Chapter 7: Solutions
Arina sat down as Mikala fed the fire.
"Feanor woke up a few minutes ago. You were not here to feed him. He's quiet now, but it's only a matter of time. Where were you?" Her sister asked.
"I was watching the Southwest. And the Northeast. We got away too easily," Arina replied wearily.
"Arina you are pushing yourself too hard too soon. You just had your babies two days ago. You are not recovered enough to go far. And your children need you," Mikala reprimanded as she handed one of the twins, Rachel, to Arina.
"I know, Mikala, but they also need a proper home, not some cabin on the track. They a proper home. They need a father. They need everything I cannot give them. I have done what I can, everyone has done what they can.
"But it is not enough and you know it. You can't stay out here with me for much longer. Your excuse of visiting your aunt is not going to keep much longer. If anyone finds out you have seen me, you will be labeled a traitor, as I am already," Arina said, nursing her daughter.
"I will stay out here as long as I can, for you and your babes. I will not let anyone here die. I shall go to Mirkwood and get the Prince and drag him back by his hair if it will save you." Mikala said as she spooned stew into two bowls, giving one to Arina and keeping one for herself.
"I'm sure you won't have to do that Mikala. Please, promise me you will leave next week. Promise me, Mikala, please."
"I promise, Arina. I will leave next week. No sooner, though," Mikala replied, forming a plan in her mind.
Legolas paced back and forth in front of his father.
"Legolas, sit down. I like this floor and will not take well to having another groove in it," Thranduil said, referring to the one near Legolas that he himself had put there pacing when his son had gone missing almost a year ago.
"I fear I can not, Adar. It is not safe for Arina at the castle. She can't hide the fact that the child is a half-elf for long. It is only a matter of time before she is labeled a traitor, perhaps she already was and was forced to flee. I beseech you, Adar, send a messenger to bring her here, where it is safe. I have never asked anything from you, but let me now have this one thing," the prince said, kneeling before the king.
"Legolas, ion-nin, I will grant you this boone, but only if it be someone you would trust with your life, for that is who you should trust with the life of your child and soon to be wife." Thranduil replied as Legolas looked up at his father in puzzlement. "Surely you did not expect to not marry her?"
"I expected to marry her, though I never expected to have your blessing in this," Legolas replied.
"Legolas, trust your heart. I know you would not have been with her had it not been love. I trust your decisions, and I expect to have a grandchild here by next month, so I suggest you hury up and send that messenger." Thranduil smiled as Legolas ran off with a smile on his face.
"Ai, my son, you have grown too quickly, or not quickly enough. I can never tell with you."
Nimrome ran towards the castle that loomed on the horizon. That was were his destination was. That was where the princess and her child stayed.
Suddenly, hands caught him and pulled him behind a tree. Moments later, a guard on horseback came past, looking around with torches and lanterns that sputtered in the rain. He wondered breifly who they were looking for.
When the guards passed, he was released and he turned around to see a man standing there. The man looked familar, and Nimrome slowly realized this was Zane, one the humans that had helped him before.
"I have come to bear the Princess and her child to safety," Nimrome whispered.
"I fear it is too late. She fled not three months ago, to the track, when she was branded a traitor. I can take you to the beginning, but from there on, you're on your own. Arina and Mikala should be in one of the cabins. I don't know which one. She keeps moving. You'll have to find her yourself," Zane said, taking Nimrome to the cave and shoving a map in his hand.
"Why are you helping me?" Nimrome asked.
"I have a son, barely three years old. The King would have him kill elves. I would rather he not. I welcome any chance to rebel against the King. And any chance to get Arina away from him. Your prince is not the only one who loves her," Zane replied, then left.
Nimrome started his search of the cabins along the track.
I hear hoofbeats," Mikala said. "Hide in the closet, I will see who it is, claiming to be on my way home."
Arina nodded and brought the twins with her when she walked into the big closet. Mikala ran out to offer the guard aplace to stay for the night and her excuses. Then she realized that this guard had pointed ears, and no beard.
"Is Arina here? I am Nimrome, loyal messenger of His Highness, Prince Legolas of Mirkwood. I have orders concerning her."
