Second Verse
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Note: From now on redheads can count as brunettes too! Just because I was asked, so I shall answer! That make you happy?
Just a note, I'm saying that Elrohir is older than Elladan, I don't know if it actually says who's older anywhere but then again I'm not Tolkien so I just kind of make stuff up as I go!
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"Father?" Elladan tapped lightly on his father's study door.
"Come in my son." Elrond replied from within, "I hear there is something of importance for me to see."
"You're right father, it's Elrohir." Elladan smiled as eh and Elladan stepped into the fire-lit study and Elrond's face illuminated with happiness.
"My, son. You have returned at last." Elrond moved to embrace his eldest son.
"Father, I have returned safely." Elrohir wrapped his arms around Elrond's shoulders and let Elrond hold him for a few minutes like he had not done in years.
"I see your hair is a bit shorter." Elrond smiled.
"Yes, I wanted to disguise myself among the mortals." Elrohir sat next to Elladan on the couch across from their father's chair.
"And, what did you think of men?" Elrond asked his son.
"They are not what I expected." Elrohir admitted with a smile, "I thought they would be all more like Estel, noisy, troublesome, not to mention dirty but, they aren't all like that." Elrohir laughed at the thoughts of they younger foster brother.
"Yes, Estel." Elrond's voice trailed off and Elrohir sensed there was something going on that he didn't know about between Elrond and Estel at the moment. Elrohir snuck a sidelong look at his twin and was answered with a look that clearly said; don't ask.
"I met a very nice mortal girl, her and Estel would get along very well, causing all kinds of trouble." Elrohir laughed at the thought of Valora and Estel together.
Elrond didn't say anything but forced a smile.
"I will tell you more at dinner, I know other's will be wanting to hear the tale as well." Elrohir changed the subject.
"Very well, my son." Elrond nodded watched the two leave.
"Elladan," Elrohir asked of his brother as soon as the two were out of earshot from the study, "is there something going on between Estel and Father right now?"
"Yes, there is. A very big something that Father isn't quite sure what to think about yet." Elladan answered.
"Explain, please." Elrohir encouraged his twin.
"It seem that Aragorn has grown a little since we last saw him, he's no longer a little boy but quite a man. While he was visiting the golden wood he happened upon our dear sister Arwen." Elladan stopped for a moment and Elrohir was utterly lost.
"So?"
"Well, you realize that the two had never really truly ever been together before, Arwen was always of in Lothlorien and when she was home Aragorn was tramping around after the warriors and trying to hunt, right?" Elladan looked at his brother who processed this information.
"That is true, so they finally met?"
"And fell in love." Elladan finished for his brother.
"What?" Elrohir stopped in his tracks, "Our sloppy little, foster, mortal brother has fallen in love with our sister, the Evenstar?" Elrohir couldn't believe his ears.
"Yes, and father isn't sure what to make of this." Elladan nodded, he was still not quite used to this information.
"What is Middle Earth coming to?" Elrohir shook his head and followed his brother in a daze back to their rooms.
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"Why does Bragolfin hate me so much?" Nuquer asked of Nilhisie and Legolas as her and Flora followed the two into the main eating hall.
"We think it's because she wants to be with Legolas." Nilhisie answered.
"Why does she like Legolas so much?" Nuquer asked.
"Thanks, Nuquer!" Legolas looked back at her.
"I didn't mean it that way, just you don't like her so why is she so intent on having you as her own?" Nuquer corrected herself.
"She wants to be queen of Mirkwood, what else? Then she could murder Legolas and take the power for herself." Nilhisie prophesied.
"Really?" Flora asked in shock.
"That's what Nilhisie thinks, though it could very well be true, why else would she want to be with me? Just because I look good? Who knows." Legolas shrugged, he didn't even want to imagine that girl's motives.
"Who said you look good?" Nuquer joked.
"Well, I don't hear anyone complaining." Legolas shot back at her and put his arm around her waist.
