Waking in the morning, a dream still plagued Lisa from the night before. She had a dream that some horrible creature had captured her sister. Little did she know, Angel would have told her that her dream was dead on. Looking around, Lisa could see Legolas on the other side of the stream washing himself off. Not being able to tear her eyes from his amazing body, she stared on. She felt foolish, but only slightly. She could hardly get past the sight of his bare chest. He was only naked from the waist up, which alleviated some of the guilt. It wasn't as if he was completely nude. Not that she would have let any guilt bother her in that case anyway. His skin gleamed, the sun reflecting off his smooth body. He did not have one hair on his chest. As he scooped water, his arm and shoulder muscles rippled. Although he had such muscle, he also had incredible grace. Noticing that he seemed near done, Lisa tore her eyes away from his satiny form. Hoping that he hadn't caught her watching him, she looked down at her shoes. Retying them to give herself something to do, she saw him coming her way from the corner of her eye.

He came to her. " How are feeling?"

Finally meeting his eyes she answered," I feel ok. Under the circumstances."

Sitting beside her, he looked at her with concerned eyes. " Are you thinking of your sister?"

Lisa nodded. " I had a dream about her last night."

He nodded, encouraging her to continue.

" She was taken by this awful thing. It was one of those things that was chasing us the last time I saw-" her voice cracked with emotion.

" If you wish me not to ask these things again, I will not."

Touched by his kindness, she was speechless. After a moment she spoke.

" Legolas, you've done nothing but help me and you don't even know anything. You don't know I am or who my sister is. You deserve to know what happened."

" I trust the word of a lady. No matter where you are from or who is your family, I know that you are a lady."

That really didn't help matters, for his sweet words only brought the tears that she was holding in, spill over onto her cheeks.

Legolas reached his hand up to wipe a tear from her face when, a loud crash sent his attention to where the woods ended only a few yards away.
Gimli heard this too and awoke quickly from his slumber.
Legolas whispered to Lisa telling her to back away and find a place to hide.
The first head that poked from the woods was that of the horse being ridden. The second belonged to one of the creatures that Lisa had mentioned to Legolas. He, having lightning-quick reflexes had unsheathed an arrow, fired it. The arrow entered the heart of the thing. They couldn't relax for more than a second, another came crashing through behind the first. Then another appeared. Gimli joining the fight was swinging his battle-ax like a mad man. Soon, the last one found where Lisa had been hiding. Her eyes widened and a small scream escaped her lips as the beast came charging in her direction. Legolas, having slain the one beast, saw it riding toward her. He screamed her name, but she couldn't respond. Fear had a hold on her senses. As it neared Lisa, she focused on the monster. Suddenly, the thing flew into the air, off its horse. It remained there, floating in the air. Legolas and Gimli, finished their parts, turned to watch in shock and amazement. Realizing it was she who was doing it, Lisa focused even more energy, spinning the thing as it levitated. She suddenly began to feel drained. The thing fell to the ground. Disoriented, it did nothing. Gimli finished it off. Lisa slumped to the grass. Unconscious she couldn't respond to Legolas' calls. Assured that she was still alive, Legolas lifted her from the ground and carried her away to safety. The three, focusing on the battle at hand, failed to notice a fourth. When it had beheld all it wanted, turned quickly and rode away.

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