Ballad For All
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Elladan and Elrohir arrived in Rivendell after two days time to their father who was impatiently awaiting them.
"Come my sons, we have things to discuss." Elrond lead the two back to his study where Vebor and Erestor were already seated.
"Have you heard news about things rising around our borders?" Elrond asked his sons.
"What do you mean? Those men are back?" Elrohir asked as he sat across from his father.
"We're not sure, we think it is other things as well. I called you two back here because I want you two to help me keep Rivendell safe. I've decided that you two are mature enough to take on some of the responsibilities of protecting Rivendell." Elrond looked at his two beautiful sons and felt very sad suddenly that he couldn't send them to their rooms where they would be safe and hide them from the realities they were about to face.
"Father, you're going to let us help you scout the borders?" Elladan asked, he had been asking Elrond if he could help for as long as he could remember and now he wasn't sure if he was ready.
"Yes, I'm going to give you each a place within the guards of Rivendell." Elrond looked at Erestor who nodded his approval.
Elrohir and Elladan knew what this meant. They had come of age and reached their maturity quite some time ago but this was a real sign that their father was saying they were truly men now.
"You start tomorrow." Elrond sighed and leaned back in his chair, he felt as if suddenly he were very old, he had let his only daughter go away from home and he had let his half-son go find himself. Now he was giving up the last piece of his heart and letting his sons know they were know men. Elrond had never felt so old in his life. He wanted to take his sons and cradle them in his arms, he wanted to tell them bedtime stories and tuck them safely into bed. He wanted to be able to worry and fret over them with out their restraint, he wanted them to stay young forever.
"Thank you father." Elrohir said and tapped Elladan to follow him out.
"That was brave Elrond." Vebor smiled positively at Elrond after the twins left.
"Then why do I feel so venerable?" Elrond put his head in his hands to think.
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Legolas walked Tarfirith back to her home and headed back towards his castle. He was sick of she-elfs and trying to act as if he were interested. Tarfirith had been pleasant enough but she was more of a friend type then future wife.
"How'd it go?" Nilhisie asked as Legolas walked back into the castle.
"Better than the other two but still. I'm through with this. Three girls in one day. It's horrible!" Legolas fell back onto his bed and let out a very un-elven grumble.
Just then Losenov and Celebfaug entered Legolas's room.
"Hey Legolas, how are you doing? We heard you were out with Tarfirith." Losenov smiled, and sat on the bed. Celebfaug, his brother also sat.
"Yea, she's.nice." Legolas said.
"Yea, looks more like a human though." Celebfaug laughed.
"She really does. Though she was nicer than Bragolfin, that girl makes you want to shoot yourself!" Legolas said grimacing at the remembrance of Bragolfin.
"Oh, yea. I know who you're talking about. That girl can talk!" Losenov laughed.
"So who is this Nuquer maiden that Nilhisie has told us about." Celebfaug smile at Legolas and picked up his drawing, "This her?"
"Yea, that's Nuquer."
"She really look like this?!" Celebfaug gaped at the drawing.
"Yes, she really does." Legolas smiled. He knew that he had done a pretty fair drawing of her but when the three saw her in life they'd be even more impressed.
"Well then Legolas, she looks gorgeous. You're going to have to keep an eye on her. I might try and steal her!" Celebfaug passed the drawing to his older brother.
"Whoa, she is good looking. Good for you Legolas!" Losenov winked at Legolas.
"You know what. Let's go get her tomorrow. If I have to go on another impromptu date with some girl my father pulled off the streets I'll go crazy." Legolas suddenly decided.
"You're kidding?" Nilhisie asked.
"No, I want to go see Nuquer tomorrow. It only takes two days to get there." Legolas shrugged.
"Well, all right then." Nilhisie agreed.
"What about you two?" Legolas looked at the two brothers.
"Sure." Celebfaug also agreed.
"Why not?" Losenov set the drawing down and went with his younger brother to pack their packs and other things.
"Legolas, getting spontaneous aren't you?" Nilhisie joked after the two brothers left.
"I guess. Don't tell my father we are going, we'll just kind of leave and come back, ok?"
"Will do." Nilhisie nodded and left the room.
