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Legolas kept looking up at the sky as he laid on the grass. They had left the cover of the forests and were making their way to Mordor as fast as the horses could carry them. It was the logical choice that she would make if she wanted to destroy Sauron. She wasn't believing them that Sauron was dead and his tower in his dark land was destroyed. She would want to see it for herself. But would that be enough. Legolas wasn't sure. Hell, he hadn't even seen the signs that she was losing her mind to the delusion again. If he couldn't see that, what good was he to her as a friend or a husband? He should have been the one to tell her that everything was going to be alright and that they would find a way to destroy Sauron once and for all.

The call of a hawk broke the prince from his thoughts and he got to his feet. Circling down to him was a hawk of Mirkwood. To be more precise, it was his hawk, the only one who could find him. There was a message tied to her leg. Legolas called the hawk down to him and she landed on his shoulder. He spoke gently to her as she held out her leg so he could get the note. He read it carefully. It was from his father and he never sent notes unless it was extremely important.

As Legolas read, his face paled. She had fallen ill. No more. He wasn't going to let this go any longer. She needed him. He would go to her, even if it meant that she killed him. He would never let her go alone again. He should have gone after her to begin with. He grabbed his pack and jumped onto his horse and turned it northward. The hawk took flight and followed him as he galloped away. He needed to get to his wife.

Haldir paced back and forth as he waited for Gandalf to conduct his business, some of that being if the merchants had seen another elf go through the town. The prince had left in the middle of the night a few days ago without word to them. To say the least, it pissed Haldir off that the prince would just take off like he had. It was like he didn't even care if they found Eleryna alive or dead. Not to mention that Gandalf needed all the protection they could provide. Eleryna believed that he was Sauron. She planned to kill him on sight if that is what it took for her to be free of his magic. It was not something that Haldir was willing to risk. Middle Earth needed the Wizard. If he was dead and a new threat came upon them, who was going to help them?

"Don't worry, Haldir." Gandalf interrupted the Elf's thoughts. "I'm sure he had a good reason for leaving. Mordor is not the only place that Sauron stayed for a period of time."

"You speak of Dol Guldur." Haldir said. "She was almost taken there before the war began. It was cleansed by Lady Galadriel not long after the final battle."

"A battle Eleryna believes she lost. She may have gone to check there for him. Or me."

"Then why are we not going there?"

"She will be gone by the time we get there." Gandalf said. "Sooner or later, she will be going to Mordor. It is there that we need to be when she does go there. Where Legolas thinks he belongs is up to him. But I suspect that she may have been seen in Mirkwood else Legolas would not have left."

"Then we go o Mordor and await our doom."

"My doom, Haldir." Gandalf replied. "My doom. It is me she thinks is her enemy and it is me who shall pay the price for her healing." Gandalf mounted Shadowfax and turned the horse east and kicked him into a gallop. Haldir followed. He didn't like the words that Gandalf had spoken and was sure that the Wizard would sacrifice his life for Eleryna's. But his orders were clear. He needed to protect Gandalf and Eleryna.

Legolas looked out across the landscape. He had left his companions, yes. But he had a feeling that he would be seeing them again soon anyway. Sooner or later, Eleryna would be making her way to Mordor where Gandalf would no doubt wait for her. He needed to get to them so he could talk to Elrohir. Elrohir was the only one that she would listen to. He was the one that she trusted. If Elrohir knew that Gandalf would be waiting in Mordor, then he would take Eleryna there. It was where everything had begun. It was where everything needed to end. It hadn't ended for Eleryna and it needed to. He would make sure that it ended for her this time. He should have been there with her when she had faced off against Sauron. It should have been him to go with her, not Boromir. If he could go back and change that, he would. He would make it so he went along with them. Then, Eleryna may have been safe from Sauron's influence. That had been his task. When he had married her, part of the vows had been that he would always protect her and that she would never walk alone among the stars. Now, here she was, walking alone in the fires of Mordor. She was lost in the fires where he could no longer reach her. But he was determined to try. He would never let her go without him again.

Legolas called to the hawk and she landed on his outstretched arm.

"Go back." He told her, tying a new note to her leg. "Get an update on Eleryna." The hawk chirped and Legolas smiled. The hawk had been starting to get attached to Ryna. "I need to know if she is still at the palace. Go straight to my father. Do you understand?" The hawk chirped and took to the air. Legolas smiled and continued to ride towards his home, hoping to intercept Eleryna if she had indeed left like he believed that she had.

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