T/N: Heh heh, sorry about not updating like clothes. Um, the clothes
reference was Lolly's idea, btw. See, I've had a ton on my mind lately & I.
. . er. . . forgot about this story. *lowers head in shame* But yesterday
my mom bought a billion blackberries & you can probably see where this is
going. . . well, I ate ALL of them even though I felt very sick afterwards.
That was WAY too many blackberries for one girl's stomach! Oh, & I tried
smashing one between my hand & the table like Thranduil did. BAD idea. HUGE
mess. Anyways, the blackberries reminded me of this story, so here I am
writing & posting again!
Thanks for the many reviews! That's a lot! I'll respond quickly & not so thoroughly, but your reviews are making me feel so happy about this story & boosting my ego tremendously! LoL Thanks so much! ^_~
Yes everyone, Cali has kinda lost it. She's a social butterfly caught in a net, poor girl. No, she didn't kill the servant! Jeez! You people are more insane than she is! And no Nikki, "the yogurt guy" won't die because there's Dwarves in the forest.
Undweariel! That's good! I'll think about that one, LoL! But I'm creative enough with names, I've got someone named lint (Lintir) & imbecile (Imbeisil) coming up.
I'm told that the Silmarillion references are nice. Well, they fit. ^_~ I can only think of one that I've put in though, Bek! LoL! Maybe I forgot about any others. . .
Kawaii, you may just be the most confusing person that's ever reviewed me. LoL but that's ok! Not as funny? I hope I can fix that! Er, yeah, according to the prophecy. . . O_o
Legolas the soft & bitchy bookworm! LoL! I hope nobody hate the way I'm portraying him, but hell grow up & change with the battle.
I scooped shit at a horse parade in SLC this summer. *grumbles angrily* It really sucked. But, a telemarketer? That's HORRIBLE! Hey, have you called anyone in Utah? If you ever call my house I won't hang up on you immediately, I promise! & I won't pull a prank on you either. Heh heh, or say "Ok, hang on" & leave the phone sitting there il you hang up. LoL
Oi, I only hope the party lives up to everyone's expectations. But I'm getting ahead of myself. . . the party happen for a while! Let's go get some spider threads. . .
Chapter 10
"Wake up, Randir!" Legolas shook his grumbling brother forcefully. "I don't care what you say about Father reading minds. I don't want to wait until the sun sets."
"Alright, alright," Randir sat up and stretched. Yawning, he took the quiver Legolas was holding out for him and slung it onto his back. He took the bow and hopped soundlessly onto the ground, where Dorlinen was waiting for the princes.
"All ready?" he asked brightly.
"Shut up," Legolas muttered as he pushed past him and jogged into the forest. He wanted to go to the web, snatch a bit, and get out of there.
"Looks like about two hours till sunset, little brother," Randir said as he caught up to him. "We'd better hurry if you want to beat the night so badly."
Legolas broke out into a full sprint.
"Good!" Randir shouted from his heels. "At this pace we should reach it in a little over an hour."
"We should take horses!" Dorlinen yelled. He sounded nervous.
"No, someone would notice if three horses were missing." Randir replied calmly.
"Some would notice if Prince Legolas went missing!" Dorlinen argued, as if he had read Legolas' mind.
"He's right, Randir!" Legolas growled.
"There's no need to worry about that," Legolas could almost ear Randir rolling his eyes. "Dor and I will have your back! We're good archers, we know what to do."
"I'm not a door!"
"Would you stop that, Dorl?" Legolas snapped. "We know you're not a door!"
"I'll stop when Prince Randir stops calling me a door!"
"He called you 'Dor' not 'a door'!"
"Stop arguing!" Randir interrupted. "Legolas, there's no need to be grumpy! This'll go much smoother if we stay calm and focused."
Legolas' teeth were clenched. "I can't help being just a little worried about my life, Randir."
"This is nothing compared to some of the skirmishes and battles I've been in, Legolas. You'll be fine."
"You'd be surprised how much an underestimated threat can destroy." Dorlinen muttered.
"What?" both the princes asked in unison.
"Nothing."
~*~
The threesome had slowed to a careful walk. They were very near.
"It's so dark," Legolas whispered. "Do you think the sun has set early?"
