Chapter 5
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In the morning, Thranduil came to check up on Legolas. He was awake in bed, not doing anything except staring at the wall. Thranduil sat down. "Are you feeling alright?" He asked. Legolas nodded.
"Ada, there's something you need to know." Legolas said. "Nira'lin wouldn't listen when I tried to tell her." Legolas said. Thranduil looked at him confused.
"What's wrong?" He asked.
"I heard Gilrean and his friends last night. Ada, they are planning to take over the throne! They are simply using Nira'lin to get to it!" Legolas said, his voice rising with each sentence. Thranduil shook his head.
"Legolas, I have spoken with Gilrean. He is a good elf. There couldn't be an inch of evil in his body." Thranduil said. Legolas shook his head.
"Ada you must listen to me! I speak the truth!" Legolas said desperately. Thranduil leaned over and touched Legolas's face under his eyes. He traced the dark rings under his eyes.
"You are tired, Legolas. Get some sleep." He said. He then stood and left the room. A servant brought up his breakfast a few minutes later, and when she returned to take the ray away, Legolas asked her to send Arwen and the twins to his room.
They soon arrived, and Legolas had them sit on his bed. He told them everything he heard the night before. "That's horrible! We have to tell Nira'lin!" Arwen exclaimed. Legolas shook his head.
"I tried that. She wouldn't listen to me. She is so caught up with him that she is blind to the facts." Legolas said.
"Maybe if one of us told her…" Elrohir suggested. Legolas shrugged.
"She's so foolish. She barely knows him and they are getting married. I wish she would listen to me." Legolas said. His friends nodded.
Legolas closed his eyes and thought about the events that were to take place in two weeks. The wedding was to take place two weeks from the day. Elrond, Arwen and the twins decided that they would stay longer so that they could see the wedding. Maybe they could devise some plan to stop the wedding. But what if Legolas had imagined it. Maybe it wasn't real. No, it had to have been. He remembers it so well, and every little detail. It wasn't a dream. It most certainly was real. Gilrean was going to take over the throne, and Legolas knew that he was going to try to using any method he saw fit.
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Two Weeks Later…Legolas stared out his window. Nothing. Absolutely nothing. They had no way to prove Gilrean of his guilt. He repeatedly told Thranduil and Nira'lin about it, but they wouldn't listen. Nira'lin didn't even want Legolas at her wedding, but Thranduil insisted.
Legolas, Arwen and the twins followed Gilrean and his friends around for the entire two weeks, but they didn't once talk about what they were planning. Legolas thought that maybe they knew they were there… but that was impossible. They kept a safe distance, and were silent, as elves should be. But they still found out nothing.
There was a knock at Legolas's door. He mumbled "Come in." and the door opened. It shut quietly behind whoever came in. Legolas turned his head and saw Elladan.
"How are you, mellon nin?" He asked. Legolas shrugged. Elladan sat down.
"Where is Elrohir?" Legolas asked.
"With Arwen and my Ada. My Ada, he is being foolish as well. He will not listen. You'd think… you'd think he would be wise enough to listen, but it seems that they are all blind to the truth." Elladan said. Legolas nodded. He sighed.
"There is nothing that can be done. We must wait until there is a time when we can prove him guilty." Legolas said quietly.
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The wedding went by without any problems. Legolas kept his eyes cast to the ground during the ceremony. During the reception, he danced with Arwen, and when he tried to approach Nira'lin, she ignored him and went to dance with her new husband.
Legolas didn't stay long. He soon left to go to his room. It was making him sick. At the moment, he thoroughly hated his sister for being so foolish.
It wasn't long before Legolas fell asleep on his bed, still in the clothes he wore to the wedding, his blankets still tucked in neatly.
The moonlight cast a dim light into the room through the open window. Soft footsteps landed on his balcony. His elven ears twitched, and his eyes came into focus. He didn't move. His eyes shifted in the direction of the noise. There was someone standing on his balcony. He blinked to remove the haze from his eyes. He watched silently and unmoving as the figure came into his bedroom. Then, the door opened as well. Another figure slipped quietly into the room. He saw the two figures meet each other, and they talked quietly, so quiet Legolas couldn't hear what was being said. Then, both figures turned to him, their faces hidden in shadow. But one thing was not hidden, and that was the gleaming sword with a while handle, engraved with elvish script. The swords were held high over the two figures' heads.
"NO!!"
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* dodges various objects * SORRY!! I'm really sorry about the long wait. I just couldn't sit down and write for the longest time. I just couldn't. I was busy and I every time I tried to sit and write, nothing came to me. But I watched some movies and ideas came so I was able to sit and write.
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