~ AN- Hey my friends! Sorry it took me so long to get this up, but I only
got like three reviews and thought, on one likes it so I won't update, but
then I got a review saying that they read it when I first put it up and
that they've been waiting for me to update. If you read and like this
chapter, please review because, if you don't I think that no one likes my
story and then won't ever update! So, please review and all!! OH, I know
that my geography skills about the layout of Middle-Earth are way off from
the maps we see in The Lord of the rings trilogy, but this happens maybe
two hundred or three hundred years before the trilogy began, so I figured
the terrain of the land would be different, and not to mention I suck at
geography! ~
Chapter 2
Dawn peeked over the far off hills. The first rays of the sun were just illuminating the dark sky, sending streaks of yellow, orange and gold through the pale morning sky.
Legolas had been riding for the entire night. Sowen was showing the signs of fatigue, but the horse would not falter in her running, she would not let her rider down.
After riding for the night, Legolas was close to the white city. He was not sure of how he would find the girl and go unnoticed. It was true that he could easily sneak into the city without being caught, but with the recent assassinations, the city was sure to be on high alert, it might even prove to be difficult for a trained Elf like himself to penetrate the city.
He vaguely wondered if finding the girl would prove to be difficult. Before he had left the Elevn halls of his home, his father had described the girl to him to make sure he killed the right one, not just any street girl who he laid eyes upon first. His father had told that the girl had the hair of night and the eyes greener than the grass of the forests. She was considered lovely, if not beautiful (His father had scoffed and said that if any of the humans ever saw the beauty of an Elven maiden, they would not dare call any human woman beautiful). She was to be found in one of the houses that the higher-ranking lords lived in, her father's home. Hers was the one that stood beside the houses of healing.
Suddenly, Sowen reared back and neighed as if in terror. Legolas whispered words of comfort (In Elvish) to the horse and silenced her. When the horse was silent, Legolas strained his ears to hear of any sounds that might have frightened the horse.
From the distance, the sounds of many footsteps could be heard. When listening carefully, he heard the patterns in each step, the ones approaching were not merely walking, they were marching, and only armies marched.
Calmly, Legolas looked around for any sign of cover, where he would be able to hide himself and Sowen. There was a grove of trees not far to his left. He would be able to blend in perfectly with the surrounding vegetation, for he wore the colors of his land, and they were meant to blend. Sowen on the other hand, would be spotted easily. Her shining coat of white would be picked out of the blend of greens and browns by even the coarsest of eyes.
He led the horse over to where he was going to hide, and then patting the animal on her nuzzle, he spoke words to it in Elvish. Sowen would have to retreat back to Mirkwood while Legolas continued the rest of the way to Gondor on foot.
The mare lifted up her head in protest, but obeyed, turned and started running swiftly back in the direction they had just ridden from. Legolas was not worried that they would catch Sowen, for she was much swifter than the ones coming, for they were on foot.
Legolas positioned himself behind a large alder bush. The sound of the marching grew louder, and soon, he could see the large army of humans in the newly risen sun light. There had to be at least three hundred, and each was armed for battle.
Suddenly, the propose of them marching became apparent to the Elf. They were going to attack Mirkwood! The Elves were not prepared for a head on attack, and this would surprise them, giving the advantage to the human army that marched before Legolas.
Anger boiled in his veins. How dare they come out for a full-fledged attack?! Legolas thought of reaching into the quiver that rested on his back and aiming his bow at some of the humans that dared march to battle against his home, but he reminded himself that he would need al of the arrows (poisoned tipped) if the boarders of Gondor were guarded.
After the army had passed and was a far distance away, Legolas dared come out of his hiding place. Without hesitation, her turned in the direction of the white city and started to run.
Even after he had run for quite a distance, he did not tire nor falter. He passed the landscape that rested in between the forest of Mirkwood and Gondor swiftly, and as nightfall fell across the land, he reached the boarders of the city.
The caution he had expected would be put up to protect the city was overestimated, for there seemed to be only a few guards standing near the gates and through the streets, there were none.
Getting into the city was easy. He found the closest opening in the gate way and sliding through, he found himself inside the city. The streets were deserted, no one, not even a pet or child wandered them. It was obvious that the city had sent out all it's forces out in the army that Legolas had seen marching earlier. They did not expect that the Elf assassin that had been attacking and killing them would dare to enter the city, for he had only been attacking base camps that were located near the boarders of Mirkwood. They had made a very bad, and dangerous mistake in not keeping up the guard throughout the city, for now Legolas had full access to whom he had to kill.
