-Origins-
July was ending quick and the clouds that hung over the city didn't dare move. Dmitri and Aranel left a few days after Ita's burial. The death was very hard on her and Dmitri did all he could to comfort her, but he'd had lots of practice and was doing a magnificent job.
Saira had begun a new routine as the weeks rolled by. She trained with Legolas for hours everyday no matter what and worked harder than ever. Her bow skills increased rapidly and now she rarely missed her target. Her skill could nearly match Legolas' but she had yet to win dramatically. Liz would join every now and then. Her sword ability was poor but she had learned the bow in Rivendell and was very good.
After they always cooled down at the pool then spent the rest of the day translating the scrolls determined to find a way to defeat Ganondorf. They had interpreted much of the information form working so much.
"How much have we got?" Liz asked
"From what I can tell, it's talking about the first rime we realized there were different worlds. This is long before the One Ring or anything. Over 6,000 years ago" Saira said.
"Anything helpful?"
"Not yet" Saira massaged her head
Liz rubbed her eyes and dropped her quill, "I think we need a break"
"Yeah, care for a walk? Or swim?"
But Liz had a puzzled expression as she look back and forth between books. "This is weird"
"What is?" Saira asked with her head on the table
"According to the book Galadriel gave you, this symbol means 'bloodline'" Liz explained
"Bloodline?"
"Yes. I'll finish it when my vision comes back properly"
They both changed and went down to the pool.
"Bloodline" Saira said absentmindedly
"What do you supposed that as to do with anything?"
"I don't know"
Saira sat under the waterfall and let it massage her shoulders but used a charm to silence the noise. "Look, the sun is finally coming through"
They looked up through the trees
"Usually July is quite warm, but they say that the emotions of elves determine the weather"
"What's today?"
"July 31st" Liz answered
"It's Harry's birthday" Saira said
"Yeah, I got him a book about quidditch"
"I sent him a faery. They give you advice if you ask them, but I don't remember if I said that or not."
"Speaking of birthdays, I got a letter from Dmitri saying your birthday is August 17th" Liz said slyly
"I want nothing. I need nothing, and I don't want or need any recognition or remembrance and most of all don't make a big deal. Plus, I didn't get you anything"
"That's because you hadn't met me. My birthday is in January."
"Exactly."
"Well, its not really up to you. Oh, for the record, Lord Thranduil said some really important people will be coming here in about 2 and a half weeks, so we have to be good then"
"When are we not"
"Hey, Saira, I was curious, what did you see in your vision that scared you so?"
"Everyone I care about engulfed in darkness and me helpless to stop it"
"Well, you're vision free today. Nothing--"
"-Yet." Saira paused. "Hello"
"What?" Liz said confused
"Legolas, you don't have to hide"
Liz turned around and Legolas stepped out from behind the doorway.
"Just wanted to check in on you two"
"We're here" Liz said
"Okay. Namaarie then"
He left and Saira only smiled, not saying anymore.
"What's wrong with you?" Liz said angrily when Legolas was out of earshot.
"Huh?'
"You're dismissing Legolas because of your guilt which you shouldn't have in the first place. He loves you. You love him. How can I get it through your skull that you belong with him?"
"I'm not" Saira argued
"You're so bent on avenging Ita, you're blind to what's right in front of your eyes. Can you not be with the man you love and avenge your friend?"
"It's because of me and Legolas that Ita left" Saira yelled
"No, no its not"
"If he hadn't seen us, then he would have stayed in the city!"
"He was leaving anyway. He'd gone to say goodbye because he wanted to go find his dad"
"Even after my vision?"
"He thought you said it wrong and that his father was in danger. Not him. The night before, he told me. He said despite his resentment, he had to warn him"
"It's more than that! .Liz, I'm 14. Almost 15 and he's.well, he's not" Saira said
"That didn't stop you before"
Saira couldn't retaliate to that, and finally realized Liz was right in that split second.
"What the hell am I saying?" Saira yelled getting up. She ran through the trees, tying her wrap around her waist as she did not wanting to show the entire city what she looked like in a bathing suit. Saira found him at the stables saddling a horse.
