Estel Pella Estel

By Ar-Elenriel

Okay I have to restate this every couple of Chapters. All characters except the elflings belong to Tolkien as does ME. I am only borrowing them for awhile.

Chapter 10: Legolas and the Twins

It was a lovely spring afternoon and Lanthiriel and Élannun were beginning to take their first steps. Arwen and Celebrian having been through the learning to walk phase with several babies had begun the process of child proofing New Imladris when the little twins had first began pulling themselves up on tabletops and chair arms. Celebrian smiled with joy as she watched her tiny grandchildren explore their new world. They were as curious as Arwen was at that age, and had more energy then the twins. But then they had more human blood than Elladan, Elrohir, or the triplets as well.

Ellessar smiled at his mother in law as she played joyfully in the garden with the twins. Arwen was at his side with her head leaning against his shoulder. "So meleth Nin will you be all right if Legolas and I travel to the woods of Lord Orome for a couple of days. We have been invited to go on a hunt with him in order to provide meat for the spring festival." He gently stroked her hair. He knew his wife would be just fine. With her parents around and her grandfather Finarfin taking a break from his kingly duties in order to pay visits to all of his grandchildren for the weekend Arwen would scarcely have to lift a finger to take care of them.

All of the sudden their was a great deal of noise outside as a large group of riders rode up to the front entrance of New Imladris. Two tall blond elves dismounted from their horses. The younger looking elf reached a hand up to the elderly dwarf that was perched precariously on the back of the sparkling white horse. "Laddie ye don't know how much I hate ridin horses. Couldn't ye get me a wee pony lad." grumbled the dwarf as Legolas assisted him to the ground. Gimli would not be coming on the hunting trip as axes were not particularly suited to hunting deer. He would be staying to keep Elrond and Finarfin company. He and Finarfin were in fact in the middle of building a new home for Arwen and Ellessar close to New Imladris.

Ellessar saw his old friends coming up the pathway from the stables and leapt over the railing of the porch and ran to meet them. He had not seen Legolas in Gimli for quite some time as they had been getting settled in at Thranduil's new home right outside Aqualonde. Legolas had made sure to take plenty of time to get reacquainted with his Naneth, and to get to know his grandfather Oropher for the very first time. He was content to see all of his family together and as the youngest son was basking in the attention he was getting from his family. Legolas looked about and all of the sudden noticed both Elrond and Celebrian's triplets and the twins that Arwen had just given birth to. "Mellon nin are all of these elflings yours? I knew Arwen was pregnant but I did not think that she was carrying that many infants."

"No, Legolas my friend the older three are Elrond and Celebrian's triplets. The little ellon is Osthalion, the dark haired little girl is Lissriel, and the little silver haired that looks like Lady Celebrian is Celindrial. The younger two, the twins are mine, the girl is Lanthiriel, and the boy is Élannun. What do you think of them mellon-nin?" stated Ellessar in one breath grinning at his oldest friend. Legolas moved forward and quickly rescued tiny red headed Lanthiriel who had wandered out of Arwen's sight and was about to take a tumble down the front porch stairs. The little one crowed in delight at all of the attention she was receiving from her Ada's best friend and swiftly reached for a lock of Legolas' golden hair, knotting her little fingers tightly around the braid.

"I think mellon-nin that your iell-nin has a strange attraction towards gold. Does she do this to Finarfin, Galadriel, and Finrod? And Celeborn as well?"

Said Legolas as he futilely attempted to detach tiny fingers from his braids. Ellessar quickly and efficiently moved forward and detached his daughter's fingers from his friend's hair. He lifted little Lanthiriel to his shoulders and motioned Legolas to grab Élannun who was about to tumble down the stairs after his sister. Legolas grabbed the little one and followed Ellessar up the stairs to where Elrond, Celebrian and Arwen had been sitting watching the goings on with amusement in their eyes. Legolas started as he noticed Élannun falling asleep on his shoulder. Legolas being the youngest in this family had only started getting used to babies seventy years before when Ellessar and Arwen had first had young Eldarion. Seventy years not long at all for an elf. When Eldarion was born of course Legolas fell instantly for the baby cuteness of his best friends ion-nin and overnight became an adopted uncle and frequent babysitter to all of Arwen and Ellessar's children.

" Arwen are you sure that you and the twins will be all right for this hunting trip. Elladan, Elrohir, Legolas and I have been planning it for a very long time? " Ellessar quickly handed his sleepy daughter to the waiting arms of the Lady Celebrian as Legolas handed 'Elanunn over to Elrond. Both infants collapsed into the waiting arms of their grandparents and were soon deep in elven dreams

" My love I will be fine. My parents are here, the triplets have been helping out on a regular basis, and I have their Uncle Gimli and Grandpa Finarfin here for the rest of the week to help out as they supervise the building of our house." Ellessar bent and kissed Arwen' s forehead and quickly made it upstairs to gather his saddlebags. The servants of course knew about this trip and had made Ellessar's things ready for him the night before. " I will see you in time for Sunday dinner meleth nin." said Ellessar as he mounted his horse . Legolas mounted his horse and they both prepared to ride for the mansions of Lord Orome.

" Namarie my hiril-nin Arwen I will take great care to return Ellessar in one peace." stated Legolas as they rode away.

" Legolas if you fail in your promise you shall face my wrath and my rolling pin." said Arwen as she raised her hand in farewell, grinning at her friend to let him know that she was joking.