It felt as if hours had past by as Temperance laid in that bed, once again awake as she looked around the room. Running her hands through her hair sighing softly, " I guess I'm really sleeping this time." she mumbled to herself, closing her eyes once again. Taking in a deep breath taking in the sweet smell of Jasmine and Lemon filled the air, making her sigh and cuddle into the sheets. Her mind returning to the King holding her in his arms, at this thought her cheeks grow hot at the thought. Quickly she shook her head thinking, ' No..NO !', she opened her eyes and looked around the moon lite room. " Hello?" she called out in a soft voice hoping not to bother anyone, but she got on reply to her call. Slowly she sat up slowly, her hand on her hurting side, " I guess everyone is asleep…" she sighed and yelped as she heard a growl. " Wha-" she whined and then looked at her belly and felt it rumble in hunger and growl again, she laughed embarrassed at herself. She moaned softly as she stood on her feet and looked around her, " I need something to wear.." she blushed as she held the sheet on her as she walked to what looked like a dresser and opened it. Pulling out a white green silk like outfit and sighed, " This can work." she slowly pulled it on, the dress stopped a small bit above the knee. A lace~silk like cap hung from her arms and connected to the back of the neck like wings, looking at herself in the mirror shocked her.
" Its so...beautiful." she looked at it and slowly twirled, looking at everything on it she fell in love with it. She smiled at herself and headed for the door, opening it slowly to see the vast hall. The light from the crystals keeping light for her as she walked out. Looking down both ways she saw just more halls and doors. Closing her eyes she did the only thing that helped her in a stuck like this.
"Innie.." she pointed her hand to the right.
"Minnie.." she pointed to the left.
"Moow.."she was again at the right and nodded, " Right it is." she smiled to herself and slowly started off the hallway, but not before shutting the door to the room. As she wandered down the halls, she looked at everything. Every carving and engraving in the wood walls and beams running down the hall. Temperance smiled softly and gasped at she hit the end of the hall and saw the vast hold. Staircases leading to the top of the mighty tree , countless halls lit up by more lighting crystals with an almost heavenly glow to them. Her eyes widened in great wonder and excitement as she slowly walked down the stairs, her bare feet stepping on the stone steps making her shiver slightly and race down the steps quickly. Jumping on the last step she looked around and smiled softly in awe, " This is amazing…" she looked up to the sky to see the branches curling around creating a beautiful spiral pattern. Backing up slightly, giggling softly as she started to sing a soft hymn into the air. Listening to herself being echoed back at to her, twirling slowly as she walked down the wall less hall. The maiden laughed softly walking up another set of stairs slowly, coming to a large throne, made of giant antlers. Slowly she walked to the throne, laying her hand on the silver cloak that laid upon the mighty throne. Temperance looked back quickly, she smiled slightly, " There is no one here…Might as well give it a go..No harm right?" she shrugged slightly and turned her back to the throne and sat down. Her back pressed against the back of the throne as she looked in front of her as she took a deep breath closing her eyes leaning her head back. Laying her hands on the rests, it felt as if she was meant to sit there.
She looked up to the sky and smiled softly, as she slowly begin to sing a softly into the hall.
"Lay down"
"Your sweet and weary head ~"
"Night is falling"
"You've come to journey's end"
"Sleep now"
"And dream of the ones who came before ~"
"They are calling"
"From across the distant shore~"
"Why do you weep?"
"What are these tears upon your face?"
"Soon you will see ~"
"All of your fears will pass away"
"Safe in my arms"
"You're only sleeping ~"
Her soft voice traveled through the mighty halls of the keep, raising higher and higher into the vast silence.
Thranduil sighed softly as he sat the table, listening to everyone making small talk about the day and about the work for the marrow. Closing his eyes, he thought of the human girl whose eyes made his heart stop. He snarled slightly and drank his wine quickly, soon holding it out for his maid to pour more into the golden goblet. He looked upon his son, as he sat with his comrades laughing as he told another tale of his hunting trip. The king sighed softly and looked up to the ceiling and froze as he heard the most beautiful thing he had ever heard. He stood up making everyone grow silent, Legolas looked at his father in confusion.
