Here's the replies to the reviews for this story that I forgot earlier!
Sorry guys!
@ ElvenRanger13 - Of course, thought, Legolas is innocent! The question is who would do something to Legolas as mean as that? Hmm.
@ Deana - Don't worry, Legolas escapes unharmed! Well. maybe not quite! The baby was a split-second decision and it may change Legolas's life forever when. IF he returns!
@ Elvenbabe - It's that whole complicated 'I-have-a-reputation-and-can't- change-the-law-just-because-he's-my-son-or-I-will-lose-the-throne.' Thing. BTW, I could never see Thranduil as a meanie. Maybe a bullie sometimes, but never a meanie!
@ SavvyLaur - Thank you! I try to vary my writing a lot so as not to bore you! (PS, luv ur nick!)
@ FencingBabe7 - R you the same as FencingBabe07, or is that just a MAJOR coincidence? Believe me, that won't be as gory as it gets. not by a LONG shot!
@ Lea-and-Randir - Sorry, but Elenest's part is already reserved, but maybe there just might be a second love for our main character? Who knows? PS, I don't even know how to change oil, so I doubt I'm a grease monkey! Lol!
Chapter 3
Legolas blinked as he entered the light. A small archway lead into the back alley where nobody but a elf asleep against a young birch walked. He approached carefully and swiveled his head this way and that, trying to eye someone hiding in a corner.
Finally, when his face could no longer be seen by the sleeping elf, he ran out of the alley towards the castle wall. He could hear the elf awakening behind him but didn't stop or look back. He didn't think he noticed him and halted right up against the wall.
From here, he could see Elenest's home. A tall tower with silk curtains fluttering in the window. He saw a figure move by it and his heart suddenly exploded in his chest.
He couldn't leave for years without seeing her face one last time. She meant far too much to him for that to happen. He hurried away from the wall and sprinted towards the pillar.
He entered quietly, praying that her parents weren't home. He found the staircase and hurried up towards her chamber. The stairs were made of a thick wood that creaked quietly underneath his feet. His ears and nose were strained to sense any approaching servant or family member. Finally, he reached her room at the height of the tower. He opened the wooden doors carefully and looked around.
She wasn't there.
'Elenest?' ~Had they already taken her to the palace? Where is she?~ 'Elenest!'
'What?' she moaned as she sat up from her four-poster bed. Her eyes snapped open when she saw him.
'Legolas! Did they release you?' she threw off the covers, revealing her sleeping night gown with thin straps and a short skirt. She ran over to him and embraced him. 'How did you get out?' she looked up at him, her eyes full of joy and wonder. That's what he loved so much about her. Her lack of care for what other people thought and the way she loved him back. They were perfect for each other, almost as though they were born with the same purpose: to be with one another.
'They...' he started, gazing into her eyes. He sighed. 'They didn't release me.' he said. 'I escaped.' Elenest's smile faded.
'Escaped?' she asked. 'Why? How?'
'I can't explain right now, and I wasn't supposed to come see you...' he drifted off, lost in her eyes for a moment.
'Why not? Who told you?' she asked, her arms tightening around his waist.
'I was helped to be let out by a friend.' he said quickly. 'A very good friend. He told me not to say any good-byes, but I had to come see you one last time.' Elenest's face grew tight with worry.
'Where are you going?' Legolas shook his head.
'I don't really know.' he sighed. 'But I couldn't leave without seeing you one last time.' he gently caressed her cheek as her eyes grew beady with tears.
'But, I don't want you to go!' she said in a quiet, high pitched voice. 'I don't want you to leave us!' Legolas shook his head.
'I don't want to leave you or the baby either, but I have no choice!' he said. 'My father is risking himself to save me, and I can't deny his request when the situation is this...' he stopped when she shut her eyes and looked down.
'Come back!' she said solidly. 'Promise me you'll come back!' Legolas gently lifted her chin and gazed in her deep pools of eyes, so full of love and loss.
'Not even my own death could keep me from your side.' he whispered. They kissed one last time before the departure.
'Elenest!' a pounding sound came from the open doorway. Legolas turned to see the shadow of an approaching elf. Legolas looked into Elenest's eyes one last time before running towards her balcony window.
With a fantastic leap, he leapt over the railing into a nearby tree that grew on the other side of the kingdom wall. He scurried down towards the trunk and descended swiftly to the forest floor. He could see two palace guards standing at the small gate with a cobblestone path leading towards it. He could see no horse anywhere.
