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1)Seelenspiel: Am I? Lol. Thanks.
2)MusumeMarron: Thanks. You're addicted? Well, so am I with some stories of Legolas/Aragorn slash. I simply love them both paired up.
3)uNoeWho: Hell, I didn't know you were such a big Legolas fan.
4)steph: I never mind you correcting, dear. Anyway, hope band was nice for you today or and continue being such a nice *royal* reviewer.
5)Naitriab: I think my story is a bit too slow. Sigh, Aragorn only finds Legolas now. But never mind, I shall make it longer.
6)Meadowsweet1363: I simply love saying this "Now that I've updated, you should do your part by R&R"
7)gundam-heavyarms-1: Nice nickname you've got. Thanks for your review.
8)hidden-sorrow: Thanks for that compliment.
9)lalala: Thanks. Now you must review since I've updated.
10)x-shadowcat: Yup, the young Aragorn is sweet and cute. I like Viggo Mortensen a lot. Do you?
11)The Evil Cup Of Tea: Hey, I'm no a meanie!!!
12)Legolas19: Ok, I've done mine, your turn!!!
13)Forsaken^On3: I like your reasoning of contrasting. I like the difference also.
14)Regeane: Thanks for reviewing, I'll trust you to be a loyal reviewer, pretty please?
15)hersheyhugs: I'm not too sure about mpreg. I don't think so. But thanks for your review. Who knows I might write one in the future.
16)quantuminferno: That's one difficult nickname *faints from exhaustion of trying to pronounce it* Yeah, I made it such that our handsome guy Aragorn saves the day.
17)Yami Meji no Minaraikou: I think it'll end in around three or four more chapters. Stay tuned and thanks for reviewing!
18)Silvertoekee: Glad you liked the young Aragorn. What do you think of the story-telling part then?
19)MistressSerenity: Thanks. Your nickname reminds me of someone I know though.
20)no1cantameme: Yep, maybe if things added a bit of sex it would be interesting but if my mum catches me writing something like that, I think I shall be killed.
21)Cerasi: Hmm, thanks!
22) FantasiCat: Hey that's a threat. *sobs in fear*
23) Rock-Howard-17: 17 because I'm setting a goal. Would you rather I increased it to 20? Lol.
24)kairi: Thanks.
25)attirb: Thanks for calling it a sweet story.
26)Lady Darkness13: Gee, if you could give me 90 billion, I'd update every hour instead of weekly.
27) VaniaHepskins: Yeah, must note to yourself to read and review!!!
28)Sillie: Thanks!
29)Christul: Me too, I love little Estel.
30)Yamitano: Thanks. You rock too!
31)ShadowSpirits: Thanks lol. Hope it really is as easy as it sounds,
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I feel like a song without the words
A man without a soul
A bird without its wings
A heart without a home
I feel like a knight without a sword
The sky without the sun
Cos you are the one
I feel like a ship beneath the waves
A child that lost its way
A door without a key
A face without a name
I feel like a breath without the air
And every day's the same
Since you've gone away
I gotta have a reason to wake up in the morning
You used to be the one that put a smile on my face
There are no words that could describe how I miss you
And I miss you everyday
They tell me that a man can lose his mind
Living in the pain
The call in times gone by
The crying in the rain
You know I've wasted half the time
And I'm on my knees again
'till you come to me
I wish I never had paused when I saw you all horrified, we could both have understood the situation better before you fled. I thought I was making life easier for you when I did not insist on pressing on the matter, but now I know it was wrong. I should have confronted you straight out, at least we could both have sorted things out.
I just hope. I hope that it is not too late for me to tell you:
Le melin, Legolas.
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6 hours later
Legolas knew he was in a delirious state. He was beginning to see and feel things that did not exist presently. He was sure that the soft locks of dark hair, trademark of the race of kings, were just a vision. He felt sure that the silky softness under his rain-drenched hands was just an illusion. But it felt so real.
So real.
In the past few hours, he had witnessed and felt the change in his body. The strength and vigor he had maintained for all his life so far were ebbing away, painfully slowly but surely. The pale hands that clutched the reins forcefully had slipped once or twice, there was no energy left in him.
