"Speech" – Westorn
"Speech" – Elfish
Chapter 1
It had been 1000 years since Mirkwood got the second twin back, he and Legolas were identical in nearly every way. They both had long blonde hair, the same facial features and the same height. The only real difference between the two was their eyes. Legolas had blue eyes that stood out from his pale complexion, Mardion on the other hand had green eyes – or so most of the elves thought, he actually had the same eyes as his brother, but he loved the green ones he had on Earth so much he charmed them to stay that way (He could keep his magic as the Valar could not find a way to remove it from him without killing him and they did not want that). It was the only way the elves and even their own father could tell them apart.
Mardion only changed the colour of his eyes when he wanted to trick someone it to believing that he was Legolas.
At this particular moment in time, his eyes are green. He and Legolas were in his father's study; their father had called them saying that there was some important business he wanted them to take care of.
"Lord Elrond had called for a meeting in Rivendell and a few elves from Mirkwood are to be present. I want both of you to go, along with a guard, to Rivendell for the meeting. If you are not returning home then inform the guards and they will in turn tell me"
"Yes ada" Legolas and Mardion replied together, laughing when their father groaned.
"I thought you two had grown out of that habit"
"No" They once again said together.
"Just go and get ready for you journey" the King sighed
The two lest the room laughing.
Three days later, Legolas and Mardion were travelling to Rivendell. They were laughing and joking, and generally having fun.
When they were about a day from Rivendell Mardion was struck with a thought that he voiced out loud to his brother.
"Hey Legolas?"
"Yes Mardion?"
"I was thinking, we could pull a prank on the people of Rivendell"
"No! Mardion we cannot do that; we might get kicked out of the city"
"It won't be big just, y'know, both of us being Legolas, like when someone says your name we both answer. Because as you well know there are only a handful of people who actually know of me. "
"Mardion, I said no!"
"Oh please Legolas. Please, please, please…"
That went on for a while until Legolas gave in and practically shouted
"Alright Mardion, I will do the prank with you."
"Yay!"
Legolas shook his head at his twins' antics. Just before they entered the city, Mardion changed his eye colour to match Legolas'.
When they got in the walls of Imladris they dismounted their horses and gave them to a stable hand. Legolas and Mardion started toward the 'Last Homely House' someone from behind them said Legolas' name.
"Legolas!"
They turned around to see a man with dark brown, shoulder length hair, grey eyes and a kind face, he was tall – about 6ft just a little shorter than Legolas and Mardion who are 6ft 2".
"Yes?" they replied at the same time.
The man stopped and stared at them, like he was only just realising that there were two people standing there. He stared at Mardion then at Legolas, and he looked like he was going to faint.
"Are you alright Aragorn?" Legolas asked
Aragorn just stared at him and then pointed to Mardion unable to speak.
"Oh, this is my twin brother, Mardion" explained Legolas
"Hi" Mardion said happily, while smiling at Aragorn
"Uh Legolas?" Aragorn said getting over the shock of seeing two Legolas'. "Since when did you have a twin?" he asked a bit stupidly.
"Since I was born" Legolas replied, rolling his eyes
"I got that!" Aragorn said a little irritated "I meant, why is this the first time I am hearing about him?"
At this point Mardion decided to step in "That would be because I am not very well known. There are only three people outside Mirkwood that know about me, and they are Lord Elrond, Lady Galadriel and Lord Celeborn."
"Surely your birth would be celebrated. Elflings are very important to the elves; their births are celebrated for years."
"Yes and my birth was celebrated, the Valar sent Mardion away to keep him safe" Legolas replied looking a little sad. Aragorn was about to ask another question about what happened to Mardion when a new voice joined them.
"Ah Legolas, Mardion, I'm glad you could join us" Lord Elrond said as he walked up to the three of them.
"Its good to finally get out of Mirkwood!" exclaimed Mardion.
"Yes, I would like that if I had been stuck there for 1000 years, well come along we will get you settled, the council meeting will be tomorrow evening when all the quests have arrived and are settled in."
