Interlude one submitted 8-13-08.
I finally have submitted the first chapter in Peacetime Adventures. It is several months late, I know, but please excuse the tardiness. I have had a VERY busy summer. I am still in the process of writing The Golden Warrior, but I hope that this can tide you over until I get that story finished.
Summary: Follow Legolas as he watches his brother grow, and learns many other lessons along the way. Rated G.
Disclaimer: I do not own Lord of the Rings, the Silmarillion, or any related characters or works. They belong to Mister J.R.R. Tolkien.
PEACETIME ADVENTURES: AN INTERLUDE COLLECTION.
Book Three in the Iaur Min Series.
By GundamWingFanatic90.
INTERLUDE 1: HELLO.
Abriel Sirien was not sure what to expect when Legolas returned from Rivendell. As such, she had planned for almost anything. She had toyed with the notion that he might be grief-stricken and moody. She had also tossed around the idea that he might be quiet and withdrawn, in which case she would, of course, take it upon herself to get him out of his bad mood with a few well-placed pranks.
Abriel had not, however, expected him to come back looking cheerful, determined, tired, frustrated, and covered in mud.
When the royal entourage entered the courtyard of the palace, Abriel was waiting. The first to arrive had been Thranduil, Amandil, Thalion, and Andiach, on horses and in a wagon. With them had been three red-haired elves, two of which looked to be twins. Abriel recognized the twins to be Carafin and Carandol Ruinion, two of the elves who had taught her when she was in warrior training.
After them came Legolas.
Abriel saw that he was as handsome as she had remembered, at least when she managed to see past the mud that caked him from head to toe. She had blinked twice before a smirk had stretched her lips.
"Did you lose a battle with a puddle, mellon-nin?" she had asked him, holding Himring's reins as the prince dismounted. He shot her a smile that was a combination of frustration and excitement.
"Even better!" he had quipped. "Watch this!" And he had closed his eyes in concentration. A second later, all of the mud lifted off of his body, gathered into a ball, and dropped itself onto Abriel's head.
She was so stunned that she did not even think to retaliate.
It was only after a thorough questioning that she noticed the mud dripping down her nose and decided that Legolas looked better as a brunet than as a blond.
Their laughter as they pelted each other with mud had filled the courtyard.
It was only after a hearty scrubbing that Abriel was finally introduced to the newest member of Greenwood's royal family.
She had immediately loved Ecthelion as though he was her own brother.
So, how do you like Abriel?
Mellon-nin - 'My friend'.
Please tell me what you thought!
-Fanatic