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Alderon, Ronyo and Astaldo. The list keeps getting longer!!
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'Heav'n has no Rage, like Love to Hatred turn'd,
Nor Hell a Fury, like a Woman scorn'd.'
(By William Congreve- The mourning bride.)
Chapter 5: Hell hath no fury
Legolas stood on the practice grounds and watched as the warriors were trying to improve their fighting skills.
His mind drifted off to a few days ago, when he had held Aerin in his arms and had nearly kissed her.
How foolish he was thinking he could make her his.
He had known that she would be with his brother this very day and going to the practice grounds was a good way to avoid them both.
Legolas knew that Haldir had told the truth and the last thing he wanted to do is to come between his beloved brother and his bride.
Aerin is my brother's fiancée and not mine, he kept reminding himself.
Haldir approached the practice grounds and the second he saw Legolas, he walked over to him.
"Quel amrun, caun Legolas, Good morning, prince," Haldir greeted him in a friendly manner.
"Quel amrun, Haldir of Lorien, good morning," Legolas' greeted him, while keeping his eyes on the warriors.
"I want to apologize, it was not my place to give you such advise nor was it my intention to upset you like I did," Haldir said, examining Legolas' face.
It was however still as expressionless as it had been before and Legolas still didn't look at him.
"I know how you feel," Haldir told him in a low voice, hoping it would break the ice between them.
"Do you have feelings for her?" Legolas asked surprised, raising an eyebrow.
"Do not you?" Haldir retorted with a smirk on his face.
"How can anyone not love her?" he whispered sadly, starting to stare into the distance again.
Both men sighed almost simultaneous.
They looked at each other and burst out in laughter.
Haldir gave Legolas a friendly pat on the back.
Aerin had easily managed to persuade Alderon to take her to the practice grounds. If she could not practice herself, she might as well watch as others did. She had told him she wanted to see him train his warriors and had given him her most charming smile. Alderon couldn't resist her and soon enough agreed to her wish.
Together they walked to the grounds.
As they approached the grounds, Aerin saw Haldir, and then she almost froze as she recognized the elf that stood at his side.
Legolas, his name resounded through her head, she cursed inwardly.
Aerin hadn't seen Legolas, ever since that day. Aerin had seen Alderon return into the room, his face a mix of anger and confusion. Legolas, however, did not return and she wondered what had happened between them.
Aerin unconsciously touched her lips as she thought of that faithful evening when her lips had been so close to his.
"Vendui', Haldir, greetings," she politely greeted Haldir.
She glimpsed at Legolas from underneath her eyelashes and saw that his face was deprived of all emotion as he looked at her. His greeting was distant and formal.
"Nooromin, My brother. Why are you here? I assumed you were spending the day with your lady," Legolas asked his brother.
"My lady wishes to come here and see me train my men." Alderon replied, proudly.
"Astaldo, Ronyo, Tula sinome! Come here," Alderon commanded two of his warriors, whom were standing nearest to them.
They came immediately and saluted their captain.
"This is Lady Aerin Silvermane, my fiancée," he introduced Aerin, " I want you to give her a demonstration of your sword fighting skills,"
"As you wish, Nikerym, Captain," both warriors replied simultaneous and swiftly bowed to Aerin.
They walked to the centre of the field and assumed their fighting stance.
The one called Astaldo, started the attack.
The other blocked the attack easily with his sword.
Again their swords clashed. Their movements were graceful, almost as if they were engaged in a dance.
Aerin could see that Alderon had trained them well.
Ronyo had Astaldo pinned to the ground, triumph glistened in his eyes,
He looked at Alderon and smiled at his victory.
In that brief moment Astaldo saw the opportunity to pull Ronyos' legs from under him and grab his sword.
Now Ronyo was pinned to the ground.
"Lle lava, do you yield?" Astaldo smirked as he looked down on Ronyo.
Ronyo looked furious as he nodded his head. "Never turn your back on your enemy," she advised the defeated warrior, Ronyo.
"What does a she- elf know about fighting or wielding a sword?" Ronyo asked, giving her an angry stare.
"More than you might think, sir," she replied defiantly with a grin on her face.
Ronyo laughed, but it wasn't a sympathetic one. "A she- elf's place is not on the battlefield," he smirked.
The stupidity of this man, she thought rather irritated. "Why in the Valars name not? Females are equal to males. They should have the same opportunity of becoming a warrior as males do,"
Ronyo laughed at her words. "Females are neither equal nor different to males, they are inferior. They posses nor the strength nor the intelligents to be equal to us,"
His harsh, arrogant words aroused her anger and her eyes sparkled dangerously. " Most male elves act so tough and strong on the outside because on the inside, they are scared, weak and fragile. Males not females are the weaker sex, sir," she hissed back at him.
