The sun was shining through her window in the palace. There was a soft
breeze coming in through the window. It was a bright summer day as
Lilly slowly got out of bed. Putting on her robe she went to see her
father; she found him in the meeting hall.
"Good morning father," Lilly called to him.
He looked up thoughtfully from what ever he was doing. "Good morning
Lilly", he answered.
Lilly walked over to where he was and saw battle plans in front of
him.
"Father" Lilly asked, "What are you doing?"
"Lilly we are preparing to go to war with the orcs again" he said.
The orcs!
They had not faced them since the One Ring was still reigned over
Middle Earth. But what would make them want to start a battle was
beyond her. "Well then I guess it's off to battle", Lilly said with a
sly grin.
Lilly's father was also smiling but for a different reason. "Lilly do
you know what this means?" he asked setting aside the battle plans for
the moment.
"Um, not really father" Lilly replied still wondering why her father
was smiling at her.
"This will be your first battle as commander and chief", he said.
So that is why he had been smiling at her, now they were both
smiling. Just then Legolas walked in. "Lord Elrond" he said bowing
slightly at the waist.
"I hope I am not disturbing you," he said seeing that there was battle
plans strewn about.
"Not at all Legolas" Elrond said trying to clean up the mess.
"Good morning" Lilly called.
He smiled at her. "Good morning to you also Lady Lilly."
"Legolas guess what" Lilly said with excitement written all over her face. He could see that she was bubbling over about something and she was too excited to let him answer. "I am to go into my first battle with the orcs as commander and chief of our armies".
"Lilly do you think that is safe?" he asked with a slight sign of apprehension on his face.
"Why wouldn't it be safe?" she asked. "I was trained by the best in the ways of weaponry and swordsmenship. You also taught me how to handle a bow and arrow better that anyone else. My father and Aragorn also had some say in how I was to handle a sword; or two."
"My lord Elrond if I may, I ask your permission to join the battle" Legolas asked.
"Legolas let me say that it would not be wise to do so because if you were injured or killed in the battle there would be no heir to Mirkwood. And I dare say you father would be in a fix." Elrond concluded.
"Daddy you know that Legolas is by far the best in battle than most of our own warriors. It would take even one the toughest orcs that they had to even land a blow on Legolas." She said beaming at him.
"If you are sure of your decision Legolas, then you have my permission to join," Elrond said still not looking quite sure about his decision.
"Thank you your majesty" Legolas said bowing. Elrond told Legolas and Lilly that they were to leave at dawn tomorrow.
As Legolas and Lilly walked along one of the corridors they talked mostly about the battle tomorrow. But Legolas voiced his inner most concerns for her. "Lilly, what if you were to be wounded or even killed, I could not live with myself." "Legolas, has anyone ever told you that you worry too much?" Lilly said smiling up at him with reassurance in her eyes.
"Legolas guess what" Lilly said with excitement written all over her face. He could see that she was bubbling over about something and she was too excited to let him answer. "I am to go into my first battle with the orcs as commander and chief of our armies".
"Lilly do you think that is safe?" he asked with a slight sign of apprehension on his face.
"Why wouldn't it be safe?" she asked. "I was trained by the best in the ways of weaponry and swordsmenship. You also taught me how to handle a bow and arrow better that anyone else. My father and Aragorn also had some say in how I was to handle a sword; or two."
"My lord Elrond if I may, I ask your permission to join the battle" Legolas asked.
"Legolas let me say that it would not be wise to do so because if you were injured or killed in the battle there would be no heir to Mirkwood. And I dare say you father would be in a fix." Elrond concluded.
"Daddy you know that Legolas is by far the best in battle than most of our own warriors. It would take even one the toughest orcs that they had to even land a blow on Legolas." She said beaming at him.
"If you are sure of your decision Legolas, then you have my permission to join," Elrond said still not looking quite sure about his decision.
"Thank you your majesty" Legolas said bowing. Elrond told Legolas and Lilly that they were to leave at dawn tomorrow.
As Legolas and Lilly walked along one of the corridors they talked mostly about the battle tomorrow. But Legolas voiced his inner most concerns for her. "Lilly, what if you were to be wounded or even killed, I could not live with myself." "Legolas, has anyone ever told you that you worry too much?" Lilly said smiling up at him with reassurance in her eyes.