"No, it's the way the forest is," Randir answered from somewhere ahead. "It's always dark out here. Besides, sunset is in a little less than an hour anyway."
"But there's no sunlight coming through the trees at all!"
"This is how bright the forest was at noon in my village." Dorlinen said, also ahead of Legolas. "It somehow gets even darker than this at night."
"You have senses besides sight, Legolas," Randir reminded him, "and you should learn to use them."
"I know how to use them!" Legolas muttered. He felt like a sheltered child; he obviously didn't know anything about the forest. The youngest prince had read many books telling about the forest, but never been on the outskirts of his father's realm before.
Randir hushed them suddenly and stopped. Legolas walked into him with a quiet grunt.
"There it is," Randir said so quietly that Legolas could barely hear him, even though he was shoulder to shoulder with him. "I'll go. You two hide behind some bushes or something."
Legolas frowned. "But I thought-"
"Don't worry about it, little brother." Randir smiled. "Just don't let them catch me, alright?"
Legolas nodded and tried to find a place to hide. He couldn't see a thing and didn't really know how to use his senses to know where he was going, and he almost tripped over Dorlinen.
"Careful, my prince! Here, crouch down next to me."
The young prince did so and they peered towards the spider nest. Legolas squinted and thought he saw a silhouette moving swiftly and very low to the ground towards the nest.
"Do you see him?" Dorlinen asked nervously. "I lost him, I can't find him!"
"Yes, he's right-" Legolas' eyes widened and he had to cover his mouth to keep himself from shouting. The low silhouette he saw was coming closer to them, not the nest.
"Yes, I see THAT," Dorlinen murmured. "Where's your brother?"
Legolas shook his head and Dorlinen swore very quietly.
"That's spider's noticed us, I think." Swifter than sight he notched his bow, and Legolas copied him. "Yes, it has. I'll get it." Dorlinen let his arrow fly. It struck the creature in one of its bulbous eyes and imbedded itself in its skull, but not before the spider gave a loud shriek or hiss. Legolas couldn't be sure what exactly that sound was.
Suddenly, the forest itself seemed to shudder and move. Legolas realized in horror that the forest was literally covered in huge spiders. Dorlinen cursed again.
"Prince Randir!" Dorlinen shouted. "Where are you? We must get out of here!"
Legolas was suddenly very grateful he had learned to use his bow so well. With every spider he killed, there were three more he needed to strike. He was very glad he could get them long before they could get him.
"There's too many, Prince Legolas! Our quivers will be empty too early!"
"What do you want me to do?"
"Order me to flee, you idiot!"
"Why do I have to? Randir! Where's Randir? Randir!!!"
"They will have gotten him by now!" Dorlinen shouted.
"What? You're mad! They haven't gotten him! That's impossible!"
"No it's not! We need to go for help, Prince Legolas!"
"Would you STOP calling me 'prince' and would you STOP saying they've got Randir?" Legolas yelled, his fury and fear growing. "Randir! Randir!!! Where are you, you idiot! Come out! This isn't funny!"
"We need to go for help whether you like it or not! My quiver's empty!" Dorlinen grunted as a spider jumped on top of him, but he unsheathed a bright sword and stabbed it in its soft belly.
"Dorl!" Legolas almost squeaked. "Dorl! Oh no! Did he kill you?"
"He didn't kill me. He bit me!"
"Alright, you need to get out of here before the poison spreads! Go to the nearest border guard. I think it's that way!" Legolas pointed briefly in the direction he was pretty sure was southeast.
"I can't see you pointing, but I know where it is. Come on!" Dorlinen ran and stumbled off and Legolas hoped desperately he'd make it, and that he wouldn't realize Legolas wasn't following.
Legolas shot one more spider and ran to the nest. If they had Randir the nest was where he'd be. The young prince only wished he could see where he was going. He couldn't see where the web was or where any tied up Elves might be.
Legolas cried out as a particularly large arachnid landed and curled up right next to him. He frowned, he hadn't killed that spider.
"Sorry about that!" someone shouted from the trees.
"Randir?" Legolas squinted up at the trees above him, but his brother saved him the trouble and jumped down next to him. "Randir, you idiot! We thought they had you!"
