Hey everyone, I'm a LotR lover. My muse is coffee, English is not my mother tongue and this is my first ever attempt at writing fanfiction. Reviews would be beyond amazing!

This story is going to be some sort of Angst and a little Romance/Friendship starring Legolas, Aragorn and some original characters. There will be rather graphic violence and torture. Consider yourself warned.

All the characters and places, as well as Middleearth, belong to J.R.R. Tolkien.

I edited this chapter so you might want to reread xd

Chapter 1 (which will be boring, sorry for that)

Rivendell/Imladris

Council of Elrond (as this scene will be familiar to you, I didn't do it very nicely. It's just a quick introduction)

Elrond: "Strangers from distant lands, friends of old. You have been summoned here to answer the threat of Mordor. Middle Earth stands upon the brink of destruction. None can escape it. You will unite or you will fall. Each race is bound to this fate, this one doom. Bring forth the Ring, Frodo."
Legolas Thranduilion, Prince of Mirkwood forbore a sough as a sudden wave of pain overran his slim and willowy body. His friend Aragorn, son of Arathorn eyed him heedfully but decided that whatever troubled the elf had to wait until after the council. After discussing the matter of the One Ring back and forth for a long time, a loud dispute erupted between several members of the council.
Surprisingly Frodo Baggins, the hobbit stood up and declared: "I will take it" in a low voice. The others continued to argue, not hearing him so he repeated his words, this time a little louder: "I will take it". Having heard what the hobbit said, the wizard Gandalf closed his eyes in sorrow. "I will take the Ring to Mordor" Eventually, they all stopped discussing and looked at the hobbit in awe. Somewhat intimidated by that many eyes on him Frodo added: "Though, I do not know the way."
Gandalf was the first one to speak again, saying: "I will help you bear this burden Frodo Baggins, as long as it is yours to bear." He then walked over to stand behind him.
Aragorn, who had so far not joined in the arguments, stood up as well: "If by my life or death I can protect you, I will". The Dúnadan walked up to Frodo and kneeled before him. "You have my sword." A slight smile appeared on Gandalf's face as he looked at Elrond who smiled as well.
Legolas made his decision and exclaimed, "And you have my bow" while walking towards the others.
Gimli the dwarf quickly added: "And my axe" while he looked at Legolas. The elf grimaced because of the pain he felt but succeeded in making it look like it was the dwarf who annoyed him.
Boromir who had been eying the hobbit explained: "You carry the fate of us all little one. "If this is indeed the will of the Council, then Gondor will see it done."
Peering through the bushes Frodo's friend Sam shouted and ran to join Frodo: "Mr. Frodo's not going anywhere without me" Elrond smiled slightly: "No indeed it is hardly possible to separate you, even when he is summoned to a secret council and you are not!" The young hobbits Pippin and Merry who had been listening to all this from behind some pillars ran in as well while announcing "Wait! We're coming too!"
Eventually, Elrond ended the council: "Nine companions... So be it! You shall be the Fellowship of the Ring!"

Later that night, Legolas and Aragorn were wandering through the valley of Rivendell together. They sat down on a log and observed the beautiful night sky. After taking a closer look at his friend's face Aragorn decided to pose a question that was foremost in his mind: "Legolas, Gwador, (=sworn brother, close friend) do you consider your decision a wise one?"
"Indeed I do. I consider it my duty to go to Laurelindórenan and inform the Lady Galadriel. The only thing I do regret is sharing my secret with you. It was not my intention to put the burden of this knowledge on your shoulders." replied the Prince of Mirkwood.
With an earnest mien, Aragorn looked in the elf's sapphire blue eyes: "You should know better than calling it a burden on my shoulders while you are the one to suffer. Mithrandir might help you ease the pain."
The second Aragorn spoke these words, Gandalf approached the Dúnedain and the Silvan elf.
The Istar must have heard Aragorn's words since he immediately asked: "What is it, Legolas? Your eyes have been filled with pain and grief since your arrival at Imladris."
The wood elf hesitated: "I would rather not talk about it."
All of a sudden, Legolas began to tremble anchorless. The pain he tried to hide was now fully visible in his eyes and facial expression. The elf struggled to hold himself up and his already pale face became even paler.
Gandalf said dryly: "And I would rather not have you collapse. Let me help you."
Aragorn couldn't stand seeing his friend suffer any longer so he rose to speak. Legolas didn't let him but attempted to explain everything while he was still shivering like aspen leaves in a storm. "A dear friend of mine was captured by Saruman. He…he tortures her every day."
Thranduilion's eyes filled with tears as he fell on his knees, overpowered by a new wave of pain. After some moments, he calmed down a little.
His face still twisted with pain, Legolas continued to explain his situation to Gandalf: "As I said, Lómiel - my friend - is held captive and tortured by Saruman. His orc's surprised us in the woods and we were clearly outnumbered. Lómiel and I are connected by an oath. If one of us gets injured, the other one feels part of the pain. 'Tis what is happening to me right now."
Gandalf frowned: "Saruman...that nasty traitor. It is up to us to end his evil-doing as quickly as possible. Too great is his use for Sauron. However, we would lose too much time if we attempted to do this ere the Fellowship parts from Rivendell. The three of us shall rescue Lómiel first, and be fast so we will meet the rest of the Fellowship soon again. We have no time to lose. Now, Legolas, tell me, the injuries you feel are now visible on your body, are they?"
"Nay. Though I can feel them as if they were real, my body seems unharmed. And it is very hard to tell what exactly causes the pain. I think Lómiel doesn't want me to feel right now. 'Tis possible to stop making your counterpart feel the pain you're enduring if you focus enough but it requires a lot of willpower."
Aragorn enquired: "What tells you that it was Saruman who captured her?"
"The two of us can see glimpses of what the other is looking at if we concentrate a lot. The oath creates such a special connection. It showed me Saruman's evil face."

Lómiel tried to escape Saruman's brutal whip, but his orc's iron grip did not allow her to move. The wizard obviously enjoyed seeing the elleth struggle and the orc, beeing a natural antagonist of elves, seemed to be more than satisfied by the expression of pure suffering on Lómiel's face.
"Tell me, little elleth, what are they planning to decide at this ridiculous council in Imladris?" The way Saruman spat out her former home's name made Lómiel cringe.
However, she still had enough power to answer: "I won't tell you anything. You'll have to find out on your own, nasty traitor" in a tone that sounded much stronger than she felt. Lómiel had always been good at hiding her true feelings, a skill that seemed to come in handy once more in this situation. "You'll pay for your rude behaviour, my pretty little one." was Saruman's reply. He added: "And you will pay for it tonight." With an evil grin on his face, he vanished into thin air, taking the orc with him.
Lómiel curled up and looked up the sky, telling herself that she had to survive, no matter how the wizard was going to torture her. It was not only her own life she had to save.

In case you didn't know: Imladris = Rivendell, Mithrandir = Gandalf, Laurelindórenan = Lothlórien/Lórien, Thranduilion = Legolas' formal name

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