The Lady Anaranë slowly, gracefully walked through the halls of the
great Mirkwood Palace. She longed to see her love again, she longed to feel
his strong arms around her and kiss his soft lips. She stopped at the
balcony and stared out into the darkness of the mighty forest. A cold hand
softly lay on her shoulder, she bristled upon its touch.
"Hello Milady." A sly voice cooed.
"Dinédal, do not touch me." She said harshly. He didn't listen, instead he wrapped his arms around her.
"Now that Legolas is gone, you will love me." He said confidently. Anaranë pulled away.
"I would sooner die!" She snapped, and stormed off. Dinédal smiled smugly.
"Fiesty." He said and began after her, but was stopped by Melock. They glared at each other. "He's not coming back, I just don't want her to be alone."
"How do you know he's not coming back?"
"I have my ways." He said slyly. Melock glared at him even harder.
"If you harm Legolas..."
"And what are you going to do?"
"Not just me but the rest of Mirkwood too." Melock scoffed and walked off but not without one final glare. Dinédal looked around at the shadows panicked.
Kain and Rydia rode slowly back to Baron. Neither of them spoke, both were tired and at a loss. Kain started to hum a song, Rydia looked back at him.
"What is that you're humming?" She asked, interested.
"A song my mother used to sing to me when I was little."
"Can you sing it for me?"
"I can't sing." He smiled. She leaned back against him.
"Please." She said and batted her eyes. He shook his head and smiled.
"I told you I can't sing, trust me you don't want to hear me try."
"Fine."
"You can ask my mother if she'll teach it to you, but other than that..." Rydia giggled. "What?"
"Nothing." Kain raised an eyebrow. He looked ahead and could see the castle of in the distance.
"Almost there." Rydia leaned back against him again, and looked up at him, he smiled down at her.
We could probably make it there for lunch if we hurried. Shadowfate suggested.
"So what are we waiting for, let's go! I'm starved!" Shadowfate nickered and galloped off towards the castle.
"Cecil, please eat something." Rosa begged. Cecil just shook his head.
"I'm sorry Rosa. I'm just not hungry." Rosa sighed.
"I know you're worried about Kain, but I'm sure he's alright."
"It's not just Kain that I'm worried about." He drew in a shaky breath. "It's about everything that's happened; Kain being taken, Lord Gil-Galad coming here asking for help, Edward and Cid finding Kain in the tower of Babil, then Kain bringing Prince Legolas here so badly wounded, the attack on Baron, and then Mist is burned down a second time. It just doesn't make sense why all these thing are happening. And what's really worrying me is that all this started just after Kain got back!" Cecil shook his head. "I don't know what's going on and no one will tell me anything."
"What do you mean no one will tell you anything? Does someone know what this is all about?"
"I think so. I think Lord Elrond and Lord Gil-Galad know something."
"Why do you say that?"
"Lord Elrond asked me if I knew why the drows attacked Baron, but before he could answer me Lord Gil-galad interupted him and said something in elven, then they both walked away." Cecil looked down. Just then a guard came into the dining hall.
"My lord. Kain and Lady Rydia have returned safe and sound." He proclaimed smiling. Cecil smiled widely. "Shall I escort them in?"
"Of course." Cecil said standing.
"I told you they were alright."
"I never doubted you for a second." The doors opened a second time and the same guard stood aside to let Kain and Rydia through. Kain looked around, while Rydia curtsied.
"Food!" Kain cheered then looked at Cecil and smiled. "Oh, and hi Cecil." he waved and went back to staring at the food. Cecil shook his head, Kain smiled at him, then they both burst out laughing.
"It's so good to see you both safe." Cecil said as he walked over to meet them. "I'm guessing Prince Legolas went back to Mirkwood?"
"Yeah...that's what he did..." Kain hesitated shifting his eyes from side to side. Cecil furrowed his brow.
"What he didn't go home?"
"No, he went home. I was just messin' with ya." Kain said smiling.
"Well come, eat." Cecil invited.
Lady Anaranë sat in the court yard reading her favourite book, but without Legolas there it wasn't interesting. She heaved a lonely sigh, and looked up at the canopy of the ancient trees, a little golden songbird whistled a little tune.