" Father...What is it.." he asked slowly as Thranduil replied, " Listen..", everyone soon grow more silent as the noise was soon heard by them all. A soft beautiful melody ringing in their ears, like a flute in its softest tone. The King turned around to the door and quickly started out to find the source of the music. He slowed his pace as he drew closer to the sweet melody, his blue eyes widened as he realized he was heading to his throne. He grow more silent as he took the last step seeing it was that girl, on HIS THRONE! At first this angered him so, but as he started to walk to her he stopped to the voice singing. He grinned slightly and leaned against the pillar and smiled at her, closing his eyes to hear her more clearly as she drew to the end.
"And you'll be here in my arms"
"Just sleeping ~"
"And all will turn "
"To silver glass "
"A light on the water"
"Grey ships pass "
"Into the West"
She smiled softly as finished the last word on the sweet melody, not even noticing the Thranduil's presence so close to her. Thranduil's eyes gazed down her body, looking at her curves, making him grin slightly. The dress he realized hugged her body greatly, he was mostly pleased by this, " My My ~ My dear you have such a lovely tune.". THe sound of his voice snapped her back into reality, she opened her eyes and looked at him, " Y..Your highness..I..Well.." she looked down and jumped out of his throne looking down at her bare feet. He chuckled at her nervousness, " There is no need for that, but I do like it." he grinned slyly as she walked to her and gently placed his hand on her cheek. Making her look at him, her eyes, looking into his making him want her, he bit his lip slightly and pulled his hand away.
" You should be resting now." he glared down at her, making her straighten up. She gulped slightly and froze when the growl bursted into the air, she blushed deeply a new shade of red and pink, " I...I got hungry.." she whispered softly to him twiddling her thumbs truly embarrassed. A deep chuckle came from him at this sight, " I can hear, Lirimaer ( Lovely One)", he called softly as he held out his arm to her. " I shall take you to the dining hall." he smiled, as she slowly to his arm. She smiled softly as they walked together, 'It isn't every day you walk with the Elven KIng..even if it is a dream.' she thought to herself as they entered the hall.
Legolas looked back at the doorway in shock, as he saw his father returning with the human girl in his arm. She looked quite slightly elvish in the dress the healers had made for her, he noticed how nervous she still was and smiled slightly. ' Humans and their nerves.' he thought chuckling as he got up and pulled out a seat for her, she smiled softly at him, " Diola lle (Thank you).." she said softly. He looked at her shocked and so did Thranduil, she sat down and looked at them blushing once again, " I'm sorry...D..Did i say it wrong?' she asked nervously. Legolas laughed loudly at this, " No, you said it right. We are just shocked at a human like you could say it that well.", she looked up at him and smiled softly taking the praise. Legolas looked up to see his father giving him a look, that only made him grin more as he sat down beside her.
Temperance looked around at them, she didn't like that all the eyes were on her. So to break the nervousness and hunger in her she reached for the bowl of greens and pulled it to her. Slowly she took a piece of the leafy greens and glared slightly, "Um...do we have any meat?" she looked at Legolas who shook his head. A whine came from her, " Well darn then.." she took a bit of the veggies slowly chewing and swallowing slowly as she felt the eyes never leaving her. SHe coughed softly, " Am I offending one of you?" she looked at them, making a few jump and look back at their food. She sighed and yelped at the cold feeling on a hand on her bare shoulder, looking back to see a brown haired male-elf, " Don't mind them." He said kindly to her. Temperance smiled softly, but teased as she felt a new gave upon her to her side. Drifting her gaze to the end of the table to see Thranduil watching her with slight anger and kindness in his eyes. She sent him a soft smile to calm him, and it seemed to work for he slowly relaxed himself.
