Disclaimer: Elves are not mine, but Tolkien's.
Note: Leggy is the monster in this one, but rest assured my elf had changed. I am so glad I am done with this part of his past. Review and I shall try to bring you more.
Next update is coming sometime next week. I am taking a break from this story.
feedback at ihgs123@netzero.com
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(Second Age/Lorien)
(Legolas's POV)
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Back and forth back and forth, the fake lie I was spreading throughout the entire court. I was it's original carrier and Irlun my friend, had helped me spread it all around this Hall.
My deceitful eyes pretended they carried a fake hurt those lies had provoked in me.
In almost an hour everybody had known what *kind of person, * the captain of the Golden Woods really was, and what acts he had submitted me to. I was spreading a big lie and the truthfulness of those fake rumors could never be discovered.
I was a Prince and everyone believed in my word, no matter how true or fake it might be.
I stood at the shadowy corner; quietly observing the people and exploring their faces at the moment when they heard that shocking rumor. My eyes scanned the figure in the middle of the room and I could tell that *he* was still clueless on what was happening around him.
But soon enough, when his brothers joined him and had whispered something in his ear, I could tell that he was being informed.
His eyes carried a disbelief at those hushed words, uttered by his brothers, and I knew that I was about to be confronted.
The elves around Haldir, stared at him with the silent hatred in their eyes, and I knew at that moment, that the rumor had reached everyone's ears.
The shadowy corner was no more safe place for me, when I saw him coming to my side.
His face was carved in anger and I knew that he had realized what I was trying to do to his reputation.
"Am I all those things you lied about me. Do you think me capable of doing such a deed? How much satisfaction are you getting from this act, Prince Legolas." His questions were uttered in the calm voice, but I could see that his face was showing a threatening malice. I was expecting the curses coming from his mouth, not those questions.
"Truth had been spoken, and now all these people know what you had done to me. And what kind of *act* are you implying this is?I have been raped and this is not an act? This is the truth, I am uttering." My defensive nature had surfaced out and I could see him shaking his head in anger, as disbelief and confusion danced around his face.
"A rape is the thing you are accusing me of, but how could this be. You, yourself have convinced me that our past alliance was of the mutual arrangement. Why spread lies about that night. I am not capable of those deeds, you are tainting me with." My father came up beside me and I could see that the confusion was also visible within him. I saw a questions in his eyes and I knew that he had just found out what happened.
"This accusation was born out of the truth. People may believe this or not, but what happiness was in me it was destroyed by your hand."
Calm to the point of the rage, Galadrhim was not the one who could stand to be accused of the foul deed.
"I should have let the Wargs rip you apart on that day when I had first met you. At least the beasts would have enjoyed a decent meal, and the world would be relieved of your foul tongue. Liar, ingrate...." The blow upon my face was something I had expected and I released a small whimper, as I stood back on my feet.
"All those lies you have been spreading these past few weeks, I considered a truth. I even come to care for you, and I have thought you to be an honest being." The entire court was listening to this and they were all gaping at the furious Marchwarden. Rumil and Orophin were behind their brother and I could see that their rage was also threatening to be released upon my face.
The Peredhil's twins were staring at me with disbelieving gaze, and upon their identical faces I could see a small twinge of the disgust, that was invisibly being cast at my direction.
I knew that they were the only ones who believed the Haldir's words, and together with Haldir's family they believed me to be a liar.
"Is this true Legolas? Had Haldir taken an advantage of you." My fathers concern had awoken and I looked upon his green eyes, not sure what to answer anymore.
I haven't expected for my father to get involved into this, because I thought he had already retired to his quarters.
All of this was getting a little complicated. I couldn't reveal that it was all a lie, because the people would think me low, if I did that.
"It's true father. He did it." My fathers face became pale and he showed the rage in his eyes.
