Disclaimer: see chapter one
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~*~ Chapter seven: Concealed Being ~*~
Before I knew it, it was midnight again. I woke up from quite a long rest. I had been asleep for thirteen hours. I rose from the bench and looked around. There was mostly darkness, and yet I could see quite well. I believe it was my Elvish sight. I then began to hear soft voices off in the distance. The more I listened the more they began to take character. Before long I had detected the bodiless voices. It was Belle and Legolas. I thought for a minute and remembered that they had a planed midnight desert date.
I got up from the bench and giggled to myself. I nodded and smiled again. I then began to walk past the garden over to the archery unit. Which led to other parts of Mirkwood I believe I haven't seen before.
I slowly walked along a long stonewall. I supposed it was the borders of Mirkwood. The wall was quite tall and there were guards along the gate wall. I stopped when I saw these guards. I was a few hundred feet from them. But I past them.
Eventually I was walking next to a tall wooden door, which seemed to be the gates into the vicinity of Mirkwood.
I smiled as I looked back over to the guards. A few were sleeping and others were conversing with each other. I could barely hear what they were saying, but it was hilarious to my ears. It made me want to laugh, from the bits of words I had made out.
Then there began rustling in some bushes at the side of me. It was followed by a grunt. But I only ignored it. And then I began to walk again until an arrow flew past my head hitting the tall gate door.
I jumped back into something. A hand went up and over to my mouth. It gripped my jaw and held me tightly. I couldn't scream. I brought my arm forward then back, hitting the being. I moved away quickly and it's hand left my mouth. I moved so it couldn't grab me again.
I turned around to face the being, although the dark sky shrouded his appearance.
"Who are you?" I asked.
"I am none of your concern," It said with an angry male voice.
"Then why did you attack me?"
"I said I am none of your concern, not that you weren't one of mine." It's raspy voice stated.
"Great," I almost shouted.
The being stepped back into the light of the moon lit area. His face was shrouded by a black covering. He also was wearing a dark cape to conceal his appearance. I only saw a glimpse of shine off of his deep eyes. And then he charged at me. He brought his hand up which held a silver metal blade. The shine glistened in my eyes. He rushed closer to me.
I blocked his hand from hitting me. And he almost tripped to the ground. He rose and I stared angrily at him.
"What do you want?" I frustratingly yelled at him.
He stood up straight and the hood over his face turned to me.
"The princess," He greedily said.
At this I narrowed my eyes.
"Over my dead body,"
"You are not understanding, but your death shall be of use to me."
I didn't wait for his attack. I brought my foot back and then charged at him. I jumped up and was seconds from hitting his torso, when he brought his hand up. He pushed my foot up. I spun up and then landed harshly on the ground.
I tried to get up, but I had landed quite awkwardly. My arm was hard to move, and it seemed to be broken.
"Now I shall finish this," he stated.
He gripped my hair tightly causing me to push myself up. So the pain would be less then him pulling me up without me pushing up. He brought his knife to my throat with his other hand still holding up my hair. I quickly push the grip he had on my hair away. And pushed him so the blade would not slit my throat.
"Eh," I puffed to myself.
I rubbed my head, and kept my broken arm close to my chest. I was not expecting what happened next.
A hand came to my neck, and immediately I brought my hand to that hand. The being was gripping my throat squeezing his hand tighter.
"I told you how it would end," he said.
He raised his other hand which contained the knife he had earlier. Both of my hands were on his hand which was around my neck. Nothing was there to block the knife. I let my hurt arm go, and brought it to his hand which held the knife.
He pushed the knife down. Which went lower and lower towards my shoulder. The tip of the blade was now scrambling on top of my shoulder blade. I brought my eyes from the knife to his hood. I looked into his hood which revealed his green flames, of eyes. While I was distracted he pushed the blade down again. And it met with my flesh.
I bellowed in pain as it dug deeper into my arm. The knife was only a six- inch blade, and it was not long before my flesh consumed the entire knife was swallowed by my flesh. As the blood rushed out I screamed still. He quickly pulled the knife out of my arm. Then he began to tighten his grip upon my neck.
I coughed and my hurt arm went lose. The other hand was still attacking the one that held my neck.
Then he flew back for an unknown reason. I gripped my neck as I fell to the ground. My vision began to blur and I saw the being had an arrow in his head. Then a hand came to my arm and I fell on my back to the ground.