I am just a half-dead elf, Legolas bitterly smiled as his hands slipped again. In a few hours, I shall be dead.
Like the elves in the legends who had faded away, Legolas had been told of them before. They were elves like him, some of royal blood, who had somehow fallen in love with the mortal race, man, to be more specific and they had exiled themselves in their own horror and went to the mountains or shores to fade away.
Mankind. They held a mysterious attraction to the elves. Many elves had faded away, pinning for their mortal lovers, but not daring to admit their love. Why?
Because elves and mankind were impossible a match. Man would eventually die, Aragorn would die, but elves, would live forever.
Just like us, Legolas muttered wearily, feeling delirium take control of him once more.
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FLASHBACK
'Estel, Ada needs you in bed now, I have words for the visitors,' Elrond looked pointedly at his youngest son, the adopted one. Estel had been refusing to climb off Legolas' lap and the young elf was looking slightly embarrassed and startled with every movement of the human child.
Legolas watched with slight interest as the human screwed up his small little face, making the features crumpled and then stubbornly say, 'No,'
'Estel, you are making things difficult for Prince Legolas, I'm sure he would dearly like to spank you now - which I'm going to do right now if you don't get off his lap,' Elrond raised his voice slightly to a dangerous tone that the child recognised but was unwilling to obey.
'No - please, Ada, don't,' Legolas could feel the blunt fingernails of the child as the hands clutched his shirt tighter and refused to let go.
'I'm afraid I spoil this son of mine too much, Legolas,' Elrond said grimly as he got up, not willing to tolerate any misbehavior from the child, and made his way over to where Legolas sat, Estel clinging on tightly to him.
Firmly, Elrond prised the young human from Legolas, making Legolas sigh slightly in relief for he had been completely ignorant of what to do with the clingy child but also apprehensive for he saw the tears that gathered in the green eyes.
'No, no, no - no bed for Estel,' Estel began screaming, making Glorfindel wince slightly at the racket the child was producing and Legolas back away slightly, not knowing how to handle a crying human child. Elrond however was quite insistent and unyieldingly picked Estel up, and then put the child on the table, and then spanking the boy.
'Er - Lord Elrond, are you sure he'll survive?' Legolas hated to question the older elf but he had to ask for judging by Estel's screams, the spanking was quite strong.
'Oh yes, he will, now will you go back to bed?' Elrond had stopped the spanking and lifted the child off the table, frowning when he saw the child's face scrunch up in a persistent "no".
Legolas could only watch helplessly as Estel ran back to him, clutching him tightly, all the while whimpering, 'Please, Prince Legolas, I don't want to leave you,'
As Elrond advanced upon the child, slight amusement mingled with anger on his face, Legolas quickly made up his mind, looking at the sniffling little child and then the angry guardian, he got up, holding the boy and then said, 'I don't mind taking him to his room - maybe he'll be satisfied and get quiet,'
Looking at his adopted son, and wondering why on earth was the child acting all clingy and adoring towards the Mirkwood prince, Elrond nodded slightly, shrugging slightly to Glorfindel when his son was out of sight.
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Aragorn focused on the path his horse was cutting. The branches were unbending, making him even more determined to find Legolas. He was beginning to feel a slight pain his heart.
He had just seen something from Legolas' and his own memory, something buried for decades. And he knew what happened next.
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'Will you tell me a story, Prince Legolas?' Were all human children so manipulative? Legolas silently asked as he looked straight into the eyes of the child who was currently quite inexpertly wrapped up like some injured soldier in blankets - Legolas had no idea how to tuck a child into bed and settled for a vague resemblance to what he remembered his mother had done.
'If you want,' Legolas was quite willing to if the child wanted and he lightly sat on the bed, one gentle hand moving to pull the blanket tighter around the child, watching Estel use a handkerchief to dry the tear stains on his face.
'Yes,'
'Ah well, I shall tell you of a story then - what sort of stories do you like? Orcs? Elf maidens? I could tell you the story of Luthien and Beren if you like,' Legolas offered.
