Mirkwood Nightmare
By Stephanie L.
Summary: Elladan is sent to Mirkwood to do something for their father and Rivendell while Elrond remains in Lothlorien with Arwen for some time with her. Meanwhile Elrohir is also busy with some work for their father. However, after a disaster at a friends house, Elladan is forced to take Estel with him. Things go from bad to worse when a really mean elf kidnaps the child in revenge.
Disclaimer: Don't own them, wish I did, but I do not. I simply barrow them for an extended amount of time, then eventually return them. If you have not noticed yet a song or poem will begin each story from this series "Before he was King" So please sit back relax and enjoy. This poem is actually mine.
Rating: PG (PG-13 for one chapter)
Note: I recently really took a liking to Lord of the Rings and started reading the fan fiction, when I happened to stumble upon a whole site dedicated to my two favorite characters. So I began to read, and soon I was lead to believe what Cassie and Sio said about Aragorn's mother dying when his father died. Well correct or not, I completely support this theory, simply because..I can. This is my first Lord of the Rings story. Notice how I say Lord of the Rings, not first story ever. I am a seasoned writer sort of, so please enjoy the story.
Feedback: Yes! Please keep it constructive,
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Protector-- Stephanie L.
Brought into a land of uncertainty And fear, he was taught the way We knew, and perhaps not always The right way.
I watched him grow and become A young man, my love for him Grew larger through time. If only I could protect him from all that Is bad in our world.
One day he will be a man, and I Will not be there to save him, he Will face death and danger in time And I cannot comfort him.
If I could save him from the pain And torment I would, if I could Hide him from the truth, I would. A man destined to be a king, and I still see him as our prince.
If I could hold you one last time Before you hit the real world, I Would. You would not allow it, But my heart longs to tell you What a miracle you have been to Me.
If I could save you from the pain And torment I would, if I could hide You from the truth to tear you down I would, If I could keep you as our Prince forever, I would.
~A Request~
"And would you check on your brother on you way there?" Requested Lord Elrond as he packed the last of his things and looked at his eldest son.
"Of course Ada, Estel will be fine," Elladan said smiling. They had arranged the child stay with a young elf family on the out skirts of Rivendell. Estel wasn't too sure about this, but Elrohir was out on a favor for Elrond, Elladan would be going to Mirkwood in a couple days, and Elrond was heading to Lothlorien for two or three weeks to be with Arwen. So Elladan would go to Mirkwood, get this treaty with the King and a few of his fellow members signed, come back and pick up Estel on the way home.
"Yes, well, just make sure he's on his best behavior," Elrond stated.
"I'm sure he'll be fine, now would you go, I'm sure Arwen is dying to see you," Elladan said smiling.
"All right, I'll see you soon son, be careful," with that Elrond mounted his horse and rode out. Leaving Elladan to shake his head in awe. With a gentle sigh he grabbed his own bag and began to pack it. He would leave tomorrow at first dawn. Where he would stop to check on his youngest brother, then head off to Mirkwood for a week.
"Glrofindel, would you care to join me for dinner?" The elder elf smiled and nodded softly.
"Ta nae seasamin," Glrofindel responded with a smile Elladan smiled.
Morning came all too quick for the young elf, as he loaded up his horse and quickly mounted it. However, it was but a few minutes from the house, where Estel was staying with a well known family, when Elladan spotted the seven year racing towards him on a pony. Jumping off his own horse Elladan held up his hands, and quickly calmed the horse that was breathing so hard. He looked up at Estel only to have the human dive on him a moment later sobbing.
"What is wrong? Sut naa lee seldo?" Inquired Elladan gently as he placed his hands on the child's ribs.
"Seas avá carin nin auta! Inyë Selma ná manë, Inyë vanda!" Sobbed the child, not even knowing he was speaking it all in elfish. Seeing as that would be the only way to get through to the young child he sighed.
"Ma ye ta le quentë, tithen pen?" Elladan inquired as he continued to hold the child close.
"I...I heard it all, I wasn't meant to hear it, but they talked so loud, and...and," Elladan put a finger to the child's lips and smiled.
"Take a deep breath tithen pen, I'm not going to make you go anywhere, except perhaps with me."
