Chapter 5
"So, you have come, just as I told you to."
Legolas nearly jumped out of his skin, startled by the voice he didn´t
expect. It seemed like he had lost all his Elven senses.
"You didn´t hear me arrive? How odd for an Elf..."
Legolas glared at him. After those three horrible days, he wasn´t in the
mood to hear comments like this.
"I thought I was no longer an Elf but a Vampire," he said sarcastically.
"It takes time, but soon you´ll be a real Agarylnaer. And don´t worry, your
keen senses will return, and they´ll be even sharper..."
The Elf didn´t answer, instead he just stared at the Agarylnaer with his
hypnotic, dark blue eyes. His gaze was piercing, even for the confident
Vampire, who was forced to drop his gaze first.
"Who *are* you?" Legolas asked, narrowing his eyes with distrust.
"I already answered that question! Even if I told you my name, it would mean
nothing to you! You wou..."
"Tell me!" the Elf shouted, standing up abruptly, a strong force radiating
from him.
The Agarylnaer stepped back.
"Calm down, there´s no need to get angry."
"Tell me!" Legolas walked up to him, his face inches from the Agarylnaer's.
"I know you! That´s why you won´t tell me who you are! But I´ve already seen
your face! Or someone of your family, I´m sure I have!"
The Vampire remained silent.
"Why can´t you just speak the truth? Just because you´re a Vampire, you
can´t be honest? For once in your life?!
"Listen, I..."
"No! You listen! My life is worse than if I were in Mordor! This is hell!
Hell!"
Legolas was striding forward as he was speaking, his eyes flashing with
anger and exasperation, and the Vampire was stepping back, not knowing how
to calm his disciple. He had done this to find a friend, a brother, and he
had chosen an Elf, expecting this race to adapt better. But he was wrong, he
was starting to realize it... Elves are creatures of light and goodness. No
matter how deeply you search, there is no evil in them at all. They would
harm no living thing, except in self-defense and would never purposefully
take the life of another.
"I guess you can´t change me back, and even if you could, I´m not sure you
would! So you can at least tell me who you are! It´s not much compared to
what you´ve done to me! Why do you want to hide the truth? Why? Why?! -
Fine!"
The Agarylnaer unexpectedly pushed the Elf away. He fell back with a
soundless cry.
"You want to know the truth? Here´s the truth, my name is Elros! Does that
ring a bell?!"
"Elros...? You´re Lord Elrond´s..."
"Yes! Elrond´s brother! Elrond´s *human* brother!"
Legolas slowly stood up and leaned on a tree for support.
"But you´re supposed to be...dead. You became a Vampire to be...immortal?!"
The Agarylnaer nodded.
"But why didn´t you choose to be an Elf? Lord Elrond told me you had a
choice, just like him."
"A choice?" he gave a small laugh. "I did *not* have a choice! Only one of
us could be immortal, the other had to be human... And Elrond was everyone's
favorite, so I became mortal. I lived for many years, more than any other
human did, and I was one of the greatest kings of men. But death slowly
arrived and I couldn´t bear to pass away... So I stepped inside the
corridors of red death and became a son of Darkness, a Vampire..."
Silence fell between the two. The Agarylnaer's explanation had calmed
Legolas´ anger.
"Come home with me." The Elf abruptly said.
"What?!"
"Yes, to Mirkwood. My father will send a messenger to Imladris, Elrond will
soon arrive and he´ll..."
"Don´t even think about it! Why would they want to help me? As for you,
you´re a Vampire now, not an Elf, your family will reject you!"
"My family is wiser than you think!"
"And who is your peculiar family?" Elros asked ironically, leaning on a tree
trunk.
"My father is Lord Thranduil, King of Mirkwood!"
The Vampire didn´t even seem surprised, no emotions showed on his pale face.
"And you think your father will be able to help me? No offense, but I doubt
he can even save you!"
He started walking away.
"Well I´m going home, so unless you wish to stay alone, I advise you to come
with me."
The Agarylnaer stopped walking, and a small grin played on Legolas´ lips. He
had guessed right: Elros was terribly lonely...
"So, you´re coming?"
The Vampire turned around and paced towards Legolas. He walked quickly past
him - in the direction of Mirkwood.
"Why can´t you just accept it like all the others?"
Legolas smiled and ran after him.
