Legolas bowed and turned on his heel quick to leave when he heard a faint
scream. His father turned his ears to the sound also. The sound resembled
a child, a child screaming for help! Ayriel came out from the dance floor,
she had heard that noise as well as all the Elves in the entire place of
Rivendell. The scream was very high-pitched and carried the sound
throughout the Elven Realm.
"What was that clamor? All of the Elves heard it!" Ayriel exclaimed to Legolas who was scanning the area for any sign of a struggle.
Legolas shut his eyes, letting his senses single out anything out of the ordinary. He traced the sound coming from the eastern end of Rivendell. He turned on his heels and dashed back towards his quarters. Ayriel was right behind him. He looked behind him and motioned for her to return to the hall. She glared at him and ran faster. Ayriel made it to her chambers, found her short sword. She tied a small leather belt around her waist with the scabbard on her left hip. She pulled the sword out and ran back to met up with Legolas, who had his bow and quiver. She followed him to the location of the sound.
"What made that noise, Prince?" Ayriel questioned.
"A child," he answered. "A female child. She was in distress, and might still be."
Ayriel glanced down upon the ground. She snapped her eyes upward with a grim look upon her face. She had to help this child, save it from the future she almost had. She sensed two more life forms following them.
"Brother! Await us!" Heilad shouted.
Tailing Legolas and Ayriel, was Heilad and Elrond. Meeting up with the pair, the quad continued to the location of the distress. Ayriel trailed behind Legolas while Heilad brought up the rear. They proceeded through the dense forest for a little way, Ayriel almost ran into Legolas, who stopped dead in his tracks. Ayriel peeked around him to distinguish a girl being held captive by goblin. He held a sharp blade to the child's throat. The child was bound and gagged. Tears were flowing down from her cheeks. Ayriel jumped from the bushes, a rash decision but only to protect the child. The goblin was surprised at the attack. Her blade swung upwards into his chest, making an awful sound. She pulled the blade out of the forsaken creature, splattering black blood as she did so and, swung around to perform the fatal blow of decapitating the beast. Her pure blade was now stained with black blood. More goblins were attacking from the fold of trees.
"Ayriel, the child!" Legolas screamed.
She bent down, picked up the child, sheathed her sword, and ran away. Legolas covered her back with his excellent marksmanship and aim. Elrond chanted a spell in the Elvish tongue to ward off the goblins. The rescue squad returned safely, with the unharmed child. Ayriel, amazingly after her brutal attack was not harmed nor dirtied, enters into the dance hall. She pulls a small dagger from her leg sheath to free the girl.
"Be very motionless, this is very sharp," Ayriel's sweet voice warned the child.
The little girl cringed as Ayriel cut her bonds. The child immediately tugged at the gag. Which Ayriel, removed easily and watched the little girl tremble and cry.
"Momma!" she wailed.
Ayriel comforted the child. Holding her in a mother-like embrace, almost like she has been doing this for years. The little girl held on fast to Ayriel and sobbed uncontrollably. Legolas, Heilad, and Elrond entered in the Terrence. Legolas stopped short as he sees Ayriel comforting the child like it was her own. His Elven eyes water at the very sight. The child was holding on to her long blonde hair in her little fingers. Ayriel was crouched down besides the child, one are around the child's shoulders, stroking her hair and the other around the child's waist. Tears were flowing down both of their cheeks. She looks up at him with her deep purple eyes.
"She is yearning for her mother. That is all that she revealed to me" her voice trembled a bit.
Legolas nodded, still stricken with awe at her. Elrond carefully pries the child away from Ayriel but she reaches out to Ayriel. "No, I want her!" she cries.
Giving an odd look to Elrond, she takes the child from him. She wipes a red strand of hair out of her golden eyes. The child burrows her head into Ayriel's chest. Soon the child was fast asleep in her arms. Legolas finally speaks to her.
"Maybe we should put her to bed?" he shyly asks.
