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Legolas entered the throne room.  His father was looking out a window.  There was girl in the room.  She looked young, and strangely familiar.  The girl looked at him suddenly and gasped.

Amarna knew she was looking at her father.  He was dressed in ordinary clothes, not royal clothes like his fathers, but she could recognize him by his face.  He had her face shape with the same square jaw.  He also had her eyes.  He was tall, but not as lanky as she was.  Amarna knew she had gotten that from her mother.  Her eyes filled with tears as she looked at him.

Legolas watched as the girl started crying.  He kept walking towards his father, but studied her.  Even though she was sitting, he could tell she was tall and lanky.  She had a square jaw that was very similar to his own.  And her eyes were the same blue as his, even the same shape.  He couldn't place it, but she reminded him of someone he knew. 

'Father?' Legolas said when he had reached the king.

'Ah Legolas.  Please, sit down.  We need to discuss something.'

Legolas sat next to his father.  'What do we need to talk about?'

'Her.' The king said, gesturing to Amarna.  She had calmed, but was watching Legolas intently.

'What about her?'

'First son, I must ask a question.  Do you remember a servant named…what was it again?'

'Eldalote.' Amarna supplied.  Legolas' eyes darkened noticeably.  Amarna felt a surge of relief.  He remembered her mother.  That relief was quickly punctured by the list of other things that could happen.  He could not like her, he could shun her, and he could deny everything. 

'Ah yes, Eldalote.' The king said. 'Do you remember her?'

'Yes father.  What about her?' Legolas said tensely.  He did not like to be reminded of her.  It hurt too much.

'Did you sleep with her?'  Legolas' eyes narrowed.  Nobody knew about that except for Eldalote and himself.

'Yes, I did.  Why does that matter?  She ran away, so you cannot punish her now.'

'No, I cannot.  This is Amarna,' he said, gesturing to her again. 'And she claims to be Eldalote's daughter.  Your daughter.' The king finished.

Legolas glanced at her.

'That is not possible father.  She would have told me if she had been pregnant.'

'She did not have the means to.  She was kidnapped; she didn't run away.  She escaped her captor when they were over the Misty Mountains.  She found refuge in Rivendell and found out she was pregnant not much later.  When I was born she wrote a letter to me telling me you were my father, in case something happened to her.'

'Then why is she not here?' Legolas asked shooting Amarna a nasty look.  Amarna looked hurt, and Legolas immediately regretted it.

'She died about 3 months ago.  We were traveling to our home from the nearby creek where we had been doing our wash.  Orcs attacked.  She was injured, and died a few days later.  There was nothing that anyone could do, not even Lord Elrond.  She was injured to badly.' She told him, tears again filling her eyes. 'I found the letter when I was going through her clothes, trying to prepare her for the funeral.  It was tucked in one of her dresses.  I have it here, if you want it.' She said, fumbling to open her pouch.  She pulled out a wrinkled piece of parchment.  She handed it to Thranduil.  He pulled it out and read aloud.

'My dear Amarna,

   If you are reading this, it means that something has happened to me.  First I want you to know that I love you and will always love you, no matter what.  Second, I want you to know about your father.  This is a fairly long tale, so I will only tell some of it.

  I was working as a servant in the royal palace of Mirkwood.  I had been born into it.  Your father lived there.  His name is Legolas, and he is the Prince of Mirkwood.  We fell in love.  We spent one night together, and the next day, I was kidnapped.  I no doubt will tell you the tale sometime, but he was angry, the man who kidnapped me. He was angry at elves for not being able to heal his wife.  I never even knew about you until I escaped. There was never the chance to go back to Mirkwood and tell Legolas about you, for to go back would be to risk getting caught again.

  You were never unwanted, Amarna.  When I found out about you, I wanted you so much.  I plan to take you to your father when you are old enough.  This is a precaution, in case something happens.  I do want you to meet him, for he is truly an amazing person.  I hope that you and he will bond. 

I love you forever

Mother'

Legolas looked up at her.  Thranduil folded the letter and gave it back to Amarna.  She looked at Legolas, and for the first time, they made eye contact.  Then it clicked in his mind.  She looked like him, with a little bit of Eldalote.  Her square jaw was his and her eyes.  Her head shape, even the hair color was just like his.  This was when he knew and accepted that she was his daughter.  She saw this in his eyes and smiled.  Just then, the guard came back.

'You're highness, I have found the records.  It is true that a servant named Eldalote worked here 25 years ago, and it is true that she was lost.'

'Then, Amarna, you are a princess.' Thranduil told her.  She smiled again, wider.  Legolas noticed one last thing.  She had his smile too.

A/N: More to come…  Please review!  Like it, hate it, whatever!!!