End of Chapter 5
"So, you have come, just as I told you to."
Legolas nearly jumped out of his skin, startled by the voice he didn´t
expect. It seemed like he had lost all his Elven senses.
"You didn´t hear me arrive? How odd for an Elf..."
Legolas glared at him. After those three horrible days, he wasn´t in the
mood to hear comments like this.
"I thought I was no longer an Elf but a Vampire," he said sarcastically.
"It takes time, but soon you´ll be a real Agarylnaer. And don´t worry, your
keen senses will return, and they´ll be even sharper..."
The Elf didn´t answer, instead he just stared at the Agarylnaer with his
hypnotic, dark blue eyes. His gaze was piercing, even for the confident
Vampire, who was forced to drop his gaze first.
"Who *are* you?" Legolas asked, narrowing his eyes with distrust.
"I already answered that question! Even if I told you my name, it would mean
nothing to you! You wou..."
"Tell me!" the Elf shouted, standing up abruptly, a strong force radiating
from him.
The Agarylnaer stepped back.
"Calm down, there´s no need to get angry."
"Tell me!" Legolas walked up to him, his face inches from the Agarylnaer's.
"I know you! That´s why you won´t tell me who you are! But I´ve already seen
your face! Or someone of your family, I´m sure I have!"
The Vampire remained silent.
"Why can´t you just speak the truth? Just because you´re a Vampire, you
can´t be honest? For once in your life?!
"Listen, I..."
"No! You listen! My life is worse than if I were in Mordor! This is hell!
Hell!"
Legolas was striding forward as he was speaking, his eyes flashing with
anger and exasperation, and the Vampire was stepping back, not knowing how
to calm his disciple. He had done this to find a friend, a brother, and he
had chosen an Elf, expecting this race to adapt better. But he was wrong, he
was starting to realize it... Elves are creatures of light and goodness. No
matter how deeply you search, there is no evil in them at all. They would
harm no living thing, except in self-defense and would never purposefully
take the life of another.
"I guess you can´t change me back, and even if you could, I´m not sure you
would! So you can at least tell me who you are! It´s not much compared to
what you´ve done to me! Why do you want to hide the truth? Why? Why?! -
Fine!"
The Agarylnaer unexpectedly pushed the Elf away. He fell back with a
soundless cry.
"You want to know the truth? Here´s the truth, my name is Elros! Does that
ring a bell?!"
"Elros...? You´re Lord Elrond´s..."
"Yes! Elrond´s brother! Elrond´s *human* brother!"
Legolas slowly stood up and leaned on a tree for support.
"But you´re supposed to be...dead. You became a Vampire to be...immortal?!"
The Agarylnaer nodded.
"But why didn´t you choose to be an Elf? Lord Elrond told me you had a
choice, just like him."
"A choice?" he gave a small laugh. "I did *not* have a choice! Only one of
us could be immortal, the other had to be human... And Elrond was everyone's
favorite, so I became mortal. I lived for many years, more than any other
human did, and I was one of the greatest kings of men. But death slowly
arrived and I couldn´t bear to pass away... So I stepped inside the
corridors of red death and became a son of Darkness, a Vampire..."
Silence fell between the two. The Agarylnaer's explanation had calmed
Legolas´ anger.
"Come home with me." The Elf abruptly said.
"What?!"
"Yes, to Mirkwood. My father will send a messenger to Imladris, Elrond will
soon arrive and he´ll..."
"Don´t even think about it! Why would they want to help me? As for you,
you´re a Vampire now, not an Elf, your family will reject you!"
"My family is wiser than you think!"
"And who is your peculiar family?" Elros asked ironically, leaning on a tree
trunk.
"My father is Lord Thranduil, King of Mirkwood!"
The Vampire didn´t even seem surprised, no emotions showed on his pale face.
"And you think your father will be able to help me? No offense, but I doubt
he can even save you!"
He started walking away.
"Well I´m going home, so unless you wish to stay alone, I advise you to come
with me."
The Agarylnaer stopped walking, and a small grin played on Legolas´ lips. He
had guessed right: Elros was terribly lonely...
"So, you´re coming?"
The Vampire turned around and paced towards Legolas. He walked quickly past
him - in the direction of Mirkwood.
"Why can´t you just accept it like all the others?"
Legolas smiled and ran after him.
End of Chapter 5