"How dare you, you scoundrel. My son is not some cheap whore to be used around as you please." His loud voice alerted all of the people in the room, and I could see that Lord and the Lady of Lorien were staring defensively at my father.
Their eyes expressed the same dislike toward me and I couldn't help myself, as I shivered under the Galadriel's gaze.
"Now, wait a minute. I am sure that all of this is some kind of the misunderstanding. I know my captain, and I am very assured that he would never do something like this to your son." Celeborn tried to get this situation under the hand and he moved himself near to my father.
"I trust my son's words, and I know that this scoundrel had taken advantage of my child. For that, I will have him thrown into my dungeons and the punishment for his deed shall be performed this very night." My father's sneer told me that he had meant everything he had said. He was going to throw Haldir into the jail, and I knew that this time a game had indeed gone too far.
"Sire, I've never touched your son in any foul way. Our association was mutual and I had heard your son telling me that it was so. The honest truth is, I don't remember that night very much, but I had heard your son comforting me and telling me that our deed was performed under his willing voice. I didn't rape your son. I could never do that to him." Haldir tried to mend this situation as best as he could, and he knew that the look my father gave him was a lethal one.
"Nay, the deed was done by your hands and you have deeply distressed my son. The fifty lashes will fall upon your back tonight, and you shall remember this, for the rest of your days Haldir. And furthermore, the last decree I am proclaiming is the one of your banishment from my realm. You and your brothers are not welcome here anymore, Haldir of Lorien."
I saw that my father was whispering something to his scribe and in minute or less, the royal guards came around the Lorien group.
"You shall not hurt my Captain, Thranduil of Greenwood. I believe in his innocence and nothing you and your son say, could ever make me change my belief." Celeborn's eyes had darkened and the threat in his voice was something very surprising.
Haldir whispered something to his Lord, and the other one just shook his head in the negative motion. Haldir's pleading eyes fell upon his Lord and I could see reluctance in the Celeborn's attitude.
The guards had violently seized Haldir, and I could see that his siblings were struggling to dislodge few of them from their brother. But, the soft words from the Haldir's side had stopped their actions in an instant.
The Haldir's next gaze was meant for me and I didn't have a strength to look him back.
"I hope this brings you so much happiness..." Those last words I had heard him utter, and I felt like I was sinking deep into the ground. His words weren't angry, but the cynical tone in them could be found. I thought that this would make me satisfied, but truthfully it did not.
This game had turned wrong indeed. I only wanted for him to experience an emotional pain, not the physical one as well.
I knew I had to do something to stop my father's punishment. But, knowing myself I realized that I had no strength to lower all of the guilt upon my shoulders.
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My heart was beating in the fast pace. Never had I stepped in the dark corners of my fathers dungeons before, but now I really saw why this place was so damned.
The dark walls surrounded this forsaken place and the big lanterns could be found almost on the every wall of this dreadful cavern.
But those lanterns could not light up this place and the coldness these walls offered were not comforting for the damned souls, who were destined to be in this place.
Few of the thieves had my father captured, all of them human, and all of them poor peasants, but the mercy was the one thing my father was not familiar with.
Usually the punishment for the thievery meant that one of their hands would be cut off, and all of those poor humans had also suffered the anguish, a painful lashing had provided.
And now, I saw all of those sad souls inside of the strong cells, and none of them had carried the faces of the true criminals.
They looked pathetic in their sufferings, and indeed I could see some of them had possessed just one hand.
I came to the last and final cell, and I gasped when I didn't see Haldir inside. I knew that the guards had already took him to the small chamber, where the punishment would be fulfilled.
Following my instincts, I had turned right, and I followed the sounds of the elves around these walls. I knew I was coming closer to my destination, and suddenly I stopped myself when I heard a sound of the whip going through the air.
I opened the door of the chamber very slowly, and there I saw the two elves moving around, but as my eyes moved upwards I could see the pair of the hands chained to the low ceiling.