"I'm just playing with you, you know I think you look gorgeous." Nuquer smiled at her prince.
"I know you're joking." Legolas smiled back and kissed her cheek.
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Thranduil stood at the top of his podium overlooking the elaborately decorated hall for tonight's feast, he had a few big announcements to make tonight, though most people already knew, just had to make them official.
Saeros, Bragolfin's father, stood next to Thranduil as his advisor and most trusted friend.
"Tonight should be exciting, what do you think?" Saeros commented.
"I don't know, most of the announcements are already known, the others, will just be upsetting." Thranduil sighed.
Slowly the great hall begun to fill with elves that were specifically invited to the event. Mostly the most powerful of the elven families in Mirkwood.
His son, accompanied by his usual shadows, Nuquer, Nilhisie, and Flora entered and took their places at the head table. Nilhisie wasn't important himself but his father was there and some day he would be Legolas's advisor, that much was already known.
"Good evening, my good people." Thranduil cleared his throat and prepared to give his announcements. The hall fell instantly silent and all heads faced towards him.
"I have called you head tonight to make the official announcements." Thranduil looked around at the half-expectant faces. "The first matter is of my son," Thranduil pointed to Legolas who stood and bowed for his people, "he is know actively looking for suitable maidens as he has his future marriage in mind." Legolas and Nuquer smiled at each other. "The second is my official decision that some day I will leave the throne and my only son, Legolas, will be appointed the ruler hopefully with a good queen at his side." Thranduil smiled and waited for the polite applause the elves were consented to give.
"The final matter is that of which is becoming over Mirkwood, a great shadow as we feel that the enemy is growing and we are forced to protect ourselves against it." Thranduil knew this announcement would cause some unhappiness in the crowd, "We are appointing more guards to watch our land and we are still not fully certain of what this new threat is or how it can be fully gotten rid of. There is no need to worry at this point as things are under control." Thranduil nodded and sat down, noting the end of the announcements and time for the guests to converse among themselves about the growing threat.
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Note: From now on redheads can count as brunettes too! Just because I was asked, so I shall answer! That make you happy?
Just a note, I'm saying that Elrohir is older than Elladan, I don't know if it actually says who's older anywhere but then again I'm not Tolkien so I just kind of make stuff up as I go!
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"Father?" Elladan tapped lightly on his father's study door.
"Come in my son." Elrond replied from within, "I hear there is something of importance for me to see."
"You're right father, it's Elrohir." Elladan smiled as eh and Elladan stepped into the fire-lit study and Elrond's face illuminated with happiness.
"My, son. You have returned at last." Elrond moved to embrace his eldest son.
"Father, I have returned safely." Elrohir wrapped his arms around Elrond's shoulders and let Elrond hold him for a few minutes like he had not done in years.
"I see your hair is a bit shorter." Elrond smiled.
"Yes, I wanted to disguise myself among the mortals." Elrohir sat next to Elladan on the couch across from their father's chair.
"And, what did you think of men?" Elrond asked his son.
"They are not what I expected." Elrohir admitted with a smile, "I thought they would be all more like Estel, noisy, troublesome, not to mention dirty but, they aren't all like that." Elrohir laughed at the thoughts of they younger foster brother.
"Yes, Estel." Elrond's voice trailed off and Elrohir sensed there was something going on that he didn't know about between Elrond and Estel at the moment. Elrohir snuck a sidelong look at his twin and was answered with a look that clearly said; don't ask.
"I met a very nice mortal girl, her and Estel would get along very well, causing all kinds of trouble." Elrohir laughed at the thought of Valora and Estel together.
Elrond didn't say anything but forced a smile.
"I will tell you more at dinner, I know other's will be wanting to hear the tale as well." Elrohir changed the subject.
"Very well, my son." Elrond nodded watched the two leave.
"Elladan," Elrohir asked of his brother as soon as the two were out of earshot from the study, "is there something going on between Estel and Father right now?"
