Cowgirls, a very long and hard ride!

Haldir scanned the area and in the distance he saw Lady Chrissy watching from behind some bushes. Then he saw her quickly duck out of sight. He went over to where she was standing and saw that she had changed her path.

Haldir quickly walked behind her, “I see you were watching Prince Orlando and my self? Maybe you miss him?”

Chrissy smiled, “Yes, you are correct about the first part. But the second part…why am I discussing that with you? Besides, I did not mean anything by looking, is that a crime?”


Haldir smirked, “No it is not a crime to watch. I know you meant no harm. However, you were gazing at Prince Orlando…where you not?”

Chrissy glared at him, “No, I was not watching Prince Orlando,” as she stated sassy, “I was admiring the fighting skills and techniques.”

Haldir’s eyebrow rose, “What does a maiden like your self know of fighting skills?”

Chrissy thought he was being arrogant, “Well, I am quite skilled at fighting and even though Jenny would never admit it, she and I are evenly matched. We were at the top of our class back home…it’s quite amusing beating out the men in our class.”

Haldir smirked once again, “Men? What do men know about fighting?’

Chrissy giggled, “You are quite right!! Jenny and I always gave them a run for there money!”

Haldir laughed also, “I will just have to see your fighting techniques some time soon.”

This gave Chrissy an idea, “Haldir, I want to make you a proposal,” His eyebrow went up, “Aye, what is this proposal,” She smiled, “Well, how about I join your class tomorrow, anonymously?”

Haldir thought for a moment, “If you were to get hurt, Prince Orlando would have my head for this,” Chrissy objected, “I won’t get hurt, besides, if I can’t take down the first two Elves that you challenge me with… you can remove me,” Haldir answered, “All right I will take your offer. However, if you cannot defeat them, then I shalt remove you.”

Chrissy was so exited that she hugged Haldir and she walked away giddily. She could not believe that Haldir said yes to her proposal.
Haldir yell out, “Make sure you are up at the dawn…and dressed on the field.”

Chrissy answered back, “I will be the first one there!”

Haldir smirked and knew that she probably would be up at the crack of dawn. However, he had other business to attend as he made his way over to someone that he had not seen in quite a while.

Lady Lanwe was in her room when she heard a tap on the chamber door and she went over to open it. To her surprise it was someone that she did not expect to see.
Shock in her eyes, “Lord Haldir...” the she felt him push his way thought the door.

Haldir grinned upon her as he made his way into her room, “You could not come to me and tell me that you were leaving or even that you were back in Mirkwood?” as he questioned her.

Tensing up at his presence, she said, “Forgive me…” as she closed the door and walk over to sit on the bed.

Haldir walked over to her, “How can I, not forgive you, Lady Lanwe,” as he lifted up her face.

Lanwe got weak at his glance as she fell to her knees, “It has always been you that I loved…but sadly we cannot be together publicly because of our status…” tears flew down her face.

Haldir spoke softly, “Do not cry…my love,” he help her up, “Let us not worry about that tonight…” as he dried her tears.

Lanwe asked, “How can you come back to me after all that I have done to you?”

Haldir looked upon her with hungry eyes, “Because I am haunted by your kisses and your body,” he hands went behind her back as her dress fell to the floor.

Lady Lanwe could not stand to have him look into her eyes because she knew that Haldir had this affect on her that no other had. It was intoxicating to her mind as she let him unbutton her dress.

Haldir then gazed upon her as he kissed her lips that he dreamed about for what seemed like an eternity. The two made love for hours in Lady Lanwe’s chambers.

Jenny and Legolas were making there way back to there room when they ran into the excited Lady Chrissy.

Jenny smiled, “What are you so happy about? Are you back with Orlando?”

Chrissy glared at her, “No…Please don’t mention his name right now!”

Legolas interjected, “My brother and Lady Lanwe are not together any longer. You see Lady Lanwe was seeing someone else and my brother was not going to share her with another.”

Chrissy rolled her eyes, “Your probably right…in time I will forgive him,” as she turned and walked up stairs to her bedroom.

Jenny knew that Legolas was trying to help, “She will go back to him, I’m sure of it! Besides, my sense tells that your friend still loves my brother!”

Just as Jenny said that Orlando stood right behind her as Legolas gave him a smile. She felt kind of silly saying that when she turned around to see his brown eyes staring into her own.

Orlando smiled, “I hope thus is true what you speak of, Lady Jenny.”

Jenny felt sorry for him, “I believe Chrissy will come back to you. I know my friend and I see it in her eyes when you’re around.”

Legolas interjected once again, “If you will excuse us my brother, Jenny and I, are on are way to turn in.”

