Wherewithal (A Thranduil Fanfiction)

Chapter 17: A Forest of Darkness.

Thayel

The sun passes and does not emit its rays to the earth, whereas the sky was enveloped by darkness with such a fascinating ways, and the moon and star scattered with rays of pure, pure as one's promises. I surely remember Naneth words about the darkness of the night. I kept remember it as I walked and follow the straight path, the path does not take me away from this shadowy forest. I wrapped myself in a long silky velvet cloak that gleamed in the starlight as the broad leaves shrubbery gossiped fastly with the wind.

I kept walked slowly against the wind roared and crashes over me, I began to stumble while the blush on my cheeks started to disappear and turn into a pale-white.

Again, I apprehended a heavy step behind me as well as a very strong breath. I stopped walking while I attempted to hold my breath, once also a heavy step was stalled but still left a very heavy breathing. It is positively not a human breath nor an elf breath. It was more like an animal grunted. I tried to keep my eyes tears that began to shred as fear on myself started to grown.

I turned my body and kept my head down, I tried to breathe slowly, as I was too scared when I ventured to look up and noticed two horrible creatures in front of me. I'm not sure if they were trolls or a monster, they were smaller, but they seemed terrible with their expression and their bodies, they also have that pointy ears but bigger. One of them opened his mouth that was very smelly, "Looks like we got a visitor!"

I sought to run away but the other monster strongly clasped my arms with its hand, I screeched as I punch his hand, "Let me go!"

I tried to hit his hand, but I knew this monster did not feel my punches at all. In fact, I feel so much in misery for punched the monster rock-skin.

"What should we do to this lovely she-elf?"

"Let's take her to King!"

The monster who catches me directly blew its breath on me, it was very strong-smelling breath that forced to break into my nose until I lost consciousness and fainted.

Thranduil

I sat in silence on my throne, as a doubtful begun to grow, I blink my eyes weakly and entwined all my fingers. I still reminiscing of all of my bad thoughts about Thayel earlier, I felt guilty yet I don't know how to make everything proper again. Until I noticed Legolas, he rushed as he looks withering, "Ada!"

I turned my face and glanced at him, it must be something important "What would you want to tell me?"

"Thayel, She's in such a peril right now, Ada."

I swiftly stood as my eyes open widely while I surrounded him. My face became red as fire while I gave him an austere look in his eyes. "What happens to her?"

"She ran away, Ada. She wanted to meet her family."

I quickly walk out from my Throne Room and shouted, if I move quickly I assumed he wouldn't be far away from this kingdom, "I want watch doubled at our borders while we leave, nothing moved but I hear it."

Legolas quickly run and walk behind me, "I think I would search her in the forest with my guards."

I frowned as I attempt to not seem that I worrying about Thayel, "It must be too late, we ought to find her, the sky has begun to dark."

I took my sword and my armor, I drove my elk and briskly searched for her while Legolas following me with his horse. I pondered for a moment while I wandered through this forest, such a very cruel deed of me because I had to isolate herself from her family which of course they were very fond of her, I only intended to make her always near myself. Nothing moved but all trees dance all along with night wind. I knew it was beyond the bounds of possibility if she could run away from this dark, dark forest.

Legolas came nearer as he looks around, "Ada, there's none presence of her."

I raised my brows as I glanced around, I don't want to look desperate and come back to the palace without Thayel, "She supposed to be somewhere near, hundred-to-one chance for her of run away from this forest."

I detect by perceived a sound that made me turn to saw from whence the sound came. My eyes became sharp as a hawk shortly lead to a bush not far from where I was. An Orcs brought some three while laugh and walked into the bush. I could see in the bush that there are rays vaguely, similar as a ray of fire, and so is the smoke that grows out gradually.

"It sounds like someone having a quiet party without inviting us."

Legolas smirked as he looked at the bush, "Let us go to them, then?"

"We shall decide to walk towards there, we do not want to overwhelm them with our presence."

Legolas and I directly examine into the bushes in silence and deep, I can sense the presence of the orcs in the forest, my forest. As my conclusion is true, we notice there are four orcs are lighting a fire, it seems they will hold a feast. One by one, the orcs entered the area and circled the campfire.

"Ada! Thayel!" Legolas sharply whispered as I swiftly release my sword. Thayel's body stays weak as she was secured by a very strong rope

"We shall attack them, now!" I was so eager to stab those vile filthy creatures While my eyes were twitching and my breathing increasingly became intense.

"Get up Thayel! Run from the Orcs!" I whispered with a thousand hopes that Thayel could hear my whisper.

Thayel's body moved as she started to cough, I deeply stared at her, hope she soon woke up and fled, but one Orcs perceived that Thayel was awake. I was despondent of craving Thayel to be safe and decided to jump out of the bush and attack the Orcs while Legolas worked to unknot the rope in Thayel's body. There are so many of them, they even attack me from all directions with various weapons. I use all my energy to kill these orcs alone, but they remain to appear out of nowhere and attacking me.

"Ada! Let's go! I've released Thayel!" Legolas shouted as he tried to put Thayel on the horseback.

"Go Legolas! Bring Thayel and reverse to the palace!" I continued against the Orcs. as I turned back, I saw Thayel while she leaned against Legolas. I began to lose consciousness and felt something hit me so many times, and a deep stab in my back. I stumbled slowly as my vision became very opaque and unclear, I could sense myself having a tough time breathing. Then slowly all the warmth of the fire, the stubborn of the orcs, slowly became dark and full of shade.

Legolas

I kept pacing my horse while Thayel was still unconscious and was in my arms. The armies who were on duty guarding the forest recognized me of a distance so they quickly approached me.

"Prince Legolas, what happened? Is there any danger?" The armies asked.

"Quickly, run to that bushes! Help the king! He is being ambushed by the Orcs!"

It took a long time for them to abbreviate word I stated, some of them highly doubting that possibly a very powerful and ill-tempered king could be defeated by a group of Orcs. Their faces began to tense and without saying anything, they immediately withdrew and attacked those despicable Orcs.

I glanced at Thayel's face while I drown deeper to her face as she slept. I knew she's fearful, she was nothing other than hopelessness, she missed her family just as I missed Naneth.

"Should I bring her remain to her village, or bring her to the kingdom?"