Second Verse
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"Nuquer, I really want you to stay here." Legolas pleaded with Nuquer as they mounted their horses and headed into the woods towards the border.
"Legolas, what if Faunia is dead?" Nuquer turned and asked Legolas.
"Let the troops get rid of the orcs first before you go out!" Legolas argued.
"I have a bad feeling and I really must go now. Flora will stay here where it is safe." Nuquer answered and urged her horse on faster.
"Fine, all right, go but, I want you to come back as soon as you can! You can bring your sister and your brother back with you!" Legolas agreed, though he was anything but happy about it.
"Thank you. I will only stay for a day then." Nuquer agreed to Legolas's terms, "And while I'm gone, break it off with that witch." Nuquer commanded.
"I will, I will tell her it's off today. I promise." Legolas smiled and followed her until the edge of the woods.
"Here is where we part." Nuquer turned her horse to face Legolas.
"I wish you would rethink this."
"I'm not going to. I will be back very soon though. Don't get hurt while I am gone." Nuquer smiled hopefully.
"Be safe." Legolas smiled back and was about to blow her a kiss when he felt something in him. He whipped out his bow and notched an arrow in it in the blink of an eye. He let the arrow fly and it hit dead center of an orcs chest, "Run!" Legolas shouted to Nuquer as he notched another arrow and let it fly at the orcs companion. Nuquer wheeled her horse and ran back into the forest. She stopped and turned to make sure Legolas was okay. He had downed all the orcs that had come towards him but more seemed to be coming from every direction. Nuquer only had a sword on her and knew that she wouldn't be much of assistance to the fighting.
"Legolas! Come on!" Nuquer called to Legolas. Legolas turned his horse and headed towards Nuquer, the two raced back towards the palace.
They arrived with the orcs en suite behind them and warned the guards. "ORCS!" Legolas called and soon enough more guards were pouring out of the palace with weapons at hand.
"We need to get to my father!" Legolas leaped off his horse and grabbed Nuquer of hers. They ran hand in hand into the palace to notify the king.
"Father!" Legolas called running down the hall to his study, "Father!"
"Legolas, what is it? Why are they guards heading out?!" Thranduil had heard the guard's call and was headed towards the action.
"Orcs, they have attacked, they are heading towards the palace!" Legolas warned his father.
"Towards the palace?! Get the women inside and I want every guard out there fighting! They must be clear of here!" Thranduil ordered and headed to gather more elves to fight.
"Nuquer, go to the dining hall, it's the safe hold!" Legolas commanded Nuquer and this time she didn't resist.
Legolas headed back towards the entrance to see that the orcs had arrived and battle was pursued. Legolas grabbed his fighting gear and hurriedly put it on so he could help.
Most of Mirkwood's inhabitants were now either fighting or taking refuge in the palace.
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"Nuquer, what is happening!?" Flora found Nuquer through the crowd of maiden elves in the dining room.
"Orcs are attacking." Nuquer answered with a tear in her eye.
"Faunia!" Flora replied instantly.
"I was on my way to see her when Legolas and I saw the orcs coming towards the palace." Nuquer nodded.
"You were going to see her?" Flora looked upset.
"Yes, Legolas told me the men were going to have to fight against the orcs and I wanted to see if she was okay." Nuquer explained, knowing that Flora would not be happy.
"You weren't going to tell me?!" Flora exclaimed.
"I wanted you to stay here where it was safe." Nuquer grabbed Flora's hand.
"So if you went and Faunia was dead then you'd be attacked and I'd have two dead sisters and I wouldn't have even gotten to say good-bye?! Nuquer, think!" Flora exclaimed at Nuquer.
"I'm sorry Flora, if I had told you you would have wanted to come." Nuquer pleaded.
"All right fine, but after this we are going back together, got it?" Flora calmed down a bit.
"Fine, fine." Nuquer agreed.
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"Legolas! To the front!" Thranduil ordered of his son. Legolas made his way to the front of the battle and joined other captains with the onslaught of orcs that were trying to make their way into the palace.
"Why are they here?!" Legolas yelled as he let his arrows fly.
"No one knows!" The elf next to him answered as his arrows flew as well.
The battle lasted little more than twenty minutes, luckily there were only a few causalities among the elves, none including death. The orcs had been held back, their numbers not as great as the elves had expected. Their armour was not strong and the elven arrows easily penetrated making the battle easier for the accurate elven archers.
Some of the elves were left to clean of the mess the battle had left and others went to a meeting to discuss a plan of action to be taken.
Late in the evening were the elves finished cleaning the orc mess and had set the carcasses on fire and the meeting was released.
"Nuquer?" Legolas knocked on Nuquer's door. There was no answer.
"They are gone." Nilhisie answered.
"What do you mean?" Legolas turned to see his friend standing behind him.
"They left to see their sister." Nilhisie explained.
"I, but, ugh!" Legolas threw his hands into the air.
"They left after the battle. Flora too." Nilhisie frowned and looked at the floor.
"Great. What am I supposed to do now? I have to stay and watch with the other guards for more attacks." Legolas crossed his arms and stared at Nuquer's door.
"I'll go." Nilhisie answered.
"Can you catch them?" Legolas asked.
"I'll do my best." Nilhisie promised and nodded before taking off sprinting towards the stables.
Legolas shook his head and frowned before turning to go outside to the garden so he could climb the balcony to Nuquer's room. If he couldn't be with her he could at least be in her room. Legolas spent the night there, trying not to think of all the bad things that could happen to her while she was gone.
