I have just realised that I have never actually written a disclaimer I don't think. So I'm writing one now just to be polite. I do not own any of Tolkien's characters. Any I have made up are mine and can only be used with my permission.
Anyways – brightest blessings and on with the story!
Chapter 7 – Slightly Delayed
Lopping off a few more Orc heads and using the other half of his remaining strength to help Lily along, Elrond forced his way through the room to Glorfindel who was currently barking orders at his elves who began rushing forward and taking out Orcs at a tremendous rate.
"Took your time did you not?"
Elrond questioned, some of his humour restored at the sight of his friend.
"Sorry, I was slightly delayed"
quipped the golden haired Elf back at him. Elrond raised an eyebrow at him knowing full well just how bad the battle had been outside before turning to Lily and taking her face in his hands. He scrutinized her for a couple of seconds, checking for any signs of new injuries acquired in the scuffle before asking.
"Are you well my lady? Do you find yourself again injured in any way?"
Lily nodded her affirmation that she was ok and stepped closer to Elrond, eyeing Glorfindel nervously. Elrond followed her line of sight and realised that she was staring at Glorfindel. At the site of the look she was giving him, Elrond looked to reassure her.
"My Lady, you have nothing to fear from any of us, I promise you no more harm will come to you. This is a good friend of mine – Lord Glorfindel, both he and I will ensure you reach Rivendell safely."
Lily looked into his eyes, and nodded believing him. He had already proved that he was trustworthy so she had no reason to fear did she? After all, she thought to herself, he is an Elf like her, not to mention an Elf Lord. She had recognised this as soon as she had learnt his name. With the rest of the Orcs having been finished off, Elrond held out his hand to Lily and they made their way out of the room into the fresh air. Lily stumbled as she stepped off of the drawbridge and Elrond steadied her. Seeing this Glorfindel strode over and lifted Lily off of her feet cradling her to his chest. Lily made an indignant squeak at being lifted up but allowed him to do it not letting go of Elrond's hand. Elrond finally managed to pry it free when Glorfindel addressed her, taking her attention away from her desperate attempt to grip onto the Elf Lord.
"Hello my Lady. I am Glorfindel. I am most honoured to be at your service"
She stared at him with wide eyes for a few seconds before nodding at him in acknowledgement calming down and relaxing in his arms fully. Having made sure that Lily was comfortable, Glorfindel turned to his friend noticing the dark circles under his eyes.
"Are you ok my friend?"
He asked, looking at him carefully. Elrond turned tiredly and matched his gaze with a half smile.
"I've been better, I'm glad you are here."
He looked worriedly at Lily who was now dosing peacefully in Glorfindel's arms.
"To be perfectly honest I am more worried about the Lady Lily. She has been through an awful lot. I let her down; I could not stop the torture that they inflicted on her."
Elrond looked to the floor before pulling his regal mask back into place. Glorfindel looked at him knowingly but said nothing.
"We will get her back to Rivendell and make sure she is comfortable. What of the rest of our men. How do they fair? And of the battle, is everything well?"
"Luckily more ranks turned up just in time to save the survivors from your company. Lithoel and Anderinn are both fine, a little scratched but apart from that they are fairing well. As of the battle, the filthy scum ran screaming when we overcame them, we will not be hearing from them in a while. The threat to Rivendell has died down for the moment so we may return home. You know" – Added Glorfindel "None of the men think any less of you due to your capture, your brave escape plan will be honoured and celebrated one you are home and again in your rightful place."
Elrond looked up at Glorfindel and nodded his thanks before mounting his horse proudly and taking the lead of the ranks, guiding them back to Rivendell. Glorfindel too mounted his horse taking great care not to wake the sleeping elf in his arms and followed on in the rear, glad to be returning home.
Ok well I have not updated in a veeeeeerrrry long time! For this I want to apologise to all of my reviewers and readers. To be quite honest I just lost my inspiration for a while. Believe me I know how annoying that is, I get impatient when the stories I read never get updated so I am sure you are all the same.
Hopefully I am back on track with this now as I now have some idea where I want this story to go.
If you guys have any suggestions that you would like to be in the story then let me know and I will consider it.
Also I am looking for a co – writer as I would like to work with another writer to share ideas and write stories with. So if anyone is interested in this position let me know also. My email address well thank you for reading and please review my new chapter! The more reviews I get the more I am encouraged to write.
Lots of Love and Brightest Blessings
Arien XxX
