After the meeting as my uncle called it I was taken to my chambers where I washed and came back out to my room to find another elf standing before me with a dress in her hand. Did they think I could not dress myself?

"Mistress Belowin I am here with your new gown. One picked out for you by your uncle and the King." the elleth says handing me the dress.

Great now I am not even allowed to make a choice in my own wardrobe? I take the dress and go behind a screen and quickly change into it. I do admit it is a beautiful dress. Pure white but with green trim on the shoulders and wrists with a green belt that goes around the center and down the front. I walk to the mirror and look at me. I hardly know who is looking back at me in the mirror.

"Would you like to wear your hair up or down miss?" the elleth asks me.

"How do most people have their hair here?" I ask her curious tone in my voice.

"I believe most people leave their hair down here. Is that what you wish miss?" she says walking to my side.

I take my hand up to my head and release my once up hair and the red locks of hair come down like a waterfall. The elleth starts to brush my hair apparently I can't do that either. After looking at me in the mirror a good ten minutes she nods happy with our work.

"Your company will be waiting in the Grand Hall Dinning area Miss." she says opening the door for me.

I follow her through the halls of the rather large palace. It seems like this place never ends. We finally reach what I can only assume to be the dinning area as my Uncle walks up to me.

"You look wonderful my dear." he says with a smile.

"I feel like a child's dress up doll." I tell him with a sarcastic smile on my face.

"You are to be a princess, you will get use to it." he tells me leading me to the table.

I highly doubt that. As I sit down beside my uncle I look across the room and see Legolas talking to another red haired elf. I feel a bit confused at first but try to ignore it.

"She is captain of the guard. she poses no threat to your position here." I hear the king say.

"Of course, I just have never seen a red haired elf besides myself." I tell him as I look down to my plate.

"They are around just harder to find." My uncle says taking my hand.

After a few moments the woman leaves as Legolas re joins the table. He doesn't say much or even look my way. Well I can tell this is going to be exactly how I imagined, a complete and total loveless marriage. We finish with dinner and my uncle insists on speaking with the King so I bolt out of that room faster then my legs can carry me. After running through countless halls I finally settle on a window and look outside. Nothing but darkness. I can only imagine what lurks out there.

"Oh mother, I know you would not want this for me for I do not want it for myself." I say as I look up into the night sky. "Uncle was so quick to make this arrangement I did not have time to properly think. He keeps telling me this will give the elves peace knowing the royal generation of elves will continue."

I did not expect an answer knowing I would not get one. I rest my head against the wall when I look outside and in the far distance I hear something. I look over to my left and see my elleth maid coming my way rather fast. I stand up as she rushes to me.

"We must find Prince Legolas, there are spiders close to here!" she yells at me.

"Alright, come I will hide you and get the prince myself." I tell her as we start to run through the halls again.

We arrive back at my chambers and I put her in my closet.

"Do not move, I will come for you when this is over. Understand me?" I question her.

She nods her head very scared as I shut the door. I run back out to the hall and trying to remember where that huge dinning room is I run into something like a brick wall and fall back to the ground. With my hand on my head I look up and see the King. Uh oh really on the first day meeting him I literally run into him?

"The elf in my room just told me to go get the prince that there were spiders coming." I manage to blurt out to him.

"I believe my son is already aware of this. Do you make it a habit of running into people in the halls?" he asks me.

I pick myself up about to turn from him but I know I can't make enemies so quickly especially with the king who is also my future father in law.

"Forgive me my king. I was in a rush to find the prince and make the situation known." I tell him as I bow my head. "It will not happen again."

I turn to walk away from him when he starts talking again.

"Did I dismiss you?" he asks me.

I quickly turn back around. I really am not use to following all these orders. Doesn't this guy have a nice side to him at all?

"Forgive me my king, I forgot where I was and who I was with." I tell him.

"Do you know any weapons at all?" he asks me point blank.

"I know how to use a sword as well as a bow. Is there something you require of me my king?" I ask him.

"You must know how to defend yourself when Legolas can not. You are now dismissed." he says as he walks past me.

Wow that guy gives me cold chills. I keep walking forward back to my room and open my closet to see the maid still there.

