Dragon Of The Rose ✔️

Chapter 12 - There And Back Again

I peered over the Rose as it was the only one out of place. It was planted in the middle of lavender with all types of flowers. I recognized some of the flowers. There was Niphredil, Alfirin, Athelas, and Elanor, that surrounded the lavender.

The Rose was the only one in Middle earth. I wonder how King Thranduil got his hands on the last one.

"What are you looking at?"

I jolted around, looking at the person who had just scared me, "The garden," I said comely as it was just Feyrith.

"Did you see--," Feyrith said as he started walking toward me.

"The Rose? Yes...yes I did."

"It was there a couple of days ago," he said "I wonder who put it there."

"It wasn't you?"

"Nope," he replied as he reached me and looked over and into the garden.

I sighed, thinking of who planted it there and of all places. My mind was racing with questions that I did not have answers to. As my mind raced I thought about who could have planted it.

Tauriel, no

Legolas, no

I couldn't have been... Thranduil.

Thranduil doesn't usually visit his garden, "Do you think it was---," I was cut off

"Thranduil?" Feyrith said as he turned and looked at me, "Why would he?"

I stopped thinking about it and looked far behind the garden towards the maze. I could see the tree in the middle of the maze. As I looked over at the tree, I swore I could've seen movement, "I think I'll have a walk," I said as I looked up at Feyrith.

"Do you want me to come with you?"

"I'll be fine," I said as I headed out of my chamber.

I walked past the garden and headed to the maze, once again. I found the entrance to the maze and started walking to the middle of the maze. I took the same path I took the other day. I could see the tree was still there untouched. I knew someone was here. I couldn't place my finger on who was here.

I placed my hand on the tree as I felt eyes on me. I turned around to see that Thranduil was here, "I knew you were here," I said.

"This is one of the spots I come to take my mind off things," he responded as he looked up to the tree.

"Where's the other one?" I asked as Thranduil looked at me.

"It's hidden," he said, "in the palace,"

"I bet I can find it," I said

"I'd like to see you try," he said, like it was a challenge.

"Challenge accepted," I said.

"Why are you here?" He asked "got a question to ask?"

"Yes, actually I do," I responded with a jolly tone, "would you regard Feyrith's and I's feeli-"

"I will not!" he responded harshly as he knew I was going to ask that question.

"Why n-," I said being cut off

"No!"

"Im-im... im mel- ve, cin didn't mel- cín hervess," I said as I watched his demeanor change.

"At least I had one," he said as I heard how annoyed he was.

"Well, that didn't work out too well," I said as I could feel the anger building up inside.

"I think you should leave," he said, "get out of my kingdom."