Trees and Stone

Chapter 6

Disclaimer…

I thought of a slight loop hole… for the purpose of the story… it's like, right away in the story.

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The next morning, all of Rivendell heard about what happened to the elf prince from Mirkwood. Boromir of Gondor saw Aragorn sitting on a bench beside a pond. Boromir knew that Aragorn was friends with the elf. He approached him. "Aragorn, is the elf going to delay our leave?" He asked. Legolas had a full two weeks to recover.

"I don't think so." Aragorn replied, keeping his eyes on the pond. He didn't have much of a liking for the man.

"He'd better not." Boromir mumbled. Aragorn inwardly rolled his eyes. Elrond had not yet let anyone in to see Legolas. Aragorn's heart ached to know that his friend was in pain.

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Kathios was sitting against the wall of the cell. His eyes were closed and his body shook. In his mind, he was seeing an eye atop a tower. The eye was wreathed in flame, and a raspy voice spoke to him. "I know you will see things my way…" The voice said. Kathios struggled. He didn't like knowing that the eye could see into the very depths of his soul. "I can give you what you desire. Power. All the power in Middle Earth can be at your disposal." The voice said.

"Power?" Kathios asked the voice.

"Yes. You need only to promise your loyalty to Saruman!" The voice said. Kathios was silent for a moment.

"I will be loyal to the end, Master…" Kathios answered finally.

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Saruman stepped back from the palantir, grinning. He knew there had to be a corrupt heart someone in Rivendell, for not all elves are as pure as they think they are. That one, Kathios, was not protected by Elrond's ring, since his heart knew evil. He now had someone to spy on Rivendell for him.

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Legolas's eyes fluttered open and he felt the pain once again. The stabbing pain in his stomach. He wanted to sit up, to look around, but when he tired, it was like the knife had been stabbed into him all over again. "You're awake." A voice beside him said. He turned his head and saw Elrond. He saw the pain in Legolas's eyes. "I'm sorry Legolas, but I don't want to give you more of what I gave you before. Though it makes the pain go away, it's not good to use often. I'm afraid there's not much else I can give you." Elrond said sadly. Legolas nodded, and sank back into his pillows. Beside him, Elrond stood. "You must eat, or you will not heal properly. I will return in a few minutes." He said, then walked out of the room. Legolas sighed. He wished to be anywhere but here. The burning pain in his stomach would not cease.

Elrond soon returned with food, and Legolas managed to eat some of it. When Elrond was satisfied, he took the tray away, and asked Legolas if he would be all right by himself. Legolas nodded, and Elrond left.

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As night fell, the guards at Kathios's cell grew restless. They were bored sitting there all day. Which is why it was the perfect time to distract them and get out. Kathios saved up some of the food, put together a ball, and threw it between the bars of the cell. The guards heard it and both of them left their post. When he was sure they were gone, he looked for the stone that he had found that wasn't entirely locked in place. He pushed it, and it fell out. Quietly, he slipped out and replaced the stone. He had promised Saruman to find the hobbits and kill them, but first he had another elf to deal with. First, however, he cut his hair shoulder length, and did it up differently. He made his way to the soldier barracks, which to his luck were empty, and he changed into plain clothes. He found a cloak and put it on, pulling the hood up over his head. Now he had to find Legolas.

He wandered around Rivendell, and soon found The House of Elrond. Now he had to figure out how he was going to go about finding the right room. He suddenly had an idea. He quickly scribbled out a note and placed it in an envelope. Next he made himself look as if he was winded and had been riding hard for many days. Then he went to the House of Elrond and saw the two elves who sort of stood guard. He approached them. "I have a message for Legolas Greenleaf of Mirkwood. 'Tis from his father, King Thranduil." Kathios said, disguising his voice. The guards nodded and let him by, telling him where to find Legolas's room. Once Kathios had gotten inside the house, he grinned, and started to follow the directions that the guards had given him.

He wandered through the halls until he finally came upon the door that led to Legolas's room. He knocked, and heard no answer. He opened the door quietly, but he first made sure no one was looking. He slipped inside the room. Legolas was sleeping peacefully on his bed. Kathios grinned. "It seems almost a shame to ruin such slumber." He whispered. Although, his plan did not go as he though, for Legolas heard him whisper, and his eyes were soon open, looking at Kathios was fear.

"What do you want?" Legolas asked in a strained voice.

"Something simple." Kathios replied, moving closer to the elf. "Just your life." He said. Legolas was about to call for help, but Kathios grabbed a pillow and shoved it in Legolas's face. "It would be a good idea to remain silent." He said. After saying that, he found the place where he had stabbed Legolas, and pushed down hard with his hand. Legolas cried out, but the pillow that Kathios shoved further into his face muffled his cries. Kathios grinned and turned from the elf. He looked around, and saw a drawing on the desk. He picked it up. He recognized the scene. It was the day that he had started hating Legolas. He even saw that Legolas had drawn him in the picture. But Legolas did not know he was there. "Why did you draw this?" He demanded.

"I don't know…" Legolas said… pushing the pillow from his face. "I just, drew it…" Kathios snarled and held the beautifully drawn picture over the candle and let it catch on fire. He dropped it to the stone floor and watched as it turned to ashes in mere seconds. He turned his attention back to Legolas.

"Now, you're in luck. I wasn't planning on killing you right away. I decided to wait a while first." He said. Legolas raised an eyebrow. He walked over and put his hand to Legolas's neck, and, using his other hand, took his arm, pushed up the sleeve and put a long cut from his elbow to his wrist. Legolas tried to cry out, but the hand on his neck kept him from it. Blood seeped out through the cut, and Kathios grinned. He took his hands from Legolas.

"Someone will find out!" He shouted. Kathios smiled and shook his head.

"I don't think so, little elf…"

"What do you want from me?" Legolas asked, wrapping a part of the blanket around his arm to stop the bleeding.

"What do I want from you? I want you to stop putting spells on people and making them like you. You never get into trouble, and no one cares when you do something wrong. But me! I get ignored whenever you are around." Kathios said. Legolas blinked, confused. 'He hates me because no one paid attention to him?' he thought.

"I don't put a spell on people." Legolas said. "And I get into plenty of trouble." Legolas hoped that by countering what Kathios had said that he wouldn't try to kill him.

"You lie. That's another thing. You are the biggest liar." Kathios rushed over to him and pressed down on the wound again, shoving the pillow into Legolas's face and holding it there. Along with the pain in his stomach, Legolas couldn't breath…

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Ugh! It's finally the weekend! Even though I only had three days of school this week… hehe. Anywho, sorry for the delay. A lot of stuff has been going on. But I'm agonna upload this story and start working on the next part, Alrighty?

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