'No - Prince Legolas, can two males fall in love?'
Legolas was genuinely amazed by the fact that Estel never seemed to fail to surprise.
'I suppose it's possible - in fact, yes, why?' Legolas thought of him and Haldir five centuries ago.
'Could you tell me a story of that?'
'Oh well, in the years when your Ada was only quite young, about two thousand years ago, there were two elves - '
Legolas was being interrupted.
'Why can't it be a man and an elf?' Estel asked much to Legolas' surprise.
'But why would you want such a story?' Legolas asked, cocking his head slightly in amusement and amazement. The child did not answer but continued to look at him pleadingly, one hand tentatively tugging at his sleeve.
'Alright, about one thousand years ago, there was this young human king, Ellendar - well he was quite handsome and fair as young kings go - and he was out hunting one day when he got caught in a snowstorm. Ah well, an elf found him, fair was the elf but alas, I do not remember his name. Ellendar fell in love with this fair elf and the same with the elf.
'But you do know that elves live forever while humans are destined to die. The elf knew that and so did Ellendar but they persisted in their love. But eventually, the elf could not take the fact that his love would die but not him and that he would live in sorrow forever, and as all tragedies end, he left young Ellendar.
'Well, Ellendar was sad, as all men are. He grew dispirited and slowly loosened his hold of his kingdom, rebels soon started forming groups to destroy them. In one battle, he died, his body was trampled by the mad horses as he fell from the knife of his own army captain.
'In Rivendell, where the young elf had been residing, he was pained upon hearing the news and he rushed to the battleground, but Ellendar had died and his body was currently being thrown into a pile of burning corpses. You know what the elf did?' Legolas questioned the child, seeing the green eyes burning with curiosity.
'He killed the enemy?'
Legolas sadly shook his head.
'Nay, child, the elf broke past the enemies' defenses and cast himself into the fire, clutching hold of Ellendar as the fire consumed them both, reducing them to a pile of ashes,'
There was silence for a long time. Legolas concernedly looked at the child.
'What do you think of it, Estel?' Legolas softly asked, aware that his own eyes were full of tears but he held them back fiercely.
'The elf shouldn't have done that, he thought they could forget each other but the love of elves and men are too sacred to be forgotten. It was impossible to have done so. If I am destined to be with a male elf, I would not be like Ellendar and the elf. I would love the elf,'
The way Estel talked about the future made Legolas softly ask, 'Do you have a male elf you like?'
Estel only nodded and refused to speak until he made Legolas promise not to laugh but by then, Legolas already knew.
'You,'
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PRESENT
Legolas was sliding in and out of consciousness, he had stopped, unable to continue riding without ensuring that he would not fall off a cliff or conveniently bump into a bunch of orcs.
He now lay sprawled on the forest bed, unable to pull himself up. He looked at the scenery around him - so serene so beautiful. The golden leaves which decorated the ground seemed to calm him slightly as he closed his eyes, feeling himself fade.
He mentally counted the minutes that passed, occasionally sliding into a dream, but after a while, what was that he heard?
Clip. Clip. Clip.
The sound of a horse on leaves.
Legolas struggled to open his eyes but he only managed to make out a black figure and he helplessly collapsed in his feeble attempt to get up to fight. He shut his eyes as he fell back onto the ground, expecting a knife to pierce through him any moment as he felt the figure approach.
'I will not let us end up like Ellendar and the elf you spoke of, Legolas. I don't care what means I take but I shall save you and take you as my lover,' Legolas heard a familiar rough voice say as he was lifted up from the forest and then everything went black for him.
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YAY! Another chapter done. Here comes the dashing king on a white horse to save his prince in distress - lol. I think I'm too hyper today. School bloody sucks, I hate it, I barely had a chance to stretch my legs today. I feel so cramped up.
REVIEW
If I don't get 17 reviews, I shall not update.
P.S: The lyrics were gotten from Daniel Bedingfield's "Never Gonna Leave Your Side" but I deleted some irrelevant choruses. The elvish name Ellendar was an invented name.