He crept through the shadows that the houses made, through the city. He paused once when there was a loud snap behind him, and then when he saw or heard nothing more, he continued his way towards the houses of healing, where he would find, next door, his target.
He reached the building they called the houses of healing, and then turned to where a large, three-story house loomed over him. There was a light coming from a window on the second floor, and as he looked into it, he saw a shadow flicker, as it appeared someone moved away from the window.
Reaching on to the sides of the building, Legolas pulled himself up and started to climb up to the window.
He reached and then pulled himself through the window frame without making any noise. He landed on the wooden floor softly, making not even a sound. He lifted his eyes of blue to the person (Who didn't even realize his presence) in the room.
Her back was to him, looking out a window on the opposite side of the room. A waterfall of black hair fell down her shoulders. She word a gown of silver and gold, it seemed to glitter in the pale candlelight. This was Amowiel.
Legolas pulled his bow from behind him. Slowly, he pulled one of his poison tipped arrows out of his quiver and drew his bow. He aimed straight at the girl's back.
Suddenly, the sound of a trumpet sounded throughout the city, singling that there was an intruder in the city.
The girl in front of him whirled around to face Legolas.
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Shout outs to reviewers!
Alida-fruit- Hey, thanks for the review!!! Coming from such a talented writer like you, it means a lot to me!! As to what you can't figure out, you're going to just have to wait, because you were right, there is a lot going behind the scenes that you guys won't find out about for awhile! LOL! Keep reviewing please!
City Of Angel- Hey thanks! I thought that there were tons of stories like this, but maybe I was wrong! LOL! Anyway, thanks for the whole coming up with original plots comment, It really makes me feel all tingly inside J/J!!!!
Jane Strider- Hey Jill!!!!! Well, thanks for the review and support, but you do know that if you want to hear the song, just tell me! I have it on two CDs that I will let you borrow, as long as I get it back!!!
Betsy- Hey, sorry about not updating, but I thought that no one was actually reading my story! Please review and tell me how you like this chapter!!! Because if it wasn't for you, I probably wouldn't have even wrote this chapter! LOL!
~ AN- Well, that was interesting wasn't it??? Anywaz, that's all I have to say, but for anyone who hasn't got it, please review!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! But yeah, I'll try to update (I have the end of the school has to work your butt off on tests and projects thing going on at the moment, so I make no promises!) soon, so please review and see you all later! ~
Chapter 2
Dawn peeked over the far off hills. The first rays of the sun were just illuminating the dark sky, sending streaks of yellow, orange and gold through the pale morning sky.
Legolas had been riding for the entire night. Sowen was showing the signs of fatigue, but the horse would not falter in her running, she would not let her rider down.
After riding for the night, Legolas was close to the white city. He was not sure of how he would find the girl and go unnoticed. It was true that he could easily sneak into the city without being caught, but with the recent assassinations, the city was sure to be on high alert, it might even prove to be difficult for a trained Elf like himself to penetrate the city.
He vaguely wondered if finding the girl would prove to be difficult. Before he had left the Elevn halls of his home, his father had described the girl to him to make sure he killed the right one, not just any street girl who he laid eyes upon first. His father had told that the girl had the hair of night and the eyes greener than the grass of the forests. She was considered lovely, if not beautiful (His father had scoffed and said that if any of the humans ever saw the beauty of an Elven maiden, they would not dare call any human woman beautiful). She was to be found in one of the houses that the higher-ranking lords lived in, her father's home. Hers was the one that stood beside the houses of healing.
Suddenly, Sowen reared back and neighed as if in terror. Legolas whispered words of comfort (In Elvish) to the horse and silenced her. When the horse was silent, Legolas strained his ears to hear of any sounds that might have frightened the horse.
From the distance, the sounds of many footsteps could be heard. When listening carefully, he heard the patterns in each step, the ones approaching were not merely walking, they were marching, and only armies marched.
Calmly, Legolas looked around for any sign of cover, where he would be able to hide himself and Sowen. There was a grove of trees not far to his left. He would be able to blend in perfectly with the surrounding vegetation, for he wore the colors of his land, and they were meant to blend. Sowen on the other hand, would be spotted easily. Her shining coat of white would be picked out of the blend of greens and browns by even the coarsest of eyes.
