Geez, I have not been this busy in forever!! I'm really sorry, I haven't been able to get online for four days at all, and before that it was only for a few minutes. I'm gonna try to get you posts sooner, but I can't promise anything until April 1st. Starting that month, I will have more time and I will really get to work on my post-a-day promise. For now, I'm going to do my very best, I promise.
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Legolas rode hard, the wind blowing through his hair and clothes, cooling everything except his anger. He rode for a long time, not really caring where he was going, as long as it took him further away from his father.
Finally, when he felt sure that his father was far behind, he slowed his horse and gave a weary sigh, looking up into the branches of the trees above him. He breathed in, telling himself that his father was right, that if Kadorin was truly unhappy with this match, he would say so, even though in his heart he knew it was not true. Kadorin would sooner rip out his heart and throw it away then displease their father, and Legolas knew it. He ran a hand through his hair tiredly, trying not to think about it.
Suddenly, he heard a rustling behind him, and quickly, he grabbed up his bow and readied an arrow to fire, his keen blue eyes scanning the forest for the sound he had heard. He waited, not firing yet as he did not know if the thing coming was friend or foe, and it was altogether possible that his father had followed him. Shooting his father after the fight they had just had would NOT help things.
The leaves parted, and his young sister rode through, her eyes bright green under the mop of hair that looked almost white at the moment, glittering brightly in the sunlight coming through the leaves right above her head. She spotted him, and smiled slightly. "Legolas!" She called happily, riding over.
Legolas shook his head and returned his weapons to their place. "Luminal, what do you mean following me? What if I had shot you?" He asked, raising an eyebrow.
His sister giggled. "Then, dear brother, I would be quite unhappy with you, and would tell father about how his favorite painting of mother got ruined." She smiled mockingly, using the haughty tone and choice of wording that she preferred when teasing people, as it made her sound older than she was, and more like the rest of her family. Luminal was quite young, and the last child of their mother, who had gone to the gray havens shortly after her birth. She was not even full grown yet, and so sometimes it was hard for Kadorin and Legolas to include her in the things they did, since they were often doing things for their father, as she was so much younger then they were. However, Luminal did not seem to notice the gap, and if she did, she had forgiven them for anything they might have done to her.
Legolas frowned at her. "Now, Luma, you know that was an accident, and furthermore, Kadorin did that, not me." He whispered the last part confidentially to her, leaning in, and Luminal laughed loudly, the sound echoing and making Legolas smile. After a moment, though, he put a hand on her shoulder. "Luminal, I need you to go back home. I am going to ride to Rivendell to visit Lord Elrond and his sons."
Luminal's gaze turned pleading. "Oh, Legolas, please let me come!! I have never met Lord Elrond, nor been to Rivendell, and I want to meet Arwen so badly!!" She turned her gaze up to him, her green eyes blinking up at him.
Legolas frowned. "Luminal, ada was hesitant to even let you accompany us to the outskirts of Mirkwood on this ride to check on the borders when he heard of strangers roaming the land, as he did not want you to be hurt. I do not think he would be very happy with me if I took you all the way to Rivendell." He said solemnly.
Luminal's eyes were slightly damp, and she pouted. "Ada is angry with you anyway, what difference would this make?" She asked.
Legolas had to smile at that. "I suppose your right." He thought a moment. In all truth, he would not mind bringing his sister along, and he did think it would be good for her to finally go to Rivendell. They had brought enough provisions to take care of them on the journey. He finally sighed. "Alright, but we are going to send your horse back to father with a note so he will not worry, and you will have to ride with me." Luminal nodded eagerly, willing to do anything to be allowed to go.
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After many long days of riding, they had finally reached the boundaries of the forest. Legolas smiled. They were making good time. At this rate, they would be at Rivendell in two days at the latest. He was glad for that, as Luminal was starting to become tired with traveling, never having been gone from a soft bed this long.
Suddenly, Legolas halted the horse he and his sister rode. Something was watching them, close by. His eyes narrowed as he scanned the forest. "Luminal, stay on the horse. Do you understand?" He asked her, his eyes dark as he studied her face.
Luminal's gaze turned almost frightened as she looked about quickly, then turned back to him. "Yes, Legolas." She said solemnly, her eyes wide.
Legolas nodded and climbed off the horse, readying his bow as he studied the forest. He could see nothing, but that did not mean it wasn't there. He had the feeling something was watching him, and the skin on the back of his neck prickled. He turned slowly, looking behind Luminal suspiciously. There was something there, to close to his sister for comfort. He opened his mouth to tell her to ride towards him, but suddenly, something struck him from behind, throwing him to the ground.
