A/N: I know I am a horrible author! I am so sorry for not updating sooner.
I was going to, but every time I thought about it it ended up leaving my
mind. I have been writing it over the summer, though, and have finally
finished. As I was writing the chapters became longer. I know this chapter
is short, but I can guarantee that the next chapter is longer. I hope you
enjoy this chapter!
Chapter 10 The Caves
As Narawen looked at her surroundings she found that they were not what she had been expecting. Instead of being dank and dirty, as all the other caves she had been in while on the Misty Mountains, these caves were actually very beautiful. They seemed more like an underground stone house than actual caves. These caves had many halls leading to many rooms. Most of the rooms seemed to be used as bedding for the Elves, but down different hallways you could always come across a library or small enclosed practice area. It seemed as if the caves were a home away from home.
"Narawen," a voice broke her out of her seep thoughts. She turned around to see Legolas standing behind her. She smiled up at him and he returned it politely. "My father wanted me to show you to your room."
"Alright, but I thought I would just find a room with the rest of the elves from the villages," she said as she followed the Elf through the other elves who were trying to get situated into rooms. Families were to share rooms and the other refugees who had no family left, for whatever reasons, were to share with each other.
Legolas led her to, what looked like; the elves that lived in the palace were staying. At the end of the hallway on the left there was a grand door. Legolas opened the door only to show that it led down another hallway; only this one wasn't as long as the others. There were only a few doors which she guessed were for the highest nobles. Legolas opened one of the doors near the end of the hallway to reveal one of the most beautiful rooms she had seen in these caves so far. Narawen took one look at the beauty of the room and turned to Legolas.
"I do not possibly deserve a room like this," she said.
"Nonsense!" someone said from behind them. They both turned to see the King standing in the doorway of the room across the hall. "Narawen, my dear, you are like a daughter to me. I promised your parents before you were born that if anything ever happened to them I would take care of you. What a better way to look after you than to think of you as one of my own and to be one of my own you must be in a room fit for the finest."
"But still, I cannot-" she began objecting.
"Narawen, if you will not just accept it I will have to lock you in here until you agree to behave," Thranduil said.
Narawen looked down at the floor and then back up at him and smiled. "Thank you," she said, "I am honored to know that you think so of me and I appreciate you giving me this room."
Thranduil just gave her a smile and returned to the room he had been in before. Narawen stepped into the room and looked around at everything before finally deciding to test the bed. She walked over and sat down on it before looking over to Legolas who was still standing in the doorway just watching her as she inspected everything in the room with her keen eyesight.
"Has your father told you anything of his plans?" she asked. Legolas just shook his head as he slowly closed the door and seated himself on the bed beside her. "I wonder what he could be planning that is so important that he won't even tell his own son." She sighed as she studied the design on the floor.
"I don't know, but I wish he would at least give me a clue as to what is going on. He expects me to help and yet won't tell me anything of his plans." Legolas said with a frustrated sigh.
Narawen looked at him. "But, Legolas, you are helping him. You are preparing the soldiers that he needs to go through with his plans."
"I know, but sometimes I wish there was something more I could do," he said, distress clearly written on his face.
"Maybe you are helping him in ways more than you know."
"What are you talking about?"
"I am just saying that maybe all your father wants for you to do right now is be there for him, to help him when he needs it. If your father had wanted you to know he would have told you. All you can do until he is ready to tell you is do as he says and not ask any questions about it. It is a trying time for him right now, with all the orc attacks and the battle soon coming up. Maybe all he needs from you is some reassurance that you will be with him until the end. He lost his wife, one of the few people that he could rely on to help him through the difficult times. Now he is relying on you."
She put a comforting hand on his shoulder and left the room to let him think over what she had just told him and also so that she could explore the caves some more.
A/N: I will have the next chapter up soon.
Thanks to:
Gilimirin - I am glad that you like the story. I'm so sorry for not updating in so long. I hope you liked this chapter!
Ariach - I'm sorry for not updating. I hope you enjoyed this chapter.
liz - I'm glad you like.
Gloryalcarinque - Longer chapters are on their way! Sorry for not reading your sotry yet. It's been a hectic summer and very busy beginning to the school year. After I finish this, though, I am going straight to it.
Concetta - Like I have been saying, I am trying to write longer chapters. Although I am glad that you liked the part of my story you did read. icy878 - I am glad that you like my story! I really, really like your story, too, and I was disappointed to hear that you weren't going to continue. Oh well, I am sure whatever you have planned will be just as good or even better.
aga_xris - (smiles) I didn't plan on it being that way, but I guess that is how it turned out, huh? I am glad that you thought that was cute.
