DISCLAIMER: Yessss.... they are mine, my own, my precioussssss. And then I fall from the tree I was sleeping in and woke up.
Author Notes: My mother tongue is Sindarin and Quenya, not English, sorry for the mistakes.
Thanks a lot to all my wonderful reviwers! Because of you here is the next chapter as soon as I could wrote it . Yesterday I sleep quite late (or early depending on the point of view) just to have this ready for all of you! Hope you enjoy it (don't forget to keep reviewing so I cheer up and write faster). And answering your questions:
Irish QT: Yes, II is 2 in Roman numbers. As for Estel… be sure he will appear later because right now he hasn't even born.
Lil Kawai Doom: You have to keep reading to know that :grins:
Lomiothiel: Estel will play an important role in future chapters, right now he hasn't born yet. Patience, patience.
The Truth in those sad eyes
By Fantasia of the Moon
Chapter III
Winter made Imladris an ethereal sight. The weather was cold, but the snow fell tenderly like embracing the hidden valley and due of the power of Vilya, one of the three rings of power of the elves, the coldest season wasn't as harsh as in other places.
The twin sons of Elrond were walking in one of the numerous gardens next to the Last Homely House, close as they were always, sharing whispers and laughs like the closest of friends. At one point they saw Glorfindel and Erestor talking below a great oak, so intent they were in their conversation that the two counselors didn't noticed the mischievous young elves.
Smiling impishly and with that understanding twins had, they knelt and made each one a big snow ball. After just exchanging identical grins they threw the projectiles at their tutors taking them by surprise.
"El!!!!" was the simultaneous shout of the older elves. El was the nickname of the twins when someone close to them was referring to both of them. Individually were called 'Dan and 'Ro.
"Stop where you are" Elrond said from the balcony of his study before the twins started running for dear life.
"Father..." Elladan and Elrohir said surprised.
"Good, now we can kill them without trouble" Glorfindel said
"And in the most painful way" Erestor agree.
"I fear not. At least not yet" Elrond said emphasizing the last word when he noticed the relaxing face of his insane sons. "I want you to come here. You too El" the lord of Imladris said when his sons were starting to back away quietly.
In matter of minutes the four elves were in Elrond's study.
"I fear we will have quite an interesting Winter this year" the lord started. "For it seems Thranduil had decided to answer my letter sooner than I expected"
"Well that is a good thing my lord" Erestor said "The message was urgent"
"Indeed, but unfortunately he send his two sons as his ambassadors"
"How do you know father?" Elladan asked.
"Curious" Elrohir whispered
"Always. Are you not?"
"Indeed, but I have manners"
"Silence" Elrond sighed, the twins always had mocking discussions that amused them at the same time that annoyed everyone else. "answering your question 'Dan, Thranduil send a message with an eagle saying this and just an hour ago a member of the patrol came and told me he had spotted the two princes. They will be here in a couple of hours or so due of their way of traveling"
"So we will have to deal with to mini versions of Thranduil" Glorfindel said making the twins chuckle for his description of the Thranduilion.
"And you suppose they will be as their father" Elrohir guessed.
"Stubborn, arrogant, spoiled and a thousand more adjectives that I do not care to say" nodded Elrond.
"It is good that the Elvenking was his friend" Erestor whispered to Glorfindel
"Imagine how would he describe him if he had not been" Glorfindel agree. Elrond just rolled his eyes at his two best friends.
"We will manage father" Elladan said optimistic. It was then when a knock on the door took the attention of all. Allowing whoever it was to enter, Elrond frowned at the look of one of the guardians closer to the house as he came in.
"My lord, the princes will be arriving in a few minutes, but they do not look well"
"What do you mean?" Elrond said
"They seems injured." without another word the four lords went out in a rush, for they knew the diplomatic consequences if the princes of the neighbor elven realm were hurt in their territory.
Arriving to the courtyard they waited to their guests.
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Legolas didn't know if the freezing cold he was feeling was for the weather or as the result of the blood loose. His tunic was soaked and he could feel the blood from the injure of his arm joining with the one falling from his abdomen.
His calculations had been right and he arrived at the doors of Imladris in the estimated time, unaware of the sentries that had spotted them.
As he drew near he saw four elves waiting on the courtyard and he thanked Elbereth. Riding to them, he stopped the horse and without wasting any second he dismounted with Vinyaron in his arms hiding his own injury.
"Prince of Mirkwood" Elrond said "What happened?"
