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It was morning, a beautiful morning. How could it be such a perfect day? How could any thing be perfect today?

Legolas looked at his reflection in the mirror, his mouth suddenly dry as he felt panic rise within him. Today was the opening day in the trial of Sowlin and Frandra. The day he had been dreading. Oh, he knew it would come, but just saying next week or in a few days sounded so much better. But now there were no more tomorrows, only today.

For the last few days he had managed to avoid being in crowds, had managed to only attend a small number of limited gatherings and even then they had been friends. Today, though he would have to stand in front of many people, some knew what had happened but some did not. The thought of them finding out with him in the room did not feel good.

He checked his appearance once more, critical of how he looked. His hair was in place, his clothes just right, in all he looked the perfect Prince. That is until you saw his eyes. Eyes that should have been bright and blue, dancing with the joy of life seemed dull and tired. Of course the deep black rings beneath them did not help. Sleep had been becoming increasingly elusive over the past few nights. Last night had been spent listening to Aragorn's contented snoring. It had taken all his will to not take a pillow and batter Aragorn with it in frustration.

He was so pale. Yes, he was always pale, but at the present moment he was giving a good representation of being a ghost. Then he caught sight of the bandages on his wrists. If there was a reason behind all of this then it was this. To stop them from hurting any others as they had hurt him and Aragorn. When he thought of what could have happened…

So deep in thought was he that the knock that sounded on the door literally made him jump. To his surprise he found himself shaking. He tried to call out for who ever it was to come in, but no voice emerged. He tried to call again, this time with success. He full expected to see either his Adar or Lomion, instead in walked two identical Elves.

Legolas gave a shout of surprise before he ran to hug his brother's in joy. Happy sounds once more filling the chamber…

Aragorn heard the loud shout from the outer chamber where they were currently staying. Legolas had steadfastly refused to move back into the royal chambers until he felt safer. This worked to Aragorn's advantage. For Aragorn had a few surprises of his own up his sleeve. Foremost was the need to make sure all the glass and blood had been completely removed. Aragorn did not want any nasty shocks or reminders in the future. But mostly it was because he had ordered the royal apartments to be totally redecorated.

It had amused him when he had first approached Eowyn about his idea to find her completely on his side. Eowyn had thrown herself into the project. But when he spoke with Lomion, he had ended up in tears of laughter at his brother in laws description of the room. It had all been true. It was truly awful. So they had all agreed with Aragorn's choice of different shades of gentle greens. It was how Aragorn had always pictured Legolas' room should be. Perfect just like its owner.

The sounds of joy filtered through the door and Aragorn found himself grinning widely. Legolas sounded truly happy; something that Aragorn had come to see as a very special gift, one to be treasured. He had known they were coming. The day after Legolas' suicide attempt, he had agreed with the others that the twins were just what Legolas needed. So Thranduil had written to them, telling them to make their way to Gondor. The Messenger had been met with one from the Twin's. They were on their way, had felt they could not wait.

Lomion heard the noises coming from the temporary royal chambers and smiled, turning it into laughter at the sounds of joy that continued. He could well guess what had happened. The Twins. He had been expecting their arrival ever since their own messenger had returned with the one from Mirkwood. He was a little surprised that Eldarion had not joined them, but then their Ada had put him in charge of Mirkwood in their absence. They could hardly leave Drowlin in charge. Not if they wanted a home to return home to. He had half hoped that when news reached Drowlin of what had happened he would put his animosity to one side and join them. But you can not have all you wanted. And at the moment all Lomion wanted was for Legolas to be happy and if that happened with the arrival of the Twins then he would be content…

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