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Chapter 4- New Acquaintances
Ziéta smiled as she took Haldir's offered hand and stepped out the door. They descended the nearest set of stairs and just before they reached the bottom, Haldir stopped. "Mani ta, Haldir?" What is it? asked Ziéta as she watched Haldir listening intently. Suddenly, Haldir put a finger to his lips and grinned a roguish grin. "Tis nothing, Ziéta" he said rather loudly "Though I could have sworn I heard someone cough"
They reached the ground and Haldir turned to face Ziéta as though about to speak to her. Immediately someone dashed out from behind a large tree and almost jumped on top of Haldir. But Haldir was quicker. He whipped round as soon as the figure appeared and before Ziéta knew what was happening, two Elves were wrestling on the ground in front of her!
"Rumil, Rumil, Rumil" Haldir laughed as he overpowered the smaller Elf, "When will you learn to walk quietly for the Valar's sake?"
Haldir looked up at Ziéta; smirking, still pinning the struggling Elf down.
"You know, this brother of mine has been trying to succeed in jumping me for two thousand years now and he still hasn't learnt not to make a sound when doing it!"
"At least I can still fight better than you" panted Rumil, as he attempted to escape from Haldir's grip.
"HA!" laughed Haldir "You wouldn't know the proper way to fight, even if it was dancing in front of you wearing nothing but Celeborn's wig!"
Rumil and Ziéta both burst out laughing.
"Lord Celeborn wears a wig?" asked Ziéta as Rumil roared with laughter.
"I didn't mean to let that slip but. . .well . . .since when did you see an Elf with hair that never grows, no matter how many decades he lives?" said Haldir chuckling. "I wouldn't ask him about it though. Poor guy's a bit touchy about the subject!"
"I wonder why?" laughed Rumil "Don't look at me like that Haldir, you know I won't say anything"
"Yes, you mind you don't, especially not to the likes of Orophin." said Haldir.
"Why" asked Rumil curiously.
" Come on Rumil, a good border protector he may be, but you know as well as I do that that Elf has a mouth the size of Gondor when it comes to gossip!"
"All right, all right keep your hair on!" grinned Rumil.
"I suppose we'll see you later then" said Haldir as he let Rumil go.
"If you're going to the feast you will" said Rumil.
"Where else would I be going?" asked Haldir.
"Don't ask me Haldir, You could be going anywhere, to one of your 'secret' places maybe"
"How do you know-?" but Rumil cut across him.
"Word travels fast in these woods, Haldir" said Rumil as Haldir began to blush slightly.
"Let's not press that subject, Rumil" he said
"OK fine, but can I walk with you and Ziéta please, Haldir? Aariein appears to have deserted me"
"All right then, but here, how did you now her name already?" inquired Haldir.
"Like I said Haldir" he began "Word travels fast in Lorien!"
A/N: OK so that was a bit short, I have a severe case of writers block at the moment but I am fighting it and hopefully another chapter will be added shortly. I hope you are enjoying the story so far and please, please review and tell me what needs improvement etc. Again, Thanks to all the people who have reviewed so far
Chapter 4- New Acquaintances
Ziéta smiled as she took Haldir's offered hand and stepped out the door. They descended the nearest set of stairs and just before they reached the bottom, Haldir stopped. "Mani ta, Haldir?" What is it? asked Ziéta as she watched Haldir listening intently. Suddenly, Haldir put a finger to his lips and grinned a roguish grin. "Tis nothing, Ziéta" he said rather loudly "Though I could have sworn I heard someone cough"
They reached the ground and Haldir turned to face Ziéta as though about to speak to her. Immediately someone dashed out from behind a large tree and almost jumped on top of Haldir. But Haldir was quicker. He whipped round as soon as the figure appeared and before Ziéta knew what was happening, two Elves were wrestling on the ground in front of her!
"Rumil, Rumil, Rumil" Haldir laughed as he overpowered the smaller Elf, "When will you learn to walk quietly for the Valar's sake?"
Haldir looked up at Ziéta; smirking, still pinning the struggling Elf down.
"You know, this brother of mine has been trying to succeed in jumping me for two thousand years now and he still hasn't learnt not to make a sound when doing it!"
"At least I can still fight better than you" panted Rumil, as he attempted to escape from Haldir's grip.
"HA!" laughed Haldir "You wouldn't know the proper way to fight, even if it was dancing in front of you wearing nothing but Celeborn's wig!"
Rumil and Ziéta both burst out laughing.
"Lord Celeborn wears a wig?" asked Ziéta as Rumil roared with laughter.
"I didn't mean to let that slip but. . .well . . .since when did you see an Elf with hair that never grows, no matter how many decades he lives?" said Haldir chuckling. "I wouldn't ask him about it though. Poor guy's a bit touchy about the subject!"
"I wonder why?" laughed Rumil "Don't look at me like that Haldir, you know I won't say anything"
"Yes, you mind you don't, especially not to the likes of Orophin." said Haldir.
"Why" asked Rumil curiously.
" Come on Rumil, a good border protector he may be, but you know as well as I do that that Elf has a mouth the size of Gondor when it comes to gossip!"
"All right, all right keep your hair on!" grinned Rumil.
"I suppose we'll see you later then" said Haldir as he let Rumil go.
"If you're going to the feast you will" said Rumil.
"Where else would I be going?" asked Haldir.
"Don't ask me Haldir, You could be going anywhere, to one of your 'secret' places maybe"
"How do you know-?" but Rumil cut across him.
"Word travels fast in these woods, Haldir" said Rumil as Haldir began to blush slightly.
"Let's not press that subject, Rumil" he said
"OK fine, but can I walk with you and Ziéta please, Haldir? Aariein appears to have deserted me"
"All right then, but here, how did you now her name already?" inquired Haldir.
"Like I said Haldir" he began "Word travels fast in Lorien!"
A/N: OK so that was a bit short, I have a severe case of writers block at the moment but I am fighting it and hopefully another chapter will be added shortly. I hope you are enjoying the story so far and please, please review and tell me what needs improvement etc. Again, Thanks to all the people who have reviewed so far
