Not So Long
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Elrohir slept only a few hours during the night and was already awake the next morning when Valora finally awoke.
"Hmm, where are we?" Valora looked around at the still dark room. Then it all came back to her, "I thought I dreamt it all."
"No, it very much happened." Elrohir shook his head.
"Where's the sun?" Vittorio asked as he slowly awoke.
"There is no sun underground." Elrohir laughed.
"And no Giolla for that matter which makes it all okay." Valora whipped the covers off herself and stretched.
There was a click outside the door and Yorrick slowly opened the door, "Rise and shine."
Yorrick waited until the three got out of bed and started towards the door before he led them back into the room they were in the night before, this time though all the men were there.
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Sorely set out to find information on the Sons of Elrond as Yorrick had told him too. The night was chillier than usual; it would be an early fall this year.
Sorely headed towards the nearest tavern. It was pitch black when he finally reached the tavern but the crowd was still heavy. Sorely headed in and nodded to the burly man behind the counter, fellow thief.
"Langsly." Sorely found just the man he was hoping to meet. The man, Langsly nodded back and motioned for Sorely to join him.
"How are you doing brother?" Sorely sat across from the man and the resemblance in the two was astonishing, one could almost mistake them for twins if it hadn't been for their different hair colours, Sorely was fair haired and Langsly raven haired.
"I've been better, business is slow right now." Langsly grabbed a pint from a tray being carried by and handed it to Sorely.
"Sorry to hear that, I need some information." Sorely wanted to get back to the hideout as soon as possible and didn't want to waste time on small talk.
"Get right to the point." Langsly half smiled and took a drink, "what do you want to know about?"
"The Sons of Elrond, I know you have information on them, your specialty in the elves." Sorely lowered his voice so wandering ears wouldn't hear.
"You're right I do know about them, what do you want to know and what's your price?" Langsly was interested, what did his little brother want to know about the elves for?
"Anything worth knowing that is new and I've got five pounds of pure gold in this bag." Sorely held up a small bag and shook it, Langsly heard the gold rattle inside.
"Alright, good enough, I'll take half the bag, you keep the rest I'll tell you what I know." Langsly always had a soft spot for his little brother and usually let him keep half or so of whatever he offered up for pay, who knew how those other thieves were treating him.
"Deal." Sorely emptied three-quarters of the bag into Langsly's money pouch, he always gave him more than he asked for, he needed it more.
"Apparently the sons were going to start training together but one ran off to Lothlorien for some girl or something like that. That went on for a few days until the one in Lothlorien suddenly left and was headed south. News is that he is dead or something, maybe hiding, no one knows. The Lady of the Wood knows he left and knows where he's at, which is what is making us think he is hiding. Word was just sent to Rivendell about it, back to his father and brother. No one has heard what they are planning to do about it though. The other son, the human, has apparently fallen in love with Arwen the Evenstar also. That's all I can tell you." Langsly finished.
Sorely couldn't understand why Yorrick was interested with this news but thanked his brother and got up to leave.
"Oh and Sorely." Langsly called to him, "If I have to keep giving your group so much information, I want to join." Langsly smiled.
"You can't, they don't know where I get my information from. I don't give my sources and you stay safe." Sorely winked and turned towards the door.
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Elrohir, Vittorio, and Valora settled themselves on the same couch as last night, facing all five of the men.
Sorely had returned early in the morning with the news, told it to Yorrick and now Yorrick was going to retell the news to the boy.
"Why do you care about the Sons of Elrond?" Yorrick asked as the three sat.
"I was friends with them." Elrohir lied.
"All right then." Yorrick nodded, thinking there was more to it and retold the news in his own fashion, "One of the sons was supposed to be in Lothlorien but it seems he left Lothlorien to go out on his own for a while and no one is worried about him yet. The other son is still in Rivendell training and the human one has fallen in love with Arwen the Evenstar." Yorrick finished.
Elrohir couldn't believe what he had heard. Could it be true that his family were not worried about him but believed him to be out on a journey? And Estel, falling in love with Arwen!? What was all that about!
Elrohir nodded and thanked Yorrick, "Okay, thank you for that."
