Shentree and Banside paced back and forth as Sathed watched them. He sighed
as he did so, placing his head in his hand.
"Why'd Narcissis go again?" wondered Banside.
"She said she was going to get us information that we could use. I believe that she's intending to go after Legolas again, possibly getting something we need from him but I really doubt it," Shentree replied as she stopped.
Banside stopped as well and the three stared at each other.
"Right now, I just don't want to be around Manlin. He probably knows about Thranduil and Legolas escaping because of those three that had to come," Banside said with a sigh.
"You're not the only one," agreed Shentree as Sathed nodded his head.
As if on cue, Manlin walked in through the door. The three quivered in fear as he headed towards the chair and leaned on the back of it.
"Shentree, Banside, Sathed, I am doing something now to take over this kingdom. Here's my plan. We take the palace by force, imprison the king and prince and take our rightful place," Manlin said.
The three looked at each other before Shentree stepped forward.
"And how exactly are we going to do that? Including you and Narcissis, we only have five against an entire army," she wondered.
"I know that. That's why I thought of what to do already," Manlin replied with a sly smile.
The three blinked as they wondered what that meant.
***
Legolas was still sitting in the tree, curled up into a ball. The tears left their mark down his face. Soon, he decided to carefully climb down the tree.
The elf found his way towards a secret passage, which he believed was forgotten by his father. Legolas headed towards an area that was not far from his home. He looked around the place, not realizing he had a figure following him.
'You are mine,' the figure thought to herself as she followed him away from the palace.
***
Elladan knocked on the door, hoping that he could talk to Legolas about what happened.
"Legolas? May I come in? I want to talk about this," he called into the room. "I'm worried about you. In fact, we are all worried about you."
When he received no answer of any kind, he became slightly worried.
"Legolas?" he said before trying the door.
He found it to be unlocked and he slowly opened it up...only to find noone was in the room. The elf gasped as he stared at the empty room.
"Where has he gone to now?" he wondered as he hurried out to the stables. "I won't tell the others just yet. I don't want to worry them right at the moment. Especially if he is only nearby."
He climbed onto his horse and headed out of the palace, looking for the once again missing prince.
***
Legolas sat down on the grass. It was the same place that he remembered just a short time ago. He gave a sigh as he thought about his sister when he heard the flapping of wings. He turned around to find Narcissis hovering behind him.
"What do you want with me?" he demanded of her.
"I came to talk, that's what. I am curious about this Nanaylia you keep speaking of," she replied, a smile on her face.
"I won't talk to you about her. You're a gargoyle and your kind can't be trusted," Legolas snarled at her.
Narcissis seemed to be disappointed with this but Legolas knew she wasn't serious.
"It's too bad dear prince what happend to her. It really is," she quietly told him before turning around.
"You are not the least bit sad about what happened to her. I know how gargoyles work. My knowledge of your species has grown over the years since I met your friends," Legolas replied as he held onto his shoulder, which was slowly starting to hurt again.
Narcissis turned to face him and she gave him a small smile.
"You will see me again, whether you like it or not and I will constantly remind you of her," Narcissis sternly told him before turning around.
She began to flap her wings and she flew off into the night sky. Legolas watched her leave before breaking down into tears again over his sister. Once he knew she was out of sight, he fell to his knees and stared up at the stars through blurry eyes.
"You said you'd always be there for me!" he yelled up at the sky before drooping his head. "But you're not. It's because of me. It's my fault."
He sat there, not expecting anyone to say anything until a small wind blew up. It surrounded him and he embraced it. All of a sudden, he heard something that greatly startled him.
'Help me Legolas,' he heard a female voice whisper amongst the quiet gusts.
***
Elladan led the horse away from the palace, still having no luck in finding Legolas.
"Where could he be? He simply cannot go far in his condition" he muttered to himself.
He was soon surprised by the flapping of wings above him. He looked up to see the strange gargoyle he and the others had seen before.
"She looks to be in range of this," he quietly told himself as he readied his bow.
