"The sun rises" Adonnenniel turned to the messenger. "Go and be careful!"
"As you wish" the messenger nodded his head before kicking the sides of his horse.
Adonnenniel watched the messenger ride out into the narrow road, saying a small prayer for his safety. Her brother will respond with an army, he has to. She felt a hand slip into hers and was not surprised to feel that unique lift that she usually feels around Legolas. The waves of the ocean seemed to have come back alive once again inside of her as she looked back up to her Prince.
"He is one of the fastest riders in our Kingdom" Legolas commented.
But how fast were the Ra'zacs? Mirkwood was in the center of the dark forest and completely cloaked with many shades. The Ra'zac doesn't have to care what time of day it is, just as long as they stay in Mirkwood, then they will be safe. She just hoped that the Ra'zacs had gone a different path and away from the messenger, giving him time to escape and go call upon Adanion.
"What happens now?"
"We wait"
"That's it?" Adonnenniel looked back up to Legolas.
"That is all we can do as of now. You are our only strongest fighter when it comes to these creatures of the dead" Legolas told her.
"Me?" Adonnenniel blinked back in surprise. "What can I possibly do? I know nothing of these woods"
"But you know everything about water magic. You said so yourself! It is in your blood and duty to become one with the water" Legolas than squeezed her hand. "If we had not been betrothed, then my people would have been lost to this fate. Now we have a Princess who can fight for a race that isn't rightfully hers. Don't you see? This is the chance that you have always wanted. A moment to prove that you are worth much more than what everyone else is saying. You are not the sea rat that Hûredhiel keeps on saying you are. You are our very own Sea Enchantress. Everything that everyone has said about you is going to be proven a lie. You just have to trust yourself"
"How could you possibly have so much faith in me?" Adonnenniel asked.
"I thought you would have always known. You always have to have faith in the one you are meant to spend forever with" Legolas smiled down to her.
Adonnenniel tried to search in his eyes any sign of doubt. She wasn't expecting to see him still smiling to her, letting Adonnenniel study him as if he could read her mind. Adonnenniel looked around and surveyed the people that were doing their own little things: the men keeping guard of their Kingdom, the women strolling around and talking to one another while the little elflings ran around, happy and cheerful like as if today was a celebration. When she looked back to Legolas, all he could see was fierce determination written over her face.
"We need to make potions" Adonnenniel commanded. "Give to me all the vials that everyone can find. I can place water into the vials so no one will be unarmed. I do not care if I use up all of my energy if I have to. We need to be ready in case the Ra'zac tries to attack. I do not want these people harmed"
Legolas looked deep into her eyes and then turned to one of the Elves that were standing nearby. He gave him a quick nod before the Elven man quickly turned and hurried back inside. Legolas looked back down to Adonnenniel and could see her eyes had turned into an almost liquid kind of grey. The shade was something he has noticed never left her eyes ever since he came back from his trip.
"For the Kingdom. For you" Adonnenniel said to him. "I will not let the Ra'zacs win this battle so easily. It has only just begun"
"Are you sure you want to do this?" Legolas asked. "Do not push yourself to any sorts of limits that you cannot bear"
"I will not let these people be unarmed" Adonnenniel said firmly like as if it was the Teleri she was speaking of. "You said I was the only one in this Kingdom that has water magic"
"I didn't mean for you to use up all of your energy now" Legolas told her.
"I am not the strongest sea elf out there" Adonnenniel placed a hand on his shoulder. "The least I could do is give everyone a vial if something goes wrong"
"If?" Legolas asked and looked into her eyes.
He couldn't believe what he was seeing. Adonnenniel doubted that the messenger will get to her brother on time. She was willing to sacrifice herself in order to let his people live if all went ill. Legolas cupped her face so fast that Adonnenniel jumped at the gesture.
"You are not going to die" he said firmly. "The only thing that is facing death is those Ra'zacs wandering our forests"
"Legolas" Adonnenniel said in a low voice. "I will grow weak if it is just me against the Ra'zac"
"You misjudge both my people and yours" Legolas said. "Your people will come, if not for the alliance we have with one another then for you"
"It takes a long time to get from here to there" Adonnenniel countered.
"It took us a long time" Legolas corrected. "He is just one person. Armies travel fast too; they were trained to cross long distance in a short amount of time. Trust me, I have seen it happen. The Ra'zac was also a good deal away from our borders when we first discovered them. Whatever they are planning, it is not happening today. You can rest easy for now. Your brother will come with his army. Even if they do not arrive on time, you are not alone in this fight. My people will fight with and for you. They will die for you. And so will I"
