No, unfortunately, neither lilly7707 nor I own anything to do with Lord of the Rings… Cause if we did, then we'd be rolling around in money… but we're not…
Lanna marched over to Legolas and continued the argument he had attempted to avoid.
"Leggy," she whispered hoarsely, "What do you mean, 'You have a plan'! Please Leggy, DON'T do something stupid."
"I promise you, Lanna, this will work. I guarantee it."
There was a creak of a floor board behind Lanna and they both stiffened.
"I promise you, it won't," Regulus claimed foully with a straggly smile. Lanna gulped visibly. "Well, friends," he said to the two guards behind him, without taking his eyes off Legolas. "It seems our buddy, Legolas, here hasn't quite learned his lesson. Take him to the classroom," he smiled at his own joke.
The two guards nodded and went to stand on either side of Legolas. Legolas stared in to Lanna's worried glance. He started to wonder about the worry in her eyes when the realization hit him, We're inside the room. Legolas gave Lanna a reassuring smile before letting himself be dragged from the room. His elfish ears were just able to detect a small boy's voice.
"Sherryl, was Mr. Legolas naughty?"
"Yes, honey."
"Is he going to come back?" Johnny asked.
"I hope so," Sherryl replied.
Lanna watched as the guards dragged Leggy out of the room followed by Regulus. She returned to Sherryl who was rocking Johnny back and forth with reassurances that Legolas was coming back.
"Bloody fool," she called him. Sherryl nodded in agreement while Johnny shook his head.
"Uh-uh. Mr. Legolas is brave like the heroes in your stories, Lanna," Lanna went over to Johnny and hugged him before explaining.
"Heroes aren't slaves, hun. Bravery works for them, keeps them alive. For slaves, it's a death sentence."
"Sherryl, was Mommy brave?" Johnny looked up at Sherryl expectantly. She hesitated before answering, deciding between the truth and lies.
"Yes, Johnny, your Momma was the bravest woman I knew. She was determined to get out before you were born, but Lanna's right. Bravery, for slaves at least, only causes death."
A single tear trailed down Johnny's cheek.
"Mommy should have been a hero, that way she could have been praised for her bravery instead of punished," he said, holding back more tears.
"Yeah, but she wasn't," Lanna insisted. "And neither are you- or Legolas," Johnny nodded and wiped away his tear.
Legolas was brought to a familiar room, the first cell, in fact, he saw in this hell hole. Regulus walked in to the light from the small window and the guards left. Legolas stood straight and strong, unafraid. He would not leave that way.
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