Saira spun him around, grabbed his shirt and pulled him down pressing her lips against his in a passionate kiss. She was going to pull away to see his reaction but his arms wrapped around her waist pulling her back. He spoke no words as he returned the gesture. Saira pulled away after that
"I'm sorry. I'm sorry I forgot my love." Then she noticed the horse, "What are you doing?"
Legolas didn't say anything. Saira fell back onto her feet after being on her tiptoes to be at his height.
"You're leaving?" she asked softly
"Not anymore"
"You were though?"
"I thought the reason you were depressed is because you somehow blamed me and I figured if I left, you could heal"
Saira just kissed him again to remove all uncertainty.
"Does that clear a few things up?"
He smiled and leaned back for another. He tightened his grip around her waist and lifted her up to his level
"Ahem"
They continued on for a few moments more before he set her down. They straightened their clothes before turning to face Lord Thranduil.
"Yes?"
"Dinner is prepared. Perhaps you should find Lady Elizabeth"
"Will do"
"I'll get Liz, and we'll meet you in there" Saira said
"Right"
Saira went back to the pool and called for Liz.
"Liz!"
"Over here"
She was still wading near the shore.
"Time to eat" Saira said
"Good, I'm starving" Liz said. "So alls well?"
"All is well. Thank you"
They hugged and went back to their rooms arm linked as friends.
"Afterward I want to finish that translation" Saira said with an odd smile
"Ok"
They both wore black with a hint of color to show things were becoming better. Everyone had already begun eating as they walked in late. They took their seats and it just seemed to taste better than it had of late.
Halfway through their meal, the doors of the hall burst open. A tall buff elf came in. His armor was run down from battles and he was covered in dirt. He had the same black hair and red eyes like Ita, but not nearly as thin and wiry.
"My son!" he cried, "Where is my son?!"
The whole hall became silent.
"Tir'istar. Calm down my friend" Thranduil said walking up to the elf.
"Thranduil, where is he?"
"Come with me. Saira! Elizabeth! You as well"
A wave of guilt and sadness washed over Saira as she and Liz trailed Thranduil. He led them to the part of the river 2 miles down from the pool where Saira swam, to the memorial Thranduil had built in honor of Ita.
"He was buried nearly three weeks ago" Thranduil said
"We were so far away" Tir'istar sank to his knees
Liz motioned to Saira
"What?" Saira asked quietly
"He's planning on jumping. The river current is too strong. He won't survive" Liz said worried.
"Don't worry" Saira moved her way to the edge to prevent that.
"What's the point, Thranduil?" Tir'istar said getting up
"The point?"
"Of going on," Tir'istar walked backward to the edge, but instead of falling, gently nudged into Saira.
"Step aside!" he commanded
"No. Killing yourself will not honor your son" Saira yelled
"Who are you?"
"A friend. A dear one" Saira took a step to attempt to push him away form the edge but ended up slipping on some moss making her fling right over the edge. Tir'istar grabbed her arm and Saira dangled off the edge. However, no fear filled her.
"I more than anyone feels guilt for his death, but he told me to do something that I cannot ignore. Do you know what he told me?" Saira screamed
"I don't care!"
"He said 'live' Tir'istar. Live! You must live and you must fight. If you choose to drop us both right here than you are a coward and do not deserve to join him later. It's your decision"
For a moment Saira feared he would let them both die but then he slowly pulled Saira back up careful not to slip on any moss.
"Who are you?'
"My name is Sairalinde." She said relieved
"Really?" he said in a disbelieving voice
Rolling her eyes she said, "yes, I'm Sairalinde the Hylian Elf Seer"
He just nodded his head. Thranduil escorted him back to the city while Liz and Saira sat there.
"Did he really tell you to live?" Liz asked
"Yes. I don't guess I've been doing that great a job."
"No it was just dreadful" Liz said playfully, "So on a list of how many times you've been nearly killed, where does this put you?"
"At least ten" They laughed returning to the main city. Tir'istar had been waiting.
"Vedui. Thranduil explained everything to me. I am sorry for what you had to endure. I am departing now, but I had to thank you"
Saira didn't get to respond because he walked off then rode out of the city to rejoin the Sun Champions. She and Liz then went back to their rooms and after cleaning up, hit the books again.
"Ah, ah, here!" Liz exclaimed
"What?"
