Ayriel proceeds to her chambers and opens the curtain. She lays the
child down on her bed. Tears still clung to her eyelashes, as Ayriel
stroked the child's hair. She moved in the bed and shivered. Ayriel pulls
the blanket up over the child. Whispering a few words to the girl, she
notices something, like a note held on with a pendent. Taking it, she
leaves the girl and runs back to the dance hall.
"Legolas! Lord Elrond! Look!" she breathes as she enters. She held the parchment with the green pendent; the pendent was in shape of a tree.
They look to her; Elrond snatches the pendent out of her hands. She pries open the letter and looks it over. This was old Elvish, but it had the wood elves curves in the writing.
Looking up to Legolas, she holds the paper out to him. He takes it and immediately his face turns pale. "Legolas?" she smoothly speaks.
"My mother is in danger. The child came to warn us...alone!" his voice was sullen and quiet.
Ayriel turns to look to the entrance. Haldir and his group of warriors were present. He bows to Ayriel and kisses her hand.
"My Lady Ayriel, tis been too long," he admires as he stands.
"Yes it has. I have found you at last!" she embraces him. Holding him tightly as he held her. "I was told you did not exist. Well by that name of Vormir."
Haldir chuckles. "Well that was my old name. I was adopted and that name was given to me. Haldir is my real name." He holds her. Nodding to Elrond and Legolas. "Seems I have come to bear more bad news.... Lothlorien is burning!"
She looks up to him with her purple orbs. "It is burning!?" she feels her heart drop. She looks to Legolas who had a problem with her mother. Rivendell is surrounded by goblins. Now Lothlorien is burning. What else could go wrong? She moves to Legolas and pats his shoulder. "I will help you if need be it," she smiles weakly.
Legolas shakes his head then he looks to her. "You were engaged to Haldir? And you never told me?" he hisses.
Ayriel's eyes begin to water. "Legolas" she had her hands clasped over her heart. "I did not remember until I saw him, please do not be cross with me," she pleads.
Legolas shakes his head, takes the parchment and walks off. Leaving the others. "I will be in Mirkwood if anyone needs me, save the princess!" he shouts back.
Ayriel slinks to her knees. She looks up with tears in her eyes. "Legolas" she whispers.
Haldir moves closer to her. He wraps his arms around her, "Come, I will escort you to your chambers..."
Ayriel gasps. "The child!" she picks up her skirts and dashes past Legolas to her quarters. She skids to a stop and sees that the girl is still sleeping, she moves closer to the bedside. She picks up her skirts and seats herself upon the edge of the bed. Stroking the child's forehead and her hair. Haldir soon follows in.
"Ayriel? Is this the message? A child?" he whispers.
She nods and moves silently to him. "Lets go to your chambers. It seems that she will sleep till morning." She forces a smile, she really felt bad about Legolas.
He nods in reply, holds his strong archer's arm out for her. She takes it and the proceed to his current place of rest. She looks around at the darker room. Then she turns sharply and faces him.
"Haldir, do you love me?" she flatly speaks.
He looks to her. His eyes show his shock in the question. "Why of course I do, my lady."
She looks away. "But how can you when you do not know me?" she sighs. Legolas knew her and he loved her for what she was. He helped her so much.
Legolas brust into his chambers. Upset that the girl would hide this from him, then again, she could not remember many details. He bangs his fist on the bedpost. What a fool he was. "I upset her for something she probably did not remember till the spur of the moment. I think I will go back and apologize!" he states. Getting up from his bed, he walks softly to Haldir's chambers.
Haldir pulls her close to him. "Princess, I have loved you for who you are since I met you. I can tell you are a good Elf. A very good hearted one who cares for others more than herself." He pulls her face closer to his. Her eyes filled with tears. He bends his head down.
Ayriel begins to cry at that statement. Maybe he did know her. She wraps her arms around his neck as he leans into her. Her soft lips meet his. They kiss passionately. She hears another come near.
Legolas enters the room to witness Ayriel and Haldir embraced in a deep kiss. His heart was crushed to pieces. He snaps. "Well it seems like you are a phony after all, Princess!"
She pulls away from the kiss. "Legolas! I did not mean...I...I ...I" she stutters. Seeing him walk away she follows. "Legolas wait! Please do not be angry with me!"
He continues walking down the hall. He calls to her. "Good bye Ayriel!" he slams his wooden door shut.
