~ AN- Hey hey everyone! I am so SORRY it has taken me this long to update,
but you cannot believe how swamped I am. I'm in the school musical, which I
have to go every Thursday and Sunday, my teachers are packing on the
homework so we can start to prepare for our exams and I have about four
tests a week, and then I have all the x-mas stuff to get ready for! Oh, and
I did already have this chapter finished once, but then my stupid computer
deleted the whole freakin chapter! So, I do promise that next (and last)
chapter will be out before Christmas, because next week is my last week
(but I'm busy all next week, so don't expect it then!) but after that, I
will have all day to write this! Anyway, I'm going to shut up now and let
y'all start to read. ~
Disclaimer- still don't own and never will
Chapter 13
He hated himself for leaving Amowiel's body, but he had to. He could not just walk into his city carrying her body, so he was forced to leave her there.
Legolas had left her body leaning against a tree. He had been terrified that an animal would disturb Amowiel's body, so he had left a small Elvish pendant around the woman's neck. Most animals would not disturb those things protected by the Elves.
He hadn't been able o pull himself away as quickly as he thought he would be able to. How could Amowiel be dead? Something so innocent.so young.how could she die?
He had lost the one thing alive that meant something more than his own life.
Finally, he was able to pull himself away and he continued towards their original destination. The Elven halls.
Legolas had failed to keep his first promise to Amowiel, which had been to protect her, but he would not fail her in her last wish. He would stop this war even if took him to his last breath.
Even though he knew the odds were now against him, because he had lost the leverage he had had, he believed he could stop this. He would not let himself fail, not when it had been the last promise he had to keep. He had failed Amowiel once, and he would not do it again. And after he stopped the army from Gondor from attacking, he would face is brother.
Without another moment's hesitation, Legolas continued his way towards the Elven halls. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~**~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Not even an hour later, Legolas stood at the gates of his city. He stood there for a moment, thinking about it seemed so long ago that he had first left this place to go to Gondor. How much he had changed since then. How much he had lost.
He passed through the gates and instantly noticed two things. First, the army from Gondor had not yet arrived. Nothing was in ruins and there was no sign of any battle. Legolas silently thanked the gods for letting him arrive here before the army. At least now he had a better chance of changing their minds. Second, that the city seemed to be completely deserted. For that he was thankful. At least now no one could report to his father and say that he had returned. No one could stop him now.
He made his way to the stables and prayed that his horse was there. He was in luck, Sowen was there and greeted Legolas excitedly by nuzzling her nuzzle into him. Legolas patted her head.
" I am glad to see you too old friend," Legolas spoke softly, " but now I must ask you a favor. I need you to ride swiftly into the forest with me,"
Moments later, Legolas and Sowen rode swiftly through the gates of the city. Not even fifteen minutes away from his city, Legolas could hear the footsteps of the approaching army.
He realized that if he had arrived any later, it might have been too late to stop this.
He rode over a small knoll in the land, and when he reached the top, was faced by the entire army of Gondor. At first, the army froze when they saw him, but all at once, they drew their swords and armed their bows.
Suddenly, Legolas feared that they would just kill him now without listening to what he had to say. Slowly, he climbed off Sowen's back and stood beside the horse and prayed that luck was finally on his side for once.
" Throw down your weapons," Legolas shouted over the silent crowd, " for I come here unarmed and to talk," It was true, he had left his weapons in the stables when he retrieved Sowen. He had thought that if he had shown up before these humans armed, they would fear he was leading the Elvish army. He had hoped that they might be less inclined to kill someone unarmed.
" Why should my army listen to you Elf," a cold voice called from the front of the men, " when it is you we are here to destroy?!"
Legolas looked to the man, already knowing who he was as soon as he said "my army" but still Legolas found it a surprise to actually looking at Amowiel's father. He immediately recognized the similarities in both their appearances. They both had the same colored hair and same face structure. Legolas's yearned immediately to once again see and hold Amowiel again. He would not allow any emotion show on his face, for he could not afford it.
" I am prince Legolas of Mirkwood," Legolas began loudly, " and I am here as an ambassador for my father, King Thranduil. I am here to ask you to please return to your city. We are aware that an Elf has been killing your lords, but that was not from my father's command. We believe it was a rogue Elf, and we are trying to find him now. My father wants only peace with the Humans, not war," That was a lie, but it was far better than telling them that his father would love to have war with the humans. He would stop this, and the only way to do this would be by lying.
" And what of my daughter?!" The man asked, his voice still cold.
