Standard Disclaimer applies. Man I hate typing that. just takes away from
the story writing aura.
A/N: Miranda, yes I did see that episode. That's where I got the idea from. I was lost and it just hit me. Thanx for reading.
~*~
Haldir stood watch over Aragorn's guards. They were instructed to inform him of any movement outside the palace.
"Someone approaches!" One of them cried out. Haldir looked in the direction indicated.
Aragorn came up behind him. "Who is it?"
"Legolas." Haldir replied
Both he and Aragorn rushed to meet him when he came in. "Why are you here?" Aragorn asked. "Is everything alright?"
"Yes my friend. All is well in Lorien." He turned to Haldir. "We got there just in time."
Haldir breathed a sigh of relief. "Thank you."
"The Lady of Light requests your presence." Legolas continued.
"Aragorn needs my assistance."
"You must go. Tend to your wife and daughter. The enemy has not moved in several days."
Haldir nodded and he and Legolas were gone with in the hour. "Tell me honestly. How is she?" Haldir asked after they had been traveling for sometime.
"She was just waking up when I left her." Legolas replied. "She is still weak, but the Lady assures that she will make a full recovery."
"How that woman manages to cheat death so often I will not understand."
"Clearly she is meant for a greater purpose." Legolas replied.
Haldir was quiet and they kept riding on in silence.
~*~
When they had stopped for the night the two continued talking. "What of this message from the Lady?" Haldir asked.
Legolas could only guess what she had to say after the news he and Arwen had recived. "Your guess is as good as my own." He replied. "She informed Lady Arwen that the raider Amara is the heir to the throne of Gondor. The long lost princess."
Haldir raised an eyebrow. "Is this Kayla's hesitance for standing against her?"
"Yes, I was there. Kayla told her of her true identity and the warrior was quick to use it to her advantage."
"It is foolish to think that this warrior would have any memory of who she was after the years of being told otherwise." Haldir replied.
"Kayla scolds herself for her bad judgment." Legolas replied.
"I wish to thank you for following her. Had you not been there."
"Kayla would not be in Lorien in the state she is in." Legolas cut him off.
"You protected her." Haldir replied.
"If I had not gotten myself captured things would have occurred very differently. Kayla refused to give my life. Amara gave her a choice my life or her own." Legolas replied.
Haldir raised an eyebrow realizing that Kayla was willing to giver her life for Legolas. The thought unsettled him slightly. "She chose to give her life?"
"No, She chose to fight for both of our lives." Legolas reassured him, knowing what was going through Haldir's mind.
"What say you Legolas? Do you not care for my wife? You carry feeling for her in your heart?" Haldir asked out of nowhere.
Legolas was caught off guard. "I feel deeply for your wife. I dare not act against you for you have been one of my greatest allies."
"So it is true."
"What is?"
"I sensed it since the night you left to follow her into enemy lands." Haldir replied.
"I do not kno."
"Shhh" Haldir commanded taking out his bow. "Someone approaches."
Legolas mirrored Haldir's action. The sound grew louder and louder until a woman appeared out of the bushes. "I mean no harm."
Haldir sighed in aggravation, dropping his bow. "Who are you?"
"I am Dorinda. I am a maiden in the southern end of Gondor. You are good friends of the King are you not?'
"Indeed woman." Legolas replied. "What say you?"
"I know the origin of the warrior Amara." Haldir folded his arms over his chest. Legolas coaxed the woman into revealing more. "I was a young maiden when my husband Jorryn brought a baby to me. He said he'd found her in the fields. I raised her like one of my own. When she was 13 I encouraged my husband to tell her that she was not our daughter; that we had found her by chance. He filled her head with stories about her rightful parents. He blamed the King for her problems. It was later that I found that she was the heir to the throne. I begged Jorryn to take her back but he refused. Shortly after, he left me, taking Amara with him. I swear that I did not know about the princess' disappearance until it was too late. I swear to it."
"It is ok." Legolas replied.
"I don't trust this." Haldir replied. "How do we know that this is not a trick?"
"Let's take her before the Lady." Legolas replied.
"A human in Lorien?" Haldir replied.
"Your wife is human is she not? You child half human is she not?" Legolas reminded him.
