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Summary: Little Estel is shunned by a few elven kids, feeling rejected he runs away hoping he will never see them or his family again.
A small human child around the age of eleven was running into the forest with tears streaming down his face. He was wearing light brown breeches and a grey tunic; both were covered in mud, sweat, and tears. His curly brown hair had dirt in it and his face was coated in dust.
"Come on Estel!" A small boy elf called.
"We were only joking!" called a little elf girl. To her brother she said. "We are going to be in so much trouble with father!"
"Let's go home!"
The two children ran towards their house.
The boy named Estel kept running into the forest. He knew they weren't kidding, or they hadn't been when they had called him a disgrace. He continued to run; it felt good to get away from those children that had been calling him names.
"Elladan wait for me." Called a tall elf with black hair and grey eyes.
Elladan turned "Well hurry up Elrohir." He grinned at his identical twin brother.
"Where is Estel? Is he with father?" Elrohir asked
"I do not know." His twin replied.
"We should look for him, a storm is coming, and it is not good for a small child to be out in that."
Elladan nodded "Let's go ask father where he is. He might just be with Salnwen and Salndir."
Elrohir nodded "He was with them earlier was he not?"
Elladan shrugged "I do not know."
Estel ran hard; he had to get away from the elves. If what Salndir and Salnwen had said was true, he needed to leave his elven family.
'You are a disgrace' Salnwen's words still rang in his ears. 'Stupid clumsy human. I bet Lord Elrond only took you in since you are a pitiful sight.'
"NO!" Estel said out loud. He couldn't believe that he was not loved; he loved the elf so much.
'Run then Estel. Run away and do not come back. The elves do not need you, they do not want you! Run!' Salndir's words came into his mind.
Rain drops started to fall on Estel; they mixed with his tears and turned him into an even dirtier mess. He saw a small stream nearby; he went over to it and started to scrub the dirt off of his arms and legs.
"Ada, where is little Estel?" Elrohir asked
Lord Elrond turned to look at his sons. "I have not seen him since this morning. I thought he was with you two, or the other children."
Elladan shook his head frowning. "No father, he is not with us, we thought he was with you."
Elrond sighed "Well it is not dark yet. He will come home before dusk; he knows that is when he must be home."
Elrohir nodded, "I just thought you would want him in, it is starting to storm."
Elrond looked outside, it was indeed starting to rain and by the looks of the clouds it wasn't about to stop.
"Would you two go look for him?" Elrond asked his sons
Elladan nodded "Of course ada."
Elrohir nodded and the twins left the room to hunt for their brother.
Once Estel decided he was clean he got out of the stream and put on his soaking wet clothes. He knew he shouldn't have taken a bath in the river but he felt so dirty that he just needed to get it off.
He continued his sprint through the woods and stopped when he saw a small group of people around a fire. It wasn't pouring, so their fire wasn't being soaked. To Estel it looked as though they were having a good time. He could see three men, two women, and one baby.
He walked silently over to the people. He prayed that they would let him join them in their little group and possibly let him warm up by the fire.
"E-excuse me." He said a little hesitantly
All eyes turned to look at Estel.
"Aw look at him. He looks so scared and lonely." Said the woman with the baby.
The man next to her smiled "Come 'ere lad. You look frozen."
Estel went over to them slowly.
"Are ya hungry?" asked one of the men.
Estel nodded his head slightly; it was getting dark and he hadn't eaten since breakfast.
"What's yer name lad?" asked the third man
"I'm Estel." He replied.
"Oh hello Estel." Said the baby lady. "I'm Marta and this is my husband Nomarl. And our friends Taniay," she pointed at the other lady "Dornar," she pointed at a man with a short beard and many laugh lines around his face "and this is Umor." She pointed at the third man who had sparkling blue eyes and dark blond hair.
"May I sit down?" he asked. He didn't want to seem rude but his legs and feet were hurting.
"Of course!" Dornar told him. "Let's get ya something to eat and a place to sleep."
"Where're your parents Estel?" Taniay asked. She hated to think what had happened to make the boy look so scared and hurt.
"I-I don't know." He replied honestly. He really didn't know where Elrond was; he figured he was home but he might be outside. It wasn't really a lie he told himself.
"Well we will help you find them tomorrow." Umor said to him. "We are on our way home, you can come with us and we will look for your parents on the way."
"Alright." Estel said. He had no intention of returning to Rivendell after what Salnwen and her brother had said to him.