That song is so pretty, but I can't help but think that I've heard that somewhere. She thought listening to the little bird's sweet song. It flew down to her and she extended a finger for it to sit on. "Hello little bird. Maybe you have seen him, have you seen Legolas?" The little bird hopped up her arm and tweeted at her, then hopped close to her face and gave her a little peck on the cheek as if it wanted to kiss her. It tweeted again and flew off as footsteps could be heard.
"Child, what are you doing out here alone?" Lord Gil-galad asked as he came and sat down beside her.
"I just wanted to read under the shade of the trees, as I always do."
"But not always alone."
"Legolas usually sits with me." She said with a heavy heart. Gil-galad smiled at her, then leaned over and whispered in her ear.
"He's still alive." she stared at him pleeding joyful eyes.
"Then I must find him."
"My lady please be serious, the world is a huge place, it will be nearly impossible to find him."
"I don't care, If you will not help me then I will go alone." She stated standing, he stood too.
"I will help you but I dare not leave again, I will send Melock with you."
"Thank you." She said hugging him.
"Kain I want to talk to you about something." Cecil said sternly. Kain shrunk back slightly.
"What did I do?"
"Nothing. But I want you to tell me something."
"Okay." He replied hesitantly.
"What is going on?"
"What do you mean?"
"I mean about everything that's happened. You being taken, Legolas being so badly wounded, the drows attacking, then Mist being burned down again." Kain didn't answer. "It this something only elves can know?" He still didn't answer. "Kain please, I need to know what is going on."
"I probably shouldn't be saying anything. But you remember that pendant that I had?"
"Yeah, I remember it started to glow when that red mage came." Cecil looked to where it had hung around Kain's neck. "Where is it?"
"This is the thing, that was Legolas's it was given to me for safe keeping. Apparently it is the key to opening the gate the holds Chaos. He's taken it back because he's better at hiding than me. Plus some freaky dudes are after that pendant, and Dinédal of Mirkwood is helping them to get to Legolas because he seriously hate him."
"Well I guess that explains everything."
"He wanted the pendant back so I wouldn't have to hide."
"Well that was kind of him."
"Yeah I guess but now he can't go home." just then there was a knock at the door.
"Yes?"
"My lord? There are two people here to see you."
"Thank you I'll be right out."
"Hello Milady." A sly voice cooed.
"Dinédal, do not touch me." She said harshly. He didn't listen, instead he wrapped his arms around her.
"Now that Legolas is gone, you will love me." He said confidently. Anaranë pulled away.
"I would sooner die!" She snapped, and stormed off. Dinédal smiled smugly.
"Fiesty." He said and began after her, but was stopped by Melock. They glared at each other. "He's not coming back, I just don't want her to be alone."
"How do you know he's not coming back?"
"I have my ways." He said slyly. Melock glared at him even harder.
"If you harm Legolas..."
"And what are you going to do?"
"Not just me but the rest of Mirkwood too." Melock scoffed and walked off but not without one final glare. Dinédal looked around at the shadows panicked.
Kain and Rydia rode slowly back to Baron. Neither of them spoke, both were tired and at a loss. Kain started to hum a song, Rydia looked back at him.
"What is that you're humming?" She asked, interested.
"A song my mother used to sing to me when I was little."
"Can you sing it for me?"
"I can't sing." He smiled. She leaned back against him.
"Please." She said and batted her eyes. He shook his head and smiled.
"I told you I can't sing, trust me you don't want to hear me try."
"Fine."
"You can ask my mother if she'll teach it to you, but other than that..." Rydia giggled. "What?"
"Nothing." Kain raised an eyebrow. He looked ahead and could see the castle of in the distance.
"Almost there." Rydia leaned back against him again, and looked up at him, he smiled down at her.
We could probably make it there for lunch if we hurried. Shadowfate suggested.
"So what are we waiting for, let's go! I'm starved!" Shadowfate nickered and galloped off towards the castle.
"Cecil, please eat something." Rosa begged. Cecil just shook his head.
"I'm sorry Rosa. I'm just not hungry." Rosa sighed.
"I know you're worried about Kain, but I'm sure he's alright."