When something pushed him almost out of the shade of the tree to his exposure, he stiffened. He turned slowly to see a great snout. It was a black steed with a saddle made by man and several swiftly packed bundles. He could feel the guard's gaze on them now. There was a cloak hanging over the saddle. As fast as he could he threw it over his shoulders. He could hear the guards approaching behind them, their armor clinking almost silently.
Once the clasp was done he threw up the hood. He could feel them now, their feet stepping lightly on the grass and not leaving any mark behind.
He mounted with a great swing of his leg and kicked the horse's flanks. He shot out of the trees with a swish of the leaves. The horse's step was quick, but heavy against the ground. After steering a straight path ahead across a bridge over the river and into the forest, he looked back.
"When I think back on these times,"
"And the dreams we left behind,"
"I'm be glad that I was blessed to get,"
"To have you in my life."
~I will come home!~
"When I look back on these days,"
"I'll look and see your face."
~Nothing can keep from you...~
"You were right there for me."
"In my dreams I'll always see you,"
"Soar above the sky."
"In my heart there'll always be a place for you,"
"For all my life!"
~...Or the baby.~
"I'll keep a part of you with me,"
"And everywhere I am there you'll be."
"And everywhere I am there you'll be."
Legolas turned and looked at the dark path ahead.
"You show how it feels,"
"To have the sky within my reach."
"And always will be glad,"
"For all the strength you gave to me."
~I'll never forget us.~
"Your love made me make it through,"
"Oh, I owe so much to you."
"You were right there for me."
He could still feel her wet tears on his hand.
"In my dreams I'll always see you,"
"Soar above the sky."
"In my heart there'll always keep a place for you,"
"For all my life!"
A tear of his own managed to drip and fall in the dust made from the steed's gallop.
"I'll keep a part of you with me."
"And everywhere I am there you'll be."
"'Cause I always saw in you my light,"
"My strength!"
"And I want to thank you now for all the ways,"
"You were right there for me."
~You were right there for me.~
"You were right there for me..."
"In my dreams I'll always see you soar above the sky."
"In my heart there'll always be a place for you,"
"For all my life!"
"I'll keep a part of you with me."
"And everywhere I am there you'll be."
"And everywhere I am there you'll be."
The castle gate was gone, along with Thranduil, Elenest, and the unseen child.
"There you'll be..."
@ ElvenRanger13 - Of course, thought, Legolas is innocent! The question is who would do something to Legolas as mean as that? Hmm.
@ Deana - Don't worry, Legolas escapes unharmed! Well. maybe not quite! The baby was a split-second decision and it may change Legolas's life forever when. IF he returns!
@ Elvenbabe - It's that whole complicated 'I-have-a-reputation-and-can't- change-the-law-just-because-he's-my-son-or-I-will-lose-the-throne.' Thing. BTW, I could never see Thranduil as a meanie. Maybe a bullie sometimes, but never a meanie!
@ SavvyLaur - Thank you! I try to vary my writing a lot so as not to bore you! (PS, luv ur nick!)
@ FencingBabe7 - R you the same as FencingBabe07, or is that just a MAJOR coincidence? Believe me, that won't be as gory as it gets. not by a LONG shot!
@ Lea-and-Randir - Sorry, but Elenest's part is already reserved, but maybe there just might be a second love for our main character? Who knows? PS, I don't even know how to change oil, so I doubt I'm a grease monkey! Lol!
Chapter 3
Legolas blinked as he entered the light. A small archway lead into the back alley where nobody but a elf asleep against a young birch walked. He approached carefully and swiveled his head this way and that, trying to eye someone hiding in a corner.
Finally, when his face could no longer be seen by the sleeping elf, he ran out of the alley towards the castle wall. He could hear the elf awakening behind him but didn't stop or look back. He didn't think he noticed him and halted right up against the wall.
From here, he could see Elenest's home. A tall tower with silk curtains fluttering in the window. He saw a figure move by it and his heart suddenly exploded in his chest.
He couldn't leave for years without seeing her face one last time. She meant far too much to him for that to happen. He hurried away from the wall and sprinted towards the pillar.
He entered quietly, praying that her parents weren't home. He found the staircase and hurried up towards her chamber. The stairs were made of a thick wood that creaked quietly underneath his feet. His ears and nose were strained to sense any approaching servant or family member. Finally, he reached her room at the height of the tower. He opened the wooden doors carefully and looked around.
She wasn't there.
'Elenest?' ~Had they already taken her to the palace? Where is she?~ 'Elenest!'