ArashinoHikari - I am working on longer chapters, in fact, that is part of the reason that I am waiting until I finish writing the story to post again. I am glad that you like this story.
icy878 - Here is another chapter. I am so glad that you like my story.
Chapter 10 The Caves
As Narawen looked at her surroundings she found that they were not what she had been expecting. Instead of being dank and dirty, as all the other caves she had been in while on the Misty Mountains, these caves were actually very beautiful. They seemed more like an underground stone house than actual caves. These caves had many halls leading to many rooms. Most of the rooms seemed to be used as bedding for the Elves, but down different hallways you could always come across a library or small enclosed practice area. It seemed as if the caves were a home away from home.
"Narawen," a voice broke her out of her seep thoughts. She turned around to see Legolas standing behind her. She smiled up at him and he returned it politely. "My father wanted me to show you to your room."
"Alright, but I thought I would just find a room with the rest of the elves from the villages," she said as she followed the Elf through the other elves who were trying to get situated into rooms. Families were to share rooms and the other refugees who had no family left, for whatever reasons, were to share with each other.
Legolas led her to, what looked like; the elves that lived in the palace were staying. At the end of the hallway on the left there was a grand door. Legolas opened the door only to show that it led down another hallway; only this one wasn't as long as the others. There were only a few doors which she guessed were for the highest nobles. Legolas opened one of the doors near the end of the hallway to reveal one of the most beautiful rooms she had seen in these caves so far. Narawen took one look at the beauty of the room and turned to Legolas.
"I do not possibly deserve a room like this," she said.
"Nonsense!" someone said from behind them. They both turned to see the King standing in the doorway of the room across the hall. "Narawen, my dear, you are like a daughter to me. I promised your parents before you were born that if anything ever happened to them I would take care of you. What a better way to look after you than to think of you as one of my own and to be one of my own you must be in a room fit for the finest."
"But still, I cannot-" she began objecting.
"Narawen, if you will not just accept it I will have to lock you in here until you agree to behave," Thranduil said.
Narawen looked down at the floor and then back up at him and smiled. "Thank you," she said, "I am honored to know that you think so of me and I appreciate you giving me this room."
Thranduil just gave her a smile and returned to the room he had been in before. Narawen stepped into the room and looked around at everything before finally deciding to test the bed. She walked over and sat down on it before looking over to Legolas who was still standing in the doorway just watching her as she inspected everything in the room with her keen eyesight.
"Has your father told you anything of his plans?" she asked. Legolas just shook his head as he slowly closed the door and seated himself on the bed beside her. "I wonder what he could be planning that is so important that he won't even tell his own son." She sighed as she studied the design on the floor.
"I don't know, but I wish he would at least give me a clue as to what is going on. He expects me to help and yet won't tell me anything of his plans." Legolas said with a frustrated sigh.
Narawen looked at him. "But, Legolas, you are helping him. You are preparing the soldiers that he needs to go through with his plans."
"I know, but sometimes I wish there was something more I could do," he said, distress clearly written on his face.
"Maybe you are helping him in ways more than you know."
"What are you talking about?"
"I am just saying that maybe all your father wants for you to do right now is be there for him, to help him when he needs it. If your father had wanted you to know he would have told you. All you can do until he is ready to tell you is do as he says and not ask any questions about it. It is a trying time for him right now, with all the orc attacks and the battle soon coming up. Maybe all he needs from you is some reassurance that you will be with him until the end. He lost his wife, one of the few people that he could rely on to help him through the difficult times. Now he is relying on you."
She put a comforting hand on his shoulder and left the room to let him think over what she had just told him and also so that she could explore the caves some more.
A/N: I will have the next chapter up soon.
Thanks to:
Gilimirin - I am glad that you like the story. I'm so sorry for not updating in so long. I hope you liked this chapter!
Ariach - I'm sorry for not updating. I hope you enjoyed this chapter.
liz - I'm glad you like.
Gloryalcarinque - Longer chapters are on their way! Sorry for not reading your sotry yet. It's been a hectic summer and very busy beginning to the school year. After I finish this, though, I am going straight to it.
Concetta - Like I have been saying, I am trying to write longer chapters. Although I am glad that you liked the part of my story you did read. icy878 - I am glad that you like my story! I really, really like your story, too, and I was disappointed to hear that you weren't going to continue. Oh well, I am sure whatever you have planned will be just as good or even better.
aga_xris - (smiles) I didn't plan on it being that way, but I guess that is how it turned out, huh? I am glad that you thought that was cute.
ArashinoHikari - I am working on longer chapters, in fact, that is part of the reason that I am waiting until I finish writing the story to post again. I am glad that you like this story.
icy878 - Here is another chapter. I am so glad that you like my story.