Song For Nought
Just a note about the elves ages, I'm going an essay I read from a Tolkien scholar that says Legolas must be under a thousand years old and of course the part in the book that Legolas says "500 times have the leaves fallen" blah, blah and saying that Legolas is about 480 in this fic and the rest of the elves are around the same age.
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Dinner went smoothly and the six elves were on their way back to Elladan's room to talk when Waenmetiel walked into the hallway.
"Hello, I don't believe I've met you. I'm Waenmetiel, pleasure to meet you." Waenmetiel smiled at Melde.
"Oh, hello! I'm Melde, friends of these guys here!" Melde smiled brightly at Waenmetiel, once again giving the impression they were old friends meeting.
"How long will you be staying here?" Waenmetiel asked politely.
"I'm not sure, maybe until the end of summer. Then I'll go home with Nuquer, we both live in Dol Amroth." Melde said, smiling all the while.
"Oh, you and Nuquer must be very close then?" Waenmetiel moved closer to the group and especially towards Legolas.
"Oh, yes! She's my best friend. She has been since we were very young!" Melde smiled proudly at their friendship, which both girls treasured dearly.
"That's very nice." Waenmetiel let her eyes linger on Legolas a second to long and Melde noticed. "I must be off. I want to catch Haldir before he disappears for the night." Waenmetiel looked at Legolas as she said this and hurried off down the hall.
"She seems nice. Too nice. I don't like her." Melde turned to the others after she rounded the corner.
"I don't either, that's exactly what I thought of her the first time I talked to her." Maik agreed and they headed towards Elladan's room.
"Goodness, girls are not very nice!" Elladan shook his head in confusion.
"Though they act perfectly nice to each other's face." Elrohir added.
"Very confusing, all of it." Legolas agreed with his friends.
"I'm going to go talk to Nuquer now." Melde suddenly decided.
"Good idea. We'll be in Elladan's room." Ven pointed at Elladan.
"Ok.uh, where's his room?" Melde asked.
"Oh, that's right.um nevermind, we'll go to your room and wait there. Is that ok?" Maik stopped.
"Yea, that's fine. Don't mind the clothes on the floor, Maik and Ven you guys better go in first and kick all my clothes under my bed or something!" Melde called as she walked down the hall.
"Will do." Ven called to her retreating form.
"Do you think Melde will get it out of her?" Legolas asked Maik and the five headed towards Melde's room.
"Like I've said the million times that you have asked before, if anyone can, it's Melde." Maik sighed, thinking it probably wouldn't be the last time he asked.
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Waenmetiel returned to her room and shut the door.
Great! With Nuquer's friend running around she's bound to notice something is wrong! Why did she have to come? I bet it was that meddlesome Maik who brought her here. That girl knows too much, although she would be great to have as a companion. She sees things others can't.
Waenmetiel sat on her bed looking out her window, which was directly across from Nuquer's, thought there was a good distance between the two because of the extravagant garden between the two.
Waenmetiel could see Nuquer leaning over her balcony railing watching Glorfindel, Haldir, and Elrond who were talking amongst themselves in the garden.
I bet her heart is burning with desire at this very moment. The same I feel whenever I see Legolas's young face. Why hasn't she made her intentions known yet? She's shows resilience against the spell, I don't like it one bit.
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Melde was wondering through the halls on her way to Nuquer's room.
This would be easier if I knew where her room was! Why didn't I ask where it was before I took off?
Melde walked out into the large garden and looked up at the balconies above her.
"Melde!" A voice called out to her. Melde turned to see Nuquer waving at her from a nearby balcony. Melde looked around and headed towards the balcony. She checked once again to see if anyone was looking and began her climb up.
"There are stairs in this house you know!" Nuquer said s she helped to drag Melde over her railing.
"Ouch, that's sharp. I thought I should climb up, for old times sake!" Melde laughed and hugged her friend.
"Why have you come Melde?" Nuquer pulled her over to her bed to sit.
Melde was hoping in vain that Nuquer wouldn't ask this question but decided she'd answer the best she could.
"I was terrorizing all the poor people in the town and they sent me here. My poor human parents just can't handle me!" Melde joked and hoped Nuquer wouldn't ask more.
A human family had taken in Melde when she was very young and through the ages the heirs of the family had taken Melde as one of their own.
"I believe that! I'm so glad you've come!" Nuquer smiled.
"Yes, so tell me about this Legolas fellow, he is very handsome!" Melde tried to bring it up casually.
