Song For Nought
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The young elves walked back to the house slowly.
"Whose room is first?" Elladan asked.
"Let's start with yours, I'm guessing it's the messiest." Maik looked at him.
"How'd you know?" Elladan smiled.
"We were just in there the other day!" Maik looked at him as if he had gone insane.
"Whoa, what was going on while we were gone!" Nuquer joked.
"What? Hey!" Maik lightly slapped Nuquer's arm.
"I'm just kidding." Nuquer squeezed Maik's shoulder lightly.
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Elrond and Thranduil were preparing for the guest. Thranduil decided to stay in Rivendell a few more days. He wasn't ready to leave his son yet.
"When is she coming?" Thranduil asked for the third time that afternoon.
"Thranduil, have you heard I word I've said? She is coming tomorrow afternoon." Elrond said, again, for the third time that afternoon.
"You know, I haven't seen her since that summer." Thranduil said quietly.
"The summer that we spent here in Rivendell, many ages ago when we two were young, like the elves here now." Elrond remembered that summer oh so well.
"It's going to be hard seeing her again. It will remind me of everyone that was there that summer. There were many more of us then there are here this summer." Thranduil looked out the window to see the six elves returning from the pond.
"There were twenty-six of us that summer. But those were better times. Many elves fear to travel to far from home now. They all know what we know. Something is coming." Elrond got a shaded look in his eyes.
"I think this summer will be the last that we have elves here for learning for quite some time." Elrond said sadly.
"I think you are right. Many say that the time of elves is coming to an end here." Thranduil said quietly in case prying ears were listening.
"Let us hope it is not. But, for now, we must continue living as we have since Middle Earth came into being." Elrond straightened up and called for Vebor.
"Yes?" Vebor came into the room holding a rag he was using to wipe down Elrond's room.
"Please tell two of the young elves they will need to help prepare the food tonight." Elrond said and waved him off.
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The elves were in Elladan's room trying their best to fast but Elladan wasn't kidding when he said it was a mess.
Vebor came in and made a disgusted face at the room.
"Two of you need to help with dinner preparations, please." Vebor shook his head and walked out.
"I'm going!" Nuquer called and raced for the door. Ven too raced for the door and the two started pushing and shoving each other to get through.
"I'm going!" Legolas called as well and casually walked to the door. "Ladies, is that the way to behave in public?" Legolas asked.
The two paused in their struggle and looked at Legolas.
"Alright, you can go." Ven sighed and backed away.
"Thank you!" Nuquer smiled and her and Legolas left to go help with dinner.
"You're such a great friend Ven, letting Nuquer go because Legolas was going." Maik commented after Nuquer and Legolas had shut the door.
"She owes me big and that's all I have to say about that." Ven frowned and begin to sort through Elladan's messy floor.
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The young elves walked back to the house slowly.
"Whose room is first?" Elladan asked.
"Let's start with yours, I'm guessing it's the messiest." Maik looked at him.
"How'd you know?" Elladan smiled.
"We were just in there the other day!" Maik looked at him as if he had gone insane.
"Whoa, what was going on while we were gone!" Nuquer joked.
"What? Hey!" Maik lightly slapped Nuquer's arm.
"I'm just kidding." Nuquer squeezed Maik's shoulder lightly.
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Elrond and Thranduil were preparing for the guest. Thranduil decided to stay in Rivendell a few more days. He wasn't ready to leave his son yet.
"When is she coming?" Thranduil asked for the third time that afternoon.
"Thranduil, have you heard I word I've said? She is coming tomorrow afternoon." Elrond said, again, for the third time that afternoon.
"You know, I haven't seen her since that summer." Thranduil said quietly.
"The summer that we spent here in Rivendell, many ages ago when we two were young, like the elves here now." Elrond remembered that summer oh so well.
"It's going to be hard seeing her again. It will remind me of everyone that was there that summer. There were many more of us then there are here this summer." Thranduil looked out the window to see the six elves returning from the pond.
"There were twenty-six of us that summer. But those were better times. Many elves fear to travel to far from home now. They all know what we know. Something is coming." Elrond got a shaded look in his eyes.
"I think this summer will be the last that we have elves here for learning for quite some time." Elrond said sadly.
"I think you are right. Many say that the time of elves is coming to an end here." Thranduil said quietly in case prying ears were listening.
"Let us hope it is not. But, for now, we must continue living as we have since Middle Earth came into being." Elrond straightened up and called for Vebor.
"Yes?" Vebor came into the room holding a rag he was using to wipe down Elrond's room.
"Please tell two of the young elves they will need to help prepare the food tonight." Elrond said and waved him off.
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The elves were in Elladan's room trying their best to fast but Elladan wasn't kidding when he said it was a mess.
Vebor came in and made a disgusted face at the room.
"Two of you need to help with dinner preparations, please." Vebor shook his head and walked out.
"I'm going!" Nuquer called and raced for the door. Ven too raced for the door and the two started pushing and shoving each other to get through.
"I'm going!" Legolas called as well and casually walked to the door. "Ladies, is that the way to behave in public?" Legolas asked.
The two paused in their struggle and looked at Legolas.
"Alright, you can go." Ven sighed and backed away.
"Thank you!" Nuquer smiled and her and Legolas left to go help with dinner.
"You're such a great friend Ven, letting Nuquer go because Legolas was going." Maik commented after Nuquer and Legolas had shut the door.
"She owes me big and that's all I have to say about that." Ven frowned and begin to sort through Elladan's messy floor.
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