"Well, they don't," Randir said with a shrug. "Now stop blaming me for your troubles and kill some spiders!" He followed his own advice and aimed for another one of the bigger ones. "They'll be scared of you if you kill the really big ones. Besides, the big ones are the leaders and the true threat anyway. Use two arrows, though."
Legolas used two arrows, and in doing so used the last of them. "My quiver's empty!"
"Let's get going then!" Randir said simply. "Wait, where's the door?"
"He's going to the nearest border guard post. A spider bit him."
"We'd best go after him. He won't make it. Come on, Legolas!" Randir used two more of his arrows and ran. Legolas was sure to keep neck-and-neck with him.
"The spiders are following us!"
"Well, they should, shouldn't they? And we should split up. You go after Dorlinen, but go quietly and try not to let them see you. I'll distract them." Randir pushed Legolas down into some bushes and shot a spider before turning his course slightly. His plan worked and as far as Legolas could tell, all of the spiders followed the elder prince.
Legolas crawled as fast as he could from bush to bush, looked up to make sure nothing was following him, and he sprinted off. He'd only gone a few steps though before he tripped and landed hard on the ground.
"Sorr. . .rrrry abou'. . . tha' Legolaaa. . ." Dorlinen slurred. His hand firmly gripped Legolas' ankle.
"Oh, that's alright," Legolas said as light-heartedly as he could. "I would have gone right past you if you hadn't have done that." He pulled Dorlinen up and over his shoulder. "Let's go somewhere that's very far from here, shall we?
"Ran. . . ir?"
"He's fine. You were wrong, the spiders didn't get him." Legolas knew the border guard was very nearby now. He grinned when he saw it and beamed when Elves with spears and bows suddenly materialized around him.
"Prince Legolas? What the-"
"My friend's been bitten by a spider."
"Oh. Uh. . . right."
Two Elves took Dorlinen and carried him into the trees.
"I need you to not say anything of this to the king, alright?" Legolas ordered shakily, realizing that word of this was bound to reach the king - and worst of all, they hadn't even gotten any threads! He nearly kicked himself, he was thinking like Randir. "Randir!" his eyes widened when he remembered his brother.
The other Elves looked very confused and awkward but caught on to what Legolas must be talking about rather quickly. "Was the Crown Prince Randir taken by the spiders?"
T/N: You readers love Randir too much for his own good! Muahahahaaa. . .
~*Tafi*~
Thanks for the many reviews! That's a lot! I'll respond quickly & not so thoroughly, but your reviews are making me feel so happy about this story & boosting my ego tremendously! LoL Thanks so much! ^_~
Yes everyone, Cali has kinda lost it. She's a social butterfly caught in a net, poor girl. No, she didn't kill the servant! Jeez! You people are more insane than she is! And no Nikki, "the yogurt guy" won't die because there's Dwarves in the forest.
Undweariel! That's good! I'll think about that one, LoL! But I'm creative enough with names, I've got someone named lint (Lintir) & imbecile (Imbeisil) coming up.
I'm told that the Silmarillion references are nice. Well, they fit. ^_~ I can only think of one that I've put in though, Bek! LoL! Maybe I forgot about any others. . .
Kawaii, you may just be the most confusing person that's ever reviewed me. LoL but that's ok! Not as funny? I hope I can fix that! Er, yeah, according to the prophecy. . . O_o
Legolas the soft & bitchy bookworm! LoL! I hope nobody hate the way I'm portraying him, but hell grow up & change with the battle.
I scooped shit at a horse parade in SLC this summer. *grumbles angrily* It really sucked. But, a telemarketer? That's HORRIBLE! Hey, have you called anyone in Utah? If you ever call my house I won't hang up on you immediately, I promise! & I won't pull a prank on you either. Heh heh, or say "Ok, hang on" & leave the phone sitting there il you hang up. LoL
Oi, I only hope the party lives up to everyone's expectations. But I'm getting ahead of myself. . . the party happen for a while! Let's go get some spider threads. . .
Chapter 10
"Wake up, Randir!" Legolas shook his grumbling brother forcefully. "I don't care what you say about Father reading minds. I don't want to wait until the sun sets."
