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Uh- sorry- good luck with that
Lady Viola- you can poke Katlin
A.H.Smith- thank you that's quite a compliment
Snow crystals- uhh yeah- but there is a reason- all will be explained
Angelhair1- yes it has everything to do with Katlin well done- aww your poor mom- and exactly; elves have perfect bodies- that's just the way it is
Eowyn- well the story just didn't seem to be going anywhere- this was a spur of the moment thing. You're 12? *Author faints* as if! You seem older than that!
Thank you to all my readers and reviewers- much love xxx
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Legolas stood, confused. The group had found tracks, tracks that were suspiciously elven; yet they were clumsy, as if the person had been carrying a large burden or struggling with something.
Steadily, feelings of panic were crawling through his veins, turning them to ice yet leaving his heart with an unquenchable need for violence. A violence that he did not understand but felt the need for.
He stood under the protection of a large oak tree as the group rested. His keen eyes watched his companions with a dull interest.
Haldir sat against a rock, he looked enraged but calm, his demeanour that of simmering water, ready to boil at any moment. His stony eyes revealed nothing of his feelings or his intent. He was calculating and quick and he was not prepared to give up easily. While his niece and nephew were lost he would not rest.
Elladan sat in the boughs of a large tree contemplating the situation and his own feelings. He could not understand how somebody could be so callous as to take babies from their parents. He had no children of his own but he felt the loss just as much as Legolas did. They had become a tight family who shared everything, he felt as close to Thalia as he did to Elrohir or Arwen.
The wind shifted, alerting the three to a change in the weather. They would have to stop their search within the next couple of hours.
They were loath to stop. It had been hard enough to rest the night before and no doubt that a second night would be as bad if not worse.
Their worry for Thalia was mounting as the hours went by. Her children were the cornerstone of her life, if it had not been for their birth, Thalia may not be as healed as she was.
Legolas was the only one that refused to think on this. He could not. He had to find his children before anything else.
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Lord Elrond and Lord Glorfindel were the only ones there to greet Katlin as she entered the courtyard. Her face was impassive but her eyes were stormy with many emotions.
"Katlin, welcome back"
Elrond stepped forward and Katlin inclined her head respectfully. Glorfindel, ignoring the usual formalities stepped forward and embraced her.
"How are you?"
She stepped back and looked at him. He could clearly see the disappointment and anxiety in her eyes.
She nodded her head and smiled, not answering his question.
"So, where is my daughter?"
Elrond seeing the tension and anger in his friend stepped forward, saving him from having to answer. The search the night before had yielded nothing and Legolas and Thalia were in a less than satisfactory condition. Legolas had been unable to sleep and Thalia had had to remain sedated. She had woken early that morning in hysterics and nobody, not even her husband could calm her down. Luckily, Haldir had been able to hold her down while they forced her to drink more tea. Legolas was worse. He had spent the day so far looking for his children with Haldir and Elladan; Elrohir had volunteered to stay behind with Thalia. Elrond had thought it best to stop sedating her and instead had given her something that would make her sleepy and groggy. Her anger and her sorrow were still there but they were subdued. She had not spoken but craved a familiar touch.
"She is in her chambers. But there is something you must know"
Elrond watched as the woman's eyes narrowed and worry began to set in.
"Your grandchildren have been taken. We do not know who by and we do not know where they are as yet. Thalia is not doing well, at the moment she is resting and I do not think it wise to disturb her"
Katlin nodded and followed the two as they showed her to her room.
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Night came fast and dinner was soon over. It had been a sober affair; nobody had spoken for fear of disturbing the peace. Thalia had come to dinner; she looked tired but showed no weakness as she sat beside her stoic husband.
Glorfindel was angered by Legolas' lack of emotions toward his wife but held his tongue, he knew how hard the two were working on keeping up their appearance and he did not want to endanger that.
Katlin sat quietly, she was not sure of the situation and had not had chance to speak with her daughter. She had spoken briefly with Glorfindel and they had decided that it would be best to leave Thalia alone for the moment. Her moods were unpredictable and nobody wanted nor needed a fight between the two women.
