Inside the Woodland Realm, Legolas and Tauriel have brought in a captive orc, one of Bolg's minions that were hunting the Dwarves and Scoobies during the river chase. The orc's name was Narzug and he was brought to Thranduil at the throne room. As Legolas stands with his knife pressed to Narzug's neck, Thranduil walks around the snarling orc.

"Such is the nature of evil." Thranduil explained as he continued to pace around worriedly. "Out there in the vast ignorance of the world it festers and spreads, a shadow that grows in the dark. A sleepless malice as black as the oncoming wall of night. So it ever was; so will it always be. In time, all foul things come forth."

"You were tracking a company of thirteen dwarves and twenty-five humans. Why?" Legolas demanded furiously to the growling orc.

"Not thirteen dwarves." Narzug replied in a snarl. "Not anymore." He turns his face towards Tauriel. "The young one, the black-haired archer, we stuck him with a Morgul shaft."

Tauriel looked worried on what Narzug had just said to her.

"The poison's is in his blood." Narzug continued. "He'll be choking on it soon."

"Answer the question, filth." Tauriel glared at him, demanding an answer.

"Sha hakhtiz khunai-go, Golgi!" (I do not answer to dogs, She-Elf!) Narzug snarled at her in Black Speech.

Legolas pushes Narzug a bit as Tauriel whips out her knife, feeling insulted for what he said to her.

"I would not antagonize her." Legolas hissed.

"You like killing things, orc?" Tauriel asked, continuing to glare at him. "You like death? Then let me give it to you!" She immediately rushes forward to kill Narzug.

"Farn!" (Enough!) Thranduil shouted at Tauriel in elvish. "Tauriel, ego! Gwao hi." (Tauriel, leave! Go now.)

Tauriel locks her eyes at Narzug, who snarls at her. She really wanted to kill the orc, but she was forced to regain her composure and obey the king's command. She immediately leaves the throne room in disgust as she continued to hear the conversation.

"I do not care about one dead dwarf. Answer the question." Thranduil demanded. "You have nothing to fear. Tell us what you know and I will set you free."

Narzug sighed in relief and hoped that the elven king would fulfill his word.

"You had orders to kill them - Why? What is Thórin Oakenshield to you?" Legolas asked, demanding the answer as he held his knife in Narzug's neck.

"The dwarf runt... will never be king." Narzug replied.

"King?" Legolas exclaimed. "There is no king under the mountain nor will there ever be. None would dare enter Erebor, whilst the dragon lives."

"You know nothing! Your world will burn!" Narzug chuckled.

"What are you talking about? Speak!" Legolas demanded furiously.

"Our time has come again." Narzug continued. "My master serves the One. Do you understand now, Elfling? Death is upon you. The flames of war are upon you."

Thranduil's eyes widen in shock on what Narzug had just said about Azog serving the One. Now knowing that an old enemy had returned, Thranduil suddenly whips out his sword and beheads Narzug, leaving the his head in Legolas's hand.

"Why did you do that?" Legolas asked, confused as he dropped Narzug's head. "You promised to set him free."

"And I did." Thranduil replied. "I freed his wretched head from his miserable shoulders."

"There was more the orc could tell us." Legolas assumed.

"There was nothing more he could tell me." Thranduil said as he turns and walks away, cleaning and sheathing his sword very quickly.

"What did he mean by the 'flames of war'?" Legolas asked, wanting to know about that.

"It means they intend to unleash a weapon so great it will destroy all before it." Thranduil answered and turns to address the every elven guard. "I want the watch doubled at all our borders. All roads, all rivers. Nothing moves but I hear of it. No one enters this kingdom, and no one leaves it."

Legolas approaches the elves guarding the entrance to the Woodland Realm.

"Holo in ennyn! Tiro i defnin hain na ganed en-Aran." (Close the gate! Keep it sealed by order of the King.) Legolas commanded the elven guards to shut the gate. He turns to walk away from the entrance.

"Man os Tauriel?" (What about Tauriel?) One of the elven guards asked in elvish.

Legolas stops when he heard that and replied back in elvish. "Man os sen?" (What about her?)

"Edevín eb enedhor na gû a megil. En ú-nandollen." (She went into the forest armed with her bow and blade. She has not returned.) The elven guard explained in elvish.

Legolas walks toward the gate as the guard points out toward the forest of Mirkwood in the direction Tauriel went. Legolas was worried now, and hoped that nothing bad happened to her.

Legolas returns to the throne room to inform his father about Tauriel. Thranduil was disappointed by the news.

"I can bring her back." Legolas promised him.

Thranduil remained silent when he turned his head to face him and gave a response. "You have two days to find her."

"In two days, the last moon of autumn, and the first sun of winter... appear in the sky together." Legolas informed worriedly.

"And the bells shall ring in gladness at the mountain king's return." Thranduil added and turned away from him. "But all shall fade in sadness, and the lake will shine and burn."

"What does that mean?" Legolas asked.

"It means they will awaken the beast and chaos will erupt." Thranduil answered.