Chapter 16: Reunion
Haldir watched his rescuer seal the lair's entrance from the inside. This Human, had he been caught, would have been killed for aiding him. apparantly, he had rescued Seregwen and Galadriel as well. "Thank you," he whispered to the now bare grassland, then turned and headed back to Caras Galadon.
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"I should have gone with him!" Seregwen muttered under her breath as she anxious ly scanned the horizon for any sign of her missing husband.
"Seregwen, you've been saying that every thirty seconds since we began travelin," scolded Galadriel, "Haldir will be find, I give you my word."
"I still should have gone with him."
Galadriel shook her head and continued on. Soon, they reached the boarder of the forest. Galadriel would have just as soon kept walking (she was certain Haldir would be fine) had it not been fo Seregwen who refused to go anywhere that would obstruct her vision of Haldir's return.
The younger Elf was rocking back and forth on the balls of her feet impatiently. "He's taking too long! I should have gone with him!"
"Calm down, Seregwen!"
This type of conversation continued until Haldir came into Seregwen's view. "Mela nin!" (my love!) she called.
Haldir sped over to her as fast as his Elven legs could carry him. She clung to him as if she wasn't planning on letting go for the rest of eternity. Haldir was silent through the whold thing, but he was equally happy to see Seregwen again, for he held her closer than he had since the whold ordeal had started.
Galadriel calmly waited for the two young lovers to finish their reunion, then turned to head into the forest. All of a sudden, she stopped, paralyzed by shock, or fear, or both.
Haldir and Seregwen immediately rushed to her side. "What's wrong, hiril nin?" Haldir asked in concern.
"I saw something," Galadriel answered, her voice quivering slightly. "It's vague, but I can tell that before the sun sets, another is going to die."
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Dorlas sealed the entrance to the lair only to turn around and find Amargwaith standing right behind him.
"Where's Galadriel?" he asked.
This was the first time Dorlas had ever actually been afraid of his mentor. He had disobeyed, and now he would die. Unless he lied. But Amargwaith would be able to tell the truth in an instant. No. He had to stand up; he had to stand strong. "I-I let her go," he replied, failing to keep his voice from shaking.
Amargwaith's eyes filled with rage. "You did what?" he shouted. "You finally capture the one who banished me and destroyed your homeland, and you let her go?"
"No," Dorlas answered, courage seeping back into him, "You destroyed my homeland! You killed my family! Galadriel was right in banishing you! You are filth! You're no better than the dirt under my boots! You're-"
Dorlas didn't get a chance to finish his sentence as Amargwaith's dagger was shoved through his stomach.
A/N: One more chapter to go!!!!! Wow! Thanks to all my reviewers! You keep me going!!!!!
Haldir watched his rescuer seal the lair's entrance from the inside. This Human, had he been caught, would have been killed for aiding him. apparantly, he had rescued Seregwen and Galadriel as well. "Thank you," he whispered to the now bare grassland, then turned and headed back to Caras Galadon.
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"I should have gone with him!" Seregwen muttered under her breath as she anxious ly scanned the horizon for any sign of her missing husband.
"Seregwen, you've been saying that every thirty seconds since we began travelin," scolded Galadriel, "Haldir will be find, I give you my word."
"I still should have gone with him."
Galadriel shook her head and continued on. Soon, they reached the boarder of the forest. Galadriel would have just as soon kept walking (she was certain Haldir would be fine) had it not been fo Seregwen who refused to go anywhere that would obstruct her vision of Haldir's return.
The younger Elf was rocking back and forth on the balls of her feet impatiently. "He's taking too long! I should have gone with him!"
"Calm down, Seregwen!"
This type of conversation continued until Haldir came into Seregwen's view. "Mela nin!" (my love!) she called.
Haldir sped over to her as fast as his Elven legs could carry him. She clung to him as if she wasn't planning on letting go for the rest of eternity. Haldir was silent through the whold thing, but he was equally happy to see Seregwen again, for he held her closer than he had since the whold ordeal had started.
Galadriel calmly waited for the two young lovers to finish their reunion, then turned to head into the forest. All of a sudden, she stopped, paralyzed by shock, or fear, or both.
Haldir and Seregwen immediately rushed to her side. "What's wrong, hiril nin?" Haldir asked in concern.
"I saw something," Galadriel answered, her voice quivering slightly. "It's vague, but I can tell that before the sun sets, another is going to die."
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Dorlas sealed the entrance to the lair only to turn around and find Amargwaith standing right behind him.
"Where's Galadriel?" he asked.
This was the first time Dorlas had ever actually been afraid of his mentor. He had disobeyed, and now he would die. Unless he lied. But Amargwaith would be able to tell the truth in an instant. No. He had to stand up; he had to stand strong. "I-I let her go," he replied, failing to keep his voice from shaking.
Amargwaith's eyes filled with rage. "You did what?" he shouted. "You finally capture the one who banished me and destroyed your homeland, and you let her go?"
"No," Dorlas answered, courage seeping back into him, "You destroyed my homeland! You killed my family! Galadriel was right in banishing you! You are filth! You're no better than the dirt under my boots! You're-"
Dorlas didn't get a chance to finish his sentence as Amargwaith's dagger was shoved through his stomach.
A/N: One more chapter to go!!!!! Wow! Thanks to all my reviewers! You keep me going!!!!!