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Chapter 4
After the excitement of what Elrond said to them all about the new born living here in Rivendell with them now died down, they were finally going to eat the evening meal that Erestor had brought up for them all earlier. But, before any of them moved from the crowded circle that had formed around Elrond and the little one. Reluctantly as they all were to do so, there was a knock on the door.
"I'll get it," said Erestor being the first to break away, but not without one last look at the little one he just fed and changed a short while ago.
As it turned out, when Erestor opened the door, it was his good friend Beriadan, and just beside him was his wife Authiel. And it looked like he was holding a big basket and something that looks like a strange looking stand, with a bag over his shoulder, while she was carrying in each of her hands, two full big bags of baby clothes.
"Hello my friend and Lords, please forgive us for disturbing you all again, but we've brought up our granddaughter's old baby bassinet from our daughter Alastegiel. Because as soon as I told her about the little one here, she got so upset that she wanted to help out in any way she could, so she wanted me to give it to you," he said, as he and Authiel came into the room.
"Beriadan, Authiel, I don't know what to say," Erestor said in amazement at his friends generosity, as Beriadan put the bassinet and its stand down, then removed the bag from over his shoulder, which contained the mattress to the baby bassinet, and some new clean sheets to go along with it.
"Think nothing of it Lord Erestor, because as soon as Beriadan told me, our two sons Daermaethor and Saeldur and our oldest daughter Caladwen about what the little one went through, we all got together and sewed and cleaned up our grandchildren's old baby clothes, our daughters had kept, for the little one here to now wear," she continued while putting down the two full big bags of baby clothes by the bassinet.
Beriadan then went on to say, that because people started asking what they was doing. He and his family had told them what had gone on today, and it wasn't long before all the elves of Rivendell had heard about what had happened to the little one, and were doing something for the new arrival. Some of the elves were making brand new baby bottles, and others were making clothes for when he got bigger, cloth nappies, bibs, soft toys, pillows, blankets, new bedding for the bassinet and one elf took it upon himself to customize a brand new baby bath for him.
So it was safe to say, Elrond was right all along, as all the elves of Rivendell loved the baby and they hadn't even seen him yet. And the Lord of Rivendell couldn't have been more proud of his people even if he tried, for what they were doing for his brand new son today, made his heart swell with pride. More so than ever before, Elrond was proud to be their Lord.
"Thank you, we will take your granddaughter's baby bassinet as it will come useful for us, and please say thank you to the rest of your family from me, for their kindness and generosity," said Elrond getting a bit choked up for what the elves of Rivendell had done for his little one today.
"Yes Beriadan, Authiel, thank you, also please say to the elves that have helped out today a big thank you to them all as well," Erestor told his friend getting a bit overwhelmed himself.
"Anytime my friend, anytime," said Beriadan, with Authiel nodding her head in agreement.
Just then the little one started to stir, so Beriadan and Authiel thought it was best at this point in time to leave, and to pass on the thank you's to their family and friends in Rivendell. But not before making them all promise if there is anything they needed or wanted they only ask, and they all promised that they would with smiles on their faces.
"Well, who would have believed that one so small could bring together all of Rivendell?", Questioned Glorfindel out loud, as he was bringing the baby bassinet and its stand over to be beside Elrond's bed, as he had a feeling that for tonight at least, the little one would be sleeping in here.
"I can," Elladan called as he opened the bag containing the mattress and new sheets, and together with Elrohir's help, they made up the bassinet for their new little brother to sleep in.
'Little brother, I love the sound of that,' they both thought at the same time.
"If you'll excuse me my Lord, I'll just go and make up another bottle for the baby, just in case he wants it," Erestor said as he went to do task at hand, while also taking the empty baby bottle he brought up with him from earlier to be cleaned and sterilized again for another day.
While everyone was busy with one thing or another, Elrond took his new born son to the huge balcony outside his bedroom, and sat down in one of the chairs on it.