"If you will excuse me, I'm going to bed"
Thalia said quietly before standing and leaving the room, Legolas following behind.
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The hour grew late and Imladris was quiet, only one figure stirred.
Katlin rose from her bed, certain that she was the only one awake at such a late hour. Her eyes gleamed in the dark as an overwhelming feeling of sweet revenge filled her heart.
Unbeknownst to everybody in Imladris she had arrived earlier than she had told Thalia she would. Slipping past the guards had been easy and she had been able to watch Thalia's movements closely. Katlin planned to take Thalia's children from her, teaching her a lesson. Children were a gift, and if taken away could destroy the soul.
That is how Katlin had felt when Thalia was a child. Watching another woman play with her daughter was gut wrenching. And now, she would teach her daughter how foolish she had been. How dare she imply that Katlin had done nothing to help her and did not care for her?
Katlin loved her daughter, but the jealously that she had held since Thalia had been but a small child had festered into a need for revenge.
Donning a long black cloak Katlin slipped out of the house and made her way down the path and into the vast, dark forest.
The blackness of the night was made a little easier by the light of the moon but it was still difficult for her to travel.
Taking the children had been less of a task then she had assumed. While Legolas and Thalia were in the bathroom the children had been sleeping in their cribs. They had not awoken when she had lifted them from their beds but had merely stirred and gone back to sleep.
She had had to be quiet and quick in order for her plan to be successful, if anyone suspected anything she would be in trouble, nobody would react well to having members of their family stolen.
But, Katlin told herself, it was for the good of her daughter, maybe then she would appreciate what a good job Katlin had done raising her.
The cave was clean and tidy, in one corner was a convenient small spring that ran with fresh water. In one corner of the cave was a bedroll and a pile of blankets and in the other corner was a small play-pen fashioned out of sticks and twigs. It was safe and comfortable. She had already been to the cave twice that day to check on them. She had been feeding the twin's goat's milk with an infusion of sleeping herbs so that they wouldn't wake too often.
She did not wish the twins any harm and she was in fact; feeling guilty for taking them. They were such beautiful, innocent children and they didn't deserve to be used like pawns in her game, but it was unavoidable.
And until Thalia learned her lesson, the twins would stay in the cave.
Katlin bent down and picked up a sleeping Niall. Unusually for the elfling, his face was scrunched up and his fists balled. He was not happy in the least. Eleni slept with a woeful expression on her fair face. Her thumb was in her mouth for comfort and her brow was furrowed.
They both felt the loss of their parents strongly and were discontented.
"Shh, go back to sleep. Mummy can't hear you. She doesn't know where you are. Not yet. No my darlings, we have to teach mummy a lesson. It's a shame your daddy has to get caught up in all this but that's not anything we can change"
She smiled and placed the elfling down before going to her bedroll and sitting down to wait until they awoke.
After that, she would head back to the house, her late night activities undetected.
The perfect plan.
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Legolas lay awake; his mind was too full to walk the dreamscape.
The anger that he had felt that day had diminished and had become despair.
He could feel the emotions emanating from his wife beside him. She was lying on her side facing away from him; she slept with one hand under her head and one around her waist trying to give what comfort she could to herself.
He longed to hold her and let her comfort him as he knew she would, but he felt guilty. He had not been able to protect her or his children. He had thought that with the birth their life would become easier. He had not anticipated this, although he doubted that any parent would ever dare to anticipate this.
He closed his eyes and turned his head to look at the figure beside him. Opening his eyes he gently placed one hand on the small of her back. He felt her wake but she did not move.
Sadly he traced a line down her back, making her shiver.
"I am sorry"
His voice quivered as he spoke, hearing it Thalia turned to face him. She was tired; he could see it in her eyes. He cupped her cheek in his hand as the first tear fell from his eyes.
"There is nothing to be sorry for...just find our babies Legolas"
He nodded and laid his head on her breast, listening to her heart beat as she stroked his hair.
