It had been three days since we had left the wood. It felt to us like thirty. We kept getting thrown off our course by Saruman's magic aids to the orcs. I think that it was hardest on Idril leaving the woods. Every so often when we were running along or when we would stop so Gimli and Idril could rest, she would look back in the direction of the forrest. On the third day, we stopped briefly to rest and have some of our food. She sat staring in to the distance looking melancholy.
"Don't worry, it's not much further to the king and then you may have some help." I said. She pushed her blonde hair out of her eyes and groaned. "That may be true Legolas but then again there is always the chance that my request for help will be denied, then what? It will be me sitting outside the kingdom on my own with my sword. Right back where I started again."
I did not want to upset her any more than I already had so I quickly changed the subject. "I was wondering how you managed to gain any contact with the elves if your people are so against them?"
"It was when I was very little, no more than four or five when I met the elves. Mother had been angry with me for asking what was outside of the kingdom and shouted at me, so I decided to look for myself. I convinced Morin to create a distraction so I could sneak outside unnoticed. When I got beyond the kingdom walls, I realized I had walked in to a vicious battle. There were orcs everywhere and one spotted me, It came upon me and was about to plunge it's sword through my throat when an elf charged at it and killed it before it got me! I remember that the elf was so beautiful and strong, since then I've been fascinated with them." Her eyes took on a dreamy look and she smiled. It was the first time I had seen her do that and I liked it. "What happened after that?" I asked.
"I would sneak away every couple of days and visit them for news of the outside world. They gave me this sword. I became friends with a few of them, I'll miss them now." She sighed and turned and looked at me directly in the eyes. I placed my hand over hers and we sat like that for a few moments. I felt for the first time in years, nervous feelings in the pit of my stomach. She cleared her throat nervously, leaned in and opened her mouth to say something to me when I heard the thundering of hooves in the distance. As she started to speak I jumped up breaking the connection and shouted to Aragorn and Gimli, "There are riders approaching!"
We all moved to hide behind some rocks to see who the riders were. I couldn't look in her direction; it was too dangerous to I decided. Emotional bonds will only cause me pain, do not form one with her I thought repeatedly.
But I couldn't help but wonder if I already had.