He led the horse over to where he was going to hide, and then patting the animal on her nuzzle, he spoke words to it in Elvish. Sowen would have to retreat back to Mirkwood while Legolas continued the rest of the way to Gondor on foot.
The mare lifted up her head in protest, but obeyed, turned and started running swiftly back in the direction they had just ridden from. Legolas was not worried that they would catch Sowen, for she was much swifter than the ones coming, for they were on foot.
Legolas positioned himself behind a large alder bush. The sound of the marching grew louder, and soon, he could see the large army of humans in the newly risen sun light. There had to be at least three hundred, and each was armed for battle.
Suddenly, the propose of them marching became apparent to the Elf. They were going to attack Mirkwood! The Elves were not prepared for a head on attack, and this would surprise them, giving the advantage to the human army that marched before Legolas.
Anger boiled in his veins. How dare they come out for a full-fledged attack?! Legolas thought of reaching into the quiver that rested on his back and aiming his bow at some of the humans that dared march to battle against his home, but he reminded himself that he would need al of the arrows (poisoned tipped) if the boarders of Gondor were guarded.
After the army had passed and was a far distance away, Legolas dared come out of his hiding place. Without hesitation, her turned in the direction of the white city and started to run.
Even after he had run for quite a distance, he did not tire nor falter. He passed the landscape that rested in between the forest of Mirkwood and Gondor swiftly, and as nightfall fell across the land, he reached the boarders of the city.
The caution he had expected would be put up to protect the city was overestimated, for there seemed to be only a few guards standing near the gates and through the streets, there were none.
Getting into the city was easy. He found the closest opening in the gate way and sliding through, he found himself inside the city. The streets were deserted, no one, not even a pet or child wandered them. It was obvious that the city had sent out all it's forces out in the army that Legolas had seen marching earlier. They did not expect that the Elf assassin that had been attacking and killing them would dare to enter the city, for he had only been attacking base camps that were located near the boarders of Mirkwood. They had made a very bad, and dangerous mistake in not keeping up the guard throughout the city, for now Legolas had full access to whom he had to kill.
He crept through the shadows that the houses made, through the city. He paused once when there was a loud snap behind him, and then when he saw or heard nothing more, he continued his way towards the houses of healing, where he would find, next door, his target.
He reached the building they called the houses of healing, and then turned to where a large, three-story house loomed over him. There was a light coming from a window on the second floor, and as he looked into it, he saw a shadow flicker, as it appeared someone moved away from the window.
Reaching on to the sides of the building, Legolas pulled himself up and started to climb up to the window.
He reached and then pulled himself through the window frame without making any noise. He landed on the wooden floor softly, making not even a sound. He lifted his eyes of blue to the person (Who didn't even realize his presence) in the room.
Her back was to him, looking out a window on the opposite side of the room. A waterfall of black hair fell down her shoulders. She word a gown of silver and gold, it seemed to glitter in the pale candlelight. This was Amowiel.
Legolas pulled his bow from behind him. Slowly, he pulled one of his poison tipped arrows out of his quiver and drew his bow. He aimed straight at the girl's back.
Suddenly, the sound of a trumpet sounded throughout the city, singling that there was an intruder in the city.
The girl in front of him whirled around to face Legolas.
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Shout outs to reviewers!
Alida-fruit- Hey, thanks for the review!!! Coming from such a talented writer like you, it means a lot to me!! As to what you can't figure out, you're going to just have to wait, because you were right, there is a lot going behind the scenes that you guys won't find out about for awhile! LOL! Keep reviewing please!
City Of Angel- Hey thanks! I thought that there were tons of stories like this, but maybe I was wrong! LOL! Anyway, thanks for the whole coming up with original plots comment, It really makes me feel all tingly inside J/J!!!!
Jane Strider- Hey Jill!!!!! Well, thanks for the review and support, but you do know that if you want to hear the song, just tell me! I have it on two CDs that I will let you borrow, as long as I get it back!!!
Betsy- Hey, sorry about not updating, but I thought that no one was actually reading my story! Please review and tell me how you like this chapter!!! Because if it wasn't for you, I probably wouldn't have even wrote this chapter! LOL!
~ AN- Well, that was interesting wasn't it??? Anywaz, that's all I have to say, but for anyone who hasn't got it, please review!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! But yeah, I'll try to update (I have the end of the school has to work your butt off on tests and projects thing going on at the moment, so I make no promises!) soon, so please review and see you all later! ~