Song For Nought
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Legolas, Elladan, and Elrohir watched as the three older elves left the room.
"She seems so." Elladan trailed off.
"I know. I can't describe it." Legolas spoke for him.
"Let's go talk to the girls." Elrohir suggested.
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Waenmetiel and Elrond sat on his balcony talking.
"I never got to meet your wife." Waenmetiel looked at Elrond.
"She was beautiful. I miss her very much." Elrond looked at Waenmetiel.
"What happened between us Elrond? Why does there seem to be a rift between us?" Waenmetiel leaned towards Elrond looking him in the eye.
"It's been so long Waenmetiel. Times have changed and so have we." Elrond stated.
"I know. I miss your old self. You were so happy then." Waenmetiel looked at Elrond sadly.
"I have many responsibilities now, those things change the way a mind thinks." Elrond looked back at Waenmetiel. She looked just as young as she had that summer. Her youthfulness seemed to radiate from her being.
"Both you and Thranduil have many responsibilities now. I wish we could turn back time and be young again, like your sons." Waenmetiel leaned back in her chair taking in the beauty of nature.
"Yes, although I fear my sons will be leaving their youth behind soon." Elrond felt the familiarity of impending dread grow inside of him.
"What do you mean?" Waenmetiel asked.
"Do you not feel it?" Elrond replied.
"I feel nothing." Waenmetiel said quickly and looked away.
"Your travels have not dulled your senses have they?" Elrond inquired.
"I do not know. I am tired now." Waenmetiel stood slowly and retreated from the balcony, leaving Elrond to his thoughts.
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Thranduil had finished preparing to leave and was going to see his son once again.
"Thranduil!" Waenmetiel called to him.
"Oh, hello. I was just going to say good-bye to my son before I left." Thranduil slowed until she had caught up to him.
"You're leaving so soon?"
"Yes, I must return to Mirkwood, my people need me." Thranduil walked into the bright sunlight and headed towards the pond.
"Legolas!" Thranduil called to his son who was splashing water at Nuquer, who Thranduil had noticed Legolas was quite fond of.
"Father, are you leaving already?" Legolas pulled himself out of the water and greeted his father.
"Yes, I will see you in three weeks though. Be careful and mind Elrond." Thranduil smiled and hugged his son briefly.
"Good-bye father, travel safe." Legolas smiled back.
Waenmetiel couldn't keep her eyes off the two as they said their farewell.
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Thranduil and Waenmetiel left and Legolas turned back to his friends.
Nuquer had gotten out of the water and was sitting on the edge of the pond.
"Are you not getting back in?" Legolas questioned.
"I don't feel like it." Nuquer replied.
"Why are you unhappy?" Legolas could tell something was wrong.
"Nothing. Just, nevermind" Nuquer shook her head and looked away from Legolas.
"Tell me." Legolas implored.
"Waenmetiel gives me this weird feeling. I don't know how to explain." Nuquer whispered quietly to Legolas.
"It's alright, she won't be here much longer." Legolas patted Nuquer's leg in assurance and splash her lightly with the water.
"Yea, you're right." Nuquer smiled and pushed Legolas under the water.
Unbeknownst to the young elves, Waenmetiel was watching from behind a large bush.
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Legolas, Elladan, and Elrohir watched as the three older elves left the room.
"She seems so." Elladan trailed off.
"I know. I can't describe it." Legolas spoke for him.
"Let's go talk to the girls." Elrohir suggested.
~
Waenmetiel and Elrond sat on his balcony talking.
"I never got to meet your wife." Waenmetiel looked at Elrond.
"She was beautiful. I miss her very much." Elrond looked at Waenmetiel.
"What happened between us Elrond? Why does there seem to be a rift between us?" Waenmetiel leaned towards Elrond looking him in the eye.
"It's been so long Waenmetiel. Times have changed and so have we." Elrond stated.
"I know. I miss your old self. You were so happy then." Waenmetiel looked at Elrond sadly.
"I have many responsibilities now, those things change the way a mind thinks." Elrond looked back at Waenmetiel. She looked just as young as she had that summer. Her youthfulness seemed to radiate from her being.
"Both you and Thranduil have many responsibilities now. I wish we could turn back time and be young again, like your sons." Waenmetiel leaned back in her chair taking in the beauty of nature.
"Yes, although I fear my sons will be leaving their youth behind soon." Elrond felt the familiarity of impending dread grow inside of him.
"What do you mean?" Waenmetiel asked.
"Do you not feel it?" Elrond replied.
"I feel nothing." Waenmetiel said quickly and looked away.
"Your travels have not dulled your senses have they?" Elrond inquired.
"I do not know. I am tired now." Waenmetiel stood slowly and retreated from the balcony, leaving Elrond to his thoughts.
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Thranduil had finished preparing to leave and was going to see his son once again.
"Thranduil!" Waenmetiel called to him.
"Oh, hello. I was just going to say good-bye to my son before I left." Thranduil slowed until she had caught up to him.
"You're leaving so soon?"
"Yes, I must return to Mirkwood, my people need me." Thranduil walked into the bright sunlight and headed towards the pond.
"Legolas!" Thranduil called to his son who was splashing water at Nuquer, who Thranduil had noticed Legolas was quite fond of.
"Father, are you leaving already?" Legolas pulled himself out of the water and greeted his father.
"Yes, I will see you in three weeks though. Be careful and mind Elrond." Thranduil smiled and hugged his son briefly.
"Good-bye father, travel safe." Legolas smiled back.
Waenmetiel couldn't keep her eyes off the two as they said their farewell.
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Thranduil and Waenmetiel left and Legolas turned back to his friends.
Nuquer had gotten out of the water and was sitting on the edge of the pond.
"Are you not getting back in?" Legolas questioned.
"I don't feel like it." Nuquer replied.
"Why are you unhappy?" Legolas could tell something was wrong.
"Nothing. Just, nevermind" Nuquer shook her head and looked away from Legolas.
"Tell me." Legolas implored.
"Waenmetiel gives me this weird feeling. I don't know how to explain." Nuquer whispered quietly to Legolas.
"It's alright, she won't be here much longer." Legolas patted Nuquer's leg in assurance and splash her lightly with the water.
"Yea, you're right." Nuquer smiled and pushed Legolas under the water.
Unbeknownst to the young elves, Waenmetiel was watching from behind a large bush.
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