Taken From Mirkwood [Middle-Earth fanfic]

Chapter Four

Legolas' POV

It seemed like I had been searching for Melaina for forever. I had looked everywhere. I had even traveled to the Shire, but she wasn't there. My father, King Thranduil, didn't even seem to care that she was gone. It seemed that he blamed Melaina for our mother's death. She had passed away after giving birth to my sister and now my father hardly ever acknowledged her. I taught her what I could but she really grew up without parents. When she met Elronis, I was so happy for her. Finally, she had found someone to love her and care for her. Then, when he had proposed I was sure that Father would approve. I assumed that he would want to get her out of the house anyway, but it seemed that I was wrong. Father told Melaina that she couldn't marry Elronis, so she ran away. I tried to follow her, but she eluded me and now she's gone. She still hasn't come back and I am sure something bad has happened to her.

I walked back into Mirkwood from a nearby village that I was searching, to the spot where I last saw Melaina. I looked down and noticed something shiny in the dirt. Reaching down, I picked it up and cleaned it off. It was Melaina's necklace that I had given her! I looked around the ground more carefully and noticed something else in the dirt. A piece of a blade. It belonged to an Orc! Of course! Now it all makes sense! She was abducted by Azog! He must want the information she knows! She is most likely at the old fortress, Dol Guldur! I thought to myself. Quickly, I raced back towards Mirkwood to assemble a rescue team for my sister.