He steadied it and fired. A smile drew across the elf's face once he heard a scream of pain. He heard a thump and he ran over to the heap, aiming an arrow at her. Elladan saw that the arrow he shot at her went through the gargoyle's shoulder and hit the wing.
'So that's why she fell. Her wing pained her too much,' he thought to himself. "Where's Legolas? What did you do to him?"
"I did nothing to the elf that you seek. If you want to know where he is located, go find him yourself," replied Narcissis, trying to hide the pain which laced her voice.
"No, I'm not. You know where he is so you're taking me to him. Now get going," Elladan replied.
Narcissis growled, knowing that she was not in a position to make demands. She gingerly stood up and began walking towards the place where Legolas was currently staying.
***
Thranduil was in his study, trying to read a book. It wasn't helping take his mind off the current situation. He knew something was bothering Legolas, he didn't know exactly what it was yet. He placed the book on the table beside the chair and put his chin in the palm of his hand.
"What can I do for my son? I really do not want to lose him as well," he quietly said to himself, giving a sigh. "I miss Nanaylia so much as well."
He was about to stand up and see how Legolas was doing when he heard noises coming from outside. He walked over to the window to see the three gargoyles that he knew of leading an army of gargoyles against the palace. His eyes widened as he hurried out into the hall. Elves were running in every direction, trying to escape capture.
Thranduil hurried down to Legolas' room and opened the door to find noone in it.
"Legolas!" he cried as he ran over to the window. "No!"
He knew Legolas sometimes sat in the tree outside his room but the prince wasn't there either. Thranduil's shoulders slumped at the sight.
"Where is he?" he demanded to know.
At that moment, Elrond, Arwen and Chimone hurried the room. Elrond stayed by the door as the two female elves hurried up to Thranduil.
"My Lord, what do we do? There are more gargoyles than ever storming the palace," Chimone wanted to know. "There is no way out."
Thranduil couldn't believe what he was hearing. As far as he knew, the gargoyle population dwindled to almost none at all.
"Come this way. I seem to remember a secret exit that appears to be free of those creatures," Thranduil told them as he climbed out the window.
The others followed him and they climbed down the tree and Thranduil led the three to the passageway that he knew. But that was all cut short when three gargoyles landed before them.
"Well, well, well. If it isn't good King Thranduil. It is so good to see you again," Shentree told him.
"Who's leading you?" demanded Elrond.
"What's it to you?" wondered Banside as Sathed began to quietly laugh.
"I know about your species. I know you like attacking in force but this was all planned out. Your species is incapable of elaborate thought," Elrond replied.
The three growled at the statement, pulling out their arrows.
"You are going to pay for the accusation. We can be capable of elaborate thought," Shentree told him. "But we must wait to kill you. Someone is waiting for the lot of you."
Arwen and Chimone glanced at each other with worried looks as the small group of four was led back to the palace.
***
Aragorn and Elrohir were sitting in the library when the attack began. They looked outside the windows to see the mass of gargoyles outside.
"What is going on here?" wondered Aragorn.
"I think the oppressed suddenly decided to come out in force, that's what I think!" replied Elrohir. "We had better get going or else we will be captured."
The two ran out of the room into the crowd. They made their way outside the palace and they headed towards the forest north of the palace. Along the way, a few gargoyles tried to stop them but the man and elf managed to get past them and into the wilderness.
Once they were some distance away, the two turned to look at the seige and devestation of the palace.
"Do you think anyone else could've gotten out?" wondered Aragorn.
"We'll just have to wait and see. It's too soon to tell," replied Elrohir.
***
Elladan followed Narcissis towards Legolas' position. The gargoyle was slowing down by each passing step and the elf noticed this.
"What's the matter?" he asked.
"What do you think elf? You are the cause of my pain right at the moment," came the reply, the voice sounding angry.
She led Elladan to a clearing and he clearly saw Legolas, sitting on the ground. He could hear the sobs coming from the still saddened elf. He wasn't prepared for what he was about to hear and his heart felt like it was in his stomach at that moment.
"Nanaylia, please come back!" Legolas cried. "I'm so sorry! Please forgive me for being responsible for your death!"