"It will be alright Legolas, It will"
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Please review- pretty please with a cherry on top
Uh- sorry- good luck with that
Lady Viola- you can poke Katlin
A.H.Smith- thank you that's quite a compliment
Snow crystals- uhh yeah- but there is a reason- all will be explained
Angelhair1- yes it has everything to do with Katlin well done- aww your poor mom- and exactly; elves have perfect bodies- that's just the way it is
Eowyn- well the story just didn't seem to be going anywhere- this was a spur of the moment thing. You're 12? *Author faints* as if! You seem older than that!
Thank you to all my readers and reviewers- much love xxx
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Legolas stood, confused. The group had found tracks, tracks that were suspiciously elven; yet they were clumsy, as if the person had been carrying a large burden or struggling with something.
Steadily, feelings of panic were crawling through his veins, turning them to ice yet leaving his heart with an unquenchable need for violence. A violence that he did not understand but felt the need for.
He stood under the protection of a large oak tree as the group rested. His keen eyes watched his companions with a dull interest.
Haldir sat against a rock, he looked enraged but calm, his demeanour that of simmering water, ready to boil at any moment. His stony eyes revealed nothing of his feelings or his intent. He was calculating and quick and he was not prepared to give up easily. While his niece and nephew were lost he would not rest.
Elladan sat in the boughs of a large tree contemplating the situation and his own feelings. He could not understand how somebody could be so callous as to take babies from their parents. He had no children of his own but he felt the loss just as much as Legolas did. They had become a tight family who shared everything, he felt as close to Thalia as he did to Elrohir or Arwen.
The wind shifted, alerting the three to a change in the weather. They would have to stop their search within the next couple of hours.
They were loath to stop. It had been hard enough to rest the night before and no doubt that a second night would be as bad if not worse.
Their worry for Thalia was mounting as the hours went by. Her children were the cornerstone of her life, if it had not been for their birth, Thalia may not be as healed as she was.
Legolas was the only one that refused to think on this. He could not. He had to find his children before anything else.
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Lord Elrond and Lord Glorfindel were the only ones there to greet Katlin as she entered the courtyard. Her face was impassive but her eyes were stormy with many emotions.
"Katlin, welcome back"
Elrond stepped forward and Katlin inclined her head respectfully. Glorfindel, ignoring the usual formalities stepped forward and embraced her.
"How are you?"
She stepped back and looked at him. He could clearly see the disappointment and anxiety in her eyes.
She nodded her head and smiled, not answering his question.
"So, where is my daughter?"
Elrond seeing the tension and anger in his friend stepped forward, saving him from having to answer. The search the night before had yielded nothing and Legolas and Thalia were in a less than satisfactory condition. Legolas had been unable to sleep and Thalia had had to remain sedated. She had woken early that morning in hysterics and nobody, not even her husband could calm her down. Luckily, Haldir had been able to hold her down while they forced her to drink more tea. Legolas was worse. He had spent the day so far looking for his children with Haldir and Elladan; Elrohir had volunteered to stay behind with Thalia. Elrond had thought it best to stop sedating her and instead had given her something that would make her sleepy and groggy. Her anger and her sorrow were still there but they were subdued. She had not spoken but craved a familiar touch.
"She is in her chambers. But there is something you must know"
Elrond watched as the woman's eyes narrowed and worry began to set in.
"Your grandchildren have been taken. We do not know who by and we do not know where they are as yet. Thalia is not doing well, at the moment she is resting and I do not think it wise to disturb her"
Katlin nodded and followed the two as they showed her to her room.
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Night came fast and dinner was soon over. It had been a sober affair; nobody had spoken for fear of disturbing the peace. Thalia had come to dinner; she looked tired but showed no weakness as she sat beside her stoic husband.
Glorfindel was angered by Legolas' lack of emotions toward his wife but held his tongue, he knew how hard the two were working on keeping up their appearance and he did not want to endanger that.
Katlin sat quietly, she was not sure of the situation and had not had chance to speak with her daughter. She had spoken briefly with Glorfindel and they had decided that it would be best to leave Thalia alone for the moment. Her moods were unpredictable and nobody wanted nor needed a fight between the two women.