"Do you wish to prove your theory, my lady?" Ronyo taunted her.
"Only if you wish to be defeated again, my lord?" she retorted sarcastically.
Haldir tried to hold her back as Alderon and Legolas both looked at her in surprise.
"Aerin, do not do this, remember your promise to the Lady." Haldir reminded her softly.
"I need a sword," she said determined, ignoring Haldir's warnings.
Nobody responded to her request. She knew Haldir wouldn't give her one so she turned to Alderon.
"This is not wise, Melamin, my love, Ronyo is one of my best warriors," Alderon said, hoping it would change her mind.
Finally she looked straight into Legolas' shining blue eyes. "I know what I am doing, trust me," she almost pleaded to him, confidence shining brightly in her soft green eyes.
Legolas knew, in his heart, that she was telling the truth.
He reached to his side and pulled his sword out of the scabbard.
He handed her his sword.
"Tira ten'rashwe, be careful," he spoke in a soft voice.
"Diola lle, thank you, I will not forget this," she whispered softly in return.
She took in her fighting stance and made a number eight in the air with her sword.
Their swords clashed.
Ronyo attacked and immediately tried to stab her.
She jumped and blocked the attack.
She had just been lucky, Ronyo convinced himself, arrogantly while grinding his teeth.
Aerin thundered down on him.
He was strong, but Aerin had the advantage of being smaller and faster.
She retreated and attacked again, swirling her sword through the air.
This went on for a couple of minutes.
They glanced at each other, both breathing heavily. "Lle lava? Do you yield?," he asked her with a self-centred smirk on his face.
"And let you win? Never!" she hissed back at him.
She slashed out at him and cut the right sleeve of his tunic. He looked at his torn sleeve, his eyes were flaming. He muttered an insult and tried to stab her a second time, missing her by a hair.
Legolas held his breath, if this warrior would injure her in any way, he swore he would kill him on the spot.
"She fights well," he spoke to Haldir.
"I may hope so, for it was I whom has trained her since she was still a little girl," Haldir replied dryly as he followed Aerin with his eyes.
Haldir felt very proud of her. Back in Lorien she was his best warrior. She was a fast learner and had a determination unequalled to his other warriors.
She moved as one with her sword.
As Ronyo was getting angrier, Aerin remained calm and in focus.
The other warriors that were there, stopped their activities to watch the two of them fight.
Some of them were yelling encouragements to Ronyo.
"Give up now, my lady. You are only postponing the inevitable. Do you not understand what I am saying?" Ronyo looked confidant, arrogance radiant on his face.
He flung himself on to her. Their swords clashed and she could feel his strength flowing through his sword.
She pushed him away with all her might.
"I understand perfectly well what you are trying to say, even though you obviously do not," she shot back at him.
Aerin was getting tired and knew she had to act soon or he would surely defeat her.
Again Ronyo slashed out at her. This time he was to strong for her and she watched as her sword flew through the air and landed on the soft green grass.
It was out of her reach.
"You see I have won as I have predicted, my lady," Ronyo smirked at her as he faced her again.
"You have not won until you have got me pinned down to the ground," she told him sharply.
Without any warning Aerin kicked the sword right out of his hand.
Ronyo looked surprised as his sword also flew through the air.
Before he knew what happened next, Aerin quickly kicked his legs from underneath him and he stumbled to the ground.
The next thing he saw was Aerin sitting on top of him and holding a small dagger at his throat.
She was glad that she'd decided to wear the dagger underneath her clothes everywhere she went.
Ronyo was absolutely stunned.
"Lle lava? Do you yield," she asked.
He knew he had no other option. His eyes flickered as he looked up at her.
"Yes, I yield," he hissed.
The warriors laughed at the strange sight and the surprised look on Ronyos' face.
She got off him and stretched out her hand to him. He ignored her gesture and stood up, still looking a bit bewildered.
"Never underestimate your opponent, especially when it is a she- elf," Aerin grinned satisfied.
"That is the absolute truth. I hope you have learned from this, Ronyo," Alderon told his defeated warrior, patting him on the back.
Ronyo bowed his head before Alderon.
"Although I do not condone your action. You did well and I am proud of you," Haldir told her, smiling.
"That is because I have been taught by the best," she complimented him, returning his smile.
Legolas had known there was more to her than met the eye. He had never met a female warrior before, he had known Lady Galadriel to be very skilful with a bow, but he did not think Aerin to have such a skill.
Every time they met, he discovered something new and amazing about her.
