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Chapter 2 Grown up to fast

Erestor:

Behind me my maid undoes my hair letting the heavy weight of the black lock fall over my shoulders. She starts brushing my hair as I stare as myself in the mirror. My mother had the same colour hair as mine. Sighing I touch the locket around my neck. The last thing she gave me before she was killed.

"Is everything alright, Your highness?"

"Yes Siri. I am just tired"

"Would you like me to prepare a warm bath for you?"

"Yes. That would be lovely" I hold up my hand to tell her to stop brushing. She lays the brush down and hurries onto her new task. While she gets my bath ready I go out onto the balcony that looks over my Uncle's land. My eyes catch gold hair as I spy Captain Glorfindel walking with my cousins who seem to be pushing each other back and forth. Not very prince like. One pushes the other and takes off running being fallowed by his brother leaving a laughing Captain behind.

"What are they doing?" I whisper to myself.

"Your Grace?"

"Yes Siri" I keep looking at my cousins.

"Your bath is ready" I turn to her and she bows her head.

"Thank you. You are dismissed"

Again she bows and hurries out of my room. Inside the bathroom Siri has everything ready for me. I undress and let the warm water take me. I take a deep breath, cover my nose and slip under the water. Only the need for air makes me surface and I push the curtain of black hair from my face. Pulling my knees to my chest I rest my forehead on my arms.

Glrofindel:

I met Elrond in his room as he gets ready for dinner.

"How old is you nephew?"

"He is just a few years younger then the twins. In human years I'd say about nineteen or so"

"How did he become a lord at his age?"

Elrond looks at me with much sadness in his grey eyes.

"It is a sad tale but I will tell you" He takes a deep breath. "From the start. My sister Ellawen was his mother. She and his father met here. It was well known that he liked to share his bed with many females and it was also rumored that he could not father children but Ellawen got pregnant. Lord Alastor was furious. He did not want children but there was no stopping and nine months later I helped deliver the heir. Erestor. And my sister was wed to the lord."

Elrond sits on his bed and continues the story.

"She sent me many letters telling me how Erestor showed great interest in music, reading and writing but his father kept the boy on a tight leash...so to speak. He kept Erestor inside at all times. He never experienced the joy of friendship or fun. Not long ago my sister was brutally murdered in front of Erestor by the same unknown creature that hunts him now. I had thought things could not get worse for my little nephew but they did. Lord Alastor took his own life leaving Erestor to find him."

"My god. That is horrible" I shake my head hardly believing my ears.

"yes and soon after Erestor was crowned lord and his childhood over. Too soon"

Once he is done getting ready I go with him to his nephew's room. I keep going over the story but it never gets better.

The young lord opens his door with his hair unbound and maybe a little damp.

"Good evening dear nephew. Did you rest well?"

"Yes. Uncle. Thank you." He gives Elrond a little bow letting the long hair slide like silk over his shoulders. His circlet stands out on the darkness of his hair.

"I came to escort you to the dinning hall"

With a small nod of his head the younger elf shuts his door and walks arm and arm with his uncle. I can help but notice that his hair moves with every little movement he makes.

Through out dinner he remains quiet. i watch him subconsciously play with his food with his fork as he watches the twins bicker. Lightly tapping Elrond on the shoulder I motion toward his nephew.

"I believe there is some amusement in his eyes" I whisper and Elrond softly smiles. Those dark eyes sparkle a little as he watches his cousins.

"It is not much but it warms my heart"