Orlando nodded, “Good night, Lady Jenny and Legolas,” all of them walked to there chambers.

Chrissy walked into her room, closed the door and walked over to the bed. She saw a night gown lying on the bed and she reached down to get it. Then she walked over behind the half wall and took off her clothing as she slipped on the gown.

She then made her way over to the bed, got it, blew out the candle and then closed her eyes for some much needed sleep. Somehow, in the middle of the night she could have sworn that Orlando was lying next to her as a faint smell of him lingered on the pillow. But in her sleep she chalked up as a dream.

Orlando made his way into his chambers and realized that he would be turning in alone. He walked over to the bed, sat down and removed his shirt. Then he removed his boots and then placed his feet on the bed as he stretched out.

In his mind he was going crazy as he tossed and turned on the bed. It was driving him crazy not to touch her face or hold her close in the night as he wondered if she was alright.

So, Orlando decided to take a peak into her room and see if she needed him. He got up, walked down the hall and opened the door softly to where no one would hear it. Then he walked over to the bed and saw Lady Chrissy sleeping softly.

Orlando wanted badly to wake her up and tell what was in his heart at that very moment. However, he knew that she would not be very happy and decided against it. So he just laid there next to her in the bed and gazed upon her peaceful face.

As Orlando sat on the bed, he began to realize that this woman had completely taken his heart and soul. He noticed a piece of hair in her face and tucked behind her ear. She smiled softy in her sleep as she moved closed into Orlando.

Before he knew it she had him completely wrapped in her arms and she was still asleep. Orlando grinned and knew that it was a sign that she had deep feelings for him to reach out in the night, sub-consciously.

Several hours had went by as Orlando savored every moment of her snuggling as morning was approaching and he gently removed the grip that Lady Chrissy had around him.

Orlando whispered in her ear, “Guren min gaim Lin,” (My heart is in your hands) and the he silently stated as he brushed his hand over her cheek, “Amin mela lle, Lady Chrissy,” (I love you) he reached down and kissed her lips softly.

Then Orlando slipped out into the hall silently back to his room where he laid back on the bed. As he lay down, he fell into a deep sleep and forgot about meeting Haldir on the field.

Chrissy’s natural alarm clock in her mind went off and her eyes popped open. She turned over as she realized that Orlando’s smell was all over her bed.

Chrissy thought, “You were here last night Orlando…I felt your lips on mine…in my dreams, I knew you were in my bed. God I love him…”

She got up out of the bed and walked over to the dresser as she pulled out a pair of trousers. Then she pulled out a shirt and went behind the half wall to put the clothing on.

To her surprise, the trousers were a little big in the waist but realized that there was a belt inside the Chester door. She walked over and pulled it out as she snaked it around her waist.

She then tightened the belt and latched it to where it was comfortable. Lastly, she pulled her hair up into one of those weird pony tails where it’s flipped under and the hair doesn’t stick out.
Haldir smiled at his sleeping Lady and knew that he had a job to perform. He silently wished that his life was different so she could wake up in his arms. With all of his strength, he kissed Lady Lanwe on the lips and got dressed.

He walked out of his room and outside as he stopped to pick a few apples that were hanging from a tree. In the distance he noticed Lady Chrissy walking and decided to wait on her to walk with him.

She then proceeded to walked out of her room and outside the Palace near the field. In the distance she saw Haldir waiting on her to emerge from behind the Palace walls.

When Chrissy walked towards him, “I told you I would be here bright and early,” she stated sarcastically.

Haldir smirked, “I knew you would be, there is no need to explain to me, Lady Chrissy.”

Chrissy gazed around, “I am sure glad that Orlando is not here. What time does he normally come to assist,” Haldir replied, “I usually go ahead and start. Prince Orlando comes when the sun is rising. Let us not worry about him,” as he started walking towards where the armor is kept.

Chrissy asked, “Why are we going inside there?”

Haldir opened the wooden door and went inside as he did not answer her question. He found a candle as he lit the wick of it and then light appeared.

Chrissy gasped, “Look at all this armor and battle supplies,” as her hand glided over a beautiful Elven sword and the picked it up.

Haldir walked over to where the head armor was and picked one up as he went to give it to Lady Chrissy. He noticed at how she admired the sword and the way she handled it with such of a warrior. She then began to swing it around like a trained Elf would.

The Merchwarden stated, “You are trained by the sword, I see. Most impressive,” he paused for a moment to take notice, “Please put this on, so the others do not know you are a woman.”

Chrissy smiled, “This is a beautiful piece of work,” as she placed it back in its home and took the helmet and then she slipped it on her head.

