Chapter Six
Legolas, Frodo, Merry and Pippin now began staring back at them curiously. They noticed their odd dress wear and shoes, and the strange books they were carrying. "May I introduce -?" began Gandalf, focusing the attention once more on him. "Jenny, Emma and Emma." "What strange names," said Legolas. "We have, er, Elvish names too," said Jenny meekly. "Elvish names?" asked Legolas scornfully. "I'm Estriel," spoke up one of the Emma's. "This is Emeriel," she said gesturing to the blonde haired girl standing to her left. "And this is Jaena," she finished, pointing to her right. She had gained confidence as she introduced them, and now stared defiantly into the eyes of Prince Legolas. "And who might you be?" asked Emeriel. "I am Legolas, Prince Legolas of Greenwood," he said, chest (and possibly head) swelling a little. The three girl's jaws dropped, and- "Prince Legolas?" squeaked a fourth girl from somewhere behind Estriel. The inhabitants of Middle Earth stood on tip toes, extended their neck and (in Merry's case) "casually" took a couple of steps to the left, in attempts to find out who or what was behind the slightly blushing girl. Eventually, a small figure appeared from behind Estriel. Her face was glowing crimson to match her hair and her eyes were glued to the floor. "This is Alcarin," said Jaena. The colour was fading a little from Alcarin's face and she was starting to look nervously around and at Legolas. Finally, after Merry and Pippin had stopped chuckling good-naturedly, the prince, smiling a little, asked- "You know me?" Alcarin bowed her head again and mumbled something that sounded like, "No shjust I 'ead bout ou." "Excuse me?" "Well, yes, I've read about you." "Read about me?"
Jaena started rifling through one of her books, looking for a particular place in it. "Here it is," she said, offering it up to Legolas, her index finger still on the correct place. "See?" said Alcarin, losing the shyness that she was not familiar with, "You're a character in that book, and you're soooo cool, you have a bow," "And an arrow, and he-I mean you're so good at fighting that you save Frodo a bunch of times," cut in Estriel. Legolas was confused, and he tried not to show it. "Um, yes...book?" "Do you not know what a book is?" said Jenny sarcastically. "What she means," cut in Alcarin, giving Jenny a 'look', "is that she doesn't." Legolas looked very taken with her, and said stuttering, "Ignorance is indeed a curse." Alcarin smiled pleasantly. She could get a guy under her thumb in minutes back home - and if all else changed, she found it comforting to know that her talent stayed with her when she travelled to different places. "Well, you'd know all about them, wouldn't you?" Jenny tried a comeback. And failed miserably. She defiantly had not taken a liking to this bigheaded prince. Emeriel raised an eyebrow at her. "Er, curses," said Jenny. "I know nothing about curses," spoke up Legolas. "I am with the good side. I repent evil, I fight the dark-" "Oh, shut up," said Jenny moodily. "Excuse me, I am a prince. Prince of-" "Greenwood? Yeah we heard that bit before. Well, yay for you, you own a forest." "Excuse me, I-" "Oh, sorry, you don't even own it, not yet anyway-" "Well do you own anything half as important as this kingdom? I think not. In fact-" "In fact what?" "In fact maybe you should just leave." "Well, maybe I will." "Fine." "Fine." They both pouted and crossed their arms. Estriel giggled. Alcarin looked like she was about to murder Jenny for saying all those things to her 'beloved' Prince Legolas. Emeriel had a look on her face that said, "Oh my God, you're not aloud to say those things-he's a prince. We're in his palace. They could execute you for treason!" "You must excuse my son," explained Thranduil. "You'll have to excuse our friend," said Emeriel. She then said, "Eldar nar vanyë." Legolas and Thranduil's eyes widened. "You are able to speak Elvish!" "So does Estriel," Jaena added quickly. "And I can speak a bit..." "Excellent! It seems that you are exactly what we need," Thranduil said. "Khila amin," he added with a smile, walking in the direction of his study.
