Early in the morning though it was, Legolas already had his squad saddled
up and ready to go. He was not the only anxious one that morning because
last night all of his men had heard the cry of a young maiden, and many
feared that it had been Lilly. Legolas, after hearing the cry wanted to go
to the heart of the cry to see if it was indeed Lilly that he heard. But to
his dismay he knew that he could not go for they might get lost or even
ambushed by orcs, even they were skilled hunters and warriors they all knew
well how well they could fight in the dark. So all-night they listened for
any more cries that might issue from the forest: but none ever came.
The sun was beating down upon Lilly's back. She was worn, out for the Uruk- Hai had beaten her for her trying to run away the other night. They had rebound her and this time the bonds were tighter than ever, and she was roped to on the stronger Uruk-Hai so that she would not try to run away or pull away. "Keep up you stupid little elf" spat one of the leading Uruk-Hai. "Maybe if you hadn't beaten me and half starved me I might be able to keep a steady pace for you" Lilly muttered to herself. "What was that?!" he hissed at her. "O nothing, I was just marveling what a cheery day it was" Lilly said sarcastically. "You say any more and I will shove those words down your throat!" he said with a voice as strong as steel, and as cold as the glacier. "You will do no such thing commander", came a voice from somewhere behind Lilly. "Gen.general" the Uruk-Hai sputtered. "I did not see you sir." "You heard what our chief said, that we were to bring him Elrond's daughter alive and untouched." Untouched!? Lilly almost blurted out. How could I be "untouched" when they practically beat me to death the other night? "Do you have something to say little she-elf?" the general Uruk-Hai said turning a beady eye on her. "No" she said keeping her eyes to the ground. "Why won't you look at me?" he said calling the company to a halt. She continued to just stare at the ground as if she didn't hear what he had just said. "I said look at me!" Slowly Lilly lifted her head to look into the general's eyes. But when she looked into them she saw; no it couldn't be, could it? Mean thought they looked, they had a hidden kindness. Lilly saw deep in his eyes sorrow, compassion, love, and understanding. How could that be? All Uruk-Hai were made to be cold hearted and cruel. But there it all was staring Lilly in the face: very strange, very strange indeed. She had to talk to this one more and see if there was more to this one than the rest. Maybe she could befriend this one and convince him to let her go or help her escape. "Why are you looking at me like that?" he said with a quizzical look on his face. Lilly continued to stare and some on the orcs began whispering to themselves. The general bent his head in towards Lilly and asked her one more time but this time there was less tolerance in his voice. "Why, are you looking at me like that?" he growled at her. "Nothing" she finally said after some time. I was just daydreaming. "Very well. Now if you are ready I would like to move on," he said trying to seem tough and frightening but Lilly knew it was just a cover-up, so she went along with it. She lowered her head and made herself cry and it seemed to work because the surrounding crowd was convinced. "Look at the little elf cry." "Ha-ha, now she is regretting that she ever crossed us." So they started off again but this time Lilly had a renewed sense of hope in her, and so that no one could see her, Lilly smiled silently to herself for the first time since she had been captured.
The sun was beating down upon Lilly's back. She was worn, out for the Uruk- Hai had beaten her for her trying to run away the other night. They had rebound her and this time the bonds were tighter than ever, and she was roped to on the stronger Uruk-Hai so that she would not try to run away or pull away. "Keep up you stupid little elf" spat one of the leading Uruk-Hai. "Maybe if you hadn't beaten me and half starved me I might be able to keep a steady pace for you" Lilly muttered to herself. "What was that?!" he hissed at her. "O nothing, I was just marveling what a cheery day it was" Lilly said sarcastically. "You say any more and I will shove those words down your throat!" he said with a voice as strong as steel, and as cold as the glacier. "You will do no such thing commander", came a voice from somewhere behind Lilly. "Gen.general" the Uruk-Hai sputtered. "I did not see you sir." "You heard what our chief said, that we were to bring him Elrond's daughter alive and untouched." Untouched!? Lilly almost blurted out. How could I be "untouched" when they practically beat me to death the other night? "Do you have something to say little she-elf?" the general Uruk-Hai said turning a beady eye on her. "No" she said keeping her eyes to the ground. "Why won't you look at me?" he said calling the company to a halt. She continued to just stare at the ground as if she didn't hear what he had just said. "I said look at me!" Slowly Lilly lifted her head to look into the general's eyes. But when she looked into them she saw; no it couldn't be, could it? Mean thought they looked, they had a hidden kindness. Lilly saw deep in his eyes sorrow, compassion, love, and understanding. How could that be? All Uruk-Hai were made to be cold hearted and cruel. But there it all was staring Lilly in the face: very strange, very strange indeed. She had to talk to this one more and see if there was more to this one than the rest. Maybe she could befriend this one and convince him to let her go or help her escape. "Why are you looking at me like that?" he said with a quizzical look on his face. Lilly continued to stare and some on the orcs began whispering to themselves. The general bent his head in towards Lilly and asked her one more time but this time there was less tolerance in his voice. "Why, are you looking at me like that?" he growled at her. "Nothing" she finally said after some time. I was just daydreaming. "Very well. Now if you are ready I would like to move on," he said trying to seem tough and frightening but Lilly knew it was just a cover-up, so she went along with it. She lowered her head and made herself cry and it seemed to work because the surrounding crowd was convinced. "Look at the little elf cry." "Ha-ha, now she is regretting that she ever crossed us." So they started off again but this time Lilly had a renewed sense of hope in her, and so that no one could see her, Lilly smiled silently to herself for the first time since she had been captured.
