Authors Note: The Elvish word adar means father.
Disclaimer: The characters are still not mine.
Worry of a father
~Thranduil~
I would lie if I would say that it hadn't been hard for me to let Legolas go.
He was my youngest son and I was really attached to him. Even so two years weren't too long for an Elf I knew
that it was always a problem to be away from home for the first time.
I had seen that he was just as uncomfortable as I to stay in Imladris for two years. But I knew that Glorfindel was
a great warrior and Legolas would learn many things under his instruction. It was only for his best. And Sirius
and Solem had been there, too, and they had loved it.
Suddenly I heared a silent laughter behind me.
As I turned around I saw Sirius, my oldest son. "Don't you think you worry too much, adar? He's away for a few
weeks now and Elrond didn't send a letter for us to come and take him back."
I smiled slightly. "Maybe you are right. But he's the youngest of you after all."
"Oh yes. It's hard to let your baby go." He grinned at my annoyed glance. "Don't worry. He will be alright. You know
Solem and I really enjoyed it to be in Imladris."
"I know. Rilus, Torin and Minus will be back soon. They will tell us how he is."
Sirius looked at me in surprise. "They went to visit him?"
I nodded. Of course I also knew that Legolas didn't like them at all. But on the other hand I was glad that someone
would tell me about how Legolas felt.
"I can imagine how happy he will be to see them."
"Yes, me too. But they can tell us how he is. Aren't you worried at all?"
"Of course we are worried, adar. He's our little brother and we always took care of him. But he's growing up now
and I don think he can care for himself. You know he's very mature. I don't think he will have any problems."
I nodded. "I hope you are right."
Two days later the three younger Elves came back to Mirkwood and I walked towards them.
To my surprise they seemed not too happy.
"What is it?" I asked. "How is Legolas?" Sirius and Solem came from behind to hear the news about their little
brother.
Minus looked at me. "Prince Legolas is in love, my Lord." He said simply.
I heared my other two sons laugh behind me.
And I was also slightly amused. Now he had finally found someone. "Who is it?" I asked.
"You won't be too happy, I fear." Torin said.
I was confused.
Why shouldn't I be happy?
It was Legolas' first love and I was sure that he would never be with someone who wasn't worthy his love.
"Well, it's Glorfindel."
For a moment I was shocked.
Glorfindel?
I couldn't even tell how I felt this moment.
First it wasn't even anger.
I was worried.
Glorfindel was so much older than Legolas and I feared that he would only want his innocence.
Maybe he would use him and his trust.
Of course I knew Glorfindel for a very long time but what could he want from someone so young?
I had no doubt that Legolas would once be a great warrior, but on the other hand he sometimes was too trusting.
And slowly I felt my anger rising.
How dared he to use my son?
"What will you do now, adar?" Solem asked carefully.
"We will leave for Imladris today."
"Adar, maybe they really love each other. Or Torin, Minus and Rilus are wrong. You also know they are not too
intelligent."
"We will see."
To be continued
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Disclaimer: The characters are still not mine.
Worry of a father
~Thranduil~
I would lie if I would say that it hadn't been hard for me to let Legolas go.
He was my youngest son and I was really attached to him. Even so two years weren't too long for an Elf I knew
that it was always a problem to be away from home for the first time.
I had seen that he was just as uncomfortable as I to stay in Imladris for two years. But I knew that Glorfindel was
a great warrior and Legolas would learn many things under his instruction. It was only for his best. And Sirius
and Solem had been there, too, and they had loved it.
Suddenly I heared a silent laughter behind me.
As I turned around I saw Sirius, my oldest son. "Don't you think you worry too much, adar? He's away for a few
weeks now and Elrond didn't send a letter for us to come and take him back."
I smiled slightly. "Maybe you are right. But he's the youngest of you after all."
"Oh yes. It's hard to let your baby go." He grinned at my annoyed glance. "Don't worry. He will be alright. You know
Solem and I really enjoyed it to be in Imladris."
"I know. Rilus, Torin and Minus will be back soon. They will tell us how he is."
Sirius looked at me in surprise. "They went to visit him?"
I nodded. Of course I also knew that Legolas didn't like them at all. But on the other hand I was glad that someone
would tell me about how Legolas felt.
"I can imagine how happy he will be to see them."
"Yes, me too. But they can tell us how he is. Aren't you worried at all?"
"Of course we are worried, adar. He's our little brother and we always took care of him. But he's growing up now
and I don think he can care for himself. You know he's very mature. I don't think he will have any problems."
I nodded. "I hope you are right."
Two days later the three younger Elves came back to Mirkwood and I walked towards them.
To my surprise they seemed not too happy.
"What is it?" I asked. "How is Legolas?" Sirius and Solem came from behind to hear the news about their little
brother.
Minus looked at me. "Prince Legolas is in love, my Lord." He said simply.
I heared my other two sons laugh behind me.
And I was also slightly amused. Now he had finally found someone. "Who is it?" I asked.
"You won't be too happy, I fear." Torin said.
I was confused.
Why shouldn't I be happy?
It was Legolas' first love and I was sure that he would never be with someone who wasn't worthy his love.
"Well, it's Glorfindel."
For a moment I was shocked.
Glorfindel?
I couldn't even tell how I felt this moment.
First it wasn't even anger.
I was worried.
Glorfindel was so much older than Legolas and I feared that he would only want his innocence.
Maybe he would use him and his trust.
Of course I knew Glorfindel for a very long time but what could he want from someone so young?
I had no doubt that Legolas would once be a great warrior, but on the other hand he sometimes was too trusting.
And slowly I felt my anger rising.
How dared he to use my son?
"What will you do now, adar?" Solem asked carefully.
"We will leave for Imladris today."
"Adar, maybe they really love each other. Or Torin, Minus and Rilus are wrong. You also know they are not too
intelligent."
"We will see."
To be continued
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