Chapter one: Fate
On a cold winter's morning a young girl stumbles through some woods, her home, her village burned by bandits. Her feet bare and her clothes a mess, she shivered under a thin cloak, slient tears fell into the pure white snow. The fourteen year old's parents had perish in the fire as it spread from house to house, farm from farm and she was the only survivor. With each step she took a soft crunch echoed in the barren woods, she had to get far, far from those terrible men for they were surly after her. The girl's stomach grumbled and growled as she treaded on, her feet num with cold and she fell to her knees, she let out apitful cry of sorrow.
Crows called and flapped all around her, she hugged her self and began to cry and scream. She had watched so many be killed by those men, after they had their way with the young woman or girls of the village they tried to come after her, but her father wasn't afraid of them and refused to give up his only child to those wolves. The men and her father agured and faught alittle but her father came out the victor and the men left them alone or so they thought.
As soon as the village was quiet and all was asleep the bandits attack burning all the houses and killing anyone they didn't like or they simply felt like killing.
No sun was shinning only a harsh wind blew at her kicking up the snow as it fell like feathers of doves. The girl's head was lowered as her cries died into soft sobs, the wind became a light breeze and a warm kind hand suddenly appeared on her shoulder, the young girl fell foward in fear but when she turned her head it wasn't the horrible bandits at all.
A pale fair face of a young man appeared under a dark green hood and he smiled at her. A few blonde strans of hair poked and swayed slightly in the soft breeze, he held his hand out to her. "Can I help you Milady?" She whimpered and scootted away from him, he frowned and kneeled next to her still having his hand out to her. "There's no need to be afraid of me young maiden." The stranger noticed the burns on her legs, and he looked back up to her face. "Would you like me to carry you? Where are you going? I could help you."
The girl only backed up more but she was stopped by the hard trunk of a old tree, tears began to form in the corner of her eyes. The stranger stood and held out his right hand towards her, "please let me he-" But the stranger's words were cut short as cries from beastly looking men were coming around the the bin, "GET HER!" One of them cried while waving a large war axe above his greasy black hair. The group cheered with cruel laughter with their swords and axes held high, As soon as those words were said the stranger had step in fornt of the girl and took the bow on his back and slip a quiver in between his fingers, he began to take aim. Luck was on the stranger's side for the wind had stop for a brief moment which allowed him to slice through the air and pierce one of men's chest, knocking the man instantly on the ground.
For the rest of the group it only took him three seconds to finish off and last one standing had run away, the man was about 5 yards away asthe stranger help the girl up, but it only took him a fraction of a second for his arrow to pierce the man's skull, bits of brain brust forth from his forehead, he fell to his knees then to the ground.
"I mean you no harm, young maiden." The stranger said softly as he pulled back his hood making the girl gasp slightly, "I am a elf and I want to help you." The girl just looked up at him wide eye, it took her a few moments to say just a few words. " Dead, all dead. Alone."
The stranger took her into his arms, his scent was pleasent like wildflowers in full bloom. The girl began to break down in tears, the tears poured down her face in great streams. The wind began to moan and snowflakes began to drift down to earth, sprinkling in her dark hair. The stranger rubbed her back and held so close to him, he began to speak, his words warm and kind. "If it means anything to you, my name is Legolas Greenleaf and I do promise to protect you." The maiden's cries died off in soft sobs and she choked out a word, "Aduialelen." Then the girl fainted, so much emotion builded up and wash over her weak body. Legolas picked her up, wrapping her in his cloak, the girl sniffled in her slumber, he chuckled softly down at her. Poor girl,he thought as he began to walk through the snow leaving not a foot print. It must be up to me to protect her...Now.
The youth and the girl become black shadows that melted into the morning sun, as angel tears floated down from heaven; mercy.