Review answers:
to Amthramiel: I'm glad you like it. And you were my first reviewer for this story. Thanks.
to Haldir's Heart and Soul: I totally agree with you. elflings are adorable.
So here goes the next chapter.
Chapter two: honey and ginger
Suddenly, there was a knock on the door.
"Come in." all three elflings called.
The door opened and Lord Elrond came in. He stood there a few seconds looking around the room and taking in the mess. He then gave a helpless smile and said
"I see you've been enjoying yourselves. Dinner will be ready in a few minutes. Get yourselves cleaned up. I'll tell the maids to take care of this mess and provide new pillows."
Legolas went to his room to get changed and tidy his hair and the twins did the same in their room.
They then went down to the big dining hall together where Elrond, Glorfindel and Erestor were already waiting. Dinner was peaceful with a lot of laughter.
Near the end Elrohir gave Legolas and Elladan a meaningful glance and they started to have a whispered conversation.
Then three sweet smiling faces turned to the elder elves.
"Will one of you tell us a bedtime story tonight?" Elladan asked
"Please." chimed in Elrohir and Legolas in unison.
The three elder elves looked at each other.
"I will tell you a story." Glorfindel spoke up, successfully avoiding the paper work that Elrond, Erestor and he had planned to work on. Or, rather, Elrond and Erestor had planned to work on, talking a reluctant Glorfindel into helping them.
"Great. Thank you, Glorfy." the little ones said. "We'll meet you in the library later, before we go to bed."
By the end of the story Legolas and the twins were laughing on the floor.
Glorfindel had told them a funny story about a time when Elrond and he had tried to find a suitable girlfriend for Gil-Galad.
And then it was time for all good elflings to go to bed. The guestroom Legolas was living in was only used to dump his things there anyway and he slept in the twins' room most of the time. Elrond came to say good night to the little ones and they soon were in the land of elven dreams.
The next afternoon the three elflings were lying on the lawn in the garden. they had slept quite late that morning and had played games outside until lunch. afterwards they went to the garden again.
"I'm bored." Elladan complained.
"And I'm hungry." Elrohir added.
"You always are, gwador-nin." Elladan jested.
"Am not." Elrohir pouted.
"I've got an idea." Legolas exclaimed. "Let's bake honey-ginger Lembas."
"Great idea." Elladan said, jumping up from the ground, Legolas and Elrohir soon followed.
"The staff have their afternoon off today. We've got the kitchen all to ourselves."
Happily they ran inside to the kitchen.
"So, what do we need?" Elrohir asked, standing in the middle of the enormous kitchen.
"A bowl first." Legolas said. "And someone has to light the oven without setting the house on fire."
"I'll do that." Elladan said and went to find some matches.
"We need a jug of water, too." said Elrohir. "And honey and ginger, of course."
Elladan came back with the matches and carefully lit the fire under the oven.
"Where's the flour?" Legolas asked.
"In that cupboard, up there." Elrohir said, pointing at a high up cupboard. He took a chair and set it in front of the cupboard. Then he stood upon it and tried to reach for the flour. He missed by inches.
"It won't work. I can't get at it." he moaned.
"Let me try. I'm taller." Elladan offered. He climbed on the chair and successfully got down the flour, handing it to Legolas.
"Get the sugar down, while you're at it." Elrohir called from somewhere out of the cupboard, where he was looking for a bowl.
Legolas got some eggs and filled the jug with water.
"Do you have any Mallorn syrup? We could use it instead of half of the water."
"Brilliant." Elladan said, tossing Legolas a bottle of sticky yellow liquid. He caught it skilfully.
Elrohir was already busily cutting up the ginger. Legolas and Elladan started to mix the flour, the sugar and the eggs in the bowl. The flour was so dusty that it made all three of them sneeze several times.
Elladan rubbed his nose with his hand, smearing his face with flour and sending his brother and Legolas into fits of giggles.
They then poured half a jug of water and half a jug of Mallorn syrup into the bowl. Last, they added four spoons of honey and the ginger.
Then Elladan, Elrohir and Legolas all took a spoon and started stirring the contents of the bowl until they had a soft dough.
"How many trays do you think we need?" asked Legolas.
"How many can we get in the oven?" Elrohir asked his brother.
"We can get three trays into the oven, but I think we've only got enough dough for two trays." Elladan replied.
They spread the dough onto the two trays and then put them into the oven.
"Great, now we have to clean up." Elladan sighed.
"Best before Ada sees this." Elrohir said. "He already wasn't too pleased about the mess in our room yesterday."
You're right, gwador-nin. But he managed to conceal it quite well." Elladan mused.
"So let's get going then." Legolas said.
The three set to work. Elladan and Legolas washed up the dishes and other utensils and Elrohir wiped the table and put away all the other things.
When they had finished clearing up they could take their Lembas out of the oven already. They did so and put it onto the balcony to cool off.
"This is going to be a great meal." Legolas said. Elladan and Elrohir agreed enthusiastically.
Elvish translations:
gwador-nin: (my) brother
Ada: daddy
Author's note: Writing this chapter made me really happy and I hope you all had fun reading it. Please review.
