This chapter is dedicated to my great friend, Kendra, who moved today.
A/n: sorry for any spelling mistakes. (I know Valandil's a human, but on
fanfiction anything can happen. Actually to tell you the truth I didn't
know until my dad told me!)
"WHAT!" she screamed.
Alandiel was shocked. She couldn't believe her best friend was dead.
(It can't be true!)
"Who did it?" she asked angrily, hatred burning in her eyes.
"We don't know. We are trying very hard to find out," Thranduil sighed, trying as best he could not to break down himself.
All of a sudden there was a knock at the door. They all jumped in surprise at the noise. Thranduil stared at the door, thinking it was the killers back to murder him. Alandriel was ready to jump up to fight herself if necessary. Blainieal opened it and started to talk to someone, but Alandriel couldn't see who. She stepped back and the two elves she had saved were standing in the door. They had obviously freshened up. One was wearing an emerald colored tunic with a gold trim. The other was wearing a light blue tunic with a silver trim. They came strolling in with a small rectangular box.
"Are we interrupting?" one asked politely.
"No, come in," Thranduil answered.
"We won't stay an. We just want to thank you," the other told them. (an- long)
"You're very welcome. It's not like I was going to let you get killed by yrchs!" she exclaimed, "What are your names anyway?"
"My name is Eelie and this is my twin brother, Nionem," the taller one explained.
"Nice to meet you! I'm Alandriel," Alandriel smiled, "How's your leg?"
"It's feeling much better," Eelie smiled.
"Wonderful, how about you?" she asked Nionem.
"I'm feeling great!" he replied, "We have something for you."
He reached over and grabbed the box he had set down on a table near the bed and handed it to her. Alandriel opened the box and saw an extremely lovely silver necklace with rubies, emeralds, and sapphires all along the sides and in the middle was a gorgeous, big crystal that was twisted and curved in beautiful designs. There was also a matching bracelet and matching earrings. Her mouth dropped open, awestricken, as she stared at the gift.
"Oh, Elbereth!!!" she exclaimed, "This anna is way too much!" (anna- gift)
"Of course not! You saved our lives! If you weren't there we wouldn't be standing here!" they told her.
Eelie went up to Alandriel and carefully put the necklace on her. Then Nionem went up and put on the bracelet and then, very carefully, put the earrings on her. When they had put the jewelry on they handed her a mirror and stepped back. Alandriel stared in the mirror and softly caressed the beautiful necklace.
"It's gorgeous!" she breathed, exasperated.
"We're glad you like it!" Nionem laughed, "It looks great on you!"
"It does look fantastic!" Thranduil complimented, "If you boys don't mind, though, I would like to speak with Alandriel alone."
"Of course not," Eelie assured.
The boys said goodbye to Alandiel and then to Thranduil and Blainieal. After that they strode out the door. Alandriel was still grinning at the mirror.
"Since you were close to my wife, you wouldn't mind helping me take care of Legolas for a while each day, would you?" Thranduil asked, "It's kind of hard taking care of him alone with work and all."
"Of course I'll do it!" she replied, looking up at him.
"Thank you so much!" Thranduil sighed in relief.
"When can I see him?" she asked.
"As long as you're feeling all right, you can go any time you want," Blainieal told her.
"I would like to go see him now, please," she announced.
So Thranduil helped her off the bed and Blainieal handed her a lovely velvet maroon dress that went down to her feet and had gold trim. She slipped it on and found that it went very well with her jewelry. Once she was fully dressed they headed down towards Legolas's room. Alandriel still had a limp so Thranduil and Blainieal had to help her a bit. When they got there Thranduil opened the door. He went over and picked up Legolas.
"Are you up to visitors?" he asked.
The one month old baby made a short "hmm" noise. Thranduil smiled and Blainieal and Alandriel came inside. Thranduil did a little dance around the room and Legolas laughed.
"How's my boy?" Thranduil asked, flying Legolas in the air.
Legolas giggled and laughed. When he saw the visitors he stared and then reached out to grab them. They were too far away so Legolas only grabbed air. He giggled some more and Thranduil laughed at his son's antics as he brought him towards Alandriel and Blainieal.
"Do you want to hold him?" Thranduil asked Alandriel.
"Sure, I'd love to!" she answered.
Thranduil carefully handed Legolas to Alandriel. Legolas stared at her with curious eyes. Then Legolas touched Alandriel's face.
"Hello! You're such a cute baby!" she cooed.
Legolas looked at his dad and then back at Alandriel. Then he looked at Blainieal.
"Oo!" he went and everyone laughed.
Thranduil then took Legolas and went to get his bottle. Once he got the bottle, he filled it up with milk and sat down.
Thranduil let Legolas drink the milk. As Legolas was looking at everyone he all of a sudden went limp.
"Legolas!" Thranduil shrieked.
Blainieal rushed over and took Legolas. She then rushed towards the healing chambers and got to work on trying to heal him. Thranduil quickly put the milk on the chair and followed. Once there he paced back and forth outside the door. Alandriel sat down a on a chair near him, staring at the floor in shock.
