Second Verse
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The autheress is not present at the moment, this is her pet Balrog present to say that she is well aware of the ridiculousness of the time periods in her story. Silly autheress didn't bother to think to far ahead when she starting writing this story now did she?! No!? What a *insert Balrog curse word here*!!! She sent me to tell you that the time is off in her story BY A LOT and she has to much pride to tell you so herself. So I get stuck with the dirty work of telling all you wonderful reviewers that she's a 'poo- head' and please excuse her for her lack of brains but since you are all creative people yourself, pretend it's all correct. Thank you and have a nice day, now where's my raise?!
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The group separated and went their different ways. Legolas followed Nuquer back to her room, he wanted to have a serious talk with her.
"Nuquer, I think we should talk about our future." Legolas sat on the bed across from Nuquer.
"I think so too." Nuquer smiled, as much as this conversation made her nervous it was a good nervousness.
"My father knows that we have been courting for quite some time now, and at the beginning of this year he told me he wanted me to start looking for my future bride."
"Yes, I know he did, I believe he has said that to me a few times." Nuquer smiled and took Legolas's hand.
"I love you Nuquer, and I love being with you." Legolas looked into Nuquer's eyes with nothing but love, "I am in this relationship with all my heart. I need to know what you're in it for. I think I already know but I need to hear it from you."
"I am in this with all the love I have, I promise." Nuquer said very sincerely, "My heart is yours and as long as I live it will never belong to another soul."
"That is what I needed to hear, and what I wanted to hear. I want to have your heart and you to have mine as well." Legolas smiled and kissed Nuquer.
"What does your father think of us?" Nuquer asked, but what she meant was something else.
"He thinks you would make a wonderful queen, I hear him talking to his counselour the other day. He doesn't want me to know but he said that he hopes I choose you." Legolas smiled and lay down.
"Really? I feel honoured." Nuquer smiled and lay down next to Legolas.
"You should, my father doesn't like anybody!" Legolas laughed.
They fell silent for a few moments. Nuquer waited for a few moments for Legolas to speak again. She had secretly hoped he was going to propose tonight, she had really thought he was going to after that speech.
"Nuquer," Legolas broke the silence and Nuquer felt her heart leap in anticipation, "are we ready to rule this land?"
"What do you mean?" Nuquer was downfallen again.
"Could we do things right? My father is a conservative ruler you know, as were nearly all the kings before him." Legolas stopped.
"Legolas, I think Mirkwood is ready for a new ruler, really I do, not that your father is a bad ruler, that's not what I saying at all but it's time for change." Nuquer replied honestly.
"I think you're right." Legolas agreed.
"I always am." Nuquer laughed.
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Bragolfin lay in the cold shrubs outside Nuquer's window listening, she had heard everything said between them and she was livid. Legolas was supposed to be hers and he would be! She swore to herself that she would break them apart before Legolas had a chance to propose. He was very near asking tonight and she wouldn't let that happen again.
Bragolfin quietly climbed out of the shrub and motioned for Tarfirith and Laithol to follow her back to her house, "I am outraged right now, Legolas nearly proposed to her!" Bragolfin shook her head.
"Bragolfin, why don't you just find someone else?" Tarfirith suggested.
"No, I want Legolas and I will have him. It makes sense too! I come from a very wealthy family, he's the prince of Mirkwood, we should be together! That's how all the other marriages have been in that family! Every since there has been a Mirkwood the crown prince marries a girl from a prominent family in Mirkwood. Well, that's my family and it's our turn to have an ancestor be royalty!" Bragolfin hissed at the two girls.
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The cold winter months passed and Bragolfin had been sent to Lothlorein by her father, the only way he could think of to save the relationship between Legolas and Nuquer. Though the ruckus she caused for this almost allowed her to stay. In the end she had been escorted to Lothlorein where she remained all winter, much to the delight of quite a few Mirkwood inhabitants.
The pressure was relieved from Legolas and Nuquer by this maneuver and they thanked Saeros silently the whole while she was gone. Their love blossomed and grew and when Legolas wasn't at his duties as a captain of the guard the two were constantly seen together. Flora and Nilhisie also grew in their relationship though at a slower level than that of Nuquer and Legolas.
When the first sign's of winter's departure showed things were looking very hopeful for the future of Mirkwood, a new year was upon them and rumours and hopes of a new princess flowered with the first brave flowers of spring.
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"Nuquer, I feel sick again." Flora complained one morning as she walked out of the bathroom.
"You have been sick every morning this past week." Nuquer commented.
"Yes I know, I've been feeling miserable." Flora lay on Nuquer's bed, "What do you think is wrong with me?"
"You're a dirty human." Nuquer joked.
"Haha, very funny, seriously. Take me to see the healer today please." Flora begged of Nuquer.
"Why do I have to take you?" Nuquer asked.
"Because you're my big sister and because you're an elf and so is everyone here." Flora gave Nuquer a sad face.
"Fine, let's go now before anyone else goes." Nuquer grabbed Flora's hand and led her out the door.
