Post by Admin on Jan 7, 2021 4:21:00 GMT
Author: mjg43
"Tauriel!" Tauriel turned around. "My lord," she said. "Is something wrong?" "Yes!" Thranduil said angrily. "Something is really, really wrong!"
"May I ask what?"
"I thought you were checking those Dwarves!"
"The Dwarves?" Tauriel asked surprised. "They're still in their cell! A few hours ago I gave them their food. And a few hours ago nothing was wrong with them, except they didn't want to eat anything."
"Still in their cell?" Tauriel could see the Elven king almost exploded. "Then, come with me," he said as he started to walk towards the dungeons.
Tauriel sighed. She didn't know what was wrong with him. Maybe he was just in a bad mood. She decided to follow the king to the dungeons.
When they arrived at the dungeons, Tauriel saw what was wrong. The Dwarfs had been put in the cells behind the dungeon. But those cells were empty. They were all empty.
"So," Thranduil said, still angry. "How are you going to explain this?"
Tauriel didn't dare to look at him. How could they have escaped? She was sure that she locked their doors. "I-I don't know, my lord," she stuttered.
"Ada, Tauriel," a voice said. Tauriel turned around and wanted to walk to Legolas. "No, Tauriel," Thranduil said. "Stay here."
"What's wrong, ada?" he asked. "What do you think?" Thranduil asked furiously. "I thought this stupid she-elf would check on those stupid Dwarves!"
"So, what's the problem then?" Legolas asked. "Don't you see that?" Thranduil almost exploded. "Those cells are empty! And it is all her fault!"
"My lord, I couldn't help it," Tauriel said softly. "I really don't know how they escaped!"
"I thought I trusted you, Tauriel," Thranduil said as he walked away. "But my lord," Tauriel said. "No," Thranduil said. "I don't want to talk to you again." And with that he left the dungeons.
Tauriel felt sad. Really sad. She wanted to cry. She felt tears coming, but refused to let them fall. She looked at Legolas' blue eyes.
"Tauriel, are you alright?"
Legolas walked towards her and pulled an arm around him. Tauriel nodded. "I'm fine, Legolas," she responded. "Don't worry about it. I'll just go to your father and explain everything to him."
Legolas nodded in understanding. "Do you want me to go with you?"
Tauriel shook her head. "No, thank you," she said as she started to walk away. "I think I can do this alone."
A little later she arrived at Thranduil's room. She knocked on the door. "Come in," the king said. Tauriel took a deep breath and opened the door.
"What do you want now?" When Tauriel heard him she knew he was still angry.
"My lord," Tauriel said. "I want to apologize." "For what?" Thranduil asked as he turned around. "For the Dwarves," she said.
Thranduil sighed. "Tauriel," he said. "Really, I didn't expect this from you. You're Captain of the Guard, but I think I should choose someone else."
"No!" Tauriels said. "You can't mean that! I have been Captain of the Guard for so long time!"
"Tauriel," Thranduil said. "I've already made my decision. There will be another Captain of the Guard next week."
Tauriel couldn't stop herself from crying. "But…" "Stop complaining!" Thranduil said furiously. "It wasn't my fault!" she cried. "Could you please shut up now and go away?"
"I really checked if their doors were locked!"
Then Thranduil could not take it any longer. He raised his fist and hit Tauriel. It was silence for a moment. "Tauriel, I…" Thranduil wanted to say, but Tauriel was first. "I think you were right, my lord," she said. "I don't' think I'm good enough for the Guard." And then she left.
As soon as she left Thranduil's room, she started to run, ignoring Legolas who saw her running and asked her what was wrong. "Tauriel!" Legolas said. "What's wrong? Where are you going?"
But Tauriel gave no response and ran towards her room, where she fell on her soft bed, burying her face in the pillows. Not much later Legolas knocked on her door. "Tauriel? Can I come in?"
"Go away!"
Legolas sighed as he walked into her room. He froze at what he saw. Tauriel lay on the bed, with her face buried in the pillows and he could hear her crying softly.
"Tauriel," he said and walked towards her. "Didn't I tell you to go away?" she snapped angrily. Legolas sat down next to her on the bed. "What happened?" he asked as he noticed some blood on the bed.
Tauriel remembered Thranduil hit her on her nose. "Nothing!" she snapped. "Please, Tauriel," Legolas said as he pulled an arm around her. "I'm just trying to help you."
Tauriel sat up in her bed and looked at Legolas. Legolas froze at what he saw. "Youre nose," he said in shock. "What happened? Who did that?"
Tauriel said nothing but continued to cry. She wrapped her arms around Legolas. "It wasn't my fault, Legolas!" she cried. "Really, it wasn't me!"
