Purple Sky

By Angelic elf

Disclaimer: I own characters that are not out of LotR.

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Chapter 10: The council

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I woke late the next morning, absolutely buggered from the night before. And to think, I didn't even have any Meade. I wounder how Vala is?

I got up and chucked on my tunic that I had worn the day before. It had been washed for me, (thank god) so I wanted to wear it again, and I don't care what people thought of it, it was comfy and cosy.

The tunic had a dark purple underlay, then a see through looking thing top over that which was of a violet colour. My leggings were dark purple with a design of ivy growing up the sides. To most elves, this was pretty dimmed down. They always, from what I saw, wore elaborate dresses and tunics everyday, everywhere. I mean, I like to dress up, but that's going overboard!

I brushed my hair from the bee's nest it was into a side-parted ponytail on the base of my neck and left it at that. It had grown really long since I had come to middle earth, every day adding another inch to it.

As I was about to open the door to leave my room, Legolas appeared at it.

"I'm sorry Blythe for the way I had acted last night. It was immature and wrong of me to do so…" he started.

"I don't want to talk to you at the moment Legolas. Please, just leave me alone." I said, walking off into the corridor, slamming my bedroom door behind me. He stared at the back of my form. I had really upset him; I know it, without looking at his face. But he deserves it! Or does he? I had been harsh, too harsh. I turned around to see if he was still there. He had vanished.

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I met Vala and Linnende at breakfast and told them what happened.

"Oh, Blythe, don't worry, next time you see him you can sort things out. I'm sure he can see things from your point of view also." Linnende said. I only hoped she was right.

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Just after lunch, Vala, Linnende and myself were called to the council. We each took a seat, but I was separated from my two friends. I sat beside Elladan, trying to get away from the story of pranking by Elrohir son of Elrond. Every time I talk to him, its either that or Linnende or saying he will get around to teaching me how to use a sword.

"So, what's today's word?" I asked Elladan.

"Sorry?" He said, with a confused look on his face. He looked like a little kiddie when he did that, how cute!

"What is today's council about?" I said.

"Oh, just about several run ins with orcs and Mordor."

"Oh, is that all?" I said sarcastically. Again, I received a weird look. Elladan was cool, but he seriously needed a sense of humour. I spose poor guy, growing up with Elrohir…  

Anyways, the council went like this, except a hell of a lot slower:

1/Elrond greated everyone.

2/Eomer spoke his little bit about the war.

3/ Pippin said of trouble in the shire and said how they had begun to attack small villages near the Brandywine.

4/ A human by the name of Philomel, one of the dunedain, stood up and said her bit on the orc problem. And her companion Ilana, another human dunedain, added information. (Man it feels weird to call peeps human!) Apparently, the orcs were covering most of Middle earth.

5/Then the council was to be adjourned until tomorrow because a verdict would take so long to reach and it was just about time for dinner.

I gladly rose from my chair and spotted Legolas out of the corner of my eye. I ran after him as he left the outdoor room to the garden. I followed him until he sat down on a bench and looked at the stars coming into the sky.

"Legolas? Can I please talk to you?" I said quietly. He knew I had followed him all along.

"Fine, if that is your will."

"Listen, I'm sorry for being a bitch to you. I didn't mean it, its just, I got Vala, against her will, to tell me what you had said to her. I'm sorry, I just wanted to know why you ran away on me."

"Is that all? You are telling me Blythe, that you had me worried over verily nothing? Maidens!"

" Don't call me a maiden mr greenleaf! I hope you know I do not act like one and may it bring a shock to the world when I do. But seeing how I'm not going to do anything so drastic as that… Anyways, I guess I should get over Hallis. It has been three months and we were hardly even dating. I know I thought he was the one at the time but it was foolish of me. Elves and humans can't marry. I mean sure, Aragorn and Arwen can get away with it, but its not meant to happen.

"I know I thought I felt that way about him, but it wasn't real love. It wasn't that at all. Love is so much more. We were just two crazy teens feeling something that was never there." I said, tears coming to my eyes and my voice beginning to tremble. Legolas wiped away my tears with his hand.

"It is hard to wipe away the past, especially losing your first love. In time you will find the right one for you, I promise." He said. When he said that his left hand was put behind his back and I swear he crossed his fingers. Oh well…

I looked at him and smiled. He smiled back and stood up, offering his hand. "We had best get to dinner, the hour is growing late." He said, and I took his hand. We then walked back side by side. I was glad I had cleared that mess up. At least now we could just be friends, for a little while.

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At dinner, I sat again with Vala. Linnende was swept up with Elrohir, talking and joking. They made a great couple. I was now waiting for the wedding bells to ring. To think, after less than two days, two people can hook up and talk like old friends would. I think that's one of the many mysteries of love. I smiled as the two unofficial 'lovebirds' laughed together in perfect unison. 'That will change tolkein's ending' I thought to myself. Everything would change since Thea and I had come to middle earth. Speaking of Thea, I searched for her face. She was again seated with Dolenagarion. I really wanted to know what was going on with those two. I then devised a plan, that would involved Vala and myself. A plan to unravel the mystery. I told Vala and she agreed to help, though quite hesitantly.