Ayriel nods her blonded head. "That is a very decent idea." She is cradling the child on her bosom. Nodding to Legolas, she exits the dance floor and proceeds to her chambers.
"What was that clamor? All of the Elves heard it!" Ayriel exclaimed to Legolas who was scanning the area for any sign of a struggle.
Legolas shut his eyes, letting his senses single out anything out of the ordinary. He traced the sound coming from the eastern end of Rivendell. He turned on his heels and dashed back towards his quarters. Ayriel was right behind him. He looked behind him and motioned for her to return to the hall. She glared at him and ran faster. Ayriel made it to her chambers, found her short sword. She tied a small leather belt around her waist with the scabbard on her left hip. She pulled the sword out and ran back to met up with Legolas, who had his bow and quiver. She followed him to the location of the sound.
"What made that noise, Prince?" Ayriel questioned.
"A child," he answered. "A female child. She was in distress, and might still be."
Ayriel glanced down upon the ground. She snapped her eyes upward with a grim look upon her face. She had to help this child, save it from the future she almost had. She sensed two more life forms following them.
"Brother! Await us!" Heilad shouted.
Tailing Legolas and Ayriel, was Heilad and Elrond. Meeting up with the pair, the quad continued to the location of the distress. Ayriel trailed behind Legolas while Heilad brought up the rear. They proceeded through the dense forest for a little way, Ayriel almost ran into Legolas, who stopped dead in his tracks. Ayriel peeked around him to distinguish a girl being held captive by goblin. He held a sharp blade to the child's throat. The child was bound and gagged. Tears were flowing down from her cheeks. Ayriel jumped from the bushes, a rash decision but only to protect the child. The goblin was surprised at the attack. Her blade swung upwards into his chest, making an awful sound. She pulled the blade out of the forsaken creature, splattering black blood as she did so and, swung around to perform the fatal blow of decapitating the beast. Her pure blade was now stained with black blood. More goblins were attacking from the fold of trees.
"Ayriel, the child!" Legolas screamed.
She bent down, picked up the child, sheathed her sword, and ran away. Legolas covered her back with his excellent marksmanship and aim. Elrond chanted a spell in the Elvish tongue to ward off the goblins. The rescue squad returned safely, with the unharmed child. Ayriel, amazingly after her brutal attack was not harmed nor dirtied, enters into the dance hall. She pulls a small dagger from her leg sheath to free the girl.
"Be very motionless, this is very sharp," Ayriel's sweet voice warned the child.
The little girl cringed as Ayriel cut her bonds. The child immediately tugged at the gag. Which Ayriel, removed easily and watched the little girl tremble and cry.
"Momma!" she wailed.
Ayriel comforted the child. Holding her in a mother-like embrace, almost like she has been doing this for years. The little girl held on fast to Ayriel and sobbed uncontrollably. Legolas, Heilad, and Elrond entered in the Terrence. Legolas stopped short as he sees Ayriel comforting the child like it was her own. His Elven eyes water at the very sight. The child was holding on to her long blonde hair in her little fingers. Ayriel was crouched down besides the child, one are around the child's shoulders, stroking her hair and the other around the child's waist. Tears were flowing down both of their cheeks. She looks up at him with her deep purple eyes.
"She is yearning for her mother. That is all that she revealed to me" her voice trembled a bit.
Legolas nodded, still stricken with awe at her. Elrond carefully pries the child away from Ayriel but she reaches out to Ayriel. "No, I want her!" she cries.
Giving an odd look to Elrond, she takes the child from him. She wipes a red strand of hair out of her golden eyes. The child burrows her head into Ayriel's chest. Soon the child was fast asleep in her arms. Legolas finally speaks to her.
"Maybe we should put her to bed?" he shyly asks.
Ayriel nods her blonded head. "That is a very decent idea." She is cradling the child on her bosom. Nodding to Legolas, she exits the dance floor and proceeds to her chambers.