"Ssh, it's ok," Legolas whispered pulling her in a tight hug. "I know it wasn't your fault. "What do you know about it?" she said. "I know more than you think," Legolas said with a grin trying to cheer her up.
"But who did that to your nose?"
Tauriel looked at him, pulling herself away from the hug. "You won't believe me if I tell you," she whispered. "What do you mean?" Legolas asked. "I swear, if I find out who did that, I'm going to…"
"It was your father," Tauriel whispered. "What?" Legolas said in shock. "You can't mean that? Are you serious?" Tauriel nodded and more tears fell. Legolas reached her nose with his fingers and wiped away the blood. "I don't think it's broken," he said.
Tauriel sighed in relief. "Fortunately not," she said. "Legolas, do you believe me?"
Legolas nodded. "Of course!" he said. "Why shouldn't I believe you? I'm your friend!"
"Come on, don't be so sad," Legolas said. "If you want I can go and talk to my father. I think he will listen to me. And he will believe me if I tell him it wasn't your fault."
Tauriel said nothing but looked at the ground. "Hey, don't be sad," Legolas said. All he wanted to do now was cheering her up. "I have no reason to be happy," was the only thing she said.
"Your father said I wasn't allowed to be Captain of the Guard anymore."
"O come on!" Legolas said in unbelief. "He doesn't mean that!" But Tauriel shook her head. "Next week he will choose someone else."
"That's it," Legolas said. "I'm going to talk to him!" Tauriel nodded as he stood up and walked away. "Where are you going?" Legolas asked.
"The training field," Tauriel said not turning around. "No, you don't!" Legolas said. "Why not?" Tauriel asked. "You're still sad," Legolas said. "And I won't rest until I see you smile!"
Tauriel sighed. "I always get happy of fighting," she said. "First I want to see you smile," Legolas said. Tauriel tried to, but she couldn't. "Come on," Legolas said. "I'm sure you can do better than that."
"No, I can't!" Tauriel said. "And why do you want to see me smile?" Legolas grinned. "I just love your smile. And by the way, smiling is good."
Then he started to tickle her. "No, please!" Tauriel said as she fell down on the bed. "Please, Las, don't! I don't like it, please stop!"
And Legolas stopped. "You see, it's not difficult to smile," he said. "I'm sure you feel better now." Tauriel sighed. It was true, she felt better now. But still…
Tauriel wrapped her arms around Legolas again. "Thank you, Legolas," she said. "For what?" Legolas asked.
"For making me smile."
"Tauriel!" Tauriel turned around. "My lord," she said. "Is something wrong?" "Yes!" Thranduil said angrily. "Something is really, really wrong!"
"May I ask what?"
"I thought you were checking those Dwarves!"
"The Dwarves?" Tauriel asked surprised. "They're still in their cell! A few hours ago I gave them their food. And a few hours ago nothing was wrong with them, except they didn't want to eat anything."
"Still in their cell?" Tauriel could see the Elven king almost exploded. "Then, come with me," he said as he started to walk towards the dungeons.
Tauriel sighed. She didn't know what was wrong with him. Maybe he was just in a bad mood. She decided to follow the king to the dungeons.
When they arrived at the dungeons, Tauriel saw what was wrong. The Dwarfs had been put in the cells behind the dungeon. But those cells were empty. They were all empty.
"So," Thranduil said, still angry. "How are you going to explain this?"
Tauriel didn't dare to look at him. How could they have escaped? She was sure that she locked their doors. "I-I don't know, my lord," she stuttered.
"Ada, Tauriel," a voice said. Tauriel turned around and wanted to walk to Legolas. "No, Tauriel," Thranduil said. "Stay here."
"What's wrong, ada?" he asked. "What do you think?" Thranduil asked furiously. "I thought this stupid she-elf would check on those stupid Dwarves!"
"So, what's the problem then?" Legolas asked. "Don't you see that?" Thranduil almost exploded. "Those cells are empty! And it is all her fault!"
"My lord, I couldn't help it," Tauriel said softly. "I really don't know how they escaped!"
"I thought I trusted you, Tauriel," Thranduil said as he walked away. "But my lord," Tauriel said. "No," Thranduil said. "I don't want to talk to you again." And with that he left the dungeons.
Tauriel felt sad. Really sad. She wanted to cry. She felt tears coming, but refused to let them fall. She looked at Legolas' blue eyes.
"Tauriel, are you alright?"
Legolas walked towards her and pulled an arm around him. Tauriel nodded. "I'm fine, Legolas," she responded. "Don't worry about it. I'll just go to your father and explain everything to him."
Legolas nodded in understanding. "Do you want me to go with you?"
Tauriel shook her head. "No, thank you," she said as she started to walk away. "I think I can do this alone."
A little later she arrived at Thranduil's room. She knocked on the door. "Come in," the king said. Tauriel took a deep breath and opened the door.