Ayriel falls to her knees sobbing. Haldir tries to comfort her but she pushes him away and begins to run. She ran out of the hall and out of the palace. She just ran and she had no idea where she was going, nor did she care that the place was infested with goblins.
"Legolas! Lord Elrond! Look!" she breathes as she enters. She held the parchment with the green pendent; the pendent was in shape of a tree.
They look to her; Elrond snatches the pendent out of her hands. She pries open the letter and looks it over. This was old Elvish, but it had the wood elves curves in the writing.
Looking up to Legolas, she holds the paper out to him. He takes it and immediately his face turns pale. "Legolas?" she smoothly speaks.
"My mother is in danger. The child came to warn us...alone!" his voice was sullen and quiet.
Ayriel turns to look to the entrance. Haldir and his group of warriors were present. He bows to Ayriel and kisses her hand.
"My Lady Ayriel, tis been too long," he admires as he stands.
"Yes it has. I have found you at last!" she embraces him. Holding him tightly as he held her. "I was told you did not exist. Well by that name of Vormir."
Haldir chuckles. "Well that was my old name. I was adopted and that name was given to me. Haldir is my real name." He holds her. Nodding to Elrond and Legolas. "Seems I have come to bear more bad news.... Lothlorien is burning!"
She looks up to him with her purple orbs. "It is burning!?" she feels her heart drop. She looks to Legolas who had a problem with her mother. Rivendell is surrounded by goblins. Now Lothlorien is burning. What else could go wrong? She moves to Legolas and pats his shoulder. "I will help you if need be it," she smiles weakly.
Legolas shakes his head then he looks to her. "You were engaged to Haldir? And you never told me?" he hisses.
Ayriel's eyes begin to water. "Legolas" she had her hands clasped over her heart. "I did not remember until I saw him, please do not be cross with me," she pleads.
Legolas shakes his head, takes the parchment and walks off. Leaving the others. "I will be in Mirkwood if anyone needs me, save the princess!" he shouts back.
Ayriel slinks to her knees. She looks up with tears in her eyes. "Legolas" she whispers.
Haldir moves closer to her. He wraps his arms around her, "Come, I will escort you to your chambers..."
Ayriel gasps. "The child!" she picks up her skirts and dashes past Legolas to her quarters. She skids to a stop and sees that the girl is still sleeping, she moves closer to the bedside. She picks up her skirts and seats herself upon the edge of the bed. Stroking the child's forehead and her hair. Haldir soon follows in.
"Ayriel? Is this the message? A child?" he whispers.
She nods and moves silently to him. "Lets go to your chambers. It seems that she will sleep till morning." She forces a smile, she really felt bad about Legolas.
He nods in reply, holds his strong archer's arm out for her. She takes it and the proceed to his current place of rest. She looks around at the darker room. Then she turns sharply and faces him.
"Haldir, do you love me?" she flatly speaks.
He looks to her. His eyes show his shock in the question. "Why of course I do, my lady."
She looks away. "But how can you when you do not know me?" she sighs. Legolas knew her and he loved her for what she was. He helped her so much.
Legolas brust into his chambers. Upset that the girl would hide this from him, then again, she could not remember many details. He bangs his fist on the bedpost. What a fool he was. "I upset her for something she probably did not remember till the spur of the moment. I think I will go back and apologize!" he states. Getting up from his bed, he walks softly to Haldir's chambers.
Haldir pulls her close to him. "Princess, I have loved you for who you are since I met you. I can tell you are a good Elf. A very good hearted one who cares for others more than herself." He pulls her face closer to his. Her eyes filled with tears. He bends his head down.
Ayriel begins to cry at that statement. Maybe he did know her. She wraps her arms around his neck as he leans into her. Her soft lips meet his. They kiss passionately. She hears another come near.
Legolas enters the room to witness Ayriel and Haldir embraced in a deep kiss. His heart was crushed to pieces. He snaps. "Well it seems like you are a phony after all, Princess!"
She pulls away from the kiss. "Legolas! I did not mean...I...I ...I" she stutters. Seeing him walk away she follows. "Legolas wait! Please do not be angry with me!"
He continues walking down the hall. He calls to her. "Good bye Ayriel!" he slams his wooden door shut.
Ayriel falls to her knees sobbing. Haldir tries to comfort her but she pushes him away and begins to run. She ran out of the hall and out of the palace. She just ran and she had no idea where she was going, nor did she care that the place was infested with goblins.
