Legolas and I were by the forest when a felt a sharp pain at the back of my head and I blacked out.

I woke up in the forest. "Legolas!!" Was the first thing I called. No sign of him. I ran as fast as I could to the castle.

I burst through the hall door. "Legolas is missing!! We were walking by the forest and somebody or something knocked me out and took Legolas!!" I yelled at Thranduil.

"WHAT?!!?!?" Thranduil's voice echoed through the room. "SEND GUARDS TO SEARCH THE FOREST IMMEDIETLY!!!!"

"You, come with me and lead me to te spot where you were." he spat at me. We went through the side exit. "Are you hurt?" Thranduil whispered softly. "No, but I'm extremely worried."

We were halfway to the spot when a loud, female, voice came from the entrance of Mirkwood. "Thranduil, we have your son. We need you to be front and centre when we slice his head off." The voice called with cold laughter.

We both rushed to the front entrance, pushing through the crowd. Thranduil wore an expression of fiery anger and I thought that half of his face was disoriented for a second.

We arrived to see the horrific sight. Beheaded bodies of innocent people, who had come forth to try and save Legolas, were scattered. "My son. My people." Thranduil whispered as a flicker of fear crossed his face.

A troll came up to the front, surrounded by Orcs. An Orc came to view on top of the troll dragging Legolas by the hair. "NO!!" I screeched and ran forwards, I was grabbed by two other Orcs and one held a machete to my throat.

"Oh look. A girl as well. We can kill her after we kill the child." One growled. "Stop." I heard Thranduil yell coldly. "Don't harm my son, or Maydrien."

"Oh so you do care about the fat elleth?" Reyna stepped from behind the troll. "I knew it was you!" I yelled. "You little bitch."

"Oh so we're going to be sassy?" She cooed. I rolled my eyes. "Why?" Thranduil asked Reyna. His voice was cold and calm but I could sense his fear. He was pacing back and forwards slowly.

"Because this will bring you down finally." she hissed. "I will become the Queen of Mirkwood and they will all bow down to me."

"Let's start with the child so his precious Maydrien can watch." She continued, the Orc on top of the troll held a blade up to Legolas's throat. Legolas screamed for Thranduil. "Not ion nîn." Thranduil called, his fear showing for the first time.

The blade was digging into Legolas's throat. I could see beads of blood forming as it cut into his skin. Legolas let out a scream of pain, which tore my heart.

"LET HIM GO!!" I screamed, crying furiously. I kicked the guy holding the blade to my neck, where it hurt, and grabbed the machete he was holding, as Thranduil tried to get to Legolas.

Reyna grabbed her blade from her back and we started fighting. "Nin gwerianneg." I hissed. "What makes you think I was ever on your side?" She replied. In anger I managed to get the sword out of her hands and cut her leg.

I got my bow and an arrow and shot the Orc holding Legolas as more Orcs came barreling towards me. Thranduil took my place and started battling them while I ran to Legolas.

I grabbed Legolas who was crying for Thranduil. "Shhh it's okay. Your adar will be with you soon." I whispered in his ear as I ran towards the gates.

"Kill her and the child!!" Reyna screamed pointing at me. I wasn't going to let the Orcs kill a child that I loved again. I ran as fast as I could, holding Legolas so if they shot an arrow, it wouldn't hit him.

"Please, pass him here. You can trust me." I heard a whisper from the trees. I turned to see a young girl, who looked about 400, to man she would look about 15.

I hesitated but then handed her Legolas, For some reason I felt I could trust her. "Please take care of him. Hide him." I whispered back and ran to join Thranduil.

Thranduil's army had come by that time. I took out my bow and shot Orcs as I ran to him. Thranduil was fighting several Orcs at once, I stopped for a second. Half the skin on his face was missing. I pretended that a didn't notice and ran to join him.

We stood back to back, fighting as hard as we could. "Where is henig?" He asked. "Safe."

After two hours the Orcs lost the battle and started to retreat. Thranduil suddenly got hit in the arm with an arrow. He fell to the ground. "Thranduil!!" I screamed. "Help!!"

Some gaurds came over and lifted him up. Nobody seemed to care that they hated me at that moment. I led them up to the castle and they laid him on the first table they saw. "Thranduil... Echuio." I whispered.