Replies:
1)Seelenspiel: Am I? Lol. Thanks.
2)MusumeMarron: Thanks. You're addicted? Well, so am I with some stories of Legolas/Aragorn slash. I simply love them both paired up.
3)uNoeWho: Hell, I didn't know you were such a big Legolas fan.
4)steph: I never mind you correcting, dear. Anyway, hope band was nice for you today or and continue being such a nice *royal* reviewer.
5)Naitriab: I think my story is a bit too slow. Sigh, Aragorn only finds Legolas now. But never mind, I shall make it longer.
6)Meadowsweet1363: I simply love saying this "Now that I've updated, you should do your part by R&R"
7)gundam-heavyarms-1: Nice nickname you've got. Thanks for your review.
8)hidden-sorrow: Thanks for that compliment.
9)lalala: Thanks. Now you must review since I've updated.
10)x-shadowcat: Yup, the young Aragorn is sweet and cute. I like Viggo Mortensen a lot. Do you?
11)The Evil Cup Of Tea: Hey, I'm no a meanie!!!
12)Legolas19: Ok, I've done mine, your turn!!!
13)Forsaken^On3: I like your reasoning of contrasting. I like the difference also.
14)Regeane: Thanks for reviewing, I'll trust you to be a loyal reviewer, pretty please?
15)hersheyhugs: I'm not too sure about mpreg. I don't think so. But thanks for your review. Who knows I might write one in the future.
16)quantuminferno: That's one difficult nickname *faints from exhaustion of trying to pronounce it* Yeah, I made it such that our handsome guy Aragorn saves the day.
17)Yami Meji no Minaraikou: I think it'll end in around three or four more chapters. Stay tuned and thanks for reviewing!
18)Silvertoekee: Glad you liked the young Aragorn. What do you think of the story-telling part then?
19)MistressSerenity: Thanks. Your nickname reminds me of someone I know though.
20)no1cantameme: Yep, maybe if things added a bit of sex it would be interesting but if my mum catches me writing something like that, I think I shall be killed.
21)Cerasi: Hmm, thanks!
22) FantasiCat: Hey that's a threat. *sobs in fear*
23) Rock-Howard-17: 17 because I'm setting a goal. Would you rather I increased it to 20? Lol.
24)kairi: Thanks.
25)attirb: Thanks for calling it a sweet story.
26)Lady Darkness13: Gee, if you could give me 90 billion, I'd update every hour instead of weekly.
27) VaniaHepskins: Yeah, must note to yourself to read and review!!!
28)Sillie: Thanks!
29)Christul: Me too, I love little Estel.
30)Yamitano: Thanks. You rock too!
31)ShadowSpirits: Thanks lol. Hope it really is as easy as it sounds,
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I feel like a song without the words
A man without a soul
A bird without its wings
A heart without a home
I feel like a knight without a sword
The sky without the sun
Cos you are the one
I feel like a ship beneath the waves
A child that lost its way
A door without a key
A face without a name
I feel like a breath without the air
And every day's the same
Since you've gone away
I gotta have a reason to wake up in the morning
You used to be the one that put a smile on my face
There are no words that could describe how I miss you
And I miss you everyday
They tell me that a man can lose his mind
Living in the pain
The call in times gone by
The crying in the rain
You know I've wasted half the time
And I'm on my knees again
'till you come to me
I wish I never had paused when I saw you all horrified, we could both have understood the situation better before you fled. I thought I was making life easier for you when I did not insist on pressing on the matter, but now I know it was wrong. I should have confronted you straight out, at least we could both have sorted things out.
I just hope. I hope that it is not too late for me to tell you:
Le melin, Legolas.
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6 hours later
Legolas knew he was in a delirious state. He was beginning to see and feel things that did not exist presently. He was sure that the soft locks of dark hair, trademark of the race of kings, were just a vision. He felt sure that the silky softness under his rain-drenched hands was just an illusion. But it felt so real.
So real.
In the past few hours, he had witnessed and felt the change in his body. The strength and vigor he had maintained for all his life so far were ebbing away, painfully slowly but surely. The pale hands that clutched the reins forcefully had slipped once or twice, there was no energy left in him.