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Elrohir slept only a few hours during the night and was already awake the next morning when Valora finally awoke.
"Hmm, where are we?" Valora looked around at the still dark room. Then it all came back to her, "I thought I dreamt it all."
"No, it very much happened." Elrohir shook his head.
"Where's the sun?" Vittorio asked as he slowly awoke.
"There is no sun underground." Elrohir laughed.
"And no Giolla for that matter which makes it all okay." Valora whipped the covers off herself and stretched.
There was a click outside the door and Yorrick slowly opened the door, "Rise and shine."
Yorrick waited until the three got out of bed and started towards the door before he led them back into the room they were in the night before, this time though all the men were there.
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Sorely set out to find information on the Sons of Elrond as Yorrick had told him too. The night was chillier than usual; it would be an early fall this year.
Sorely headed towards the nearest tavern. It was pitch black when he finally reached the tavern but the crowd was still heavy. Sorely headed in and nodded to the burly man behind the counter, fellow thief.
"Langsly." Sorely found just the man he was hoping to meet. The man, Langsly nodded back and motioned for Sorely to join him.
"How are you doing brother?" Sorely sat across from the man and the resemblance in the two was astonishing, one could almost mistake them for twins if it hadn't been for their different hair colours, Sorely was fair haired and Langsly raven haired.
"I've been better, business is slow right now." Langsly grabbed a pint from a tray being carried by and handed it to Sorely.
"Sorry to hear that, I need some information." Sorely wanted to get back to the hideout as soon as possible and didn't want to waste time on small talk.
"Get right to the point." Langsly half smiled and took a drink, "what do you want to know about?"
"The Sons of Elrond, I know you have information on them, your specialty in the elves." Sorely lowered his voice so wandering ears wouldn't hear.
"You're right I do know about them, what do you want to know and what's your price?" Langsly was interested, what did his little brother want to know about the elves for?
"Anything worth knowing that is new and I've got five pounds of pure gold in this bag." Sorely held up a small bag and shook it, Langsly heard the gold rattle inside.
"Alright, good enough, I'll take half the bag, you keep the rest I'll tell you what I know." Langsly always had a soft spot for his little brother and usually let him keep half or so of whatever he offered up for pay, who knew how those other thieves were treating him.
"Deal." Sorely emptied three-quarters of the bag into Langsly's money pouch, he always gave him more than he asked for, he needed it more.
"Apparently the sons were going to start training together but one ran off to Lothlorien for some girl or something like that. That went on for a few days until the one in Lothlorien suddenly left and was headed south. News is that he is dead or something, maybe hiding, no one knows. The Lady of the Wood knows he left and knows where he's at, which is what is making us think he is hiding. Word was just sent to Rivendell about it, back to his father and brother. No one has heard what they are planning to do about it though. The other son, the human, has apparently fallen in love with Arwen the Evenstar also. That's all I can tell you." Langsly finished.
Sorely couldn't understand why Yorrick was interested with this news but thanked his brother and got up to leave.
"Oh and Sorely." Langsly called to him, "If I have to keep giving your group so much information, I want to join." Langsly smiled.
"You can't, they don't know where I get my information from. I don't give my sources and you stay safe." Sorely winked and turned towards the door.
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Elrohir, Vittorio, and Valora settled themselves on the same couch as last night, facing all five of the men.
Sorely had returned early in the morning with the news, told it to Yorrick and now Yorrick was going to retell the news to the boy.
"Why do you care about the Sons of Elrond?" Yorrick asked as the three sat.
"I was friends with them." Elrohir lied.
"All right then." Yorrick nodded, thinking there was more to it and retold the news in his own fashion, "One of the sons was supposed to be in Lothlorien but it seems he left Lothlorien to go out on his own for a while and no one is worried about him yet. The other son is still in Rivendell training and the human one has fallen in love with Arwen the Evenstar." Yorrick finished.
Elrohir couldn't believe what he had heard. Could it be true that his family were not worried about him but believed him to be out on a journey? And Estel, falling in love with Arwen!? What was all that about!
Elrohir nodded and thanked Yorrick, "Okay, thank you for that."
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