Haldir's hands were chained and his body was almost hanging by his hands, and then I saw that someone else was coming in, from the other entrance.
I realized that I was peeking from the back entrance of this room, and that the person who had just entered a room from the other side, was my father's lover.
He whispered something to the one of the elves, and with his known haste he abandoned the chamber.
Suddenly out of the nowhere I heard some enraged familiar voices, and I knew that somebody was coming closer to these chambers.
I also heard the first blow of the whip and I saw Haldir bite his lip, in the surprising anguish.
But as that strange noise came closer, I knew that one of those voices belonged to Orophin. The elves performing the punishment were surprised, and I knew that something was very amiss, as the enragement those voice produced was replaced by the sudden crashing sounds.
I saw Celeborn coming in through the other door, his attire consisting only in the gray leggings and tunic, and after a few seconds I saw Haldir's brothers and the twins entering in.
"Seize them and tie them down." Celeborn's ordering voice was hollering around and the brothers had instantly launched forward, violently seizing the elves in front of them.
The twins made their way to Haldir and the chains around the Haldir's hands were quickly dislodged. I realized that they were on the saving mission and deeply inside I was glad they were doing this.
After a few moments I pondered what to do. I knew that my presence here was not wanted and I knew I had to retrieve to my room, without them noticing me. But the lateness of my actions, was a mistake indeed. Orophin already saw me peeking inside and with furious movement he launched himself toward me.
The pain of his punches almost blinded my eyes, because his only target was my face. Celeborn quickly came behind his guard and he pulled an enraged Marchwarden from me.
Haldir also came toward me and in the surprising moment, I saw him offering me a hand to stand up. I refused it and quickly I came to my feet, as my bloody eyes never left his.
There in a moment or less, I could see the pain in those gray orbs. That emotional pain in his eyes was produced by no one else but me.
Celeborn pulled Orophin to the other side of the room, and I had realized that the Lord was giving us a chance to exchange the last horrid words, this moment was bringing.
With whisper Haldir uttered these calm words and within me a guilt had awoken, bigger than any painful punch could ever deliver to me.
"I had meant all those emotions I had admitted to you, a while ago, and I have not lied when I said that I carried you in my heart. Whatever forgiveness Valar can offer, I wish he offers it to you. My eyes hold no more light for you, and my forgiveness for your actions is not possible. Fool have I been, because I have not seen that you were of the deceitful kind."
He turned himself from me and he joined his brothers, leaving me silent and broken at the same time.
"But what comfort these words could do to me I must say, I have really thought you were different. It turned out you are as lethal as any animal, carrying a poison within itself."
The identical eyes of the twins were staring at me, with mirth shown inside of them, and for a moment they radiated the spark of a pity for me. Haldir was leaving and his back was only thing I saw, before the proud form of the elf disappeared from my sight.
The twins only remained to glow at my humiliation, and I knew that nothing would ever be the same for me.
"Legolas, you have really shown your face to us tonight. How does it feel to loose something, which you have skillfully chased away? You loved, and yet you have not known how you felt. " Elrohir's voice breached through my thoughts, while my heart was being crushed inside.
"What does it matter now. Glow if you must, I will not stop you, but leave the matters of my heart at peace." My breathless voice had stopped any of their future words, and furiously as only my defeated body could muster, I fled the room; exposing my shame to their observant eyes. A twin had been right, I was a fool of the fools, and my eyes were opened by the Elrohir's clear words.
As I exited the dungeons, my breathing had become very heavy. I started to run to the courtyard as fast as I could, and as the fear in me had confirmed, I had heard the horse hooves leaving the grounds of the Mirkwood.
The entire Lorien company was leaving and only the dust and the gray colors of the clothing could be seen in the distance. Too late was I to regret my actions. Too late was I to stop Haldir from leaving. Too late was I to change, to late to suffer, my only comfort would come to me in the shape of the death.
