Chapter 35
A Mother's Wrath
When we landed in Imladris, Nerine's excitement grew. She had never been to Imladris and I knew she was eager to meet my parents and siblings. The elves were used to Emerald and they even went near her now. Nerine seemed to love Imladris. When my father came out I went and hugged him. He looked at Nerine and smiled.
"Is this her?"
I smiled and nodded.
"Are you ojisan?"
He seemed confused but I nodded. She smiled and wrapped her arms around his leg. My father laughed and picked her up.
"Can you say annada?" He asked.
"I speak elvish too!" she said.
My father smiled more and tossed her into the air. She asked him to do it again and he did. When she finally asked to be put down my mother, Arwen and my brothers came out. I ran and hugged them each in turn.
"Nerine, come here darling." I said.
She ran over to me with Legolas close behind.
"This is your obachan, your aunt Arwen and your uncles, Elladan and Elrohir." I said.
She jumped up excitedly and hugged them. Arwen doted on her and Nerine seemed to enjoy it. Legolas and I were the first ones to arrive, the others would not be here for a while. After I put Nerine to sleep, I stood at the window in my room. I had grown used to sleeping on a bed. Legolas came in and put his arms around me.
"Is Nerine asleep?" He asked.
"Hm."
He moved my hair aside and started to lightly pepper my neck with kisses. I smiled, I knew what he was trying to do. I turned and kissed his lips. I fell onto the bed and he fell on top of me. My love for Legolas grew more and more everyday. I pulled back and smiled at him. He smiled back and put his hand on the side of my face.
"When this darkness had passed, we will have another child." I said.
He smiled and kissed me hard.
Nerine's POV
I could not sleep. I wanted my okasan. I got out of bed and walked around.
"Okasan? Ada?"
No one answered me and I was scared.
"Ojisan? Obachan?"
Still no answer. I started to cry a bit and then I bumped into some elves. I smiled a bit and they backed away from me.
"~It is the dwarf child!~"
"~What is it doing out here!?~"
They said mean things and I started to cry.
Legolas' POV
I heard Emerald roar and Kasumi and I ran outside. Nerine was crying and Emerald had her behind her wing while she had three elves backed against the wall. I ran forward and picked up my daughter.
"Ada!"
She continued to cry and I looked at Kasumi. She was looking at Emerald with a confused look and then it turned to a glare. She slowly looked over at the elves. They were young, not even in their hundredth year, and looked terrified. She walked over and grabbed them both.
"What right have you to mistreat my daughter?!" she snarled.
They looked even more frightened than before.
"What has happened?!"
Kasumi's sister came running forward. She looked at Nerine and then at Kasumi.
"Sister what has happened?"
"These two were treating Nerine as if she were a disease!" She snapped.
Arwen's blue eyes darkened with anger and I handed Nerine to her.
"Take her to your parents and have your father come."
She nodded and took Nerine away. I looked over at the two elf boys and walked over.
"Explain yourselves!" I demanded.
"~It is a dwarf child! What is it doing here?~"
My eyes went wide with rage and I grabbed the front of his tunic.
"~That is my daughter you speak of! You are lucky I do not let my wife beat you. And lucky she does not allow her dragon to roast you like a deer!~" I snarled.
I let him go and Lord Elrond came forward. He did not look pleased at all.
"~What is the meaning of this?~" He asked.
The two elves remained silent.
"~I have had trouble with you two before. I know your families and I will be speaking with them. Mistreating a child is a terrible thing, it makes it worse that this child is my granddaughter! Now go! Leave my presence." he commanded.
They left quickly and Emerald gave a small growl to make them go faster. Kasumi chuckled and I put my arms around her.
"You are terrifying when angered meleth nin." I whispered.
She chuckled and turned in my embrace. She looked into my eyes with such love.
"We should go and make sure Nerine is alright." She said.
I nodded and we went to find her.
Kasumi's POV
We went to Nerine's room and found Arwen there with her.
"You are a princess my little Nerine. No one should make you feel the way they did. You are very special." Arwen said.
I smiled.
"Aunt Arwen?"
"Hmm?"
"What is the council? And what is the ring of power?"
I frowned.
"How do you know about that dear one?"
"I do not know how. I just know." she said.
I looked at Legolas.
"How does she…"
"I know not. She is special like you are."
Arwen would not tell her what the ring of power was. She told her that the council was important but that she did not know what it was about. She sang Nerine to sleep and then she saw us in the doorway. We walked outside.
"Arwen what is the ring of power?"
She and Legolas looked at each other. Then they explained what it was. I wished I had never asked.