Annoyance and Arrogance
When she woke, she felt a hand stroking her head softly. She felt warm and comfortable, and lay on something that did not feel like the floor of the flet she had fallen asleep on. She opened her eyes and saw the beautiful face of Galadriel looking down at her. The elven queen smiled and when Elimay raised her head, she saw she was in a bed in a strange talan. "Where am I?" she asked. "In the royal quarters. Don't worry, just rest." "How did I get here?" "Haldir found you and brought you to me. He seemed to feel very guilty at what he had done," Galadriel explained. "Humph," Elimay said. "He apologised once before but sinned again." Galadriel smiled. "I know but you must accept that Haldir is somewhat... messed up. His heart was broken long ago when his wife was killed by a band of orcs. Since then he has never been the same. But he is the best warden I have ever seen." Elimay raised her eyebrows at the sadness of her words. "Oh, I did not know." "He tends to do things that he only realises are wrong until he has done them." Elimay nodded. "I understand." She sat up and looked around. The talan was beautiful; surrounded by walls of intricate lattice with a roof of leaves through which the morning sunlight shone. There was a trickle of water that ran down the tree trunk into a pool on top of a plinth and the air was filled with the sweet smell of incense. "How long have I slept for?" "Just a night." "I suppose Legolas will be thinking that I've tried to escape again," Elimay smiled. The Lady laughed and nodded. "Yes." "If you don't mind I would like to get up now. I feel refreshed." "Of course. And I think it would do Haldir good to know that you understand that he knows what he did was wrong." Elimay nodded. She could sort of relate to what he had gone through. "Of course. Thank you for your care." She got out of bed and bowed low before leaving the royal talan.
She found Haldir directing a group of guards to their flets and waited till he had finished, until she approached him. "Good morning Haldir," she said, bowing slightly. He looked taken aback by her welcoming smile and seemed unsure whether to approach her or not. So she went up to him instead. "Doing a good job I see." He frowned and gave her a small smile. "I try my best. Lady Elimay, I know this is a bit late but I am sorry..." "There is no need," she interrupted. "Let us put it behind us." He smiled widely at her, obviously pleased that he had been forgiven. "Thank you my lady. How has your stay here been so far?" They walked side-by-side back towards Calas Galadhon, basking in the morning sunlight. "It has been nice. I have never seen such a beautiful forest. You are very lucky to live here, Haldir." "Yes. May I ask where you live?" "Rhun. But I have not been back there for a long while." "You must miss it," he said. "I would miss Lorien if I left." Elimay smiled sadly and nodded. "But I enjoy travelling and seeing the world; I am a restless person you see. My heart cries out for new sights and experiences." Haldir nodded but then suddenly his smile dropped. Elimay turned to where his gaze fell and saw none other than Legolas striding towards them. "I think you better make a quick exit," Elimay advised him. "I would rather not have a dead warden on my hands." Haldir managed a smile and bowed his head to her. "It was nice talking to you." "And you." With that he made a quick get away and Elimay was left to face the furious prince on her own.
"Eli, where have you been all night?!" he snapped, grabbing her arm roughly. "And what the hell were you doing talking to Haldir?" "Good morning to you too," she said, in an irritated voice. He was treating her like a child again. "Answer the question!" She felt anger threatening to explode within her and she tore his hand from her arm. Her eyes darkened with rage and her gaze bored into his. "Now you listen to me, prince," she spat. "What I do is none of your business so you can just keep your arrogant nose out of it! If you think that I am scared of you then you better think again because you have no idea of the horror I have seen. You are just a stupid little boy who thinks he can control whoever he wants!" Her throat hurt from the screaming and trying to hold back the tears that threatened to break free. She could not believe the knack of this elf and sought to get her control back again. Legolas stared at the maiden before him, amazed at her outbreak and the force that she had spoken to him with. He could now see that she was upset and wondered a little too late that maybe she had wanted to get her feelings out last night. "Eli, I am..." "What? You are not to blame?" She shook her head and gave a scornful laugh. "Don't you dare think that you have nothing to do with this!" "Eli," he tried again, trying to make his voice calm so that it might sooth her. It didn't seem to be working to well though. "I am so..." "All the way here and even while we have stayed in this normally peaceful forest, you have seemed to think that you own me," interrupted again, pointing her finger close to his face. "I..." her voice broke for a second with threatening sobs. "I wish that I had killed you that night so that I wouldn't be feeling like this now." "Eli," Legolas said, putting a hand on her now shaking arm. "If you had wanted to kill me you would have already done it." Elimay looked up at him through tears and hiccupped. He was right and she knew it. Something had stopped her from killing him and she could not explain what. "No..." she muttered, her voice no longer forceful. She shook her head as if it would make the truth disappear. "I am more to you than just a target and you are more to me than just my assassin. Can't you see it? I came after you because I was worried not because I wanted to control your every move." "Shut up!" she shouted. She didn't want to hear this. It was too complicated as it was. "You are wrong." No he wasn't. No he isn't, she thought. Legolas reached out to take her other arm but she ran from him. He did not follow for he knew she would come back.