TBC
(Note: Celi is the savior, yay.I really didn't want to torture Haldir anymore.**)
Note: Leggy is the monster in this one, but rest assured my elf had changed. I am so glad I am done with this part of his past. Review and I shall try to bring you more.
Next update is coming sometime next week. I am taking a break from this story.
feedback at ihgs123@netzero.com
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(Second Age/Lorien)
(Legolas's POV)
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Back and forth back and forth, the fake lie I was spreading throughout the entire court. I was it's original carrier and Irlun my friend, had helped me spread it all around this Hall.
My deceitful eyes pretended they carried a fake hurt those lies had provoked in me.
In almost an hour everybody had known what *kind of person, * the captain of the Golden Woods really was, and what acts he had submitted me to. I was spreading a big lie and the truthfulness of those fake rumors could never be discovered.
I was a Prince and everyone believed in my word, no matter how true or fake it might be.
I stood at the shadowy corner; quietly observing the people and exploring their faces at the moment when they heard that shocking rumor. My eyes scanned the figure in the middle of the room and I could tell that *he* was still clueless on what was happening around him.
But soon enough, when his brothers joined him and had whispered something in his ear, I could tell that he was being informed.
His eyes carried a disbelief at those hushed words, uttered by his brothers, and I knew that I was about to be confronted.
The elves around Haldir, stared at him with the silent hatred in their eyes, and I knew at that moment, that the rumor had reached everyone's ears.
The shadowy corner was no more safe place for me, when I saw him coming to my side.
His face was carved in anger and I knew that he had realized what I was trying to do to his reputation.
"Am I all those things you lied about me. Do you think me capable of doing such a deed? How much satisfaction are you getting from this act, Prince Legolas." His questions were uttered in the calm voice, but I could see that his face was showing a threatening malice. I was expecting the curses coming from his mouth, not those questions.
"Truth had been spoken, and now all these people know what you had done to me. And what kind of *act* are you implying this is?I have been raped and this is not an act? This is the truth, I am uttering." My defensive nature had surfaced out and I could see him shaking his head in anger, as disbelief and confusion danced around his face.
"A rape is the thing you are accusing me of, but how could this be. You, yourself have convinced me that our past alliance was of the mutual arrangement. Why spread lies about that night. I am not capable of those deeds, you are tainting me with." My father came up beside me and I could see that the confusion was also visible within him. I saw a questions in his eyes and I knew that he had just found out what happened.
"This accusation was born out of the truth. People may believe this or not, but what happiness was in me it was destroyed by your hand."
Calm to the point of the rage, Galadrhim was not the one who could stand to be accused of the foul deed.
"I should have let the Wargs rip you apart on that day when I had first met you. At least the beasts would have enjoyed a decent meal, and the world would be relieved of your foul tongue. Liar, ingrate...." The blow upon my face was something I had expected and I released a small whimper, as I stood back on my feet.
"All those lies you have been spreading these past few weeks, I considered a truth. I even come to care for you, and I have thought you to be an honest being." The entire court was listening to this and they were all gaping at the furious Marchwarden. Rumil and Orophin were behind their brother and I could see that their rage was also threatening to be released upon my face.
The Peredhil's twins were staring at me with disbelieving gaze, and upon their identical faces I could see a small twinge of the disgust, that was invisibly being cast at my direction.
I knew that they were the only ones who believed the Haldir's words, and together with Haldir's family they believed me to be a liar.
"Is this true Legolas? Had Haldir taken an advantage of you." My fathers concern had awoken and I looked upon his green eyes, not sure what to answer anymore.
I haven't expected for my father to get involved into this, because I thought he had already retired to his quarters.
All of this was getting a little complicated. I couldn't reveal that it was all a lie, because the people would think me low, if I did that.
"It's true father. He did it." My fathers face became pale and he showed the rage in his eyes.
"How dare you, you scoundrel. My son is not some cheap whore to be used around as you please." His loud voice alerted all of the people in the room, and I could see that Lord and the Lady of Lorien were staring defensively at my father.