TBC...
"Why'd Narcissis go again?" wondered Banside.
"She said she was going to get us information that we could use. I believe that she's intending to go after Legolas again, possibly getting something we need from him but I really doubt it," Shentree replied as she stopped.
Banside stopped as well and the three stared at each other.
"Right now, I just don't want to be around Manlin. He probably knows about Thranduil and Legolas escaping because of those three that had to come," Banside said with a sigh.
"You're not the only one," agreed Shentree as Sathed nodded his head.
As if on cue, Manlin walked in through the door. The three quivered in fear as he headed towards the chair and leaned on the back of it.
"Shentree, Banside, Sathed, I am doing something now to take over this kingdom. Here's my plan. We take the palace by force, imprison the king and prince and take our rightful place," Manlin said.
The three looked at each other before Shentree stepped forward.
"And how exactly are we going to do that? Including you and Narcissis, we only have five against an entire army," she wondered.
"I know that. That's why I thought of what to do already," Manlin replied with a sly smile.
The three blinked as they wondered what that meant.
***
Legolas was still sitting in the tree, curled up into a ball. The tears left their mark down his face. Soon, he decided to carefully climb down the tree.
The elf found his way towards a secret passage, which he believed was forgotten by his father. Legolas headed towards an area that was not far from his home. He looked around the place, not realizing he had a figure following him.
'You are mine,' the figure thought to herself as she followed him away from the palace.
***
Elladan knocked on the door, hoping that he could talk to Legolas about what happened.
"Legolas? May I come in? I want to talk about this," he called into the room. "I'm worried about you. In fact, we are all worried about you."
When he received no answer of any kind, he became slightly worried.
"Legolas?" he said before trying the door.
He found it to be unlocked and he slowly opened it up...only to find noone was in the room. The elf gasped as he stared at the empty room.
"Where has he gone to now?" he wondered as he hurried out to the stables. "I won't tell the others just yet. I don't want to worry them right at the moment. Especially if he is only nearby."
He climbed onto his horse and headed out of the palace, looking for the once again missing prince.
***
Legolas sat down on the grass. It was the same place that he remembered just a short time ago. He gave a sigh as he thought about his sister when he heard the flapping of wings. He turned around to find Narcissis hovering behind him.
"What do you want with me?" he demanded of her.
"I came to talk, that's what. I am curious about this Nanaylia you keep speaking of," she replied, a smile on her face.
"I won't talk to you about her. You're a gargoyle and your kind can't be trusted," Legolas snarled at her.
Narcissis seemed to be disappointed with this but Legolas knew she wasn't serious.
"It's too bad dear prince what happend to her. It really is," she quietly told him before turning around.
"You are not the least bit sad about what happened to her. I know how gargoyles work. My knowledge of your species has grown over the years since I met your friends," Legolas replied as he held onto his shoulder, which was slowly starting to hurt again.
Narcissis turned to face him and she gave him a small smile.
"You will see me again, whether you like it or not and I will constantly remind you of her," Narcissis sternly told him before turning around.
She began to flap her wings and she flew off into the night sky. Legolas watched her leave before breaking down into tears again over his sister. Once he knew she was out of sight, he fell to his knees and stared up at the stars through blurry eyes.
"You said you'd always be there for me!" he yelled up at the sky before drooping his head. "But you're not. It's because of me. It's my fault."
He sat there, not expecting anyone to say anything until a small wind blew up. It surrounded him and he embraced it. All of a sudden, he heard something that greatly startled him.
'Help me Legolas,' he heard a female voice whisper amongst the quiet gusts.
***
Elladan led the horse away from the palace, still having no luck in finding Legolas.
"Where could he be? He simply cannot go far in his condition" he muttered to himself.
He was soon surprised by the flapping of wings above him. He looked up to see the strange gargoyle he and the others had seen before.
"She looks to be in range of this," he quietly told himself as he readied his bow.
