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Author notes: English is not my mother language, sorry for the mistakes. As every story of mine, there are any animosities between Thranduil and Elrond or between Thranduil and Galadriel and Celeborn.

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Chapter I

            It was the third night they made camp since they left the palace of the Elvenking. Everything had been quietly and without problems, not counting the time when they heard a patrol of orcs and decided to sleep on a tree for safety, it ended with Estel falling at night because he was turning a lot in his sleep and the five orcs attacking them, of course all of them were dead before half an hour. And of course the twins weren't forgetting it. And of course Estel was going insane.

"Maybe we can find a small tree" Elladan was saying while Legolas made the fire and Elrohir skinned the rabbits for dinner.

"Elladan" Estel sighed deeply

"It would be better if we find a shrub" Elrohir said amused.

"Legolas!"

"What? I didn't say anything Estel"

"That's the problem, help your friend here against these two"

"Oh no. Family problems are to resolve among family"

"That includes you my friend" Elladan said

"Or should we say my brother?" Elrohir finished. Legolas smiled warmly.

"You know what that means to me, BUT there is no way I am taking part on the discussion" Estel was going to said something when they heard some noises. Standing up, they took out their bows and waited in silence, but nothing happened.

"I am sure I heard something" Elladan said lowering his bow and arrow after several minutes passed.

"We all heard something and it definitely was not  a common forest sound" Elrohir added.

"Then what is was?" Estel was trying to hear something again without success, turning around he saw the wide eye expression of Legolas. "Something haunts you Legolas Greenleaf."

"It always happens" everyone turned to looked at Legolas who was indeed a little nervous "The patrols that scouted this area always heard this kind of noises, as if people were running around the camp"

"But you said that nobody had returned" Estel looked at his friend puzzled.

"Nobody who crosses a certain group of trees that surrounded a lake. In this point, and another we have had reports"

"What do you mean by another?" Elladan asked. They had agreed to help their blond friend with this problem, but now he cursed himself for not had gather more information, for even if that wouldn't chanced their minds it was always better to know a little more of the situation.

"Another two actually. As we get closer to the lake, we will hear like if someone is throwing us pebbles and then like if a hard wind is blowing, but the trees and leafs will be as still as ever. No harm has been report however"

"And what we should do?" Elrohir asked

"Nothing"

"Great!"

"Estel shut up"

"What right do you have in shutting me up Elladan?"

"I am the older"

"And here we go again" Elrohir said rolling his eyes "Come Legolas, lets leave the children here"

"Sorry" Legolas said while they took sit next to the fire

"What for?" Legolas' expressive eyes said everything "No problem. We are glad we can help and about those little details... well, we didn't asked you, so we are to blame as well"

"Thanks" was all the young prince said. After a while Elladan and Estel went with them and so they faced the night. The noises didn't repeat.

*****

            The things Legolas said that will happen indeed took place. The sixth night they heard as if someone was throwing them pebbles although they didn't feel anything and in the morning they didn't see anything out of normal, there wasn't more rocks, pebbles... anything.

            The tenth night they could heard the sound of the wind but everything was so still that it seemed to them that they were in a stone forest, everything had the appearance of being heavy and without live and even Legolas felt uncomfortable.

            It was on the twelve day they finally reached the lake and the trees.

"So, this is the place" Estel said "It doesn't seem evil"

"It doesn't feel evil too" Legolas agreed "I had expected something more... tenebrous"

"Yes, at least some mist" Estel continue

"Or cries of agony"

"Or will o' the wisp"

"Or mutilate corpses"  Elladan and Elrohir, who were at the head of the little group, turned around looking at them and exchanged a glance.

"They are crazy" both said in unison 

"Anyway... Are we just going to cross it?" Elrohir asked

"Ideas are accepted" Elladan answered looking at his twin. Legolas and Estel continued listing the things that should be in a place where so many disappearing had taken place.

"Very well you two, we are getting nervous" Elladan said at last.

"Just you two think aloud in that kind of things" Elrohir sighed

"I suggest that we make a camp" Estel said

"Here?"

"Is getting dark. You certainly don't want to cross at night, do you?" he ended with a low voice. Of course they would, they were his brothers.

"We don't mind darkness Estel, but for you we will camp" Legolas said kindly

"Mmmm. Know we have to things to use to bother him" Elladan whispered to Elrohir "The tree thing and the darkness fear"

"I heard that!"

"Lets camp a little far" Legolas interrupted before another discussion began. All agreed and they started a fire several miles away. After setting the watches they prepared to face the night.

TBC...

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