Post by Stormrider on Jan 9, 2007 19:46:28 GMT -6
BLT 2
The Tale of Tinúviel—written in 1917
Beren asked for Tinúviel’s hand in marriage and her father requested he bring one Silmaril from Melko’s Crown back to him so he could wed Tinúviel
When Beren left to bring back the Silmaril to Tinúviel’s father, he was captured by orcs and turned over to Melko. Beren said he wished to serve Melko in some way. Beren mentioned that he was a trapper of small animals and snarer of birds. So Beren became a slave of Tevildo and was led to the cat's badly lighted halls.
Tevildo was the mightiest cat of all--coal black and evil to look upon (a panther?—my two cents). He had gleaming green and red eyes that were long, narrow, and slanted. His grey whiskers were strong and sharp as needles. His purr sounded like a roll of drums and his growl was like thunder. If he yelled in wrath it turned the blood cold—some small beasts and birds were frozen as stone or dropped dead at the sound. He was possessed of an evil sprite (that’s what is written in my BLT 2—perhaps it should be spirit?) and served Melko. All other cats were subject to Tevildo. These lesser cats chased and captured all the meat for Melko’s table and his feasts.
Tevildo smelled dog on Beren when he first met him. (Beren liked dogs and had many in his own home.) Tevildo thought the orcs had brought Beren as meat for Melko’s table. He was pissed when he learned that Melko had sent Beren to help catch the meat and serve under Tevildo. Tevildo thought Melko was a bit nuts for sending Beren to him.
Tevildo gave Beren a test to catch three mice saying his halls were full of them (which was not true). There really weren’t many mice in the halls but the few that were there were wild, evil, magic, very fierce, and larger than rats.
Beren hunted the mice for three days without any weapons other than his cunning. He did not catch the mice and came back with a bitten finger. Tevildo was scornful and angry and made Beren a scullion—washing floors, dishes, scrubbing tables, chopping wood, and drawing water.
Tevildo had one problem—the kindred of the Dogs. There were breeds of dogs that did not follow or live in fear of Melko and lived near Men and protected them from much evil.
The dogs that lived near Men would bark and chase any of Tevildo’s slaves if they came near. The cats dreaded the dogs but not Tevildo. He was as strong as any of the dogs and more agile and swift than the dogs, except for the Captain of the Dogs, Huan. Huan was so fast he actually "tasted the fur of Tevildo" once but received a gash from Tevildo’s claws who now wished to do great harm to Huan.
Meanwhile Tinúviel was crying and carrying on back home. Eventually she snuck away to look for Beren. Luckily she met Huan in the woods. She said she was looking for Beren who her mother had told her was held in the service of Tevildo (I guess her mother could see this somehow).
Huan devised a plan for Tinúviel to go to Tevildo’s hall while the cats slept during the day and tell him that she had found Huan of the Dogs lying sick in the woods. Huan wanted to kill Tevildo and also help Beren whom the hounds loved.
Tinúviel went to Tevildo’s halls and told him she had great news of a hound that chased her. He brought her inside and she saw Beren slaving in the hall. She wanted him to know she was there so she spoke loudly and told the cat not to talk to her rudely since she was Tinúviel Princess of Fairies who stepped out of her way to do him a favor. Tevildo decided he would get the information out of her and then turn her over to Melko which would help Tevildo gain favor with Melko.
Then she told Tevildo that she was in the woods and came upon a hound laying on the ground moaning in sickness and was helpless in a dale in the woods. She said she would not have bothered Tevildo with this information if the hound had not tried to bite her when she approached to help him. So now he deserves whatever comes to him. Tevildo tried to find out exactly where Huan was but she only gave him vague answers since it was her only hope of escaping the castle if she led him out to Huan.
Tevildo takes two other cats with him and follows Tinúviel to where Huan lies faking his sickness. Tevildo is so eager to take Huan that Tinúviel is able to hide in the ferns. The three cats surround Huan and sneak up on him. But he jumps up and kills one cat. The other cat flees and Tevildo is left alone to face Huan. There is a huge fight and Huan had Tevildo by the throat but the cat pierced one of Huan’s eyes, got loose, and ran up a tree. Huan guards the base of the tree and demands a trade for Tinúviel and Beren for Tevildo’s freedom.
Tevildo gives Tinúviel his golden collar and a tells her the spell she has to speak that held the cat’s castle together and the spell on all his slaves. They all shrank to normal size and were afraid of her.
All the Elves and Men enslaved were brought out including Beren. They returned the collar to Huan who kept it and let Tevildo go to return to his home. Tevildo and the tribe of cats fled before the dogs. Melko heard of what happened and banished the cats.