"Please I need to see Lord Elrond" Legolas said weakly. Glorfindel, Erestor and the twins exchanged concerned glares for the voice had being too weak and in pain. Elrond frowned.
"I am Elrond"
"My lord please, help my brother" Legolas said immediately. "We were attacked by orcs and he got a head wound, I do not know how bad it is, but he has not awoken yet since he was injured"
"Calm down, I will tend to him" Elrond said extending his arms to take the younger prince. Glorfindel came closer to help him. Legolas gave him Vinyaron and fall to his knees hiding his injure.
"Are you well?" Elrond asked frowning.
"Yes my lord, do not worry for me"
"Then I will take your brother to the healing rooms, my sons will guide you to your quarters so you can rest. I will inform you as soon as I am sure of the condition of you brother."
"Thanks my lord" with that Elrond and Glorfindel left, followed by Erestor who was going to organized a patrol to look for other groups of orcs close to Imladris, for it was disturbing that the fool creatures will roam so close of the elven refuge.
The twins waited for Legolas to stand, but when the blond prince didn't move the young lords frowned not knowing what to do. They uncertainty didn't last long, for they had been raised as rulers so they knew how to be diplomatic.
"We heard that the Elvenking had two sons" Elladan started
"If you do not mind to tell us my prince, are you the younger" Elrohir said.
"No, I am Legolas" the blond prince said looking up at them. He didn't know how long he will be able to stay conscious, his vision already blurry and the shivering worsening.
The twins exchanged a surprised look, for they had sworn that Legolas was the youngest. True they didn't have seen Vinyaron too well, but even then for what they saw Legolas had an air of innocence that they assume was characteristic on the younger brothers.
"It is getting cold" Elladan said noticing the shivering on the lithe form, but not wanting to offend the younger elf by saying he was actually trembling.
"If you follow us, we will show you your quarters" Elrohir said. Legolas knew he couldn't stand. He even couldn't move! So tired and weak he was.
"Give me a minute" he said at last. He just needed to gather enough strength, he thought. After more than a minute passed, he managed to stand up, but sway on his feet. It was then when the twins saw the bloodied tunic.
"You are hurt!" both Noldor shouted getting to Legolas' side and supporting him.
"I am well, it is nothing" Legolas said holding his tunic tighter to his abdomen.
"Let us see" Elrohir said gently as he put away Legolas' hands.
"It is bad Prince Legolas" it was then that the blond prince collapsed.
"We need to take him to father"
"And quickly"
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"It was just a minor concussion, he was rather asleep due of the cold" Elrond said a bit annoyed at the healing room's doors.
"It seems that your conception of them was right" Glorfindel agreed.
"Father!" the identical shouts made both elves turn around. They saw as Elladan, or was it Elrohir? They often had troubles telling them apart, and their habit of dressing alike didn't helped matters. Anyway, one of the twins was holding an unconscious Legolas in his arms.
"He fainted" both twins explained.
"If this one is as his brother..." Elrond said annoyed.
"What do you mean?"
"I will tell you later. So what happened?" Elrond said calm, for he thought Legolas had nothing to be worry about.
"He collapsed..."
"... we could saw that he was pressing one hand on an injure"
"It seems to be in his abdomen"
"Come, lay him on the bed in the room next to his brother" Elrond said
"Does he tell you his name?" Glorfindel asked
"Legolas"
"So he is the crown prince" Glorfindel said looking at the heir of Thranduil interested. As the twins laid the prince on the bed and put away his hands, tunic and silk shirt, Elrond cursed. The gash was quite long and deep and was bleeding. The twins gasped horrified.
"Father this is bad..."
"Will he survive?"
"I hope so, I will do my best to help him" Elrond said and started to work. Half an hour later, he had the prince's wounds dressed.
"He is very pale" Elrohir commented. Elladan nodded in agreement.
"He is out of danger now" Elrond said weary. "His wounds will be healed in a couple of weeks, but he will need to recover from the blood loss and that will take more time"
A shout made them turned to where Vinyaron was.
"I will go Elrond" Glorfindel said concerned for his friend, he had put too much energy in healing the princes and it angered the golden warrior that in one case, he had done it in vain, for it wasn't necessary.
"Come father, we will take care" Elladan said as he accompanied his father to the lord's chambers.
As Glorfindel and Elrohir went inside the room, they found the younger prince of Mirkwood seating in his bed looking with dismay at his arm.
"Do not stay there, do something!" Vinya cried. Elrohir and Glorfindel exchange a surpised look.
