Elrond watched as Elladan walked across the room and dropped the book in
his brother's lap. Elrohir pushed the book off.
"I don't want to read right now."
Elladan stuck his tongue out at his twin.
"Fine. I'll ask Father."
Elladan took the book and hopped up onto Elrond's lap. Elrond laughed and opened the book. He began reading as Elladan leaned against him. He glanced at his brother and stuck his tongue out again.
Elrohir walked over to his brother and poked him.
"Ouch! Father, he poked me!" Elladan shrieked.
"Boys, settle down!" It was not Elrond who scolded them. Celebrian walked into the room, arms crossed. "What have I told you about fighting?"
Elladan and Elrohir looked at their mother. "Sorry." they said in unison.
She smiled. "It's all right." Elrohir smiled at Elladan. The boys were still quite young, prone to raucous play.
She sat beside her husband, who touched her arm affectionately. She lay her head on his shoulder and watched as Elladan and Elrohir read from one of their father's books. At once, they both began to giggle.
"What's funny?" Elrond asked.
Elrohir looked at his father and gleefully read the passage from the book.
"Counsel was held here in Imladris today. There I met Celebrian, the daughter of Master Celeborn and Lady Galadriel. She is beautiful, like a small flower caught in the first golden tints of morning sun, that still clings to the inelastic drops of evening's dew."
By now, Elladan and Elrohir were laughing uncontollably. Celebrian suppressed a tempting giggle. Elrond blushed.
"But it's true." Elrond said.
Celebrian smiled serenely and took his hand in hers. Elladan closed the book, still laughing
"I don't want to read right now."
Elladan stuck his tongue out at his twin.
"Fine. I'll ask Father."
Elladan took the book and hopped up onto Elrond's lap. Elrond laughed and opened the book. He began reading as Elladan leaned against him. He glanced at his brother and stuck his tongue out again.
Elrohir walked over to his brother and poked him.
"Ouch! Father, he poked me!" Elladan shrieked.
"Boys, settle down!" It was not Elrond who scolded them. Celebrian walked into the room, arms crossed. "What have I told you about fighting?"
Elladan and Elrohir looked at their mother. "Sorry." they said in unison.
She smiled. "It's all right." Elrohir smiled at Elladan. The boys were still quite young, prone to raucous play.
She sat beside her husband, who touched her arm affectionately. She lay her head on his shoulder and watched as Elladan and Elrohir read from one of their father's books. At once, they both began to giggle.
"What's funny?" Elrond asked.
Elrohir looked at his father and gleefully read the passage from the book.
"Counsel was held here in Imladris today. There I met Celebrian, the daughter of Master Celeborn and Lady Galadriel. She is beautiful, like a small flower caught in the first golden tints of morning sun, that still clings to the inelastic drops of evening's dew."
By now, Elladan and Elrohir were laughing uncontollably. Celebrian suppressed a tempting giggle. Elrond blushed.
"But it's true." Elrond said.
Celebrian smiled serenely and took his hand in hers. Elladan closed the book, still laughing
