The colors were still as vibrant, the aroma still as sweet. It had rained last night, the forest was still humid from it. The sound of a horn could clearly be heard, "The Royal hunt has begun!" she heard. Horses trampling the ground, branches breaking, dogs barking made her horse unsteady. "Come on! We must get away!" She turned around her reigns and galloped in the opposite direction of the royals. After riding for awhile, she felt her horse needed water and rest. There was a puddle on the ground that the horse drank out of, on the spur of the moment, a ginormous elk hurried past her and looked her straight in the eyes.
"You must go!" she yelled, as soon as she said that, the animal ran away. Amelia got back onto her horse and rode being the elk to make sure it was safe. Where was it? Well If I've managed to loose it, there isn't much hope that the royals find it.
She turned back once more and heard a gunshot. NO! How could they? "HAYA!" she said as she slapped the reign against the horse. It took off in a sprint,
kill an innocent animal for game? In a land like this…
"Whoa, Whoa..," the man said as our horses started to circle each other. "Are you alright?" he asked Amelia, "I am alright but you've nearly scared the life out of him!" The mans ears perked up as he continued to ask, "Who?" "That elk! what has he ever done to you that you should kill him for?" Amelia asked. " I must say I have never really met him before, but, please if you would take down your hood?" "My hood? I do not see why-" He cut her off, " Just a matter of propriety," as soon as he said so she did. Lias' eye lit up. He had the allure of a prince but the beauty of a god. "You have spoken with the elk then?" the man said after her face was revealed, "No, not quite. I looked into his eyes and I just- I felt like he still had something great to accomplish, that's all," Amelia added unsurely. "Miss, what do they call you?" the man asked while suppressing a smile(which annoyed Lia a bit), she shook her head and said, "It matters not what they call me." He looked amused by her answer, then uttered "you should not be in a forest, alone." "I am not alone, I'm with you, Mister-; what do they call you?" she pondered, "You don't know who I am" he replied flabbergasted. " That is, they call me Legolas," he continued, "I trust you come from Imladris?" he asked raising an eyebrow "In ways yes." "Do they treat you well?" he quickly asked, " More than I probably deserve," Amelia replied. He sat straighter and smiled at her, the ruckus of the players came closer. "Oh please, Mister Legolas don't let them hurt him," Amelia pleaded. "Well, you see we're hunting, it's what's done." Amelia cut him off from further speaking and said, "Just because it's what's done doesn't mean it should be done." He smiled and let out a small laugh and said, "Yes, you are right!" then looked at her in the eyes, which made her blush. A few official guardsmen found them, "Your m-" Legolas quickly turned to them and yelled back, "Legolas it's, Legolas!" "Alright Legolas," the guard said with a smirk, "We must go back, the hunt has ended!" Amelia looked horrified, " You didn't hurt it did you?" the guards looked at each other and said, "My Lady, the elk got away, much to the Kings' dismay…"
The new friends both let out a relieved gasp, "I really must go," they both said at the same time. They laughed a bit then Amelia politely nodded and asked, "do you have any idea, uh… how I can get back to Imladris?" Mister Legolas had a questioning look and smiled "East miss, and until later…" He smiled and headed back with his men. He watched her leave and smiled.
"Well my dear prince, it appears that lust is quite strong today, eh?" The officer mockingly smiled, "Do shut up, Galan," the prince smirked. The other officer pat Legolas on the back and added: " It seems like you will not be alone much longer." They all laughed and rode away to meet the rest of the group.
Amelia rode back to the stables with all haste. She brought the horse to the drinking post and tied him up. She splashed some water on her face and rubbed it off and walked to the great entrance.
"M'lady! You can't keep disappearing all the time, everybody has been looking for you! " Amelia explained her reasons for going, "Alright miss I'll cover for you this time! Head up the stairs and go to the library, say you got lost or something," she quickly added. Amelia turned around to thank her "Go!" the servant hurried her. Amelia ran up the stairs and just when she closed the door heard horns…
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"We have looked everywhere, are you sure no one came here?" Alan asked, "No, not a soul since we last spoke," She assured. "Have you not found the girl?" The King asked, "No sire-". The King cut him off and told him to search all the castle once more. "Legolas I will look in the library if she is anything like her mother that where she is." Legolas nodded and went to warn Aragorn.
Amelia heard the doors open. The King! she thought. She put away her soaking wet cloak, good enough. She took her hair down, grabbed a book and slid past him. He grabbed her wrist, and not the good one. She winced a little and said "Sire," and bowed her head. "M'Lady, have we met before?" he interrogated, "I don't believe so," she answered shakily. He looked her up and down then his eyes caught on her necklace. He let go of her arm then took the necklace in between his fingers, "where did you get this, did you steal it?" he further questioned, "I would never! This- this has been with since birth!" Amelia said taking it out of his hands. "Your name?" he asked, "I must go, I'm sorry…" Amelia said as she quickly scurried off. Right as she got out the door she smashed into something very hard. She tripped and fell on her broken wrist, "Motherf-" she blurted out. "I'm sorry Miss- you!" Aragorn said. Amelia looked up in awe, she saw the king and Aragorn looked down at her. "Amelia we have been looking for you everywhere," Aragorn reprimanded, " you cannot do that to us." He continued, "Thranduil, this is your god-daughter," the king handed her, her cloak that she had thrown away. "I believe you have left this in there, Amelia," Thranduil said. "So, you're the one who my son and the others will be training," she looked horrified, Lia wasn't ready for this. She certainly didn't want to train with some bimbo. "I thought I got to decide when I was ready!" Amelia practically yelled, "There is no time! News… has spread too quickly, and the threat of you dying is much too great…" the ragged man continued. "It is nice to meet you, Lady Amelia," The King said as he bowed, "Tis not you who should be bowing, but me," Lia said. "As for your running away without warning, I am sorry but you must learn your lesson, at least until your wrist has healed itself enough so that you can properly handle a weapon," Amelia looked at them both, "Yes, we have arranged that you stay in the servant quarters and work as one, until further notice…" Amelia smiled, " If you both believe it to be formidable, I shall be off to pack my things." Amelia, dishearted, bowed her head, "that will not be necessary, it has been taken care off. You will be working in the south wing, taking care of the bed chambers, and when you are done, in the kitchen," Thranduil basically ordered, "Andriel will take you to your quarters so you can change, Good-day, and until lunch time," he finished then left with Aragorn.