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Two men, both exceedingly tall, although one about a head taller than the other, softly came into Aria's view. They both had long blond hair, but one had crystal blue eyes, the taller had stormy grey eyes. They were in the strangest of clothes, but were immaculately dressed.
"Who are you?" She challenged "And what are you doing disturbing an innocent maiden?"
"Innocent?" The man with grey eyes scoffed. "When you carry weapons such as this?" He was examining all three of her blades.
"Hey! Give those back!"
"Tell us why you are trespassing in our flet, and then we might give you your weapons, and bow." The blue eyed man commanded, not too friendly. In fact, he was being rather hostile.
"Weapons first, talk later." Aria was very stubborn, especially when she wanted to get her own way, which was nearly all the time. The men briefly conversed in a language unknown to the girl, but then handed her the weapons.
"We have given you what you requested. It is only just that you do the same for us." Unconsciously, she drew herself up taller, trying to match the height of the people in front of her. It wasn't like it made any difference though: They were fully grown men, and she was a teenager. She sighed.
"I was out hunting last night when I was caught in a torrential downpour. I sought shelter and found this tree. I stayed here last night, and wished to go home this morning. I do not intend on being held up any longer."
She strode to the side of the tree, about to start her descent. But one of the men - she had lost track of which was which by now - grabbed her none too gently and hauled her up to face them once again.
"You are acting most unwisely. I do not believe that a female would be out on her own, in this peril, hunting food. The men hunt, women cook and clean. Is this not so?"
Aria ignored the question, instead asking one of her own. "And which peril would that be? Of being found and watched by two weird men whilst one slept? Of being denied the right of free will?" Aria had a sudden burst of anger when a new thought came into her head. "And then, the danger of being watched, whilst you dressed? You disgust me with your pompous attitude, when really you are none better than the absolute scum of this earth, goggling on young ladies dressing!" She spat at their feet.
But they stayed calm. Only one, the blue eyed one, moved. He took a small step forward, closing the distance between him and Aria.
'You are wrong" he breathed, "We are not men, but elves."
Aria paled, and began to shake, taking nervous steps backwards. "No" She whispered, "Am I that stupid? What are you going to do to me?" She said, a little louder than her previous statement. The same man - no, elf, - took another step forward. This shocked her, and Aria took two rapid steps backwards, still shaking. What she did not realise was that she had run out of room, and as she took yet another nervous step back, there was nowhere else to walk to. She lost her balance, plunged downwards, falling out of the tree, hitting herself on branches on the way down. She landed with a sickening thud, and knocked herself out when her head landed on a sharp, jagged rock emerging from the forest floor.
A/N: ooops, she's a bit silly! Find out why in the next chapter! Heheee.
Disclaimer: I am making no money at all out of this story, and own nothing that you may recognise. Anything you don't recognise is probably mine, but don't count on it!
Two men, both exceedingly tall, although one about a head taller than the other, softly came into Aria's view. They both had long blond hair, but one had crystal blue eyes, the taller had stormy grey eyes. They were in the strangest of clothes, but were immaculately dressed.
"Who are you?" She challenged "And what are you doing disturbing an innocent maiden?"
"Innocent?" The man with grey eyes scoffed. "When you carry weapons such as this?" He was examining all three of her blades.
"Hey! Give those back!"
"Tell us why you are trespassing in our flet, and then we might give you your weapons, and bow." The blue eyed man commanded, not too friendly. In fact, he was being rather hostile.
"Weapons first, talk later." Aria was very stubborn, especially when she wanted to get her own way, which was nearly all the time. The men briefly conversed in a language unknown to the girl, but then handed her the weapons.
"We have given you what you requested. It is only just that you do the same for us." Unconsciously, she drew herself up taller, trying to match the height of the people in front of her. It wasn't like it made any difference though: They were fully grown men, and she was a teenager. She sighed.
"I was out hunting last night when I was caught in a torrential downpour. I sought shelter and found this tree. I stayed here last night, and wished to go home this morning. I do not intend on being held up any longer."
She strode to the side of the tree, about to start her descent. But one of the men - she had lost track of which was which by now - grabbed her none too gently and hauled her up to face them once again.
"You are acting most unwisely. I do not believe that a female would be out on her own, in this peril, hunting food. The men hunt, women cook and clean. Is this not so?"
Aria ignored the question, instead asking one of her own. "And which peril would that be? Of being found and watched by two weird men whilst one slept? Of being denied the right of free will?" Aria had a sudden burst of anger when a new thought came into her head. "And then, the danger of being watched, whilst you dressed? You disgust me with your pompous attitude, when really you are none better than the absolute scum of this earth, goggling on young ladies dressing!" She spat at their feet.
But they stayed calm. Only one, the blue eyed one, moved. He took a small step forward, closing the distance between him and Aria.
'You are wrong" he breathed, "We are not men, but elves."
Aria paled, and began to shake, taking nervous steps backwards. "No" She whispered, "Am I that stupid? What are you going to do to me?" She said, a little louder than her previous statement. The same man - no, elf, - took another step forward. This shocked her, and Aria took two rapid steps backwards, still shaking. What she did not realise was that she had run out of room, and as she took yet another nervous step back, there was nowhere else to walk to. She lost her balance, plunged downwards, falling out of the tree, hitting herself on branches on the way down. She landed with a sickening thud, and knocked herself out when her head landed on a sharp, jagged rock emerging from the forest floor.
A/N: ooops, she's a bit silly! Find out why in the next chapter! Heheee.