Legolas lost his breath as he struck the ground, his head hitting hard and causing him to see stars. For a moment, he lay, desperately trying to breathe, having no strength yet to move. Then, he heard his sister's desperately terrified scream. "Legolas!!" At that moment, he found energy in a reserve he didn't know he possessed, throwing himself up and turning quickly on the thing that had been holding him down. It was a warg.
Legolas' mind whirled. //What is a warg doing in this area?// He thought in confusion, but pushed it away as he shot an arrow into the fallen warg's throat. Another of its kind launched itself at Legolas from the brush nearby, but was stopped in its flight by an arrow landing solidly in its chest.
"Legolas!" Luminal screamed as a warg leaped up and tackled her, pulling her off the horse and throwing her to the ground, with it on top. Legolas turned, ready to kill the beast. However, three threw themselves between the brother and sister, and Legolas was forced to deal with them first, his bow signing as he hurried to aid his sister, who was crying out.
Finally, they were dealt with, and Legolas shot the warg on Luminal. It collapsed on top of her, and Legolas ran over, replacing his bow to its place as he ran, and yanking the warg off of the younger elf. Luminal gave a cry of pain, as its teeth were still sank in her shoulder when her brother had pulled it off. She did not move.
Legolas quickly felt his worry growing as he saw the entire top of his sister's dress soaked with blood. Gently, he pulled the cloth away to see her wound. Luminal's entire right shoulder was torn, spanning from her arm to her neck as the warg had a large bite, and the wound had grown when the warg had been removed. The blood was pouring freely from the wound. "Hold on Luma." Legolas whispered, and dashed to the horse.
Searching through their packs, he retrieved a long bandage and a few herbs that his father always made them carry as a precaution. He hurried back to his sister and began administering to her wound as best as he could. Luminal moaned softly, but lay still.
Legolas finished and pulled her dress back up, gently lifting her. Luminal's eyes fluttered open, streaming tears of pain. "Hold on Luminal, I'm going to get you to Rivendell where Elrond can help you." Legolas assured her with a weak smile, trying to appear more convincing then he felt. Luminal was losing a lot of blood. Thinking quickly, Legolas finally decided that speed was the most important thing now. Normally, he would go around the Tur territory, just to be safe. However, with this change, he would have to change his plans. He would just have to be extra careful. //I never should have brought her.// He though sadly.
Legolas lifted Luminal onto the horse, then climbed up himself, holding her to his chest with one arm. He looked around at the dead wargs in disgust, and gently encouraging their ride into a gallop. Time was running out for his little sister.
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Sorry it was short but if I don't do my schoolwork this second, you may not get a post for a LONG while on the grounds that I will be banned. :O Don't want that! I hope this was ok!!
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Legolas rode hard, the wind blowing through his hair and clothes, cooling everything except his anger. He rode for a long time, not really caring where he was going, as long as it took him further away from his father.
Finally, when he felt sure that his father was far behind, he slowed his horse and gave a weary sigh, looking up into the branches of the trees above him. He breathed in, telling himself that his father was right, that if Kadorin was truly unhappy with this match, he would say so, even though in his heart he knew it was not true. Kadorin would sooner rip out his heart and throw it away then displease their father, and Legolas knew it. He ran a hand through his hair tiredly, trying not to think about it.
Suddenly, he heard a rustling behind him, and quickly, he grabbed up his bow and readied an arrow to fire, his keen blue eyes scanning the forest for the sound he had heard. He waited, not firing yet as he did not know if the thing coming was friend or foe, and it was altogether possible that his father had followed him. Shooting his father after the fight they had just had would NOT help things.
The leaves parted, and his young sister rode through, her eyes bright green under the mop of hair that looked almost white at the moment, glittering brightly in the sunlight coming through the leaves right above her head. She spotted him, and smiled slightly. "Legolas!" She called happily, riding over.
Legolas shook his head and returned his weapons to their place. "Luminal, what do you mean following me? What if I had shot you?" He asked, raising an eyebrow.
His sister giggled. "Then, dear brother, I would be quite unhappy with you, and would tell father about how his favorite painting of mother got ruined." She smiled mockingly, using the haughty tone and choice of wording that she preferred when teasing people, as it made her sound older than she was, and more like the rest of her family. Luminal was quite young, and the last child of their mother, who had gone to the gray havens shortly after her birth. She was not even full grown yet, and so sometimes it was hard for Kadorin and Legolas to include her in the things they did, since they were often doing things for their father, as she was so much younger then they were. However, Luminal did not seem to notice the gap, and if she did, she had forgiven them for anything they might have done to her.
Legolas frowned at her. "Now, Luma, you know that was an accident, and furthermore, Kadorin did that, not me." He whispered the last part confidentially to her, leaning in, and Luminal laughed loudly, the sound echoing and making Legolas smile. After a moment, though, he put a hand on her shoulder. "Luminal, I need you to go back home. I am going to ride to Rivendell to visit Lord Elrond and his sons."
