Elven Princess Under the Mountain

Chapter 8

Sorry for the late update! The amount of times I re-wrote this story is insane!

I forgot to mention this in the last chapter but, in the movie it only takes 3 days from when they are captured in Mirkwood to when they leave Laketown toward the lonely mountain. They are on Bards boat during day 2. In my story (I am only saying this once people so read carefully) THE TIMELINE IS DIFFERENT! So just go with it ok. From the day the dwarves are captured to when the dwarves are on Bards boat it has been 3 days. See, different by one day but still, different. As I said go with it because if I go back and change it now I will have to rewrite the story and I am not doing that, no matter how much I love you all.

This is also my last time saying this because I am getting tired of writing it at the beginning of every chapter in some different way. I do not own any of Tolkien's characters or his plot. Challenge: See if any of you can spot something taken from Lord of the Rings, the two towers movie in this chapter.

WARNINGS: Foul Mouthing

They had been walking in silence for hours along the river since Jackie's little slip up of telling the prince about how she may not come back to Mirkwood. The prince had slipped into an unnatural silence and hadn't spoken since. During the first switch where Kili began to carry her, the two males started to argue about how long each would be able to carry her. Sick and tired of their fighting she had told them to make a platform for her to sit on instead. Legolas went back to the flet, a couple hours later he had arrived with a pillowcase full of stuffing. From there they had made her a little hammock-like thing out of some of the bigger leaves, and put the fluff in it making it much more comfy. The result being a dark green pouch one of the boys dragged along the hard forest ground.

The forest itself had seemingly changed over night. It was not the dark, spider infested mirkwood they were used to. Instead the sun was shining through the leaves overhead, giving the ground below a light green aura. The foliage was no longer dense and gnarly but soft and beautiful, adding to the newfound beauty of this part of the forest. The trees as well had changed. Before they had been dark and foreboding but now they appeared light, happy and welcoming. The river was still in their sights as they were following it out of the forest. The sound of the rushing water joined in the chorus of birds, wind and trees. The light fell on it's surface making it glisten like millions of jewels were hidden under its surface. The reflection of trees on either side coated the banks of the water, adding to it's unearthly beauty. The sun eliminated the entire area making everything look like it came from Valinor itself. Although the sun was slowly leaning toward the west there were still a few precious hours left in the day. And it did nothing to the unearthly beauty of the forest.

Jackie stared at the flowing water, wishing she could be moving that fast but instead she was stuck on the stupid pouch while Kili dragged her along. Legolas's voice brang her out of her brooding reprieve.

"Are you sure you're not tired yet Master Dwarf?" He chirped. A false smile plastered on his face.

"I'm a dwarf. We don't get tired, ye no good son of a cockroach." He snapped bad immediately. The long tiresome walk through the forest and knowing that his twin was far ahead of them, almost completing their goal had made him easier than normal to annoy. And she was fairly certain that Legolas was counting on that.

"I'm sorry, it's just that your kind are not known for their.... Athleticism." Legolas smirked even more at the dwarf easy reaction.

"What are ye implying princling?" Kili gritted out. His fists clenching and unclenching over and over again in obvious attempts to stay somewhat calm. Considering his past attempts in this area Jackie thought he was doing an amazing job.