I was turned over to see a blurred version of Belle next to a blonde (Legolas) who had a bow in his hand. I could only make out muffled voices until I fell into a deep dark pit of unconsciousness.
~*~
I stirred and opened my eyes. All I saw was my best friend and a giant room. I tried to sit up but the pain was to much for me so I relaxed and lied back down.
"Where am I?" I questioned.
"In my bedroom," Belle replied.
"What?" I asked with a raspy voice.
"Don't worry, everything is good for now," Belle said calmly.
I turned to her with saddened eyes.
"Thank you," I said sweetly.
She smiled and looked back at me.
"It wasn't me who saved you." She said with a smile. "Speaking of which, I have something that will make you laugh,"
I smiled and nodded my head for her to tell me.
"Well, last night during Legolas and my dessert date," Belle began. "He tried to kiss me, and I pushed him back,"
I couldn't hold my laughter in. But it was hard to laugh with my recent wound.
"You, you turned down the prince?" I said with a grin.
"Well, I just met him, what was I supposed to do? Do him right there?" Belle asked loudly.
I winked at her and she sighed in laughter.
"You still make me laugh, even when you are a completely different person and in the worst place, or point," Belle said.
I smiled at her.
"Yes, it is you who helps me, we make each other laugh." I told her.
We both smiled and then Legolas came into the room carrying a tray with three drinks. He quickly put them down and rushed over to the bed when he realized I had awoken.
"How are you?" He questioned.
"Fine," I replied.
I stared into his crystal blue eyes, he was very kind and perfect for my friend.
"So how is everything?" I asked.
He only smiled at me.
After all you have been through, you are still kind." He said.
It was good to know he thinks I am kind, even though we had only spoken a few sentences.
"Why wouldn't I be?" I asked worriedly.
Both Belle and Legolas brought their heads down, causing me to worry.
"What is it?" I worriedly asked.
"Galadwen, we have found poison inside of you. Unlike any we have seen before." Legolas explained. "We only wanted to see if any change had occurred."
I blinked my eyes rapidly in confusion.
"Poison," I finally coughed out.
"Aye, now rest before you have no energy to breath," Legolas demanded.
I nodded my head and relaxed. The soft fluffy feather pillow was a nice soft object for my head. I quickly fell asleep in Belle's Elvish bed.
~*~ Chapter seven: Concealed Being ~*~
Before I knew it, it was midnight again. I woke up from quite a long rest. I had been asleep for thirteen hours. I rose from the bench and looked around. There was mostly darkness, and yet I could see quite well. I believe it was my Elvish sight. I then began to hear soft voices off in the distance. The more I listened the more they began to take character. Before long I had detected the bodiless voices. It was Belle and Legolas. I thought for a minute and remembered that they had a planed midnight desert date.
I got up from the bench and giggled to myself. I nodded and smiled again. I then began to walk past the garden over to the archery unit. Which led to other parts of Mirkwood I believe I haven't seen before.
I slowly walked along a long stonewall. I supposed it was the borders of Mirkwood. The wall was quite tall and there were guards along the gate wall. I stopped when I saw these guards. I was a few hundred feet from them. But I past them.
Eventually I was walking next to a tall wooden door, which seemed to be the gates into the vicinity of Mirkwood.
I smiled as I looked back over to the guards. A few were sleeping and others were conversing with each other. I could barely hear what they were saying, but it was hilarious to my ears. It made me want to laugh, from the bits of words I had made out.
Then there began rustling in some bushes at the side of me. It was followed by a grunt. But I only ignored it. And then I began to walk again until an arrow flew past my head hitting the tall gate door.
I jumped back into something. A hand went up and over to my mouth. It gripped my jaw and held me tightly. I couldn't scream. I brought my arm forward then back, hitting the being. I moved away quickly and it's hand left my mouth. I moved so it couldn't grab me again.
I turned around to face the being, although the dark sky shrouded his appearance.
"Who are you?" I asked.
"I am none of your concern," It said with an angry male voice.
"Then why did you attack me?"
"I said I am none of your concern, not that you weren't one of mine." It's raspy voice stated.
"Great," I almost shouted.
The being stepped back into the light of the moon lit area. His face was shrouded by a black covering. He also was wearing a dark cape to conceal his appearance. I only saw a glimpse of shine off of his deep eyes. And then he charged at me. He brought his hand up which held a silver metal blade. The shine glistened in my eyes. He rushed closer to me.
I blocked his hand from hitting me. And he almost tripped to the ground. He rose and I stared angrily at him.
