Not So Long
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"Why do you think there were finger bones on the ground?" Valora whispered when the two were down the hall a little farther.
"I don't know, probably something we wouldn't want to know about, after all we are among thieves." Elrohir wrapped his arm around Valora, offering her more assurance in the strange caves so dimly lit.
"Valora, ahead the tunnel ends and as far as I can tell there is nothing ahead." Elrohir stopped walking, he saw only a bare wall ahead with a faint glimmering of chains hanging from it.
"Oh, well, let's turn around and explore another hall." Valora wasn't about to give up the search for something interesting yet.
"If you wish." Elrohir didn't care whether they went back to Vittorio on onward towards the other tunnels.
Elrohir led Valora back past the lonely bones at which Valora scrunched her nose and seemed to be thinking of what horrible thing happened upon the rest of the bones and back into the fork.
"Let's go here." Valora chose the next closet tunnel and the two started off.
Half way down the tunnel Elrohir heard someone coming towards them.
"Shh, listen!" Elrohir stopped and listened to the footsteps coming closer. Valora could not hear anything but waiting silently beside Elrohir.
Soon a lit coming moving unsteadily along the hall, it was one of Yorrick's men carrying a lantern to light his way.
"What are you two doing here?" The man, Elrohir could now see it was the one called Lok, asked.
"Yorrick said we could explore the caves if we wanted to." Valora spoke up.
"Well, stay out of trouble and don't go snooping in places that you ought not to." Lok warned and carried on past them.
"He's friendly." Valora said sarcastically after he passed by.
"Yes but, I wonder what places he was talking about?" Elrohir pondered and moved forward.
Soon the two come upon a door, closed but to Valora all the more inviting.
"I'm guessing that this is one of the places we ought not to go snooping in which, of course, means that you will want to go in." Elrohir smiled at Valora.
"You know me to well!" Valora smiled and pushed the handle down lightly, listening to see if there was anyone inside.
"Don't worry, no one is in there." Elrohir knew what she was thinking.
"How do you- oh that's right, elven senses and all." Valora shook her head and boldly opened the door. It was nothing but a room with four beds, large wardrobes and dressers set rather sporadically around the room and clothes in piles at the end of every bed.
"I think this is their bedroom." Valora nodded looking around.
"I think so." Elrohir agreed.
"Well, all this exploring and we haven't found anything interesting. I'm beginning to think there is nothing interesting in these caves." Valora sighed and sat on the nearest bed.
"I think you're right. Just empty halls leading to walls where they keep prisoners, though I don't think they have had any prisoners in a very long time." Elrohir nudged a pile of clothes with his foot and it tumbled into a larger mess on the floor.
"We should go back to Vittorio, he must be bored." Valora looked up at Elrohir, disappointment showing in her eyes.
"Let's go." Elrohir turned and started to leave but Valora called for him to wait a moment.
"Elrohir! Look at this!" Valora walked to an open wardrobe and pulled at a robe hanging inside, "It's beautiful."
Elrohir noticed the robe was of elven-kind. It was just a servant robe but to Valora, who had not seen nicer women's clothing than Giolla's dirty everyday dress.
"It's elven." Elrohir smiled at her, he didn't have the heart to say that some would barely even venture to think it beautiful.
"Really? Have you ever worn something like this?" Valora laid it on the bed to take a closer look at the robe. It was pale grey as most of the servant's robes were with long sleeves and a girdle of the same silver lining around the hem and collar.
"It's actually a maiden's robe." Elrohir pointed out to Valora.
"Why is it here then?" Valora wondered out loud.
Elrohir had been thinking the same thing.
"I have half a mind to try it on right now." Valora held the robe in front of her and gazed into the wardrobe mirror.
"If you want to, why not?" Elrohir didn't see why any one would care if Valora just tried it on.
"I will!" Valora nodded, "Turn around." Valora waited until Elrohir was facing the wall before quickly switching her clothing. "Okay." Valora said when she was done.
Elrohir turned to see Valora adjusted the robe, which fit her surprisingly well, if maybe only a few centimeters to long.
"How does it look?" Valora twirled for Elrohir to admire the robe. Elrohir had to admit, he had seen the same robe on most of the servants but it never struck him as to how the robe was actually decent looking.
"You look lovely." Elrohir smiled warmly, he also noticed that the neckline had been altered by its former owner, it was much lower than the usual servant's were.
"I would love to wear things like this everyday! I'd feel like royalty!" Valora sighed and twirled again in front of the mirror, watching as the robe flowed around her ankles and came to a swaying stop.
Just then the door flew open and Warrick, another one of Yorrick's men came in.
"What are you two doing in here?" Warrick looked from Elrohir to Valora, who was still wearing the robe.
"We were just looking around, Yorrick told us we could!" Valora said bravely.
"I know he did. Did he give you leave to try on all the clothes we've got around here too?" Warrick asked, eyeing the robe.
"Well, it is a woman's robe, I didn't think any of you men would mind." Valora smiled.
"We don't. You can have it, we have no need for it." Warrick waved his hand motioning it was time for the two to leave.
Valora grabbed her dirty servant garments and followed Elrohir out of the room, after saying a thank you, "Thanks!"
"Eh," Warrick waved his hand and shut the door behind them.
"Can you believe it? I get to keep it?!" Valora smiled all the way back down the hall and into the main room where Yorrick and Sorely were deep in conversation.
