I awoke only a few hours later alone. I sat up wincing as my wounds all announced the fact that they were still present and painful. I felt hazy and confused trying to piece together the events that had come to pass the previous evening and that very morning. The mornings events were still fresh in my mind. I lay back on to the blankets smiling as any young woman in love would do after being that close with the man she loves.

I stopped smiling as it dawned on me that Legolas had not stayed with me, his clothes were gone and there was practically no sign that he had ever even been there! A knot of panic and distrust formed in my stomach, surely he would not of left me? The most worrying thoughts were racing through my mind, what if he lied about loving me? What if he'd fallen out of love with me? Why was he called away?

I threw back the blankets and scrambled around the room searching for my clothes and pulled them on hurriedly. I had to find Legolas and find out what was going on! As I dressed my fear turned to anger and annoyance! I wanted to know why he thought it would be alright to leave with no explanation! I hoped he would not turn me away as he had done when he kissed me.

I walked briskly down the corridors ignoring the panic that was going on around me, I was focused entirely on finding Legolas. I saw Aragorn and Theoden huddled in a corner, obviously discussing something important but at that moment I didn't care! I briefly noticed that no one was outside and that everyone was packed in to the keep but I paid little attention to it. I see now how foolish I was not to.

"Aragorn, where is Legolas?" I asked, I stood directly in front of Theoden so he had to answer me.

"Surely you know? He's outside taking care of----"

I span around on my heel and raced down the corridor towards the stairs. I heard Aragorn and Theoden shouting but I took no notice. Several men tried to stop me from going outside but they were nearly all injured and easier to shake off.

I practically jumped the stairs and flew over the piles of rubble that had once been the entry way and made my way outside.

At first glance I could not see Legolas I strained my eyes and saw a small lone figure in the distance and assumed that it must be him. I walked away from the protection of the keep and heard a screech from above me.

I looked up at the sky and saw three black dragons circling the keep. I could see what must of been arrows sticking out of their bodies which must of been why Legolas was out there, to kill them. I had never seen anything like them before and found them so terrifying that I let out a small shriek of fear. The smallest dragon paused midair, let out a roar and swooped down towards me. I screamed again but could not move, I felt completely paralyzed with fear!

The disgusting animal hovered over me for a second and let out another cry. This time the other two turned and flew down until they were all side by side. The smallest scooped me up in it's claws in an iron like grip and led the other three away from the keep.

Screaming did not work, nor struggling, that just made the beast grip harder. I was resigned to watching Helms Deep grow smaller and smaller until I could see it no more.