"How old are you?" Nomarl asked him
"Eleven." Estel replied
"Where do you live?" Marta asked him
Estel opened his mouth to lie but then the baby started to cry.
"Aw poor little thing must be hungry." Marta said. She picked up the baby girl and walked to a bed roll and started to nurse her.
Umor passed Estel some food. "Eat up lad; then you can go to bed. You look beat; I think you need some rest."
Estel nodded and ate the food he was passed. "Thank you very much." He said politely.
"It ain't a problem. Marta is a good cook." Nomarl said looking fondly at his wife and child.
"You ought to go to bed boy." Dornar said to him. "Tomorrow we are going to be doing a lot of walking."
"He looks half frozen." Taniay protested "He can't sleep in that."
Umor grinned "Come 'ere Estel. Let's get you some thing to sleep in."
Elladan and Elrohir were looking for their little brother. After an hour Elladan looked at Elrohir.
"Where is he? It is past dusk and I don't see any trace of Estel." He said angrily
"Calm down Elladan, he has to be here somewhere." Elrohir replied as calmly as possible. He knew Elladan was just worried about Estel; he was as well.
There was a soft tug on Elladan's tunic. He looked down to see a small elven girl with big green eyes looking up at him.
"'Scuse me Lord Elladan." She said politely. She looked to be about four in human years.
Elladan smiled down at the little girl. "Yes?"
"I seen little Estel." She said shyly
Elrohir looked at the little girl. "Where did you see him?"
She pointed and stuck her thumb in her mouth.
"You saw him go in the forest?" Elladan asked
The little girl nodded and pulled her thumb out of her mouth. "He was crying."
Elrohir exchanged a look with Elladan. They knew what it meant; Estel had been picked on again.
"What is you name?" Elrohir asked her kindly.
"I'm Denwen." She replied quietly
"It is nice to meet you Denwen." Elladan said "But you should really be getting home."
She nodded and scurried off into the house right next to them.
"What do you think happened to him?" Elrohir asked
"Anything could have happened. But I am just worried since he did not come to you, ada, or me with his problems." Elladan frowned slightly
Elrohir nodded and lightly rested his hand on his brother's arm. "We will not be able to find him in this 'Dan." He said softly, using his brother's nickname.
Elladan nodded "We need to tell ada." He lightly squeezed his brothers' hand then jogged back to their house.
Estel had changed into dry clothes and hopped into a bed roll Marta had given him. She told him the baby would sleep with her and he could have her bed roll.
Now he was curled up in a ball and on the verge of sleep. He was so tired from his run away from Rivendell and through the forest. He hoped he would not be found by his brothers but another part of him hoped his brothers would come and get him.
'Why would they do that?' he thought 'It's like Salndir said, they don't want me, I am a disgrace.'
Tears came to his eyes and he rubbed them away, falling into an uneasy sleep.
Marta and Nomarl were looking at Estel while he slept.
"Poor little kid, wonder where his family got off to." Marta said, leaning against her husband.
"I dunno, but I hope little Larka doesn't have to go through anything like that. He looks so sad and lost." Nomarl said
Marta nodded "Poor little guy, I hope we can help him find his family. He needs to go home. I bet someone misses him."
Nomarl pulled his wife into a tight embrace. "We will help him best we can. All we can do is hope that he is alright."
Marta nodded and lay down on her bed roll. "Good night Nomarl." She said softly
"You could not find him?" Elrond asked
Elrohir shook his head "We could not find him anywhere."
Elrond sighed, he hoped Estel was alright; he loved the boy so much that if anything had happened he would be devastated.
"The rain is getting worse ada." Elladan commented quietly
Elrond nodded "I know. We will not be able to find him in this weather."
Elladan groaned, "But father, we must find him!"
Elrond nodded, "I know Elladan. But what can I do? It is pouring outside and Estel could be anywhere. Did you find anything about where he might be?"
Elrohir looked at his father "Little Denwen told us she saw Estel running into the forest crying."
Elrond's face darkened. "What have those children been saying to him? I thought he was getting along with them."
Elladan nodded "Most of the children like him, there are just one or two that resent him."
Elrond sighed "Tomorrow at first light we will look through the woods. We will comb them completely until we find Estel."
"If he is alright." Elrohir said quietly
Elladan sent his twin a death glare. "Do not even say such things."
"Go to bed boys. There is nothing you can do right now." Elrond said softly to his sons.
They nodded and said good night. Each one heading to their room for the night.