"It says 'Those who follow in the bloodlines of the makers of the treasure shall be,' uh, hold on, 'destined to wield the power of the treasures until the chosen Seer combines them'
"So what does that mean?" Saira asked
"I think it means that the heroes are descendants of the people who originally made the treasure" Liz suggested
"Ok, well does it say anything about who they are?"
"No check yours"
For another hour, Saira translated her scroll, which was already partly decrypted from Zelda. It turned out to be quite interesting
"Find anything good?" Liz asked leaning back in her chair as she wearily continued
"Actually yes. According to this, there were three beings that found, wait, no, I think they created the treasures. It says an elf from Hyrule was working with alchemy but ended up creating something else. They say he took what he created and went to show the representatives of the other worlds"
"Wait, representatives?" Liz interrupted
"Yeah, it is said that out lands were extremely advanced long ago but when evil first appeared, we were set back hundreds of years. Supposedly we're still trying to catch up. Anyway, back then; the worlds were in constant contact with each other, unlike to day where we rarely know the others exist.
"Ok, well then what happened after he met with the representatives?"
"It says that they were scared that one elf created all this power so they forced him to conceal it. He was ordered to seal the power only to be used when absolutely needed. An elf from Middle-Earth, and a wizard from Earth were charged with creating the perfect lock. Even the Hylian knew it should be sealed, for the time being, and created his own protection."
"The locket?"
"I guess"
"Let me guess, the locks are the ring and the treasure we lost from Earth"
"Exactly and only the descendants could give the Seer the locks"
"Does it say what exactly the power is?" Liz asked
"Afraid not"
"Well, let's call it a night. We've been at this for weeks and we've done well. Oh, god, its 1:00."
Liz left leaving the scrolls sprawled out with their notes everywhere. It looked messy but it was organized. Saira went to bed smiling and dreams of her renewed relationship filled her mind.
Morning came and Saira dreaded waking. Liz walked in her room drinking a cup of hot cocoa. She kicked Saira's bed waking her up.
"You're late. It's past 11:00" Liz said sitting down casually
"Bloody hell" Saira slapped her forehead and went to go change. "I need a bloody alarm clock"
"That you do" Liz laughed, "I'll keep working while you're training"
"Diola lle"
Saira ran down stairs nearly tripping a number of times as she hopped down putting her shoes on. She began falling face first toward the ground from falling on the last step only to be caught by her elf-Prince.
"H-hi"
"I was coming to check on you"
"Really good dream. Didn't want to wake" Saira explained
"You too? Shall we?" Legolas pulled her up and they headed to the usual room.
Their routine continued as usual except the feeling of guilt that usually plagued Saira had vanished. However, she was in a daydream state and could not focus.
"Your concentration is elsewhere" he said as they fought
"Really?"
Despite her state she still refused to let him get the best of her as they sparred. The time went on for at least thirty minutes eluding each other's grip. They reached a point where both had one arm bound and the other arm holding a sword against the opposite person.
"We seem to be at an impasse," Saira said trying hard not to lose her grip.
"Yeah, do you yield?" he asked
"Have I ever?" Saira said tightening her grip. She blew the hair that had fallen out of her braid out of her face.
She could easily tilt the duel in her favor with a move he'd taught her but that thought came to him sooner. He leaned in a kissed her causing Saira to drop her sword and wrapped her free arm around his neck pulling him closer.
"You cheater" she said though enjoying every second of his kisses. She leaned in but he stopped her.
"Do you yield?" he asked
"Never" The edged toward the wall but Legolas would not grant her another kiss until she admitted defeat.
"Yield?"
"You should know by now that I wont"
Legolas lost his will power though, and leaned in but now Saira had the upper hand and turned her head so he kissed her cheek.
"Maybe I should ask you?" she said
"If I do, does that mean I finally get to kiss you?" he asked in response
"Depends. Do you yield?"
"Yes.. I yield"
Saira pulled him down to her and embraced him in victory. She didn't know what it was but kissing him was one of the greatest feelings. Even though the guilt of Ita's death burdened her, those few indulging seconds helped ease her. Plus, each kiss was better than the one before.
"How are you able to do that?"
He just smiled as if he knew exactly what she meant. He indulged again and again until..
