"Are you ready to go?" Arwen asked the twins once she had finished eating. She was answered with two shy nods. "Come along then," she told them. Legolas and Adela held her hands without question, they were starting to get used to this new rule and they liked Arwen.

Arwen took the twins to the tailors not too far away from the last homely house so that they could be fitted for play clothes. This shocked the twins but they knew better than to question any decision made by an elder. The tailor told Arwen that the clothes would be delivered to the house in two days time.

Arwen smiled and thanked the elf and left with the twins. She took them to a field near the river and sat down on the ground. "What did you study with Erestor earlier?" she asked them.

"Geography," Adela answered her.

"He showed us some of Rivendell, which was our lesson," Legolas answered.

"I bet that was a good lesson," Arwen commented.

"It was but it was also very different from our lessons back in Mirkwood. Things are very different here," Adela told her.

Arwen wrapped her arm around the young elf's shoulders and pulled her close. "I've never been to Mirkwood, so I wouldn't know," she told the two of them. "What is Mirkwood like?"

"To us it seems more organised, but that's probably because we don't know much about the lifestyle here in Rivendell," Legolas started.

"There are set times for studying and free time and family time. There are set times for chores and rotators for whose doing what and so forth," Adela took over.

"You had to do chores in Mirkwood?" Arwen asked.

"Yes, everyone helps out, so the jobs are done quicker so more important things can be done," Legolas answered, sounding like rote again.

Adela sighed, "All the rules seem to be different here. It's difficult to get used to."

"I'll bet. You also seem to have more rules there than we do here," Arwen told them.

"Seems like it," Legolas told her. "It's just going to take us a while to adapt but we're going to have to because we don't know how long we're going to be here for."

"Aren't you happy here?" Arwen asked, concerned that they were upset.

"It's just trying to get used to everything. This is the first time we've been separated from all of our family and we miss them. We don't really know anyone here," Adela ended in a whisper and Arwen wrapped the young girl in a hug and then pulled Legolas into it as well and both twins began to giggle slightly. This in turn set Arwen off, who was happy that the twins were finally smiling.

Arwen stood and pulled the twins to their feet as well and the three ran down towards the river where Arwen pointed out the different types of plants that grew in the water. "We can put them into our Geography report that we're doing for Erestor this afternoon," Legolas commented.

Arwen smiled and led them to a remote bridge where they sat with their legs dangling over the side. "Do you like to read?" Arwen asked them.

"Yes," both twins answered together.

"There is a massive library at Mirkwood which we are allowed to visit with an elder," Adela told her. "Sometimes we'd have Literature lessons their with one of our older brothers."

"And Mother and Father made sure that we had a good selection of children's books to choose from," Legolas added. "We brought some of our favourites with us."

"I'll have to show you the library here in Rivendell, I'm sure you'll like it," Arwen told them.

"Yeah, we're always reading but Father approves so there's nothing wrong with it," Legolas said.

"You call him Father and not Ada?" Arwen questioned.

"In public we call him Father but in private he's Papa," Adela told her with a smile.

"Papa? That's sweet," Arwen said, smiling back at the young elf.

"That's what our older brothers say, but Papa just tells us to ignore them and says that he likes the name," Legolas grinned across at Arwen, who was glad that the twins were starting to come out of their shells around her.

In the silence that stretched around them Legolas and Adela enjoyed the sound of the gently rushing water, which passed by beneath their feet. They had rivers in Mirkwood but none such as this and they liked the way the sunlight sparkled on the water.

About half an hour later Arwen stood. "We'd better get back inside."

Legolas and Adela stood and brushed down their uniforms before taking Arwen's hands. Once back at the Last Homely House the twins went to their room, they knew the way now. They re-done their hair and made sure that they looked smart before heading down to the school room, even though they had a bit of time before their study hour began. They had both brought their History textbook and exercise book with them in case they finished their Geography and needed something to do.

"How's your Geography coming along?" Adela asked her twin once they were sat down at their desks.

"Fine, I'm going to add some diagrams of flowers and label them and things like that as well, what about you?" Legolas answered and asked.

"Yeah, same here and I'm going to do descriptions of places we've seen," Adela told her brother.

At that moment Glorfindel entered the room and told them that he would be supervising them, as Erestor was busy. Once their study hour was over and the twins had done eight pages each on their Geography work, complete with neatly labelled and coloured diagrams they went back to their own room to smarten up before the evening meal.

They made sure that their collars were straight and changed into their white shoes with the buckles on and made sure that their socks were pulled up. Glorfindel led them to the dining room whilst holding their hands and they were seated near Arwen again, much to their relief.

They saw Lord Elrond sitting not too far away along with two elves that they guessed were Elladan and Elrohir, Lord Elrond's twins and Arwen's older brothers.

"Are they Elladan and Elrohir?" Adela asked Arwen while gesturing to them.

"Yes they are my older brothers, and I take it you know which one my Ada is?" she questioned. Both Legolas and Adela nodded.

Legolas then got a little grin on his face. "You call him Ada?" he asked as innocently as he could.

Arwen laughed, "Well you call Thranduil Papa," she defended herself.

"Yeah, well…" both twins blushed and then the three laughed together.

"I think it's sweet," Arwen told them and the beginnings of a true friendship had begun.