Canopy chapter four.

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Chapter four

Erika woke up continuously through out the remainder of the night due to Legolas's last phrase.

She used this time to think where she had heard the name Legolas before. It hit her, Lord of the rings she had been captured by a gang of criminals that named themselves after the characters of some book, the only thing that worried her was that they looked remarkably like elves. She began to wonder if she was in fact, in Middle Earth.

Shaking it off, she fell back to sleep.

Erika was woken to someone shaking her roughly. Opening her eyes she saw it was Herenyo. "Get up, we reach Mirkwood today."

"How?" Erika said gesturing at her ropes.

"This way," Legolas said cutting the ropes while Herenyo held her, grabbing her arms he tied her hands again. Melody jumped on Erika's shoulder as she was jerked up.

"Let me see your ribs," Legolas ordered.

"I'm fine, just a nice bruise." Erika said quickly. She was not ready to let the men know she had healed completely.

"They may have set badly let me see." Sighing Erika gave up and let Legolas win. He pulled her tunic up and gasped. There was nothing, he ran his hand over the area and Erika gave him a hard kick in the leg. "Hands to yourself," she said to the glowering prince.

Herenyo packed up his things and Erika's and they set off.

Erika's curiosity got the better of and she asked the question that was tugging at the back of her mind from yesterday onwards. "Are you an elf?"

Legolas stopped and turned around to look at her, confusion clear on his face. He knew this girl was not from here but this was ridiculous. "Yes, have you not ever looked in a looking glass? Are you not too an elf?" He questioned.

"I am an elf?" Erika said in bewilderment, "since when was I ever an elf?"

"One usually acquires it at birth." Herenyo said laughing.

Erika just kicked a rock at him sourly.

While they walked in silence Legolas puzzled over Erika, she knew how to fight, looked like an elf yet denied being one. Legolas had heard of elves that lived in the forests by themselves and were rarely seen. Perplexed he shrugged it off.

After 4 four hours of silence Erika noticed the towers of what was probably Mirkwood through the trees. Where she would most likely be thrown in a cell and never see the light of day again.

Erika was not about to let that happen so she sat down.

"What are you doing?" Legolas questioned tugging on her rope.

"I'm not going a foot further and no one can make me." Erika said stubbornly.

"Why not?" Herenyo asked sighing.

"It doesn't matter she's coming whether she likes it or not," Legolas snapped taking a step towards her. Erika's eyes widened and she crawled away from him, as far as the rope would let her.

Legolas furrowed his brow in confusion, she was scared of him. Why? The memories of last night flooded back to him. The empty threat he made the night before had been taken seriously. Legolas groaned inwardly. He had to get his act together. He turned Herenyo. "Go ahead and tell the guards to open the gates for me."

Herenyo ran off toward the towers. Legolas turned back towards Erika. There were two sides of Legolas. One was screaming for him to drag her to Mirkwood whether she wanted to or not. The other side told him to earn her trust.

"Erika, what I said to you last night I wasn't thinking, I would never hurt you I promise,"

"You promise?" She asked. Legolas nodded, "Then let me go."

"You still broke the law and your coming with me. It is not up to me how you shall be sentenced," he said giving her rope another hard tug causing her to fall over again.

Legolas walked over to her and pulled her to her feet. "Are you ok? I'm sorry," he said lifting her back up by her shirt.

"You broke your word, I don't put much trust in you," she said.

"You wouldn't walk; you brought that upon yourself," he protested, "please come with me."

Erika sighed, gave up and started walking. Legolas smiled and started walking behind her.

The two walked out of the forest and Erika's mouth dropped open in shock. There in front of her was a beautiful white castle with smaller houses beside it and behind it all of it was protected by a large black metal gate. Maybe she wouldn't mind being in jail here after all.

They walked up to the gate the two guards opened it for the two eyeing Erika curiously. Erika glared back.

Legolas knocked on the castle door and was greeted by a small mousy elf that looked disapprovingly at Erika. Legolas went into a great hall and met his father sitting on his throne reading a scroll sighing he put it down and smiled when he saw Legolas.

"Greetings my son, was your trip to Rivendel safe?" noticing Erika he stopped and looked at her strangely "Who is this Legolas and why is she tied up?"

"I found her in the forest. She attacked one of the men, you should look at her weapons," he replied.

The king frowned at Erika. "What is your name?"

Erika looked at the ceiling and around the room ignoring the king's request.

Legolas tugged on her ropes and whispered. "Answer you fool."

"You betrayed my trust I hate you!" Erika whispered back harshly.

"If she will not answer then she shall stay in the dungeon until she thinks it right to do so," The King said angrily, "Legolas take down to the cells."

Legolas grabbed her by the arm and led her out of the room when he closed the door behind him he turned to her "What is wrong with you? You don't ignore my father you will be locked up for life,"

"You said I attacked Lieveryo, he stole my pack it was instinct!" Erika hissed.

"Yes we have all seen you instinct, you have no sense of boundaries perhaps this will teach you," Legolas said and he started walking to a set of stairs.

The two walked down several flights until they came to the bottom floor and walked along until they were at old looking wooden door with a grate across the top half so you could see in.

"Here is your cell." Legolas said pushing the door open. Inside was a wooden bed with a shabby looking blanket on top and beside it was bucket and some leaves.

Erika turned to him. "Very well then could you look after melody? She doesn't like dark places it's the least you could do," she said pulling the little gray and white kitten off her shoulder and handed it to Legolas.

"Is there anyway I can have my sword or bow back?"

Legolas just looked at her.

"I'll take that as a no," she said and went into her cell and sat down on the bed as the door swung closed and Legolas walked out of site.

Erika lay down on the bed facing the wall and cried. She had no friends and she was somewhere that she thought didn't exist. Why did her Nana want her to go on this quest?

Legolas walked down the hall in deep thought he was about to group the stairs when he heard quiet sobs. Striding back to the cell, he peered in through the gloom and saw Erika convulsing, obviously crying.

Legolas's soul wept for the poor girl, she was only young. Quietly he opened the door and sat down on the end of the bed. Erika's head shot up, which revealed puffy eyes and a tear streaked face.

"What do you want now?" She asked looking him up and down.

"I wanted to apologize for my behavior towards you and for breaking your trust I will speak to my father," he said absent mindedly stroking Melody's ears. Melody started purring.

"I think she likes you," Erika said smiling slightly.

"Erika may I ask you one question?"

"You already have but yes, go on," she said laughing slightly at Legolas's confused face.

"Where did you get your sword and bow?" he asked looking her deep in the eyes.

Erika dropped her gaze. "My parents gave them to me. It is the only thing I have of them left," she said quietly.

"Thank you Erika, I will take care of Melody for you," Legolas said walking out of the cell, shutting the door behind him.

I think I will leave it here coz if I continued it would make sense but chapter will be up soon, remember reviews encourage the writer. So review away!

Just a hint of what will come next chapter.

"Do you know of what importance you are to elves?"

"No but I'm guessing something like Jesus" Erika said getting sick of being told she was important, yet she recalled she was locked in a cell for 4 nights with a toilet beside her bed. She wasn't that important to them then.

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