"I hate to interrupt, but I thought you might like to know this" Liz said standing on in the doorway with her arms crossed and a funny smile on her face seeing Saira so much happier. Behind her exterior though, she wished she could share the sentiment.
Saira stopped kissing Legolas and rested her head on his chest, then looked over his shoulder and shot Liz a fake evil glance.
"I love you too, Saira" Liz said playfully.
"At this particular moment, I despise you" Saira said, "so what do I want to know?"
"Well, I interpreted one passage and its about who the Hylian and Middle-Earth elves were and a description."
"No following" Saira said
Liz opened her notes and began to read, "The Hylian was a young intellectual girl from the council and was in a long line of Seers. Her unique appearance will forever be passed along all those who share her blood. Her pale purple eyes, the color of an amethyst, will always show beyond anything. One day her descendant, the last of her bloodline, shall come forth. She, too, will have visions of the past, present, and future events and it will be she who will unleash the sacred power created"
"It is written that the elf from Middle-Earth agreed to help seal the power mainly because he had fallen in love with her. There is only one other mentioning of the power actually being used"
"Anything else?"
"Yeah, this scroll was easy so I have a lot to tell. Anyway, the effort to release the power and use it was too much and caused the death of the Hylian"
"Wait, hold on, if the Hylian died, how can I be a descendant?" Saira asked
"The evil threatened their worlds for years and in that time, they had a daughter" Liz explained, "an for the record, you are in no way related to Saira incase you were wondering. It says that the Hylian would join the gods and later when the power she created was needed again, would choose a noble elf from a forest city would come to protect the last Seer"
"How do you know its me?" Legolas asked
"Because everything that deals with Saira's life, including her other ones, is written. Every friend, every ally, and every enemy. But it mentions Serenity and how her soul would possess the last Seer of Hyrule."
"But if my family are the descendants, how come Serenity has amethyst eyes?" Saira asked curiously
"Okay, I didn't translate everything. I'm only elf after all."
"Does it mention anything about her finding the last treasure?" Legolas asked
"Nope, those were Saira's and Dmitri's scrolls" Liz said
"Wow, well is that all?"
"I also came to give you something, but your hands seem a bit tied up at the moment. Namaarie"
July was ending quick and the clouds that hung over the city didn't dare move. Dmitri and Aranel left a few days after Ita's burial. The death was very hard on her and Dmitri did all he could to comfort her, but he'd had lots of practice and was doing a magnificent job.
Saira had begun a new routine as the weeks rolled by. She trained with Legolas for hours everyday no matter what and worked harder than ever. Her bow skills increased rapidly and now she rarely missed her target. Her skill could nearly match Legolas' but she had yet to win dramatically. Liz would join every now and then. Her sword ability was poor but she had learned the bow in Rivendell and was very good.
After they always cooled down at the pool then spent the rest of the day translating the scrolls determined to find a way to defeat Ganondorf. They had interpreted much of the information form working so much.
"How much have we got?" Liz asked
"From what I can tell, it's talking about the first rime we realized there were different worlds. This is long before the One Ring or anything. Over 6,000 years ago" Saira said.
"Anything helpful?"
"Not yet" Saira massaged her head
Liz rubbed her eyes and dropped her quill, "I think we need a break"
"Yeah, care for a walk? Or swim?"
But Liz had a puzzled expression as she look back and forth between books. "This is weird"
"What is?" Saira asked with her head on the table
"According to the book Galadriel gave you, this symbol means 'bloodline'" Liz explained
"Bloodline?"
"Yes. I'll finish it when my vision comes back properly"
They both changed and went down to the pool.
"Bloodline" Saira said absentmindedly
"What do you supposed that as to do with anything?"
"I don't know"
Saira sat under the waterfall and let it massage her shoulders but used a charm to silence the noise. "Look, the sun is finally coming through"
They looked up through the trees
"Usually July is quite warm, but they say that the emotions of elves determine the weather"
"What's today?"
"July 31st" Liz answered
"It's Harry's birthday" Saira said
"Yeah, I got him a book about quidditch"
"I sent him a faery. They give you advice if you ask them, but I don't remember if I said that or not."
"Speaking of birthdays, I got a letter from Dmitri saying your birthday is August 17th" Liz said slyly
"I want nothing. I need nothing, and I don't want or need any recognition or remembrance and most of all don't make a big deal. Plus, I didn't get you anything"
"That's because you hadn't met me. My birthday is in January."