"I am hurt" the younger prince said showing a little cut in his left arm.
"Welcome prince Vinyaron of Mirkwood, I am Elrohir Elrondion." The younger twin said a bit sarcastic, for Glorfindel had told him about Vinya's condition.
"I have been injured and you just stand there making presentations?!"
"My father has already taken care of you"
"Not very good it seems, my arm hurts!"
"Lord Elrond is one of the best healers ever known" Glorfindel said a bit angry.
"And you are?" Vinyaron said with a little disdain.
"Glorfindel of Imladris, my prince, former warrior of Gondolin" Elrohir smiled at Glorfindel's introduction, for the golden warrior only mentioned his former home when he disliked someone. He couldn't blame his tutor, Elrohir felt the same towards the younger prince. "He have not even asked for his brother" the younger twin thought remembering Legolas.
"I am sorry my lord" Vinyaron said nervously, he had heard tales of the reincarnated elf and he certainly didn't want to cross him "It is that the wound may had venom in it"
"It was clean" Elrohir said dispassionate
"But the orcs often poison their weapons"
"This group had not"
"And the injure of my head. It aches me a lot"
"It also has been tent to"
"Then, am I out of danger?"
"Fortunately, you never was, my prince" In all that exchange, Glorfindel keep quiet enjoying Elrohir's sarcasm. It would have been better if his brother was there too.
"I am tired" Viniaron said at last and almost immediately fell asleep.
Shocking their heads Glorfindel and Elrohir went to Legolas' room to watch him. Elladan joined them and they told him about the first impression of the younger prince of Mirkwood. After almost five hours, Legolas began to stir.
"Great, if the younger complained about such a mini injure, the older will make quite a drama" the twins chuckled, they loved Glorfindel's habit of using the word mini.
At first Legolas had trouble to focus his eyes and when he manage to do it, he looked confused at the three strangers that were looking at him in return.
"How do you feel?" Elladan asked.
"I..." Legolas started, but suddenly remembered everything that had happened and jumped to a seated position. Or at least he tried, because he was too weak that he couldn't even move.
"Easy, you loose a lot of blood and we do not want you to open your wounds again" Glorfindel said.
"Vinyaron! How is my brother?" Legolas asked.
"He is well."
"You were the one that had the worse injure" Elladan continue where his brother had left.
"So, how do you feel?" Glorfindel asked Elladan's question again.
"I am well and I am so sorry we had entered in your realm like we did." Legolas said and he tried to sat up again. Looking at the intense desire of the blond prince to be seated, the twins and Glorfindel helped him. When he was comfortable, Legolas put his hand on his heart and made an arc with it in the traditional elven greeting. The Imladris elves smiled surprised to the polite need of the heir of Mirkwood and the twins did the same gesture.
"I am Elladan"
"and I am Elrohir"
"Welcome to Imladris Prince Legolas of Mirkwood" they said in unison.
"I am Glorfindel" at this, Legolas eyes shone with delight, like a child who had been told he was going to hold his first musical instrument.
"My lord Glorfindel I have heard a lot of things from you and I wanted so much to meet you"
"Because I am a reincarnated elf who killed a Balrong" Glorfindel said a bit annoyed, for every one he met praised him for that. Just a few like Elrond, his sons, Lindir and Erestor saw him like he was and not like a legendary warrior of the past.
"No" Legolas said frowning and bit his lower lip when he saw the surprise in the older elf "Well because of that too" he quickly said thinking he had insulted the golden warrior. "but the main reason I wanted to meet you is because you made a song comparing Nigh to Fire and Day to Ice. I always saw it the opposite and I want to know, if you do not mind, your perspective"
The Imladris elves went mute not able to said a word. This was quite an eccentric young elf. Closing his eyes, Legolas thought that he had manage to annoy them as he always annoyed other elves in his home. His father was right, he just was too foolish to be worth of. Thinking this he didn't notice when he passed out of physical pain and exhaustion.
"It will be a honor to speak with you my prince" Glorfindel said at last pleased but frowned when said prince didn't answer.
"Prince Legolas?" the twins became nearer the bed.
"He either passed out or fall asleep" Glorfindel said laying Legolas again.
"He is quite different for what we had seen" Elladan said and Elrohir nodded.
An hour later, Lindir and Erestor came to replace Glorfindel and twins. They told the newcomers what had happened, for they all share a close friendship and so Legolas left something to the Imladris elves to wonder about.
To be continue...
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