I am just a half-dead elf, Legolas bitterly smiled as his hands slipped again. In a few hours, I shall be dead.
Like the elves in the legends who had faded away, Legolas had been told of them before. They were elves like him, some of royal blood, who had somehow fallen in love with the mortal race, man, to be more specific and they had exiled themselves in their own horror and went to the mountains or shores to fade away.
Mankind. They held a mysterious attraction to the elves. Many elves had faded away, pinning for their mortal lovers, but not daring to admit their love. Why?
Because elves and mankind were impossible a match. Man would eventually die, Aragorn would die, but elves, would live forever.
Just like us, Legolas muttered wearily, feeling delirium take control of him once more.
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FLASHBACK
'Estel, Ada needs you in bed now, I have words for the visitors,' Elrond looked pointedly at his youngest son, the adopted one. Estel had been refusing to climb off Legolas' lap and the young elf was looking slightly embarrassed and startled with every movement of the human child.
Legolas watched with slight interest as the human screwed up his small little face, making the features crumpled and then stubbornly say, 'No,'
'Estel, you are making things difficult for Prince Legolas, I'm sure he would dearly like to spank you now - which I'm going to do right now if you don't get off his lap,' Elrond raised his voice slightly to a dangerous tone that the child recognised but was unwilling to obey.
'No - please, Ada, don't,' Legolas could feel the blunt fingernails of the child as the hands clutched his shirt tighter and refused to let go.
'I'm afraid I spoil this son of mine too much, Legolas,' Elrond said grimly as he got up, not willing to tolerate any misbehavior from the child, and made his way over to where Legolas sat, Estel clinging on tightly to him.
Firmly, Elrond prised the young human from Legolas, making Legolas sigh slightly in relief for he had been completely ignorant of what to do with the clingy child but also apprehensive for he saw the tears that gathered in the green eyes.
'No, no, no - no bed for Estel,' Estel began screaming, making Glorfindel wince slightly at the racket the child was producing and Legolas back away slightly, not knowing how to handle a crying human child. Elrond however was quite insistent and unyieldingly picked Estel up, and then put the child on the table, and then spanking the boy.
'Er - Lord Elrond, are you sure he'll survive?' Legolas hated to question the older elf but he had to ask for judging by Estel's screams, the spanking was quite strong.
'Oh yes, he will, now will you go back to bed?' Elrond had stopped the spanking and lifted the child off the table, frowning when he saw the child's face scrunch up in a persistent "no".
Legolas could only watch helplessly as Estel ran back to him, clutching him tightly, all the while whimpering, 'Please, Prince Legolas, I don't want to leave you,'
As Elrond advanced upon the child, slight amusement mingled with anger on his face, Legolas quickly made up his mind, looking at the sniffling little child and then the angry guardian, he got up, holding the boy and then said, 'I don't mind taking him to his room - maybe he'll be satisfied and get quiet,'
Looking at his adopted son, and wondering why on earth was the child acting all clingy and adoring towards the Mirkwood prince, Elrond nodded slightly, shrugging slightly to Glorfindel when his son was out of sight.
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Aragorn focused on the path his horse was cutting. The branches were unbending, making him even more determined to find Legolas. He was beginning to feel a slight pain his heart.
He had just seen something from Legolas' and his own memory, something buried for decades. And he knew what happened next.
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'Will you tell me a story, Prince Legolas?' Were all human children so manipulative? Legolas silently asked as he looked straight into the eyes of the child who was currently quite inexpertly wrapped up like some injured soldier in blankets - Legolas had no idea how to tuck a child into bed and settled for a vague resemblance to what he remembered his mother had done.
'If you want,' Legolas was quite willing to if the child wanted and he lightly sat on the bed, one gentle hand moving to pull the blanket tighter around the child, watching Estel use a handkerchief to dry the tear stains on his face.
'Yes,'
'Ah well, I shall tell you of a story then - what sort of stories do you like? Orcs? Elf maidens? I could tell you the story of Luthien and Beren if you like,' Legolas offered.
