I am taking over from Legolas now for this part of the tale. He knows parts of what happened to me but there are somethings I have not nor will ever tell him.

The last thing I saw before the explosion was the blade of an orc swinging down towards my head. The explosion threw me backwards off the battlements in to the rear defenses of our army. I am lucky not to have been accidentally speared or shot with an arrow! I landed near Aragorn but did not have time to recover and fall back with the others. The orcs had rushed forward and started attacking instantly so I had to climb the rubble of one of the walls back to the top of the battlement again.

Theoden was rushing in to the keep with his guards so I decided the best course of action would be to follow him and see what needed to be done. I looked down at myself and saw blood seeping out of my shirt and shuddered. I never liked the sight of blood yet every where I looked there it was. I had to climb over dead bodies of both men and orcs and even see some I recognized, that I had even spoken with hours earlier. I got to the door and looked back trying to see Legolas or my friends but I couldn't. I stayed at the edges of the men. They did not want to hear what a women had to say so there wasn't much else I could do but go back outside.

More fighting, more blood and more death followed. I was growing tired and didn't know how long it would be before I gave in completely and admitted defeat. It had been hours and there was still no sign of us having a chance for victory. The sun was almost up and our numbers were low.

As I was losing all hope of living through the battle I heard the horn of Rohan being blown and the shrieks of the orcs on the other side of the battle field. I looked in to the distance and saw a figure on the hill top surrounded by the men who had called themselves the Riders of Rohan. The light of the sun and the light of Gandalf's staff was blinding.

What followed was a massacre but thankfully in our favour, the riders charged full speed down the hillside and in an extremely short time had turned the tables for our side completely and gained victory. The remaining orcs fled and a cheer rose from what was left of our army.

The full extent of my fatigue hit me and I stumbled up to the ruined wall and fell to the floor behind one of the piles of rocks. I looked down at me clothes and saw that they were barely even clothes anymore, the blood and sweat had stuck them to me like a second skin.

"Aragorn, Gimli have you seen Idril? Has anyone seen her?" I heard Legolas shout over the excitement.

"The last I time I saw her was before the wall was blown up. I don't think she survived Legolas an orc had his blade to her throat." I didn't recognize that voice but I felt a small rush of indignace. I had survived a battle when some of their finest soldiers hadn't! I thought that I deserved a little bit of credit for that! I pulled myself up on the rocks and shouted over to the group of men "Actually I think you'll find that I'm very much alive!"

Legolas span to face me. He dropped his sword and raced over to me. He lifted me up so our faces were touching he whispered to me "You're alive, you're alive. Idril." He trailed off and stared in to my eyes. I felt short of breath and in pain and that's when I fainted.

I woke up a few hours later in a store room in the undamaged part of the keep wrapped in blankets. An old woman was sitting next to me and smiling. "Oh good you're awake! I've dressed the wound on your stomach, that's why I think you fainted, loss of blood and exhaustion you see! Now what on earth you were thinking of I don't know going in to battle that's a mans job!"

I stopped her mid-speech, I know it's rude and she did take care of me but I just didn't have the time! "Where is Legolas?" I asked.

"Legolas?"

"The elf".

"Oh him! As far as I know he's still pacing around outside! Been out there for the past few hours! You gave him quite a scare!"

"Let him in! I have to see him!"

"Not just yet deary. You need to wash for a start and put on some new clothes, I don't think the old ones will be much use as anything!"

She handed me another set of clothes and left me to bath.

Not long after I was bathed and getting dressed someone knocked at the door. I wrapped a blanket around my waist and went to answer it. Legolas was on the other side looking tired and worried. He breathed a sigh of relief. "You're alright! The woman looking after you said you were and to leave you alone but I had to see for myself!"

I stepped back from the door. "Yes I'm fine now. Come inside, after the night we just had I don't want to be on my own."

He looked almost shy and a bit nervous, "Are you sure?"

I nodded. He walked in and closed the door softly behind him. He took my hand and led me to my make-shift bed and pulled me down on to his lap. He softly kissed my forehead. "I was sure I'd lost you. I love you," he said. I could not speak for a minute, I wanted to enjoy the sight, smell and feel of being in his arms. "I love you too." I answered.

We kissed tenderly, stroking each others backs gently, his hand moved down to my ankle and started stroking my leg going a little higher each time. When he got to my thigh he gently pushed my thighs apart. "Is this too much?" he whispered. I shook my head and continued kissing him but this time passionately. He pushed the blanket away from my waist and slid his fingers in to me, moving them slowly back and forth. I have never experienced anything like that feeling before, it made my entire body feel light, as if I could float. With his other hand he slid my shirt up over my head and threw it across the room. I had never been naked in front of a man before but I did not feel scared. He took my nipple in his mouth, he sucked, nibbled and licked them until I thought I might explode.

"Idril you are so beautiful. I need you, now. Can we make love?" he whispered in my ear. I looked in to his eyes and saw how tenderly they were looking at me and knew that it would be a mistake not to. I let him lay me back on the blankets. He stood and started to undress. I watched this beautiful creature in front of me, feeling so completely safe with him and feeling so incredibly happy that I loved him and he returned my love. I stared at his beautiful sculpted face, down to his perfect chest and further down still to his manhood. I reached out my hand for him wanting him back with me. He lowered himself over me, stroking my face and hair. "Are you sure?" he said softly. I pulled his face down to mine and gave him a long slow kiss, gently sucking on his tongue. I could feel him against my leg. I broke off our kiss and opened my legs. He gently pushed himself inside me staring in to my eyes. I let out a tiny moan and wrapped my legs around his back, pulling him further in to me. He moved faster and faster inside of me never breaking eye contact. I could feel myself getting pushed further and further towards something amazing, I bucked my hips with every thrust and tightened myself around his penis making him groan. With his last few thrusts I felt something inside of me shudder, explode and ripple across my body making me grip tightly to him. "That was amazing." I panted. After we both were finished he wrapped us both in blankets and gently rocked me back and forth until I fell asleep.