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I crept from dinner early with Vala, just after Thea and Dolenagarion left. We followed them back to Thea's room and heard noises from inside. I pressed my ear to the door.

"Oh, Dolen, what shall I do. I want to find love again and move on, but I feel held back."

"You will find the love you seek Thea, sooner or later."

Was this Dolenagarion her shrink? I listened again.

"I hope your right." I heard Thea reply.

"Maybe I could be that someone?" Dolenagarion said.

"No, I'm not ready. Please, Dolenagarion, get your hands off me!" Thea screamed. Vala and I both heard that and tried to bust down the door. It was no use. It had been locked and the door was too heavy.

"HELP!" screamed her voice again from the inside. He was trying to rape her. My room was next door so I ran into it and pulled out the sword I had been given by Elrohir that morning for practise sessions. I ran back to the door and tried to wedge it open using the sword. It wasn't working so I started hacking at the door. I didn't care if I had to pay the door off, I just wanted to save my sister. I heard Thea struggling in there. Dolenagarion obviously took no notice of us.

"Vala, go get help now! Please!" I screeched and she took off like a flash. I kept hacking at the door in the mean time, working as hard as I could to make a decent whole in the door. Vala returned a short while after with Elladan, Elrohir, Aragorn, Legolas and a few guards. Elrond came running up behind.

I stood aside to let them do the work as Vala tried to calm me down.

They broke the door down and tried to fight Dolenagarion off. He fought back giving Elladan a nasty hit to the side of the head with a chair. A deep cut was formed and he passed out from the impact. Legolas finally apprehended Dolenagarion and pinned him to the ground. Vala and I rushed over to Thea who was in a bad state. I tried to comfort her, but found it no use. Then I saw Elladan on the ground and dragged him over to the bed while Uncle Elrond was questioning Dolenagarion. Fire grew in his eyes like I thought I would never see.

Dolenagarion was then taken to a cell. Thea was taken to a healer, and no one was to visit her. Elladan had come around and refused treatment. Such a tragedy I thought I would never have to see happened to my family that night. I was scared. Something was not right with that scum bag Dolenagarion to begin with. Something fishy.

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Later that night I sat on my bed thinking. I was in too much shock to change nor sleep. I swear, if I had been given the chance I would have snapped that bastard the moment I laid hands on him! How dare he do what he had! I decided to pay him a little visit.

I walked down to his cell and told the guards my business with him. They let me up to the bars but no further. Dolenagarion just sat there, laughing at me whence he saw my face.

"Did you honetly think you could stop me? How could you when the dark queen is on my side! And I am on hers." He said.

I spat on him. "I know we can stop you. The dark queen can't save you when I get my hands on you!" I shouted back, alarming the guards, who from then kept a close watch on me.

"She sees all, and is all powerful. There is no chance that you could defeat us. You are weak. You can't even wield a sword. What chance do you think you have?"

"more of a chance surviving to see the next sunrise than what you do." I said. I walked off from the cell. A fronted the guards.

"You heard what he said about a dark queen didn't you?" I asked them commandingly.

"Yes milady, we did, and we shall tell the lord so." The guard on the left said.

"Thank you. Now show that scum no mercy, for he shall give none. I shall see my uncle now, and tell him the news." I said, walking off to find Elrond.

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I found Elrond wandering the halls. His face was grave with concern and anger.

"My lord." I said, walking up to him and bowing. (I didn't curtsie now, for my rage had proved to me that I was no less in strength than any man and I would prove this).

"Blythe? Why do you seek me out so late?"

"My lord, I went to visit my sister's aggressor." And I told him the rest of the story.

"This shall be discussed immediately. Call the servants and tell them that the council shall begin in three hours!" He said to me. I than bowed and ran down the hall to find Themis.

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I knocked on her bedroom door and told her to get everything ready.

"Milady, why must it be so late of night?"

"It is of great emergence. Please, ask no questions now, there is little time to waste."

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A/N: Well what do you think? Maybe to tragic, but its really the only way I can finish the council off. Also, do you think Legolas is still in his usual character? I think I have changed him, but, oh well, he's still a SNAG with the exception of the new age thing…

~Oracle and the noble platypus: I'm so sorry we have hardly heard from you this chapter. What do you think of your characters so far? Ok? Luckily that its early on so I can make any changes you want me to.

~Levanna: Is Vala still who you pictured her to be? She is really the one helping Blythe get through all of her problems and as far as I can tell, always will.

~Chickie D: I'm glad you like Elrohir. He is really cool! Tell me if you want a more focused view on their relationship etc.

~Entwife: I'm sorry! I'm still trying to get to your character! I'll give her more of a focus in the next chapter if I can. Sorry again!

Also, if you want a passage from your characters view on something or me to give you character more of a focus, then review with it, because I am hoping to delve into each character more. Also. NO MORE CHARACTERS TO BE ADDED!!!! I am hoping to have this Amazonian dunedain thing happening, so the girls can have a battle or two, and show that girls are just as good as boys at stuff.

Review!!!!!!!!

~Angelic Elf*

The little warrior princess.