Chapter 56
When Legolas woke up, he was lying on the floor of a hall completely unknown to him. Confused, the prince sat up and rubbed his blond hair. It was a beautiful hall, sunlight shone through the windows and was full of light. Completely confused, the elf rose and, to his surprise, he was in no pain. The memories came back slowly. The mountain of fate, the black arrow, the orc and the pain and weakness. The archer looked down at himself in panic, but there was no arrow or blood. He was wearing his normal clothes, only they were completely clean and there were no signs of the previous fight. What was going on here, please? Where was he?
"Legolas," suddenly said a warm, familiar voice that froze his heart for a moment. No, that was not possible! The handsome warrior whirled around and then cried out in surprise.
"Thorondor!" His eldest brother still looked exactly as Legolas remembered him. The elf shook his head in amazement. No, that couldn't be real! They were dead, had died before his eyes!
At the next moment, three more figures appeared next to his eldest brother and the prince stumbled a few steps back in shock. Arnor, Aranel, Aldon. "What ... where am I here?", the archer stuttered, unable to cope. Aranel looked at him lovingly, the twins smiled, and Thorondor had a calming expression on his face.
"You're in the Eternal Halls, little brother," Aranel said, his voice so familiar that the beautiful warrior's heart filled with warmth. Until Legolas realized what his brother had just said.
"I'm dead?!", the youngest prince uttered in shock. Arnor shook his head to the elf's confusion.
"No, not yet. You can decide." Decide? The archer frowned in confusion. "You have to decide whether you want to stay here or go back to your friends," Aldon said calmly. The beautiful warrior was completely overwhelmed. His brothers stood in front of him and had just given him the choice of staying with them or returning to Aragorn and the others!
"I - I still wanted to apologize to you," he whispered, not sure how his brothers would react. But they only looked at him with love and affection. "It's my fault that you had to die. I ..." But he didn't get any further, because at the next moment Aranel took his hand and squeezed it lightly.
"Don't blame yourself, my dear brother. You are not to blame for what happened to us. Please stop believing that." Tears burned at the touch and words in Legolas' eyes and at that moment his older brother hugged him. The youngest prince closed his eyes and felt that his other brothers also hugged him.
"I missed you so much," the archer admitted quietly, ignoring his trembling voice.
"We missed you too," whispered Thorondor in his ear. Finally, they let go of each other. "So, I can now decide to stay here in this beautiful world with you or to go back to a world full of hatred and betrayal?", summarized the beautiful warrior again and got a confirming nod from Arnor.
"Yes, you could put it that way." Legolas smiled slightly. He still couldn't believe that his brothers were really here. That he was allowed to see them again. The beings he loved above all else. Aldon smiled at him too.
"But think carefully. You will only be able to make such a decision once, although I really would like to keep you here." The elf laughed in response. He didn't have to think about it anymore. He had known his answer since he was faced with this choice. The youngest prince knew it was the right decision.
"Thanks, Aldon, but I've already made my decision. I know what I want."
The last chapter comes tomorrow. What do you think Legolas will choose?