"He said I was worthless, I shouldn't be raised by elves because I was human! She called me an Edain!" He cried harder.
"All right, come on, let's go talk with them, and then you are coming with me to Mirkwood. Come," with love he sat his little brother up on the horse then mounted behind him.
"I didn't mean to hear it all, but they were talking so loud, and...and, am I a pain to Ada?"
"No Estel, you are a joy to Adar, a pure joy. You are his son, trust me, Elrohir and I argue all the time that he loves you more than he loves us, although we know it is not the truth."
"Why would he say such a thing?"
"Estel, who all was involved in this conversation?"
"Cohan and Anin, they both said I was..." his eyes started to tear again and Elladan sighed, pulling his small brother closer.
"Whatever they said was a lie young one," he stopped the horses in front of the blessed house, and dismounted. Reaching up he lifted Estel from the saddle, and situated him on his hip, knowing that Estel would feel ten times safer in the arms of his brother right now.
~*~
"You're all out of your mind," stated Cohan the elder elf. Elladan sighed rolling his eyes. If there was one elf Elladan did not like to get a lecture from, more than his father, it was Cohan. Who seemed to think he ruled the whole damn middle earth.
"Well perhaps I am, but the basic fact is I cannot leave Estel here right now. He wouldn't feel right about it, and neither would I."
"Your father should have given him up when he had the chance."
"Maybe so, however, Ada doesn't regret his choice, and neither do we. Now, I will be going," he stated as he noticed Estel coming out holding a bag of clothes, and Anin following him with a small bundle of what looked to be food.
"We're sorry Elladan, and good luck," Elladan sighed and looked down at his young brother, deciding perhaps he was a fool for doing this.
"Thank you, have a good evening. Come Estel," Elladan led the child out into the front yard.
"Can't I ride El?" Estel said referring to his pony, which he had named after his two brothers and father.
"No, not this time. It's a long ride little one, it will take at least two days to get there."
"Where will I sleep?"
"With me, I don't have any blankets for you," they rode in silence for the next several hours, until Elladan finally pulled on the reins, stopping his beautiful horse and hopping down.
"Come little one, I shall teach you fishing and cooking," Elladan said smiling. Estel smiled softly and followed his brother as they found two sticks and soon sat at the edge of the small stream.
"'Dan, who taught you to fish?"
"Ada, he taught Ro and me when we were just about your age. Then we taught Arwen when she was about four. Ada wasn't too thrilled with us for that one."
"Why?"
"Well, because Ada doesn't think a four year old should be around water at that age. It's too dangerous. Arwen had this habit of disappearing from sight sometimes. We got spanked for that little escapade. Although I think Ada did it more out of fear than anger. He was worried about his little girl."
"Tell me more stories 'Dan."
"Well, let's see, there was the time Amme, 'Ro Arwen and me decided to go on a picnic for the day. Ada was in Mirkwood working on something, and got back early. Unable to find us anywhere he started getting really angry. Just as we walked in he ran right into me. It was pretty funny, my head broke his nose. Course Amme said he deserved it for being so worried."
"Ada gets scared?"
"Oh yes, of course. Most adults do young one. We just show it less than children do. I happen to know that Ada was afraid of the dark just like you when he was little."
"Really!?"
"Sure was, Amme told me one time."
"I wish I could have met Amme," whispered Estel.
"You have little one, remember. You just met her in a different way. She's still the same person."
"She told me my path was hidden from me...What did she mean?"
"Well, I imagine she meant that at the time being you don't know what you are meant to do yet, however you will find out someday."
"I wanna be a king just like Ada!" Estel said smiling. Elladan smiled softly, in his heart he knew when Estel found out about his destiny he would not feel the same way.
"Well, we shall see what will become of you when you grow, however, until then, you must rest, come young one," with a soft smile, Elladan reeled in the last fish and lifted them and his brother up.
Ta nae seasamin-it would be my pleasure
Sut naa lee seldom- are you all right child
Sease avá carin nin auta!-Please don't make me go
Inyë Selma ná mane, inyë vandal-I'll be good I promise
Ma ye ta le quentë-What is it you speak/say of
Amme-mom or mommy
Tithen pen- little one
By Stephanie L.
