A/N: It ain't mine, don't sue. Anorwing is mine. Set about 67 years before the Fellowship.
Sun Spray
Anorwing silently hid behind a pillar in the balcony of the Hall of Fire. So far neither Elladan nor Elrohir had entered the Hall. Neither had Anorwing's elder brother. Where on Middle-earth could they be? Anorwing had seen them returning to Rivendell from scouting for orcs and had assumed that at least Elladan and Elrohir would come to the Hall as they always had. Anorwing was getting impatient. She was just about to leave when she heard Elladan and Elrohir's voices. Anorwing resumed her hiding behind the pillar. Elladan and Elrohir just entered the Hall as Anorwing hid again.
Anorwing listened to them talk about the trip for a few moments before she began her plan. The twins had said that if Anorwing could get them without them noticing, they would speak to their father about the possibility of Anorwing accompanying them in their next scouting trip. Anorwing was an accomplished swordsman and had beaten Elladan, Elrohir, and her brother many a time. But still no one would even consider her going to fight orcs when that was all she wanted.
Now! The twins weren't paying any attention to what was going on around them. Anorwing leaped from the balcony with a fierce battle cry and landed on top of both Elladan and Elrohir with an "oof" in surround sound.
"Yes! I got you both! Now do as you promised!" Anorwing cried victoriously as she sat upon the twins.
"Thanks very much dagorien* for scaring us halfway to Mandos!" Elladan complained.
"I won't do anything until you get yourself off of us Anorwing," Elrohir replied.
"And I won't get off either of you until you promise you do what you said you would do," Anorwing answered stubbornly.
"I don't seem to remember saying anything that I would do something if you decided to fly from the balcony on top of us," Elrohir said playfully.
"You said if I could get both of you, without your realizing my presence, you would talk to your father about letting me go on the next scouting trip. And it appears that I got both of you and you obviously didn't know I was here because if you had I wouldn't be on top of both you right now," Anorwing reminded them with a matter of fact tone.
Elladan sighed. "So we did. And you're right. You'd have been caught from that leap if we had known you were there."
Anorwing cheered with delight and embraced the twins. "Thank you so much Elladan and Elrohir! You have no idea how much this means to me! To be able to fight orcs with both of you and Estel is a dream come true!"
"But we can only tell our father if you _GET_OFF_OF_US_NOW!" Elrohir started.
"Oops. I forgot." Anorwing blushed as she got off the twins and helped them up.
"You know Anorwing, it's amazing how you can sneak up on two elves and yet forget to get off them," Elladan teased. "You're still so much of a child."
Anorwing feigned a frown. "For your information Mister I'm-so-old-that-everyone-else-is-a-child I happen to be 18 and old enough for the reckoning of my race so there." She stuck out her tongue to emphasize this last bit which made the twins laugh, but it was short lived. The twins were looking up to the balcony and Anorwing turned to see what they saw. It was Lord Elrond and Estel was with him. Not unusual, but they seemed to be in some deep conversation that she could not hear, but the twins with their elven hearing could.
"Anorwing we'll talk to our father in a little while. Until then, why don't you go and tell your mother the good news," Elrohir suggested. He wasn't paying close attention to what he was suggesting for Anorwing's mother Gilraen disliked the idea of her daughter's desire to fight orcs.
Anorwing frowned. "Alright. But you better keep your promise."
The twins nodded and headed out the way they had come in, solemn looks upon their fair faces. Anorwing left the other way wondering what was going on.
TBC...
Dagorien: Queen of Battle
Sun Spray
Anorwing silently hid behind a pillar in the balcony of the Hall of Fire. So far neither Elladan nor Elrohir had entered the Hall. Neither had Anorwing's elder brother. Where on Middle-earth could they be? Anorwing had seen them returning to Rivendell from scouting for orcs and had assumed that at least Elladan and Elrohir would come to the Hall as they always had. Anorwing was getting impatient. She was just about to leave when she heard Elladan and Elrohir's voices. Anorwing resumed her hiding behind the pillar. Elladan and Elrohir just entered the Hall as Anorwing hid again.
Anorwing listened to them talk about the trip for a few moments before she began her plan. The twins had said that if Anorwing could get them without them noticing, they would speak to their father about the possibility of Anorwing accompanying them in their next scouting trip. Anorwing was an accomplished swordsman and had beaten Elladan, Elrohir, and her brother many a time. But still no one would even consider her going to fight orcs when that was all she wanted.
Now! The twins weren't paying any attention to what was going on around them. Anorwing leaped from the balcony with a fierce battle cry and landed on top of both Elladan and Elrohir with an "oof" in surround sound.
"Yes! I got you both! Now do as you promised!" Anorwing cried victoriously as she sat upon the twins.
"Thanks very much dagorien* for scaring us halfway to Mandos!" Elladan complained.
"I won't do anything until you get yourself off of us Anorwing," Elrohir replied.
"And I won't get off either of you until you promise you do what you said you would do," Anorwing answered stubbornly.
"I don't seem to remember saying anything that I would do something if you decided to fly from the balcony on top of us," Elrohir said playfully.
"You said if I could get both of you, without your realizing my presence, you would talk to your father about letting me go on the next scouting trip. And it appears that I got both of you and you obviously didn't know I was here because if you had I wouldn't be on top of both you right now," Anorwing reminded them with a matter of fact tone.
Elladan sighed. "So we did. And you're right. You'd have been caught from that leap if we had known you were there."
Anorwing cheered with delight and embraced the twins. "Thank you so much Elladan and Elrohir! You have no idea how much this means to me! To be able to fight orcs with both of you and Estel is a dream come true!"
"But we can only tell our father if you _GET_OFF_OF_US_NOW!" Elrohir started.
"Oops. I forgot." Anorwing blushed as she got off the twins and helped them up.
"You know Anorwing, it's amazing how you can sneak up on two elves and yet forget to get off them," Elladan teased. "You're still so much of a child."
Anorwing feigned a frown. "For your information Mister I'm-so-old-that-everyone-else-is-a-child I happen to be 18 and old enough for the reckoning of my race so there." She stuck out her tongue to emphasize this last bit which made the twins laugh, but it was short lived. The twins were looking up to the balcony and Anorwing turned to see what they saw. It was Lord Elrond and Estel was with him. Not unusual, but they seemed to be in some deep conversation that she could not hear, but the twins with their elven hearing could.
"Anorwing we'll talk to our father in a little while. Until then, why don't you go and tell your mother the good news," Elrohir suggested. He wasn't paying close attention to what he was suggesting for Anorwing's mother Gilraen disliked the idea of her daughter's desire to fight orcs.
Anorwing frowned. "Alright. But you better keep your promise."
The twins nodded and headed out the way they had come in, solemn looks upon their fair faces. Anorwing left the other way wondering what was going on.
TBC...
Dagorien: Queen of Battle