Haldir cursed himself. "Fine."
~*~
Haldir said nothing to the woman, where Legolas engaged her in conversation frequently. They talked of her people and their resentment of their king. They talked of the war of the ring and how her father died in the line of duty under King Theoden.
It was a long journey and to Haldir's relief they had finally made their way to Lorien.
"We must hurry, I wish to get this over with." He said.
"Pardon him. His wife was injured and brought here. He is anxious to see her." Legolas replied.
"I understand." The woman replied.
The guards informed the Lady of the visitors and Haldir left Legolas and Dorinda to see to Kayla.
Kayla was still woozy but able to sit up finally. Her body was sore and almost numb at the same time.
"You are extraordinary. Cheating death a third time."
She looked up to see Haldir in the doorway. "I have been fortunate." She smiled. He came over to her and kissed her softly.
"I have dreamed about you." He revealed to her.
"Have you?' She smiled.
"Yes." He replied. "That I should look upon your face again"
"And so you have."
"Yes indeed." He replied.
An elf poked his head in. "They Lady wished to speak with you Haldir."
"I shall return." Haldir said to her before turning to leave.
He walked, thinking about what the Lady could possibly tell him. He came to the main chamber. She sat in one corner of the room and did not look up when he entered. "Does it please you to know that your wife heals quickly. She will be ready for battle again soon."
"I do not wish her to return to battle but it pleases me that you were able to save her life." Haldir replied.
"She is strong willed and it is unfortunate that she will not cheat death so easily next time. There will be no power on earth that could save her."
"What do you mean?"
"There is a division in her heart. It lies on two sides of the same path. The Past and the Present, hearts do not fully mend, they just forget. Thrice she has cheated death; there has always been someone to help her. The Halfling on the fiery mountain of the dark lord, you stopped her from taking her own life and now Legolas. Due to lack of focus she will die in battle. She will be regarded as a hero of her own time. Her Legacy will be surpassed only by one other. When the heart is confused it causes the mind to wander. It is this wandering mind that will be her undoing."
Haldir looked at her but said nothing for a long time. "How do I stop this?' He asked finally.
"Let her go."
A/N: Miranda, yes I did see that episode. That's where I got the idea from. I was lost and it just hit me. Thanx for reading.
~*~
Haldir stood watch over Aragorn's guards. They were instructed to inform him of any movement outside the palace.
"Someone approaches!" One of them cried out. Haldir looked in the direction indicated.
Aragorn came up behind him. "Who is it?"
"Legolas." Haldir replied
Both he and Aragorn rushed to meet him when he came in. "Why are you here?" Aragorn asked. "Is everything alright?"
"Yes my friend. All is well in Lorien." He turned to Haldir. "We got there just in time."
Haldir breathed a sigh of relief. "Thank you."
"The Lady of Light requests your presence." Legolas continued.
"Aragorn needs my assistance."
"You must go. Tend to your wife and daughter. The enemy has not moved in several days."
Haldir nodded and he and Legolas were gone with in the hour. "Tell me honestly. How is she?" Haldir asked after they had been traveling for sometime.
"She was just waking up when I left her." Legolas replied. "She is still weak, but the Lady assures that she will make a full recovery."
"How that woman manages to cheat death so often I will not understand."
"Clearly she is meant for a greater purpose." Legolas replied.
Haldir was quiet and they kept riding on in silence.
~*~
When they had stopped for the night the two continued talking. "What of this message from the Lady?" Haldir asked.
Legolas could only guess what she had to say after the news he and Arwen had recived. "Your guess is as good as my own." He replied. "She informed Lady Arwen that the raider Amara is the heir to the throne of Gondor. The long lost princess."
Haldir raised an eyebrow. "Is this Kayla's hesitance for standing against her?"
"Yes, I was there. Kayla told her of her true identity and the warrior was quick to use it to her advantage."
"It is foolish to think that this warrior would have any memory of who she was after the years of being told otherwise." Haldir replied.
"Kayla scolds herself for her bad judgment." Legolas replied.
"I wish to thank you for following her. Had you not been there."
"Kayla would not be in Lorien in the state she is in." Legolas cut him off.
"You protected her." Haldir replied.
