Celebrimbor's Daughter and Thranduil's Son (The Daughter Series) Book 1

Welcome To War!

Legolas and I found Aragorn dressing for battle. Legolas picked up Aragorn's sword and handed it to him.
"Forgive me. You have lead us this far and have not led us astray." Aragorn placed his hand on Legolas's shoulder and Legolas placed his hand on Aragorn's shoulder.
"There is nothing to forgive, Legolas." Gimli walked towards us, trying to fix up his mail coat.
"It's a bit tight." We grinned. Then I heard a horn. Legolas turned to the door and cried
"That is no Orc horn!" We ran out of the door.

I jumped down the stairs and laughed at the face.
"Haldir!" I jumped into his arms. He leagues and hugged me. Aragorn hugged him and Legolas and Haldir also had a small hug.
"We have come to honour the alliance that was once between elves and men."

An hour later, I was standing next to Legolas and Gimli. Gimli groaned
"We could have chosen a better view!" Legolas and I smiled and Leoglas replied
"Would you like for me to describe it or shall I find you a box?" Gimli laughed. Aragorn came and stood behind me.
"Are you sure about this, Vilya?" I nodded and fitted an arrow to my bow string. Then I dropped my bow and pulled Aragorn into a hug.
"For good luck!" He smiled and hugged me back. Then I picked up my bow and Gimli said
"May the best dwarf win!" I turned to Legolas.
"What are you doing?" Legolas grinned and replied
"Who ever kills the more orcs wins!" I grinned and replied
"Count me in!" Then Aragorn shouted out orders. I couldn't quite catch them all but I did get
"Show no mercy, for you will receive none!" And also Legolas said
"Their armour is weak at the neck and shoulders," Great! I pulled my bow string to my ear and waited. The orcs had now formed a line. In the corner of my eye, I saw an old man struggling to hold the string. He let it go. It was a good shot, killing an Orc. Aragorn shouted
"Wait!" The orcs were not happy that we had been the first to place a kill. Then they charged.
"Fire!" My arrow flew hitting a mark.

After about ten minutes, I could see the orcs getting something ready. Then Aragorn shouted
"Ladders!" Gimli waved his axe airing and shouted
"Yes!" I sighed and put my bow away and pulled out my daggers. The rest of the elves got the same idea. In one swift, clean movement, they pulled out their bows. I frowned and watched a ladder come screaming and hitting the wall. I was about to go over there, but Gimli was waiting. Then I heard him shout
"2" Legolas grinned and replied
"I'm on 17!" I laughed and started my counting, I was on 15.
After about ten minutes of ladders, I saw the orcs placing something at the wall. Bombs! I could hear Aragorn screaming
"Shot him, Legolas!" But the Orc would die. Legolas shot him three times. The Orc had a torch and threw it into the pile. I watched in horror and the wall blew up.

I landed in a pile of mud. I picked my self up and saw Legolas.
"Are you alright?" He shouted. My reply was by stabbing an Orc. Then I saw Aragorn shouting
"To the king. To the keep!" I watched as he shouted it to Haldir, who gave a nod. Then I watched as an Orc blade cut across his back. I screamed and raced up the stairs. Then I frozen. The Orc stabbed Haldir in the back. I raced to him and gently picked him up.
"Haldir!" Aragorn gently knelt down by me. That was when I saw that I had killed Orc. It was laying dead next to me. I didn't remember killing it. Aragorn gently touched my shoulder.
"Come Vilya." I stood up and raced after Aragorn back to the keep.