AN: chapter 4! woot woot! okay, we meet someone named Estel. if you dont know who he is, he is Aragorn as a small child in Rivendell. Okay? okay.
Disclaimer: i do not own LOTR in any way, shape or form. i hope you enjoy. *bows*
"Nana, can we go to the Last Homely House?" Asher asked pulling Reese in the direction of the house where Lord Elrond and his family lived.
Lord Elrond had two sons, Elladan, and Elrohir, and an adopted son, Estel. Reese had never met them, but she knew they existed. Estel was only a small child, and Elladan and Elrohir were trained warriors. That's all she knew.
"I think we can visit, if Lord Elrond will let us." Reese replied. Asher grinned and raced ahead of his Nana.
Asher raced through the gate but stopped abruptly and crashed to the ground as he ran headlong into another small figure.
"Asher? Are you alright, melmenya?" Reese asked
"Yes Nana. I just ran into…" he stopped when he noticed who he had run into. It was a pair of elven warriors, one blonde and one dark haired. They looked down at Asher with stern faces.
Asher jumped up with a screech and dashed behind Reese's legs. Reese, assuming the two elves had harmed Asher, advanced on them with her dagger drawn.
"Is he okay, Herinya (my lady)? I'm afraid we gave the little one quite a scare." Said the blonde one, his expression softening.
"Yes, he's fine. Who are you?" Reese asked suspiciously laying a hand on Asher's head.
"I am Glorfindel." Said the blonde elf.
"I am Erestor." Said the dark haired one.
Reese knew who they were immediately. "I apologize for my rudeness, Herunya (my lords). I didn't know who you were. I assure you my son is fine. Aren't you Asher?"
Asher nodded and peeped out from behind the safety of his mother.
"There is nothing to forgive. Vandë omentaina (well met)." Glorfindel said smiling. Erestor just nodded.
"My name is Reese, my lords. This is my son Asher." Asher came out from behind Reese's legs and waved shyly.
"Hello Asher." Glorfindel said waving back.
"Hi." Asher said in a quiet voice.
"We really must get going Glorfindel." Erestor said to his companion.
"Indeed, let us go. Tenn' enquetielva (until we meet again)." Glorfindel said to the pair. The two elves walked off. Reese sheathed her dagger finally.
"I liked them." Asher said as they continued into the beautiful city.
"Me too, Asher; but remember to be wary of strangers. Don't talk to anybody you don't know unless I am there." Reese warned Asher. The small boy was still insecure without his Nana there to comfort him.
Asher nodded and looked expectantly at Reese. "Alright, you can go wander. Just be careful." Asher grinned and went to explore while Reese went to go get provisions.
Asher wandered until he couldn't be any more surprised with the lovely city. He was looking up at a huge tree and walking, and wasn't watching where he was going. Asher felt something crash into his midsection. He and the other thing both crashed to the ground.
"Oh, sowy." The other person said. Asher looked and saw it was a small boy. He had brown, wavy hair, and silvery-blue eyes. He looked to be about 4 years old.
"It's alright. I should have been watching where I was going." Asher replied with a smile. The other boy smiled too.
"Estel! Where did you go to now, tithen gwador (little brother)?" called someone from the trees on their left. The other boy looked in its direction with playful fear in his eyes.
Asher looked the same way with legitimate fear in his eyes. His Nana wasn't here to comfort him. 'I'll just have to be a brave boy.' He thought as someone came through the trees.
"There you are, Yallumë (at last)!" a blonde elf knelt down in front of the little boy who was giggling and grinning, "Oh, hello tithen pen (little one), Mana esselya (what is your name)?"Asher didn't say anything.
"Elrohir, did you find him?" Came another voice from the opposite direction. It was Lord Elrond. Asher recognized him from seeing him a few times when Reese and Asher came to Imladris.
"Yes Ada (dad), he's right here." The elf, Elrohir apparently, called to him.
"Estel, you must stop running away." Elrond said looking frustrated and angry. "What would we do if you were lost for good?"
Asher knew that look in someone's eyes. It was the same look that Rimedur got when he was unhappy, and then started beating Asher. Asher panicked and grabbed Estel's hand.
"No!" he yelled and took off with Estel in tow.
"Hey, stop! What are you doing?" Elrohir called to them.
"Hey! What's going on?" Estel cried trying to break free.
"I won't let you!" Asher cried when a hand clamped over his shoulder and he turned around putting Estel behind him. Estel was very confused yet amused.
"Let us what? Who are you?" Elrond asked.
"My name is Asher. I won't let you hit him." Asher cried taking a step back.
"Well Asher, I wasn't going to hit him. I would never hit my son." Elrond said kneeling in front of the two.
"Oh, my apologies Lord Elrond. I wasn't sure." Asher said looking down.
"Asher! Where are you!?" called Reese from the direction of the market.
"Nana! Over here!" Asher called looking hopefully for his Nana.
"Oh, melmenya, thank goodness. I thought I lost you for a moment." Reese said embracing her son and not noticing the other elves, who were looking shocked at the turn of events.
"Thank you, Lord Elrond for finding him." Reese said and left with an arm draped over Asher's shoulders, "Time to go home."
Asher looked behind him and waved at Estel who waved back. Elrohir smiled and he and Elrond took Estel back inside.
"Who was that other boy?" Reese asked when they had left Imladris.
"His name was Estel. I think he's Lord Elrond's son."
Reese nodded and they continued on home. Asher raced ahead when the house came in sight. Reese laughed and quickly followed. Suddenly, she heard an alarmed shout come from the slightly open door of the house from where Asher had just disappeared into.
Reese raced in to see what ailed her son. What she saw turned her blood to ice, and made her very wrathful. Asher was pinned to the floor with Rimedur on top of him, grasping a handful of Asher's brown hair and holding a knife inches from his chin.
"Welcome Reese. I have come to take my brother back."
AN: cliffie! omgdnss. Rimedur is back. ahhhhh! lol. tell me what u think.