Eventually he led her into a small clearing in the forest. Legolas
looked around and found three rocks. One he placed in a hole in a tree. The
other he sat between two trees, so there was only 3 inches of space in
between. And the last one he held in his hand. "Ok. At my command, hit
these 3 rocks." he said. He then smiled and walked over to her, showing her
the correct way to aim and fire. She caught on instantly.
"Pull back," he continued. "Hit that one in the tree... now!" He said. Sayowyn turned, pulled back the arrow, took one look at the rock high in the tree and released it, not even thinking. It hit the rock dead on in the center.
She smiled sheepishly at Legolas, whose jaw had dropped. "You did not even need to check your aim. You trust yourself." he raved. "Ok now the one between the trees. Now!" he cried.
Instinctivley, Sayowyn's head reached behind her and grasped an arrow without even needing to fish for it. She set it up, pulled back and fired, once again not paying much attention to aim. She released it and once again hit the rock in the center. Legolas laughed. "Not only is your aim forever true, but you are quicker then even my eyes can follow. That is a rare gift, my lady." he said. Without warning, he threw the rock in his hand high up into the air.
Sayowyn grabbed an arrow, aimed and hit the rock in the sky. The arrow bounced off the rock and back into her hand. She began to laugh. "Do you see what I mean by talented now?" Legolas said proudly as he went to grab the other two arrows.
As he made his way back to Sayowyn, he reached out to take the arrow from her hand. Sayowyn, still lifted from her new found talent, thought Legolas had taken the arrow from her and let go, and it fell onto the ground. They both reached down to pick it up at the same time, but Sayowyn who was naturally quicker, grabbed it first. But not before Legolas' hand grabbed onto hers.
Normally they both would have let go of the arrow, but something held them together. At first touch, neither elf felt compelled to let go. Legolas then did something that he did not expect he would do. He leaned forward into Sayowyn, closed his eyes and kissed her. Sayowyn's eyes shut too, and she was mesmorized by the feeling of soft elven lips on hers.
When the kiss ended, their eyes slowly opened to look at one another. They both stood. Legolas cut his gaze and looked at the ground. "I'm sorry I should not have done that." Sayowyn, now shaken by what had happened, but not in a bad way. She had never felt this way before.
Instead of turning, or apoligizing as well, she leaned forward into Legolas and again they kissed, this time it was more blissfull. She pulled away and looked into his eyes. "Do not be sorry, Legolas of Mirkwood. You have done a princess a great favour." she whispered softly to him. "Now we must make an appearance for dinner, which we are late for."
Upon arrival at dinner, the crowd of elves looked up at Legolas and Sayowyn, looking smug and mysterious. Galadriel stood. In a steely voice she said "Welcome to dinner. Feel free to sit wherever you like." and sat back down. The room was tense. But Sayowyn did not care.
"I do not feel as welcome here as you say I am, mother. So I will leave you in peace." Sayowyn nodded to the room of elves and disappeared once again. Legolas felt compelled to follow until Aragorn motioned for him to sit down.
Thrandis stood and walked out to follow Sayowyn, who once again left to sit beside the river. He followed her in secrecy. Normally the princess would not be fooled but this time her heart was racing and she needed to leave. Upon arrival at the river side, Sayowyn sat down and looked at her reflection in the water.
She liked her face, now. There was something different about it, like she had been fulfilled and her face showed her joy. A moment later and Thrandis' cold hard face appeared beside her reflection.
She stood, suprised and turned to face him. "What were you doing with my brother?" he asked sharply.
Sayowyn rolled her eyes. "It is hardly your business. Why don't you ask him?" she replied.
Thrandis took her by the wrists and held her tightly. "I do not have time for these foolish games. You are hereby mine and there is nothing you can do about it, so I suggest you answer quickly."
"What does that mean? Yours?" Sayowyn asked with a sarcastic expression.
"It means whatever happens to you is my loss. No one elses."
Sayowyn looked into his eyes. Was he serious? It was too hard to tell because of the malice in them. "You can't do anything to me. But you can believe it all you wish." she said, staring him directly in the eyes. "I dare you."
With one strong shove, Sayowyn found herself in the river. The coldness of it made her gasp and lose her breath. She was a good swimmer, but the current was too strong and did not care. Thrandis just looked at her and watched her get eaten up by the river.
Suddenly Thrandis found himself on the ground, his nose broken. Legolas punched him again and again, before drawing away when he concluded his brother was successfully knocked out. His elven eyes searched the water for Sayowyn's golden hair, but he found nothing. He ran along the edge of the river, before jumping in.
Normally this river would take even an elf so strong as Legolas, but the current was easy now. Legolas plunged down deep and swam, looking for her. But he came up to the surface alone. He leapt onto the shore and continued to run along the side of the river. Finally he reached the shallowest end, only knee deep.
He dropped to his knee's in dispair. Where could she be? He began his prayer for her soul to reach the Valar, which he was sure it already had. He saw something between two rocks. A jewel of some sort. It was dark, and closely matched Arwen's jewel, the Evenstar. He realized this was Sayowyn's jewel, the Darkstar. He reached to grab it, but not before a smaller hand reached it first.
He looked up into those brown eyes once again. This time they were a little frenzied but still brown. Just as he left them. "Never dismiss Sayowyn Darkstar for dead, Legolas Greenleaf. She is full of suprises." she smiled down at him.
Legolas leaped to his feet and took her in his arms. They were both still wet but found some comfort in eachother. "Sayowyn, I-" he began, then stopped.
Sayowyn tilted her head a little, then kissed him again. "Go on." she commanded.
