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Chapter I
Imladris' elves arrived sooner than the people of Thranduil for Rivendel was closer to Lorién. Haldir and his patrol, always guarding the western borders of the golden Woods, greet them cheerfully happy to see them again.
"My lords won't see you until Thranduil and his people arrive" explained Haldir while guiding them through the woods to Elrond. The blond elf was a little uncomfortable for having to tell that message to the great lord
"I can understand" said Elrond "Thranduil won't take it too well, he will be offended"
"Not to mention that he will think that you were plotting something" Elrohir added grinning
"Yes, that too" Elrond said sighing. He was very tensed for the meeting, he hadn't seen the Mirkwood King since the end of the Las Alliance and every intent of contact was follow only by silence or harsh words. Not that he had tried to contact him much anyway. He turned to see his sons that were chatting with Haldir about the pranks they had been doing, the blond elf just warning them not to dare play pranks on him this time and Elrond couldn't do anything but grin. This was the first time that his sons will see the blond king as well as the first time that they will see the blond king AND their father together and this worried him for he always loosed control with Thranduil and he didn't want the twins watching him lose control; besides there was another thing...
"Elladan, Elrhoir I want to speak with you" Elrond said once they were in their rooms. The twins looked at each other surprised and followed their father to his chambers
"Do you think he already knows?" Elrohir whispered
"No, how could he? He doesn't expect us to play our jokes so soon" Elladan whispered in return. Elrond froze in the middle of the corridor sweatdroping. Of course he had heard what they said, he was used to it. He turned to see at the twins who smiled innocently, shocking his head he continue walking.
"Enter and close the door" he said when they reach his rooms. After doing it the twins sat one on each arm of a big chair, very close as always.
"Listen to me, this is a very serious thing as well as important and I don't want any problems. It is for sure that Thranduil's son Legolas is coming as well"
"It won't be strange, after all we come with you" Elladan said
"Would you let me finish?"
"Please" Elladan smiled sheepishly
"Thank you" the lord said sarcastically "You have heard about him as I am sure he has heard about you and I don't want any troubles with him. Nor challenge, taunting, teasing, joking, fighting, arguing or anything that might break this unstable moment of peace. Do you understand?"
"Father, we are not little eflings" Elladan said
"Some times I doubt it." Both twins facefoulted
"Father..."
" Understood?"
"Yes father" both said pouting
"Good. You may go." But before the twins could leave the room they heard the well-known word spoken with authority and seriousness "Behave"
"Always father" Elladan said grinning, Elrond just sighed deeply
*****
On the road, Thranduil was trying to calm himself. Here he was heading to a council where he will see, after many centuries. One of the responsible of his Father's dead. Or so he thought. He will need all his self control to not jump to Elrond's heart and trespassing it with his sword. He looked at Legolas, who was riding next to him. The usual merriment of his son was replace for a pensive glance, usually he would be enjoying the sounds of the birds and rivers as well as he would be admiring all the beauty of his surroundings but his glance seemed to be lost in thoughts.
"Legolas" he called to his son, but the prince didn't seem to hear. He was thinking that finally he would met one of the elves that caused his grandfather's dead and so much pain to his father and he didn't know how he will react. And he will met his sons as well. He had heard just the necessary to acknowledge their existence and that was that they weren't just twins but best friends to each other, four hundred years older than him and very skilful swordsmen who had been hunting orcs obsessively since they took their mother prisoner, nothing more.
"Legolas" Thranduil said a little louder squeezing his son's arm. Legolas jumped
"Yes father?"
"What are you thinking?"
"Plotting anything, I can assure you" Legolas said quickly. Thranduil laughed, just leave his son to cheer his mood.
"I wasn't thinking that Legolas." The king raised an eyebrow
"Oh. Well, never mind then"
"What were you thinking?" the king asked again
"In all this situation."
"Be more explicit. I don't want to get every word out of you as usual" Legolas smiled sadly, he didn't like to talk about his worries especially when he was sure that his father had his own.
"Look! The woods of Lothlorién! We are close, I will go ahead" and whispering some words to his horse, they went running. The king sighed, again Legolas manage to remain silent with his worries.
*****
The eastern guardians of Lorién met the Mirkwood elves two nights after the elves of Rivendel arrived. They were very happy to see his friends for Thranduil people and especially his son visited them very often. Nianthar, who had the same position as Haldir but in the East, explained to Thranduil what Haldir told Elrond. This was taken with much pleasure and lighted visibly the king's mood. Legolas smiled, of course Galadriel and Celeborn would do something like that.
Nianthar guided the guests through the Woods smiling while looking at his friends of the dark wood. Rivendel's elves appreciated their realm but the Mirkwood elves understood better what a tree whispered and they felt more akin with them. Especially with the young prince, for they knew that he had a special connection with the trees... every kind of tree.
It didn't took long to reach the tree houses were the elves lived, of course the royal family would be staying in the highest tree, the same were Galadriel and Celeborn lived and where Elrond and his sons were already.
And when Thranduil and Legolas started climbing the stairs they met Elrond and the twins. Every elf stopped breathing looking nervous at both elven lords who just stared at each other with intensity, for the recognition was immediately.
TBC...
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