Author's Note: This is my second story... : ) Hope you like it...
Disclaimer: Anything you recognize from LoTR belongs the mastermind of J.R.R. Tolkien... Don't sue me!!
Chapter 1: Return to Eryn Lasgalen
Eruanna, known as Anna for short, walked silently and stealthily through the forest of Eryn Lasgalen attempting to make it past the guards and into the palace. She had business with the royal family.
Beinion looked up into the trees after hearing some rustling noises. Something was moving up there and he wasn't quite sure what it was, but whatever it was, it was trying to sneak past them and deeper into the forest. This, he could not allow.
Climbing up into the tree quietly as to not disturb whatever the creature was, he moved along the branches in hot pursuit of his charge. He stopped suddenly when the creature, clearly an elf from the cat-like and soundless movements, grabbed his arm from behind.
"Who are you?" Beinion asked venomously.
"That is none of your concern," the elf spat back, "Now, stop following me and leave me to my business."
"I cannot let you pass unless you tell me your name and business in Eryn Lasgalen."
"Fine, but if you tell a soul I am here, Beinion, I will see to it that you will never create children." She stated warningly.
Beinion had tuned out to what she was saying as soon as she said his name. How did she know him? "Who are you?" he managed to blurt out.
"Do you no longer recognize the sister of your best friend?" She pulled back the hood that had shaded her face from his eyes.
"Anna… Princess Eruanna… forgive me, I did not recognize you…" he stuttered, bowing low to the princess. "Where… where have you been?"
"Traveling," was her only reply.
"We were all so worried when you just left, especially your brother. I feared he would fade after losing both your mother and you."
"Do not speak of my mother, please," she looked down at her feet to hide the tears in her eyes. "I miss her greatly and do not wish to relive her last days here."
"My apologizes, your highness." Beinion put his thumb under her chin and tilted her face to look at him. "Come let's take you back to the palace."
"No!" she protested, retracting her face from his hand, "No one will know of my arrival."
"As you wish, my lady."
"Beinion, stop being so formal. Do you not remember when you and Legolas used to tease me because I was one thousand years younger than he and seven hundred younger than you?" She laughed.
"Aye, it has been a long time since I saw that smile. Indeed, I have missed it." He smiled.
Anna felt her cheeks go warm and she quickly turned the other direction to hide her blush from Beinion. He hadn't changed in all the years she had been gone, and she still had a crush on him. When she was younger, Legolas would always tease her about it but he never told his friend because he respected his sister.
NowBeinion had to let her go to the palace without telling anyone she was here. This was going to prove to be quite difficult.
See that pretty review button?? Click it and tell me waht ya think... ; )