"Alright, alright," Randir sat up and stretched. Yawning, he took the quiver Legolas was holding out for him and slung it onto his back. He took the bow and hopped soundlessly onto the ground, where Dorlinen was waiting for the princes.
"All ready?" he asked brightly.
"Shut up," Legolas muttered as he pushed past him and jogged into the forest. He wanted to go to the web, snatch a bit, and get out of there.
"Looks like about two hours till sunset, little brother," Randir said as he caught up to him. "We'd better hurry if you want to beat the night so badly."
Legolas broke out into a full sprint.
"Good!" Randir shouted from his heels. "At this pace we should reach it in a little over an hour."
"We should take horses!" Dorlinen yelled. He sounded nervous.
"No, someone would notice if three horses were missing." Randir replied calmly.
"Some would notice if Prince Legolas went missing!" Dorlinen argued, as if he had read Legolas' mind.
"He's right, Randir!" Legolas growled.
"There's no need to worry about that," Legolas could almost ear Randir rolling his eyes. "Dor and I will have your back! We're good archers, we know what to do."
"I'm not a door!"
"Would you stop that, Dorl?" Legolas snapped. "We know you're not a door!"
"I'll stop when Prince Randir stops calling me a door!"
"He called you 'Dor' not 'a door'!"
"Stop arguing!" Randir interrupted. "Legolas, there's no need to be grumpy! This'll go much smoother if we stay calm and focused."
Legolas' teeth were clenched. "I can't help being just a little worried about my life, Randir."
"This is nothing compared to some of the skirmishes and battles I've been in, Legolas. You'll be fine."
"You'd be surprised how much an underestimated threat can destroy." Dorlinen muttered.
"What?" both the princes asked in unison.
"Nothing."
~*~
The threesome had slowed to a careful walk. They were very near.
"It's so dark," Legolas whispered. "Do you think the sun has set early?"
"No, it's the way the forest is," Randir answered from somewhere ahead. "It's always dark out here. Besides, sunset is in a little less than an hour anyway."
"But there's no sunlight coming through the trees at all!"
"This is how bright the forest was at noon in my village." Dorlinen said, also ahead of Legolas. "It somehow gets even darker than this at night."
"You have senses besides sight, Legolas," Randir reminded him, "and you should learn to use them."
"I know how to use them!" Legolas muttered. He felt like a sheltered child; he obviously didn't know anything about the forest. The youngest prince had read many books telling about the forest, but never been on the outskirts of his father's realm before.
Randir hushed them suddenly and stopped. Legolas walked into him with a quiet grunt.
"There it is," Randir said so quietly that Legolas could barely hear him, even though he was shoulder to shoulder with him. "I'll go. You two hide behind some bushes or something."
Legolas frowned. "But I thought-"
"Don't worry about it, little brother." Randir smiled. "Just don't let them catch me, alright?"
Legolas nodded and tried to find a place to hide. He couldn't see a thing and didn't really know how to use his senses to know where he was going, and he almost tripped over Dorlinen.
"Careful, my prince! Here, crouch down next to me."
The young prince did so and they peered towards the spider nest. Legolas squinted and thought he saw a silhouette moving swiftly and very low to the ground towards the nest.
"Do you see him?" Dorlinen asked nervously. "I lost him, I can't find him!"
"Yes, he's right-" Legolas' eyes widened and he had to cover his mouth to keep himself from shouting. The low silhouette he saw was coming closer to them, not the nest.
"Yes, I see THAT," Dorlinen murmured. "Where's your brother?"
Legolas shook his head and Dorlinen swore very quietly.
"That's spider's noticed us, I think." Swifter than sight he notched his bow, and Legolas copied him. "Yes, it has. I'll get it." Dorlinen let his arrow fly. It struck the creature in one of its bulbous eyes and imbedded itself in its skull, but not before the spider gave a loud shriek or hiss. Legolas couldn't be sure what exactly that sound was.
Suddenly, the forest itself seemed to shudder and move. Legolas realized in horror that the forest was literally covered in huge spiders. Dorlinen cursed again.
"Prince Randir!" Dorlinen shouted. "Where are you? We must get out of here!"
Legolas was suddenly very grateful he had learned to use his bow so well. With every spider he killed, there were three more he needed to strike. He was very glad he could get them long before they could get him.