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Summary: Little Estel is shunned by a few elven kids, feeling rejected he runs away hoping he will never see them or his family again.
A small human child around the age of eleven was running into the forest with tears streaming down his face. He was wearing light brown breeches and a grey tunic; both were covered in mud, sweat, and tears. His curly brown hair had dirt in it and his face was coated in dust.
"Come on Estel!" A small boy elf called.
"We were only joking!" called a little elf girl. To her brother she said. "We are going to be in so much trouble with father!"
"Let's go home!"
The two children ran towards their house.
The boy named Estel kept running into the forest. He knew they weren't kidding, or they hadn't been when they had called him a disgrace. He continued to run; it felt good to get away from those children that had been calling him names.
"Elladan wait for me." Called a tall elf with black hair and grey eyes.
Elladan turned "Well hurry up Elrohir." He grinned at his identical twin brother.
"Where is Estel? Is he with father?" Elrohir asked
"I do not know." His twin replied.
"We should look for him, a storm is coming, and it is not good for a small child to be out in that."
Elladan nodded "Let's go ask father where he is. He might just be with Salnwen and Salndir."
Elrohir nodded "He was with them earlier was he not?"
Elladan shrugged "I do not know."
Estel ran hard; he had to get away from the elves. If what Salndir and Salnwen had said was true, he needed to leave his elven family.
'You are a disgrace' Salnwen's words still rang in his ears. 'Stupid clumsy human. I bet Lord Elrond only took you in since you are a pitiful sight.'
"NO!" Estel said out loud. He couldn't believe that he was not loved; he loved the elf so much.
'Run then Estel. Run away and do not come back. The elves do not need you, they do not want you! Run!' Salndir's words came into his mind.
Rain drops started to fall on Estel; they mixed with his tears and turned him into an even dirtier mess. He saw a small stream nearby; he went over to it and started to scrub the dirt off of his arms and legs.
"Ada, where is little Estel?" Elrohir asked
Lord Elrond turned to look at his sons. "I have not seen him since this morning. I thought he was with you two, or the other children."
Elladan shook his head frowning. "No father, he is not with us, we thought he was with you."
Elrond sighed "Well it is not dark yet. He will come home before dusk; he knows that is when he must be home."
Elrohir nodded, "I just thought you would want him in, it is starting to storm."
Elrond looked outside, it was indeed starting to rain and by the looks of the clouds it wasn't about to stop.
"Would you two go look for him?" Elrond asked his sons
Elladan nodded "Of course ada."
Elrohir nodded and the twins left the room to hunt for their brother.
Once Estel decided he was clean he got out of the stream and put on his soaking wet clothes. He knew he shouldn't have taken a bath in the river but he felt so dirty that he just needed to get it off.
He continued his sprint through the woods and stopped when he saw a small group of people around a fire. It wasn't pouring, so their fire wasn't being soaked. To Estel it looked as though they were having a good time. He could see three men, two women, and one baby.
He walked silently over to the people. He prayed that they would let him join them in their little group and possibly let him warm up by the fire.
"E-excuse me." He said a little hesitantly
All eyes turned to look at Estel.
"Aw look at him. He looks so scared and lonely." Said the woman with the baby.
The man next to her smiled "Come 'ere lad. You look frozen."
Estel went over to them slowly.
"Are ya hungry?" asked one of the men.
Estel nodded his head slightly; it was getting dark and he hadn't eaten since breakfast.
"What's yer name lad?" asked the third man
"I'm Estel." He replied.
"Oh hello Estel." Said the baby lady. "I'm Marta and this is my husband Nomarl. And our friends Taniay," she pointed at the other lady "Dornar," she pointed at a man with a short beard and many laugh lines around his face "and this is Umor." She pointed at the third man who had sparkling blue eyes and dark blond hair.
"May I sit down?" he asked. He didn't want to seem rude but his legs and feet were hurting.
"Of course!" Dornar told him. "Let's get ya something to eat and a place to sleep."
"Where're your parents Estel?" Taniay asked. She hated to think what had happened to make the boy look so scared and hurt.
"I-I don't know." He replied honestly. He really didn't know where Elrond was; he figured he was home but he might be outside. It wasn't really a lie he told himself.
"Well we will help you find them tomorrow." Umor said to him. "We are on our way home, you can come with us and we will look for your parents on the way."
"Alright." Estel said. He had no intention of returning to Rivendell after what Salnwen and her brother had said to him.
