8) Of Ship-building
Legolas stood upon a cliff, the bite of the wind on his face. Arod stirred restlessly at his back and he looked up to see another horse riding across the plains towards him. He smiled as he recognised Aragorn on Brego, and turned back to his thoughts. The air tasted different here, salt forming on his lips as he kept his vigil. It felt like he was staring out over the end of the world, though he knew in his heart there were many other lands out there, too far for any eye to see. The sea shifted, restless, calling. The voice of the trees in a desolate tree-less place.
"A long way to go to exercise the horses, don't you think?" Gimli's voice surprised him for the dwarf had always venomously refused to ride a horse except when accompanied, indeed to ride at all unless great need drew him.
"You have walked fast to get so far so quickly, Gimli Elf-friend. Or is it possible you have been obliged to take a steed once more?" The dwarf simply grunted.
"We were concerned for you, Legolas." Aragorn added, leaving Brego with Arod.
"I wished to bid my father farewell."
"Can you still see the Ring-Bearer's ship?"
"No, it was far from my vision even before its journey started. But I have watched other ships as they have travelled by me, and I have thought of many things as I have watched them pass. I believe I may have found the craft I have waited for."
"I see. And what would that be, Master Elf?" Gimli questioned, sharing a smile with the man.
"I am going to build a ship."
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Estel - hope
Adar - Father
Ernil-nin - my prince
Hannon le - thank you
Periannath / Perian - hobbit
Peredhil - half-elven (usually used in reference to Elrond, though it will also apply to Aragorn and Arwen's children, and Elros; Aragorn's ancestor, Elrond's twin brother)
- Círdan was said to leave Middle Earth both with the ring-bearers, and with the last ship to cross to the west. There's confusion here, because Legolas' ship also goes west. I've left him with the Ring-bearers, and Thranduil too, though we don't know if he passes at all.
- Obvious assumptions made as to Legolas' age - but since JRR Tolkien makes no reference what so ever to Legolas' history other than identifying his father, I think he's pretty much a free-reign character.
- I have used Brego instead of Hasufel to keep continuity.
- Pretty much AU with Elrond bringing Frodo, Sam and Gandalf back to Minas Tirith from Rivendell, but that whole scene didn't make sense in the movie and we didn't get to see Ithilien, so I couldn't write for that so easily.