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They were traipsing through the thickly wooded trees, making in the general direction of the smoke. They were still quite a long way off.

"Are you sure you can carry me all this way? I'm not exactly that light."

"As light as a feather." Legolas commented. "Where to now?"

They had come to a fork in the path.

"Right. So which language were you speaking before in the tree house thingy?"

"Flet" corrected Legolas, ".the language was a dialect of Elvish."

"Oh I see. It sounds really nice."

"Thank you."

'An elf of little words' thought Aria. 'Still, who can blame him? He has had a rather crazy experience today!'

The surroundings began to get familiar to Aria, and she knew that this was where she would have to leave the elves. She was loath to do so in a way, because she had enjoyed their company. It had been a bit of a culture shock, but she was glad of it.

"I'm afraid this is where you will have to leave me." She couldn't keep the disappointment from her voice. "A few more metres, and the guards will spot something - the undergrowth becomes less dense from this point onwards."

Legolas set her down, and she thanked him and Haldir for "Not killing me very painfully." They all laughed, but the elves did not want to leave her.

"If you climb that tree over there" she said, guessing their feelings, "you will be able to see me and the whole of our settlement. You can watch until I am safe."

"How did you know we." "Call it a woman's intuition." She winked. "See you around." She limped on, sincerely doubting that her last words would ever come true.

*~*~*~

Aria was sweating, and her ankle was giving her hell. Gritting her teeth she walked onwards. She knew that if she stopped Haldir and Legolas would come to help her, which might cause them to be discovered. So she walked on and on, making as much noise as possible. Maybe she had mistaken the distance to get to the camp just a little bit. Where were the guards? They should have seen her by now! This was not the time to cease from vigilance, with an impending war looming over their shoulders. Her father would have to be informed of this. He was none less than the King of this tribe, making her a princess. She had 'forgotten' to mention this to the elves, though. A noise made her thank her lucky stars.

"Halt! Who goes there?"

"Aria Morevala, no less!" She yelled back.

Guards surrounded her, to see if she was the princess she claimed to be. They all bowed.

"Please, rise. My ankle has been wounded and I fear that I cannot walk much more. Assistance would be most appreciated."

"Milady, you know we are not allowed to touch members of the royal family."

"Just support me. I will make sure that rule is overlooked this once."

*----Elves POV----*

The elves in the tree breathed a sigh of relief when they saw that she had been found.

"Why do they bow to her, Haldir?"

"I think there is more to her than meets the eye. But she is so gullible!"

"Do you not feel bad for tricking her?"

"Legolas, we did not trick her. We told her what we would do, and she was the one who agreed, and then suggested the brilliant idea of watching her until she was safe. Just because we are meant to be finding out where the largest tribes are so we can attack them does not need to concern her."

"But."

"Be quiet now. She has gone inside the gates."

*----Normal POV----*

As soon as she was inside the gates of her tribe, a bell was rung. On hearing this, a long line of well wishers streamed towards her, but there was one man meters in front of anyone else. Aria smiled, watching his half- naked form come sprinting towards her, his athletic body glowing in the sun. How she had missed him! Aria bade the guards to let go of her when the man, Thomas, drew close. She was betrothed to him, and loved him with all her heart.

"Aria!" He swept her off her feet, holding her close to his bare chest, and kissed her vigorously. "Never do that again!"

She wrapped an arm around his neck. "Believe me, I won't."

A/N: well, who'dve thought! Major twist! Mwahahaaa! The plot thickens.. So review with all your might, and if you leave a character name and description you may find yourself in this story in later chapter!