"You will not see her until, I hear your orders and decide if they're to my liking," Mikala shot back.
"Nimrome arched an eyebrow and said, "Very well then, I am to convey the Princess and her child to Mirkwood, where she shall marry the prince and live. May I see her now?"
"You really will take her to Mirkwood to marry the Prince?" Mikala questioned suspiciously.
"Yes, if it takes my life, I would see her inside the borders of Mirkwood," Nimrome said seriously.
"Come on in, then and in the morning you shall take her and her children to Mirkwood with you," Mikala said, leading him in.
"Children?" Nimrome said, as he had been told she had a child.
"Yes, she had twins," Mikala replied." Arina, come out, Help is here!"
Arina stepped out of the closet and handed Rachel over to Mikala, keeping Feanor for herself.
"Nimrome, I am glad you are here. What news is there of Mirkwood?" Arina asked as they all sat down.
"Good news, Milady. I have orders to take you to Mirkwood to marry the Prince. And for you to bring your children also, or die trying," Nimrome answered.
Arina smiled at him. "It is late. Why don't we start out in the morning, so that we may have more daylight?"
"An excellent idea, Princess," Nimrome replied.
"Do you have to call me Princess?" Arina asked.
"Yes."
"Oh."
Mikala spread out her and Arina's bedrolls while Nimrome spread out his. Soon they were all asleep, awaiting the morning when, for the first time in nearly a year, Arina would be happy when Mikala wasn't.
A/N: Everything's coming together finally. If you would like to read the actual story of Rachel, I am writing it, and it's called A New Life To Live. It's a LOTR Animorphs crossover, though I don't think you have to read the Animorphs serie to figure out what's going on. I explain almost everything.
Replies:
fallenangel3490- I think I've killed enough elves for now, so I just skipped ahead seven months, to after she had her babies. Hope you don't mind.
Lili- I'm Sorry! Please don't jump into a volcano1 it will be a happy ending, I swear!
maz- Sure, sorry about that. I'm using a different program now.
sapphire-gurl11- Question. What happened? Why are you know longer reviewing? Do just hate me? Or is it my stories? lol, j/k. Thanks for reviewing!
Arina sat down as Mikala fed the fire.
"Feanor woke up a few minutes ago. You were not here to feed him. He's quiet now, but it's only a matter of time. Where were you?" Her sister asked.
"I was watching the Southwest. And the Northeast. We got away too easily," Arina replied wearily.
"Arina you are pushing yourself too hard too soon. You just had your babies two days ago. You are not recovered enough to go far. And your children need you," Mikala reprimanded as she handed one of the twins, Rachel, to Arina.
"I know, Mikala, but they also need a proper home, not some cabin on the track. They a proper home. They need a father. They need everything I cannot give them. I have done what I can, everyone has done what they can.
"But it is not enough and you know it. You can't stay out here with me for much longer. Your excuse of visiting your aunt is not going to keep much longer. If anyone finds out you have seen me, you will be labeled a traitor, as I am already," Arina said, nursing her daughter.
"I will stay out here as long as I can, for you and your babes. I will not let anyone here die. I shall go to Mirkwood and get the Prince and drag him back by his hair if it will save you." Mikala said as she spooned stew into two bowls, giving one to Arina and keeping one for herself.
"I'm sure you won't have to do that Mikala. Please, promise me you will leave next week. Promise me, Mikala, please."
"I promise, Arina. I will leave next week. No sooner, though," Mikala replied, forming a plan in her mind.
Legolas paced back and forth in front of his father.
"Legolas, sit down. I like this floor and will not take well to having another groove in it," Thranduil said, referring to the one near Legolas that he himself had put there pacing when his son had gone missing almost a year ago.
"I fear I can not, Adar. It is not safe for Arina at the castle. She can't hide the fact that the child is a half-elf for long. It is only a matter of time before she is labeled a traitor, perhaps she already was and was forced to flee. I beseech you, Adar, send a messenger to bring her here, where it is safe. I have never asked anything from you, but let me now have this one thing," the prince said, kneeling before the king.
"Legolas, ion-nin, I will grant you this boone, but only if it be someone you would trust with your life, for that is who you should trust with the life of your child and soon to be wife." Thranduil replied as Legolas looked up at his father in puzzlement. "Surely you did not expect to not marry her?"
