The song I used for this chapter was a desperate pick and I finally settled on Ryan Malcolm's (the Canadian Idol winner) single 'Something More'. Honestly, I couldn't find anything better.

Also, I'm really sorry for this book being soo late! However, even authors need a Christmas holiday!

Chapter 9

When Fallon handed him a mirror, Legolas thought he was looking at a photo of some distant cousin or uncle. The first thing he noticed was his eyes. They looked so dark and mysterious. Fallon had spent at least an hour cutting his hair and giving him heavy bangs that shaded half his face. It hung down just above his shoulders now and hid his pointed ears very well. It wasn't flat like it normally was, but light and almost bushy.

His cheeks didn't seem so clean either. The way his hair hung around his face made them look dark and dirty. He wore some of his garments that his father had given him which Rye, Hanna and Gabrielle has soiled drastically while his locks were cut. When he pulled up his hood his face was completely hidden in shadow. He smiled.

'This is insane.' he said to Fallon. She blushed and grinned with pride. 'I look like a normal Rohan man!'

'Don't be surprised if some of the maidens take a second look at you. You hardly look unattractive with shorter hair.' she gave him a little peck and a hug. Legolas stood and looked in the living room to see Rye sleeping in Redd's lap on a rocking chair. His eyes grew faraway as he thought about Elenest back home. He thought about how in a few months her belly would be swelled and her watching the Mirkwood gate, waiting for him.

'Legolas?' asked Fallon in a quiet voice. Legolas focused his eyes on the floor and turned to Fallon.

'I can't thank you enough for what you've done for me.' he said. 'I would be dead already if I had left when I wanted with what I had.' Fallon had told Legolas all she and Redd knew about Rohan. About the gangs that would search him and how to avoid them. How to cross North Undeep and take rest in the Wold where the criminal bands had already pillaged out their time. She told him not to fight them, since they fought dirty and never left a challenger alive.

'It really wasn't much.' shrugged Fallon. 'We could be able to do more if you would only stay longer.' Legolas shook his head.

'I'm a greater danger to you then you think. I must leave tonight.' he said. Fallon nodded sadly. Legolas looked to his feet in silence. Fallon walked past and followed Redd as he carried Rye to his bed. Legolas looked over his shoulder at them for a moment.

He saw them as a family. Tighter then the concrete that held a wall together. With Fallon's arm around Redd's waist and Redd carrying the sleeping child.

~I don't know how long I can stay away from home. I miss Elenest so much!~ he thought. He pulled forward a piece of paper and began to write on it.

~I don't think that I can tell you what this means to me.~

~But here I am, it's so hard to believe.~

Legolas wrote: 'I can't describe in words how grateful I am that you saved my life and aided me in my flight.

~That I'm standing here, that I've come this far.~

~But you always said, have faith in who you are.~

~'I want to take this time to thank you for the love you gave.'~

~'And from this moment, you've got to know,'~

~'I never wanted something more.'~

~'And I never felt so sure,'~

~'Cause now got this chance to be,'~

~'Everything you saw in me, and even more.'~

~'Then I ever dreamed before,'~

~'As long as you are here with me,'~

~'I know that I can be something more.'~

Legolas found himself crying as he signed the note as Fermanir. He sniffed and wiped his face. He folded up the paper and addressed to the whole family. He stepped into the living room and picked up all his things that had been packed. He left a handful of the money his father had given him beside the note and walked outside.

The ground was covered in a light blanket of soft wet snow. His feet didn't crunch down on it. The night sky was clear of any clouds and was decorated elegantly with the stars. He remembered when he had met Elenest on that snowy evening at the winter ball ten years ago. She looked so beautiful, with the big white flakes in her hair and her low dress that framed her arms and left her shoulders bare. He was so lost in his thoughts he nearly lost his way to the stable.

~Looking back now, it's so clear to me,~

~That you were sent to shape my destiny.~

~Cause there were times that I was ready to walk away,~

~But you gave me strength to face another day.~

Legolas could remember there fight when he first found out she was pregnant. They had spent days apart, but they soon couldn't resist wanting to see each other.

~'I want to take this time to thank you for the love you gave.'~

~'And from this moment, you've got to know,'~

~'I never wanted something more.'~

~'And I never felt so sure,'~

~'Cause now got this chance to be,'~

~'Everything you saw in me, and even more.'~

~'Then I ever dreamed before,'~

~'As long as you are here with me,'~

~'I know that I can be something more.'~

Legolas smiled when he saw his horse again. The animal whinnied and nickered as he began to load her up. As he just had the saddle on her he paused. He had suddenly thought of a way he could thank Redd and his family for all they had done for him.

~I'm reaching for the sky,~

~Cause I can't let this chance go by.~

~I've waited all my life for something more.~

Soon Legolas had reached the top of the first hill he would come to. He paused for a moment and looked back at the house. A single light was in the kitchen window. Suddenly, he saw Redd and Fallon open the door, their eyes darting this way and that, searching for him. Cupping his hands around his mouth, he called to them.

'Look in the stable!' he cried. They looked up at him. He shifted the strap of the chest on his shoulder and turned to descend down the hill.

~And now's the time that your gonna see,~

~From this moment, you're going to know,~

~'I never wanted something more.'~

~'And I never felt so sure,'~

~'Cause now got this chance to be,'~

~'Everything you saw in me, and even more.'~

~'Then I ever dreamed before,'~

~'As long as you are here with me,'~

~'I know that I can be something more.'~

Redd opened the door to the stable. A lantern was still lit and fell upon the form of Legolas's black steed still in it's stall.

~You made me want to be something more!~

Legolas descended the hill quickly, unable to look back at the people who picked him from his death and pulled back on his feet.

~You make me want to be something more...~