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The Wounds of the Past
by: firewingz
Chapter 2: Spider's Nest
King Thranduil rushed into the archery fields. No one was there. His Majesty searched his mind for any other place his son might have gone. Before he could come up with anything, a soldier came up.
"Your Majesty, the spiders are attacking the first patrol."
"Send the archers, bar the doors, and make sure none can come through," the King quickly ordered. His thoughts strayed back to his missing son, as he rushed back inside his palace to talk with his advisors. The King of Mirkwood shook his head, his people needed him. He'll have to apologize to his son later. The King called for a maid and she quickly came to stand by the King who was just about to enter the throne room.
"Find Prince Legolas and tell him I want to see him," The King commanded. The maid quickly bowed her head and went to look for the prince. With that easing his mind, The King of Mirkwood marched into his throne room where his advisors were already assembled.
The Prince of Mirkwood looked around cautiously. He quickly drew his scimitars, he knew his bow and arrows wouldn't be the greatest weapon to use at such close proximity. And Legolas knew he would have to conserve his arrows for the ride out of the forest.
He calmly held his twin scimitars by his side and looked around with his keen elven eyes. His hearing straining to catch anything his eyes would not. Suddenly, the wind rushed behind him. His horse immediately bolted out of the forest. Legolas turned to his horse for a second before turning to meet eyes. Legolas jumped into the air and landed a couple feet away from the spider.
The spider clicked his jaws hungrily, looking at the fresh elven blood with profound interest. It quickly rushed to meet its dinner. Legolas quickly parried his legs and stinger. He seemed to be gliding on air as he whirled around the spider, thrusting and jabbing his sword when there was an opening. Blood and cuts were seen all over the spider.
Suddenly, another came at the screeching of its kin. Legolas whirled around and narrowly missed the attack of the other spider. His arms and twin scimitars whirled in the air, dancing and circling the two spiders. Two more spiders came into the battle view upon hearing its two kins' urgent call. But the spiders weren't that stupid. Even it could tell that it would have been a losing battle. Just watching the young elven-prince brought the spiders under its spell. Prince Legolas' movements were so blurred with the constant shining of his metal sword that it looked like the dance of death.
Before long, the two spiders lay dead. Legolas saw the eyes of more spiders and quickly bolted through the nest. As he was about to breach the end of the spider's nest, he almost didn't see the shining web and quickly halted before entangling himself in the sticky web. One of his arm's were caught and he quickly cut off the web that held to his arm. Before Legolas could continue, he noticed that he had cut off a web sack.
With the webbing off, a face lay limply at the maiden's shoulder, her blonde hair covering her face. Legolas' heart thumped in his chest. Her hair...it was like his mother's.
To be continued:
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