Disclaimer: Not mine!! :(
Title: To New Mutiny
Rating: R
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Note:: Um, I know I didn't mention him much in the last story, it was only a passing comment at the end, but people are asking, so Anamaer is -or was- Thranduil's advisor. Just thought I'd tell you so there's no more confusion! Or less confusion than there already is…you know what I mean!! I know this chapter is short, but it explains a few things! Anyway on with the story! Huggles, .:Tithen Min:.
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Chapter 25
Thranduil looked on, horrified, then sighed slightly in relief that his son was now beyond pain, at least for the time being. However, his relief was short lived.
Anamaer grabbed Legolas' hair and pulled his head back. "Oh no, you will not get out of this so easily. You have much to answer for, princeling." he turned to one of his guards and nodded, "Wake him up."
The Elf nodded and stepped forwards. While Anamaer held Legolas' head up, the Elf opened the prince's mouth and emptied the contents of a small vial down his throat. Legolas awoke abruptly, coughing and choking.
"Legolas!" Thranduil cried, anguish clear on his face, "What did you give him?"
The Elf shrugged, "Just a little something to wake him up. It is no fun if he is not here to enjoy it."
Thranduil stiffened. Whatever the traitor had in store for them was far from over. He looked over towards his son. Legolas was clearly conscious, but his eyes were closed and his face was lined with pain.
The king knew the fact that his son was showing pain at all was not a good thing. No matter how bad it was, Legolas always tried to make out that he was not hurting. For Legolas to be showing his pain like this meant he must be in agony.
Thranduil frowned. "What else did you give him?"
Anamaer turned. "Very good, Thranduil. You know your son's signals better than I thought. But then, I suppose you should, after being the cause of his hurt for so long."
He paused, looking down at Legolas, who was shaking his head weakly at the cruel words, "I gave him a little drug that heightens the senses…surely you know it, Thranduil? Darathnil I believe it is called…"
"No…" Thranduil gasped, familiar with the drug and its side affects before Anamaer even spoke further.
The demented Elf stroked Legolas' hair, before tangling his hand in it and wrenching Legolas' head back again, looking dispassionately into the young Elf's face, "An interesting side effect of it is that it also affects the sensory receptors." He smirked evilly, "The pain receptors, my dear king. In other words, he is in so much pain right now that he is barely aware."
"Take your hands off him!" Thranduil ordered sharply, "He asked you before what I did to you, and now I ask; what did he do? How does he deserve this evil treatment?"
The former advisor scowled. "He was the axis of my whole scheme." He said, as if it was the most obvious thing in the world, "Everything revolved around him. I purposely sent him on patrol with my faithful followers that day, you see. Told him they needed training and experience." He looked disgustedly at Legolas and chuckled softly, "So trusting he is… When I joined up with them, we attacked him and left him for dead…our search parties were supposed to retrieve his body and bring it to you, so you would know he was dead and succumb to grief. Then the kingdom would have passed to me! But of course, the little prince had to defy me and disappear into the night, making it impossible for me to convince you and making this take much longer than it should have. For that, he will be severely punished." he paused, "Unless, that is, you give your kingdom over to me freely."
Thranduil hesitated. He wanted to end his son's suffering, but—
"No, ada." Legolas' weak but determined voice insisted, "Think of your people, of what they will suffer if you do. My life matters not."
"Shut up!" The traitor screamed, "You have been there, defying me and thwarting my plans at every turn. Well, no more."
He turned to one of his Elves. "Tie him up," he paused, an evil smile creeping over his features, "Facing his father."
Five of the guards went to aid the first, grabbing and holding the prince's arms while they were released and re-bound to a beam above his head with rough rope. The guards then moved back and waited.
Anamaer looked over the bound Elf approvingly, then nodded to a well-muscled Elf who stood passively to one side. "Flog him." The Elf's dark eyes lit up, and he proceeded to shake the kinks out of a wicked looking nine-tongued whip.
"No!" Thranduil cried desperately, "Take me! Do not hurt him any more!"
Anamaer stalked over and took Thranduil's chin in a bruising grip, slapping him roughly. "Oh no, Thranduil. This is part of your punishment as well as his. Your turn will come later, when he lays dying at your feet." The thought of losing his son after only getting him back threw the king into despair.
Legolas raised his head, acknowledging his father's distress. "Sîdh, ada. Do not fear for me. Do not let him win."