"There's too many, Prince Legolas! Our quivers will be empty too early!"
"What do you want me to do?"
"Order me to flee, you idiot!"
"Why do I have to? Randir! Where's Randir? Randir!!!"
"They will have gotten him by now!" Dorlinen shouted.
"What? You're mad! They haven't gotten him! That's impossible!"
"No it's not! We need to go for help, Prince Legolas!"
"Would you STOP calling me 'prince' and would you STOP saying they've got Randir?" Legolas yelled, his fury and fear growing. "Randir! Randir!!! Where are you, you idiot! Come out! This isn't funny!"
"We need to go for help whether you like it or not! My quiver's empty!" Dorlinen grunted as a spider jumped on top of him, but he unsheathed a bright sword and stabbed it in its soft belly.
"Dorl!" Legolas almost squeaked. "Dorl! Oh no! Did he kill you?"
"He didn't kill me. He bit me!"
"Alright, you need to get out of here before the poison spreads! Go to the nearest border guard. I think it's that way!" Legolas pointed briefly in the direction he was pretty sure was southeast.
"I can't see you pointing, but I know where it is. Come on!" Dorlinen ran and stumbled off and Legolas hoped desperately he'd make it, and that he wouldn't realize Legolas wasn't following.
Legolas shot one more spider and ran to the nest. If they had Randir the nest was where he'd be. The young prince only wished he could see where he was going. He couldn't see where the web was or where any tied up Elves might be.
Legolas cried out as a particularly large arachnid landed and curled up right next to him. He frowned, he hadn't killed that spider.
"Sorry about that!" someone shouted from the trees.
"Randir?" Legolas squinted up at the trees above him, but his brother saved him the trouble and jumped down next to him. "Randir, you idiot! We thought they had you!"
"Well, they don't," Randir said with a shrug. "Now stop blaming me for your troubles and kill some spiders!" He followed his own advice and aimed for another one of the bigger ones. "They'll be scared of you if you kill the really big ones. Besides, the big ones are the leaders and the true threat anyway. Use two arrows, though."
Legolas used two arrows, and in doing so used the last of them. "My quiver's empty!"
"Let's get going then!" Randir said simply. "Wait, where's the door?"
"He's going to the nearest border guard post. A spider bit him."
"We'd best go after him. He won't make it. Come on, Legolas!" Randir used two more of his arrows and ran. Legolas was sure to keep neck-and-neck with him.
"The spiders are following us!"
"Well, they should, shouldn't they? And we should split up. You go after Dorlinen, but go quietly and try not to let them see you. I'll distract them." Randir pushed Legolas down into some bushes and shot a spider before turning his course slightly. His plan worked and as far as Legolas could tell, all of the spiders followed the elder prince.
Legolas crawled as fast as he could from bush to bush, looked up to make sure nothing was following him, and he sprinted off. He'd only gone a few steps though before he tripped and landed hard on the ground.
"Sorr. . .rrrry abou'. . . tha' Legolaaa. . ." Dorlinen slurred. His hand firmly gripped Legolas' ankle.
"Oh, that's alright," Legolas said as light-heartedly as he could. "I would have gone right past you if you hadn't have done that." He pulled Dorlinen up and over his shoulder. "Let's go somewhere that's very far from here, shall we?
"Ran. . . ir?"
"He's fine. You were wrong, the spiders didn't get him." Legolas knew the border guard was very nearby now. He grinned when he saw it and beamed when Elves with spears and bows suddenly materialized around him.
"Prince Legolas? What the-"
"My friend's been bitten by a spider."
"Oh. Uh. . . right."
Two Elves took Dorlinen and carried him into the trees.
"I need you to not say anything of this to the king, alright?" Legolas ordered shakily, realizing that word of this was bound to reach the king - and worst of all, they hadn't even gotten any threads! He nearly kicked himself, he was thinking like Randir. "Randir!" his eyes widened when he remembered his brother.
The other Elves looked very confused and awkward but caught on to what Legolas must be talking about rather quickly. "Was the Crown Prince Randir taken by the spiders?"
T/N: You readers love Randir too much for his own good! Muahahahaaa. . .
~*Tafi*~