Legolas reached foreword and gripped Mirials hands inches before the blade would have sliced his throat. His attacker gasped in surprise, and he pulled hard, dragging the shadowy figure on top of him. Mirial's breath left her as she was pulled roughly against the Elf, Legolas rolled them over and pinned her beneath him.
"A woman?" he asked surprised, Mirial growled in response and somersaulted them off the bed. She straddled his chest and reached for her boot, pulling a long dagger from it. Legolas grabbed her fist, and rolled them again, slamming her hand on the ground till Mirial dropped her dagger. She brought her knee up with a grunt, and he doubled over. She heard shouts and several feet approaching, and quickly leapt up from the floor. Heading for the window she pulled her bow from her back and quickly placed an arrow onto it.
Aragorn came rushing in, Gimli and several guards behind him.
"I warned you Elessar!" she shouted and leapt through the window.
Several hours earlier
Legolas knocked softly on the door to the King and Queens chambers. He heard no sound from the room, and hoped he had not wakened Arwen.
The door opened slowly and Aragorn appeared, he gestured for Legolas to be quiet and to follow him. Nodding the Elf slid into the room, he saw Arwen was sleeping peacefully, he smiled at how content she looked.
Aragorn led him out to the balcony, where they stood in silence for several moments.
"The attacker is after you, Legolas" Aragorn said, staring out at the stars. Legolas turned to him, confused,
"How do you know?"
Aragorn inhaled sharply,
"That's what the letter was about, it said if I told you, they would kill Arwen. I have an idea, however, to catch them."
Legolas looked at Aragorn from the floor.
"You were correct Aragorn, she is indeed after me" he said as he pulled himself to his feet
"She?" Aragorn and Gimli said together, Legolas nodded and picked up the blade from the floor. He studied it closely hoping for some insight into his attacker.
"Have you ever seen her before?" Gimli asked, walking to the window and looking out. Legolas shook his head, running his finger along the blade
"What did she mean by saying that she had warned you?" he asked handing Aragorn the sword. The King promptly dropped it and raced out the door, the word 'Arwen' falling from his lips.
Glass shattered and the wind whipped around her as Mirial fell toward the ground. She released her arrow, and felt the rope pull taught in her fingers. She gripped it tightly and swung toward the wall.
Looking up at yet another balcony above her she climbed swiftly and pulled herself over the ledge. A dagger appeared in her hand as she pushed through the soft curtains.
She crossed quickly to the door and locked it, Arwen Undomiel slumbering behind her...
I love doing that...