"If I had not gotten myself captured things would have occurred very differently. Kayla refused to give my life. Amara gave her a choice my life or her own." Legolas replied.
Haldir raised an eyebrow realizing that Kayla was willing to giver her life for Legolas. The thought unsettled him slightly. "She chose to give her life?"
"No, She chose to fight for both of our lives." Legolas reassured him, knowing what was going through Haldir's mind.
"What say you Legolas? Do you not care for my wife? You carry feeling for her in your heart?" Haldir asked out of nowhere.
Legolas was caught off guard. "I feel deeply for your wife. I dare not act against you for you have been one of my greatest allies."
"So it is true."
"What is?"
"I sensed it since the night you left to follow her into enemy lands." Haldir replied.
"I do not kno."
"Shhh" Haldir commanded taking out his bow. "Someone approaches."
Legolas mirrored Haldir's action. The sound grew louder and louder until a woman appeared out of the bushes. "I mean no harm."
Haldir sighed in aggravation, dropping his bow. "Who are you?"
"I am Dorinda. I am a maiden in the southern end of Gondor. You are good friends of the King are you not?'
"Indeed woman." Legolas replied. "What say you?"
"I know the origin of the warrior Amara." Haldir folded his arms over his chest. Legolas coaxed the woman into revealing more. "I was a young maiden when my husband Jorryn brought a baby to me. He said he'd found her in the fields. I raised her like one of my own. When she was 13 I encouraged my husband to tell her that she was not our daughter; that we had found her by chance. He filled her head with stories about her rightful parents. He blamed the King for her problems. It was later that I found that she was the heir to the throne. I begged Jorryn to take her back but he refused. Shortly after, he left me, taking Amara with him. I swear that I did not know about the princess' disappearance until it was too late. I swear to it."
"It is ok." Legolas replied.
"I don't trust this." Haldir replied. "How do we know that this is not a trick?"
"Let's take her before the Lady." Legolas replied.
"A human in Lorien?" Haldir replied.
"Your wife is human is she not? You child half human is she not?" Legolas reminded him.
Haldir cursed himself. "Fine."
~*~
Haldir said nothing to the woman, where Legolas engaged her in conversation frequently. They talked of her people and their resentment of their king. They talked of the war of the ring and how her father died in the line of duty under King Theoden.
It was a long journey and to Haldir's relief they had finally made their way to Lorien.
"We must hurry, I wish to get this over with." He said.
"Pardon him. His wife was injured and brought here. He is anxious to see her." Legolas replied.
"I understand." The woman replied.
The guards informed the Lady of the visitors and Haldir left Legolas and Dorinda to see to Kayla.
Kayla was still woozy but able to sit up finally. Her body was sore and almost numb at the same time.
"You are extraordinary. Cheating death a third time."
She looked up to see Haldir in the doorway. "I have been fortunate." She smiled. He came over to her and kissed her softly.
"I have dreamed about you." He revealed to her.
"Have you?' She smiled.
"Yes." He replied. "That I should look upon your face again"
"And so you have."
"Yes indeed." He replied.
An elf poked his head in. "They Lady wished to speak with you Haldir."
"I shall return." Haldir said to her before turning to leave.
He walked, thinking about what the Lady could possibly tell him. He came to the main chamber. She sat in one corner of the room and did not look up when he entered. "Does it please you to know that your wife heals quickly. She will be ready for battle again soon."
"I do not wish her to return to battle but it pleases me that you were able to save her life." Haldir replied.
"She is strong willed and it is unfortunate that she will not cheat death so easily next time. There will be no power on earth that could save her."
"What do you mean?"
"There is a division in her heart. It lies on two sides of the same path. The Past and the Present, hearts do not fully mend, they just forget. Thrice she has cheated death; there has always been someone to help her. The Halfling on the fiery mountain of the dark lord, you stopped her from taking her own life and now Legolas. Due to lack of focus she will die in battle. She will be regarded as a hero of her own time. Her Legacy will be surpassed only by one other. When the heart is confused it causes the mind to wander. It is this wandering mind that will be her undoing."
Haldir looked at her but said nothing for a long time. "How do I stop this?' He asked finally.
"Let her go."