"What do you want now?" When Tauriel heard him she knew he was still angry.
"My lord," Tauriel said. "I want to apologize." "For what?" Thranduil asked as he turned around. "For the Dwarves," she said.
Thranduil sighed. "Tauriel," he said. "Really, I didn't expect this from you. You're Captain of the Guard, but I think I should choose someone else."
"No!" Tauriels said. "You can't mean that! I have been Captain of the Guard for so long time!"
"Tauriel," Thranduil said. "I've already made my decision. There will be another Captain of the Guard next week."
Tauriel couldn't stop herself from crying. "But…" "Stop complaining!" Thranduil said furiously. "It wasn't my fault!" she cried. "Could you please shut up now and go away?"
"I really checked if their doors were locked!"
Then Thranduil could not take it any longer. He raised his fist and hit Tauriel. It was silence for a moment. "Tauriel, I…" Thranduil wanted to say, but Tauriel was first. "I think you were right, my lord," she said. "I don't' think I'm good enough for the Guard." And then she left.
As soon as she left Thranduil's room, she started to run, ignoring Legolas who saw her running and asked her what was wrong. "Tauriel!" Legolas said. "What's wrong? Where are you going?"
But Tauriel gave no response and ran towards her room, where she fell on her soft bed, burying her face in the pillows. Not much later Legolas knocked on her door. "Tauriel? Can I come in?"
"Go away!"
Legolas sighed as he walked into her room. He froze at what he saw. Tauriel lay on the bed, with her face buried in the pillows and he could hear her crying softly.
"Tauriel," he said and walked towards her. "Didn't I tell you to go away?" she snapped angrily. Legolas sat down next to her on the bed. "What happened?" he asked as he noticed some blood on the bed.
Tauriel remembered Thranduil hit her on her nose. "Nothing!" she snapped. "Please, Tauriel," Legolas said as he pulled an arm around her. "I'm just trying to help you."
Tauriel sat up in her bed and looked at Legolas. Legolas froze at what he saw. "Youre nose," he said in shock. "What happened? Who did that?"
Tauriel said nothing but continued to cry. She wrapped her arms around Legolas. "It wasn't my fault, Legolas!" she cried. "Really, it wasn't me!"
"Ssh, it's ok," Legolas whispered pulling her in a tight hug. "I know it wasn't your fault. "What do you know about it?" she said. "I know more than you think," Legolas said with a grin trying to cheer her up.
"But who did that to your nose?"
Tauriel looked at him, pulling herself away from the hug. "You won't believe me if I tell you," she whispered. "What do you mean?" Legolas asked. "I swear, if I find out who did that, I'm going to…"
"It was your father," Tauriel whispered. "What?" Legolas said in shock. "You can't mean that? Are you serious?" Tauriel nodded and more tears fell. Legolas reached her nose with his fingers and wiped away the blood. "I don't think it's broken," he said.
Tauriel sighed in relief. "Fortunately not," she said. "Legolas, do you believe me?"
Legolas nodded. "Of course!" he said. "Why shouldn't I believe you? I'm your friend!"
"Come on, don't be so sad," Legolas said. "If you want I can go and talk to my father. I think he will listen to me. And he will believe me if I tell him it wasn't your fault."
Tauriel said nothing but looked at the ground. "Hey, don't be sad," Legolas said. All he wanted to do now was cheering her up. "I have no reason to be happy," was the only thing she said.
"Your father said I wasn't allowed to be Captain of the Guard anymore."
"O come on!" Legolas said in unbelief. "He doesn't mean that!" But Tauriel shook her head. "Next week he will choose someone else."
"That's it," Legolas said. "I'm going to talk to him!" Tauriel nodded as he stood up and walked away. "Where are you going?" Legolas asked.
"The training field," Tauriel said not turning around. "No, you don't!" Legolas said. "Why not?" Tauriel asked. "You're still sad," Legolas said. "And I won't rest until I see you smile!"
Tauriel sighed. "I always get happy of fighting," she said. "First I want to see you smile," Legolas said. Tauriel tried to, but she couldn't. "Come on," Legolas said. "I'm sure you can do better than that."
"No, I can't!" Tauriel said. "And why do you want to see me smile?" Legolas grinned. "I just love your smile. And by the way, smiling is good."
Then he started to tickle her. "No, please!" Tauriel said as she fell down on the bed. "Please, Las, don't! I don't like it, please stop!"
And Legolas stopped. "You see, it's not difficult to smile," he said. "I'm sure you feel better now." Tauriel sighed. It was true, she felt better now. But still…
Tauriel wrapped her arms around Legolas again. "Thank you, Legolas," she said. "For what?" Legolas asked.
"For making me smile."