Alcarin and Jaena gave Estriel and Emeriel questioning looks. "It means follow me," whispered Estriel
Legolas, Frodo, Merry and Pippin now began staring back at them curiously. They noticed their odd dress wear and shoes, and the strange books they were carrying. "May I introduce -?" began Gandalf, focusing the attention once more on him. "Jenny, Emma and Emma." "What strange names," said Legolas. "We have, er, Elvish names too," said Jenny meekly. "Elvish names?" asked Legolas scornfully. "I'm Estriel," spoke up one of the Emma's. "This is Emeriel," she said gesturing to the blonde haired girl standing to her left. "And this is Jaena," she finished, pointing to her right. She had gained confidence as she introduced them, and now stared defiantly into the eyes of Prince Legolas. "And who might you be?" asked Emeriel. "I am Legolas, Prince Legolas of Greenwood," he said, chest (and possibly head) swelling a little. The three girl's jaws dropped, and- "Prince Legolas?" squeaked a fourth girl from somewhere behind Estriel. The inhabitants of Middle Earth stood on tip toes, extended their neck and (in Merry's case) "casually" took a couple of steps to the left, in attempts to find out who or what was behind the slightly blushing girl. Eventually, a small figure appeared from behind Estriel. Her face was glowing crimson to match her hair and her eyes were glued to the floor. "This is Alcarin," said Jaena. The colour was fading a little from Alcarin's face and she was starting to look nervously around and at Legolas. Finally, after Merry and Pippin had stopped chuckling good-naturedly, the prince, smiling a little, asked- "You know me?" Alcarin bowed her head again and mumbled something that sounded like, "No shjust I 'ead bout ou." "Excuse me?" "Well, yes, I've read about you." "Read about me?"
Jaena started rifling through one of her books, looking for a particular place in it. "Here it is," she said, offering it up to Legolas, her index finger still on the correct place. "See?" said Alcarin, losing the shyness that she was not familiar with, "You're a character in that book, and you're soooo cool, you have a bow," "And an arrow, and he-I mean you're so good at fighting that you save Frodo a bunch of times," cut in Estriel. Legolas was confused, and he tried not to show it. "Um, yes...book?" "Do you not know what a book is?" said Jenny sarcastically. "What she means," cut in Alcarin, giving Jenny a 'look', "is that she doesn't." Legolas looked very taken with her, and said stuttering, "Ignorance is indeed a curse." Alcarin smiled pleasantly. She could get a guy under her thumb in minutes back home - and if all else changed, she found it comforting to know that her talent stayed with her when she travelled to different places. "Well, you'd know all about them, wouldn't you?" Jenny tried a comeback. And failed miserably. She defiantly had not taken a liking to this bigheaded prince. Emeriel raised an eyebrow at her. "Er, curses," said Jenny. "I know nothing about curses," spoke up Legolas. "I am with the good side. I repent evil, I fight the dark-" "Oh, shut up," said Jenny moodily. "Excuse me, I am a prince. Prince of-" "Greenwood? Yeah we heard that bit before. Well, yay for you, you own a forest." "Excuse me, I-" "Oh, sorry, you don't even own it, not yet anyway-" "Well do you own anything half as important as this kingdom? I think not. In fact-" "In fact what?" "In fact maybe you should just leave." "Well, maybe I will." "Fine." "Fine." They both pouted and crossed their arms. Estriel giggled. Alcarin looked like she was about to murder Jenny for saying all those things to her 'beloved' Prince Legolas. Emeriel had a look on her face that said, "Oh my God, you're not aloud to say those things-he's a prince. We're in his palace. They could execute you for treason!" "You must excuse my son," explained Thranduil. "You'll have to excuse our friend," said Emeriel. She then said, "Eldar nar vanyë." Legolas and Thranduil's eyes widened. "You are able to speak Elvish!" "So does Estriel," Jaena added quickly. "And I can speak a bit..." "Excellent! It seems that you are exactly what we need," Thranduil said. "Khila amin," he added with a smile, walking in the direction of his study.
Alcarin and Jaena gave Estriel and Emeriel questioning looks. "It means follow me," whispered Estriel