towerofanimus | (no subject)

Characters: Legolas (

bow_of_the_galadhrim) and OPEN
Setting: Forest floor, slightly backdated to after the droning plot
Format: prose to start, will match you
Summary: Legolas is pissed and lacking confidence in himself now.
Warnings: Nothing but I'll update if anything comes up.

The elf drew back an arrow, pulling the string taut and releasing in quick succession. Each arrow struck the farthest tree from him with inhuman accuracy, each one close enough to another that it was hard to differentiate them from the distance. And he didn't stop, not until his quiver was empty. And then he dropped his bow where he stood and when to recover the arrows, returned and did the same all over again.

If anyone didn't know better, it would seem almost like he was in a trance. He didn't make a single sound as he worked. He didn't need the practice with his bow but he didn't want to not practice. And each arrow he shot, he was visualizing the various administrators. He'd never killed a sentient being before and never considered it but now he was completely without remorse for his own thoughts. Orcs he didn't consider sentient because they lived solely to obey Sauron or Morgoth, they were stupid and confused without them.

He was not their toy. He would not let them make him feel so weak or worthless again. He was the prince of the Woodland Realm, friend to Gimli, one of the Nine Walkers who had chosen to free the world of Sauron.Just thinking of having been Jason's plaything, of being subservient to any of them, a pang of white hot rage flowed through him and he grabbed three arrows, drawing them back together and firing. Watching as they struck the tree together, each one above the other.

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"No need to apologize. I should have realized it would be too long for you." He laughs lightly and follows, keeping an eye on him in case the cloak comes loose and he trips again.

He's being more careful as he climbs the stairs. "Do... sorry... do you think Haldir will be in our room?"

"He might be. If not, I'm sure that we can find him on one of the nature floors. Or I can call out to him and ask him to come and meet us somewhere." Hm, that wasn't something they had mentioned to Taiki, was it? They're ability to communicate over distances.

"Call out to him?" No this wasn't something they had ever explained, and Taiki looked confused.

"Haldir and I are very close. And our kind can speak across great distances when we form such a connection to another." He explained, smiling a bit. It was thanks to that connection that he'd gotten help when he returned from the elevator.

"So... you can talk in your minds?" Taiki looked at him in amazement.

"We can, yes. It's really very useful an ability." He grinned, recalling the uses he'd made of that bond they shared since he and Haldir had been here together.

"It is a rare skill among my kin."

Taiki smiled, "So not all elves can do it?"

It did sound useful, Taiki was always able to find Lord Gyousou, as long as he was relatively close, because of the bond they shared, all he had to do was follow the Ouki. But to talk in their minds...

"That's right. I never even thought that I'd be capable of it."

Legolas would gladly trade being able to communicate with Haldir mentally for being able to find him with ease. It would comfort him to be able to do that but this worked equally as well.

He smiled, "Well I'm glad... it must be nice..."

That way they could help each other easily.

"It's useful."

It had it's inconveniences too. Like passing along the emotional of physical state of one elf to the other, worrying his beloved unnecessarily.

"Is... sorry is he answering?"

Such things always had their inconveniences, but they were worth it in Taiki's opinion.

"I haven't called to him, I thought we'd look for him in this usual spots before resorting to that. I fear that I may worry him since the last time I did so was when I was hurt."

His hand moves to rub his arm lightly.

"Sorry..." Taiki blinked at him, sad that he had been hurt, he drew closer to him as if he could keep him safe from harm.

"It's alright. Haldir and Gandalf helped me so I've healed now." Not that he'd tell Taiki what he resorted to so that he could heal but he'd hold him comfortably close.

He hugged him, "I'm glad..."