This was the lie that Legolas had been preparing to tell. He knew that the question would be asked, and he knew he could not show any emotion. He had to lie.
" We believe that the woman was taken by the same rogue Elf that has been killing your lords. We have some of our soldiers out searching the forest, but we believe your daughter has been killed,"
The man locked eyes with Legolas and Legolas would not look away. He knew the man was searching to see if Legolas was lying. After a few moments, the man looked away, but still looked as though he wasn't convinced.
" Please," Legolas almost begged, " we do not want war. Humans and Elves fought in the last battle together, so why can we not have peace now? Please, think of your daughter. Do you truly believe that she would want you to go to war? Would she rather not be the last to die than the first?"
Legolas's words left the whole army quiet. There was silence all around them. Then, Amowiel's father cast his head down and looked at the ground.
" Your words are powerful Elf," he began, his voice no longer cold, " and I shall believe them. Do not believe that peace between our peoples' will come now, for there will still be much to talk about between our peoples. I shall pull back my troops, but only because you speak the truth about what my daughter would want. She would not want any death,"
Without another word, the man singled for the army and then they turned, and started back towards their own city.
Legolas stood beside Sowen until the army slowly faded from his view. Then, he climbed back into Sowen's back and slowly rode back towards his city.
He was numb with disbelief; he had actually stopped the battle. Even if there was not total peace yet, there would be peace, Legolas would make sure of it.
" I hope you can see this Amowiel," he whispered slowly, " I did not break your promise,"
With that, he rode back to his city and after he arrived, he led Sowen back to stables, and then made his way into the Elven halls.
His father and brother sat at the large table with some of the other generals of Mirkwood. They all looked up as he entered.
" Legolas-" his father started, but Legolas cut him off.
" Just so you may know," he spoke, his voice colder than usual, " I just stopped a war between humans and Elves. Gondor's army was not even fifteen minutes from our gates, and I convinced them to turn round and return to Gondor. Even though peace is not total yet, I do believe it can and will last. There will most likely be peace talks with the king of Gondor, and I do believe that I will be the one to go to them. I do not want your hatred towards humans destroy the one chance of peace we have with them. Another thing, I refuse to kill for you anymore. If you still wish to have one of your sons as your personal assassins, use Delund, for he seems to have no fault taking a life in cold blood,"
Without another word, Legolas turned and left the room, not even letting his father speak before slamming the door. Moments later, as he was walking towards his quarters, Delund's voice stopped him.
" Why is it that you even care about humans?"
Anger suddenly filled Legolas's veins. How dare Delund even speak to him, after taking Amowiel from him! Quicker than light, Legolas reached his sword, spun around and held the blade at Delund's neck.
" Do not even try to fight back," Legolas hissed, " for we both know I am the better warrior. You cannot believe how much I wish to kill you now, but before I do, there is one question I must ask. How is it that you can take a life out of nothing but cold blood just to hurt others?"
" I suppose you're talking about that human you were with. You should be thanking me little brother. She was merely a human, below even you,"
Furiously, Legolas pushed Delund back against the wall and pushed the blade deeper into his neck, but only enough as to allow some pain and not to kill. A tiny trickle of blood ran down from Delund's neck, and as Legolas saw the blood, he realized something.
He dropped his blade to his side and backed away from his brother.
" You will never know how much I want to kill you, but I will not let anymore blood be spilled on your part, even your own,"
Without another word, Legolas turned and walked away, a silent tear running down his face for all that he had lost. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Shout outs!
Libby- Ok girl, you seriously have to stop freaking me out! You are the only person who wanted Amowiel dead, and I find that just a little disturbing! Considering it was supposed to be sad not "Oh thank God she's dead!" Well, glad you liked the chapter though, and * tear, tear, cry, cry * next chapter is the last chapter.
Karone Evertree- Yrp, there was romance, but before she died.umm.so, maybe you should read the newer chapter if you want romance. Anyway, rock on!
Radianseaserpent- I'm glad the chapter ha such a big effect on you! LOL! Well, I hope you liked this chapter too, even if it was less dramatic. Bai bai!
Alida-fruit- Hey go me. I totally surprised everyone by killing Amowiel off (even though I still hated having to kill her!). Well, you never know.I might just throw in a happy ending! Anyway, I hope your computer didn't cost too much to repair (from the virus) because my friend's computer had one before, and she basically had to go and buy a new one! Anyway.rock on! See you next chapter!
Nirobie- Yes, I agree it does thicken the plot! Well, I hope the fight between Legolas and his brother was what you were expecting! Well, bai bai!
