! To make her feel stupid?!* He hit his forehead with his hand. *How would that make her feel stupid anyway? It just made ME look even stupider! GREAT job Legolas! You've done it this time! *
He decided that he should apologize to Alinne. He wondered where he could find her, and at that moment remembered that he had to meet with Nithem today. After many thoughts about it last night while he was trying to fall asleep, he decided that he would tell her today of his true identity.
He got up and washed his face with cold water, which he found in a pail in the corner of the room. Nithem probably left it there during the night. He then walked out of his room, and down the small hall, into the main room. He found Nithem there, sitting on a chair with a book in one hand and a cup in the other.
"Good Morning" said Legolas, startling her enough, to make her spill some water from her cup, onto her dress. "Oh, I am terribly sorry, I did not mean to startle you like that." He ran over to her and worriedly looked around for something he could use to wipe off the water, which was making dark spots on Nithems dress.
"Well, good morning Legolas." She said while laughing. Legolas too, started laughing and he breathed a sigh of relief at the fact that she wasn't mad at him.
After Nithem changed her dress and came back, they began to talk. Legolas learned a bit more about how this village worked. The men and women were both trained to fight and took turns keeping watch of the territory. The food was grown in their own farming land, which was located to the north of the city. He would have to, as Nithem said, find his own house, or build one. Every body was required to maintain their own houses.
He also learned many more things about this village and was surprised that they have been able to do so well under such pressures of the evil (which he also learned more about) and without a king. He learned that Nithem was elected to take care of the large problems, but she told him that she was beginning to hate the job. All of the pressure was getting to her after the 10 years under command. True, that ten years is not a lot for an elf, but such responsibility, especially with such evil present, can be greatly tiring even for a young elf. (AU: for more on the evil, check back to the prologue page. It should be updated tomorrow morning, Tuesday)
Legolas finally started to come back into the real world, and out of his little 'fantasy land', where all he though of was Alinne. The ever-present evil, was a large problem, and would not go away if ignored. Legolas couldn't help it, but for once, he felt his responsibility heavily on his shoulders, as if someone laid a heavy burden on them. The timing to tell Nithem of his title, couldn't be better, for at that moment, Nithem asked him "We shall need to know your full name, and your history as well."
Legolas breathed a simple sigh, and decided to just let it all out. He began with a simple "My name is Legolas..." and went on from there, not stopping for a moment, so as to get it over with. "...Legolas Greenleaf. I am son of King Thranduil. I was one of the nine of the fellowship, and after the War of the Ring, I went sailing to the sea with my dear friend Gimli son of Gloin. I then returned to Mirkwood, only to find it in the state it is now and myself as a prisoner."
Legolas looked up at the elf in front of him. Her face held much surprise, but she gave him a small smile and said "Well, I guess the housing will not be a problem anymore."
Legolas gave off a laugh. He was so happy that she accepted him so easily, and was not angry at his leaving, and making her suffer such a job for ten years.
They then talked a little about what shall happen next. It was decided that he would live in the old palace of King Thranduil, as expected. The city was placed away from the old palace, but Legolas was happy, for now he could live in peace, or as peacefully as it would get, without the commotion of every day life, right out his window.
Some more matters were then decided. He would be announced in two days at a village meeting, and after that, all of the 'kingly' matters (as Legolas called them as a child) would be decided. He would take a rest now, for two hours, and then continue their conversation from last night about Alinne.
In his room, after one hour of rest, he thought about Alinne for a moment. She already knew about him before he told. Would many others know as well? He decided it didn't really matter for they would all know soon anyway but concentrated on how he would apologize to Alinne for his strange behavior last night.
He sighed, and blinked a bit as he laid himself down onto the bed he slept in last night, and thought about her.
Authors note: Hey, I know that in the beginning I said that I would try to make the chapters longer, but then I remembered. I'm going to New York tomorrow (YEY). I'm staying with my moms' old friends. I have absolutely no idea of whether they have a computer or the Internet, or if I'll even have time to write, but if they do, and I have the time, I would need to post this chapter up now, if I want to post any while I'm there. Sorry it's so short, but my mom's getting mad at me for taking so long cause she has to do something, so I don't have much time. Sorry, but I figured that if I have the time to write, I would want to post, and not make you wait a week for until I get back.
Legolas woke up to a small noise of someone walking around outside his door. He sat up, and rubbed his head, to wake himself up a bit more. He started to remember what happened last night, and immediately felt very bad for his actions with Alinne.