"I expected to marry her, though I never expected to have your blessing in this," Legolas replied.
"Legolas, trust your heart. I know you would not have been with her had it not been love. I trust your decisions, and I expect to have a grandchild here by next month, so I suggest you hury up and send that messenger." Thranduil smiled as Legolas ran off with a smile on his face.
"Ai, my son, you have grown too quickly, or not quickly enough. I can never tell with you."
Nimrome ran towards the castle that loomed on the horizon. That was were his destination was. That was where the princess and her child stayed.
Suddenly, hands caught him and pulled him behind a tree. Moments later, a guard on horseback came past, looking around with torches and lanterns that sputtered in the rain. He wondered breifly who they were looking for.
When the guards passed, he was released and he turned around to see a man standing there. The man looked familar, and Nimrome slowly realized this was Zane, one the humans that had helped him before.
"I have come to bear the Princess and her child to safety," Nimrome whispered.
"I fear it is too late. She fled not three months ago, to the track, when she was branded a traitor. I can take you to the beginning, but from there on, you're on your own. Arina and Mikala should be in one of the cabins. I don't know which one. She keeps moving. You'll have to find her yourself," Zane said, taking Nimrome to the cave and shoving a map in his hand.
"Why are you helping me?" Nimrome asked.
"I have a son, barely three years old. The King would have him kill elves. I would rather he not. I welcome any chance to rebel against the King. And any chance to get Arina away from him. Your prince is not the only one who loves her," Zane replied, then left.
Nimrome started his search of the cabins along the track.
I hear hoofbeats," Mikala said. "Hide in the closet, I will see who it is, claiming to be on my way home."
Arina nodded and brought the twins with her when she walked into the big closet. Mikala ran out to offer the guard aplace to stay for the night and her excuses. Then she realized that this guard had pointed ears, and no beard.
"Is Arina here? I am Nimrome, loyal messenger of His Highness, Prince Legolas of Mirkwood. I have orders concerning her."
"You will not see her until, I hear your orders and decide if they're to my liking," Mikala shot back.
"Nimrome arched an eyebrow and said, "Very well then, I am to convey the Princess and her child to Mirkwood, where she shall marry the prince and live. May I see her now?"
"You really will take her to Mirkwood to marry the Prince?" Mikala questioned suspiciously.
"Yes, if it takes my life, I would see her inside the borders of Mirkwood," Nimrome said seriously.
"Come on in, then and in the morning you shall take her and her children to Mirkwood with you," Mikala said, leading him in.
"Children?" Nimrome said, as he had been told she had a child.
"Yes, she had twins," Mikala replied." Arina, come out, Help is here!"
Arina stepped out of the closet and handed Rachel over to Mikala, keeping Feanor for herself.
"Nimrome, I am glad you are here. What news is there of Mirkwood?" Arina asked as they all sat down.
"Good news, Milady. I have orders to take you to Mirkwood to marry the Prince. And for you to bring your children also, or die trying," Nimrome answered.
Arina smiled at him. "It is late. Why don't we start out in the morning, so that we may have more daylight?"
"An excellent idea, Princess," Nimrome replied.
"Do you have to call me Princess?" Arina asked.
"Yes."
"Oh."
Mikala spread out her and Arina's bedrolls while Nimrome spread out his. Soon they were all asleep, awaiting the morning when, for the first time in nearly a year, Arina would be happy when Mikala wasn't.
A/N: Everything's coming together finally. If you would like to read the actual story of Rachel, I am writing it, and it's called A New Life To Live. It's a LOTR Animorphs crossover, though I don't think you have to read the Animorphs serie to figure out what's going on. I explain almost everything.
Replies:
fallenangel3490- I think I've killed enough elves for now, so I just skipped ahead seven months, to after she had her babies. Hope you don't mind.
Lili- I'm Sorry! Please don't jump into a volcano1 it will be a happy ending, I swear!
maz- Sure, sorry about that. I'm using a different program now.
sapphire-gurl11- Question. What happened? Why are you know longer reviewing? Do just hate me? Or is it my stories? lol, j/k. Thanks for reviewing!