"Exactly."
"Well, its not really up to you. Oh, for the record, Lord Thranduil said some really important people will be coming here in about 2 and a half weeks, so we have to be good then"
"When are we not"
"Hey, Saira, I was curious, what did you see in your vision that scared you so?"
"Everyone I care about engulfed in darkness and me helpless to stop it"
"Well, you're vision free today. Nothing--"
"-Yet." Saira paused. "Hello"
"What?" Liz said confused
"Legolas, you don't have to hide"
Liz turned around and Legolas stepped out from behind the doorway.
"Just wanted to check in on you two"
"We're here" Liz said
"Okay. Namaarie then"
He left and Saira only smiled, not saying anymore.
"What's wrong with you?" Liz said angrily when Legolas was out of earshot.
"Huh?'
"You're dismissing Legolas because of your guilt which you shouldn't have in the first place. He loves you. You love him. How can I get it through your skull that you belong with him?"
"I'm not" Saira argued
"You're so bent on avenging Ita, you're blind to what's right in front of your eyes. Can you not be with the man you love and avenge your friend?"
"It's because of me and Legolas that Ita left" Saira yelled
"No, no its not"
"If he hadn't seen us, then he would have stayed in the city!"
"He was leaving anyway. He'd gone to say goodbye because he wanted to go find his dad"
"Even after my vision?"
"He thought you said it wrong and that his father was in danger. Not him. The night before, he told me. He said despite his resentment, he had to warn him"
"It's more than that! .Liz, I'm 14. Almost 15 and he's.well, he's not" Saira said
"That didn't stop you before"
Saira couldn't retaliate to that, and finally realized Liz was right in that split second.
"What the hell am I saying?" Saira yelled getting up. She ran through the trees, tying her wrap around her waist as she did not wanting to show the entire city what she looked like in a bathing suit. Saira found him at the stables saddling a horse.
Saira spun him around, grabbed his shirt and pulled him down pressing her lips against his in a passionate kiss. She was going to pull away to see his reaction but his arms wrapped around her waist pulling her back. He spoke no words as he returned the gesture. Saira pulled away after that
"I'm sorry. I'm sorry I forgot my love." Then she noticed the horse, "What are you doing?"
Legolas didn't say anything. Saira fell back onto her feet after being on her tiptoes to be at his height.
"You're leaving?" she asked softly
"Not anymore"
"You were though?"
"I thought the reason you were depressed is because you somehow blamed me and I figured if I left, you could heal"
Saira just kissed him again to remove all uncertainty.
"Does that clear a few things up?"
He smiled and leaned back for another. He tightened his grip around her waist and lifted her up to his level
"Ahem"
They continued on for a few moments more before he set her down. They straightened their clothes before turning to face Lord Thranduil.
"Yes?"
"Dinner is prepared. Perhaps you should find Lady Elizabeth"
"Will do"
"I'll get Liz, and we'll meet you in there" Saira said
"Right"
Saira went back to the pool and called for Liz.
"Liz!"
"Over here"
She was still wading near the shore.
"Time to eat" Saira said
"Good, I'm starving" Liz said. "So alls well?"
"All is well. Thank you"
They hugged and went back to their rooms arm linked as friends.
"Afterward I want to finish that translation" Saira said with an odd smile
"Ok"
They both wore black with a hint of color to show things were becoming better. Everyone had already begun eating as they walked in late. They took their seats and it just seemed to taste better than it had of late.
Halfway through their meal, the doors of the hall burst open. A tall buff elf came in. His armor was run down from battles and he was covered in dirt. He had the same black hair and red eyes like Ita, but not nearly as thin and wiry.
"My son!" he cried, "Where is my son?!"
The whole hall became silent.
"Tir'istar. Calm down my friend" Thranduil said walking up to the elf.
"Thranduil, where is he?"
"Come with me. Saira! Elizabeth! You as well"
A wave of guilt and sadness washed over Saira as she and Liz trailed Thranduil. He led them to the part of the river 2 miles down from the pool where Saira swam, to the memorial Thranduil had built in honor of Ita.