When she woke, she felt a hand stroking her head softly. She felt warm and comfortable, and lay on something that did not feel like the floor of the flet she had fallen asleep on. She opened her eyes and saw the beautiful face of Galadriel looking down at her. The elven queen smiled and when Elimay raised her head, she saw she was in a bed in a strange talan. "Where am I?" she asked. "In the royal quarters. Don't worry, just rest." "How did I get here?" "Haldir found you and brought you to me. He seemed to feel very guilty at what he had done," Galadriel explained. "Humph," Elimay said. "He apologised once before but sinned again." Galadriel smiled. "I know but you must accept that Haldir is somewhat... messed up. His heart was broken long ago when his wife was killed by a band of orcs. Since then he has never been the same. But he is the best warden I have ever seen." Elimay raised her eyebrows at the sadness of her words. "Oh, I did not know." "He tends to do things that he only realises are wrong until he has done them." Elimay nodded. "I understand." She sat up and looked around. The talan was beautiful; surrounded by walls of intricate lattice with a roof of leaves through which the morning sunlight shone. There was a trickle of water that ran down the tree trunk into a pool on top of a plinth and the air was filled with the sweet smell of incense. "How long have I slept for?" "Just a night." "I suppose Legolas will be thinking that I've tried to escape again," Elimay smiled. The Lady laughed and nodded. "Yes." "If you don't mind I would like to get up now. I feel refreshed." "Of course. And I think it would do Haldir good to know that you understand that he knows what he did was wrong." Elimay nodded. She could sort of relate to what he had gone through. "Of course. Thank you for your care." She got out of bed and bowed low before leaving the royal talan.
She found Haldir directing a group of guards to their flets and waited till he had finished, until she approached him. "Good morning Haldir," she said, bowing slightly. He looked taken aback by her welcoming smile and seemed unsure whether to approach her or not. So she went up to him instead. "Doing a good job I see." He frowned and gave her a small smile. "I try my best. Lady Elimay, I know this is a bit late but I am sorry..." "There is no need," she interrupted. "Let us put it behind us." He smiled widely at her, obviously pleased that he had been forgiven. "Thank you my lady. How has your stay here been so far?" They walked side-by-side back towards Calas Galadhon, basking in the morning sunlight. "It has been nice. I have never seen such a beautiful forest. You are very lucky to live here, Haldir." "Yes. May I ask where you live?" "Rhun. But I have not been back there for a long while." "You must miss it," he said. "I would miss Lorien if I left." Elimay smiled sadly and nodded. "But I enjoy travelling and seeing the world; I am a restless person you see. My heart cries out for new sights and experiences." Haldir nodded but then suddenly his smile dropped. Elimay turned to where his gaze fell and saw none other than Legolas striding towards them. "I think you better make a quick exit," Elimay advised him. "I would rather not have a dead warden on my hands." Haldir managed a smile and bowed his head to her. "It was nice talking to you." "And you." With that he made a quick get away and Elimay was left to face the furious prince on her own.
"Eli, where have you been all night?!" he snapped, grabbing her arm roughly. "And what the hell were you doing talking to Haldir?" "Good morning to you too," she said, in an irritated voice. He was treating her like a child again. "Answer the question!" She felt anger threatening to explode within her and she tore his hand from her arm. Her eyes darkened with rage and her gaze bored into his. "Now you listen to me, prince," she spat. "What I do is none of your business so you can just keep your arrogant nose out of it! If you think that I am scared of you then you better think again because you have no idea of the horror I have seen. You are just a stupid little boy who thinks he can control whoever he wants!" Her throat hurt from the screaming and trying to hold back the tears that threatened to break free. She could not believe the knack of this elf and sought to get her control back again. Legolas stared at the maiden before him, amazed at her outbreak and the force that she had spoken to him with. He could now see that she was upset and wondered a little too late that maybe she had wanted to get her feelings out last night. "Eli, I am..." "What? You are not to blame?" She shook her head and gave a scornful laugh. "Don't you dare think that you have nothing to do with this!" "Eli," he tried again, trying to make his voice calm so that it might sooth her. It didn't seem to be working to well though. "I am so..." "All the way here and even while we have stayed in this normally peaceful forest, you have seemed to think that you own me," interrupted again, pointing her finger close to his face. "I..." her voice broke for a second with threatening sobs. "I wish that I had killed you that night so that I wouldn't be feeling like this now." "Eli," Legolas said, putting a hand on her now shaking arm. "If you had wanted to kill me you would have already done it." Elimay looked up at him through tears and hiccupped. He was right and she knew it. Something had stopped her from killing him and she could not explain what. "No..." she muttered, her voice no longer forceful. She shook her head as if it would make the truth disappear. "I am more to you than just a target and you are more to me than just my assassin. Can't you see it? I came after you because I was worried not because I wanted to control your every move." "Shut up!" she shouted. She didn't want to hear this. It was too complicated as it was. "You are wrong." No he wasn't. No he isn't, she thought. Legolas reached out to take her other arm but she ran from him. He did not follow for he knew she would come back.