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Just a note about the elves ages, I'm going an essay I read from a Tolkien scholar that says Legolas must be under a thousand years old and of course the part in the book that Legolas says "500 times have the leaves fallen" blah, blah and saying that Legolas is about 480 in this fic and the rest of the elves are around the same age.
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Dinner went smoothly and the six elves were on their way back to Elladan's room to talk when Waenmetiel walked into the hallway.
"Hello, I don't believe I've met you. I'm Waenmetiel, pleasure to meet you." Waenmetiel smiled at Melde.
"Oh, hello! I'm Melde, friends of these guys here!" Melde smiled brightly at Waenmetiel, once again giving the impression they were old friends meeting.
"How long will you be staying here?" Waenmetiel asked politely.
"I'm not sure, maybe until the end of summer. Then I'll go home with Nuquer, we both live in Dol Amroth." Melde said, smiling all the while.
"Oh, you and Nuquer must be very close then?" Waenmetiel moved closer to the group and especially towards Legolas.
"Oh, yes! She's my best friend. She has been since we were very young!" Melde smiled proudly at their friendship, which both girls treasured dearly.
"That's very nice." Waenmetiel let her eyes linger on Legolas a second to long and Melde noticed. "I must be off. I want to catch Haldir before he disappears for the night." Waenmetiel looked at Legolas as she said this and hurried off down the hall.
"She seems nice. Too nice. I don't like her." Melde turned to the others after she rounded the corner.
"I don't either, that's exactly what I thought of her the first time I talked to her." Maik agreed and they headed towards Elladan's room.
"Goodness, girls are not very nice!" Elladan shook his head in confusion.
"Though they act perfectly nice to each other's face." Elrohir added.
"Very confusing, all of it." Legolas agreed with his friends.
"I'm going to go talk to Nuquer now." Melde suddenly decided.
"Good idea. We'll be in Elladan's room." Ven pointed at Elladan.
"Ok.uh, where's his room?" Melde asked.
"Oh, that's right.um nevermind, we'll go to your room and wait there. Is that ok?" Maik stopped.
"Yea, that's fine. Don't mind the clothes on the floor, Maik and Ven you guys better go in first and kick all my clothes under my bed or something!" Melde called as she walked down the hall.
"Will do." Ven called to her retreating form.
"Do you think Melde will get it out of her?" Legolas asked Maik and the five headed towards Melde's room.
"Like I've said the million times that you have asked before, if anyone can, it's Melde." Maik sighed, thinking it probably wouldn't be the last time he asked.
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Waenmetiel returned to her room and shut the door.
Great! With Nuquer's friend running around she's bound to notice something is wrong! Why did she have to come? I bet it was that meddlesome Maik who brought her here. That girl knows too much, although she would be great to have as a companion. She sees things others can't.
Waenmetiel sat on her bed looking out her window, which was directly across from Nuquer's, thought there was a good distance between the two because of the extravagant garden between the two.
Waenmetiel could see Nuquer leaning over her balcony railing watching Glorfindel, Haldir, and Elrond who were talking amongst themselves in the garden.
I bet her heart is burning with desire at this very moment. The same I feel whenever I see Legolas's young face. Why hasn't she made her intentions known yet? She's shows resilience against the spell, I don't like it one bit.
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Melde was wondering through the halls on her way to Nuquer's room.
This would be easier if I knew where her room was! Why didn't I ask where it was before I took off?
Melde walked out into the large garden and looked up at the balconies above her.
"Melde!" A voice called out to her. Melde turned to see Nuquer waving at her from a nearby balcony. Melde looked around and headed towards the balcony. She checked once again to see if anyone was looking and began her climb up.
"There are stairs in this house you know!" Nuquer said s she helped to drag Melde over her railing.
"Ouch, that's sharp. I thought I should climb up, for old times sake!" Melde laughed and hugged her friend.
"Why have you come Melde?" Nuquer pulled her over to her bed to sit.
Melde was hoping in vain that Nuquer wouldn't ask this question but decided she'd answer the best she could.
"I was terrorizing all the poor people in the town and they sent me here. My poor human parents just can't handle me!" Melde joked and hoped Nuquer wouldn't ask more.
A human family had taken in Melde when she was very young and through the ages the heirs of the family had taken Melde as one of their own.
"I believe that! I'm so glad you've come!" Nuquer smiled.
"Yes, so tell me about this Legolas fellow, he is very handsome!" Melde tried to bring it up casually.
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