Summary: Elladan is sent to Mirkwood to do something for their father and Rivendell while Elrond remains in Lothlorien with Arwen for some time with her. Meanwhile Elrohir is also busy with some work for their father. However, after a disaster at a friends house, Elladan is forced to take Estel with him. Things go from bad to worse when a really mean elf kidnaps the child in revenge.
Disclaimer: Don't own them, wish I did, but I do not. I simply barrow them for an extended amount of time, then eventually return them. If you have not noticed yet a song or poem will begin each story from this series "Before he was King" So please sit back relax and enjoy. This poem is actually mine.
Rating: PG (PG-13 for one chapter)
Note: I recently really took a liking to Lord of the Rings and started reading the fan fiction, when I happened to stumble upon a whole site dedicated to my two favorite characters. So I began to read, and soon I was lead to believe what Cassie and Sio said about Aragorn's mother dying when his father died. Well correct or not, I completely support this theory, simply because..I can. This is my first Lord of the Rings story. Notice how I say Lord of the Rings, not first story ever. I am a seasoned writer sort of, so please enjoy the story.
Feedback: Yes! Please keep it constructive,
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Protector-- Stephanie L.
Brought into a land of uncertainty And fear, he was taught the way We knew, and perhaps not always The right way.
I watched him grow and become A young man, my love for him Grew larger through time. If only I could protect him from all that Is bad in our world.
One day he will be a man, and I Will not be there to save him, he Will face death and danger in time And I cannot comfort him.
If I could save him from the pain And torment I would, if I could Hide him from the truth, I would. A man destined to be a king, and I still see him as our prince.
If I could hold you one last time Before you hit the real world, I Would. You would not allow it, But my heart longs to tell you What a miracle you have been to Me.
If I could save you from the pain And torment I would, if I could hide You from the truth to tear you down I would, If I could keep you as our Prince forever, I would.
~A Request~
"And would you check on your brother on you way there?" Requested Lord Elrond as he packed the last of his things and looked at his eldest son.
"Of course Ada, Estel will be fine," Elladan said smiling. They had arranged the child stay with a young elf family on the out skirts of Rivendell. Estel wasn't too sure about this, but Elrohir was out on a favor for Elrond, Elladan would be going to Mirkwood in a couple days, and Elrond was heading to Lothlorien for two or three weeks to be with Arwen. So Elladan would go to Mirkwood, get this treaty with the King and a few of his fellow members signed, come back and pick up Estel on the way home.
"Yes, well, just make sure he's on his best behavior," Elrond stated.
"I'm sure he'll be fine, now would you go, I'm sure Arwen is dying to see you," Elladan said smiling.
"All right, I'll see you soon son, be careful," with that Elrond mounted his horse and rode out. Leaving Elladan to shake his head in awe. With a gentle sigh he grabbed his own bag and began to pack it. He would leave tomorrow at first dawn. Where he would stop to check on his youngest brother, then head off to Mirkwood for a week.
"Glrofindel, would you care to join me for dinner?" The elder elf smiled and nodded softly.
"Ta nae seasamin," Glrofindel responded with a smile Elladan smiled.
Morning came all too quick for the young elf, as he loaded up his horse and quickly mounted it. However, it was but a few minutes from the house, where Estel was staying with a well known family, when Elladan spotted the seven year racing towards him on a pony. Jumping off his own horse Elladan held up his hands, and quickly calmed the horse that was breathing so hard. He looked up at Estel only to have the human dive on him a moment later sobbing.
"What is wrong? Sut naa lee seldo?" Inquired Elladan gently as he placed his hands on the child's ribs.
"Seas avá carin nin auta! Inyë Selma ná manë, Inyë vanda!" Sobbed the child, not even knowing he was speaking it all in elfish. Seeing as that would be the only way to get through to the young child he sighed.
"Ma ye ta le quentë, tithen pen?" Elladan inquired as he continued to hold the child close.
"I...I heard it all, I wasn't meant to hear it, but they talked so loud, and...and," Elladan put a finger to the child's lips and smiled.
"Take a deep breath tithen pen, I'm not going to make you go anywhere, except perhaps with me."
