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Author Notes: English is not my mother language, sorry for the mistakes.
Lady of Legolas: As the story advances, the pairings will getting more importance, not all the parings have appeared, but I promise next chapter will have a lot of your beloved Haldir.
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Chapter VI
Elrond stared at Glorfindel lost in thoughts. His counselor had finished telling him what had happened and the lord of Imladris was as shocked as angry, one thought replaced the other and so in a crazy frenzy; despair, worry, anger, sadness... fear.
Meanwhile Glorfindel was divided from the urge to return to his love and kept the nightmares away or to comfort his lord and friend. After what seemed an eternity, Elrond gave live signals again and looked at the blonde elf.
"We better wake up Haldir, we can't wait longer" Elrond said startling his counselor
"But he's still exhausted"
"Maybe I can be of help" a voice from the door made both elves looked in that direction surprised. They didn't expect that person to be there,
"Sorry for being so rude, but I knocked several times and had no answer" Legolas apologized leaning on the door for support, he was breathing a little forced and holding tight his right arm with his left.
"You are not suppose to be up!" Elrond said a little loud while he and Glorfindel rushed to the prince's side. Both older elves helped Legolas to reach a chair where the prince collapsed.
"You certainly are Thranduil's son. Same stubbornness" Elrond said looking at him intensely.
"Young prince, you near die few hours ago" Glorfindel scowled him. "You are weak and..." Legolas lost the next words Glorfindel said, he felt dizzy, his wounds ached and the almost shouts of the elder weren't helping at all.
"Are you alright child?" Elrond asked when several minutes after Glorfindel finished his lecture the prince didn't seemed to notice. Legolas looked at them sheepishly.
"Actually no" he said at last. No point in telling them the contrary and then collapsed in front of them. "But I need to talk with you"
"I assume that my sons are sleeping" Elrond said and smiled warmly at Legolas' affirmation nod.
"And Haldir? Is he alright?" The prince said worried
"Just exhausted" Glorfindel said looking for a hint of love in Legolas' face.
"It's my fault! If I hadn't been so careless, if I hadn't fainted..." Legolas hold tighter his right arm and it start bleeding a little.
"Stop that!" Elrond said moving carefully the prince's left hand "It's not your fault greenleaf" he said tenderly using the nickname Legolas' beloved ones used. All the time Glorfindel looked at the prince with sadness, for it broke the elf to see so light spirit suffering both emotionally and physically, but he had to know if the prince had feelings for the Lothlorién guardian. But the prince showed none.
"Greenleaf looked at me" the lord said grabbing Legolas' face with his hands "You are not the one to blame"
"I need to tell you what happened, an errant from Lorién will show up soon and he will deliver you the proper message, but until that..."
"Greenleaf the errant didn't make it" Glorfindel said in almost a whispered. "He is dead" no point in telling how. Legolas looked at him first in shocked, then calmer he sighed deeply.
"I see. Did you find a letter with him?"
"No"
"Then..." and the prince showed them the letter that Haldir gave him days ago and told them what happened to them.
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Elladan woke up slowly to see his twin asleep next to... a pillow. He looked for the blond prince but couldn't find him, so sighing he moved slowly to not wake Elrohir and dressing himself he went out.
"Elrohir must be exhausted, so much tension. I better let him sleep" he thought " And where did Legolas go? Can't he even be still after he nearly passed away? Of course not, is Legolas. And I doubt Elrohir will like it" he decided to go to his father's study were he certainly was going to find the elf lord, but when he was half way from it he glanced his father followed by Glorfindel who was carrying an unconscious Legolas on his arms.
"Father! What...?"
"Peace Elladan, everything is alright. Legolas told us what happened to him and Haldir, but he is still weak and couldn't stand for too long, he need to rest now, fear not for he is no danger. Where is your brother? Things are worst than we thought"
"He is asleep in Legolas' room, he looked like he needed it and so I didn't wake him up"
"Then I'll be careful to not disturb him" Glorfindel said and then he entered the room.