"What do you want?" I frustratingly yelled at him.
He stood up straight and the hood over his face turned to me.
"The princess," He greedily said.
At this I narrowed my eyes.
"Over my dead body,"
"You are not understanding, but your death shall be of use to me."
I didn't wait for his attack. I brought my foot back and then charged at him. I jumped up and was seconds from hitting his torso, when he brought his hand up. He pushed my foot up. I spun up and then landed harshly on the ground.
I tried to get up, but I had landed quite awkwardly. My arm was hard to move, and it seemed to be broken.
"Now I shall finish this," he stated.
He gripped my hair tightly causing me to push myself up. So the pain would be less then him pulling me up without me pushing up. He brought his knife to my throat with his other hand still holding up my hair. I quickly push the grip he had on my hair away. And pushed him so the blade would not slit my throat.
"Eh," I puffed to myself.
I rubbed my head, and kept my broken arm close to my chest. I was not expecting what happened next.
A hand came to my neck, and immediately I brought my hand to that hand. The being was gripping my throat squeezing his hand tighter.
"I told you how it would end," he said.
He raised his other hand which contained the knife he had earlier. Both of my hands were on his hand which was around my neck. Nothing was there to block the knife. I let my hurt arm go, and brought it to his hand which held the knife.
He pushed the knife down. Which went lower and lower towards my shoulder. The tip of the blade was now scrambling on top of my shoulder blade. I brought my eyes from the knife to his hood. I looked into his hood which revealed his green flames, of eyes. While I was distracted he pushed the blade down again. And it met with my flesh.
I bellowed in pain as it dug deeper into my arm. The knife was only a six- inch blade, and it was not long before my flesh consumed the entire knife was swallowed by my flesh. As the blood rushed out I screamed still. He quickly pulled the knife out of my arm. Then he began to tighten his grip upon my neck.
I coughed and my hurt arm went lose. The other hand was still attacking the one that held my neck.
Then he flew back for an unknown reason. I gripped my neck as I fell to the ground. My vision began to blur and I saw the being had an arrow in his head. Then a hand came to my arm and I fell on my back to the ground.
I was turned over to see a blurred version of Belle next to a blonde (Legolas) who had a bow in his hand. I could only make out muffled voices until I fell into a deep dark pit of unconsciousness.
~*~
I stirred and opened my eyes. All I saw was my best friend and a giant room. I tried to sit up but the pain was to much for me so I relaxed and lied back down.
"Where am I?" I questioned.
"In my bedroom," Belle replied.
"What?" I asked with a raspy voice.
"Don't worry, everything is good for now," Belle said calmly.
I turned to her with saddened eyes.
"Thank you," I said sweetly.
She smiled and looked back at me.
"It wasn't me who saved you." She said with a smile. "Speaking of which, I have something that will make you laugh,"
I smiled and nodded my head for her to tell me.
"Well, last night during Legolas and my dessert date," Belle began. "He tried to kiss me, and I pushed him back,"
I couldn't hold my laughter in. But it was hard to laugh with my recent wound.
"You, you turned down the prince?" I said with a grin.
"Well, I just met him, what was I supposed to do? Do him right there?" Belle asked loudly.
I winked at her and she sighed in laughter.
"You still make me laugh, even when you are a completely different person and in the worst place, or point," Belle said.
I smiled at her.
"Yes, it is you who helps me, we make each other laugh." I told her.
We both smiled and then Legolas came into the room carrying a tray with three drinks. He quickly put them down and rushed over to the bed when he realized I had awoken.
"How are you?" He questioned.
"Fine," I replied.
I stared into his crystal blue eyes, he was very kind and perfect for my friend.
"So how is everything?" I asked.
He only smiled at me.
After all you have been through, you are still kind." He said.
It was good to know he thinks I am kind, even though we had only spoken a few sentences.
"Why wouldn't I be?" I asked worriedly.
Both Belle and Legolas brought their heads down, causing me to worry.
"What is it?" I worriedly asked.
"Galadwen, we have found poison inside of you. Unlike any we have seen before." Legolas explained. "We only wanted to see if any change had occurred."
I blinked my eyes rapidly in confusion.
"Poison," I finally coughed out.
"Aye, now rest before you have no energy to breath," Legolas demanded.
I nodded my head and relaxed. The soft fluffy feather pillow was a nice soft object for my head. I quickly fell asleep in Belle's Elvish bed.