"He was buried nearly three weeks ago" Thranduil said
"We were so far away" Tir'istar sank to his knees
Liz motioned to Saira
"What?" Saira asked quietly
"He's planning on jumping. The river current is too strong. He won't survive" Liz said worried.
"Don't worry" Saira moved her way to the edge to prevent that.
"What's the point, Thranduil?" Tir'istar said getting up
"The point?"
"Of going on," Tir'istar walked backward to the edge, but instead of falling, gently nudged into Saira.
"Step aside!" he commanded
"No. Killing yourself will not honor your son" Saira yelled
"Who are you?"
"A friend. A dear one" Saira took a step to attempt to push him away form the edge but ended up slipping on some moss making her fling right over the edge. Tir'istar grabbed her arm and Saira dangled off the edge. However, no fear filled her.
"I more than anyone feels guilt for his death, but he told me to do something that I cannot ignore. Do you know what he told me?" Saira screamed
"I don't care!"
"He said 'live' Tir'istar. Live! You must live and you must fight. If you choose to drop us both right here than you are a coward and do not deserve to join him later. It's your decision"
For a moment Saira feared he would let them both die but then he slowly pulled Saira back up careful not to slip on any moss.
"Who are you?'
"My name is Sairalinde." She said relieved
"Really?" he said in a disbelieving voice
Rolling her eyes she said, "yes, I'm Sairalinde the Hylian Elf Seer"
He just nodded his head. Thranduil escorted him back to the city while Liz and Saira sat there.
"Did he really tell you to live?" Liz asked
"Yes. I don't guess I've been doing that great a job."
"No it was just dreadful" Liz said playfully, "So on a list of how many times you've been nearly killed, where does this put you?"
"At least ten" They laughed returning to the main city. Tir'istar had been waiting.
"Vedui. Thranduil explained everything to me. I am sorry for what you had to endure. I am departing now, but I had to thank you"
Saira didn't get to respond because he walked off then rode out of the city to rejoin the Sun Champions. She and Liz then went back to their rooms and after cleaning up, hit the books again.
"Ah, ah, here!" Liz exclaimed
"What?"
"It says 'Those who follow in the bloodlines of the makers of the treasure shall be,' uh, hold on, 'destined to wield the power of the treasures until the chosen Seer combines them'
"So what does that mean?" Saira asked
"I think it means that the heroes are descendants of the people who originally made the treasure" Liz suggested
"Ok, well does it say anything about who they are?"
"No check yours"
For another hour, Saira translated her scroll, which was already partly decrypted from Zelda. It turned out to be quite interesting
"Find anything good?" Liz asked leaning back in her chair as she wearily continued
"Actually yes. According to this, there were three beings that found, wait, no, I think they created the treasures. It says an elf from Hyrule was working with alchemy but ended up creating something else. They say he took what he created and went to show the representatives of the other worlds"
"Wait, representatives?" Liz interrupted
"Yeah, it is said that out lands were extremely advanced long ago but when evil first appeared, we were set back hundreds of years. Supposedly we're still trying to catch up. Anyway, back then; the worlds were in constant contact with each other, unlike to day where we rarely know the others exist.
"Ok, well then what happened after he met with the representatives?"
"It says that they were scared that one elf created all this power so they forced him to conceal it. He was ordered to seal the power only to be used when absolutely needed. An elf from Middle-Earth, and a wizard from Earth were charged with creating the perfect lock. Even the Hylian knew it should be sealed, for the time being, and created his own protection."
"The locket?"
"I guess"
"Let me guess, the locks are the ring and the treasure we lost from Earth"
"Exactly and only the descendants could give the Seer the locks"
"Does it say what exactly the power is?" Liz asked
"Afraid not"
"Well, let's call it a night. We've been at this for weeks and we've done well. Oh, god, its 1:00."
Liz left leaving the scrolls sprawled out with their notes everywhere. It looked messy but it was organized. Saira went to bed smiling and dreams of her renewed relationship filled her mind.
Morning came and Saira dreaded waking. Liz walked in her room drinking a cup of hot cocoa. She kicked Saira's bed waking her up.
