Authors Note: Sorry that it took me so long to write the next chapter. Anyway, here it is.
Disclaimer: The characters all belong to Tolkien.
I'll be there for you
~Gimli~
I couldn't believe what I was seeing.
There he stood, beautiful as ever.
"Legolas!" I shouted, unable to hide my joy.
He smiled a little. "Hello, my friend."
"What are you doing here?" I asked, a little confused.
The elf bowed his head. "I left Mirkwood." He said silently.
For a moment I didn't know what to say.
During our long journey he had been talking very often about his beloved home. He had been missing it so
much.
Why should he leave it now?
"You did what?" I asked finally.
"I left Mirkwood and I can't return." The sadness in his voice was obvious.
He quickly turned away, but I had already seen the tears shimmering in his eyes.
Gently I touched his shoulder. "Why." I asked. "Do you want to tell me about it?"
Slowly he sat down on the grass and tried desperatly to fight back the tears.
I waited patiently for I saw he needed a few moments.
Finally I spoke again: "You don't have to hide your tears. Just tell me what happened."
He nodded and told me everything.
I couldn't help but feel anger for Thranduil although Legolas tried to explain his behavior.
How could a father do that to his son?
After he fell silent I spoke again. "Legolas, you really don't have to feel guilty. What could you have done to
help him?"
"I don't know."
"You see." I stood up. "I have to go home now."
He bowed his head. "Well, thank you for listening to me."
"Come with me." I said simply.
The elf stared at me in surprise. "Do you really mean that?"
"Sure."
"And your father? What will he think about an elf under his roof?"
"I'm sure he will agree."
"I'd be very grateful if he did."
I touched his shoulder again. "Don't worry."
"So you are Legolas. My son told me so much about you."
My father was much friendlier than both of us could have imagined.
"You want to stay here for some time?"
"If you would allow me to."
"Of course I do. Gimli's friends are my friends as well. Stay as long as you want."
"Thank you."
"You are welcome."
To be continued
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Disclaimer: The characters all belong to Tolkien.
I'll be there for you
~Gimli~
I couldn't believe what I was seeing.
There he stood, beautiful as ever.
"Legolas!" I shouted, unable to hide my joy.
He smiled a little. "Hello, my friend."
"What are you doing here?" I asked, a little confused.
The elf bowed his head. "I left Mirkwood." He said silently.
For a moment I didn't know what to say.
During our long journey he had been talking very often about his beloved home. He had been missing it so
much.
Why should he leave it now?
"You did what?" I asked finally.
"I left Mirkwood and I can't return." The sadness in his voice was obvious.
He quickly turned away, but I had already seen the tears shimmering in his eyes.
Gently I touched his shoulder. "Why." I asked. "Do you want to tell me about it?"
Slowly he sat down on the grass and tried desperatly to fight back the tears.
I waited patiently for I saw he needed a few moments.
Finally I spoke again: "You don't have to hide your tears. Just tell me what happened."
He nodded and told me everything.
I couldn't help but feel anger for Thranduil although Legolas tried to explain his behavior.
How could a father do that to his son?
After he fell silent I spoke again. "Legolas, you really don't have to feel guilty. What could you have done to
help him?"
"I don't know."
"You see." I stood up. "I have to go home now."
He bowed his head. "Well, thank you for listening to me."
"Come with me." I said simply.
The elf stared at me in surprise. "Do you really mean that?"
"Sure."
"And your father? What will he think about an elf under his roof?"
"I'm sure he will agree."
"I'd be very grateful if he did."
I touched his shoulder again. "Don't worry."
"So you are Legolas. My son told me so much about you."
My father was much friendlier than both of us could have imagined.
"You want to stay here for some time?"
"If you would allow me to."
"Of course I do. Gimli's friends are my friends as well. Stay as long as you want."
"Thank you."
"You are welcome."
To be continued
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