Chapter 23: An Evil Plot
by Elven Hope
Amarth groaned his head spinning, he had to get up and help Mornie was still close by and Rogir didn't stand a chance on his own. He pulled himself up, somehow, using the tree for support and peeked out from behind the tree, Mornie had moved back to Rogir and grabbed the elf from behind. Rogir however, was doing far better than he had been last time he met Thelion and had flipped Mornie over his head (using a move he had perfected in weapons training).
Deciding that this was as good a time as any Amarth moved behind Admir who was busy trying to get free and attempted to untie the tight ropes that bound her to the tree. This proved to be far more difficult than he had thought, but eventually the rope fell away and Admir rushed forwards, not at all surprised that she had been freed, and ran at Duror who was now helping Mornie.
Thelion watched the whole thing with disdain waiting for the other two elves to overpower Rogir and Admir. Unfortunately for him, he had not even thought that Amarth might join in and the opposition seemed to be wining thanks to the extra help.
Thelion finally decided that this couldn't go on any longer and grabbed Admir â€" who was closest to him by the scruff of the neck pulling her out of the fray. He held Admir still when she struggled in his grasp and she glared at him disdainfully.
"Stop!" Thelion yelled at the others. "Stop or I will hurt her!"
When Rogir saw what was happening he stopped, more out of surprise than anything else, but that was enough for him to be pinned to the ground by Mornie.
Beside him Amarth suffered a similar fate.
"Good," Thelion said. He wasn't entirely sure what to do now, he hadn't meant for everything to go this far, after all hurting one of the royal family warranted death and he could bet that the same went for Admir and her family. But if he let them go, then they would most certainly tell Elrond and Thranduil and he could only imagine what would happen to him. He paused thinking for a while. What was he supposed to do? And how was he supposed to get out of this unscathed?
The idea came to him in a flash, he couldn't really do more damage to them than he already had done, but he could make sure that they were never found again. Remembering his training in defense from a year ago he pressed the pressure point behind Admir's ear rendering the Peredhil unconscious.
Rogir struggled furiously and Morion held him down tighter.
"Keep him still!" Thelion snapped leaning down next to Rogir and searching for the same pressure point.
Rogir shook his head jerking away from Thelion knowing that what ever he was about to do would be bad. Thelion's hand shot out forcing Rogir's head still whilst his other found the pressure point and pushed hard.
The younger elf went limp and Thelion turned on Amarth.
The other elf, now absolutely terrified of what Thelion would do to him shifted uncomfortably as he moved over. "If you want to be a traitor," Thelion growled. "Then you will be treated as such."
Amarth squirmed away, but it was no use as he tumbled into unconsciousness.
Namarie
Shawna D.