Sorry I was gone, but lets just say life is a witch and leave it at that. Working full time, eh, I just graduated so there are a lot of changes right now, plus, I'm trying to move out. Fun fun fun! Anyway...here's a post to make you happy, and please don't hurt me. Thank you.
Legolas lay quietly on the small bed in his cell, waiting for the guard to come and fetch him. He knew that his father and his advisors would come to a decision soon. Legolas didn't particularly care what the decision was, as long as they hurried up. The waiting had to be worse than any punishment they could dream up.
There was a quiet knock on the door, drawing his attention away from his thoughts. "Caun Legolas, you have a visitor." The guard said rapidly.
Legolas gave a brief sigh as he sat up. "Let him enter." He returned quietly, shaking his head. Even when locked in the dungeon, the guards couldn't help treating him like a prince. The door swung open after a moment, and the guard moved out of the way to let his brother enter.
Legolas resisted the urge to turn away. He didn't want to hurt his brother, but he really didn't want to see him at the moment. His brother would either be condescending, or he would be angry with him. Legolas didn't feel ready to deal with either. "I don't want to see you, Kadorin." He said simply.
Kadorin's jaw set as the door swung shut behind him. "That's too bad." He said simply, walking over to Legolas to look down at him. "Because I want to see you." The expression on his face reminded Legolas of his father when nothing anyone said to him was going to change his mind, and Legolas sighed in resignation.
Kadorin ignored the sigh, and thrust something into Legolas' hands. "Arwen asked me to give this to you." He told him without emotion, and Legolas looked down to see that he was holding a painting, another one of him, this time sitting in the bough of a tree, looking off in the distance. He was smiling gently, and the smile was genuine. You could see it all the way to his eyes. "She says she likes this one." Kadorin said with a frown, obviously not understanding what that meant.
Legolas did, however, as he remembered her words when she had given him his previous picture. "I don't like it." Arwen had finally been able to make him look happy. Legolas couldn't help the sad smile that crept to his weary lips as he thought of the youngest daughter of Elrond. She was so innocent and sweet, not like her older brothers, and so beautiful!
Legolas looked up to his brother. "Thank you." He said quietly, propping up the picture beside him. There was a moment of silence, and Legolas began to wonder just what Kadorin wanted to talk about.
Kadorin looked extremely uncomfortable, as if he didn't know what to say. That wasn't like Kadorin. "I'm not getting married, Legolas." He finally said.
That caught Legolas' attention. "What?" He asked, giving his older brother a confused look. "I thought you would have been married already!" The plans had been set for a month and a half after Legolas had ran off, so this was not unsurprising.
Kadorin shrugged sheepishly. "Dad told me about your fight. He was right." Legolas just looked more confused at that, and Kadorin chuckled for a moment. "If I didn't want to be married, I had to say something myself." Kadorin smiled softly. "You gave me that courage, little brother. I told father I did not want to be married, and so the alliance was called off."
At Legolas' shocked look, Kadorin laughed harder. "Father actually...gave in?!" Legolas asked incredulously.
Kadorin shook his head. "Not at first. It took a week of fighting." Legolas laughed at that, and Kadorin's smile grew at the genuine happy sound to that laugh, remembering just what he had missed in his sibling.
Suddenly, the door burst open. "Caun Legolas, Caun Kadorin!" The guard in the doorway said breathlessly. "Come quickly! You are needed!" Legolas and Kadorin looked at each other for a moment, and then dashed out of the door, pushing the confused guard out of the way.
A circle was forming at the edge of the forest, and the princes pushed through as quickly as possible. At the center was a horse, visibly spooked by all the elves with bows drawn. The rider looked around wearily, and it finally struck Legolas as he looked at him that not only was the rider crying. But it was a young human boy.
"Please..." The boy was saying weakly. "May I speak to Prince Legolas? He knows me, he'll tell you I'm not dangerous, and she's hurt really bad! Please, someone get him!" The boy said despairingly.
Legolas ran into the center of the circle. "Lower your bows!" He cried with authority, taking up the role of prince that was ingrained into him. The guards looked at him in confusion. "This boy helped save my life, lower your bows!" Legolas said again, and this time the guards obeyed. "Verald! What are you doing here?" Legolas demanded, dashing up to the horse.
Verald tears started anew. "She's hurt bad this time, Legolas. You have to help her, I don't want her to die!" He said quickly, and it was then that Legolas noticed the body draped over the horse in front of Verald. Gently, he drew the body into his arms and was dismayed, while not surprised, to see that it was Bramblerose.
