Five days past and no-one came to visit me. The maids did bring me food but nothing more. I tried to talk to them, ask for explanations but nothing. I asked them to bring me in forth of the King, still nothing. I even went as far as yelling at them for not talking and a maid should talk to her future queen. The doors were guarded, I couldn't even go outside. Talking to the guards didn't help either. They would just push me back in to my room. "I apologize, my lady" they said, but nothing more.
I was beyond furious when another day arrived. I felt like a prisoner in my new home. As I walked to my balcony, I noticed a guard behind the tree. They were guarding me even from the outside. I wondered what would happen, if I would try to climb down. Would they drag me back here? Maybe, if I would scream really loudly, would somebody come to rescue me then? I sighed. "You seem frustrated," said a deep voice behind me. There he was, the elf who prisoned me, Thranduil. He seemed so peaceful, not a doubt he didn't feel any guilt for leaving me here. It made me even more furious. I tried to slap him across the cheek. I was good in fighting and yet I acted like a young elleth would. I didn't care.
I was not pleased when he cought my hand at the last moment. "Why did you do that?" he asked. He seemed to be upset but I was more. "You left me here for five days!" I yelled. I tried to slap him again but he cought my other hand too. I tried to get free but he was too powerful. He had both of my arms. He said nothing, while I continued my rampage. It was like he just accepted it and waited for it to stop. And it did. I was tired but it didn't stop me from glaring him. Thranduil sighed and said "I had to." "You had to? I believe you are lying," I said. I was dissapointed beyond measures. He couldn't even give me a decent reason. "I apologize, my little one, but I really had to," he then continued "There were spiders nearby. I didn't want to risk your life before they were destroyed." I sighed and said "So the spiders can walk around kingdom whenever they want?" He looked as if I had offended him. "No they can not. But they keep coming. It is the kingdoms business." I snorted and said "If they can not get inside, then why keep me here, locked up, like a prisoner?" Thranduil seemed to be displeased and he said "You are not a prisoner. I couldn't risk it." Before I could continue, he said "Would you like a tour in the Mirkwood areas?" I was furious but these five days had me on my knees. I said yes just to get out from this room. He smiled as I nodded.
We walked through corridors and over bridges. I was slightly afraid since I was not fond of heights. I must admit, it was a little embarrassing. Dwarves and elves weren't afraid of heights but yet here I was, terrified. "What is wrong?" Thranduil asked, as we were walking over another bridge. "Nothing," I mumbled. He walked in front of me and stopped, so I couldn't get pass him. "What is wrong?" he asked again. "I may be a little bit afraid of heights," I said in a small voice. Thranduil started to laugh. I had never heard him laugh like this, so loudly. As he calmed down, he put his hand around my waist and said "You will get used to them but in the mean time, don't worry, I am here." I smiled.
There were huge golden gates in the next corridor but Thranduil walked right past them. "What is in there?" I asked. He sighed and said "Our prison." "Oh." So that is why we walked past it. "Believe me, there is nothing for you to watch there" he said and then added with a smirk "But this is worth watching." We walked past another set of door and made it to a big hall. It glimmered as if it was covered with starlight. "Where are we?" I asked. The hall had enourmous tables, but it didn't seem to be a normal dining hall. Thranduil smiled and said "It is the great hall of Mirkwood, it is for great celebrations." He leaded us to a table, that was in the centre of the hall. It had two chairs, which were covered in diamonds. Thranduil pointed at the chairs and said "This is, where we will sit." He then added in a tender voice "And in our wedding." "Oh." I was trying not to think about the wedding but he seemed to be sure to remind me it as much as possible. "We are announcing it to the elves of Mirkwood in the next Starlight celebrations." I asked, when the event was and he said "Next month, my love." "But most of the elves already know," I said. Thranduil nodded and said "It is a tradition to make it public, they may know but an announcment is still needed. I nodded. Only month to go and it is known to all the world.
"You seem to be in deep thought," said Thranduil. We had walked around for two hours, he showing me different rooms and areas of Mirkwood palace. While he had talked all the way, I had only nodded and mumbled most of the time. I sighed and apologized. Thranduil quickly said "No need to apologize, I am just worried what is troubling your mind." I snorted for a moment, there was a lot. "The wedding, you, everything," I said. "Me?" Thranduil seemed to be suprised. Then he said "You are still thinking, why I choose you." I knew that what I was about to say, was definately crossing the line but I still did it. "Why should you choose me, when you abandoned the dwarves in Erebor?" He seemed offended. He said in a loud voice "Dwarves are despiteful, I had to look out for my own kingdom, what more reasons do you need?" I laughed slightly and then said "I am a dwarf too." He looked at me with as despiteful look and then said "Make sure you don't mention it again. You are an elf in my eyes, not some low dwarf."I was offended. I was dwarf by blood and he wouldn't accept it. I guess I knew it all along. Who would accept me in this world? I was a mutant after all.
I sighed.I realized Thranduil had left me alone and for that I was suprised. I didn't knew where the way to my room was and neither did I care. I walked around aimlessly when I practically run into Legolas chest. "I apologize, I should have been more careful," I said. Legolas had a small smile and he said "A queen to be, apologizing. My father would be devastated." He then noticed my confusion and said "Ada isn't the right elf to apologize to anyone. It is funny to see, that he has chosen someone like you." He then added quickly "Don't be offended. I am happy for you." I nodded. Legolas then asked "Why are you here, alone?" I sighed and said "I might have made Thranduil a little angry." Legolas laughed and said "He'll come around." He showed me the way to my room. I must have had a really dissapointed look on my face, because he then asked "Would you like me to show you the Mirkwood forest?" I nodded.
"Why is it sick?" I asked as we walked through the forest. "I do not know. The life of the forest has begun to fade. There aren't many alive animals anymore." He then mumbled to himself "It must have something to do with the dark magic." He apologized when he noticed my confusion. "What dark magic?" "There are spiders coming and coming from Dol Guldur. We kill them but they keep coming." I then asked "Dol guldur? But isn't it supposed to be abandoned?" He nodded and sighed "There is something wrong but Thranduil doesn't want to do nothing about it." I asked him why and Legolas said "It is not in our borders," he then added "You'll learn in time, that my father isn't quite as friendly as he might seem to you." I briefly laughed and then said "I think I learned that long way ago." When I noticed that Legolas was confused, I added "Erebor, you know." He quickly nodded. I noticed that although the forest being sick, it was still a magnificent sight. The trees were tall and covered up most of the sky. I was happy that atleast I had a balcony where I could see sun, because in this forest there wasn't a change for
"I was happy for that Legolas had shown me the forest but my happiness faded as soon as I noticed Thranduil standing at the gates. He seemed to be furious. He almost ran to us and started yelling at Legolas "Where were you? How dare you take him to the forest?" Legolas didn't even apologize. "She is tired of being stuck in her room. I gave her a change to actually go out for a while." Thranduil then yelled "I already gave her a change. I showed him Mirkwood." Legolas then said "And you left her alone." Then he left. Thranduil was furious but he didn't yell at me. "I came to see you but you were gone." I sighed and said "Well I am here now."