"Stay here, I have to go and check on a few things, I will keep hidden as I suggest you do." I tell her as I quickly grab a bow and run out of the palace.

As I look forward I see elves fighting giant spiders. Of course my number one fear and now they are giant. I see Legolas in the distance with the woman from before. They are fighting side by side. I keep hidden ducking behind a tree every now and then. I hear a harsh scream to my left and look to see a spider about to take out another elf. I quickly take and arrow and place it in the bow taking aim and releasing the arrow into the creature just in the right spot to kill it instantly. The elf looks up at me and bows his head then runs off.

Well I just saved someone that is my kind deed for now.

"Keep them away from the city!" I hear Legolas cry out.

I turn back and see there are only three spiders left at least in this mob of them. I see the biggest is one is causing the most problems. If I could just get up the tree without being seen then I could take aim at its center and kill it. It's worth a shot. I quickly scale the tree for someone still in a dress. As I find my vantage point I take an arrow and aim for its weakest point. Without a word I release the arrow and hit it at it's killing point. I quickly brace the tree to hide from the elves bellow.

After a few minutes they finish the last of the spiders. I see them start retreating close and closer to me. I quickly take off in a quick burst back to the palace and run as fast as I can into my room. I quickly hide the bow and let my maid out of the closet.

"Is it safe to come out now?" she asks me trembling.

"For the moment. Promise me if this ever happens again you will come and hide yourself here?" I ask her.

"Of course Mistress, I will do whatever you will me to." she says as she bows and walks out of the room.

Just as I am about to sit down I hear a knock at the door. I go over and open the door to see an elf I do not know...yet.

"The king as well as the rest of your company request your presence right now miss." the elf says.

Great now I am caught. I nod my head and follow the elf to the throne room. There the King sits on his throne while My Uncle and Legolas stand on the ground.

"Leave us." the king says with a scarily calm tone.

He walks down from his throne and starts my way. Yeah I am in big trouble.

"We did not find you in your room during the attack, could you tell me where you were?" The king as he circles me.

"I got lost trying to find my room. I tried to stay hidden just in case something happened." I lie to him fearing the worst was in store for me.

"You were not out of the palace then? Legolas claims one of his elves were saved by a spirit. A woman with long red hair and a dress much like the one you are wearing now." he says stopping before me.

"I know not of what he speaks. Unless perhaps he was saved by my mother's spirit she was a warrior as well." I tell him as he grabs my arm.

"Hear this elleth, I need you alive for this arrangement going out and doing foolish things is worthless to me!" he tells me as my hazel eyes meet his. "Do not leave the palace unless granted permission."

I keep silent knowing if I say anything else it will just lead to more trouble. I can already tell I hate the man before me.

"You are dismissed to your chambers, Legolas will come and retrieve you if we need you." the king says releasing me of his hold. I turn on my heel and do not even acknowledge his statement I return to my room.

"Father, it could have been someone dressed as her could it not?" Legolas asked.

"Did you not see the tear on her right shoulder? She also smelled of the forest. She was there. In time she will learn he place." The king says as he goes back to his throne. "Legolas and Lord Elrond go and leave me with my thoughts."

Legolas and Lord Elrond walk out of the room and start to talk in the halls.

"Why would she save someone she did not know?" Legolas asks the Lord.

"She is much like her mother. She cares for every living thing. Though I fear she has now been placed in a bad spot with the King." Elrond tells him.

"She did a brave thing but she could have been killed as well." Legolas tells him.

"She would sacrifice herself any day to protect someone. Prince Legolas let me tell you this now with Belowin you will never be bored." Elrond tells him with a smile.

The next day I awoke to a very loud banging on my door. Not a knock but a banging! I quickly rise from the bed and open the door still half asleep. There in the hall stands both the King and Legolas. Oh it is far too early to see both of them before I have even adjusted my eyes.

"Don't stand there, get dressed and then come to the hall." the King says.

I really want to slam the door in his face as I nicely shut it and get dressed. I decided to wear a normal dress nothing fancy but it is a nice blue color. I walk back to the door and open it. Yeah they are still there.

"Bring one of your arrows, we are going to see if they match the ones that killed the spiders." The king says as Legolas looks at him shocked.

Great, this is not going to end well for me...