A/N: Hi all sorry its taken so long to update, but I got really busy at uni
and I've finally gotten time to get to the computer and update the story.
Hope you all enjoy it. By the way I am working on another story, but I'm
not sure if I'm going to publish it yet. Anyway enjoy.
Disclaimer: Refer to the previous chapters.. Pretty much Tolkien owns it, I don't.
Chapter Four: Spies
After dinner that night Celebfaer walked Legolas back to his room and she sat up with him for a little while, talking about whatever came to mind. Eventually however, Celebfaer realized how late it was and decided to leave.
On the way back, she ran into Mildred in the halls, halfway between her room and the room Legolas had been staying in.
"Celebfaer, a little late to be walking the corridors isn't it?" Mildred said, throwing her a questioning look.
"Likewise with you, Mildred. The Head of the Queen's guard walking around after hours could be thought of to be spying." She replied, looking at him suspiciously.
"As I have said before, if I am to be killed for spying, I would wish it to be you that carried out the punishment."
"Mildred, I do not want to kill you..." She asked trailing off, as Mildred cut in.
"What does Legolas have that I do not?" Mildred asked softly and Celebfaer looked at him, a little shocked.
"It is not a matter of what he has that you do not Mildred."
"Then why?" Mildred asked. "Why did you leave? True, I told the Queen to talk to you about it, but I didn't think you would leave."
"Mildred, I could not have lived a lie, knowing that he was still alive. I am more Elvish than I am Fairy as much as I hate to admit it."
"Then why did you come back?" He snapped, bitterly.
"Because the Queen requested it. We can all try to run from who we really are, but in the end we cannot hide from it. I have lived in and seen the way of the Elves and for Legolas to be able to understand me and my people, he must also see the way of the Fairies." She said and Mildred sighed.
"But you said it yourself, you are more Elvish in your manner, so it would not matter whether he saw what we are or not."
"But it would matter Mildred. You of all people should know that."
"Why?" Mildred asked, a frown on his face.
"Just think about it Mildred. You and Legolas are more similar than you think." She said then she turned and walked off, leaving him with a puzzled look on his face.
The next few days passed by rather quickly and were quite eventless. However, Celebfaer had started to notice that Elysa was starting to leave the table early more frequently. Elysa had only within the last week started to leave the table early more frequently. Eventually it got to the point where Elysa had left the dinner early for the past three nights and Celebfaer was keen to see where she was going.
So that night when Elysa left early once again, Celebfaer was very suspicious. It seemed as though Sabin, Legolas or the Queen had even noticed that it had been the fourth night in a row that Elysa had left the table. Celebfaer thought it odd, that each night Elysa had left the table early, without her escort of Sabin. Sabin had indeed stopped asking Elysa if she needed to be escorted and Celebfaer knew that Elysa was up to something, so she decided to find out.
Celebfaer waited for a few minutes after Elysa had left before she too yawned.
"I think I shall retire as well." She said and Legolas threw her a concerned look. "It is alright, melamin." She said and he nodded then continued talking to the Queen.
Walking straight out of the dinning room, Celebfaer sent a shielded probe towards her sister's mind that would tell her where she was, but would not alert Elysa that anyone was looking for her.
She was out in the garden, so quickly Celebfaer headed in that direction.
When she got close to the spot she heard voices.
"... around the gardens." A male voice was saying then it paused.
"Please do not let me stop you, I am.... Thinking." Elysa's voice said.
"Then, they got their horses from the stables and went for a ride in the woods to the waterhole." The male voice said.
"And did they do anything of interest at the waterhole?"
"Well." Said the male voice, then he cleared his throat and Celebfaer realized who it was and who they were talking about.
Quickly, Celebfaer closed her eyes and sent a message, first to Legolas then to Sabin.
'Come to the gardens as soon as you can get here.' She sent to both and the answers came back immediately.
'Are you in danger, melamin?' Legolas sent, but she sent back that she was ok, but it was important that he come to the gardens and to bring Sabin with him.
'Celebfaer, why?' Sabin sent back.
'There is something you need to see.' She replied then she sat back and waited, listening to the two people in the gardens hardly able to believe what she was hearing.
The male fairy was talking about what she and Legolas had been doing at the waterhole that day and Celebfaer's cheeks started to turn red. She had taken Legolas there because she knew it was a place that they would not be disturbed.
She spotted Legolas first and she quickly put a finger to her lips so that he knew not to speak, and he just nodded, as did Sabin who came around the corner.
"Interesting. Very interesting." Elysa said and Sabin jumped slightly at the sound of it.
"Then while they lay there they talked for a while before he turned to her and told her that she would be with child by the end of the year. To which she just laughed and told him that he must be jesting, but the look on his face seemed rather serious." The male voice said and Celebfaer looked at Legolas, to see him start to shake with anger, but he turned to look at her and she smiled then put her hand in his.
