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Chapter 2: Honeycakes
Elrond and Elros walked into the kitchen. The cook was busy mixing up cakes and preparing the night's dinner.
"Boys! You two are covered in sand! Come here." The cook motioned them over to a basin which she filled with water. "You two are to wash up before you get any treats," she said, beating the sand off their clothing before going back to her work.
The twins at the same time went to step onto the step-stool.
"Hey, I'm first 'Ros!" Elrond tried pushing his twin out of his way.
"No! Out of my way 'Rond!" Elros pushed back.
"I'm older so I'm first!"
"So!"
The twins continued shoving each other until the cook noticed them. "Boys! Do you want your honeycakes or not?"
The twins stopped and looked at her. "Yes," they both answered.
"Then please behave."
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Elrond and Elros sat on their stools impatiently waiting for their honeycakes. Their delicious scent filled the air as a fresh batch came off the fire. The twins watched every move their beloved honeycakes made. It took too long, in their young minds, for the cakes to be set in front of them.
"'Rond, I still have sand in my ear," Elros said trying to get the loose sand out of his right ear.
"There you go," the cook set a plate of warm honeycakes in front of each twin, "And stop picking your ear Master Elros."
"Hey, Elrond has more than me!" Elros complained taking his finger out of his ear.
"I do not!"
"Do to!"
"Do not!"
"Boys!" the cook silenced them, "You each have the same amount." She looked at the twins and smiled, "Would you two like some butter?"
"Yes please!" Both twins answered excitedly.
"With extra honey too!" Elrond added.
The cook went to the cupboard to get what they asked for. "Are you boys thirsty?" She asked.
"Oh yes!" Elros said with a mouthful of cake.
"Can we have some milk?" Elrond asked kindly.
"With chocolate?" Elros added.
"Please?" Both twins looked pleadingly at the cook.
"Yes you may," the cook answered and in a few moments brought over their chocolate milk along with a tray full of other sweets.
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"What happened to you?" Cirdan asked as Gil Galad approached the palace brushing sand off of himself.
"The twins decided to bury me in the sand."
Cirdan laughed, "Well then, how did you free yourself?"
"Carefully."
Cirdan continued to laugh.
"I don't see what's so funny!"
"Such a noble elf buried in the sand by two little eight year old elflings..."
"Cirdan!"
"...left alone with no one to helf..."
"Cirdan!"
"...and so he had to break through the sand with all his kingly effort..."
"Cirdan!!"
"Why did those adorable twins leave you anyways?"
"I told them that there were honeycakes in the kitchen."
"Ahhh, their favorite treat. You should have waited until you weren't the sand mound they created. Not very wise..."
"You don't have to rub it in!"
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The twins happily left the kitchen and made sure to plenty thank the cook. Now they were discussing, or rather arguing, about what to do until dinner.
"Let's go build a sandcastle!" Elros suggested.
"But I want to go to the library."
"Haven't you read everything?"
"No. And even if I had, I would just read it all again."
"But who's going to help me build a sandcastle?" Elros whined.
"Maybe Ada or Cirdan."
"But I want you to help me!"
"And I want to read!"
The twins continued to argue like this until Gil Galad came down the hall with Cirdan.
"Boys," the twins stopped their argument, "is there any reason why you left me burried in the sand?"
The twins just looked at each other.
"Well?"
"We forgot?" Elrond said quietly.
Gil Galad sighed, "Please just don't do it again. Alright?"
The twins looked at him and nodded.
Cirdan smiled, "Now, what were you two arguing about before your Ada interrupted you?"
"'Rond won't build a sandcastle with me!"
"But I don't want to! I want to go to the library!"
Gil Galad kneeled down. "Come here." He wrapped his arms around the twins and looked at each of them while he spoke. "Elros," he said, "Cirdan and I can help you build a sandcastle and Elrond, you can bring a book down to the beach. Does that sound good to the two of you?"
"Yes Ada," both twins said together.
