Disclaimer: I do not own LOTR.
I would suggest reading Sacred Stones before this, but it's up to you.
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Legolas watched as the group stopped for the night. He, and his brother Jaren had been trailing them for the past couple of days. Luckily, they hadn't been noticed. The group was very loud. A band of orcs couldn't have been noisier.
The group continued to move on towards their destination the next day. Legolas decided that they were going too slow, and decided to speed up the process, and that they needed some excitement. He pulled out his emerald and spoke to the horses. The animals agreed and he readied himself for the chase.
Suddenly the horses bolted. The riders tried desperately to control then but to no avail. The horses pounded through the forest, stirring up wildlife along the way. The twins whooped, and hollered. They seemed to enjoy the ride.
As the horses reached the inner courtyard, they suddenly stopped, and the twins, who had been standing up in the stirrups, flew over the horses heads, and landed in a conveniently placed mud puddle.
Jaren and Legolas reached the courtyard just in time to see this spectacle. They burst out laughing, and couldn't stop.
Then Jaren got smacked in the head with a mudball. He stopped laughing. He threw a mudball right back. Legolas joined in, as did Kriss. Ianna was too refined, and Mussassi too sulky. The war raged for a few minutes, till both elven lords found the children.
"What in the Valar's name is going on?" Boomed Thranduil.
The children looked guiltily at each other.
Elrond looked disapprovingly at his children, and Glorfindel just glared at everything.
"Um. we were just testing to see if the mud was dry yet ada." Kriss explained lamely.
"I see. Go get yourselves cleaned up. I'll deal with your punishment later." He winked at Elrond. "And show the Imaldris twins to their chambers."
"Yes ada." The older children left the area, but Legolas remained looking worried.
"Ada, is the punishment going to be bad? I really didn't mean to cause trouble." Said Legolas, worriedly.
Thranduil smiled down tenderly at his youngest. "No Legolas; it won't be bad. I'm only going have the older children serve everyone tonight. You are excluded. Should I expect the twins as well Elrond?" He asked the Peredhil.
"Yes, I believe that you should account for them, as well."
Legolas didn't hear the rest of the talk; he was too relieved that he wasn't in trouble. He ran up to Thranduil and gave him a very muddy squeeze around the waist and said, "Thank you ada." He then left to get ready for the welcoming banquet.
Elrond turned to look at Thranduil who was watching Legolas run away fondly.
"He looks like Elliene." Said Elrond.
"Yes he does. The children love him all the more for it. He's so innocent. It's hard to believe that he's grown up so innocent during times like these. I only wish that Mussassi didn't despise him so. I fear that 'Sassi as Legolas so fondly calls him, blames Legolas for Elliene's death."
"Hmm. I do wonder though, how they made the horses bolt. No one could get them to stop, until they reached the courtyard. " Replied the lord of Imaldris.
Thranduil grinned. "I believe that I have the answer for that. Legolas carries a bag of power jewels much like Jaren's. Except that his seem to be much stronger. It strange really. He couldn't even get them to work until the party was attacked. We were worried that he had chosen wrong."
"The party was attacked? The birthday party for Ianna and Mussassi? What was it attacked by? Orcs, or spiders?" asked the lord of Imaldris.
"Actually it was attacked by shadows. Strange as that sounds it's true. Only Legolas' diamond forced them away. They haven't been seen since."
"That is interesting. Shadows you say!?! I shall have to talk to Mithrander about this. He is here correct?"
"Yes I believe so."
That was the end of the topic and the elder elves moved inside of the underground palace, to ready for the banquette.
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I believe that is enough mischief for one chapter. The next one will involve more devious tactics. ^_^
I hope you enjoy this fic.
Please review.
Remember, authors feed off of reviews so don't let me starve.
EF
I would suggest reading Sacred Stones before this, but it's up to you.
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Legolas watched as the group stopped for the night. He, and his brother Jaren had been trailing them for the past couple of days. Luckily, they hadn't been noticed. The group was very loud. A band of orcs couldn't have been noisier.
The group continued to move on towards their destination the next day. Legolas decided that they were going too slow, and decided to speed up the process, and that they needed some excitement. He pulled out his emerald and spoke to the horses. The animals agreed and he readied himself for the chase.
Suddenly the horses bolted. The riders tried desperately to control then but to no avail. The horses pounded through the forest, stirring up wildlife along the way. The twins whooped, and hollered. They seemed to enjoy the ride.
As the horses reached the inner courtyard, they suddenly stopped, and the twins, who had been standing up in the stirrups, flew over the horses heads, and landed in a conveniently placed mud puddle.
Jaren and Legolas reached the courtyard just in time to see this spectacle. They burst out laughing, and couldn't stop.
Then Jaren got smacked in the head with a mudball. He stopped laughing. He threw a mudball right back. Legolas joined in, as did Kriss. Ianna was too refined, and Mussassi too sulky. The war raged for a few minutes, till both elven lords found the children.
"What in the Valar's name is going on?" Boomed Thranduil.
The children looked guiltily at each other.
Elrond looked disapprovingly at his children, and Glorfindel just glared at everything.
"Um. we were just testing to see if the mud was dry yet ada." Kriss explained lamely.
"I see. Go get yourselves cleaned up. I'll deal with your punishment later." He winked at Elrond. "And show the Imaldris twins to their chambers."
"Yes ada." The older children left the area, but Legolas remained looking worried.
"Ada, is the punishment going to be bad? I really didn't mean to cause trouble." Said Legolas, worriedly.
Thranduil smiled down tenderly at his youngest. "No Legolas; it won't be bad. I'm only going have the older children serve everyone tonight. You are excluded. Should I expect the twins as well Elrond?" He asked the Peredhil.
"Yes, I believe that you should account for them, as well."
Legolas didn't hear the rest of the talk; he was too relieved that he wasn't in trouble. He ran up to Thranduil and gave him a very muddy squeeze around the waist and said, "Thank you ada." He then left to get ready for the welcoming banquet.
Elrond turned to look at Thranduil who was watching Legolas run away fondly.
"He looks like Elliene." Said Elrond.
"Yes he does. The children love him all the more for it. He's so innocent. It's hard to believe that he's grown up so innocent during times like these. I only wish that Mussassi didn't despise him so. I fear that 'Sassi as Legolas so fondly calls him, blames Legolas for Elliene's death."
"Hmm. I do wonder though, how they made the horses bolt. No one could get them to stop, until they reached the courtyard. " Replied the lord of Imaldris.
Thranduil grinned. "I believe that I have the answer for that. Legolas carries a bag of power jewels much like Jaren's. Except that his seem to be much stronger. It strange really. He couldn't even get them to work until the party was attacked. We were worried that he had chosen wrong."
"The party was attacked? The birthday party for Ianna and Mussassi? What was it attacked by? Orcs, or spiders?" asked the lord of Imaldris.
"Actually it was attacked by shadows. Strange as that sounds it's true. Only Legolas' diamond forced them away. They haven't been seen since."
"That is interesting. Shadows you say!?! I shall have to talk to Mithrander about this. He is here correct?"
"Yes I believe so."
That was the end of the topic and the elder elves moved inside of the underground palace, to ready for the banquette.
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I believe that is enough mischief for one chapter. The next one will involve more devious tactics. ^_^
I hope you enjoy this fic.
Please review.
Remember, authors feed off of reviews so don't let me starve.
EF