"It was but the truth melamin." Legolas whispered softly, and Sabin looked from Legolas to Celebfaer then shook his head.
"This can't be what I think it is!" He said softly as well and Celebfaer nodded.
"Mildred and Elysa." Celebfaer repeated.
"This must stop." Sabin said, then he listened to the conversation for a moment more before turning and walking away.
A few seconds later they heard exclamations from the clearing where Mildred and Elysa had been discussing Legolas and Celebfaer.
"Sabin!" Mildred's voice said.
"Sabin, what are you doing here?" Elysa's angry voice said.
"Elysa, I told you that this is not a game anymore. You must stop this nonsense." He said.
"It appears that my sister may be with child, Sabin. She is not wedded but she may be with child, you know what the court will say to that." Elysa said, smugly.
"They are wedded by Elvish Lore Elysa!" Sabin protested.
"But not by Fairy Lore. She will never be accepted as the first-daughter now." Elysa said and Celebfaer shook her head then grabbed Legolas' hand then they walked to where the three were now fighting.
Mildred went white when he saw her and Elysa smiled smugly.
"Celebfaer, I should have known you would show up!" Elysa said.
But Celebfaer ignored her this time her fight was with Mildred. "You were spying? The Queen will hear of this!" She said and Mildred went whiter, he knew what that would mean.
"I was under the instruction of the first-daughter." Mildred said and Celebfaer shrugged.
"So you both will be reported." She said and Elysa slapped Mildred.
"Fool!" Elysa said and Sabin grabbed his wife's hand before she could slap Mildred again.
"Elysa that is quite enough!" Sabin said angrily and she glared at him but ignored him, though she did not struggle from his grip.
"So Celebfaer, is it true? No doubt you heard what Mildred reported."
"Is what true?" Celebfaer asked.
"Are you with child?"
"Nay, I am not." She replied. "Legolas says I am with child to humor me." She replied.
Elysa nodded, with a small smile appearing on her face. "Well then." She said, looking at Sabin. "Shall we retire?" She asked him and he nodded.
"Yes my love." He said but the last two words sounded hollow and rehearsed.
So they left, leaving Celebfaer and Legolas with Mildred.
"Celebfaer.." Mildred started, but Celebfaer held up a hand to silence him.
"I shall let leave with a warning Mildred. Do not spy on me or Legolas, because the next time I catch you, I shall tell the Queen and you know her thoughts on spies." She said then she too walked off, Legolas in her wake.
Disclaimer: Refer to the previous chapters.. Pretty much Tolkien owns it, I don't.
Chapter Four: Spies
After dinner that night Celebfaer walked Legolas back to his room and she sat up with him for a little while, talking about whatever came to mind. Eventually however, Celebfaer realized how late it was and decided to leave.
On the way back, she ran into Mildred in the halls, halfway between her room and the room Legolas had been staying in.
"Celebfaer, a little late to be walking the corridors isn't it?" Mildred said, throwing her a questioning look.
"Likewise with you, Mildred. The Head of the Queen's guard walking around after hours could be thought of to be spying." She replied, looking at him suspiciously.
"As I have said before, if I am to be killed for spying, I would wish it to be you that carried out the punishment."
"Mildred, I do not want to kill you..." She asked trailing off, as Mildred cut in.
"What does Legolas have that I do not?" Mildred asked softly and Celebfaer looked at him, a little shocked.
"It is not a matter of what he has that you do not Mildred."
"Then why?" Mildred asked. "Why did you leave? True, I told the Queen to talk to you about it, but I didn't think you would leave."
"Mildred, I could not have lived a lie, knowing that he was still alive. I am more Elvish than I am Fairy as much as I hate to admit it."
"Then why did you come back?" He snapped, bitterly.
"Because the Queen requested it. We can all try to run from who we really are, but in the end we cannot hide from it. I have lived in and seen the way of the Elves and for Legolas to be able to understand me and my people, he must also see the way of the Fairies." She said and Mildred sighed.
"But you said it yourself, you are more Elvish in your manner, so it would not matter whether he saw what we are or not."
"But it would matter Mildred. You of all people should know that."
"Why?" Mildred asked, a frown on his face.
"Just think about it Mildred. You and Legolas are more similar than you think." She said then she turned and walked off, leaving him with a puzzled look on his face.
The next few days passed by rather quickly and were quite eventless. However, Celebfaer had started to notice that Elysa was starting to leave the table early more frequently. Elysa had only within the last week started to leave the table early more frequently. Eventually it got to the point where Elysa had left the dinner early for the past three nights and Celebfaer was keen to see where she was going.