He held his father's gaze resolutely, even as the first blow of the lash landed across his shoulders, flooding his heightened senses with agony. The Elf began working Legolas mercilessly, letting blows fall on his chest, arms and legs as well as his back. Legolas knew nothing but pain.
Thranduil was forced to watch in horror as the lash opened gashes all over Legolas' body without pause and shredded his clothing, soaking it with blood, yet he could not help feeling a flash of pride when Legolas refused to utter a sound, although the combination of the drug and the lash must have been causing him terrible pain.
Finally, Anamaer's frustration at Legolas' lack of response got the better of him and he suddenly stepped forward and severed the rope that held the prince to the beam overhead.
Without the support of the rope, Legolas' beaten and abused body collapsed to the floor, where the former advisor delivered a solid kick to his ribs. The young Elf groaned and curled around his ribs protectively, trying unsuccessfully to regain his bearings.
Thranduil flinched at his son's small sound of pain. "I will kill you for this, Anamaer. I swear it,"
The smirk returned to the former advisor's face. "Forgive me if I do not flee screaming, but you do not seem threatening at present."
Thranduil turned a cold gaze on him. "Untie me, and you shall see threatening. Or are you afraid of a fair fight?"
Anamaer turned his gaze to the suffering Elf on the floor at his feet. "Very well. He will not last long now anyway. He has outlived his usefulness, so I shall humour you. Release him,"
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Seeing as so many of you attacked my innocent squirrel the last time, no squirrels this time!!! :) Oh look an Oliphaunt!!!!! *runs and hides under couch* Hehehe! They'll never find me here… Ooh a peanut! And for those of you who didn't look, there actually was an Oliphaunt there… ;)
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Review replies::
MoroTheWolfGod: Hehehe! Yeah, he does need help doesn't he?? *gulp* *giggle* Well…I know this chapter didn't get them very far, but it'll move on from the torture in the next one! I think… Hope you liked anyway and I think it explained a few things! More soon! :)
Lefty: I agree, poor Legolas!! I really need to be nicer to him or he's gonna follow the squirrel and leave!! Aha you'll have to wait and see what happens! It's not over yet! *smile* I'm glad you liked it though! I was getting a little worried for a minute there! *phew* I'll have some more up soon and hopefully it'll answer some of your curiosity!! Hehehe!! ;)
Alice7: Hehehehe! That was the point though, so I could get away while you weren't looking so you all wouldn't kill me! ;) *giggle* Awh poor you, maybe you should stay away from cardboard for a while…the rest of your life maybe… because you have had enuf torment in your life! :) Add knowing me to the list of torment as well cos I'm putting way too much suspense in these last few chapters… So that's where he was! I didn't think Elves smoked, but how and ever! ;) I'll get more up soon!! =)
DXPrincess: Eep!! *runs away* Don't hurt me!! Me and my plot twists are at it again… 0_0 I'm sorry! Really I am!! Did the note at the beginning explain him?? I totally forgot to mention who he was… Silly me! Good idea, I could make lots of money with a reality show about my headlessness… *giggle* I should see about that! Of course if I was headless, I would have no eyes to watch the cute security guard… *dilemma* Sorry this took so long but I hope it was worth the wait! :)
Shandrial: ROTFL!! Hehehe! I can understand the water and the fruit loops (I think) But a chicken?! 0_0 I seriously was rolling on the floor when I read that review! I think Thranduil's a bit closer to teaching him some manners, but we'll have to wait and find out! *giggle* I'm evil… ah I know the voices well…they talk to me too! *glares at everyone else* You're just jealous cos the voices in our heads don't talk to you!! *smirk* Anyway hope this was worth a bit of a wait!! :)
Ivory Novelist: I'm sorry!! I agree, it was quite evil of me, wasn't it… *sigh* I can be like that sometimes! Glad you liked it though even with the profound lack of fluff! *cringe* I would've put some in but there wasn't a suitable place! Do you have AIM? We could chat! And you're welcome, but it was my pleasure to read them, they're all amazing pieces of work! I would put a kitty on my feet, only I don't have one, so I used a dog! That works too!! Love the new chappie of BIH btw! Fabs! Hope you liked!! :)