'What?' she moaned as she sat up from her four-poster bed. Her eyes snapped open when she saw him.
'Legolas! Did they release you?' she threw off the covers, revealing her sleeping night gown with thin straps and a short skirt. She ran over to him and embraced him. 'How did you get out?' she looked up at him, her eyes full of joy and wonder. That's what he loved so much about her. Her lack of care for what other people thought and the way she loved him back. They were perfect for each other, almost as though they were born with the same purpose: to be with one another.
'They...' he started, gazing into her eyes. He sighed. 'They didn't release me.' he said. 'I escaped.' Elenest's smile faded.
'Escaped?' she asked. 'Why? How?'
'I can't explain right now, and I wasn't supposed to come see you...' he drifted off, lost in her eyes for a moment.
'Why not? Who told you?' she asked, her arms tightening around his waist.
'I was helped to be let out by a friend.' he said quickly. 'A very good friend. He told me not to say any good-byes, but I had to come see you one last time.' Elenest's face grew tight with worry.
'Where are you going?' Legolas shook his head.
'I don't really know.' he sighed. 'But I couldn't leave without seeing you one last time.' he gently caressed her cheek as her eyes grew beady with tears.
'But, I don't want you to go!' she said in a quiet, high pitched voice. 'I don't want you to leave us!' Legolas shook his head.
'I don't want to leave you or the baby either, but I have no choice!' he said. 'My father is risking himself to save me, and I can't deny his request when the situation is this...' he stopped when she shut her eyes and looked down.
'Come back!' she said solidly. 'Promise me you'll come back!' Legolas gently lifted her chin and gazed in her deep pools of eyes, so full of love and loss.
'Not even my own death could keep me from your side.' he whispered. They kissed one last time before the departure.
'Elenest!' a pounding sound came from the open doorway. Legolas turned to see the shadow of an approaching elf. Legolas looked into Elenest's eyes one last time before running towards her balcony window.
With a fantastic leap, he leapt over the railing into a nearby tree that grew on the other side of the kingdom wall. He scurried down towards the trunk and descended swiftly to the forest floor. He could see two palace guards standing at the small gate with a cobblestone path leading towards it. He could see no horse anywhere.
When something pushed him almost out of the shade of the tree to his exposure, he stiffened. He turned slowly to see a great snout. It was a black steed with a saddle made by man and several swiftly packed bundles. He could feel the guard's gaze on them now. There was a cloak hanging over the saddle. As fast as he could he threw it over his shoulders. He could hear the guards approaching behind them, their armor clinking almost silently.
Once the clasp was done he threw up the hood. He could feel them now, their feet stepping lightly on the grass and not leaving any mark behind.
He mounted with a great swing of his leg and kicked the horse's flanks. He shot out of the trees with a swish of the leaves. The horse's step was quick, but heavy against the ground. After steering a straight path ahead across a bridge over the river and into the forest, he looked back.
"When I think back on these times,"
"And the dreams we left behind,"
"I'm be glad that I was blessed to get,"
"To have you in my life."
~I will come home!~
"When I look back on these days,"
"I'll look and see your face."
~Nothing can keep from you...~
"You were right there for me."
"In my dreams I'll always see you,"
"Soar above the sky."
"In my heart there'll always be a place for you,"
"For all my life!"
~...Or the baby.~
"I'll keep a part of you with me,"
"And everywhere I am there you'll be."
"And everywhere I am there you'll be."
Legolas turned and looked at the dark path ahead.
"You show how it feels,"
"To have the sky within my reach."
"And always will be glad,"
"For all the strength you gave to me."
~I'll never forget us.~
"Your love made me make it through,"
"Oh, I owe so much to you."
"You were right there for me."
He could still feel her wet tears on his hand.
"In my dreams I'll always see you,"
"Soar above the sky."
"In my heart there'll always keep a place for you,"
"For all my life!"
A tear of his own managed to drip and fall in the dust made from the steed's gallop.
"I'll keep a part of you with me."
"And everywhere I am there you'll be."
"'Cause I always saw in you my light,"
"My strength!"
"And I want to thank you now for all the ways,"
"You were right there for me."
~You were right there for me.~
"You were right there for me..."
"In my dreams I'll always see you soar above the sky."
"In my heart there'll always be a place for you,"
"For all my life!"
"I'll keep a part of you with me."
"And everywhere I am there you'll be."
"And everywhere I am there you'll be."
The castle gate was gone, along with Thranduil, Elenest, and the unseen child.
"There you'll be..."