He steadied it and fired. A smile drew across the elf's face once he heard a scream of pain. He heard a thump and he ran over to the heap, aiming an arrow at her. Elladan saw that the arrow he shot at her went through the gargoyle's shoulder and hit the wing.
'So that's why she fell. Her wing pained her too much,' he thought to himself. "Where's Legolas? What did you do to him?"
"I did nothing to the elf that you seek. If you want to know where he is located, go find him yourself," replied Narcissis, trying to hide the pain which laced her voice.
"No, I'm not. You know where he is so you're taking me to him. Now get going," Elladan replied.
Narcissis growled, knowing that she was not in a position to make demands. She gingerly stood up and began walking towards the place where Legolas was currently staying.
***
Thranduil was in his study, trying to read a book. It wasn't helping take his mind off the current situation. He knew something was bothering Legolas, he didn't know exactly what it was yet. He placed the book on the table beside the chair and put his chin in the palm of his hand.
"What can I do for my son? I really do not want to lose him as well," he quietly said to himself, giving a sigh. "I miss Nanaylia so much as well."
He was about to stand up and see how Legolas was doing when he heard noises coming from outside. He walked over to the window to see the three gargoyles that he knew of leading an army of gargoyles against the palace. His eyes widened as he hurried out into the hall. Elves were running in every direction, trying to escape capture.
Thranduil hurried down to Legolas' room and opened the door to find noone in it.
"Legolas!" he cried as he ran over to the window. "No!"
He knew Legolas sometimes sat in the tree outside his room but the prince wasn't there either. Thranduil's shoulders slumped at the sight.
"Where is he?" he demanded to know.
At that moment, Elrond, Arwen and Chimone hurried the room. Elrond stayed by the door as the two female elves hurried up to Thranduil.
"My Lord, what do we do? There are more gargoyles than ever storming the palace," Chimone wanted to know. "There is no way out."
Thranduil couldn't believe what he was hearing. As far as he knew, the gargoyle population dwindled to almost none at all.
"Come this way. I seem to remember a secret exit that appears to be free of those creatures," Thranduil told them as he climbed out the window.
The others followed him and they climbed down the tree and Thranduil led the three to the passageway that he knew. But that was all cut short when three gargoyles landed before them.
"Well, well, well. If it isn't good King Thranduil. It is so good to see you again," Shentree told him.
"Who's leading you?" demanded Elrond.
"What's it to you?" wondered Banside as Sathed began to quietly laugh.
"I know about your species. I know you like attacking in force but this was all planned out. Your species is incapable of elaborate thought," Elrond replied.
The three growled at the statement, pulling out their arrows.
"You are going to pay for the accusation. We can be capable of elaborate thought," Shentree told him. "But we must wait to kill you. Someone is waiting for the lot of you."
Arwen and Chimone glanced at each other with worried looks as the small group of four was led back to the palace.
***
Aragorn and Elrohir were sitting in the library when the attack began. They looked outside the windows to see the mass of gargoyles outside.
"What is going on here?" wondered Aragorn.
"I think the oppressed suddenly decided to come out in force, that's what I think!" replied Elrohir. "We had better get going or else we will be captured."
The two ran out of the room into the crowd. They made their way outside the palace and they headed towards the forest north of the palace. Along the way, a few gargoyles tried to stop them but the man and elf managed to get past them and into the wilderness.
Once they were some distance away, the two turned to look at the seige and devestation of the palace.
"Do you think anyone else could've gotten out?" wondered Aragorn.
"We'll just have to wait and see. It's too soon to tell," replied Elrohir.
***
Elladan followed Narcissis towards Legolas' position. The gargoyle was slowing down by each passing step and the elf noticed this.
"What's the matter?" he asked.
"What do you think elf? You are the cause of my pain right at the moment," came the reply, the voice sounding angry.
She led Elladan to a clearing and he clearly saw Legolas, sitting on the ground. He could hear the sobs coming from the still saddened elf. He wasn't prepared for what he was about to hear and his heart felt like it was in his stomach at that moment.
"Nanaylia, please come back!" Legolas cried. "I'm so sorry! Please forgive me for being responsible for your death!"
TBC...