"Where are you two going this lovely morning?" Nilhisie asked as the two walked out.
"She is taking me to the healer, I was sick again this morning." Flora smiled at Nilhisie.
"Again? Flora, what is wrong?" Nilhisie walked with them as they headed towards the healer.
"I don't know, we're about to find out." Flora smiled and waited outside the healer's door. Fortunately for her their was a personal healer for the king and his family and close friends.
"Come on in. Who is need of my assistance today?" The healer was a kindly older elf, of great age and had been with the family since nearly the first rulers.
"It's me." Flora sat on a chair and looked as sick as she felt.
"Well, I can't say I know as much about humans as I do elves but you're in luck that I know a good deal. I will have a look, you two out in the hall." The healer ordered Nuquer and Nilhisie.
The two shut the door behind them and waited.
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An hour later the healer emerged, looking very grave.
"She's okay isn't she?" Nilhisie was worried by this look.
"Oh, she's perfectly healthy." The healer assured the two.
"Then what is it?" Nuquer asked.
"She is nearly three months pregnant." The healer replied with a frown.
Both Nuquer and Nilhisie stood in shook. Finally Flora appeared in the door with tears running down her face. Nilhisie moved to hug her. Nuquer stood unable to believe what she had heard.
"Humans tend to be more prone to becoming pregnant from elves than other elves are." The healer explained, "They cannot choose whether they want a child or not, it just happens."
"What are we going to do?" Nuquer asked quietly.
"That is for her to decide." The healer sighed and closed the door as the three left to go back to Flora's room.
"Nilhisie is the father, right?" Nuquer asked.
"Yes, he's the only one that could be." Flora nodded.
"Well, then you two need to decide what is to be done." Nuquer smiled hopefully at the two.
"We will." Nilhisie gave Flora a kiss on the forehead and lead her into her room.
"I can't believe this happened." Flora sighed, "I'm not even married."
"We could get married." Nilhisie said suddenly.
"What?"
"We could do it soon so no one would know that this happened before we were married." Nilhisie suggested.
"Are you sure you want to do that?" Flora asked.
"Yes, for you, for the child." Nilhisie held Flora's hand.
"I don't know. I wanted to marry when the time was right, for love. I love you I just think that I'm not ready." Flora looked out the window at the clouds hanging over the sun.
"Whatever you want." Nilhisie smiled.
"Let's wait to get married. I don't care what other people think." Flora decided.
"Okay." Nilhisie nodded.
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The autheress is not present at the moment, this is her pet Balrog present to say that she is well aware of the ridiculousness of the time periods in her story. Silly autheress didn't bother to think to far ahead when she starting writing this story now did she?! No!? What a *insert Balrog curse word here*!!! She sent me to tell you that the time is off in her story BY A LOT and she has to much pride to tell you so herself. So I get stuck with the dirty work of telling all you wonderful reviewers that she's a 'poo- head' and please excuse her for her lack of brains but since you are all creative people yourself, pretend it's all correct. Thank you and have a nice day, now where's my raise?!
~
The group separated and went their different ways. Legolas followed Nuquer back to her room, he wanted to have a serious talk with her.
"Nuquer, I think we should talk about our future." Legolas sat on the bed across from Nuquer.
"I think so too." Nuquer smiled, as much as this conversation made her nervous it was a good nervousness.
"My father knows that we have been courting for quite some time now, and at the beginning of this year he told me he wanted me to start looking for my future bride."
"Yes, I know he did, I believe he has said that to me a few times." Nuquer smiled and took Legolas's hand.
"I love you Nuquer, and I love being with you." Legolas looked into Nuquer's eyes with nothing but love, "I am in this relationship with all my heart. I need to know what you're in it for. I think I already know but I need to hear it from you."
"I am in this with all the love I have, I promise." Nuquer said very sincerely, "My heart is yours and as long as I live it will never belong to another soul."
"That is what I needed to hear, and what I wanted to hear. I want to have your heart and you to have mine as well." Legolas smiled and kissed Nuquer.
"What does your father think of us?" Nuquer asked, but what she meant was something else.
"He thinks you would make a wonderful queen, I hear him talking to his counselour the other day. He doesn't want me to know but he said that he hopes I choose you." Legolas smiled and lay down.
"Really? I feel honoured." Nuquer smiled and lay down next to Legolas.
"You should, my father doesn't like anybody!" Legolas laughed.
They fell silent for a few moments. Nuquer waited for a few moments for Legolas to speak again. She had secretly hoped he was going to propose tonight, she had really thought he was going to after that speech.
"Nuquer," Legolas broke the silence and Nuquer felt her heart leap in anticipation, "are we ready to rule this land?"
"What do you mean?" Nuquer was downfallen again.
"Could we do things right? My father is a conservative ruler you know, as were nearly all the kings before him." Legolas stopped.
"Legolas, I think Mirkwood is ready for a new ruler, really I do, not that your father is a bad ruler, that's not what I saying at all but it's time for change." Nuquer replied honestly.