Luminal's gaze turned pleading. "Oh, Legolas, please let me come!! I have never met Lord Elrond, nor been to Rivendell, and I want to meet Arwen so badly!!" She turned her gaze up to him, her green eyes blinking up at him.
Legolas frowned. "Luminal, ada was hesitant to even let you accompany us to the outskirts of Mirkwood on this ride to check on the borders when he heard of strangers roaming the land, as he did not want you to be hurt. I do not think he would be very happy with me if I took you all the way to Rivendell." He said solemnly.
Luminal's eyes were slightly damp, and she pouted. "Ada is angry with you anyway, what difference would this make?" She asked.
Legolas had to smile at that. "I suppose your right." He thought a moment. In all truth, he would not mind bringing his sister along, and he did think it would be good for her to finally go to Rivendell. They had brought enough provisions to take care of them on the journey. He finally sighed. "Alright, but we are going to send your horse back to father with a note so he will not worry, and you will have to ride with me." Luminal nodded eagerly, willing to do anything to be allowed to go.
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After many long days of riding, they had finally reached the boundaries of the forest. Legolas smiled. They were making good time. At this rate, they would be at Rivendell in two days at the latest. He was glad for that, as Luminal was starting to become tired with traveling, never having been gone from a soft bed this long.
Suddenly, Legolas halted the horse he and his sister rode. Something was watching them, close by. His eyes narrowed as he scanned the forest. "Luminal, stay on the horse. Do you understand?" He asked her, his eyes dark as he studied her face.
Luminal's gaze turned almost frightened as she looked about quickly, then turned back to him. "Yes, Legolas." She said solemnly, her eyes wide.
Legolas nodded and climbed off the horse, readying his bow as he studied the forest. He could see nothing, but that did not mean it wasn't there. He had the feeling something was watching him, and the skin on the back of his neck prickled. He turned slowly, looking behind Luminal suspiciously. There was something there, to close to his sister for comfort. He opened his mouth to tell her to ride towards him, but suddenly, something struck him from behind, throwing him to the ground.
Legolas lost his breath as he struck the ground, his head hitting hard and causing him to see stars. For a moment, he lay, desperately trying to breathe, having no strength yet to move. Then, he heard his sister's desperately terrified scream. "Legolas!!" At that moment, he found energy in a reserve he didn't know he possessed, throwing himself up and turning quickly on the thing that had been holding him down. It was a warg.
Legolas' mind whirled. //What is a warg doing in this area?// He thought in confusion, but pushed it away as he shot an arrow into the fallen warg's throat. Another of its kind launched itself at Legolas from the brush nearby, but was stopped in its flight by an arrow landing solidly in its chest.
"Legolas!" Luminal screamed as a warg leaped up and tackled her, pulling her off the horse and throwing her to the ground, with it on top. Legolas turned, ready to kill the beast. However, three threw themselves between the brother and sister, and Legolas was forced to deal with them first, his bow signing as he hurried to aid his sister, who was crying out.
Finally, they were dealt with, and Legolas shot the warg on Luminal. It collapsed on top of her, and Legolas ran over, replacing his bow to its place as he ran, and yanking the warg off of the younger elf. Luminal gave a cry of pain, as its teeth were still sank in her shoulder when her brother had pulled it off. She did not move.
Legolas quickly felt his worry growing as he saw the entire top of his sister's dress soaked with blood. Gently, he pulled the cloth away to see her wound. Luminal's entire right shoulder was torn, spanning from her arm to her neck as the warg had a large bite, and the wound had grown when the warg had been removed. The blood was pouring freely from the wound. "Hold on Luma." Legolas whispered, and dashed to the horse.
Searching through their packs, he retrieved a long bandage and a few herbs that his father always made them carry as a precaution. He hurried back to his sister and began administering to her wound as best as he could. Luminal moaned softly, but lay still.
Legolas finished and pulled her dress back up, gently lifting her. Luminal's eyes fluttered open, streaming tears of pain. "Hold on Luminal, I'm going to get you to Rivendell where Elrond can help you." Legolas assured her with a weak smile, trying to appear more convincing then he felt. Luminal was losing a lot of blood. Thinking quickly, Legolas finally decided that speed was the most important thing now. Normally, he would go around the Tur territory, just to be safe. However, with this change, he would have to change his plans. He would just have to be extra careful. //I never should have brought her.// He though sadly.
Legolas lifted Luminal onto the horse, then climbed up himself, holding her to his chest with one arm. He looked around at the dead wargs in disgust, and gently encouraging their ride into a gallop. Time was running out for his little sister.
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Sorry it was short but if I don't do my schoolwork this second, you may not get a post for a LONG while on the grounds that I will be banned. :O Don't want that! I hope this was ok!!