Forgot to disclaim last chapter, and no, I do not own LoTR, Legolas, Estel, Elladan, Elrohir, Elrond, ETC., but yes, I do own the storyline and my OCs.
Again, not a part of my chainlink series (I thought I'd add this, as it is a story with Legolas and Aragorn, and my pairings and OCs do not exist here, as they might be expected to.).
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-ICOIP
Chapter 2:
The stable master directed Legolas to a stall, where Aeglos was fed and watered. The prince of Mirkwood was brushing the brown-haired horse when Elladan and Elrohir burst through the door of the stall. Elrohir gripped the water trough to stop himself, but Elladan slipped on some hay and fell, taking Elrohir, Legolas, and Aeglos with him.
"Some elf you are." Said Elrohir, pushing Legolas and the horse off himself and standing up.
"I'm not an elf." Said Elladan, "I'm not even three quarters elf. And the exact same as you."
"Guys!" Said Legolas. The twins turned to him. "I've just gotten here, and you two don't stop arguing."
"Very sorry." Said Elrohir, glaring at Elladan, "You remember where your room is?"
"Yup." Said Legolas.
"Good." Said Elladan, "Because we should all go to bed now so that we aren't too tired to get up before Glorfindel and Jaiz eat all the muffins." They all went off to their rooms, deciding that catching up would have to wait until the morning.
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In the morning, Legolas was woken by a knock on his door. When he opened it, the small human he had met last night in the woods was standing there.
"Um, Legolas?" He asked looking nervous, "Elladan and Elrohir asked me to fetch you for breakfast."
"Ok. Tell them to give me a minute to get dressed. I should have remembered how early they get up when they don't have lessons. I'll see you at breakfast, Estel." Legolas replied. Estel ran off.
When Legolas had dressed and tamed his hair, the breakfast hall was nearly full already. He sat down between Estel and Elladan. Elrohir leant around his twin to drop five pieces of bacon on Legolas' plate.
"Thanks, 'Ro, but do you mind if I serve myself?"
"Alright." Said Elrohir, and dropped the seven sausages that he was about to give Legolas back on the serving platter in the middle of table. Legolas put two sausages on his plate with the tongs and asked Erestor, who was across the table, to hand him the pancakes.
"How's Greenwood?" Inquired Elladan.
"It's good." Said Legolas, "Just before I left, we captured twelve dwarves and the morning I left, everything was hectic because the dwarves had escaped and all our barrels were gone. Do you guys remember when we were small and would hide in the empty barrels and when they pushed the lever, we would splash into the river? We think that that's how they got out. I don't know how on Arda they got out of the cells. Perhaps Galion lost the keys again."
"Maybe." Said Elrohir.
"How's Imladris?" Asked Legolas.
"The usual. We had twelve dwarves, a wizard and a hobbit visiting last month, maybe the ones you were talking about. Then, about eight years ago, we fostered Estel, he's a lot of fun, being a human and all-" began Elladan.
"Hey!" Said Estel in annoyance, as he poured copious amounts of syrup on his pancakes.
"He's fun, anyway, and he's really good with his sword. We've still got loads of paperwork to do and things like that, and we still have history lessons." Finished Elrohir, and stuffed a sausage in his mouth.
"What do you want to do today?" Asked Elladan. Elrohir swallowed his sausage.
"Why don't we go hunting?"
"Great!" Said Legolas. Estel stopped pouring syrup on his pancakes.
"Can I come?"
"I don't know, shorty." Said Elladan, "We'll have to be back by nightfall if you're going."
"And ask Ada." Said Elrohir, "But other than that, I really don't mind."
After breakfast, they went to talk to Elrond. Elladan spoke first.
"Ada, we wanted to go hunting today, and Estel wants to come."
"Are you going to be back by nightfall?" Inquired Elrond.
"We were going to be back around lunchtime tomorrow, but if Estel's coming, you may say differently." Elrohir answered. Elrond pondered this.
"Alright."
"Alright meaning we can do it without Estel or alright meaning that we can take Estel and be back by supper today?" Asked Elladan.
"No, alright meaning that you take Estel and be back by lunch tomorrow." Elladan, Elrohir, and Legolas looked at each other. "I do have a few conditions, though." Continued Elrond, "One, you need to bring todays lunch with you. I want to make sure that you have lunch today, but as the three of you have superb hunting skills, today's dinner and tomorrows breakfast should not be a problem. Two, no exploring new places, I don't care if you go off the trail, as long as it is somewhere you've gone before. And three, do not go off alone, that rule counts for all of you, not just Estel, so if you split up, I want Estel with one of the twins and Legolas with the other, but if you can stay together, please do so. Elladan, you are in charge. Have fun, and I want to see all four of you in here ready to go in an hour. Have fun."
The three couldn't believe their luck. Estel coming overnight had not been counted for, and Elrond's rules were fair. As they left his office, he called them back. "Boys, I'm serious about those rules. You all have to be within twelve feet of someone else, and I want someone on watch while everyone's asleep. And if I hear that someone has broken ay of those rules, Legolas will go straight back to Mirkwood and whoever disobeyed shovels out every stall in the stables for the rest of the year. Legolas, if you break a rule, it is back to Mirkwood anyway with a letter for your father, who will punish you the way he sees fit. If anything happens to Estel, it is all of your responsibility to fix it. Am I clear with all those rules?" They all nodded. "Then I will have the cooks prepare your lunch. Back hear in an hour." The three nodded again and ran off to find Estel.
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-ICOIP
