Haldir woke abruptly. Something wasn't right. There was a strange feel to the air around him, as though every particle was screaming. Ardenia woke not long afterwards. She felt it too. But for her, the feeling was all too familiar. It was the same feeling she had felt before the men had rode out of the woods and taken her hostage, the same feeling when she was sent to Imladris, the same feeling when… when Celeborn had been speaking to her! She heard a load crack above her, and she puled Haldir down, rolling over on top of him, protecting his body with her own as a large branch fell from the canopy above them, to crash down were they had been only seconds before. Even now, Ardenia had half the branch across her back, effectively trapping the two of them, she on top of him.

"Ardenia! You could have been killed!" He swore to her, breathing hard, aware that if she had not moved as she had, nor so quickly, they both might very well be seriously injured.

"But I wasn't", she said simply, grinning down at him wickedly, despite herself. She knew Celeborn was behind this. But as she couldn't move at this point in time, there wasn't a great deal she could do about it. Every nerve in her body was trembling, and even she wasn't sure if she could ever move that fast again. Haldir looked lost for words.

"What? no witty reply? No arrogant quip about how you could have done that in half the time? No sexual innuendo that would end us up making love again in this somewhat…" she tried to move the branch again, pressing up with all her strength, but it barely moved. It seemed to be caught on the log that she had been sitting on earlier. "…uncomfortable position?"

Haldir finally found his voice. "Well, it's certainly not uncomfortable for me. In fact I have a rather lovely view." he quipped, looking down. She followed his line of sight, and found that her shirt, (unlaced as it was during their recent bout of love making) had come undone completely, leaving her breasts pushed teasingly up against Haldir's chest.

"Your nothing more than a naughty little elfing at heart who spies on the bathing elleths, aren't you?"

Haldir gave a sultry grin, "Well, naughty yes. Little, I think you'll find…not."

Although, he was having a somewhat hard time dealing with this day of surprises. First Ardenia defeating him, and then her saving him. However, he knew he needed to help her get the branch off.

"Alright, enough of that. Help me get this thing off." He prised his arms out from underneath her, where they had been trapped when they fell, and moved them to either side of her, to help push the branch off. They pushed up together, moving the branch slowly off of them, and Haldir rolled out from underneath her, to take the weight so she too could escape the grasping branches. He dropped the large branch, leaving it were it was. There was something not quite right about this whole scenario. How long had he lived in the forest, and never had a tree come down this close to Lorien.

Ardenia brushed herself off, lacing up her shirt front. "Now, March Warden" she said briskly, putting her tunic back on. "I believe we have wasted enough time this day. I think we both have work to do." He wrapped her in an embrace, sighing.

"Your right. Hows your back, lirimaer?" He murmured in to her ear, trying not to think about the huge amount of wok that he still had to do this day.

"It's fine. A bit bruised is all. We must go now Haldir." She released herself from his embrace, and started walking back along the path. Haldir watched her go. There definitely wasn't something right about all this. Stealthily, he silently followed her back through the forest. She walked past the courts, picking up her sword from were she had left it after their abrupt departure, and she turned down the path that led to their talan. He sighed. So much for finding any answers that way. He turned around, and went back to the practice fields.

Ardenia finally looked behind her. She knew Haldir had followed her. She had purposely gone via their talan, hoping to throw him off. From all outer appearances, he was no longer following her. She turned down another path, one barely visible in the afternoon light. She made her was to Celeborns talan. She threw the door open.

"Ardenia, what took you so long. You now I detest being kept waiting, and the gods only know you've made me wait long enough for this seemingly simple task to be completed."

"You'll have what you want Celeborn.."

"Tonight." He broke in.

"What!" she gasped, uncertain about the new twist of conversation.

"Yes. You will leave for Mirkwood to complete your task tonight. I will give you a letter. Once you have left the borders of Lorien, you will open it to find the names of your family written upon it. Haldir stays with me. Come back with them still alive, and I'll invent a…colourful death for him. Today was just a taste Ardenia. You know what I can do"

Ardenia felt what ever hope she had left within her dissipate at his last words.

'Tomorrow Morning." She whispered, looking up at him, having fallen to the ground at the great pain that threatened to render her in two.

"What?" demanded Celeborn.

"Give me one more night with him?" she whispered, begging him, to allow her to say what could be her last goodbye.

"As long as I see the dust of your horse's feet leaving the city by tomorrow, I have no care what you do. Now leave. And bind your hair. I don't want to have to tell you again."

She turned and fled, desperate to find Haldir, and to have him tell her everything would be okay, even though things weren't, in no way, shape or form. But at least, she had tonight.

A/N: Alright. Here we go. not too much smut in this one, but be prepared. The next chapter will be solid smut, as it's her 'big goodbye'. Now, can someone pass the popcorn! Lol. And some reviews couldn't hurt either….