The she asked, “How do I look,” Haldir replied, “You need to let down your hair,” Chrissy took off the helmet and removed the scrunchy from her hair, “Is this better?” as she slipped the helmet back on.

Haldir smiled, “Ae, Bele maethri,” (Yes, might warrior)

Chrissy giggled as she removed the helmet, “Mighty Warrior, now there is a compliment from a merchwarden. I’ll surly take that any day from you Haldir.”

Haldir grinned, “I see your skills with the Elven language is quite efficient, Lady Chrissy,” he paused as he heard others approach, “You must not let the others see your face.”

Chrissy agreed, “Yes, I promise,” then she turned to him, “One thing, if you would not mind, I would like to challenge Orlando, is there a way you could persuade him into a duel with me?”

Haldir laughed, “If this is what you wish, then it shalt be arranged,” She kissed him on the cheek, “Your awesome, Haldir,” as she placed the helmet on her head.

Haldir blew out the candle and the two proceeded to walk out of the armor room. On the way out, Haldir grabbed a bunch of wooden swords to practice with and handed one to Lady Chrissy.

Chrissy spoke in a deep voice, “My name shalt be Amrod Calmcacil, your cousin of the Golden Woods.”

Haldir smirked, “What a high standard you put on yourself, Amrod Calmcacil. Are you sure you want this pressure?” Chrissy answered, “You betcha!”

When they arrived to the field, Orlando was not there as Chrissy scanned the area. It was quite amusing to her to fight an Elf and even more to challenge a Prince. Time had went by as all the male Elves gathered in the early morning hours to practice and to keep up with there training.

She watched Haldir speak to the Elven males of the Mirkwood Forest and how they all gazed upon him in such high honor. Then out of the blue, Haldir called on Lady Chrissy to challenge one of the larger Elves. She took a gulp as she noticed the size of his arms and height.

Chrissy went to the front as she was called as the stronger Elf made fun of the little Elf’s size. She turned to see Haldir very amused as she knew that she had to show him what she was made of and it was not a bunch of lies.

The stronger Elf took the first swing as Chrissy ducked and moved out of the way. She came from behind as she clipped his leg to trip him and then she flipped out of the way when he went crashing down. Where she clipped his leg sent the poor Elf into tears as pain crept over his leg.

The large Elf got up and raced over to where the male elf was (or so he thought) and began to take yet another swing. Chrissy moved out of the way and flipped over his head quickly as she landed on her feet. She then hurriedly came in from behind once again and swung her hand around to where his shoulder blade was as it clipped then nerve.

Once again the larger Elf fell to the ground and knew that he had been defeated as he could not move. Chrissy walked over in a deep voice, “the pain will go away in a few moments.”

The bigger elf asked, “Where did you learn to fight like that small one?”

He replied, “It twas a new technique that a wise Elf once taught me about three moons ago,” as he turned and walked away.

Haldir walked over, “That was most impressive as you have defeated one of my best.”

Orlando had awakened to the sun on his face and he soon realized that he was late in meeting Haldir. He jumped out of bed, put his clothing on and ran out the door.

This was unlike Prince Orlando to be late for anything and he knew that Haldir would make fun of him. He walked quickly down to the field and saw the practice fighting going and one little elf caught his eye as he saw the moves and techniques that he was using. These were a little strange to his eyes as he would ask Haldir of this Elf.

Chrissy just smiled and knew that she had gained Haldir’s trust. She fought like that most of the morning until she saw Orlando in the distance as he came down to help out in the male Elves training.

She walked over to catch her breath as someone next to her offered her some water to drink. She took the water and drank it fast as she was very thirsty.

The small elf like her self asked, “You fight most intriguing, the way your body moves with you…how do you move so swiftly,” She replied trying to sound maleish, “Well, I just move with the wind…it is not hard at all,” she the handed the water back to the young elf, “Thank you for your hospitality, little one,” as she moved away.

Prince Orlando walked over to Haldir, “I see you have gotten the situation under control,” Haldir answered, “Uma, Prince Orlando,” then he smirked, “I see that your late, your highness,” Orlando replied with a smiled, “I did not mean to over sleep, it twas my mind as it would not rest.”

Orlando changed the subject, “Who is that small Elf, he is quite impressive. Is he from Mirkwood?”

Haldir replied with a nod, “That t’would be my kin, Amrod Calmcacil, from the Golden Woods. He arrived last night and wanted to practice with some of Mirkwood’s finest soldiers.”

Orlando gazed upon him, “You have never spoken of this Amrod before,” Haldir thought nervously, “He is a distance cousin of mine,” he changed the subject, “My kin has requested to challenge you in a friendly duel.”