"How old are you?" Nomarl asked him
"Eleven." Estel replied
"Where do you live?" Marta asked him
Estel opened his mouth to lie but then the baby started to cry.
"Aw poor little thing must be hungry." Marta said. She picked up the baby girl and walked to a bed roll and started to nurse her.
Umor passed Estel some food. "Eat up lad; then you can go to bed. You look beat; I think you need some rest."
Estel nodded and ate the food he was passed. "Thank you very much." He said politely.
"It ain't a problem. Marta is a good cook." Nomarl said looking fondly at his wife and child.
"You ought to go to bed boy." Dornar said to him. "Tomorrow we are going to be doing a lot of walking."
"He looks half frozen." Taniay protested "He can't sleep in that."
Umor grinned "Come 'ere Estel. Let's get you some thing to sleep in."
Elladan and Elrohir were looking for their little brother. After an hour Elladan looked at Elrohir.
"Where is he? It is past dusk and I don't see any trace of Estel." He said angrily
"Calm down Elladan, he has to be here somewhere." Elrohir replied as calmly as possible. He knew Elladan was just worried about Estel; he was as well.
There was a soft tug on Elladan's tunic. He looked down to see a small elven girl with big green eyes looking up at him.
"'Scuse me Lord Elladan." She said politely. She looked to be about four in human years.
Elladan smiled down at the little girl. "Yes?"
"I seen little Estel." She said shyly
Elrohir looked at the little girl. "Where did you see him?"
She pointed and stuck her thumb in her mouth.
"You saw him go in the forest?" Elladan asked
The little girl nodded and pulled her thumb out of her mouth. "He was crying."
Elrohir exchanged a look with Elladan. They knew what it meant; Estel had been picked on again.
"What is you name?" Elrohir asked her kindly.
"I'm Denwen." She replied quietly
"It is nice to meet you Denwen." Elladan said "But you should really be getting home."
She nodded and scurried off into the house right next to them.
"What do you think happened to him?" Elrohir asked
"Anything could have happened. But I am just worried since he did not come to you, ada, or me with his problems." Elladan frowned slightly
Elrohir nodded and lightly rested his hand on his brother's arm. "We will not be able to find him in this 'Dan." He said softly, using his brother's nickname.
Elladan nodded "We need to tell ada." He lightly squeezed his brothers' hand then jogged back to their house.
Estel had changed into dry clothes and hopped into a bed roll Marta had given him. She told him the baby would sleep with her and he could have her bed roll.
Now he was curled up in a ball and on the verge of sleep. He was so tired from his run away from Rivendell and through the forest. He hoped he would not be found by his brothers but another part of him hoped his brothers would come and get him.
'Why would they do that?' he thought 'It's like Salndir said, they don't want me, I am a disgrace.'
Tears came to his eyes and he rubbed them away, falling into an uneasy sleep.
Marta and Nomarl were looking at Estel while he slept.
"Poor little kid, wonder where his family got off to." Marta said, leaning against her husband.
"I dunno, but I hope little Larka doesn't have to go through anything like that. He looks so sad and lost." Nomarl said
Marta nodded "Poor little guy, I hope we can help him find his family. He needs to go home. I bet someone misses him."
Nomarl pulled his wife into a tight embrace. "We will help him best we can. All we can do is hope that he is alright."
Marta nodded and lay down on her bed roll. "Good night Nomarl." She said softly
"You could not find him?" Elrond asked
Elrohir shook his head "We could not find him anywhere."
Elrond sighed, he hoped Estel was alright; he loved the boy so much that if anything had happened he would be devastated.
"The rain is getting worse ada." Elladan commented quietly
Elrond nodded "I know. We will not be able to find him in this weather."
Elladan groaned, "But father, we must find him!"
Elrond nodded, "I know Elladan. But what can I do? It is pouring outside and Estel could be anywhere. Did you find anything about where he might be?"
Elrohir looked at his father "Little Denwen told us she saw Estel running into the forest crying."
Elrond's face darkened. "What have those children been saying to him? I thought he was getting along with them."
Elladan nodded "Most of the children like him, there are just one or two that resent him."
Elrond sighed "Tomorrow at first light we will look through the woods. We will comb them completely until we find Estel."
"If he is alright." Elrohir said quietly
Elladan sent his twin a death glare. "Do not even say such things."
"Go to bed boys. There is nothing you can do right now." Elrond said softly to his sons.
They nodded and said good night. Each one heading to their room for the night.
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