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"Why do you think there were finger bones on the ground?" Valora whispered when the two were down the hall a little farther.
"I don't know, probably something we wouldn't want to know about, after all we are among thieves." Elrohir wrapped his arm around Valora, offering her more assurance in the strange caves so dimly lit.
"Valora, ahead the tunnel ends and as far as I can tell there is nothing ahead." Elrohir stopped walking, he saw only a bare wall ahead with a faint glimmering of chains hanging from it.
"Oh, well, let's turn around and explore another hall." Valora wasn't about to give up the search for something interesting yet.
"If you wish." Elrohir didn't care whether they went back to Vittorio on onward towards the other tunnels.
Elrohir led Valora back past the lonely bones at which Valora scrunched her nose and seemed to be thinking of what horrible thing happened upon the rest of the bones and back into the fork.
"Let's go here." Valora chose the next closet tunnel and the two started off.
Half way down the tunnel Elrohir heard someone coming towards them.
"Shh, listen!" Elrohir stopped and listened to the footsteps coming closer. Valora could not hear anything but waiting silently beside Elrohir.
Soon a lit coming moving unsteadily along the hall, it was one of Yorrick's men carrying a lantern to light his way.
"What are you two doing here?" The man, Elrohir could now see it was the one called Lok, asked.
"Yorrick said we could explore the caves if we wanted to." Valora spoke up.
"Well, stay out of trouble and don't go snooping in places that you ought not to." Lok warned and carried on past them.
"He's friendly." Valora said sarcastically after he passed by.
"Yes but, I wonder what places he was talking about?" Elrohir pondered and moved forward.
Soon the two come upon a door, closed but to Valora all the more inviting.
"I'm guessing that this is one of the places we ought not to go snooping in which, of course, means that you will want to go in." Elrohir smiled at Valora.
"You know me to well!" Valora smiled and pushed the handle down lightly, listening to see if there was anyone inside.
"Don't worry, no one is in there." Elrohir knew what she was thinking.
"How do you- oh that's right, elven senses and all." Valora shook her head and boldly opened the door. It was nothing but a room with four beds, large wardrobes and dressers set rather sporadically around the room and clothes in piles at the end of every bed.
"I think this is their bedroom." Valora nodded looking around.
"I think so." Elrohir agreed.
"Well, all this exploring and we haven't found anything interesting. I'm beginning to think there is nothing interesting in these caves." Valora sighed and sat on the nearest bed.
"I think you're right. Just empty halls leading to walls where they keep prisoners, though I don't think they have had any prisoners in a very long time." Elrohir nudged a pile of clothes with his foot and it tumbled into a larger mess on the floor.
"We should go back to Vittorio, he must be bored." Valora looked up at Elrohir, disappointment showing in her eyes.
"Let's go." Elrohir turned and started to leave but Valora called for him to wait a moment.
"Elrohir! Look at this!" Valora walked to an open wardrobe and pulled at a robe hanging inside, "It's beautiful."
Elrohir noticed the robe was of elven-kind. It was just a servant robe but to Valora, who had not seen nicer women's clothing than Giolla's dirty everyday dress.
"It's elven." Elrohir smiled at her, he didn't have the heart to say that some would barely even venture to think it beautiful.
"Really? Have you ever worn something like this?" Valora laid it on the bed to take a closer look at the robe. It was pale grey as most of the servant's robes were with long sleeves and a girdle of the same silver lining around the hem and collar.
"It's actually a maiden's robe." Elrohir pointed out to Valora.
"Why is it here then?" Valora wondered out loud.
Elrohir had been thinking the same thing.
"I have half a mind to try it on right now." Valora held the robe in front of her and gazed into the wardrobe mirror.
"If you want to, why not?" Elrohir didn't see why any one would care if Valora just tried it on.
"I will!" Valora nodded, "Turn around." Valora waited until Elrohir was facing the wall before quickly switching her clothing. "Okay." Valora said when she was done.
Elrohir turned to see Valora adjusted the robe, which fit her surprisingly well, if maybe only a few centimeters to long.
"How does it look?" Valora twirled for Elrohir to admire the robe. Elrohir had to admit, he had seen the same robe on most of the servants but it never struck him as to how the robe was actually decent looking.
"You look lovely." Elrohir smiled warmly, he also noticed that the neckline had been altered by its former owner, it was much lower than the usual servant's were.
"I would love to wear things like this everyday! I'd feel like royalty!" Valora sighed and twirled again in front of the mirror, watching as the robe flowed around her ankles and came to a swaying stop.
Just then the door flew open and Warrick, another one of Yorrick's men came in.
"What are you two doing in here?" Warrick looked from Elrohir to Valora, who was still wearing the robe.
"We were just looking around, Yorrick told us we could!" Valora said bravely.
"I know he did. Did he give you leave to try on all the clothes we've got around here too?" Warrick asked, eyeing the robe.
"Well, it is a woman's robe, I didn't think any of you men would mind." Valora smiled.
"We don't. You can have it, we have no need for it." Warrick waved his hand motioning it was time for the two to leave.
Valora grabbed her dirty servant garments and followed Elrohir out of the room, after saying a thank you, "Thanks!"
"Eh," Warrick waved his hand and shut the door behind them.
"Can you believe it? I get to keep it?!" Valora smiled all the way back down the hall and into the main room where Yorrick and Sorely were deep in conversation.
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