"WHAT!" she screamed.
Alandiel was shocked. She couldn't believe her best friend was dead.
(It can't be true!)
"Who did it?" she asked angrily, hatred burning in her eyes.
"We don't know. We are trying very hard to find out," Thranduil sighed, trying as best he could not to break down himself.
All of a sudden there was a knock at the door. They all jumped in surprise at the noise. Thranduil stared at the door, thinking it was the killers back to murder him. Alandriel was ready to jump up to fight herself if necessary. Blainieal opened it and started to talk to someone, but Alandriel couldn't see who. She stepped back and the two elves she had saved were standing in the door. They had obviously freshened up. One was wearing an emerald colored tunic with a gold trim. The other was wearing a light blue tunic with a silver trim. They came strolling in with a small rectangular box.
"Are we interrupting?" one asked politely.
"No, come in," Thranduil answered.
"We won't stay an. We just want to thank you," the other told them. (an- long)
"You're very welcome. It's not like I was going to let you get killed by yrchs!" she exclaimed, "What are your names anyway?"
"My name is Eelie and this is my twin brother, Nionem," the taller one explained.
"Nice to meet you! I'm Alandriel," Alandriel smiled, "How's your leg?"
"It's feeling much better," Eelie smiled.
"Wonderful, how about you?" she asked Nionem.
"I'm feeling great!" he replied, "We have something for you."
He reached over and grabbed the box he had set down on a table near the bed and handed it to her. Alandriel opened the box and saw an extremely lovely silver necklace with rubies, emeralds, and sapphires all along the sides and in the middle was a gorgeous, big crystal that was twisted and curved in beautiful designs. There was also a matching bracelet and matching earrings. Her mouth dropped open, awestricken, as she stared at the gift.
"Oh, Elbereth!!!" she exclaimed, "This anna is way too much!" (anna- gift)
"Of course not! You saved our lives! If you weren't there we wouldn't be standing here!" they told her.
Eelie went up to Alandriel and carefully put the necklace on her. Then Nionem went up and put on the bracelet and then, very carefully, put the earrings on her. When they had put the jewelry on they handed her a mirror and stepped back. Alandriel stared in the mirror and softly caressed the beautiful necklace.
"It's gorgeous!" she breathed, exasperated.
"We're glad you like it!" Nionem laughed, "It looks great on you!"
"It does look fantastic!" Thranduil complimented, "If you boys don't mind, though, I would like to speak with Alandriel alone."
"Of course not," Eelie assured.
The boys said goodbye to Alandiel and then to Thranduil and Blainieal. After that they strode out the door. Alandriel was still grinning at the mirror.
"Since you were close to my wife, you wouldn't mind helping me take care of Legolas for a while each day, would you?" Thranduil asked, "It's kind of hard taking care of him alone with work and all."
"Of course I'll do it!" she replied, looking up at him.
"Thank you so much!" Thranduil sighed in relief.
"When can I see him?" she asked.
"As long as you're feeling all right, you can go any time you want," Blainieal told her.
"I would like to go see him now, please," she announced.
So Thranduil helped her off the bed and Blainieal handed her a lovely velvet maroon dress that went down to her feet and had gold trim. She slipped it on and found that it went very well with her jewelry. Once she was fully dressed they headed down towards Legolas's room. Alandriel still had a limp so Thranduil and Blainieal had to help her a bit. When they got there Thranduil opened the door. He went over and picked up Legolas.
"Are you up to visitors?" he asked.
The one month old baby made a short "hmm" noise. Thranduil smiled and Blainieal and Alandriel came inside. Thranduil did a little dance around the room and Legolas laughed.
"How's my boy?" Thranduil asked, flying Legolas in the air.
Legolas giggled and laughed. When he saw the visitors he stared and then reached out to grab them. They were too far away so Legolas only grabbed air. He giggled some more and Thranduil laughed at his son's antics as he brought him towards Alandriel and Blainieal.
"Do you want to hold him?" Thranduil asked Alandriel.
"Sure, I'd love to!" she answered.
Thranduil carefully handed Legolas to Alandriel. Legolas stared at her with curious eyes. Then Legolas touched Alandriel's face.
"Hello! You're such a cute baby!" she cooed.
Legolas looked at his dad and then back at Alandriel. Then he looked at Blainieal.
"Oo!" he went and everyone laughed.
Thranduil then took Legolas and went to get his bottle. Once he got the bottle, he filled it up with milk and sat down.
Thranduil let Legolas drink the milk. As Legolas was looking at everyone he all of a sudden went limp.
"Legolas!" Thranduil shrieked.
Blainieal rushed over and took Legolas. She then rushed towards the healing chambers and got to work on trying to heal him. Thranduil quickly put the milk on the chair and followed. Once there he paced back and forth outside the door. Alandriel sat down a on a chair near him, staring at the floor in shock.