"Father..." Elladan turned to Elrond, anguish in both his voice and face.
"I know my son, Glorfindel has already told me. Don't let the matter affect you much, grieve for it was indeed a tragedy, but don't despair"
"It will take time"
"I know, it is alright. Just don't take too long" Elrond approached to his older son and caressed his cheek tenderly. It broke the lord's heart to see one of his sons like that.
"My Lord..." Glorfindel said behind him, he had already left Legolas resting on the room "If you don't need me, I would like to attend to something"
"You may go, my friend. We will set a course of action when Elrohir, Legolas and Haldir wake up" bowing Glorfindel disappeared from a corridor. Elrond and Elladan followed him with their eyes.
"He is going to see Haldir" Elladan commented
"I know."
"Sometimes everything seems too complicated..."
"And you?" the elf lord cut him off
"I'm fine, as you said I need some time, but I think I won't accept it until I understand why"
"Understanding is never an easy work, but I was not talking about that" they had started walking outside the house, into the great gardens, but at this point, under a specially high tree Elrond made a halt and turned to look at his son with piercing eyes. "Elladan where does your heart lie?"
The question took the older twin by surprise and for a moment he just stared at his father with puzzled eyes. Why his father was asking him this? And why now? Sighing deeply he locked his gaze with his father's.
"Strange questions in strange time father. I... I don't know what to tell you. I certainly feel attraction for Rumil, but it is not the great love and passion that my brother, Haldir, Glorfindel or Legolas have"
"I tell you this because in this ill times, having a partner is always a way of not giving hope. A partner is an ally, a friend, a lover, a counselor... Your mother help me a lot when I though hope was lost. I don't want you to be alone my son, for loneliness is one of the most terrible feelings anyone can have and it can fade a soul"
"But I am not alone" Elladan said softly "If my brother is with me I am not alone and we always have each other and because of the love Legolas have to Elrohir my best friend is always near as well" Elrond smiled and nodded satisfied.
"Then don't be haste in choosing a soulmate, I am relieve that you are more mature than you look"
"Father!" Elladan said pouting, but smiled despite himself when the lord of Imladris laughed aloud. It have been a weight in Elrond's heart since he knew Elrohir's relationship with Legolas for he knew by own experience how a love of a twin could broke the other (1)
A sudden noise caught their attention and they turned to the window where it came.
"Stay still, you will reopen your wounds!"
"I have already walk!"
"You what?!"
"Nothing. You haven't heard nothing!"
"Oh, but I did my prince"
"I believe that our sleeping elves have began to wake up" Elrond commented
"Indeed" Elladan said looking at the window, after a few moments he chuckled. Elrond raising an elegant eyebrow looked at him, but Elladan jus shocked his head and started walking to the room.
When they reached Legolas' room, they saw Erestor approaching as well with a trade of food an water. The shouts had stopped.
"I wouldn't go in there if I were you" Elladan said to Erestor who was starting to open the door
"No way" Elrond said walking to the door determinably "Elrohir! Stop doing what we think you are doing! Legolas is not fully recover!"
"WE?!" a muffle voice from the room said "Explain the 'we'!"
"Well, half Rivendel heard your shouts and have come to see what was happening" Elladan said smiling impishly, his father and Erestor raised an eyebrow.
"WHAT?!" after some sounds and thuds the door was open by Elrohir who looked at the three elves "Half Rivendel, right?" he said frowning at his twin "Elladan, dear brother, you better run for your life" and saying this he went out chasing his brother who was having troubles while running for he almost was choking with laughter. When Elrond and Erestor entered to looked at Legolas they found the blond prince peacefully asleep... too peacefully.
"How convenient" whispered Elrond sarcastically.
When the two older elves left the room Elrond turned to Erestor, both were grinning.
"They are the light of hope" the elven lord said. Meanwhile, Legolas had stood up and was seated on the window looking at the gray sky, tears running free from his pale cheeks.
TBC....
(1) Elrond had a twin brother called Elros, who choused mortality (being half-elven they could choused between being elf or mortal) and become the first Numorean king.
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