Chapter 5

Haldir felt his heart swell with pride at the sight of Talar in the beautiful Elven wedding dress. At the sight of her standing next to Celin he knew that he had made the right choice of letting Celin marry Talar. They were perfect for each other and Haldir knew Celin would always love and protect his sister. Haldir glanced at Rumil and Orophin and knew that they felt the same way as he did.

Once the wedding and feast were finished, Haldir and his brothers congratulated the happy couple and took their leave. They were needed back to guard the border. Haldir smiled to himself as he realized Talar would be thinking very little about her brothers over the next few days. Ah, young love. As the brothers made their way to the guarding flets, they all wandered into their own thoughts.

A few hours passed by without a sound. Everything seemed normal, but for some reason Haldir started to feel uneasy. He asked his brothers and they felt the same uneasiness. "Stay alert and be on your guard," Haldir said as he and his brothers came down the flet and drew their bows and arrows. They stood motionless for a time, just listening for something suspicious, and then it happened.

Two hundred Orcs at least were heading their direction. Haldir and his brothers drew their bows and took aim. The arrows hit the targets directly in the heart, dropping them dead. Haldir drew his sword and made his way towards the oncoming Orcs. His brothers did the same and out of the corner of his eye Rumil saw more elves coming to help aid them. Rumil sighed with relief and pointed the elves out to Haldir and Orophin.

Haldir nodded in recognition to the elves and thanked the Valar for Lady Galadriel's gift of seeing the future. Haldir gave the command and all of them went charging toward the Orcs. Being skilled warriors the Lorien elves had no trouble killing off the Orcs. When the battle was done Haldir walked the field to see if any elf had been hurt.

As luck would have it, only one was seriously injured and a few others were only scrapped and bruised. "Get him to the healers immediately," Haldir ordered. A few elves nodded and carried off the injured elf to get help. Haldir went to his brothers. "Are you both alright?" he asked. Both Rumil and Orophin nodded yes.

As Haldir and his brothers went back to their post, Haldir knew what he had to do in order for his sister and her new husband to be truly safe. He knew she would hate the idea but it was the only way he could ever have peace of mind.