Chapter Four
While Legolas walked a fair way behind Tasha, (Aragorn had told him her name) because he was wary of her, Aragorn strolled side by side with her, figuring that this powerful girl would be an incredible ally, but a dangerous enemy. He was trying to make general conversation, but she had not uttered a word since the telepathy talk from a few hours ago.
The sun had started to set when Legolas informed the others that they were nearing rivendell, but they would not make it there tonight. While Legolas and Aragorn set up camp in the denser woods, Tasha wandered off, leaving them curious to where she was heading.
After starting a fire, the two ate some of their Lembas bread and sat down to eat. Soon afterwards, Aragorn broke the silence.
"Im going to go look for her"
"She's powerful enough to look after herself" replied Legolas, looking away so that Aragorn did not notice the hatred that flashed across his normally blank face. He noticed it anyway.
"Why do you despise her?"
Legolas scoffed. "You would also despise her is you had been flying above the ground."
Aragorn chuckled "still im going to look"
'No need' came a soft whisper from his mind
"Did you hear that?"
Legolas nodded, puzzled by the voice.
'Up' came the whisper again
As Legolas and Aragorn looked up, they saw Tasha, hanging upside down from the outstretched branches. She flipped down, landing on her feet as the guys gawked at her. Giggling, she walked back to the tree she had come from and climbed it again, finding a comfortable position before dozing off to sleep.
Tasha awoke, glancing around to the east, where the sun had already risen. The guys had already packed up and where sitting by their packs, chatting. Being her usual self, Tasha decided to annoy them even further.
Concentrating, she made their packs float into the air and fall on their owner's heads. Both men stared at the tree where she had slept last night, but not a rustle was heard. Tasha landed with a thud behind them, her brown hair already tied up in a ponytail. She glared at them with emerald eyes, dancing in laughter.
They stood and started leading the way to rivendell, with Tasha following about ten metres behind, admiring the scenery. Once again, her thoughts turned to her mother, and she decided to try and contact her tonight. Tasha wasn't a person who held grudges for too long.
While Tasha was preoccupied for ages by her new surroundings, Legolas and Aragorn had long ago run out of conversation. Legolas eventually grew tired of the awkward silence and started to walk backwards, facing Tasha.
"Could you please say something?"
She kept walking, looking towards the ground near legolas.
"If you don't say something soon, we'll leave you behind" He threatened.
Although Tasha could take care of herself, she disliked the idea of being out here alone. So she decided to say something.
"Look out" she warned, a split second too late.
Legolas was startled that his threat had worked, when he didn't realise the protruding root from the ground and he tripped over it. Tasha giggled and walked past him to Aragorn where she could see the gates of Rivendell.