*Why did I kiss her so fast? She might not even like me! I should have waited. I am so stupid! Why did I kiss her in the first place?! To make her feel stupid?!* He hit his forehead with his hand. *How would that make her feel stupid anyway? It just made ME look even stupider! GREAT job Legolas! You've done it this time! *
He decided that he should apologize to Alinne. He wondered where he could find her, and at that moment remembered that he had to meet with Nithem today. After many thoughts about it last night while he was trying to fall asleep, he decided that he would tell her today of his true identity.
He got up and washed his face with cold water, which he found in a pail in the corner of the room. Nithem probably left it there during the night. He then walked out of his room, and down the small hall, into the main room. He found Nithem there, sitting on a chair with a book in one hand and a cup in the other.
"Good Morning" said Legolas, startling her enough, to make her spill some water from her cup, onto her dress. "Oh, I am terribly sorry, I did not mean to startle you like that." He ran over to her and worriedly looked around for something he could use to wipe off the water, which was making dark spots on Nithems dress.
"Well, good morning Legolas." She said while laughing. Legolas too, started laughing and he breathed a sigh of relief at the fact that she wasn't mad at him.
After Nithem changed her dress and came back, they began to talk. Legolas learned a bit more about how this village worked. The men and women were both trained to fight and took turns keeping watch of the territory. The food was grown in their own farming land, which was located to the north of the city. He would have to, as Nithem said, find his own house, or build one. Every body was required to maintain their own houses.
He also learned many more things about this village and was surprised that they have been able to do so well under such pressures of the evil (which he also learned more about) and without a king. He learned that Nithem was elected to take care of the large problems, but she told him that she was beginning to hate the job. All of the pressure was getting to her after the 10 years under command. True, that ten years is not a lot for an elf, but such responsibility, especially with such evil present, can be greatly tiring even for a young elf. (AU: for more on the evil, check back to the prologue page. It should be updated tomorrow morning, Tuesday)
Legolas finally started to come back into the real world, and out of his little 'fantasy land', where all he though of was Alinne. The ever-present evil, was a large problem, and would not go away if ignored. Legolas couldn't help it, but for once, he felt his responsibility heavily on his shoulders, as if someone laid a heavy burden on them. The timing to tell Nithem of his title, couldn't be better, for at that moment, Nithem asked him "We shall need to know your full name, and your history as well."
Legolas breathed a simple sigh, and decided to just let it all out. He began with a simple "My name is Legolas..." and went on from there, not stopping for a moment, so as to get it over with. "...Legolas Greenleaf. I am son of King Thranduil. I was one of the nine of the fellowship, and after the War of the Ring, I went sailing to the sea with my dear friend Gimli son of Gloin. I then returned to Mirkwood, only to find it in the state it is now and myself as a prisoner."
Legolas looked up at the elf in front of him. Her face held much surprise, but she gave him a small smile and said "Well, I guess the housing will not be a problem anymore."
Legolas gave off a laugh. He was so happy that she accepted him so easily, and was not angry at his leaving, and making her suffer such a job for ten years.
They then talked a little about what shall happen next. It was decided that he would live in the old palace of King Thranduil, as expected. The city was placed away from the old palace, but Legolas was happy, for now he could live in peace, or as peacefully as it would get, without the commotion of every day life, right out his window.
Some more matters were then decided. He would be announced in two days at a village meeting, and after that, all of the 'kingly' matters (as Legolas called them as a child) would be decided. He would take a rest now, for two hours, and then continue their conversation from last night about Alinne.
In his room, after one hour of rest, he thought about Alinne for a moment. She already knew about him before he told. Would many others know as well? He decided it didn't really matter for they would all know soon anyway but concentrated on how he would apologize to Alinne for his strange behavior last night.
He sighed, and blinked a bit as he laid himself down onto the bed he slept in last night, and thought about her.
Authors note: Hey, I know that in the beginning I said that I would try to make the chapters longer, but then I remembered. I'm going to New York tomorrow (YEY). I'm staying with my moms' old friends. I have absolutely no idea of whether they have a computer or the Internet, or if I'll even have time to write, but if they do, and I have the time, I would need to post this chapter up now, if I want to post any while I'm there. Sorry it's so short, but my mom's getting mad at me for taking so long cause she has to do something, so I don't have much time. Sorry, but I figured that if I have the time to write, I would want to post, and not make you wait a week for until I get back.