Aerin had approached Legolas, holding his sword in her hands.
Suddenly she kneeled before him, holding his sword out to him with both hands.
"You have placed your trust in me by giving me your sword. Amin naa tuall, caun Legolas, I am your servant, prince Legolas," she said solemnly, bowing her head.
Although his face showed no emotions at all, his eyes were filled with love and admiration for this she- elf.
He took his sword from her hands and placed it back in the scabbard.
Aerin stood up again, her eyes were shining brightly, giving him a grateful smile.
For one short moment they'd forgotten the world around them and stared into each other's eyes, for what seemed like an eternity.
There were so many things he wanted to tell her, but Legolas just gave her a short nod with his head, before he walked away, leaving the practice grounds behind him.
Haldir and Alderon, whom had witnessed the whole spectacle, approached her.
"You were amazing, lirimaer, lovely one. Why have you not told me this before?" Alderon asked her, he felt a bit envious about her pledge to his brother and wished he had given her his sword.
"You never asked me," Aerin reasoned plainly, shrugging her shoulders.
"Would you mind it if Haldir would escort you back to the palace. I have some business here to attend to," Alderon asked her politely.
"No, not at all. I too have some things to do myself," Aerin replied, glad that he decided to stay.
Alderon gave her a warm smile while gently kissing the palm of her hand and with that left her in the care of Haldir.
Aerin was very quiet. She was a bit puzzled about Legolas' reaction. He had trusted her with his sword, advised her to be careful, giving her the feeling he cared about her. But when she made her pledge to him he had shown no emotion what so ever and had given her an icy stare, which pained her greatly.
Haldir and Aerin made very little conversation on their way back to the palace.
Haldir knew the only reason she'd be this quiet, was when something troubled her greatly.
"Is something troubling you?" he asked her, carefully.
"No, there is not," she replied, sighing softly.
Suddenly a deep frown appeared on her face, like she was reminded of something.
"Haldir, if you will excuse me. I have some business to attend to," without waiting for a reply, she left Haldir's side.
I have to find Legolas, I have to know..," she thought.
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Disclaimer: Another chapter finished. I have given Aerin some wicked Girl Power! I have also re-written this chapter, hoping there are less spelling mistakes in it, then there was before. P.S if anyone has any suggestions about how this story should go, your very welcome!
Lady of Legolas: Thank you again for you review!
Midnight: Keep reading my story!!
'Heav'n has no Rage, like Love to Hatred turn'd,
Nor Hell a Fury, like a Woman scorn'd.'
(By William Congreve- The mourning bride.)
Chapter 5: Hell hath no fury
Legolas stood on the practice grounds and watched as the warriors were trying to improve their fighting skills.
His mind drifted off to a few days ago, when he had held Aerin in his arms and had nearly kissed her.
How foolish he was thinking he could make her his.
He had known that she would be with his brother this very day and going to the practice grounds was a good way to avoid them both.
Legolas knew that Haldir had told the truth and the last thing he wanted to do is to come between his beloved brother and his bride.
Aerin is my brother's fiancée and not mine, he kept reminding himself.
Haldir approached the practice grounds and the second he saw Legolas, he walked over to him.
"Quel amrun, caun Legolas, Good morning, prince," Haldir greeted him in a friendly manner.
"Quel amrun, Haldir of Lorien, good morning," Legolas' greeted him, while keeping his eyes on the warriors.
"I want to apologize, it was not my place to give you such advise nor was it my intention to upset you like I did," Haldir said, examining Legolas' face.
It was however still as expressionless as it had been before and Legolas still didn't look at him.
"I know how you feel," Haldir told him in a low voice, hoping it would break the ice between them.
"Do you have feelings for her?" Legolas asked surprised, raising an eyebrow.
"Do not you?" Haldir retorted with a smirk on his face.
"How can anyone not love her?" he whispered sadly, starting to stare into the distance again.
Both men sighed almost simultaneous.
They looked at each other and burst out in laughter.
Haldir gave Legolas a friendly pat on the back.
Aerin had easily managed to persuade Alderon to take her to the practice grounds. If she could not practice herself, she might as well watch as others did. She had told him she wanted to see him train his warriors and had given him her most charming smile. Alderon couldn't resist her and soon enough agreed to her wish.
Together they walked to the grounds.
As they approached the grounds, Aerin saw Haldir, and then she almost froze as she recognized the elf that stood at his side.
Legolas, his name resounded through her head, she cursed inwardly.
Aerin hadn't seen Legolas, ever since that day. Aerin had seen Alderon return into the room, his face a mix of anger and confusion. Legolas, however, did not return and she wondered what had happened between them.