"To the healers, quickly! See the boy there!" Legolas ordered, and dashed off with Bramblerose still in his arms.
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Legolas lay quietly on the small bed in his cell, waiting for the guard to come and fetch him. He knew that his father and his advisors would come to a decision soon. Legolas didn't particularly care what the decision was, as long as they hurried up. The waiting had to be worse than any punishment they could dream up.
There was a quiet knock on the door, drawing his attention away from his thoughts. "Caun Legolas, you have a visitor." The guard said rapidly.
Legolas gave a brief sigh as he sat up. "Let him enter." He returned quietly, shaking his head. Even when locked in the dungeon, the guards couldn't help treating him like a prince. The door swung open after a moment, and the guard moved out of the way to let his brother enter.
Legolas resisted the urge to turn away. He didn't want to hurt his brother, but he really didn't want to see him at the moment. His brother would either be condescending, or he would be angry with him. Legolas didn't feel ready to deal with either. "I don't want to see you, Kadorin." He said simply.
Kadorin's jaw set as the door swung shut behind him. "That's too bad." He said simply, walking over to Legolas to look down at him. "Because I want to see you." The expression on his face reminded Legolas of his father when nothing anyone said to him was going to change his mind, and Legolas sighed in resignation.
Kadorin ignored the sigh, and thrust something into Legolas' hands. "Arwen asked me to give this to you." He told him without emotion, and Legolas looked down to see that he was holding a painting, another one of him, this time sitting in the bough of a tree, looking off in the distance. He was smiling gently, and the smile was genuine. You could see it all the way to his eyes. "She says she likes this one." Kadorin said with a frown, obviously not understanding what that meant.
Legolas did, however, as he remembered her words when she had given him his previous picture. "I don't like it." Arwen had finally been able to make him look happy. Legolas couldn't help the sad smile that crept to his weary lips as he thought of the youngest daughter of Elrond. She was so innocent and sweet, not like her older brothers, and so beautiful!
Legolas looked up to his brother. "Thank you." He said quietly, propping up the picture beside him. There was a moment of silence, and Legolas began to wonder just what Kadorin wanted to talk about.
Kadorin looked extremely uncomfortable, as if he didn't know what to say. That wasn't like Kadorin. "I'm not getting married, Legolas." He finally said.
That caught Legolas' attention. "What?" He asked, giving his older brother a confused look. "I thought you would have been married already!" The plans had been set for a month and a half after Legolas had ran off, so this was not unsurprising.
Kadorin shrugged sheepishly. "Dad told me about your fight. He was right." Legolas just looked more confused at that, and Kadorin chuckled for a moment. "If I didn't want to be married, I had to say something myself." Kadorin smiled softly. "You gave me that courage, little brother. I told father I did not want to be married, and so the alliance was called off."
At Legolas' shocked look, Kadorin laughed harder. "Father actually...gave in?!" Legolas asked incredulously.
Kadorin shook his head. "Not at first. It took a week of fighting." Legolas laughed at that, and Kadorin's smile grew at the genuine happy sound to that laugh, remembering just what he had missed in his sibling.
Suddenly, the door burst open. "Caun Legolas, Caun Kadorin!" The guard in the doorway said breathlessly. "Come quickly! You are needed!" Legolas and Kadorin looked at each other for a moment, and then dashed out of the door, pushing the confused guard out of the way.
A circle was forming at the edge of the forest, and the princes pushed through as quickly as possible. At the center was a horse, visibly spooked by all the elves with bows drawn. The rider looked around wearily, and it finally struck Legolas as he looked at him that not only was the rider crying. But it was a young human boy.
"Please..." The boy was saying weakly. "May I speak to Prince Legolas? He knows me, he'll tell you I'm not dangerous, and she's hurt really bad! Please, someone get him!" The boy said despairingly.
Legolas ran into the center of the circle. "Lower your bows!" He cried with authority, taking up the role of prince that was ingrained into him. The guards looked at him in confusion. "This boy helped save my life, lower your bows!" Legolas said again, and this time the guards obeyed. "Verald! What are you doing here?" Legolas demanded, dashing up to the horse.
Verald tears started anew. "She's hurt bad this time, Legolas. You have to help her, I don't want her to die!" He said quickly, and it was then that Legolas noticed the body draped over the horse in front of Verald. Gently, he drew the body into his arms and was dismayed, while not surprised, to see that it was Bramblerose.
"To the healers, quickly! See the boy there!" Legolas ordered, and dashed off with Bramblerose still in his arms.
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