❣︎Healing power of a dragon ❣︎

When you were done healing throin, you went to find Thranduil and Legolas. You found Thranduil facing tauriel, talking to her. you hovered silently over them for a while, using your invibilatiy to hide. "Get out of my way!" Thranduil hissed at the red-haired elleth. "The dwarves will be slaughtered!" she exclaims. Thranduil looks at her coldly. "Yes, they will die. Today, tomorrow, one year hence, a hundred years from now - what does it matter? They are mortal." you bite back a sneer and land quietly behind them. "You think your life is worth more than theirs while there is no love in it? There is no love in you!" tauriel snarls. That is not the best to do. Before she knows it, Thranduil has whipped out his sword and cloven her bow in two, then aiming it at her chest. You grow angry as you see this. 

You make yourself visible and walk up behind her, your head just above her and your breathing silently ruffling her long red hair. Thranduil doesn't notice you and hisses at her, "What do you know of love?! Nothing! What you feel for that dwarf is not real! You think it is love?! Are you ready to die for it?" that's when you had enough. you snarl and move your head to the side, then turn it towards Thranduil so your neck shields tauriel. "If you harm her, you will have to kill me." you hiss—Thranduil freeze. Legolas then comes and talks to tauriel, "I will go with you." as the two of them walks off, you goes backward, so you're at least a reasonable distance from Thranduil. "why?" his question catches you off guard, and you frown. "pardon?" you say, tilting your big head. 

Thranduil finally looks at you. "why would you do that? Risk your life for hers? She's an elf, and you're a dragon," you sigh at his words. "she's my friend, Thranduil. I will gladly sacrifice myself for my friends. As long it means they're safe," you turn back to human form. "there's something you've lacking, king. You may have a son, and you love him, but where's your love? Don't beat yourself up because of the death of your wife. It wasn't your fault. But I will not say do not weep, cause not all tears are an evil." with that, you turn back to dragon form and fly away, leaving Thranduil to his thoughts. 

later you find Tauriel leaning over a figure on the ground. 'Kili,' you thought and hurried over to her, and when you reach her, you crouch down and take a hand on her shoulder. "They want to bury him," she says, her heartbroken. You sigh and mutter, "Yes... that's how they say goodbye to their kin. but don't worry, let me help," you say, and tauriel looks up at you, shock and surprise shining in her eyes. You gesture for her to move aside, so she does. You place your hands over his heart and mutter the same healing spell you did on thorin, who has returned to Erebor with the other dwarves. It takes a few minutes before you open your eyes. 

You sigh and carry the young prince's face with slender fingers. You look up at tauriel, and she sees the answer in your eyes. Her eyes fill with tears. You stand up before making an elven gesture that means farewell and move over to taureil to embrace her. Legolas and trhanduil wacthes you two, siletnl. "If this is love, I do not want it." taureil sobs against your hair. "shh," you hush her gently and strokes her hair. "Take it from me, please! Why does it hurt so much?" she cries as another sob breaks through her body. "Because it was real," you answer and pull away from her. You smile at her gently and caress her face. "be strong, little warrior," you whisper and place a soft kiss on her forehead. 

With that, you move away from her and find legoals and Thranduil. "my lords," you say and bow agility. They nod at you. instead of going away, you listen to their conversation. "I...cannot go back," legoals says. his father frowns but asks gently, "Where will you go?" Legolas looks at you, who only smiles in return. "I do not know," he says and looks back at his father. "Go north. Find the Dúnedain. There's a young Ranger amongst them- you should meet him. His father, Arathorn, was a good man. His son might grow to be a great one." you say and step up. Legolas looks at you before saying, "What is his name?" you shrug. "He's known in the wild as Strider. His true name you must discover for yourself," you say. legoals nods and starts to go, but his father calls after him. 

"Legolas... your mother loved you...more than anyone...more than life." legoals turns to face Thranduil, who makes a gesture of departure to each other, then Legolas leaves. Thranduil watches him go sadly, bowing his head in grief. You place a hand on his shoulder, and he looks up to meet your eyes. "he'll be fine, Thranduil," you say and then move away from him and turn into a dragon again. with one last glance at him, you smile and take off. 

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cliff hanger 

I hope you like the story 

-Saph