"Boe de nestad." A servant said to me. "Iston." I hissed back. I pulled out an emergency kit that I had on hand in my robe.

"Leave. I need to concentrate." I yelled at everyone on the room. They all left. I took a deep breath and took out all my materials.

"That arrow was poisoned." I muttered under my breath, mixing an antidote as fast as I could. "Don't leave Thranduil. Please. I need you."

After a few minutes it was complete. I put the mixture on Thranduil's wound, uttering a spell.

I stood back. Waiting. Praying.

After what felt like an eternity, I almost gave up hope. Tears streaming down my face, I looked down at the floor.

Suddenly there was a sharp intake of breath. I looked up. Thranduil's eyes fluttered open.

I ran over to him. "Maydrien..." he whispered. "Thranduil." I cried. He sat up and kissed me. "You saved my life."

"I couldn't lose you." I whispered into his chest as he held me. "I lost my loved one before and I couldn't lose the one I love now."

"I will always love you Maydrien." Thranduil said as he kissed my head. "I don't want this to be a secret anymore. I want everyone to know." he said.

"What if they don't support us?" I whispered, looking into his icy eyes. "Then that's their problem. But they need to know the truth."

I sighed and nodded. A guard came in. "My king are you alright?" he asked bowing. "Yes. I am but where is-" The doors burst open again and Legolas came running in.

"ADA!!" He yelled running to Thranduil. "MAY!!" He called to me after and ran to hug me. "My little leaf..." said Thranduil. I noticed that his wounds had been dressed.

"Where was he found?" I asked the guard. "He just ran into the castle." The guard replied. I turned to Thranduil. "You need rest."

I brought Thranduil to his room. "Sleep." I commanded. "Don't command your king. I command you." he smirked. "I will see you in the morning." I kissed his forehead and left quietly.

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The staff started being perfectly nice to me. They spoke to me, invited me to lunch, and were just nice in general.

"Are you just being nice because I saved the king?" I finally asked Gralone, one of the main guards, one day.

"We weren't nice before?" He asked. I looked into his eyes, he wasn't lying he actually thought that he hadn't been terrible, even though he had been one of the worst.

"Yes, you were all horrible to me." I exclaimed. "I don't remember saying anything cruel or being mean. But I hadn't been myself. None of us had really. A lot of things are a bit fuzzy."

"What do you mean?" I asked in confusion. "Reyna prepared tea every morning for breakfast, and I think it did something to our minds."

It was clear to me now. Reyna messed up everyone so they treated me like crap.

"Well at least she's gone now." I said and walked off to wake Legolas from his nap.

I went through a secret passage that only Thranduil, a few members of the staff, and I knew about.

I bumped into Thranduil in the passage. "Fancy meeting you here." he smiled, bringing me closer. Our lips locked and before long we were making out.

Gralone came through unexpectedly, "Gralone-" I started, Thranduil put his hand up. "We are telling the kingdom soon. We can start with Gralone." He said softly. "We are in a relationship." Thranduil spoke confidently. Gralone smirked at me.

"I am happy for you. I will stand by you through whatever comes." he said.

"Thank you Gralone. But do not mention it yet. We are telling everyone else at different times." Thranduil said.

"Not a word." Gralone replied, bowing as he left. "I must go wake Legolas from his nap." I sighed, when he was out of sight. "We should tell the rest of the staff tonight." Thranduil whispered as he ran his fingers through my hair.

"Fine." I rolled my eyes smiling. "Then I will see you tonight hiril vuin." He replied. "Yes hir vuin." And with that we departed.

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That night I dressed as nicely as I could without being overdressed.

I was fixing my hair when Thranduil came in. "You look beautiful." he whispered in my ear. "And you handsome."

"It will be fine. Stop worrying."

"I can't I am too scared." I replied. "I'll protect you" Thranduil said as he put his hands on my waist. "Nothing and nobody will harm you."

We walked down after I got Legolas. "May. When are you going to marry ada and become my nana?" He asked. This question caught me off guard.

I looked over at Thranduil. "Said anything to Legolas?" I asked with raised eyebrows. Thranduil looked away whistling. "When your adar asks me to." I said to the child.

As we entered the dining hall I sat down in my seat beside Thranduil's. Thranduil stood in front of his seat and called to the staff.

"I am sure you are wondering what this meeting is about." He said to his staff. "I must tell you something very important." The whole room was silent.