"I think you're right." Legolas agreed.
"I always am." Nuquer laughed.
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Bragolfin lay in the cold shrubs outside Nuquer's window listening, she had heard everything said between them and she was livid. Legolas was supposed to be hers and he would be! She swore to herself that she would break them apart before Legolas had a chance to propose. He was very near asking tonight and she wouldn't let that happen again.
Bragolfin quietly climbed out of the shrub and motioned for Tarfirith and Laithol to follow her back to her house, "I am outraged right now, Legolas nearly proposed to her!" Bragolfin shook her head.
"Bragolfin, why don't you just find someone else?" Tarfirith suggested.
"No, I want Legolas and I will have him. It makes sense too! I come from a very wealthy family, he's the prince of Mirkwood, we should be together! That's how all the other marriages have been in that family! Every since there has been a Mirkwood the crown prince marries a girl from a prominent family in Mirkwood. Well, that's my family and it's our turn to have an ancestor be royalty!" Bragolfin hissed at the two girls.
~
The cold winter months passed and Bragolfin had been sent to Lothlorein by her father, the only way he could think of to save the relationship between Legolas and Nuquer. Though the ruckus she caused for this almost allowed her to stay. In the end she had been escorted to Lothlorein where she remained all winter, much to the delight of quite a few Mirkwood inhabitants.
The pressure was relieved from Legolas and Nuquer by this maneuver and they thanked Saeros silently the whole while she was gone. Their love blossomed and grew and when Legolas wasn't at his duties as a captain of the guard the two were constantly seen together. Flora and Nilhisie also grew in their relationship though at a slower level than that of Nuquer and Legolas.
When the first sign's of winter's departure showed things were looking very hopeful for the future of Mirkwood, a new year was upon them and rumours and hopes of a new princess flowered with the first brave flowers of spring.
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"Nuquer, I feel sick again." Flora complained one morning as she walked out of the bathroom.
"You have been sick every morning this past week." Nuquer commented.
"Yes I know, I've been feeling miserable." Flora lay on Nuquer's bed, "What do you think is wrong with me?"
"You're a dirty human." Nuquer joked.
"Haha, very funny, seriously. Take me to see the healer today please." Flora begged of Nuquer.
"Why do I have to take you?" Nuquer asked.
"Because you're my big sister and because you're an elf and so is everyone here." Flora gave Nuquer a sad face.
"Fine, let's go now before anyone else goes." Nuquer grabbed Flora's hand and led her out the door.
"Where are you two going this lovely morning?" Nilhisie asked as the two walked out.
"She is taking me to the healer, I was sick again this morning." Flora smiled at Nilhisie.
"Again? Flora, what is wrong?" Nilhisie walked with them as they headed towards the healer.
"I don't know, we're about to find out." Flora smiled and waited outside the healer's door. Fortunately for her their was a personal healer for the king and his family and close friends.
"Come on in. Who is need of my assistance today?" The healer was a kindly older elf, of great age and had been with the family since nearly the first rulers.
"It's me." Flora sat on a chair and looked as sick as she felt.
"Well, I can't say I know as much about humans as I do elves but you're in luck that I know a good deal. I will have a look, you two out in the hall." The healer ordered Nuquer and Nilhisie.
The two shut the door behind them and waited.
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An hour later the healer emerged, looking very grave.
"She's okay isn't she?" Nilhisie was worried by this look.
"Oh, she's perfectly healthy." The healer assured the two.
"Then what is it?" Nuquer asked.
"She is nearly three months pregnant." The healer replied with a frown.
Both Nuquer and Nilhisie stood in shook. Finally Flora appeared in the door with tears running down her face. Nilhisie moved to hug her. Nuquer stood unable to believe what she had heard.
"Humans tend to be more prone to becoming pregnant from elves than other elves are." The healer explained, "They cannot choose whether they want a child or not, it just happens."
"What are we going to do?" Nuquer asked quietly.
"That is for her to decide." The healer sighed and closed the door as the three left to go back to Flora's room.
"Nilhisie is the father, right?" Nuquer asked.
"Yes, he's the only one that could be." Flora nodded.
"Well, then you two need to decide what is to be done." Nuquer smiled hopefully at the two.
"We will." Nilhisie gave Flora a kiss on the forehead and lead her into her room.
"I can't believe this happened." Flora sighed, "I'm not even married."
"We could get married." Nilhisie said suddenly.
"What?"
"We could do it soon so no one would know that this happened before we were married." Nilhisie suggested.
"Are you sure you want to do that?" Flora asked.
"Yes, for you, for the child." Nilhisie held Flora's hand.
"I don't know. I wanted to marry when the time was right, for love. I love you I just think that I'm not ready." Flora looked out the window at the clouds hanging over the sun.
"Whatever you want." Nilhisie smiled.
"Let's wait to get married. I don't care what other people think." Flora decided.
"Okay." Nilhisie nodded.
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