Orlando grinned, “This Amrod, kin of yours will be beaten, as no one has defeated me,” Haldir laughed, “I am not so sure, Prince Orlando, this young one has got mighty fighting skills that would make an Orc turn away in fear,” Orlando smirked, “We shalt see about this! Where is this Amrod?”

Orlando walked out to the middle of the field, “Amrod Calmcacil, kin of Haldir of the Golden Woods, I shalt take your challenge,” as he scanned the area for him.

Chrissy was sitting down when she heard her alias name and glanced up to see Orlando waiting for this made up person. She took a deep breath and walked over to him at his call.

Orlando asked, “Why do you wish to challenge me, young one?” as he circled him like a vulture.

Chrissy thought for a moment, “Great Princes are never challenged and thought to be mighty and powerful…let me challenge your skills…to see if they hold true to your word. Let us duel with the swords to test your skills with the blade,” in her best male voice.

Orlando grinned, “It shalt be done,” as he tossed the young elf a sword.

Chrissy grabbed the sword as Haldir tossed him one and the two began to duel. She swung the metal to his metal and blocked his jabs. They were like that for hours as Chrissy grew weak and threw down the sword as she flipped over him.

She tackled him to the ground as he tried to flip her off of him. But before he did she tore off her helmet and kissed him. He protested for a moment as struggled and then he relaxed at her touch.

Orlando felt a wave hit him from behind as he was pushed to the ground and then to his surprise. The male elf that he thought was male tore off his helmet as he noticed a pair of familiar blue eyes staring in his and then a set of lips on his lips saying they were sorry with every passionate movement she made with her tongue.

In that moment he stopped fighting and noticed that it was Lady Chrissy. He could not fathom why she would challenge him and then he realized that everyone was laughing.

Chrissy heard the laughter as she got up and scanned the area for a quick get away. She looked over and saw in the distance a way out that lead to the lake. But she turn, with no words at all mouthed something that made something snap inside of Orlando.

Orlando felt her lips leave his and glanced over at her as she mouthed the words, “I love you,” to him.

Chrissy started to run to the lake and knew that she would be safe there as Orlando had taken her there once. She did not know that Orlando was on her heals until she heard some one else running behind her in the woods.

Orlando did not care what every one thought at that moment as he got up and ran after Lady Chrissy. He was so impressed by the way she took him down and then apologized with a sweet kiss. He saw her in the distance and hurried after her in the forest.

Chrissy came up to a small cliff and noticed that it was only a few feet away from the water and waited there for a few moments until Orlando came.

Orlando saw her waiting for him as he approached but left room in between them. He wondered what she was up too and knew that she would not give in to him so easily.

Orlando asked, “Why did you run from me?”

Chrissy smiled sweetly as she shrugged her shoulders and then turned to dive into the water. She was glad to feel the water on her skin as she was hot and sweaty from all the training that she endured.

Orlando dove in after her as he felt the water and the he came back up to see Lady Chrissy in the distance. He knew that it was a game of cat and mouse she was playing. It was quite a turn on for the young prince and he followed the young woman.

Then from behind she heard a splash as Orlando was gaining on her and she ran fast out of the water. Her feet were moving quickly as she tried to make it to there little secret love hut. Chrissy turned around as she noticed Orlando swimming closer to the shore line.

Chrissy finally made it to the small hut where the two had been at a few nights ago. She smiled as she recalled the way Orlando made love to her in that tiny room. But she quickly snapped out of her thoughts when she heard the sounds of twigs breaking in the distance.

Orlando was smarter than her and went in the back way as he climbed up the tree. He came in through a secret door close to the bedroom and sat on the chair waiting for her to appear.

Chrissy climbed up the tree and came up through a small opening on the floor. She pushed opened the door and pulled her body up. She looked around the small hut to find a hiding place as she waited on Orlando to finally catch up to her.

She walked into the bedroom and began to take off her soaking wet shirt as it was drenched. Then she proceeded to pull off her trousers that were also soaked and finally her boots.

Wondering eyes were watching her as the husky voice echoed throughout the room and she turned around to see a set of chocolate brown eyes staring at her body.

In the back of the room sat Orlando gazing at her as he watched her striping off her wet clothing. He sat there for a moment as he grinned at Lady Chrissy’s body and knew that he had to say something.

Orlando stated once again, “Why did you run from me,” in a low tone that was loud enough for the both of them to hear.

Chrissy about jumped out of her skin as she turned around in just her panties and bra. She yelped, “OH”, as her body jumped.