Aerin unconsciously touched her lips as she thought of that faithful evening when her lips had been so close to his.
"Vendui', Haldir, greetings," she politely greeted Haldir.
She glimpsed at Legolas from underneath her eyelashes and saw that his face was deprived of all emotion as he looked at her. His greeting was distant and formal.
"Nooromin, My brother. Why are you here? I assumed you were spending the day with your lady," Legolas asked his brother.
"My lady wishes to come here and see me train my men." Alderon replied, proudly.
"Astaldo, Ronyo, Tula sinome! Come here," Alderon commanded two of his warriors, whom were standing nearest to them.
They came immediately and saluted their captain.
"This is Lady Aerin Silvermane, my fiancée," he introduced Aerin, " I want you to give her a demonstration of your sword fighting skills,"
"As you wish, Nikerym, Captain," both warriors replied simultaneous and swiftly bowed to Aerin.
They walked to the centre of the field and assumed their fighting stance.
The one called Astaldo, started the attack.
The other blocked the attack easily with his sword.
Again their swords clashed. Their movements were graceful, almost as if they were engaged in a dance.
Aerin could see that Alderon had trained them well.
Ronyo had Astaldo pinned to the ground, triumph glistened in his eyes,
He looked at Alderon and smiled at his victory.
In that brief moment Astaldo saw the opportunity to pull Ronyos' legs from under him and grab his sword.
Now Ronyo was pinned to the ground.
"Lle lava, do you yield?" Astaldo smirked as he looked down on Ronyo.
Ronyo looked furious as he nodded his head. "Never turn your back on your enemy," she advised the defeated warrior, Ronyo.
"What does a she- elf know about fighting or wielding a sword?" Ronyo asked, giving her an angry stare.
"More than you might think, sir," she replied defiantly with a grin on her face.
Ronyo laughed, but it wasn't a sympathetic one. "A she- elf's place is not on the battlefield," he smirked.
The stupidity of this man, she thought rather irritated. "Why in the Valars name not? Females are equal to males. They should have the same opportunity of becoming a warrior as males do,"
Ronyo laughed at her words. "Females are neither equal nor different to males, they are inferior. They posses nor the strength nor the intelligents to be equal to us,"
His harsh, arrogant words aroused her anger and her eyes sparkled dangerously. " Most male elves act so tough and strong on the outside because on the inside, they are scared, weak and fragile. Males not females are the weaker sex, sir," she hissed back at him.
"Do you wish to prove your theory, my lady?" Ronyo taunted her.
"Only if you wish to be defeated again, my lord?" she retorted sarcastically.
Haldir tried to hold her back as Alderon and Legolas both looked at her in surprise.
"Aerin, do not do this, remember your promise to the Lady." Haldir reminded her softly.
"I need a sword," she said determined, ignoring Haldir's warnings.
Nobody responded to her request. She knew Haldir wouldn't give her one so she turned to Alderon.
"This is not wise, Melamin, my love, Ronyo is one of my best warriors," Alderon said, hoping it would change her mind.
Finally she looked straight into Legolas' shining blue eyes. "I know what I am doing, trust me," she almost pleaded to him, confidence shining brightly in her soft green eyes.
Legolas knew, in his heart, that she was telling the truth.
He reached to his side and pulled his sword out of the scabbard.
He handed her his sword.
"Tira ten'rashwe, be careful," he spoke in a soft voice.
"Diola lle, thank you, I will not forget this," she whispered softly in return.
She took in her fighting stance and made a number eight in the air with her sword.
Their swords clashed.
Ronyo attacked and immediately tried to stab her.
She jumped and blocked the attack.
She had just been lucky, Ronyo convinced himself, arrogantly while grinding his teeth.
Aerin thundered down on him.
He was strong, but Aerin had the advantage of being smaller and faster.
She retreated and attacked again, swirling her sword through the air.
This went on for a couple of minutes.
They glanced at each other, both breathing heavily. "Lle lava? Do you yield?," he asked her with a self-centred smirk on his face.
"And let you win? Never!" she hissed back at him.
She slashed out at him and cut the right sleeve of his tunic. He looked at his torn sleeve, his eyes were flaming. He muttered an insult and tried to stab her a second time, missing her by a hair.
Legolas held his breath, if this warrior would injure her in any way, he swore he would kill him on the spot.
"She fights well," he spoke to Haldir.
"I may hope so, for it was I whom has trained her since she was still a little girl," Haldir replied dryly as he followed Aerin with his eyes.
Haldir felt very proud of her. Back in Lorien she was his best warrior. She was a fast learner and had a determination unequalled to his other warriors.
She moved as one with her sword.