"Yes, there is. A very big something that Father isn't quite sure what to think about yet." Elladan answered.
"Explain, please." Elrohir encouraged his twin.
"It seem that Aragorn has grown a little since we last saw him, he's no longer a little boy but quite a man. While he was visiting the golden wood he happened upon our dear sister Arwen." Elladan stopped for a moment and Elrohir was utterly lost.
"So?"
"Well, you realize that the two had never really truly ever been together before, Arwen was always of in Lothlorien and when she was home Aragorn was tramping around after the warriors and trying to hunt, right?" Elladan looked at his brother who processed this information.
"That is true, so they finally met?"
"And fell in love." Elladan finished for his brother.
"What?" Elrohir stopped in his tracks, "Our sloppy little, foster, mortal brother has fallen in love with our sister, the Evenstar?" Elrohir couldn't believe his ears.
"Yes, and father isn't sure what to make of this." Elladan nodded, he was still not quite used to this information.
"What is Middle Earth coming to?" Elrohir shook his head and followed his brother in a daze back to their rooms.
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"Why does Bragolfin hate me so much?" Nuquer asked of Nilhisie and Legolas as her and Flora followed the two into the main eating hall.
"We think it's because she wants to be with Legolas." Nilhisie answered.
"Why does she like Legolas so much?" Nuquer asked.
"Thanks, Nuquer!" Legolas looked back at her.
"I didn't mean it that way, just you don't like her so why is she so intent on having you as her own?" Nuquer corrected herself.
"She wants to be queen of Mirkwood, what else? Then she could murder Legolas and take the power for herself." Nilhisie prophesied.
"Really?" Flora asked in shock.
"That's what Nilhisie thinks, though it could very well be true, why else would she want to be with me? Just because I look good? Who knows." Legolas shrugged, he didn't even want to imagine that girl's motives.
"Who said you look good?" Nuquer joked.
"Well, I don't hear anyone complaining." Legolas shot back at her and put his arm around her waist.
"I'm just playing with you, you know I think you look gorgeous." Nuquer smiled at her prince.
"I know you're joking." Legolas smiled back and kissed her cheek.
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Thranduil stood at the top of his podium overlooking the elaborately decorated hall for tonight's feast, he had a few big announcements to make tonight, though most people already knew, just had to make them official.
Saeros, Bragolfin's father, stood next to Thranduil as his advisor and most trusted friend.
"Tonight should be exciting, what do you think?" Saeros commented.
"I don't know, most of the announcements are already known, the others, will just be upsetting." Thranduil sighed.
Slowly the great hall begun to fill with elves that were specifically invited to the event. Mostly the most powerful of the elven families in Mirkwood.
His son, accompanied by his usual shadows, Nuquer, Nilhisie, and Flora entered and took their places at the head table. Nilhisie wasn't important himself but his father was there and some day he would be Legolas's advisor, that much was already known.
"Good evening, my good people." Thranduil cleared his throat and prepared to give his announcements. The hall fell instantly silent and all heads faced towards him.
"I have called you head tonight to make the official announcements." Thranduil looked around at the half-expectant faces. "The first matter is of my son," Thranduil pointed to Legolas who stood and bowed for his people, "he is know actively looking for suitable maidens as he has his future marriage in mind." Legolas and Nuquer smiled at each other. "The second is my official decision that some day I will leave the throne and my only son, Legolas, will be appointed the ruler hopefully with a good queen at his side." Thranduil smiled and waited for the polite applause the elves were consented to give.
"The final matter is that of which is becoming over Mirkwood, a great shadow as we feel that the enemy is growing and we are forced to protect ourselves against it." Thranduil knew this announcement would cause some unhappiness in the crowd, "We are appointing more guards to watch our land and we are still not fully certain of what this new threat is or how it can be fully gotten rid of. There is no need to worry at this point as things are under control." Thranduil nodded and sat down, noting the end of the announcements and time for the guests to converse among themselves about the growing threat.
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