Fighting Caves 5



June 12

Mentioned something about the Battle of Five Armies at dinner and got stabbed for my trouble. Stabbed! By father, no less. He seems a bit touchy about the whole thing still, and since then kept our borders open to the Dwarves. Gimli scoffed at that.

"Open, sure! But just let them try and get through without being stuck with arrows."

I didn't press the point.

But the points of many sharp things in the possession of my father keep burying themselves deep into my flesh. I still don't know what's wrong with him!


June 13

I think I'm going to lose my mind if I stay here any longer. The twins won't leave me alone, and even left me tied up in my own bedroom for half the day, before finally taking pity on me!

Ada's carrying racks of throwing knives now. Gimli says he's gone insane. The maids agreed whole-heartedly, but mentioned that the entire court would do nothing to throw him off the throne. Something about entertainment with dinner. I don't like the sound of this.


June 15

Erestor and his murder of Silvan loons made some attempts to make peace with the guards, but the poor people were squished under the verbal hoof. I wasn't aware our forces had such violent tongues, so perhaps I should replace the scribes with the gate guards. A refreshing, cynical attitude in its scrolls is just what the Mirkwood library needs.

Glorfindel's disappeared again!


June 19

It took me about three hours to stop bleeding after pulling myself off the wall. I only tried to ask Ada if he knew anything about the Celeborn Plot. He lost it and pinned me against the wall with about ten daggers enchanted to bury themselves in the stone to their hilts.

It probably wasn't an accident that one stuck itself through my thigh.

So now I'm limping around because of THAT, not to mention the abuse I receive from the twins.


June 20

Gimli dyed the hell spawn of Elrond's hair a creative magenta. I'm lying low.


June 22

Father is positively bristling with weapons! The servant boys tell me laughingly that he sleeps with them. Just as I was leaving, one grabbed me by the arm and led me off to a dark corner. He said Ada is acting like he is because he thinks I'm a threat to Celeborn.

Now that I think about it, maybe this is revenge from Glorfindel for attempted rape. It wasn't my fault, though! How can he expect me to keep control of my body's urges? Once you get older than 1000, it gets really hard. Far too trying for me.

Anyway, it's his fault for looking the way he does.


June 24

No word from Mithrandir or Glorfindel yet.


June 25

The twins have disowned me, thank the Valar! They're yelling about my crying the name of a particular Vanya at an inappropriate moment. They don't believe me when I try and explain to them the trials of keeping my body in check.

They've still got pink hair, but they seemed pleased with it. If this inspires some strange sub- culture among the Humans..


June 30

He tried to slit my throat when I was sleeping! I'm going to have to press charges against my own father, if this keeps up!