"If you will excuse me, I'm going to bed"
Thalia said quietly before standing and leaving the room, Legolas following behind.
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The hour grew late and Imladris was quiet, only one figure stirred.
Katlin rose from her bed, certain that she was the only one awake at such a late hour. Her eyes gleamed in the dark as an overwhelming feeling of sweet revenge filled her heart.
Unbeknownst to everybody in Imladris she had arrived earlier than she had told Thalia she would. Slipping past the guards had been easy and she had been able to watch Thalia's movements closely. Katlin planned to take Thalia's children from her, teaching her a lesson. Children were a gift, and if taken away could destroy the soul.
That is how Katlin had felt when Thalia was a child. Watching another woman play with her daughter was gut wrenching. And now, she would teach her daughter how foolish she had been. How dare she imply that Katlin had done nothing to help her and did not care for her?
Katlin loved her daughter, but the jealously that she had held since Thalia had been but a small child had festered into a need for revenge.
Donning a long black cloak Katlin slipped out of the house and made her way down the path and into the vast, dark forest.
The blackness of the night was made a little easier by the light of the moon but it was still difficult for her to travel.
Taking the children had been less of a task then she had assumed. While Legolas and Thalia were in the bathroom the children had been sleeping in their cribs. They had not awoken when she had lifted them from their beds but had merely stirred and gone back to sleep.
She had had to be quiet and quick in order for her plan to be successful, if anyone suspected anything she would be in trouble, nobody would react well to having members of their family stolen.
But, Katlin told herself, it was for the good of her daughter, maybe then she would appreciate what a good job Katlin had done raising her.
The cave was clean and tidy, in one corner was a convenient small spring that ran with fresh water. In one corner of the cave was a bedroll and a pile of blankets and in the other corner was a small play-pen fashioned out of sticks and twigs. It was safe and comfortable. She had already been to the cave twice that day to check on them. She had been feeding the twin's goat's milk with an infusion of sleeping herbs so that they wouldn't wake too often.
She did not wish the twins any harm and she was in fact; feeling guilty for taking them. They were such beautiful, innocent children and they didn't deserve to be used like pawns in her game, but it was unavoidable.
And until Thalia learned her lesson, the twins would stay in the cave.
Katlin bent down and picked up a sleeping Niall. Unusually for the elfling, his face was scrunched up and his fists balled. He was not happy in the least. Eleni slept with a woeful expression on her fair face. Her thumb was in her mouth for comfort and her brow was furrowed.
They both felt the loss of their parents strongly and were discontented.
"Shh, go back to sleep. Mummy can't hear you. She doesn't know where you are. Not yet. No my darlings, we have to teach mummy a lesson. It's a shame your daddy has to get caught up in all this but that's not anything we can change"
She smiled and placed the elfling down before going to her bedroll and sitting down to wait until they awoke.
After that, she would head back to the house, her late night activities undetected.
The perfect plan.
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Legolas lay awake; his mind was too full to walk the dreamscape.
The anger that he had felt that day had diminished and had become despair.
He could feel the emotions emanating from his wife beside him. She was lying on her side facing away from him; she slept with one hand under her head and one around her waist trying to give what comfort she could to herself.
He longed to hold her and let her comfort him as he knew she would, but he felt guilty. He had not been able to protect her or his children. He had thought that with the birth their life would become easier. He had not anticipated this, although he doubted that any parent would ever dare to anticipate this.
He closed his eyes and turned his head to look at the figure beside him. Opening his eyes he gently placed one hand on the small of her back. He felt her wake but she did not move.
Sadly he traced a line down her back, making her shiver.
"I am sorry"
His voice quivered as he spoke, hearing it Thalia turned to face him. She was tired; he could see it in her eyes. He cupped her cheek in his hand as the first tear fell from his eyes.
"There is nothing to be sorry for...just find our babies Legolas"
He nodded and laid his head on her breast, listening to her heart beat as she stroked his hair.
"It will be alright Legolas, It will"
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