The Tale of Tinúviel—written in 1917
Beren asked for Tinúviel’s hand in marriage and her father requested he bring one Silmaril from Melko’s Crown back to him so he could wed Tinúviel
When Beren left to bring back the Silmaril to Tinúviel’s father, he was captured by orcs and turned over to Melko. Beren said he wished to serve Melko in some way. Beren mentioned that he was a trapper of small animals and snarer of birds. So Beren became a slave of Tevildo and was led to the cat's badly lighted halls.
Tevildo was the mightiest cat of all--coal black and evil to look upon (a panther?—my two cents). He had gleaming green and red eyes that were long, narrow, and slanted. His grey whiskers were strong and sharp as needles. His purr sounded like a roll of drums and his growl was like thunder. If he yelled in wrath it turned the blood cold—some small beasts and birds were frozen as stone or dropped dead at the sound. He was possessed of an evil sprite (that’s what is written in my BLT 2—perhaps it should be spirit?) and served Melko. All other cats were subject to Tevildo. These lesser cats chased and captured all the meat for Melko’s table and his feasts.
Tevildo smelled dog on Beren when he first met him. (Beren liked dogs and had many in his own home.) Tevildo thought the orcs had brought Beren as meat for Melko’s table. He was pissed when he learned that Melko had sent Beren to help catch the meat and serve under Tevildo. Tevildo thought Melko was a bit nuts for sending Beren to him.
Tevildo gave Beren a test to catch three mice saying his halls were full of them (which was not true). There really weren’t many mice in the halls but the few that were there were wild, evil, magic, very fierce, and larger than rats.
Beren hunted the mice for three days without any weapons other than his cunning. He did not catch the mice and came back with a bitten finger. Tevildo was scornful and angry and made Beren a scullion—washing floors, dishes, scrubbing tables, chopping wood, and drawing water.
Tevildo had one problem—the kindred of the Dogs. There were breeds of dogs that did not follow or live in fear of Melko and lived near Men and protected them from much evil.
The dogs that lived near Men would bark and chase any of Tevildo’s slaves if they came near. The cats dreaded the dogs but not Tevildo. He was as strong as any of the dogs and more agile and swift than the dogs, except for the Captain of the Dogs, Huan. Huan was so fast he actually "tasted the fur of Tevildo" once but received a gash from Tevildo’s claws who now wished to do great harm to Huan.
Meanwhile Tinúviel was crying and carrying on back home. Eventually she snuck away to look for Beren. Luckily she met Huan in the woods. She said she was looking for Beren who her mother had told her was held in the service of Tevildo (I guess her mother could see this somehow).
Huan devised a plan for Tinúviel to go to Tevildo’s hall while the cats slept during the day and tell him that she had found Huan of the Dogs lying sick in the woods. Huan wanted to kill Tevildo and also help Beren whom the hounds loved.
Tinúviel went to Tevildo’s halls and told him she had great news of a hound that chased her. He brought her inside and she saw Beren slaving in the hall. She wanted him to know she was there so she spoke loudly and told the cat not to talk to her rudely since she was Tinúviel Princess of Fairies who stepped out of her way to do him a favor. Tevildo decided he would get the information out of her and then turn her over to Melko which would help Tevildo gain favor with Melko.
Then she told Tevildo that she was in the woods and came upon a hound laying on the ground moaning in sickness and was helpless in a dale in the woods. She said she would not have bothered Tevildo with this information if the hound had not tried to bite her when she approached to help him. So now he deserves whatever comes to him. Tevildo tried to find out exactly where Huan was but she only gave him vague answers since it was her only hope of escaping the castle if she led him out to Huan.
Tevildo takes two other cats with him and follows Tinúviel to where Huan lies faking his sickness. Tevildo is so eager to take Huan that Tinúviel is able to hide in the ferns. The three cats surround Huan and sneak up on him. But he jumps up and kills one cat. The other cat flees and Tevildo is left alone to face Huan. There is a huge fight and Huan had Tevildo by the throat but the cat pierced one of Huan’s eyes, got loose, and ran up a tree. Huan guards the base of the tree and demands a trade for Tinúviel and Beren for Tevildo’s freedom.
Tevildo gives Tinúviel his golden collar and a tells her the spell she has to speak that held the cat’s castle together and the spell on all his slaves. They all shrank to normal size and were afraid of her.
All the Elves and Men enslaved were brought out including Beren. They returned the collar to Huan who kept it and let Tevildo go to return to his home. Tevildo and the tribe of cats fled before the dogs. Melko heard of what happened and banished the cats.