randomramblings: Um… *nervous giggle* Yes, a squirrel! *runs away again* I'm sorry!! Ah yes, the action part, and the reason the story suddenly went from PG-13 to R! Everyone was wondering why I did that… ;) Hope you liked this one! Any plans for an update on TNWINYTT (Wow that's a long title!!)? I'm not hinting or anything, but I wanna see what happens!! ;) More soon!! =)
Lolita: ROTFL!!! I nearly died laughing!!! I'm sorry your poking stick broke in half… ;) And I'm sorry to torment you so much that you had to come after me!! Eep!! Plot twists can be cruel sometimes… specially when I'm their master… *giggle* Oh right I'm evil! I don't giggle!! *evil laugh* Anyway hope you liked and don't come after me please!!! 0_0 Eep!!!! :)
Sirith: How could I? Well, it was simple really…I put my fingers on the keyboard and *tap tap* The torture chapter was born!! ;) Of course I forgive you as long as you forgive me! So we're even!! I'm glad you liked it, even with the evil cliffie… they're not so bad really! Keeps people guessing!! *blush* great writing?? Eep! Thank you!! :) Looking forward to you're next chapter too! I love your story! *huggles* :)
Pirate-chicha: Dies?!?! I didn't mean to kill her, officer!!! Oh wait, you're alive!! You had me worried there for a while! *phew* I would kill him, but I need him for a while!! You can have him when I'm done with him though if you like!! And you're not a weirdo, I'm worse!! MWA HA HA HA!! (see?) *giggle* Anyway hope you liked!! =)
Tsugumiwolf: Eep!! Poor squirrel!! I'm sorry!!!! I didn't mean to put you through so much mental torment! *peeks out from under couch* Want the peanut?? (not a peace offering or anything…) rotfl!! You always make me giggle! I hope I got this up in time to stop you from dying and having me charged with murder… and I hope this chapter didn't cause more mental torment… 0_0 Sorry!!! ;)
ivorybrowneyes: Really?? Okay then!! :) I'm sorry this took so long, I tried to get it up sooner but I had to work!! *gulp* Hope you liked and that it explained a few things instead of making them more complicated… hehehe! Anyways I'll have more up soon!! *huggles*
Black Hawk: I know! It was a horrible place to leave off wasn't it?? *gulp* WOLVES?!?!?! *runs away* Eep!!!! I was gonna have evil king again, but I decided he needed a break after the last story…so many people wanted to kill him for that… 0_0 I like it! Stick up his butt!! I'll have to remember that one!! I love the one from the Simpsons 'The rod up that man's butt has a rod up its butt!!' Always makes me laugh!! I love your smilies! Cheerful!! :) *blush* I'm cool?? Wow! I've never been called that before!! Glad you're enjoying! I'm working on SotS, it'll be out soon!! ;)
tamara: I'm sorry!! I didn't mean to hurt him!! *looks back over last two chapters* *sigh* Okay, so I did… But it's okay! Cos it's fiction!! ;) I'm glad you liked it and I hope this one was okay and not too gory or torture-some for ya! More soon!! =)
Jedi Cosmos: Yeah, I'm glad people are feeling sorry for him now! They hated him in the last story!! You demand more?? *gulp* Eep!! I'm going as fast as I can!! Really!! I'm glad you liked it though! Hehehe me and my plot twists…I shouldn't do that! *blush* Brilliant? Thank you!! Hope you liked this one too!! I think it explains some of the malice! ;)
Rabbit of Iron: Aha! You see, I'm terrible like that, I tend to put in nasty plot twists when no one suspects! *giggle* It was worth waiting for?? Awh thank you! :) I'm sorry for making you wait til the next chapter! How evil of me… And you read them all in one sitting!? That's impressive! Good thing my chapters are short… ;) And I have no life either if it helps!! Hehehe! Hope you liked and I'll put more up soon!! :)
Passion Lover: I'm sorry!!! I'm really cruel sometimes… ;) But it'll get better! I hope… I'm sorry this took so long! Things got in the way! Did this chapter make you stop screaming or scream more?? 0_0 *gulp* I'll try not to be so evil in future!! Hope you liked!! :)
Kit Cloudkicker: Aye, they do that quite a lot…that's parents for ya, always worried about bills and such… *sigh* *giggle* Ah they didn't get there this chapter, but we'll see what's coming in the next one! I think several people are lining up to kill me if they don't get here soon… *gulp* Hope ya liked!! :)