As Ronyo was getting angrier, Aerin remained calm and in focus.
The other warriors that were there, stopped their activities to watch the two of them fight.
Some of them were yelling encouragements to Ronyo.
"Give up now, my lady. You are only postponing the inevitable. Do you not understand what I am saying?" Ronyo looked confidant, arrogance radiant on his face.
He flung himself on to her. Their swords clashed and she could feel his strength flowing through his sword.
She pushed him away with all her might.
"I understand perfectly well what you are trying to say, even though you obviously do not," she shot back at him.
Aerin was getting tired and knew she had to act soon or he would surely defeat her.
Again Ronyo slashed out at her. This time he was to strong for her and she watched as her sword flew through the air and landed on the soft green grass.
It was out of her reach.
"You see I have won as I have predicted, my lady," Ronyo smirked at her as he faced her again.
"You have not won until you have got me pinned down to the ground," she told him sharply.
Without any warning Aerin kicked the sword right out of his hand.
Ronyo looked surprised as his sword also flew through the air.
Before he knew what happened next, Aerin quickly kicked his legs from underneath him and he stumbled to the ground.
The next thing he saw was Aerin sitting on top of him and holding a small dagger at his throat.
She was glad that she'd decided to wear the dagger underneath her clothes everywhere she went.
Ronyo was absolutely stunned.
"Lle lava? Do you yield," she asked.
He knew he had no other option. His eyes flickered as he looked up at her.
"Yes, I yield," he hissed.
The warriors laughed at the strange sight and the surprised look on Ronyos' face.
She got off him and stretched out her hand to him. He ignored her gesture and stood up, still looking a bit bewildered.
"Never underestimate your opponent, especially when it is a she- elf," Aerin grinned satisfied.
"That is the absolute truth. I hope you have learned from this, Ronyo," Alderon told his defeated warrior, patting him on the back.
Ronyo bowed his head before Alderon.
"Although I do not condone your action. You did well and I am proud of you," Haldir told her, smiling.
"That is because I have been taught by the best," she complimented him, returning his smile.
Legolas had known there was more to her than met the eye. He had never met a female warrior before, he had known Lady Galadriel to be very skilful with a bow, but he did not think Aerin to have such a skill.
Every time they met, he discovered something new and amazing about her.
Aerin had approached Legolas, holding his sword in her hands.
Suddenly she kneeled before him, holding his sword out to him with both hands.
"You have placed your trust in me by giving me your sword. Amin naa tuall, caun Legolas, I am your servant, prince Legolas," she said solemnly, bowing her head.
Although his face showed no emotions at all, his eyes were filled with love and admiration for this she- elf.
He took his sword from her hands and placed it back in the scabbard.
Aerin stood up again, her eyes were shining brightly, giving him a grateful smile.
For one short moment they'd forgotten the world around them and stared into each other's eyes, for what seemed like an eternity.
There were so many things he wanted to tell her, but Legolas just gave her a short nod with his head, before he walked away, leaving the practice grounds behind him.
Haldir and Alderon, whom had witnessed the whole spectacle, approached her.
"You were amazing, lirimaer, lovely one. Why have you not told me this before?" Alderon asked her, he felt a bit envious about her pledge to his brother and wished he had given her his sword.
"You never asked me," Aerin reasoned plainly, shrugging her shoulders.
"Would you mind it if Haldir would escort you back to the palace. I have some business here to attend to," Alderon asked her politely.
"No, not at all. I too have some things to do myself," Aerin replied, glad that he decided to stay.
Alderon gave her a warm smile while gently kissing the palm of her hand and with that left her in the care of Haldir.
Aerin was very quiet. She was a bit puzzled about Legolas' reaction. He had trusted her with his sword, advised her to be careful, giving her the feeling he cared about her. But when she made her pledge to him he had shown no emotion what so ever and had given her an icy stare, which pained her greatly.
Haldir and Aerin made very little conversation on their way back to the palace.
Haldir knew the only reason she'd be this quiet, was when something troubled her greatly.
"Is something troubling you?" he asked her, carefully.
"No, there is not," she replied, sighing softly.
Suddenly a deep frown appeared on her face, like she was reminded of something.
"Haldir, if you will excuse me. I have some business to attend to," without waiting for a reply, she left Haldir's side.
I have to find Legolas, I have to know..," she thought.
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Disclaimer: Another chapter finished. I have given Aerin some wicked Girl Power! I have also re-written this chapter, hoping there are less spelling mistakes in it, then there was before. P.S if anyone has any suggestions about how this story should go, your very welcome!
Lady of Legolas: Thank you again for you review!
Midnight: Keep reading my story!!