Chapter 5
A Decision
"Amolas?" King Thranduil asked looking at the elf that had just run through the doors. "What are you doing here? You are supposed to be with the hunting party."
"I'm sorry for the intrusion, but the party sent me here to tell you that a large group of orcs are coming towards the southern border and even more smaller groups are following further behind. A group of four was ahead of the others. I ran into them, as you can see," the elf replied.
"Where is the rest of the hunting party?" the King asked.
"They are on their way here," Amolas replied. King Thranduil nodded his head and turned to Narawen.
"Please excuse me, Narawen, there are some matters I must attend to," he said.
"It's okay. I wouldn't want to get in the way," she replied. King Thranduil smiled and looked at his son.
"Legolas, would you please accompany Lady Narawen back to her room?" he asked. When Legolas nodded he left with Amolas to go to his study. Legolas watched them leave and then turned to look at Narawen.
"Shall we be going then, Lady Narawen?" Legolas asked holding out an arm to her. She took his arm and they walked out of the room and down the corridor.
"Goodnight, Lady Narawen," Legolas said once they reached her room. "Rest well."
"Thank you," she replied and wished him a good night before turning to go into her room.
~*~
Narawen walked down the halls to the Dining Hall. She had been up almost all night contemplating what she was going to do. She knew there was going to be a war; it was nearly impossible not to start one. She didn't know whether or not to ask King Thranduil if she could fight or to just go ahead into battle, but she did know she was going to fight no matter what. After a while she finally decided that she would ask King Thranduil if she could fight and that she wouldn't take no for an answer. Of course, she has never taken no for an answer, that's probably why her friends had always called her stubborn.
She walked into the dining hall and took the same seat she had sat in the day before, beside King Thranduil, who was on the end, and across from Legolas. King Thranduil and Legolas talked about how they would be preparing for the war barely noticing Narawen's presence, but when the right time came she spoke up.
"I want to fight," she said.
"Excuse me?" King Thranduil and Legolas both looked at her in shock.
"I want to fight in the war against the orcs."
A/N: I hope you liked it. Please review.
"Amolas?" King Thranduil asked looking at the elf that had just run through the doors. "What are you doing here? You are supposed to be with the hunting party."
"I'm sorry for the intrusion, but the party sent me here to tell you that a large group of orcs are coming towards the southern border and even more smaller groups are following further behind. A group of four was ahead of the others. I ran into them, as you can see," the elf replied.
"Where is the rest of the hunting party?" the King asked.
"They are on their way here," Amolas replied. King Thranduil nodded his head and turned to Narawen.
"Please excuse me, Narawen, there are some matters I must attend to," he said.
"It's okay. I wouldn't want to get in the way," she replied. King Thranduil smiled and looked at his son.
"Legolas, would you please accompany Lady Narawen back to her room?" he asked. When Legolas nodded he left with Amolas to go to his study. Legolas watched them leave and then turned to look at Narawen.
"Shall we be going then, Lady Narawen?" Legolas asked holding out an arm to her. She took his arm and they walked out of the room and down the corridor.
"Goodnight, Lady Narawen," Legolas said once they reached her room. "Rest well."
"Thank you," she replied and wished him a good night before turning to go into her room.
~*~
Narawen walked down the halls to the Dining Hall. She had been up almost all night contemplating what she was going to do. She knew there was going to be a war; it was nearly impossible not to start one. She didn't know whether or not to ask King Thranduil if she could fight or to just go ahead into battle, but she did know she was going to fight no matter what. After a while she finally decided that she would ask King Thranduil if she could fight and that she wouldn't take no for an answer. Of course, she has never taken no for an answer, that's probably why her friends had always called her stubborn.
She walked into the dining hall and took the same seat she had sat in the day before, beside King Thranduil, who was on the end, and across from Legolas. King Thranduil and Legolas talked about how they would be preparing for the war barely noticing Narawen's presence, but when the right time came she spoke up.
"I want to fight," she said.
"Excuse me?" King Thranduil and Legolas both looked at her in shock.
"I want to fight in the war against the orcs."
A/N: I hope you liked it. Please review.