'Til the next chapter. I'll try to post it soon.
to Amthramiel: I'm glad you like it. And you were my first reviewer for this story. Thanks.
to Haldir's Heart and Soul: I totally agree with you. elflings are adorable.
So here goes the next chapter.
Chapter two: honey and ginger
Suddenly, there was a knock on the door.
"Come in." all three elflings called.
The door opened and Lord Elrond came in. He stood there a few seconds looking around the room and taking in the mess. He then gave a helpless smile and said
"I see you've been enjoying yourselves. Dinner will be ready in a few minutes. Get yourselves cleaned up. I'll tell the maids to take care of this mess and provide new pillows."
Legolas went to his room to get changed and tidy his hair and the twins did the same in their room.
They then went down to the big dining hall together where Elrond, Glorfindel and Erestor were already waiting. Dinner was peaceful with a lot of laughter.
Near the end Elrohir gave Legolas and Elladan a meaningful glance and they started to have a whispered conversation.
Then three sweet smiling faces turned to the elder elves.
"Will one of you tell us a bedtime story tonight?" Elladan asked
"Please." chimed in Elrohir and Legolas in unison.
The three elder elves looked at each other.
"I will tell you a story." Glorfindel spoke up, successfully avoiding the paper work that Elrond, Erestor and he had planned to work on. Or, rather, Elrond and Erestor had planned to work on, talking a reluctant Glorfindel into helping them.
"Great. Thank you, Glorfy." the little ones said. "We'll meet you in the library later, before we go to bed."
By the end of the story Legolas and the twins were laughing on the floor.
Glorfindel had told them a funny story about a time when Elrond and he had tried to find a suitable girlfriend for Gil-Galad.
And then it was time for all good elflings to go to bed. The guestroom Legolas was living in was only used to dump his things there anyway and he slept in the twins' room most of the time. Elrond came to say good night to the little ones and they soon were in the land of elven dreams.
The next afternoon the three elflings were lying on the lawn in the garden. they had slept quite late that morning and had played games outside until lunch. afterwards they went to the garden again.
"I'm bored." Elladan complained.
"And I'm hungry." Elrohir added.
"You always are, gwador-nin." Elladan jested.
"Am not." Elrohir pouted.
"I've got an idea." Legolas exclaimed. "Let's bake honey-ginger Lembas."
"Great idea." Elladan said, jumping up from the ground, Legolas and Elrohir soon followed.
"The staff have their afternoon off today. We've got the kitchen all to ourselves."
Happily they ran inside to the kitchen.
"So, what do we need?" Elrohir asked, standing in the middle of the enormous kitchen.
"A bowl first." Legolas said. "And someone has to light the oven without setting the house on fire."
"I'll do that." Elladan said and went to find some matches.
"We need a jug of water, too." said Elrohir. "And honey and ginger, of course."
Elladan came back with the matches and carefully lit the fire under the oven.
"Where's the flour?" Legolas asked.
"In that cupboard, up there." Elrohir said, pointing at a high up cupboard. He took a chair and set it in front of the cupboard. Then he stood upon it and tried to reach for the flour. He missed by inches.
"It won't work. I can't get at it." he moaned.
"Let me try. I'm taller." Elladan offered. He climbed on the chair and successfully got down the flour, handing it to Legolas.
"Get the sugar down, while you're at it." Elrohir called from somewhere out of the cupboard, where he was looking for a bowl.
Legolas got some eggs and filled the jug with water.
"Do you have any Mallorn syrup? We could use it instead of half of the water."
"Brilliant." Elladan said, tossing Legolas a bottle of sticky yellow liquid. He caught it skilfully.
Elrohir was already busily cutting up the ginger. Legolas and Elladan started to mix the flour, the sugar and the eggs in the bowl. The flour was so dusty that it made all three of them sneeze several times.
Elladan rubbed his nose with his hand, smearing his face with flour and sending his brother and Legolas into fits of giggles.
They then poured half a jug of water and half a jug of Mallorn syrup into the bowl. Last, they added four spoons of honey and the ginger.
Then Elladan, Elrohir and Legolas all took a spoon and started stirring the contents of the bowl until they had a soft dough.
"How many trays do you think we need?" asked Legolas.
"How many can we get in the oven?" Elrohir asked his brother.
"We can get three trays into the oven, but I think we've only got enough dough for two trays." Elladan replied.
They spread the dough onto the two trays and then put them into the oven.
"Great, now we have to clean up." Elladan sighed.
"Best before Ada sees this." Elrohir said. "He already wasn't too pleased about the mess in our room yesterday."
You're right, gwador-nin. But he managed to conceal it quite well." Elladan mused.
"So let's get going then." Legolas said.
The three set to work. Elladan and Legolas washed up the dishes and other utensils and Elrohir wiped the table and put away all the other things.
When they had finished clearing up they could take their Lembas out of the oven already. They did so and put it onto the balcony to cool off.
"This is going to be a great meal." Legolas said. Elladan and Elrohir agreed enthusiastically.
Elvish translations:
gwador-nin: (my) brother
Ada: daddy
Author's note: Writing this chapter made me really happy and I hope you all had fun reading it. Please review.
'Til the next chapter. I'll try to post it soon.