Their eyes expressed the same dislike toward me and I couldn't help myself, as I shivered under the Galadriel's gaze.
"Now, wait a minute. I am sure that all of this is some kind of the misunderstanding. I know my captain, and I am very assured that he would never do something like this to your son." Celeborn tried to get this situation under the hand and he moved himself near to my father.
"I trust my son's words, and I know that this scoundrel had taken advantage of my child. For that, I will have him thrown into my dungeons and the punishment for his deed shall be performed this very night." My father's sneer told me that he had meant everything he had said. He was going to throw Haldir into the jail, and I knew that this time a game had indeed gone too far.
"Sire, I've never touched your son in any foul way. Our association was mutual and I had heard your son telling me that it was so. The honest truth is, I don't remember that night very much, but I had heard your son comforting me and telling me that our deed was performed under his willing voice. I didn't rape your son. I could never do that to him." Haldir tried to mend this situation as best as he could, and he knew that the look my father gave him was a lethal one.
"Nay, the deed was done by your hands and you have deeply distressed my son. The fifty lashes will fall upon your back tonight, and you shall remember this, for the rest of your days Haldir. And furthermore, the last decree I am proclaiming is the one of your banishment from my realm. You and your brothers are not welcome here anymore, Haldir of Lorien."
I saw that my father was whispering something to his scribe and in minute or less, the royal guards came around the Lorien group.
"You shall not hurt my Captain, Thranduil of Greenwood. I believe in his innocence and nothing you and your son say, could ever make me change my belief." Celeborn's eyes had darkened and the threat in his voice was something very surprising.
Haldir whispered something to his Lord, and the other one just shook his head in the negative motion. Haldir's pleading eyes fell upon his Lord and I could see reluctance in the Celeborn's attitude.
The guards had violently seized Haldir, and I could see that his siblings were struggling to dislodge few of them from their brother. But, the soft words from the Haldir's side had stopped their actions in an instant.
The Haldir's next gaze was meant for me and I didn't have a strength to look him back.
"I hope this brings you so much happiness..." Those last words I had heard him utter, and I felt like I was sinking deep into the ground. His words weren't angry, but the cynical tone in them could be found. I thought that this would make me satisfied, but truthfully it did not.
This game had turned wrong indeed. I only wanted for him to experience an emotional pain, not the physical one as well.
I knew I had to do something to stop my father's punishment. But, knowing myself I realized that I had no strength to lower all of the guilt upon my shoulders.
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My heart was beating in the fast pace. Never had I stepped in the dark corners of my fathers dungeons before, but now I really saw why this place was so damned.
The dark walls surrounded this forsaken place and the big lanterns could be found almost on the every wall of this dreadful cavern.
But those lanterns could not light up this place and the coldness these walls offered were not comforting for the damned souls, who were destined to be in this place.
Few of the thieves had my father captured, all of them human, and all of them poor peasants, but the mercy was the one thing my father was not familiar with.
Usually the punishment for the thievery meant that one of their hands would be cut off, and all of those poor humans had also suffered the anguish, a painful lashing had provided.
And now, I saw all of those sad souls inside of the strong cells, and none of them had carried the faces of the true criminals.
They looked pathetic in their sufferings, and indeed I could see some of them had possessed just one hand.
I came to the last and final cell, and I gasped when I didn't see Haldir inside. I knew that the guards had already took him to the small chamber, where the punishment would be fulfilled.
Following my instincts, I had turned right, and I followed the sounds of the elves around these walls. I knew I was coming closer to my destination, and suddenly I stopped myself when I heard a sound of the whip going through the air.
I opened the door of the chamber very slowly, and there I saw the two elves moving around, but as my eyes moved upwards I could see the pair of the hands chained to the low ceiling.
Haldir's hands were chained and his body was almost hanging by his hands, and then I saw that someone else was coming in, from the other entrance.