After a while everyone returned to their conversations as if she was never there, this made her feel so much better, no longer having the pressure on her. A small yawn escaped her mouth, she rubbed her eyes slightly and looked around her in a drowsy daze. Hearing a chuckle she turned to see Legolas smiling at her, " I see our guest is tired." all she did was shake her head and leaned back on the chair, her breathing becoming slow and more distant as the minutes went by. Soon enough the light that once surrounded her soon enough had slowly disappeared into the darkness of her dreams.
Legolas chuckled softly as he saw the human was fast asleep in the chair, " I will return her to her room." he said as he picked her up into his arm. WIth a soft moan she turned in his arms and rubbed her face into his torso , he gave her a slight smile as he walked out of the hall towards her room. As he laid her back down in the bed, he covered her with the covers and smiled down at her. A cough drew his attention away from the girl to see his father at the doorway, " Yes father?" he asked softly as he walked from her bedside. Thranduil looked at his son with icy eyes, " I want you to find out how she got here.." he watched the prince with spears in his blue eyes. Legolas nodded slightly, " Yes father, I will get answers when she awakes…" he called softly walking by him slowly as he pulled the door shut.
"But what I don't understand is.." Legolas said slowly as he returned his gaze to Thranduil, " Is why didn't the spiders attack her.." Thranduil returned his gaze, " What do you mean..", the young prince looked at his father, " When Tauriel followed the spiders, she told me that they pulled her from the water and just circled her. Watching her ...and she believes they was speaking of what to do to her..". At this the king glared slightly at his son and back at the door, "How interesting…" he clinched his fists as he thought of this. The king thought for a moment as he walked along side his son as they returned to the throne room, " I don't want her leaving this hold am I understand Legolas?". Legolas looked up at his father as he sat on his mighty throne bowing his head slightly, " Yes Sir.", soon turning away from him and walking to give the orders to the guards.
Thranduil hold his head up with his hand, his blonde hair slowly falling in front of his eyes as he growled softly, " What is happening.." he looked up into the sky light and noticed that the moon was full, but yet it wasn't supposed to be. His eyes widened as he stood up looking at the moon in it forbidden litten glory, reaching his hand up to the sky growling and closed his fist. As quickly as his fist closed, the branches along the ceiling quickly moving like wild serpents grow over covering the gateway to the sky. As the unnatural light disappeared from the room, leaving him in darkness. THe golden haired king stood there in the darkness and opened his eyes, the crystals slowly and softly illuminating around him. He looked down slowly from the sky looking straight ahead, pushing his hand slowly through his long hair from his face. His eyes slowly turning emotionless as he soon walked out of the room, walking down the stairs pulling his cloak of silver gold on his shoulders once again. He walked down the wall less halls, his blue eyes darkened more and more as he walked on. Turning down the path grabbing the first door and swung it open, his eyes sticking the elder elf in the back.
The old scarred elf looked at him, his black eyes staring back at the king as if knowing what was running through his mind. Thranduil growled as he slammed the door behind him, " What is happening, Aldun…!" he slammed his fist into the wall beside him as the scarred elf got to his feet. He pushed his black hair back grinning slightly, " The light is returning to the wood...Soon will the snow." he looked up at his king chuckling slightly. At this the Elven king growled loudly, " Impossible! " he turned to the dark elf walking to him his fists clenched as he walked forward. Aldun laughed loudly and looked at THranduil in his rage, " The Wolf has returned to his hold." he grinned broadly at this thought. The king froze in his steps, images of the past raging through his mind. The blood, the screaming, the golden eyes never blinking as they killed and killed.
"No...They are not back!" he growled loudly at the lower elfling in front of him, his blue eyes filled with hatred and rage within them. Thranduil turned away from the scarred one and looked back at the door, " We sent them away.. Far from this forest..they cannot ever return." . Aldun looked at his king, the amusement gone from his soulless black eyes, " But one has." he said coldly as the golden haired elf turned back to him. And once again in his life...The Great KIng felt fear in his heart once again...