"He said I was worthless, I shouldn't be raised by elves because I was human! She called me an Edain!" He cried harder.
"All right, come on, let's go talk with them, and then you are coming with me to Mirkwood. Come," with love he sat his little brother up on the horse then mounted behind him.
"I didn't mean to hear it all, but they were talking so loud, and...and, am I a pain to Ada?"
"No Estel, you are a joy to Adar, a pure joy. You are his son, trust me, Elrohir and I argue all the time that he loves you more than he loves us, although we know it is not the truth."
"Why would he say such a thing?"
"Estel, who all was involved in this conversation?"
"Cohan and Anin, they both said I was..." his eyes started to tear again and Elladan sighed, pulling his small brother closer.
"Whatever they said was a lie young one," he stopped the horses in front of the blessed house, and dismounted. Reaching up he lifted Estel from the saddle, and situated him on his hip, knowing that Estel would feel ten times safer in the arms of his brother right now.
~*~
"You're all out of your mind," stated Cohan the elder elf. Elladan sighed rolling his eyes. If there was one elf Elladan did not like to get a lecture from, more than his father, it was Cohan. Who seemed to think he ruled the whole damn middle earth.
"Well perhaps I am, but the basic fact is I cannot leave Estel here right now. He wouldn't feel right about it, and neither would I."
"Your father should have given him up when he had the chance."
"Maybe so, however, Ada doesn't regret his choice, and neither do we. Now, I will be going," he stated as he noticed Estel coming out holding a bag of clothes, and Anin following him with a small bundle of what looked to be food.
"We're sorry Elladan, and good luck," Elladan sighed and looked down at his young brother, deciding perhaps he was a fool for doing this.
"Thank you, have a good evening. Come Estel," Elladan led the child out into the front yard.
"Can't I ride El?" Estel said referring to his pony, which he had named after his two brothers and father.
"No, not this time. It's a long ride little one, it will take at least two days to get there."
"Where will I sleep?"
"With me, I don't have any blankets for you," they rode in silence for the next several hours, until Elladan finally pulled on the reins, stopping his beautiful horse and hopping down.
"Come little one, I shall teach you fishing and cooking," Elladan said smiling. Estel smiled softly and followed his brother as they found two sticks and soon sat at the edge of the small stream.
"'Dan, who taught you to fish?"
"Ada, he taught Ro and me when we were just about your age. Then we taught Arwen when she was about four. Ada wasn't too thrilled with us for that one."
"Why?"
"Well, because Ada doesn't think a four year old should be around water at that age. It's too dangerous. Arwen had this habit of disappearing from sight sometimes. We got spanked for that little escapade. Although I think Ada did it more out of fear than anger. He was worried about his little girl."
"Tell me more stories 'Dan."
"Well, let's see, there was the time Amme, 'Ro Arwen and me decided to go on a picnic for the day. Ada was in Mirkwood working on something, and got back early. Unable to find us anywhere he started getting really angry. Just as we walked in he ran right into me. It was pretty funny, my head broke his nose. Course Amme said he deserved it for being so worried."
"Ada gets scared?"
"Oh yes, of course. Most adults do young one. We just show it less than children do. I happen to know that Ada was afraid of the dark just like you when he was little."
"Really!?"
"Sure was, Amme told me one time."
"I wish I could have met Amme," whispered Estel.
"You have little one, remember. You just met her in a different way. She's still the same person."
"She told me my path was hidden from me...What did she mean?"
"Well, I imagine she meant that at the time being you don't know what you are meant to do yet, however you will find out someday."
"I wanna be a king just like Ada!" Estel said smiling. Elladan smiled softly, in his heart he knew when Estel found out about his destiny he would not feel the same way.
"Well, we shall see what will become of you when you grow, however, until then, you must rest, come young one," with a soft smile, Elladan reeled in the last fish and lifted them and his brother up.
Ta nae seasamin-it would be my pleasure
Sut naa lee seldom- are you all right child
Sease avá carin nin auta!-Please don't make me go
Inyë Selma ná mane, inyë vandal-I'll be good I promise
Ma ye ta le quentë-What is it you speak/say of
Amme-mom or mommy
Tithen pen- little one