I realized that I was peeking from the back entrance of this room, and that the person who had just entered a room from the other side, was my father's lover.
He whispered something to the one of the elves, and with his known haste he abandoned the chamber.
Suddenly out of the nowhere I heard some enraged familiar voices, and I knew that somebody was coming closer to these chambers.
I also heard the first blow of the whip and I saw Haldir bite his lip, in the surprising anguish.
But as that strange noise came closer, I knew that one of those voices belonged to Orophin. The elves performing the punishment were surprised, and I knew that something was very amiss, as the enragement those voice produced was replaced by the sudden crashing sounds.
I saw Celeborn coming in through the other door, his attire consisting only in the gray leggings and tunic, and after a few seconds I saw Haldir's brothers and the twins entering in.
"Seize them and tie them down." Celeborn's ordering voice was hollering around and the brothers had instantly launched forward, violently seizing the elves in front of them.
The twins made their way to Haldir and the chains around the Haldir's hands were quickly dislodged. I realized that they were on the saving mission and deeply inside I was glad they were doing this.
After a few moments I pondered what to do. I knew that my presence here was not wanted and I knew I had to retrieve to my room, without them noticing me. But the lateness of my actions, was a mistake indeed. Orophin already saw me peeking inside and with furious movement he launched himself toward me.
The pain of his punches almost blinded my eyes, because his only target was my face. Celeborn quickly came behind his guard and he pulled an enraged Marchwarden from me.
Haldir also came toward me and in the surprising moment, I saw him offering me a hand to stand up. I refused it and quickly I came to my feet, as my bloody eyes never left his.
There in a moment or less, I could see the pain in those gray orbs. That emotional pain in his eyes was produced by no one else but me.
Celeborn pulled Orophin to the other side of the room, and I had realized that the Lord was giving us a chance to exchange the last horrid words, this moment was bringing.
With whisper Haldir uttered these calm words and within me a guilt had awoken, bigger than any painful punch could ever deliver to me.
"I had meant all those emotions I had admitted to you, a while ago, and I have not lied when I said that I carried you in my heart. Whatever forgiveness Valar can offer, I wish he offers it to you. My eyes hold no more light for you, and my forgiveness for your actions is not possible. Fool have I been, because I have not seen that you were of the deceitful kind."
He turned himself from me and he joined his brothers, leaving me silent and broken at the same time.
"But what comfort these words could do to me I must say, I have really thought you were different. It turned out you are as lethal as any animal, carrying a poison within itself."
The identical eyes of the twins were staring at me, with mirth shown inside of them, and for a moment they radiated the spark of a pity for me. Haldir was leaving and his back was only thing I saw, before the proud form of the elf disappeared from my sight.
The twins only remained to glow at my humiliation, and I knew that nothing would ever be the same for me.
"Legolas, you have really shown your face to us tonight. How does it feel to loose something, which you have skillfully chased away? You loved, and yet you have not known how you felt. " Elrohir's voice breached through my thoughts, while my heart was being crushed inside.
"What does it matter now. Glow if you must, I will not stop you, but leave the matters of my heart at peace." My breathless voice had stopped any of their future words, and furiously as only my defeated body could muster, I fled the room; exposing my shame to their observant eyes. A twin had been right, I was a fool of the fools, and my eyes were opened by the Elrohir's clear words.
As I exited the dungeons, my breathing had become very heavy. I started to run to the courtyard as fast as I could, and as the fear in me had confirmed, I had heard the horse hooves leaving the grounds of the Mirkwood.
The entire Lorien company was leaving and only the dust and the gray colors of the clothing could be seen in the distance. Too late was I to regret my actions. Too late was I to stop Haldir from leaving. Too late was I to change, to late to suffer, my only comfort would come to me in the shape of the death.
TBC
(Note: Celi is the savior, yay.I really didn't want to torture Haldir anymore.**)