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Ch 9 Poor, poor pitiful me

Elrond asked Glorfindel to keep an eye on the twins and Legolas. "I'll be back shortly. It's just a short ride to where Estel saw the stream. I'll be back before the evening meal." With that, he rode away. Glorfindel had a bad feeling about being alone with three very intoxicated elves.

As he entered his room, he sensed something was not quite right. He saw nothing out of the ordinary however, so he continued to change his clothing. Suddenly, he heard a loud crash that seemed to come from the stairs. He looked out and saw Legolas and Elladan sliding down the steps on a silver tray. Elrohir was getting ready to slide down the banister. "Aren't you supposed to be in your rooms?" he asked.

Estel came out into the hall. "I think you'd better do as he says. I don't think Adar would be very happy to see you using his tray as a slide."

"Oh, very well. But just you wait. You'll get yours." Elladan cackled as he and his brother returned to their rooms. Legolas followed.

Glorfindel and Estel just looked at each other and shrugged. "Better be watchful, Estel," said Glorfindel with a sigh. "You do the same," was the reply.

As Estel entered his room, he thought he saw someone leap from his balcony. When he got there, however, he saw no one. He stood there for some moments just enjoying the sight of the gardens below. As he turned to go back into the room, he heard his door slam shut. "What is going on," he muttered to himself.

He searched the hallway, but found everything as it should be. He gave up, and scratching his head, went back to his room. His eyes had not yet adjusted from the bright sun in the halls to the relative dimness of his room. He thought he was seeing things as he looked unbelievably at what was near his bed.

What he was saw a small pond, complete with fish, frogs, and water lilies. He charged out of his room, only to see his brothers laughing hysterically. "Get that pond out of my room!" he demanded. Elrohir said "Why, brother, don't you appreciate it? Now you can hear the ripple of water as you go to sleep."

Glorfindel came into the hall. "Now what?," he demanded. Estel told him about the pond. Glorfindel closed his eyes, and, with a sigh, told the twins to remove the pond.

They grumbled, but removed it. Glorfindel looked as if he had the same headache Estel had earlier. He wondered how much longer Elrond was going to be gone.