Starlight

chapter eight

Tauriel POV
Nellathiel and I had been at the orc stronghold for over a week now and the torturing just got worse. It was daily but neither of us gave in, they tortured us for imformation about Mirkwood and it's royal family and each day the orc captain got angrier. But today no one had come yet I was getting nervous they should have come by now and we could have gotten the torturing over with. Just then two orcs had come which was unusual as there was normally only one orc. The orcs grabbed both of us, they took us to the torture room and pushed us down to our knees. The captain was standing there, smirking, it disgusted me how could something or someone find joy in others pain. He then spoke up "I have decided that we should let one of you go, so that Thranduil can see what we have done to his people" I was shocked he was going to let one of us go, but who? "Who?" Nellathiel questioned, he chuckled "You can decide," he announced. At that moment I knew I was going to stay, I would not let her stay here and suffer, I would not be able to live with myself if I did. "Let Nellathiel go" I said in finality "No! Tauriel I will not let you stay here!" she screamed.
"She has decided stay so she will you should be happy Nellathiel she has done all this for you." said the captain, Nellathiel was crying as they took her away. She was kicking and screaming, "Let me say goodbye to her, please" I pleaded he rolled his eyes but nodded any way. They took me to a room and Nellathiel was sitting in the corner crying. I ran over to her and hugged her. She sobbed into my shoulder "Tauriel you cant do this, not for me." I shook my head and held her tighter "Ofcoarse I would do this for you, you're my best friend, but I need you to promise me something," she nodded, tears streaming down her face "Make it back to Mirkwood and live a happy life, marry Arthion, have children and please, tell Legolas I love him." I said with tears in my eyes. She sobbed harder but nodded and that made me feel a little bit better. Then the orcs came to take her away, she went with no struggle this time. I hoped she would live happily like I asked and tell Legolas I loved him. I the thought of Legolas made me cry. I cried myself to sleep that night. I woke the next morning to an orc opening the door to the room I was in. He grabbed my hand and pulled me out the door. We arrived in the room we were in last night, the orc captain smirked "I hope that you know what you have gotten yourself into, you should have left when you had the chance" he said and he was right what had I gotten myself into.