"You're late. It's past 11:00" Liz said sitting down casually
"Bloody hell" Saira slapped her forehead and went to go change. "I need a bloody alarm clock"
"That you do" Liz laughed, "I'll keep working while you're training"
"Diola lle"
Saira ran down stairs nearly tripping a number of times as she hopped down putting her shoes on. She began falling face first toward the ground from falling on the last step only to be caught by her elf-Prince.
"H-hi"
"I was coming to check on you"
"Really good dream. Didn't want to wake" Saira explained
"You too? Shall we?" Legolas pulled her up and they headed to the usual room.
Their routine continued as usual except the feeling of guilt that usually plagued Saira had vanished. However, she was in a daydream state and could not focus.
"Your concentration is elsewhere" he said as they fought
"Really?"
Despite her state she still refused to let him get the best of her as they sparred. The time went on for at least thirty minutes eluding each other's grip. They reached a point where both had one arm bound and the other arm holding a sword against the opposite person.
"We seem to be at an impasse," Saira said trying hard not to lose her grip.
"Yeah, do you yield?" he asked
"Have I ever?" Saira said tightening her grip. She blew the hair that had fallen out of her braid out of her face.
She could easily tilt the duel in her favor with a move he'd taught her but that thought came to him sooner. He leaned in a kissed her causing Saira to drop her sword and wrapped her free arm around his neck pulling him closer.
"You cheater" she said though enjoying every second of his kisses. She leaned in but he stopped her.
"Do you yield?" he asked
"Never" The edged toward the wall but Legolas would not grant her another kiss until she admitted defeat.
"Yield?"
"You should know by now that I wont"
Legolas lost his will power though, and leaned in but now Saira had the upper hand and turned her head so he kissed her cheek.
"Maybe I should ask you?" she said
"If I do, does that mean I finally get to kiss you?" he asked in response
"Depends. Do you yield?"
"Yes.. I yield"
Saira pulled him down to her and embraced him in victory. She didn't know what it was but kissing him was one of the greatest feelings. Even though the guilt of Ita's death burdened her, those few indulging seconds helped ease her. Plus, each kiss was better than the one before.
"How are you able to do that?"
He just smiled as if he knew exactly what she meant. He indulged again and again until..
"I hate to interrupt, but I thought you might like to know this" Liz said standing on in the doorway with her arms crossed and a funny smile on her face seeing Saira so much happier. Behind her exterior though, she wished she could share the sentiment.
Saira stopped kissing Legolas and rested her head on his chest, then looked over his shoulder and shot Liz a fake evil glance.
"I love you too, Saira" Liz said playfully.
"At this particular moment, I despise you" Saira said, "so what do I want to know?"
"Well, I interpreted one passage and its about who the Hylian and Middle-Earth elves were and a description."
"No following" Saira said
Liz opened her notes and began to read, "The Hylian was a young intellectual girl from the council and was in a long line of Seers. Her unique appearance will forever be passed along all those who share her blood. Her pale purple eyes, the color of an amethyst, will always show beyond anything. One day her descendant, the last of her bloodline, shall come forth. She, too, will have visions of the past, present, and future events and it will be she who will unleash the sacred power created"
"It is written that the elf from Middle-Earth agreed to help seal the power mainly because he had fallen in love with her. There is only one other mentioning of the power actually being used"
"Anything else?"
"Yeah, this scroll was easy so I have a lot to tell. Anyway, the effort to release the power and use it was too much and caused the death of the Hylian"
"Wait, hold on, if the Hylian died, how can I be a descendant?" Saira asked
"The evil threatened their worlds for years and in that time, they had a daughter" Liz explained, "an for the record, you are in no way related to Saira incase you were wondering. It says that the Hylian would join the gods and later when the power she created was needed again, would choose a noble elf from a forest city would come to protect the last Seer"
"How do you know its me?" Legolas asked
"Because everything that deals with Saira's life, including her other ones, is written. Every friend, every ally, and every enemy. But it mentions Serenity and how her soul would possess the last Seer of Hyrule."
"But if my family are the descendants, how come Serenity has amethyst eyes?" Saira asked curiously
"Okay, I didn't translate everything. I'm only elf after all."
"Does it mention anything about her finding the last treasure?" Legolas asked
"Nope, those were Saira's and Dmitri's scrolls" Liz said
"Wow, well is that all?"
"I also came to give you something, but your hands seem a bit tied up at the moment. Namaarie"