Elladan sat on his father's meeting porch. Staring out thinking about past when the whole family was together. He remembered sitting on this very porch listening to his father lecture him and his brother for teasing their sister, and Arwen for pouring pig-slop on them afterwards. Elladan smiled. He could not help himself. It was hard not to remember how Arwen had taken all her father's lecturing and punishment without complaint (very lady-like) and then later pushed him in horse manure. It was the first time he had smiled since he had heard that the very same girl had been kidnapped by orcs.
Elladan sighed. I wonder where Aragorn is. He thought. He looked up at the sun. It was shining at about the ninth hour (two-o-clock). If he's not here in two hours I've got to go on with the search. Elladan thought.
He could feel something drawing near. He could not tell what it was though he was almost positive was not an elf. Oh help me some one please! Oh please help me! He could feel the thoughts of the other creature. Aragorn? What could be wrong? Elladan looked out on the fair land. What he saw with his keen elvish eyes made him leap out of his chair and fly down the steps. Whatever this creature was it had entered Rivendell.
"Elladan! Are you still here?!" Elladan smiled with relief. Aragorn was here at last.
"She was running into Rivendell when we found her." Elladan told Aragorn five minutes later. "We don't know where she came from or who she is. As soon as I came to her she just passed out. It appeared to be from weariness, but after I brought her here I found these." He pointed to the long recent welts running down her back. We found her about a half hour ago." Aragorn sighed. He knew now the answer to many questions yet he still found more questions to yet be answered. "Now I understand. I knew a little of this story before you told me of her. Now you have confirmed my suspicions and fears with these welts." He grimaced and continued. " When I was walking here I heard a scream. I tried to find her but I got there seconds too late. I found nothing but orcs. I'm glad she got away alive, it's not often that happens, but still I only hope she will die sooner if she is not going to live long." Orcs." Elladan repeated. "Well we should go and leave the healers to do their work." And so they went.
Aragorn sat silent at the feast that was prepared by the elves of Elrond's household, no wait Elladan's household. It had been Elladan's for the last sixteen years, since the Lord Elrond rode away. The feast was a farewell to Elladan mostly since they very rarely did not see him but also to the king. He was worried about this girl who was she? She was very odd that was for sure but there was something else. He could feel evil ON her but no evil IN her. Even stranger was that it was almost a familiar evil but not quite. And he could not remember what it was he recognized. Elladan noticed Aragorn's silence and it disturbed him greatly. " Aragorn? What is wrong?" Elladan asked. "It is nothing Elladan. I'm just trying to figure something out." Aragorn replied. Elladan knew he would not get any more out of Aragorn until he had totally figured out his mystery and then if he asked he would hear it in full. But if it was really important (which it too often was) then Aragorn would come running up to him as soon as he figured it out and tell him all about it. Elladan smiled, excused himself and left. As he went through the hall way he heard Aragorn follow the suite and leave through another door. Elladan smiled, he knew now where Aragorn was going and what he was up to.