~ AN- Again, I want to apologize for how long it took me to update! It won't take that long next time! Anyway, another thing.next chapter is THE LAST CHAPTER! I really can't believe I'm saying that, because I've been writing this since the summer, and it seems so weird that I won't be writing it anymore after next chapter. But anyway, please review! See y'all later! ~
Disclaimer- still don't own and never will
Chapter 13
He hated himself for leaving Amowiel's body, but he had to. He could not just walk into his city carrying her body, so he was forced to leave her there.
Legolas had left her body leaning against a tree. He had been terrified that an animal would disturb Amowiel's body, so he had left a small Elvish pendant around the woman's neck. Most animals would not disturb those things protected by the Elves.
He hadn't been able o pull himself away as quickly as he thought he would be able to. How could Amowiel be dead? Something so innocent.so young.how could she die?
He had lost the one thing alive that meant something more than his own life.
Finally, he was able to pull himself away and he continued towards their original destination. The Elven halls.
Legolas had failed to keep his first promise to Amowiel, which had been to protect her, but he would not fail her in her last wish. He would stop this war even if took him to his last breath.
Even though he knew the odds were now against him, because he had lost the leverage he had had, he believed he could stop this. He would not let himself fail, not when it had been the last promise he had to keep. He had failed Amowiel once, and he would not do it again. And after he stopped the army from Gondor from attacking, he would face is brother.
Without another moment's hesitation, Legolas continued his way towards the Elven halls. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~**~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Not even an hour later, Legolas stood at the gates of his city. He stood there for a moment, thinking about it seemed so long ago that he had first left this place to go to Gondor. How much he had changed since then. How much he had lost.
He passed through the gates and instantly noticed two things. First, the army from Gondor had not yet arrived. Nothing was in ruins and there was no sign of any battle. Legolas silently thanked the gods for letting him arrive here before the army. At least now he had a better chance of changing their minds. Second, that the city seemed to be completely deserted. For that he was thankful. At least now no one could report to his father and say that he had returned. No one could stop him now.
He made his way to the stables and prayed that his horse was there. He was in luck, Sowen was there and greeted Legolas excitedly by nuzzling her nuzzle into him. Legolas patted her head.
" I am glad to see you too old friend," Legolas spoke softly, " but now I must ask you a favor. I need you to ride swiftly into the forest with me,"
Moments later, Legolas and Sowen rode swiftly through the gates of the city. Not even fifteen minutes away from his city, Legolas could hear the footsteps of the approaching army.
He realized that if he had arrived any later, it might have been too late to stop this.
He rode over a small knoll in the land, and when he reached the top, was faced by the entire army of Gondor. At first, the army froze when they saw him, but all at once, they drew their swords and armed their bows.
Suddenly, Legolas feared that they would just kill him now without listening to what he had to say. Slowly, he climbed off Sowen's back and stood beside the horse and prayed that luck was finally on his side for once.
" Throw down your weapons," Legolas shouted over the silent crowd, " for I come here unarmed and to talk," It was true, he had left his weapons in the stables when he retrieved Sowen. He had thought that if he had shown up before these humans armed, they would fear he was leading the Elvish army. He had hoped that they might be less inclined to kill someone unarmed.
" Why should my army listen to you Elf," a cold voice called from the front of the men, " when it is you we are here to destroy?!"
Legolas looked to the man, already knowing who he was as soon as he said "my army" but still Legolas found it a surprise to actually looking at Amowiel's father. He immediately recognized the similarities in both their appearances. They both had the same colored hair and same face structure. Legolas's yearned immediately to once again see and hold Amowiel again. He would not allow any emotion show on his face, for he could not afford it.
" I am prince Legolas of Mirkwood," Legolas began loudly, " and I am here as an ambassador for my father, King Thranduil. I am here to ask you to please return to your city. We are aware that an Elf has been killing your lords, but that was not from my father's command. We believe it was a rogue Elf, and we are trying to find him now. My father wants only peace with the Humans, not war," That was a lie, but it was far better than telling them that his father would love to have war with the humans. He would stop this, and the only way to do this would be by lying.
" And what of my daughter?!" The man asked, his voice still cold.
This was the lie that Legolas had been preparing to tell. He knew that the question would be asked, and he knew he could not show any emotion. He had to lie.
" We believe that the woman was taken by the same rogue Elf that has been killing your lords. We have some of our soldiers out searching the forest, but we believe your daughter has been killed,"
The man locked eyes with Legolas and Legolas would not look away. He knew the man was searching to see if Legolas was lying. After a few moments, the man looked away, but still looked as though he wasn't convinced.