"I thought I'd lost you. I was wrong to despair." Legolas told her.
Sayowyn smiled softly. "You will never lose me, Legolas. As long as I am yours to lose."
"Pull back," he continued. "Hit that one in the tree... now!" He said. Sayowyn turned, pulled back the arrow, took one look at the rock high in the tree and released it, not even thinking. It hit the rock dead on in the center.
She smiled sheepishly at Legolas, whose jaw had dropped. "You did not even need to check your aim. You trust yourself." he raved. "Ok now the one between the trees. Now!" he cried.
Instinctivley, Sayowyn's head reached behind her and grasped an arrow without even needing to fish for it. She set it up, pulled back and fired, once again not paying much attention to aim. She released it and once again hit the rock in the center. Legolas laughed. "Not only is your aim forever true, but you are quicker then even my eyes can follow. That is a rare gift, my lady." he said. Without warning, he threw the rock in his hand high up into the air.
Sayowyn grabbed an arrow, aimed and hit the rock in the sky. The arrow bounced off the rock and back into her hand. She began to laugh. "Do you see what I mean by talented now?" Legolas said proudly as he went to grab the other two arrows.
As he made his way back to Sayowyn, he reached out to take the arrow from her hand. Sayowyn, still lifted from her new found talent, thought Legolas had taken the arrow from her and let go, and it fell onto the ground. They both reached down to pick it up at the same time, but Sayowyn who was naturally quicker, grabbed it first. But not before Legolas' hand grabbed onto hers.
Normally they both would have let go of the arrow, but something held them together. At first touch, neither elf felt compelled to let go. Legolas then did something that he did not expect he would do. He leaned forward into Sayowyn, closed his eyes and kissed her. Sayowyn's eyes shut too, and she was mesmorized by the feeling of soft elven lips on hers.
When the kiss ended, their eyes slowly opened to look at one another. They both stood. Legolas cut his gaze and looked at the ground. "I'm sorry I should not have done that." Sayowyn, now shaken by what had happened, but not in a bad way. She had never felt this way before.
Instead of turning, or apoligizing as well, she leaned forward into Legolas and again they kissed, this time it was more blissfull. She pulled away and looked into his eyes. "Do not be sorry, Legolas of Mirkwood. You have done a princess a great favour." she whispered softly to him. "Now we must make an appearance for dinner, which we are late for."
Upon arrival at dinner, the crowd of elves looked up at Legolas and Sayowyn, looking smug and mysterious. Galadriel stood. In a steely voice she said "Welcome to dinner. Feel free to sit wherever you like." and sat back down. The room was tense. But Sayowyn did not care.
"I do not feel as welcome here as you say I am, mother. So I will leave you in peace." Sayowyn nodded to the room of elves and disappeared once again. Legolas felt compelled to follow until Aragorn motioned for him to sit down.
Thrandis stood and walked out to follow Sayowyn, who once again left to sit beside the river. He followed her in secrecy. Normally the princess would not be fooled but this time her heart was racing and she needed to leave. Upon arrival at the river side, Sayowyn sat down and looked at her reflection in the water.
She liked her face, now. There was something different about it, like she had been fulfilled and her face showed her joy. A moment later and Thrandis' cold hard face appeared beside her reflection.
She stood, suprised and turned to face him. "What were you doing with my brother?" he asked sharply.
Sayowyn rolled her eyes. "It is hardly your business. Why don't you ask him?" she replied.
Thrandis took her by the wrists and held her tightly. "I do not have time for these foolish games. You are hereby mine and there is nothing you can do about it, so I suggest you answer quickly."
"What does that mean? Yours?" Sayowyn asked with a sarcastic expression.
"It means whatever happens to you is my loss. No one elses."
Sayowyn looked into his eyes. Was he serious? It was too hard to tell because of the malice in them. "You can't do anything to me. But you can believe it all you wish." she said, staring him directly in the eyes. "I dare you."
With one strong shove, Sayowyn found herself in the river. The coldness of it made her gasp and lose her breath. She was a good swimmer, but the current was too strong and did not care. Thrandis just looked at her and watched her get eaten up by the river.
Suddenly Thrandis found himself on the ground, his nose broken. Legolas punched him again and again, before drawing away when he concluded his brother was successfully knocked out. His elven eyes searched the water for Sayowyn's golden hair, but he found nothing. He ran along the edge of the river, before jumping in.
Normally this river would take even an elf so strong as Legolas, but the current was easy now. Legolas plunged down deep and swam, looking for her. But he came up to the surface alone. He leapt onto the shore and continued to run along the side of the river. Finally he reached the shallowest end, only knee deep.
He dropped to his knee's in dispair. Where could she be? He began his prayer for her soul to reach the Valar, which he was sure it already had. He saw something between two rocks. A jewel of some sort. It was dark, and closely matched Arwen's jewel, the Evenstar. He realized this was Sayowyn's jewel, the Darkstar. He reached to grab it, but not before a smaller hand reached it first.
He looked up into those brown eyes once again. This time they were a little frenzied but still brown. Just as he left them. "Never dismiss Sayowyn Darkstar for dead, Legolas Greenleaf. She is full of suprises." she smiled down at him.
Legolas leaped to his feet and took her in his arms. They were both still wet but found some comfort in eachother. "Sayowyn, I-" he began, then stopped.
Sayowyn tilted her head a little, then kissed him again. "Go on." she commanded.
"I thought I'd lost you. I was wrong to despair." Legolas told her.
Sayowyn smiled softly. "You will never lose me, Legolas. As long as I am yours to lose."