TO SPEAK WITH ONE'S HANDS

Sign language/animal sounds

Black Speech

They didn't stop that night but the next day they found a cave. They hide in the surrounding forest, Aragorn in the trees and the rest hiding in the bushes below to see if there was any movement at the entrance of the cave.

After an hour, Gimli and Boromir crept forward and entered the cave to look around. Boromir came back a moment later and motioned for the other two to enter the cave.

When the hobbits had dropped of to sleep, Legolas moved back to his place on the floor where he had knelt before Sandir. It was something he had learnt from his last stay there. If he wasn't told to move, then don't. He had learnt that the hard way.

He still had a few hours before the men returned to reunite him with his old master. He decided to use the time to get some sleep. He knew that the next few days were going to be tiring and he wouldn't have much time alone, let along time to sleep.

He was woken not long after by one of the guards snapping one of the whips across his back. They grabbed his arms and pulled him to his feet before letting go of him and watching him fall again.

Up, the Uruk-Hai demanded, cracking the whip across the Legolas's shoulders.

The hobbits had woken to the sound of the whip and were complaining from their spot on the far side of the room, but the Uruk-Hai with the whip seemed to find the Hobbit's helplessness amusing and continued to whip Legolas as he tried to stand.

Rugluk, hurry up I want my breakfast before we go on petrol. someone outside the cell called.

The Hobbits were relieved when the Uruk-Hai stopped whipping their friend but that relief was quickly replaced with fear as Rugluk and the other guard pulled Legolas to his feet, dragging him out of the cell and they disappeared from sight.

He was taken to a room he recognised as belonging to Sandor, his old master. He had spent many a painful day and night in the room when the human had been too rough with Legolas and he had been unable to work.

Sandor, Sandir and Rondir were all in the room discussing what to doing with Legolas. They ignored the guards and Legolas when they entered and instead continued their conversation as if no one had entered the room.

Legolas was forced to his knees again which wasn't really necessary as he was planning to act the obedient slave in order to protect the Hobbits. He would do anything to got the foursome out of the caves even if it meant once again cowering at the man's feet once again.

The three men finally finished their discussion and dismissed the guards leaving Legolas alone on the floor with the men who had stolen his freedom.

"You have no idea how long I have waited to have you back in my grasp slave," Sandor said approaching Legolas, who kept his eyes to the floor in submission.

"I see that my son has reminded you of your manners," the man continue, he trailed his hand over the wounds on Legolas's back, he flinched as a nail was scraped down one of the newer ones inflicted only minutes before hand.

"But," Sandor continued, "I will have to teach you a lesson on not trying to escape. You know I must admit that I thought you had learnt your lesson the first time you tried to escape from my father, if I recall correctly it took you a month before you could walk again and a year to stop limping."

Legolas could remember the incident very well, the man had ordered the tendons on his ankles cut, if not for his elven healing he would have been permanently lame and even with his advanced healing it took a long time before he could walk properly and even longer before he could run again, even now when he ran he had a very slight limp.

"But you will learn your lesson this time and even when you do I will make sure that you never set foot outside these caves ever again. Do you understand?"

Legolas nodded his head slightly with out looking up, but they weren't satisfied with that, Rondir moved forward and wrenched the elf's hair back till he was looking Sandor in the eyes.

"Answer me!" Sandor demanded, "Oh wait that's right, you can't." He smirked at figure at his feet.

They laughed at him for awhile, before calling to some guards outside the room.

Take him to the guards tell them they can do anything to him but don't kill him and don't do anything permanent. Sandor told them before crouching down in front of Legolas and taking hold of his chin, "I won't give you release just yet maybe if you beg me," he paused as if waiting for an answer, "No? Alright then. Take him." He told the guards.

A/N sorry it's so short but I have exams this week and I have to study. Please review and give me any ideas you may have.