Disclaimer, Summary and Warning could be found in 1st chapter.

Beta: Aranel

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Part 1: Anthrophobia - Fear of people or society

1.

The elves and the boy witnessed how Lord Elrond changed to an elfling within a split second. The clothes that he wore were clearly too big for him and they fell to the ground in a heap.

Little Elrond stared up and looked at them in fear. He took several steps backwards, not wishing to be near them, having come to the conclusions that that they might want to do something bad to him. Without another word, Little Elrond ran away from them into the forest.

"I will watch him, you take Estel with you," Legolas told them, taking charge, "Gandalf, I want you to let my father know that I am needed here, but do not tell him the reason why."

Gandalf nodded and returned into the house.

"Can you change adar back?" Estel asked the wizard.

"You do know that it would have been you, right?" Gandalf asked the boy.

The twins still looked at Gandalf with the hope that their adar would return to his normal state soon, "Will he be our adar again, Gandalf?"

"I cannot change him; he needs to live with it and slowly, with time, he will return to his normal body," Gandalf replied.

Giving a sigh, Elrohir urged his brother, "Come, Estel, let us go home and see what the maidens have prepared for lunch."

"Then why Legolas is alone with adar? He is not our family," Estel insisted.

"Legolas only did what is needed, since you were the one who started you're your atrocious attitude," Gandalf replied with a tone that put an end to the conversation.

Estel followed his brothers inside the house followed by Gandalf in the rear.

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From the trees, Legolas watched them leave and then he sighed in relief. He knew that he needed to watch over Elrond now, as he did not wish that the healer would be hurt, especially now that he was an elfling.

"Elrond," Legolas called as he walked down to the forest, noticing how the color of the sky had so quickly changed, "Lord Elrond it is me, Legolas."

No reply came from Elrond and Legolas was growing worried.

'The little one should not be alone; I need to keep watch over him.' Legolas said to himself as he followed Elrond with worry showing on his face.

TBC in chapter 2.