" Please," Legolas almost begged, " we do not want war. Humans and Elves fought in the last battle together, so why can we not have peace now? Please, think of your daughter. Do you truly believe that she would want you to go to war? Would she rather not be the last to die than the first?"
Legolas's words left the whole army quiet. There was silence all around them. Then, Amowiel's father cast his head down and looked at the ground.
" Your words are powerful Elf," he began, his voice no longer cold, " and I shall believe them. Do not believe that peace between our peoples' will come now, for there will still be much to talk about between our peoples. I shall pull back my troops, but only because you speak the truth about what my daughter would want. She would not want any death,"
Without another word, the man singled for the army and then they turned, and started back towards their own city.
Legolas stood beside Sowen until the army slowly faded from his view. Then, he climbed back into Sowen's back and slowly rode back towards his city.
He was numb with disbelief; he had actually stopped the battle. Even if there was not total peace yet, there would be peace, Legolas would make sure of it.
" I hope you can see this Amowiel," he whispered slowly, " I did not break your promise,"
With that, he rode back to his city and after he arrived, he led Sowen back to stables, and then made his way into the Elven halls.
His father and brother sat at the large table with some of the other generals of Mirkwood. They all looked up as he entered.
" Legolas-" his father started, but Legolas cut him off.
" Just so you may know," he spoke, his voice colder than usual, " I just stopped a war between humans and Elves. Gondor's army was not even fifteen minutes from our gates, and I convinced them to turn round and return to Gondor. Even though peace is not total yet, I do believe it can and will last. There will most likely be peace talks with the king of Gondor, and I do believe that I will be the one to go to them. I do not want your hatred towards humans destroy the one chance of peace we have with them. Another thing, I refuse to kill for you anymore. If you still wish to have one of your sons as your personal assassins, use Delund, for he seems to have no fault taking a life in cold blood,"
Without another word, Legolas turned and left the room, not even letting his father speak before slamming the door. Moments later, as he was walking towards his quarters, Delund's voice stopped him.
" Why is it that you even care about humans?"
Anger suddenly filled Legolas's veins. How dare Delund even speak to him, after taking Amowiel from him! Quicker than light, Legolas reached his sword, spun around and held the blade at Delund's neck.
" Do not even try to fight back," Legolas hissed, " for we both know I am the better warrior. You cannot believe how much I wish to kill you now, but before I do, there is one question I must ask. How is it that you can take a life out of nothing but cold blood just to hurt others?"
" I suppose you're talking about that human you were with. You should be thanking me little brother. She was merely a human, below even you,"
Furiously, Legolas pushed Delund back against the wall and pushed the blade deeper into his neck, but only enough as to allow some pain and not to kill. A tiny trickle of blood ran down from Delund's neck, and as Legolas saw the blood, he realized something.
He dropped his blade to his side and backed away from his brother.
" You will never know how much I want to kill you, but I will not let anymore blood be spilled on your part, even your own,"
Without another word, Legolas turned and walked away, a silent tear running down his face for all that he had lost. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Shout outs!
Libby- Ok girl, you seriously have to stop freaking me out! You are the only person who wanted Amowiel dead, and I find that just a little disturbing! Considering it was supposed to be sad not "Oh thank God she's dead!" Well, glad you liked the chapter though, and * tear, tear, cry, cry * next chapter is the last chapter.
Karone Evertree- Yrp, there was romance, but before she died.umm.so, maybe you should read the newer chapter if you want romance. Anyway, rock on!
Radianseaserpent- I'm glad the chapter ha such a big effect on you! LOL! Well, I hope you liked this chapter too, even if it was less dramatic. Bai bai!
Alida-fruit- Hey go me. I totally surprised everyone by killing Amowiel off (even though I still hated having to kill her!). Well, you never know.I might just throw in a happy ending! Anyway, I hope your computer didn't cost too much to repair (from the virus) because my friend's computer had one before, and she basically had to go and buy a new one! Anyway.rock on! See you next chapter!
Nirobie- Yes, I agree it does thicken the plot! Well, I hope the fight between Legolas and his brother was what you were expecting! Well, bai bai!
~ AN- Again, I want to apologize for how long it took me to update! It won't take that long next time! Anyway, another thing.next chapter is THE LAST CHAPTER! I really can't believe I'm saying that, because I've been writing this since the summer, and it seems so weird that I won't be writing it anymore after next chapter. But anyway, please review! See y'all later! ~