Chapter 2:

Thranduil's voice cut through the silence which had fallen over the hall, chiding his son.

"Legolas, honestly do you have no care? That was a priceless wine glass which you have just smashed." He turned to Ahran before carrying on. "I am sorry my old friend. He can be very careless at times." Legolas hung his head, whilst blushing profusely. His smooth, lilting voice carried across to his Father.

"Ahran, I am sorry for breaking the…" Ahran cut across him. "Never fear. There are plenty more. Now Thranduil, what were you saying?" Thranduil threw his son a less than pleased look, before moving off with Ahran to sit down and carry on with the conversation. Legolas lifted his head slightly to look at the brother and sister. Fasiel was frowning at him. Legolas coloured even more before smiling a little sheepishly.

"I am sorry. It just shocked me to hear what it was that my Father had brought us all here for. He never normally keeps things from us. He has never mentioned us marrying. Why he should think of making us do it now, I do not know." Amadre smiled. Fasiel motioned for them both to follow him. They passed out of the hall and into the gardens. Legolas gasped at the beauty of them.

Tall trees reached their branches to the sky whilst small flowering bushes surrounded their trunks. A small stream was winding its way through them, bubbling on its merry course. The velvety night sky was appraised with many glittering stars which looked like small chips of ice in the sky. Amadre smiled at the look on Legolas' face. Fasiel cleared his throat to distract them from the gardens.

"Legolas, you must promise not to tell what you overheard to anyone. We must, for now, act as though we know nothing of it until we can come up with an idea to stop this." Legolas and Amadre glanced at each other and nodded.

Suddenly, from the top of the steps, Fasiel's name was called. He turned to them and whispered,

"I will return." They both nodded and watched his retreating back. Legolas moved away from her side and sat by the bank of the stream. Amadre joined him. She turned to look at him. He glanced sideways at her before saying,

"What is it, my Lady?" She rolled her eyes.

"I told your brother to not call me that and so neither will you. Please call me Amadre." Legolas shifted slightly so he could sit more comfortably whilst talking with her. Amadre allowed her hand to fall to the softness of the grass, before lying down upon her back and staring up to the sky.

"I always used to come here when I was a little girl and needed somewhere to think. It's a calming place." Legolas nodded, whilst lying on his front. They both sighed, each lost to their own thoughts. They stayed this way for a couple more minutes until the sound of approaching footsteps made them both sit up. Amadre recognised the skulking figure immediately. It was a Lord of her Father's council. He moved down the path but did not see them and moved past the place where they were without glancing up. He was mumbling to himself whilst wringing his hands nervously. A slight sound made him stop. It was the crackling of a twig. Amadre shifted slightly so she could see the Lord better, but the moment she glanced away and back, he was gone, the shifting of the trees in the light breeze the only sound left. Amadre climbed hurriedly to her feet before glancing at Legolas. She motioned for him to follow her back to the hall, but as he stood up, Amadre felt a dizziness overcome her. She splayed her hands to grab onto a tree as she almost fell. Legolas caught hold of her hand and slipped an arm around her waist whilst asking in a concerned voice,

"Amadre, are you alright?" She shuddered in his arms and suddenly went limp. He gasped just as Fasiel rounded the corner. He ran the last few steps and Legolas looked up in panic, a look of relief flooding his face as he realised who it was. He motioned to Fasiel's sister in his arms.

"She looked dizzy so I put my hand out to help and supported her and then she fainted." A look of recognition came across Fasiel's face. He hurriedly took Amadre from the grasp of Legolas and moved back up to the halls. He turned to Legolas.

"Go and fetch my Father. Tell him we are in Amadre's room. Tell him….to hurry." Then Fasiel turned and hurried up the stairs. Legolas watched him go, then ran to the hall. He entered, bowed to one of the Lords there, and made his way to where Amadre's Father was sat with his own. He bowed to them both before saying, breathlessly,

"My Lord, I am sorry to interrupt your conversation, but your son has asked for you to go to him and Amadre in her room. She has been taken ill." Ahran stood up quickly.

"What do you mean taken ill?" Legolas carried on. "We were in the gardens when she stood up. She came across a little dizzy, so I put my hands out to support her. It was a good job I did as she fainted as soon as I…." Ahran nodded before giving Thranduil and apologetic look and moving through the crowd of Elves. Legolas sat down next to his Father, a war of emotions fighting inside his heart.

Fasiel lay Amadre down carefully on her bed. He sat down next to her and took her hand. He sighed in exasperation. So long they had thought her cured and now it was back. He knew what would happen next. He waited, hoping his Father would soon arrive. The door opened suddenly, his Father moving quickly to the bed after closing the door. Fasiel moved quickly out of the way so his Father could take his place next to her. Amadre's eyes began to move underneath the lids of her eyes. She would wake up soon Ahran knew after seeing this movement. After five minutes, Amadre began to stir. She slowly opened her eyes to see her familiar room and her Father leaning over her bed.

"It's happening again isn't it?" Her Father nodded silently. She felt tears well up in her eyes, before her Father had slipped his arms around her and brought her up into his comforting embrace. Fasiel moved up to comfort her too, but when Amadre saw his face she screamed.

Hope you like this. I'll probably have the next part up sometime next week. Let me know if you want me to carry on writing it in your reviews. Cheers.