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Chapter 8

Torture

Near the fire Halsey brought out a dagger and approached the golden haired Mirkwood prince with the same smug and twisted smile that promised lot of pain.

"Well, well. Where should we start." Said the black haired man evilly snickered. And all the men around laughed and called out where, except Colton, who was now sitting near the bounded elven lords with his eyes cast on the ground.

Halsey encouraged by their cheers started slowly cutting front of the young princelings' tunic leaving shallow red cuts.

The air vibrated more as the great feline growled her deep ferocious growl that froze all the blood in her prey.

But Legolas endured the pain and kept silent. The youngest elf glared fiercely at the evil man as he cut his cheek and bright red blood trickled down the princes' face. The other men just cheered and yelled to continue with the entertainment.

'They are all rotten to the core.' Thought lord Elrond as he watched what was the man doing to his charge. Legolas was bleeding from many shallow wounds and his tunic was stained red. 'He is as stubborn as his father. But after this mishap Thranduil will ban Legolas to ever set a foot in my realm.' And bound like this he could do nothing to help the golden haired princeling. He looked around at the man sitting around the camp and his stormy gaze ended up on the subdued blonde man. 'Well maybe except the stout blond man, Colton. He was a regular visitor to Imladris.' The ancient elf thought and looked at the man sitting near him. He thought that he would gladly help them if they ever get free from the bonds.

The black haired man grabbed Legolas' chin and turned his head to face him. "Shame you are a male. Your face is even more beautiful than any woman I have been with before." He slyly whispered to the princes' ear and the great cat heard him. Legolas spat in his face and Halsey wanted to strike the golden haired elf but stopped.

"Do not touch him!" Luin roared out laud and the rope that bonded her muzzle broke with a loud crack. Halsey stopped with raised hand and turned to the great feline with wide eyes.

'She is worth much more now.' He thought, because he wanted her just for her shiny warm fur. He went to her in few great strides.

"Say something more cat." He said and was mesmerized by the new fact of human speach.

But Luin was adamant and remained silent. And only growled or hissed at the man.

"I know you can speak cat. So now tell me something." Halsey sneered at the cats' face. The great felines' only response was a loud growl at his face showing her white fangs. Which earned her a fist to the side of her head.

"Speak!" the man yelled.

Luin only glared harder, her sky blue eyes were just two tiny slits.

"Do not do it Luin! I will endure this." Legolas begged her in elvish.

"So, if you will not speak, I will return to what I was doing. Walcott tie her muzzle!" Halsey said and walked away. The black haired leader came to his bag and took out a barbed whip and smirked at the great bluish feline. He enweaved the whip and lashed with it.

The smaller man did not object, his body trembling and walked to the great cat. Luin growled loudly at him and he stopped frozen on the spot few steps before her. Then he gave up as she snapped at his fingers and almost bit them off and sat by a near tree if his leader has another order for him to do.

Legolas endured the first few lashes of the whip, but as it stroked the same spot few times and the barbs dug deeper in his already sore back, the camp was pierced with the cry of agony from the Mirkwood princeling.

Luin snapped her jaw and growled again then tried to pounce at the man her claws unsheathed, but she was bound so tightly with the rope that she could barely move. She heard the young golden haired princeling cry out again in pain as the barbed whip dug deeper in his back and tore more skin and muscles. She strained her muscles pulling at her restrains and she was begging the trees to help her and apologizing to them when she heard the cracking of their bark as the ropes dug deeper in to them from her force.

Then Halsey turned to strike the small shaking boy and the other side, who was still bound to the trees.

The great cat roared at the man and fought the restrains. The ropes and trees creaked and cracked under the force of the bluish snow leopard.

The man stroke once and snapped the rope that bound the boys' left arm. Estel was in shock and did not utter a sound. All the elves shouted to stop it at once and the man and his lackeys laughed at them.

Another strike fell another bond was broken. The small edain stood like rooted to the ground and did not even blink. Shock fully taken hold of the small boy.

"Leave him be!" Luin roared again.

First with a loud crack gave out the rope that held her right paw. At that Walcott jumped up but was not quick enough as another rope on the right side broke and she swiped her paw at him hitting him square in the chest and threw him right to the tree knocking him out. She roared and pulled at the weakened ropes. All the ropes one by one snapped at the force of the struggling feline. Luin was free. She pounced and grabbed the end of the whip. She yanked it out of the whip out of the hand of the surprised man.

Halsey soon came to his senses and took out his dagger and ran after the rooted boy.

But the great bluish feline did not let him. She jumped and landed right between the black haired man and the raven haired child. The man swung the dagger and made a small cut on the felines' shoulder. Luin growled loudly and swiped with her clawed front paw at him. The black haired leader fell back with four claw slashes on his chest.

Luin roared at the other approaching men, who recovered more swiftly and took their weapons, but backed down when they saw how their leader and Walcott ended up.

The great feline circled around the small boy growling and hissing until she ended up behind the small boy. Luin grabbed the small boys' tunic with her jaw on the back and looked to lord Elrond to help him and the others. "Kelsinome!" ordered the raven haired elven lord.

The great feline turned tail and ran to the forest. She jumped across fallen branches and boulders then she headed to one of the great trees. She climbed it thick branches and at the top the cat put down the small edain boy. And he let out a small whine.

"You have to stay here Estel. The tree will keep you safe."The feline said to the boy.

"But Luin what about ada and the others." Estel said with tears in his eyes.

"Worry not penneth. I will save them. Even if it would cost me my life. Just stay here nice and quiet. Okay?" The bluish feline said and the raven haired boy nodded and the tears were spilling from his eyes now.

Please great tree keep him safe please. She whispered to the tree.

Worry not I will. Luin heard the answer of the tree, looked to Estel one more time then licked his tear stained cheek and jumped down from the tree.

'Be safe.' She thought as she ran through the forest back to the camp. 'Please be all safe.'

"Where did she ran of to with the boy!" Halsey yelled and yanked at golden hair of the Mirkwood princeling.

Legolas was weakly dangling on his restrains. He endured merciless beating after the feline ran away with the boy. "I. Know. Not." Legolas spat, and blood oozed out from his split lower lip.

"Where did she took HIM!" The foul man yelled again.

Legolas sneered. "And if I did I would not tell you." The young prince said which cost him another blow with the mans' fist. The golden haired prince spat out more blood and raised his head as high as his feline companion did when they bound her.

The bloody smile angered Halsey even more and raised his fist to strike the cheeky small elf. He stopped at his tracks as deep rumble that vibrated the air echoed through the camp. The black haired man turned and saw the feline emerge from a nearby large bush.

Her eyes shone in rage and her fur standing up. It was not the same cat that left the camp with the frightened boy.

Now it was feral hunter. Really dangerous feline huntress.

Luin approached the foul man camp quietly. She crept to the nearby thick bush and spied the man. She wanted to form a plan but when she saw as the man stroke Legolas in the face, she felt her fury and rage taking its hold inside her body. When she saw her friends' body all beaten up like that she thought. 'I am going to kill him.' She saw red and let her rage consume her completely.

She let her inner feral beast out. She was a monster.

A demon.

TBC…

Translations:

Ada- dad

Edain- human

Mellon nin- my friend

Penneth- young one

Kelsinome- run

Ah angry readers agian. Another cliffhanger. :D I know I am so evil, hope you all liked this chapter :) so please R&R.

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