With that Elrond led them into the Last Homely House and led them the rooms that had been set up for the quests.
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The next evening they made their way to the council area, where there were already a few men, elves and dwarfs there – there was also a hobbit, and Gandalf – waiting for everyone else to show up. Elian and Legolas sat down next to the other elves, Mardion was sat next to Gandalf – they had become friends when Gandalf passed through Mirkwood about 200 years ago – and on Gandalf's other side was Frodo Baggins. The Hobbit who had the ring. Legolas and Mardion had heard the story of the ring the night before so they knew what was going on.
When everyone was there Elrond stood up and started his speech, he spoke about the ring – How it was made and what it did to the race of men.
"Aye this is a gift" said one man, Boromir "We should use it to help us rid the world of its evil"
"You can't not wield it! No one but Sauron can" Aragorn argued back
"And what would a mere ranger know about this?" Boromir question him
Before Aragorn could answer Legolas stood up and said "This is no mere ranger, this is Aragorn, son of Arathorn and heir to the throne of Gondor. You owe him you allegiance"
"Sit down, Legolas" Aragorn said in elfish.
"This is Isildurs heir?" Legolas nodded
"Gondor has no king" Boromir said sneering at Aragorn "Gondor needs no king"
Boromir sat down and glared at everybody in the semi-circle. Elrond went on explaining that the only way to get rid of the ring was to destroy it. When he had finished saying that, a dwarf named Gimli stood up with his axe raised and went to hit the ring. He would of but Mardion stood up and blocked the ring from view.
"The ring cannot be destroyed by metal work Master Dwarf, do not think others have not tried."
"And what would an elf know, hmm?"
"A lot more than you" Mardion said under his breath. "I am not just an Elf!
"If you are not just an elf then what are you? A pretty boy?" one of the other dwarves asked
"I am Prince Mardion of Mirkwood, elf and Istari"
There were shocked gasps around the semi-circle, the dwarves suddenly looked scared of Mardion. Mardion pleased with his work sat back down.
"Why do we have to destroy the ring?" asked Boromir "Why can't we take it to Gondor for safe keeping?"
"Have you heard noting Lord Elrond has said? The ring must be destroyed!" exclaimed Legolas angrily, getting irritated with the human.
"I suppose you're the one to do it?" Gimli asked sarcastically. "Bloody elves" he said under his breath, but of course all the elves present heard it.
The elves present jumped up and started arguing with the dwarves and the men soon got involved. The only ones who did not join in the shouting were, Aragorn, Mardion, Elrond and Frodo. That was until Frodo stood up and said
"I will take it" But nobody heard him over the noise of everybody shouting "I will take it!" he said louder. This time everybody heard it and stopped talking "I will take the ring to Mordor, but I do not know the way."
"I will help you bare this burden Frodo Baggins" Said Gandalf
"If by my life or death, I can protect you. I will. You have my sword" Aragorn added in.
Mardion and Legolas looked at each other before saying "And our bows" at the same time.
Not to be outdone Gimli said "And my axe" and went over to stand by Mardion, who smirked down at him.
Boromir was the next to step up "You carry the fate of us all little one. If this is indeed the will of the Council, then Gondor will see it done"
Elrond was about to say something when there was a shout from behind the bushes "Hey! Mr Frodo ain't going anywhere without out me" Sam exclaimed running out to stand beside Frodo.
"No indeed, we can't even separate you when he is summoned to a secret council and you are not!" Elrod said looking irritated but the amusement shone in his eyes.
"Hey, we're coming too!" Merry shouted running out from behind the pillars.
"Yeah! You'd have to tie us up in a sack to stop us!" said Pippin
"Not a bad idea" Mardion muttered good naturedly under his breath
"So be it, ten companions, you shall be the Fellowship of the Ring"
"Great. Where are we going?" Pippin asked Mardion snorted and burst out laughing, until Legolas whacked him on the back of the head.