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"Nuquer, I really want you to stay here." Legolas pleaded with Nuquer as they mounted their horses and headed into the woods towards the border.
"Legolas, what if Faunia is dead?" Nuquer turned and asked Legolas.
"Let the troops get rid of the orcs first before you go out!" Legolas argued.
"I have a bad feeling and I really must go now. Flora will stay here where it is safe." Nuquer answered and urged her horse on faster.
"Fine, all right, go but, I want you to come back as soon as you can! You can bring your sister and your brother back with you!" Legolas agreed, though he was anything but happy about it.
"Thank you. I will only stay for a day then." Nuquer agreed to Legolas's terms, "And while I'm gone, break it off with that witch." Nuquer commanded.
"I will, I will tell her it's off today. I promise." Legolas smiled and followed her until the edge of the woods.
"Here is where we part." Nuquer turned her horse to face Legolas.
"I wish you would rethink this."
"I'm not going to. I will be back very soon though. Don't get hurt while I am gone." Nuquer smiled hopefully.
"Be safe." Legolas smiled back and was about to blow her a kiss when he felt something in him. He whipped out his bow and notched an arrow in it in the blink of an eye. He let the arrow fly and it hit dead center of an orcs chest, "Run!" Legolas shouted to Nuquer as he notched another arrow and let it fly at the orcs companion. Nuquer wheeled her horse and ran back into the forest. She stopped and turned to make sure Legolas was okay. He had downed all the orcs that had come towards him but more seemed to be coming from every direction. Nuquer only had a sword on her and knew that she wouldn't be much of assistance to the fighting.
"Legolas! Come on!" Nuquer called to Legolas. Legolas turned his horse and headed towards Nuquer, the two raced back towards the palace.
They arrived with the orcs en suite behind them and warned the guards. "ORCS!" Legolas called and soon enough more guards were pouring out of the palace with weapons at hand.
"We need to get to my father!" Legolas leaped off his horse and grabbed Nuquer of hers. They ran hand in hand into the palace to notify the king.
"Father!" Legolas called running down the hall to his study, "Father!"
"Legolas, what is it? Why are they guards heading out?!" Thranduil had heard the guard's call and was headed towards the action.
"Orcs, they have attacked, they are heading towards the palace!" Legolas warned his father.
"Towards the palace?! Get the women inside and I want every guard out there fighting! They must be clear of here!" Thranduil ordered and headed to gather more elves to fight.
"Nuquer, go to the dining hall, it's the safe hold!" Legolas commanded Nuquer and this time she didn't resist.
Legolas headed back towards the entrance to see that the orcs had arrived and battle was pursued. Legolas grabbed his fighting gear and hurriedly put it on so he could help.
Most of Mirkwood's inhabitants were now either fighting or taking refuge in the palace.
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"Nuquer, what is happening!?" Flora found Nuquer through the crowd of maiden elves in the dining room.
"Orcs are attacking." Nuquer answered with a tear in her eye.
"Faunia!" Flora replied instantly.
"I was on my way to see her when Legolas and I saw the orcs coming towards the palace." Nuquer nodded.
"You were going to see her?" Flora looked upset.
"Yes, Legolas told me the men were going to have to fight against the orcs and I wanted to see if she was okay." Nuquer explained, knowing that Flora would not be happy.
"You weren't going to tell me?!" Flora exclaimed.
"I wanted you to stay here where it was safe." Nuquer grabbed Flora's hand.
"So if you went and Faunia was dead then you'd be attacked and I'd have two dead sisters and I wouldn't have even gotten to say good-bye?! Nuquer, think!" Flora exclaimed at Nuquer.
"I'm sorry Flora, if I had told you you would have wanted to come." Nuquer pleaded.
"All right fine, but after this we are going back together, got it?" Flora calmed down a bit.
"Fine, fine." Nuquer agreed.
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"Legolas! To the front!" Thranduil ordered of his son. Legolas made his way to the front of the battle and joined other captains with the onslaught of orcs that were trying to make their way into the palace.
"Why are they here?!" Legolas yelled as he let his arrows fly.
"No one knows!" The elf next to him answered as his arrows flew as well.
The battle lasted little more than twenty minutes, luckily there were only a few causalities among the elves, none including death. The orcs had been held back, their numbers not as great as the elves had expected. Their armour was not strong and the elven arrows easily penetrated making the battle easier for the accurate elven archers.
Some of the elves were left to clean of the mess the battle had left and others went to a meeting to discuss a plan of action to be taken.
Late in the evening were the elves finished cleaning the orc mess and had set the carcasses on fire and the meeting was released.
"Nuquer?" Legolas knocked on Nuquer's door. There was no answer.
"They are gone." Nilhisie answered.
"What do you mean?" Legolas turned to see his friend standing behind him.
"They left to see their sister." Nilhisie explained.
"I, but, ugh!" Legolas threw his hands into the air.
"They left after the battle. Flora too." Nilhisie frowned and looked at the floor.
"Great. What am I supposed to do now? I have to stay and watch with the other guards for more attacks." Legolas crossed his arms and stared at Nuquer's door.
"I'll go." Nilhisie answered.
"Can you catch them?" Legolas asked.
"I'll do my best." Nilhisie promised and nodded before taking off sprinting towards the stables.
Legolas shook his head and frowned before turning to go outside to the garden so he could climb the balcony to Nuquer's room. If he couldn't be with her he could at least be in her room. Legolas spent the night there, trying not to think of all the bad things that could happen to her while she was gone.
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