Title: Drabbles Galore

Disclaimer: All characters are Tolkien's; I am just borrowing them.

Prompts: Beautiful, Leader of the Pack, Cast, Speech, Knight in Shining Armor, Noble Warrior, Moral.

Summary: Drabbles (a few doubles or triples) about our favorite Balrog Slayer.

Beautiful:

Irime smiled down at the beautiful newborn she cradled in her arms. Her husband had been disappointed in the birth of another son. He had wanted another daughter to spoil and marry off. Gazing into his sparkling blue eyes, she knew that this one was different. There was something more to him than the normal elfling.

In that instant she had a flash of foresight and feared what she saw. She resolved to show this little one all that was beautiful and good while she could. He would need the good memories to see him through the tough times ahead.

Leader of the Pack:

The elflings were bored after being released from their tutors.

"Let's go run through the markets," Artanis suggested.

"I don't think that's a good idea," said Laurefindel, the youngest of the group.

"Quit being a baby," the others tease.

"What do you think you are doing?" came the cries from the overturned stalls' owners. From the middle of the group, a small elfling was pushed forward.

"It was his idea," came the muffled response.

Laurefindel realized they were going to make him assume all the blame. Hanging his head, he resolved to never be put in this situation again.

Cast:

All he had wanted was some exercise. He had not planned on becoming involved with the training of the recruits. Yes he had torn his stitches again when returning to the house to clean up, but it was not his fault he had fallen down the stairs. He swore someone had pushed him. He could even understand Elrond being upset enough to give him sleeping draughts until he healed and lecturing him, but this! A cast, a full body cast! Elrond had better run fast when he was at last released from this Glorfindel thought as he began to itch.

Speech:

Glorfindel just shook his head in disbelief as Turgon chose Maeglin's ideas over Idril's. They would all pay a price he thought as chills coursed down his spine.

He stared in shock as Ingwë pronounced his punishment before the court. A thrall! He was being made a thrall. (1)

He watched as Gil-galad bristled when he told him he had been sent back to protect and guide Turgon's line. He was wary of this King.

It was with relief that Glorfindel heard Elrond's speech refusing the Kingship. He considered his charge and friend too good to be ruined by becoming King.

(1) Refers to Glorfindel's punishment for stealing a horse in Fiondil's story Elf Interrupted, Part I.

Knight in Shining Armor:

"How's my favorite princess today?" Glorfindel asked as he came upon Arwen in the garden.

"Will you play with me?" she asked with hope in her eyes.

"Sure honey, what are we playing?" he asked as she directed him to sit.

"I am a princess and you are my knight in shining armor come to rescue me," she replied. "But first we must fix your hair properly.

Elrond tried to keep a straight face when he came upon them in the garden hours later.

"Not one word," Glorfindel said to his Lord as Arwen put a pink bow in his hair.

Noble Warrior:

The noble warrior tried his best to hide his feelings as the King again sided with Maeglin. How could he be so blind? Suddenly the princess was at his side asking for a moment of his time after the meeting had concluded.

When he finished talking with the princess, he headed back to his house to make plans. Indeed, he realized, the city would have to be sacked for the actions he had just taken to be considered noble.

Maybe they would all be lucky and none would ever find out about the secret tunnel built without the King's knowledge.

Moral:

Glorfindel sat holding Eldarion before the fire. The child had begged to be told about his fight with the Balrog, but Arwen had said no. As the prince's parents were distracted, Glorfindel whispered the story to the delighted boy anyway.

In the middle of the night there came a loud knocking upon Glorfindel's door. He was surprised when upon opening Arwen thrust Eldarion into his arms.

"The moral of your story should have been that those who scare little boys with stories of fire demons before bed have to sit up with them all night," with that she walked away.