Chapter Four
Lorintal waited impatiently outside the throne room. She had been woken up at the crack of dawn, groomed (much to her distaste, the elf girls raked her scalp and yanked her hair), and pushed out to the throne room. Here she had waited. FOR THREE HOURS.
Finally, she was summoned in.
"Lorintal." Thranduil boomed. "Lorintal, you will join Legolas and his band. Lelodra needs herbs found on the edges of our forest. For some strange reason, she chose the two of you. You leave in an hour. Dismissed."
Lorintal returned to her quarters grumbling. "Now we are behaving as if I am in the Last Alliance army, are we?" She snorts. "Had you told me I was leaving three hours ago, I could be ready by now. Or had you given me the sleep I require, I would move faster. But no..."
An hour later, Lorintal was waiting on Legolas. She checked her mount's gear for the fifth time. Where was he? Check the frog of the hoof. Where was he? Check the saddlebags. Where was he?
Finally Legolas made his appearance with an unhappy Thranduil.
"Go and be safe, my son. And if you see your brother, send him home immediately."
Legolas nodded and turned his horse toward the gate.
"Until I return, Father!"
Umbothel entered Elrond's office.
"Elrond? I'm prepared to depart as you requested."
Elrond glanced up from his work. "Good. I would like you to take Aragorn along."
Umbothel gaped.
Elrond smiled. "Your cousin would like to join you. Is that so hard to believe?"
Umbothel shook her head and smiled. "I would be delighted if Estel would join me. Just so long as he is ready to leave in an hour."
Elrond laughed. "He's been ready since he got back. I need you to deliver a prisoner he and the Rangers caught to the dungeons of Lasgalen. After you finish, if you like, you may join Aragorn in visiting the Rangers, but-"
A knocking on the door interrupted their conversation.
"Enter."
Aragorn stepped inside. "Ada, I- Umbothel!"
Umbothel smirked. "Hello Estel, and how are you this morning? Better than I am, I hope. After all, I just found out my cousin is coming with me to Lasgalen."
Aragorn sniffled. "And here I thought my family loved me."
Umbothel grinned. "There's your problem- you thought!"
Aragorn laughed. "No that's Ellladan's problem!"
Elrond glared sternly at Aragorn. "Do not make fun of your brother while he's not here!"
Aragorn and Umbothel both looked downcast.
Elrohir and Elladan watched as Umbothel and Aragorn rode out to meet the Rangers.
"Do you think either of them will notice?"
"Honestly, I can't tell which one is denser."
What are the twins talking about? Is a romance stirring between Lorintal and Legolas? Or just a sibling rivalry? What about Nileth and Callórë?
(A/N: Sorry if this isn't as good as past chapters. It's hard to be socialable and write at the same time...)
Lorintal waited impatiently outside the throne room. She had been woken up at the crack of dawn, groomed (much to her distaste, the elf girls raked her scalp and yanked her hair), and pushed out to the throne room. Here she had waited. FOR THREE HOURS.
Finally, she was summoned in.
"Lorintal." Thranduil boomed. "Lorintal, you will join Legolas and his band. Lelodra needs herbs found on the edges of our forest. For some strange reason, she chose the two of you. You leave in an hour. Dismissed."
Lorintal returned to her quarters grumbling. "Now we are behaving as if I am in the Last Alliance army, are we?" She snorts. "Had you told me I was leaving three hours ago, I could be ready by now. Or had you given me the sleep I require, I would move faster. But no..."
An hour later, Lorintal was waiting on Legolas. She checked her mount's gear for the fifth time. Where was he? Check the frog of the hoof. Where was he? Check the saddlebags. Where was he?
Finally Legolas made his appearance with an unhappy Thranduil.
"Go and be safe, my son. And if you see your brother, send him home immediately."
Legolas nodded and turned his horse toward the gate.
"Until I return, Father!"
Umbothel entered Elrond's office.
"Elrond? I'm prepared to depart as you requested."
Elrond glanced up from his work. "Good. I would like you to take Aragorn along."
Umbothel gaped.
Elrond smiled. "Your cousin would like to join you. Is that so hard to believe?"
Umbothel shook her head and smiled. "I would be delighted if Estel would join me. Just so long as he is ready to leave in an hour."
Elrond laughed. "He's been ready since he got back. I need you to deliver a prisoner he and the Rangers caught to the dungeons of Lasgalen. After you finish, if you like, you may join Aragorn in visiting the Rangers, but-"
A knocking on the door interrupted their conversation.
"Enter."
Aragorn stepped inside. "Ada, I- Umbothel!"
Umbothel smirked. "Hello Estel, and how are you this morning? Better than I am, I hope. After all, I just found out my cousin is coming with me to Lasgalen."
Aragorn sniffled. "And here I thought my family loved me."
Umbothel grinned. "There's your problem- you thought!"
Aragorn laughed. "No that's Ellladan's problem!"
Elrond glared sternly at Aragorn. "Do not make fun of your brother while he's not here!"
Aragorn and Umbothel both looked downcast.
Elrohir and Elladan watched as Umbothel and Aragorn rode out to meet the Rangers.
"Do you think either of them will notice?"
"Honestly, I can't tell which one is denser."
What are the twins talking about? Is a romance stirring between Lorintal and Legolas? Or just a sibling rivalry? What about Nileth and Callórë?
(A/N: Sorry if this isn't as good as past chapters. It's hard to be socialable and write at the same time...)