TBC
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Chapter 2: Honeycakes
Elrond and Elros walked into the kitchen. The cook was busy mixing up cakes and preparing the night's dinner.
"Boys! You two are covered in sand! Come here." The cook motioned them over to a basin which she filled with water. "You two are to wash up before you get any treats," she said, beating the sand off their clothing before going back to her work.
The twins at the same time went to step onto the step-stool.
"Hey, I'm first 'Ros!" Elrond tried pushing his twin out of his way.
"No! Out of my way 'Rond!" Elros pushed back.
"I'm older so I'm first!"
"So!"
The twins continued shoving each other until the cook noticed them. "Boys! Do you want your honeycakes or not?"
The twins stopped and looked at her. "Yes," they both answered.
"Then please behave."
*****
Elrond and Elros sat on their stools impatiently waiting for their honeycakes. Their delicious scent filled the air as a fresh batch came off the fire. The twins watched every move their beloved honeycakes made. It took too long, in their young minds, for the cakes to be set in front of them.
"'Rond, I still have sand in my ear," Elros said trying to get the loose sand out of his right ear.
"There you go," the cook set a plate of warm honeycakes in front of each twin, "And stop picking your ear Master Elros."
"Hey, Elrond has more than me!" Elros complained taking his finger out of his ear.
"I do not!"
"Do to!"
"Do not!"
"Boys!" the cook silenced them, "You each have the same amount." She looked at the twins and smiled, "Would you two like some butter?"
"Yes please!" Both twins answered excitedly.
"With extra honey too!" Elrond added.
The cook went to the cupboard to get what they asked for. "Are you boys thirsty?" She asked.
"Oh yes!" Elros said with a mouthful of cake.
"Can we have some milk?" Elrond asked kindly.
"With chocolate?" Elros added.
"Please?" Both twins looked pleadingly at the cook.
"Yes you may," the cook answered and in a few moments brought over their chocolate milk along with a tray full of other sweets.
*****
"What happened to you?" Cirdan asked as Gil Galad approached the palace brushing sand off of himself.
"The twins decided to bury me in the sand."
Cirdan laughed, "Well then, how did you free yourself?"
"Carefully."
Cirdan continued to laugh.
"I don't see what's so funny!"
"Such a noble elf buried in the sand by two little eight year old elflings..."
"Cirdan!"
"...left alone with no one to helf..."
"Cirdan!"
"...and so he had to break through the sand with all his kingly effort..."
"Cirdan!!"
"Why did those adorable twins leave you anyways?"
"I told them that there were honeycakes in the kitchen."
"Ahhh, their favorite treat. You should have waited until you weren't the sand mound they created. Not very wise..."
"You don't have to rub it in!"
*****
The twins happily left the kitchen and made sure to plenty thank the cook. Now they were discussing, or rather arguing, about what to do until dinner.
"Let's go build a sandcastle!" Elros suggested.
"But I want to go to the library."
"Haven't you read everything?"
"No. And even if I had, I would just read it all again."
"But who's going to help me build a sandcastle?" Elros whined.
"Maybe Ada or Cirdan."
"But I want you to help me!"
"And I want to read!"
The twins continued to argue like this until Gil Galad came down the hall with Cirdan.
"Boys," the twins stopped their argument, "is there any reason why you left me burried in the sand?"
The twins just looked at each other.
"Well?"
"We forgot?" Elrond said quietly.
Gil Galad sighed, "Please just don't do it again. Alright?"
The twins looked at him and nodded.
Cirdan smiled, "Now, what were you two arguing about before your Ada interrupted you?"
"'Rond won't build a sandcastle with me!"
"But I don't want to! I want to go to the library!"
Gil Galad kneeled down. "Come here." He wrapped his arms around the twins and looked at each of them while he spoke. "Elros," he said, "Cirdan and I can help you build a sandcastle and Elrond, you can bring a book down to the beach. Does that sound good to the two of you?"
"Yes Ada," both twins said together.
TBC
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