This was an especially pretty butterfly to the Elf's eyes, with all the pinks and purples dancing around on the wings. This might have been an effect from all the curious liquor he had, but right now it didn't matter.
"Look at the colors!" Legolas leapt up and towards the butterfly, which took off into the trees.
"Ah, you think you can lose me up there! Ha! You should know better, Pater!"
"Legolas?"
"Yes, Aragorn?"
"Who is Pater?"
"The butterfly, of course!"
"I was afraid of that."
With something that might be called Elven grace but for the stumbling, Legolas jumped into the tree.
"How long will he be up there?" Frodo stared up into the tree.
Gimli laughed, "It depends on who has a longer attention span, a drunk Elf or a butterfly!"
Moments went past and no one said anything, they waited for some clue as to what was happening above them.
Gandalf sighed, "Maybe someone should go up and see what's happening."
Just then there was a loud crash in the trees above, and before anyone knew what was happening, one Elf prince lay on the ground sulking.
"What happened, friend Elf?" Gimli was trying to contain his laughter before the response.
"The butterfly kept going higher, but the tree didn't. I ran outta tree."
Gimli's laughter broke through and he almost doubled over.
Legolas was quite upset by his reaction, no mortal ever laughs at the great Prince of Mirkwood.
"What would a Dwarf know about tree-climbing? They first need to learn how to fight and defend themselves. I remember fighting the Dwarfes at the battle of five armies, ha! Couldn't fight then, can't fight now!" Legolas then unceremoniously stuck his tongue out at the shocked Dwarf.
Gandalf smiled, "Be careful, Gimli, sometimes liquor can make an Elf especially blunt."
"Oh is that true, Gandalf?" Legolas stared at him with genuine fascination. "I suppose if that were true then I would tell you that it was I who put that funny smelling herb in your spell eleven hundred years ago. Then that man diplomat drank that spell and kept starting to float!" The Elf began laughing, "We had to tie weights to his ankles to keep him from floating away!"
"So, that's who it was."