To Mirkwood
Chapter 14: Tears Shed
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Reviewers:
Jedi Gollum: I have a lot of them as well. There is a really great website that has a whole bunch of LOTR skins on it, but I don't remember what it was. That's terrible that Frodo died. –has a moment of silence-
KissTheRainGirl12489's SISTER: Sorry about the mix up. You should try The Sims, but it would be more worth while to wait for The Sims 2 to come out in September. –drool- I hope you enjoy the POTC story haha!
Yellow-lily: Yes indeed, much calmer. I even felt a little bit better after writing that part of the story.
Haldir's Heart and Soul: Think about who told Legolas that Thranduil was not the baby's father….
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E'thane, followed by the twins, ran through the halls of the palace, down flights of stairs until they finally reached the dungeons. The guards stepped aside to let them through, and watched their retreating figures.
"What's their hurry?" One asked.
"Remember, a couple of hours ago Tylen was bringing Prince Legolas down here." The other said.
"That's right… and Tylen never came back." The two looked down the dark, damp hall again.
"I wonder what happened…"
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Legolas sat with his back against the hall, his forehead resting against his knees. The tears continued to fall down his cheeks. His body felt weak and unusuable. He just wanted to stay in that spot, unmoving. So many thoughts were rushing through his mind that it was making him dizzy. As another tear dropped onto the stone floor, he heard something. It sounded like faint footsteps. Like an elf who wasn't paying attention to how loud his footsteps were. Legolas raised his head, and saw three figures round the corner, and slow their pace when they saw Legolas.
"Brother!" E'thane cried, and started to run to Legolas. The older elf stood and received his little brother in his arms. "Are you alright?"
"Fine…" Legolas answered. Then he noticed Elladan and Elorhir for the first time. "What are you two doing here?" He asked. They came closer, but didn't answer his question.
"Mellon-nin, were you crying?" Elladan asked, placing a hand on Leoglas's shoulder. Legolas remained silent. E'thane pulled away from his brother's embrace and saw the tear stains on his cheeks and the redness around his eyes.
"What's wrong, Legolas?" He asked.
"It's a long story. Let's get out of here." He said. He started to leave, but E'thane didn't move.
"Where is Tylen?" He asked.
"Dead." The twins and E'thane looked at each other. Without a word, they followed Legolas out of the dungeons.
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Legolas had just finished telling E'thane what transpired in the dungeons. E'thane face was in his hands, and his shoulders were shaking slightly. Legolas placed a hand on his brother's shoulder. Elladan and Elrohir had tears in their eyes, but they did not fall.
"I can't believe he would do something like that. And what about Ada? Can Lord Elrond help him?" E'thane asked through choked sobs. Legolas looked at the twins.
"I don't know…" They said together.
"Then we must go to Rivendell!" E'thane said suddenly after a long pause. The three older elves looked at him.
"Are you up to it?" Legolas asked.
"I should be asking you the same question." E'thane said, wiping his cheeks with the sleeve of his shirt. Legolas smiled a little, then stood.
"Then let us be off. I have to take care of something, however, before we leave. Mirkwood cannot be left alone without a ruler." Legolas said. He left the room quickly. Elladan and Elrohir took E'thane to his room to get changed and to get his things ready for departure. Then the twins left to go take care of their horse needs.
About a half hour later, the four of them were outside, with a gathering crowd of elves, and the captain of the guards, Bilmar, who would be temporarily be taking over rule of the kingdom. As the four elves mounted their horses, an elf-maiden approached.
"Please tell us what is going on." She said, looking up at Legolas.
"There is too much to explain, M'lady. We are going to Rivendell to make sure your King will be returning to Mirkwood. Please, obey Captain Bilmar in our stead." Legolas said. The elves muttered amongst themselves. Legolas looked to his companions and they nodded to show they were ready to leave. So the group kicked their horses and sped down the stone streets of Mirkwood and through the forest.
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Once they had gone a fair distance, they slowed their pace to let the horses take a breather. During that time, E'thane explained what had gone on in Mirkwood before Legolas returned, and what had taken place while Legolas was in the dungeons with Tylen.
"So how did you happen to meet the group carrying our Adar?" Legolas asked Elladan.
"Well, Elrohir and I were going to just travel around a bit," Elladan started.
"And we had been gone from Rivendell a little over three days,"
"When we saw the elves coming from Mirkwood."
"We didn't intentionally travel in the direction of Mirkwood,"
"But we didn't mind maybe seeing you two again."
"When we found out that your Adar was sick, we decided to quicken our pace,"
"Because we knew something must be wrong,"
"Since King Thranduil never comes to Rivendell,"
"Without you two." They finished together. Legolas nodded in understanding.
"I just hope Ada is alright." He commented. After that, the small group was silent, each contemplating their own thoughts.
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4 days later…
"There's Rivendell." Elrohir said as they topped a small plateau. The beautiful buildings and sparkling waterfalls always took away the Wood Elves' breath. Elladan and Elrohir smiled at the look of wonder in the eyes of their friends, then began to descend the plateau. Legolas and E'thane came back to reality then followed the twins down.
About an hour later, they had arrived inside Rivendell. They dismounted their horses and walked to the House of Elrond. When they entered, there were servants running around everywhere, and the atmosphere in the house was tense and hurried. The four travel worn elves moved inside the room and started to make their way to find Lord Elrond.
"Twins! You're home!" One servant said as she passed. "Ah! Welcome Prince Legolas and Prince E'thane." She said, bowing. "Lord Elrond is in his study." She said, then hurried off. They watched her go.
"I wonder why everyone is so hurried…" Legolas whispered. The others shrugged and followed Elladan up to Lord Elrond's study.
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Boring Chapter… I know. Sorry! Hehe. Anyways, I think this story has received the most reviews out of all my stories. Isn't that grand?
"Inspirational" Quote:
"Friendships are like plants. If you don't care for them, they will die." –Warning about not talking to friends on The Sims™.
Later all-
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