"Well my Son, it has certainly been an exciting day for all of us today, and from here on in, it will only get better as each day goes by, because from this day forward, you my Son are now a part of my family, our family, and no matter how old you are, or where you go in this world, you will always be a part of me, and Rivendell will always be a place you can call home," he whispered to the new born baby in his arms, as the new Adar gently kissed his son on the head to seal the deal.
What Elrond didn't know was that everyone, including Erestor, who had come back with a new bottle of warm milk for his little nephew, had seen and heard what Elrond had said and did to his new baby son. But no one dare not move or say anything to interrupt him, as this was the new Adar's time to bond with his son. It was at that point, Elrond looked up at the sky and noticed that the sun had set for another day, and the first array of stars were coming out to shine on Middle-earth.
"It's beautiful, isn't my Lord?", Erestor asked him, as he came to stand by Elrond, and give him the bottle to feed his son, which the baby happily took too with a coo in Erestor's direction, as if to say thank you to his new Uncle Erestor.
"That maybe so Erestor, but after today, nothing is more beautiful now than my little brother," Elrohir said with brotherly pride, as he and Elladan came to sit on either side of their Adar.
"You know, we forgot one thing for our new little family member," said Glorfindel also coming out onto the balcony to join the others.
"And what would that be?", Asked a worried Elladan, as he was sure they had everything so far for his new baby brother.
"A new name for the little one," Glorfindel replied to the older twin.
"Glorfindel's right, we were so happy and busy rallying around for the baby, that we had forgotten to give him a new name to keep him safe," Erestor pointed out to the elves assembled.
It was in the next moment as his son finished his milk, that Elrond gave him over to Elladan to be burped, with Erestor standing close by incase he needed him, that Elrond went over to the balcony railing to think of a new name for his infant son. It was then, just as he was about to close his eyes to think of a name for his baby boy, that Elrond looked up at the sky. Which had grown darker now, with most of the stars coming out to twinkle and shine brightly against the dark blue-black mass of sky. But Elrond didn't notice any of them, as one star stood out above the rest, and that was his Adar's star. The star of high hope.
'Hope, that was something I had nearly all but lost until today, but then it came back when my new son came to Rivendell with his twin brothers, who up until now, were almost lost to me too,' Elrond thought while looking up at his Adar's star.
It was then that Elrond heard his little baby boy give a big burb for Elladan, with Elrohir snickering, because his little one had brought up a little milk on Elladan's shoulder. While Glorfindel and Erestor looked on amused at the scene between the three brothers.
'Can you believe it Adar, in only a matter of hours at least, your new grandson has turned everything and everyone upside down for the better, and with what we've all been through, we deserve a bit of hope brought back into our lives,' and with that thought in mind, he had found the perfect name for his son.
"Estel," said Elrond coming over to Elladan to take a hold of his baby once more.
"Pardon my Lord?" Erestor questioned him, while giving Elladan a towel he had gotten from Elrond's dressing table, to wipe away the brought up milk from his shoulder.
"His name Erestor, I've decided to call him Estel, for he has brought hope back into my life," Elrond told him with a proud smile.
"Not just your life Elrond, but mine, Erestor's and your twin sons as well," Glorfindel spoke up as the others agreed along beside him.
'And, as well as Rivendell, maybe the elves of Lothlorien and Mirkwood too, after all, everyone needs hope in their lives,' Glorfindel thought with a smile to himself as he looked at the little one in Elrond's arms.
"I think it suits him well Adar, for he has made me so much more happier in such a long time," smiled Elrohir as he too looked towards his little baby brother.
"That's only because he brought up his milk on me," Elladan responded back with a mock frown on his face, which was already gone by the time he wiped away the last trace of milk from his shoulder, and replaced with a loving smile towards his baby brother cooing in his Adar's arms.
"That too, but don't you think since we brought him here, you feel calmer in yourself Dan?", Elrohir asked his twin brother.
"I do Ro, and it's all thanks to our new little baby brother Estel," he said joyfully.
So with that, the baby once called Aragorn, was to be now known as Estel Elrondion of Rivendell.