'No - Prince Legolas, can two males fall in love?'
Legolas was genuinely amazed by the fact that Estel never seemed to fail to surprise.
'I suppose it's possible - in fact, yes, why?' Legolas thought of him and Haldir five centuries ago.
'Could you tell me a story of that?'
'Oh well, in the years when your Ada was only quite young, about two thousand years ago, there were two elves - '
Legolas was being interrupted.
'Why can't it be a man and an elf?' Estel asked much to Legolas' surprise.
'But why would you want such a story?' Legolas asked, cocking his head slightly in amusement and amazement. The child did not answer but continued to look at him pleadingly, one hand tentatively tugging at his sleeve.
'Alright, about one thousand years ago, there was this young human king, Ellendar - well he was quite handsome and fair as young kings go - and he was out hunting one day when he got caught in a snowstorm. Ah well, an elf found him, fair was the elf but alas, I do not remember his name. Ellendar fell in love with this fair elf and the same with the elf.
'But you do know that elves live forever while humans are destined to die. The elf knew that and so did Ellendar but they persisted in their love. But eventually, the elf could not take the fact that his love would die but not him and that he would live in sorrow forever, and as all tragedies end, he left young Ellendar.
'Well, Ellendar was sad, as all men are. He grew dispirited and slowly loosened his hold of his kingdom, rebels soon started forming groups to destroy them. In one battle, he died, his body was trampled by the mad horses as he fell from the knife of his own army captain.
'In Rivendell, where the young elf had been residing, he was pained upon hearing the news and he rushed to the battleground, but Ellendar had died and his body was currently being thrown into a pile of burning corpses. You know what the elf did?' Legolas questioned the child, seeing the green eyes burning with curiosity.
'He killed the enemy?'
Legolas sadly shook his head.
'Nay, child, the elf broke past the enemies' defenses and cast himself into the fire, clutching hold of Ellendar as the fire consumed them both, reducing them to a pile of ashes,'
There was silence for a long time. Legolas concernedly looked at the child.
'What do you think of it, Estel?' Legolas softly asked, aware that his own eyes were full of tears but he held them back fiercely.
'The elf shouldn't have done that, he thought they could forget each other but the love of elves and men are too sacred to be forgotten. It was impossible to have done so. If I am destined to be with a male elf, I would not be like Ellendar and the elf. I would love the elf,'
The way Estel talked about the future made Legolas softly ask, 'Do you have a male elf you like?'
Estel only nodded and refused to speak until he made Legolas promise not to laugh but by then, Legolas already knew.
'You,'
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PRESENT
Legolas was sliding in and out of consciousness, he had stopped, unable to continue riding without ensuring that he would not fall off a cliff or conveniently bump into a bunch of orcs.
He now lay sprawled on the forest bed, unable to pull himself up. He looked at the scenery around him - so serene so beautiful. The golden leaves which decorated the ground seemed to calm him slightly as he closed his eyes, feeling himself fade.
He mentally counted the minutes that passed, occasionally sliding into a dream, but after a while, what was that he heard?
Clip. Clip. Clip.
The sound of a horse on leaves.
Legolas struggled to open his eyes but he only managed to make out a black figure and he helplessly collapsed in his feeble attempt to get up to fight. He shut his eyes as he fell back onto the ground, expecting a knife to pierce through him any moment as he felt the figure approach.
'I will not let us end up like Ellendar and the elf you spoke of, Legolas. I don't care what means I take but I shall save you and take you as my lover,' Legolas heard a familiar rough voice say as he was lifted up from the forest and then everything went black for him.
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YAY! Another chapter done. Here comes the dashing king on a white horse to save his prince in distress - lol. I think I'm too hyper today. School bloody sucks, I hate it, I barely had a chance to stretch my legs today. I feel so cramped up.
REVIEW
If I don't get 17 reviews, I shall not update.
P.S: The lyrics were gotten from Daniel Bedingfield's "Never Gonna Leave Your Side" but I deleted some irrelevant choruses. The elvish name Ellendar was an invented name.