"It's not just Kain that I'm worried about." He drew in a shaky breath. "It's about everything that's happened; Kain being taken, Lord Gil-Galad coming here asking for help, Edward and Cid finding Kain in the tower of Babil, then Kain bringing Prince Legolas here so badly wounded, the attack on Baron, and then Mist is burned down a second time. It just doesn't make sense why all these thing are happening. And what's really worrying me is that all this started just after Kain got back!" Cecil shook his head. "I don't know what's going on and no one will tell me anything."
"What do you mean no one will tell you anything? Does someone know what this is all about?"
"I think so. I think Lord Elrond and Lord Gil-Galad know something."
"Why do you say that?"
"Lord Elrond asked me if I knew why the drows attacked Baron, but before he could answer me Lord Gil-galad interupted him and said something in elven, then they both walked away." Cecil looked down. Just then a guard came into the dining hall.
"My lord. Kain and Lady Rydia have returned safe and sound." He proclaimed smiling. Cecil smiled widely. "Shall I escort them in?"
"Of course." Cecil said standing.
"I told you they were alright."
"I never doubted you for a second." The doors opened a second time and the same guard stood aside to let Kain and Rydia through. Kain looked around, while Rydia curtsied.
"Food!" Kain cheered then looked at Cecil and smiled. "Oh, and hi Cecil." he waved and went back to staring at the food. Cecil shook his head, Kain smiled at him, then they both burst out laughing.
"It's so good to see you both safe." Cecil said as he walked over to meet them. "I'm guessing Prince Legolas went back to Mirkwood?"
"Yeah...that's what he did..." Kain hesitated shifting his eyes from side to side. Cecil furrowed his brow.
"What he didn't go home?"
"No, he went home. I was just messin' with ya." Kain said smiling.
"Well come, eat." Cecil invited.
Lady Anaranë sat in the court yard reading her favourite book, but without Legolas there it wasn't interesting. She heaved a lonely sigh, and looked up at the canopy of the ancient trees, a little golden songbird whistled a little tune.
That song is so pretty, but I can't help but think that I've heard that somewhere. She thought listening to the little bird's sweet song. It flew down to her and she extended a finger for it to sit on. "Hello little bird. Maybe you have seen him, have you seen Legolas?" The little bird hopped up her arm and tweeted at her, then hopped close to her face and gave her a little peck on the cheek as if it wanted to kiss her. It tweeted again and flew off as footsteps could be heard.
"Child, what are you doing out here alone?" Lord Gil-galad asked as he came and sat down beside her.
"I just wanted to read under the shade of the trees, as I always do."
"But not always alone."
"Legolas usually sits with me." She said with a heavy heart. Gil-galad smiled at her, then leaned over and whispered in her ear.
"He's still alive." she stared at him pleeding joyful eyes.
"Then I must find him."
"My lady please be serious, the world is a huge place, it will be nearly impossible to find him."
"I don't care, If you will not help me then I will go alone." She stated standing, he stood too.
"I will help you but I dare not leave again, I will send Melock with you."
"Thank you." She said hugging him.
"Kain I want to talk to you about something." Cecil said sternly. Kain shrunk back slightly.
"What did I do?"
"Nothing. But I want you to tell me something."
"Okay." He replied hesitantly.
"What is going on?"
"What do you mean?"
"I mean about everything that's happened. You being taken, Legolas being so badly wounded, the drows attacking, then Mist being burned down again." Kain didn't answer. "It this something only elves can know?" He still didn't answer. "Kain please, I need to know what is going on."
"I probably shouldn't be saying anything. But you remember that pendant that I had?"
"Yeah, I remember it started to glow when that red mage came." Cecil looked to where it had hung around Kain's neck. "Where is it?"
"This is the thing, that was Legolas's it was given to me for safe keeping. Apparently it is the key to opening the gate the holds Chaos. He's taken it back because he's better at hiding than me. Plus some freaky dudes are after that pendant, and Dinédal of Mirkwood is helping them to get to Legolas because he seriously hate him."
"Well I guess that explains everything."
"He wanted the pendant back so I wouldn't have to hide."
"Well that was kind of him."
"Yeah I guess but now he can't go home." just then there was a knock at the door.
"Yes?"
"My lord? There are two people here to see you."
"Thank you I'll be right out."