So that night when Elysa left early once again, Celebfaer was very suspicious. It seemed as though Sabin, Legolas or the Queen had even noticed that it had been the fourth night in a row that Elysa had left the table. Celebfaer thought it odd, that each night Elysa had left the table early, without her escort of Sabin. Sabin had indeed stopped asking Elysa if she needed to be escorted and Celebfaer knew that Elysa was up to something, so she decided to find out.
Celebfaer waited for a few minutes after Elysa had left before she too yawned.
"I think I shall retire as well." She said and Legolas threw her a concerned look. "It is alright, melamin." She said and he nodded then continued talking to the Queen.
Walking straight out of the dinning room, Celebfaer sent a shielded probe towards her sister's mind that would tell her where she was, but would not alert Elysa that anyone was looking for her.
She was out in the garden, so quickly Celebfaer headed in that direction.
When she got close to the spot she heard voices.
"... around the gardens." A male voice was saying then it paused.
"Please do not let me stop you, I am.... Thinking." Elysa's voice said.
"Then, they got their horses from the stables and went for a ride in the woods to the waterhole." The male voice said.
"And did they do anything of interest at the waterhole?"
"Well." Said the male voice, then he cleared his throat and Celebfaer realized who it was and who they were talking about.
Quickly, Celebfaer closed her eyes and sent a message, first to Legolas then to Sabin.
'Come to the gardens as soon as you can get here.' She sent to both and the answers came back immediately.
'Are you in danger, melamin?' Legolas sent, but she sent back that she was ok, but it was important that he come to the gardens and to bring Sabin with him.
'Celebfaer, why?' Sabin sent back.
'There is something you need to see.' She replied then she sat back and waited, listening to the two people in the gardens hardly able to believe what she was hearing.
The male fairy was talking about what she and Legolas had been doing at the waterhole that day and Celebfaer's cheeks started to turn red. She had taken Legolas there because she knew it was a place that they would not be disturbed.
She spotted Legolas first and she quickly put a finger to her lips so that he knew not to speak, and he just nodded, as did Sabin who came around the corner.
"Interesting. Very interesting." Elysa said and Sabin jumped slightly at the sound of it.
"Then while they lay there they talked for a while before he turned to her and told her that she would be with child by the end of the year. To which she just laughed and told him that he must be jesting, but the look on his face seemed rather serious." The male voice said and Celebfaer looked at Legolas, to see him start to shake with anger, but he turned to look at her and she smiled then put her hand in his.
"It was but the truth melamin." Legolas whispered softly, and Sabin looked from Legolas to Celebfaer then shook his head.
"This can't be what I think it is!" He said softly as well and Celebfaer nodded.
"Mildred and Elysa." Celebfaer repeated.
"This must stop." Sabin said, then he listened to the conversation for a moment more before turning and walking away.
A few seconds later they heard exclamations from the clearing where Mildred and Elysa had been discussing Legolas and Celebfaer.
"Sabin!" Mildred's voice said.
"Sabin, what are you doing here?" Elysa's angry voice said.
"Elysa, I told you that this is not a game anymore. You must stop this nonsense." He said.
"It appears that my sister may be with child, Sabin. She is not wedded but she may be with child, you know what the court will say to that." Elysa said, smugly.
"They are wedded by Elvish Lore Elysa!" Sabin protested.
"But not by Fairy Lore. She will never be accepted as the first-daughter now." Elysa said and Celebfaer shook her head then grabbed Legolas' hand then they walked to where the three were now fighting.
Mildred went white when he saw her and Elysa smiled smugly.
"Celebfaer, I should have known you would show up!" Elysa said.
But Celebfaer ignored her this time her fight was with Mildred. "You were spying? The Queen will hear of this!" She said and Mildred went whiter, he knew what that would mean.
"I was under the instruction of the first-daughter." Mildred said and Celebfaer shrugged.
"So you both will be reported." She said and Elysa slapped Mildred.
"Fool!" Elysa said and Sabin grabbed his wife's hand before she could slap Mildred again.
"Elysa that is quite enough!" Sabin said angrily and she glared at him but ignored him, though she did not struggle from his grip.
"So Celebfaer, is it true? No doubt you heard what Mildred reported."
"Is what true?" Celebfaer asked.
"Are you with child?"
"Nay, I am not." She replied. "Legolas says I am with child to humor me." She replied.
Elysa nodded, with a small smile appearing on her face. "Well then." She said, looking at Sabin. "Shall we retire?" She asked him and he nodded.
"Yes my love." He said but the last two words sounded hollow and rehearsed.
So they left, leaving Celebfaer and Legolas with Mildred.
"Celebfaer.." Mildred started, but Celebfaer held up a hand to silence him.
"I shall let leave with a warning Mildred. Do not spy on me or Legolas, because the next time I catch you, I shall tell the Queen and you know her thoughts on spies." She said then she too walked off, Legolas in her wake.