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Note: This is my new story. It is about Legolas's mother Elanie sailing to the Undying Lands and how Thranduil and Legolas deal with it. Let's begin.
After the last Alliance, a young Thranduil went back to Greenwood. He came back with half of the Elves that had left. Not much later, he took up the throne as the only heir of Orphir. He married an Elf-Maiden from Rivendell.
When they were married for 300 years, she was taken captive and the Orcs tormented her nearly to death. Thranduil saved her and he took her to Lady Galadriel who healed her, yet her mind remained scarred. When Elanie traveled to the Grey Havens, she was consumed with the desire to sail, what held her back was that she was expecting her first and only child, Legolas.
After Legolas was born, it was only 300 years later that Elanie left her husband and child for the Grey Havens and never to return to Middle Earth ever again. This is the tale of Thranduil and Legolas trying to cope with Elanie leaving.
Elanie looked at the form of the sleeping form of her only son. She smiled before she turned around to face her husband. "You will take good care of him, won't you?" She asked looked to be reassured.
"Of course, I will. Have you no faith in me?" Thranduil joked, while his blue eyes sought out the grey ones of his wife.
"Yes, I do, Meleth. You do understand?" Elanie asked.
"I do not know, Elanie. I do not understand why you have to leave. You have everything here. A loving husband, a sweet child and people that love you and need your guidance. Not to mention us, we need you." Thranduil whispered, looking at her.
"I know you do but the memory of what the Orcs did does not fade in time. Only the green shore of Valinor can heal me. I will be with my family. You must understand. My two Greenleafs are strong enough to make it without me. You have changed Thranduil ever since you came back from Mordor. I know the memory lives on in you."
"But it is not so strong that I leave the people who need me." Thranduil hissed.
Elanie took a step back and said. "I know you do not approve of this. But you must understand. I will leave at first light, Thranduil without your consent or with it."
"I am sorry, I need you, Meleth. But why can you not see it?"
"I know you need me. But you know what the Orcs did to me. You know I will never be the same. Just promise me that you will take good care of Legolas and yourself." Elanie said while pressing a soft kiss to his lips. She turned around when she heard the screams of her son tear through the silent of the night.
"Hush now, Legolas. It will be fine. Go back to sleep my little baby. You mother and father are here now." Elanie whispered to her little one.
Legolas looked at her through his blue eyes and asked. "Why do you have to leave, mommy?"
Elanie was taken back by the question and answered. "Who said I was leaving?"
"The trees do. They mourn your loss." Legolas whispered, cuddling up to his mother.
"They are wrong. I am only leaving for a little while and not more. Your father will take care of you, sweetheart." Elanie smiled while she stroked his soft blond hair.
Legolas nodded and answered. "But Ada is not as sweet as you and does not have so much time for me."
"I will make time for you, my little leaf. Do not worry, your mother will not leave us." Thranduil said while sitting down next to his son and looked at his wife, daring her to say something different.
"I have to go for now, go back to sleep, Legolas and do not forget that I love you." Legolas nodded while his mother kissed him and left the room. When his son was asleep, Thranduil left the room after his wife.
"I love you and hate you for doing this, do you know that." Thranduil said while saying goodbye to his wife.
"I love you to, take care." Elanie said and mounted her horse. She blew his a kiss and Thranduil looked at her retreating back with tears in his eyes. He missed her already.
Not much later, the cries of a lost Elfling ran through the palace.
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