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Elladan and Elrohir arrived in Rivendell after two days time to their father who was impatiently awaiting them.
"Come my sons, we have things to discuss." Elrond lead the two back to his study where Vebor and Erestor were already seated.
"Have you heard news about things rising around our borders?" Elrond asked his sons.
"What do you mean? Those men are back?" Elrohir asked as he sat across from his father.
"We're not sure, we think it is other things as well. I called you two back here because I want you two to help me keep Rivendell safe. I've decided that you two are mature enough to take on some of the responsibilities of protecting Rivendell." Elrond looked at his two beautiful sons and felt very sad suddenly that he couldn't send them to their rooms where they would be safe and hide them from the realities they were about to face.
"Father, you're going to let us help you scout the borders?" Elladan asked, he had been asking Elrond if he could help for as long as he could remember and now he wasn't sure if he was ready.
"Yes, I'm going to give you each a place within the guards of Rivendell." Elrond looked at Erestor who nodded his approval.
Elrohir and Elladan knew what this meant. They had come of age and reached their maturity quite some time ago but this was a real sign that their father was saying they were truly men now.
"You start tomorrow." Elrond sighed and leaned back in his chair, he felt as if suddenly he were very old, he had let his only daughter go away from home and he had let his half-son go find himself. Now he was giving up the last piece of his heart and letting his sons know they were know men. Elrond had never felt so old in his life. He wanted to take his sons and cradle them in his arms, he wanted to tell them bedtime stories and tuck them safely into bed. He wanted to be able to worry and fret over them with out their restraint, he wanted them to stay young forever.
"Thank you father." Elrohir said and tapped Elladan to follow him out.
"That was brave Elrond." Vebor smiled positively at Elrond after the twins left.
"Then why do I feel so venerable?" Elrond put his head in his hands to think.
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Legolas walked Tarfirith back to her home and headed back towards his castle. He was sick of she-elfs and trying to act as if he were interested. Tarfirith had been pleasant enough but she was more of a friend type then future wife.
"How'd it go?" Nilhisie asked as Legolas walked back into the castle.
"Better than the other two but still. I'm through with this. Three girls in one day. It's horrible!" Legolas fell back onto his bed and let out a very un-elven grumble.
Just then Losenov and Celebfaug entered Legolas's room.
"Hey Legolas, how are you doing? We heard you were out with Tarfirith." Losenov smiled, and sat on the bed. Celebfaug, his brother also sat.
"Yea, she's.nice." Legolas said.
"Yea, looks more like a human though." Celebfaug laughed.
"She really does. Though she was nicer than Bragolfin, that girl makes you want to shoot yourself!" Legolas said grimacing at the remembrance of Bragolfin.
"Oh, yea. I know who you're talking about. That girl can talk!" Losenov laughed.
"So who is this Nuquer maiden that Nilhisie has told us about." Celebfaug smile at Legolas and picked up his drawing, "This her?"
"Yea, that's Nuquer."
"She really look like this?!" Celebfaug gaped at the drawing.
"Yes, she really does." Legolas smiled. He knew that he had done a pretty fair drawing of her but when the three saw her in life they'd be even more impressed.
"Well then Legolas, she looks gorgeous. You're going to have to keep an eye on her. I might try and steal her!" Celebfaug passed the drawing to his older brother.
"Whoa, she is good looking. Good for you Legolas!" Losenov winked at Legolas.
"You know what. Let's go get her tomorrow. If I have to go on another impromptu date with some girl my father pulled off the streets I'll go crazy." Legolas suddenly decided.
"You're kidding?" Nilhisie asked.
"No, I want to go see Nuquer tomorrow. It only takes two days to get there." Legolas shrugged.
"Well, all right then." Nilhisie agreed.
"What about you two?" Legolas looked at the two brothers.
"Sure." Celebfaug also agreed.
"Why not?" Losenov set the drawing down and went with his younger brother to pack their packs and other things.
"Legolas, getting spontaneous aren't you?" Nilhisie joked after the two brothers left.
"I guess. Don't tell my father we are going, we'll just kind of leave and come back, ok?"
"Will do." Nilhisie nodded and left the room.
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