Starlight

chapter eleven

Legolas POV
Today was the day that Princess Araniel and her family was coming to Mirkwood. I were extremely nervous, my palms were sweating. My father and I were waiting in the throne room. Just then a guard ran through the doors "They are her my lord," he said.
"Bring them in" said my father. The doors opened and Lady Galadriel walked in with her husband Lord Celeborn. "My dear Thranduil it has been a long time," spoke Galadriel, my father nodded. "Let me present my daughter Araniel" behind her was a beautiful elleth, she had blonde hair and her face was fair but she would never compare to Tauriel. Our parents were talking so I walked over to her. I grabbed her hand kissed it lightly, she giggled. "It is a pleasure to meet you," I said with a charming smile, she smiled sweetly and said "The pleasure is entirely mine," she didn't know how right she was. Galadriel and Celeborn had also brought three guards, two elleths and the march warden Haldir. "Legolas, why don't you take Araniel to the gardens" said my father "Ofcoarse," I held out my arm for her and she took it. Before we went to the gardens we stopped at the kitchens to get some food for a picinic. We went to the gardens and I sat down on a blanket that I had brought and Araniel sat next to me. All I could think about was how much I wanted it to be Tauriel sitting next to me. I made conversation with her to take my mind off Tauriel.

Tauriel POV
Today was the day they were going to take me back to Mirkwood. The poison in my body had already taken effect, I was having coughing fits and vomiting. It was horrible, I just wanted to get back to Mirkwood and hopefully the healers could cure me. An orc walked into my room and started pulling me up from the ground. Instead of taking me to the torture room as they usually would, they took me in the opposite direction. We were walkibg for about five minutes when all of a sudden there was a bright light, it was the sun. It took me about a minute to get used to it after being inside a fortress for three weeks. There were about five othrr orcs there and they all had a warg to ride on. I was put on a warg with a the orc that took me out of my cell. Then we set off, it was quite uncomfortable were I was sitting especially when I had a coughing fit. We soon reached the tree line of Mirkwood forest, I already felt better being so close to home. When suddenly the orc jumped off the warg pulling me with him. We started walking into the forest when he grabbed me and held a dagger to my throat. I thought he was going to kill me then I heard a noise and suddenly there were five elves surrounding us. Some of them had shocked faces "Come any closer and I kill her," said the orc and to prove a point he pressed the dagger harder into throat drawing blood. Then before I knew what was happening an elf who happened to be Herion let his arrow fly, there for killing the orc. I collapsed into his arms and let out a choked sob he rubbed circles into my back "Its okay Tauriel your safe now," Herion said soothingly. We then started walking back to the kingdom but only Herion and I because the others had to finish their patrol. When we reached Mirkwood Herion rushed me to the healers discreetly so no fuss was made. "I have to notify the king Tauriel you will be fine here." he said then rushed off.