"I have fallen in love." There was a scattered whispering. Thranduil raised his hand for silence. "I hope that you support me in my relationship, for I have fallen in love with Maydrien."

"You can't!! She isn't royal!!" A servant yelled out. There was a murmur of agreement. "It's not allowed!!" Another cried. There were more shouts.

"STOP!!" Gralone had stood up on the table. The room returned to silence. "You." he pointed to the servant who had called out. "Are you married?"

"Yes." he replied slowly. "Do you love your wife?" Gralone yelled. "Yes..."

"Then you know what it's like to be in love. The king is in love. Instead of caring if his love is a royal or not, we should be standing with him, supporting him, and being loyal to him." Gralone shouted to the crowd.

"I am loyal. If you are loyal, shout it out. I am loyal, I am loyal." the chant grew. "I am loyal, I am loyal." Soon all the staff of the castle were chanting it.

Thranduil raised his hand for silence once more. "Thank you for your support." Thranduil said smiling. "One more thing... Bring out the wine." cheers erupted.

Staff came and told Thranduil and I how happy they were for us all night. We drank a lot of wine, and went to bed.

Thranduil, who had drunk so much wine that he was almost drunk (but not quite), stayed until the last staff member left. "I think they support us." he chuckled.

Legolas had been put to bed by a maid earlier on.

I laid my head on his chest. "I hope the kingdom will too." I sighed as he put his arms around me. "I as well hope so."

I walked back to my room and undid my hair. I couldn't find a nightgown anywhere, I then remembered that my clothes had been stolen, I had just slept in my clothes that week.

After a bit I went to see Thranduil and get a nightgown, it was mostly an excuse to visit him.

I came to Thranduil's room, and knocked. "Come in." he called. I opened the door and walked in. Thranduil was sitting in his armchair reading a book. "I need a nightgown."

"No hello?" he laughed. I closed the door behind me. he stood up and walked over, he set his hands on my waist and we kissed. Our lips melted together.

After a while I was sitting on Thranduil's lap, on the armchair. I could feel his hand playing with my hair. We broke apart at last, hovering for only a second. "May do you want to just sleep in my bed tonight?" Thranduil asked.

"Yes, my room it too far away." I replied. He laughed. "Let's get you a nightgown for that is what you came for." He got me one from the closet. I yawned.

He passed the nightgown over to me and I just stripped down right there, not giving a crap. I hesitantly took off my shirt, I was self-conscious of my stretch marks. Thranduil seemed to sense that and he walked over.

"What's troubling you?" He asked softly. I just sighed. I took off my shirt. Thranduil gazed at my body as his mouth fell open. "You had a child." he whispered. "Yes." I replied.

He pulled me closer. "Is this what troubles you? Your stomach?" He asked softly. "Yes." tears came to my eyes yet again. "You are beautiful, nothing changes that." Thranduil cooed. I rested my head on his shoulder.

"What became of the child?" He asked. I told him the story of how I was running with my son when he got hit by an arrow from one of the Orcs. "Maydrien..." he gasped.

"I kept the scars to remember him." Thranduil held me tightly and we sat down on the bed. "I too hide something." he said holding my hands. I looked up.

"I faced a dragon. I was too confident, and it's wrath came down on me." Half of his face became disoriented again. "It shows when I'm angered." he continued. "I saw a glimpse of it. When the Orcs took Legolas." I said.

"Even through our flaws our hearts love, and we find beauty in each other." I sighed.

I put on the nightgown as Thranduil dressed for bed as well. His tunic lay open as he fell back on the bed, for it was very warm in the room. I lay my head on his bare chest, the beating of his heart always comforted me.

"Goodnight meleth nin." He whispered. "Gi melin."

"Gi melin, hir vuin." I replied, and fell asleep in his arms.

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Hey guys. That was a long chapter. The staff of the castle knows yay! But will the people support them? Will Reyna return? Hee hee hee!!

Translations (there's a lot.)

ion nîn-my son
Nin gwerianneg-you betrayed me.
henig-my child
Echuio-wake up
Boe de nestad-he needs healing
Iston-I know
hiril vuin-my lady
hir vuin-my lord
Nana-mother
meleth nin-my love
Gi melin-I love you
Gi melin, hir vuin-I love you, my lord

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The Queen™

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