As evening grew more into night, with the moon now shining its pale silver light on Rivendell, did the five elves and one very sleepy Estel go back into Elrond's bedroom to eat their now cold meal.
While Elrond was putting a now sleeping Estel in his bassinet to sleep for the night, Glorfindel, Erestor, Elladan and Elrohir went quietly over to where the food and water was waiting for them on the long table, with the abandoned chairs from earlier surrounding it. They all took a seat, including Elrond when he joined them all, and started to consume their now cold meal.
They didn't care to much that it was cold, because, they were eating it for three good reasons. One being that they were all very hungry, as neither of them had eaten that much at all today. The second being directly related to the first, was now that they had a baby to think about, which at that point they all cast a glance at the sleeping Estel and smiled, they all had to keep up their strength, because, if Estel was going to be anything like the twins and Arwen at that age, they were all in for a stressful, but fun loving ride. And thirdly, neither the four out of the five elves in the room didn't want to upset or offend Erestor, not after he thoughtfully cared enough to have it brought up here for them all in the first place. That, and no one wanted to be on the receiving end of his stern look or harsh tongue, as that was only mainly reserved for some of the stuck up and prejudiced elves that come to Rivendell for council meetings.
They were nearing the end of eating their meal when Erestor brought up the subject of what was going to happen tomorrow.
"It would seem my Lords that we have got a very busy day tomorrow, because as Beriadan said this evening, all of Rivendell is making and doing things for Estel, so we need to have some sort of order for when the little one's things come," Erestor said quietly as he was finishing his meal.
"I agree with you Erestor, but let's worry about that later, for it has been a long day for all of us," Glorfindel replied putting down his knife and fork.
"Yes, we will think about it more tomorrow, but as for now, I'm following my little one's example and going to bed," Elrond said tiredly.
When those words left Elrond's mouth, all could see he was telling the truth, for it would seem the stress of worrying for his twin sons, running Rivendell and now being a new Adar to the little one has finally caught up with him.
"Adar I know me and Ro have not done this since we were children, but could we stay in your room tonight please?", Whispered Elladan softly so as too not wake Estel.
"It would only be for tonight, just for tonight Adar, because I just want to at least spend my first night back home in Rivendell with my new baby brother," Elrohir pleaded softly to his Adar.
And as Elrond looked at his twin sons and saw the raw emotions swimming in their eyes, he knew that after all they have suffered since their Mother had left them for Valinor to be healed, Elrond would grant them their wish to stay with their new baby brother tonight.
"Alright my Sons you can stay, but only for tonight, as I need both of your help tomorrow with Estel," Elrond told the twins with a tired smile on his face.
So with that said from Elrond. Elladan and Elrohir quickly ran over and hugged their Adar and said thank you over and over again. But before they left their Adar's bedroom to head over to their own bedrooms to get changed into their sleeping clothes, Elladan and Elrohir grabbed their new baby brother's clothes and blankets and headed out towards the nursery first.
"I'll tell you what Elrond, it has been a long time since I've seen the twins acting like that," Glorfindel said fondly as soon as the twins had left.
"And I'll bet Glorfindel, that it won't take that long for both of them to be up to their old tricks of pranking us all again," Erestor said with a mild groan to himself.
But, the Chief advisor had to admit, Rivendell could do with some livening up, and now that the twins were back home. Life in Rivendell was never going to be the same again, and he couldn't wait, providing they don't dye his hair bright pink again. Yes he knew it was them and not Glorfindel who did it, but what they don't know can't hurt them, he thought to himself with a smirk.
Elrond however didn't say anything, he didn't have too, for Glorfindel and Erestor could see how happy he was to have his twin sons back to how they were before Celebrian had left them, and if they were honest with themselves, so were they.
Well my friends, that was a long chapter, but do not worry, as another one is on its way. I know I am cutting it a bit short here, and I will finish this part of the story up later, but I wanted to flesh out my take on the characters first. So if you can stick with me until then I'll be very happy. Thank you again for all your reviews for my story. And remember my friends, any plot ideas you may all have are welcome by me.
