Left in the Darkness
Chapter three
So Small
The sun shown brightly down on the valley that led from Rivendell to Mirkwood. Elrond lord of Rivendell watched out the balcony window, waiting rather impatiently for his three sons to arrive home.
Elrond already had supper ready (Even though it was only four "o" clock in the afternoon) a bit early, but Elrond knew his sons, they would eat all day after coming home from a hunt, if Elrond would let them. That is if one of them was not wounded or ill. If that was the case then Elrond would have to almost literally spoon feed the other two to get them to eat at all.
Both of the twins had had their share of close calls; in fact both of them had been close to the Halls of Mandos once or twice.
Elrond had the same problem with his youngest son, with trouble following him where ever he went. Being human, Aragorn or Estel as people called him was destined to become the king of men. He had been adopted by Elrond and the twins when he was no more then a month old. His mother had left him with the twins in the forest, in hope that he might be safe from those who hunted him. In her heart his mother knew that it was just a matter of time before he was found.
Elrond remembered to first time he saw Estel, nestled in blankets in Elrohir's arms.
................................................flash back...................................................
Elrond was out on the balcony that over looked the path that led from Rivendell to Mirkwood. This was the fifth time he had come to look in the past hour. He was worried. He hated to admit it, but he couldn't help it. His twin sons had gone to Mirkwood to go hunting with Legolas, the prince of Mirkwood. They were supposed to be home by now.
Elrond turned to go back inside when he heard hooves hit the coble stone road that lead to Rivendell. He turned and there were his sons both riding their own horse, and from this distance seemed to be in one piece.
Elrond turned, grabbed a bag of medical supplies just in case and went down to meet his sons.
"Welcome home my sons," said Elrond as he watched both of his sons dismount noticing a slight twitch from Elrohir's right arm, he also noticed the bundle in his left arm.
"It's good to see you Adar," said Elladan coming up to Elrond, giving him a slight bow before he was hauled into a hug.
"It's good to see you too, my son," said Elrond. He released Elladan looked him over and when he was satisfied he turned to Elrohir.
"Hello Ada," said Elrohir shaking his right arm gentle.
"Hello to you too Elrohir, did you wound you arm in some way son." Asked Elrond looking with concern at his youngest son.
"No Ada, my arm is just a little tired, I've been using it all day," said Elrohir shifting the bundle in his arms.
"What is this," asked Elrond pointing at the bundle.
"Well," said Elrohir looking over at his twin.
"Go ahead Ro, show him," said Elladan nodding at his brother.
Elrohir lifted the blanket to reveal the baby sucking his thumb.
"Well, who is this tithen pen," asked Elrond looking at the small baby in Elrohir's arms, he was so small.
"Ada, his mother left him with us in the woods. She was wounded badly but she would not let us help her. She gave the baby to me and handed something else to Elladan. She said to rename him. She said to tell you the name Aragorn, she said you would know what it meant.
"Yes, I do know what that means, what did she give you Elladan?" asked Elrond looking back to his firstborn.
"She gave me a ring Ada, I'm not sure what it all means," said Elladan looking at his father.
"Were is it?" asked Elrond.
"Right here Ada," said Elladan pulling the ring out of the pocket of his tunic and handing it to his father.
"Elladan, did you look at this ring?" asked Elrond.
"Not very well Ada, I did not get the chance," said Elladan taking the baby from Elrohir.
"This is the ring of the king of men. This baby must be Aragorn, son of Arthorn heir to the throne of Gondor," said Elrond, now knowing that the baby must stay in Rivendell.
"What happens now Ada?" asked Elrohir his normal smile gone.
"He stays here with us, and his name must be changed," said Elrond smiling down at the baby.
Elrohir's smile returned and then faded again. "What will you name him Ada?" he asked.
"I will that the two of you decide that," said Elrond, looking at both of his sons.
"Well he is the hope of men, right Ada?" asked Elrohir.
"That's right," said Elrond wonder what his sons had in mind.
"Why not Estel or in other words Hope," said Elladan locking eyes with his twin.
"I think that fits him, what to you think Ada?" Asked Elrohir looking at his father.
"I think I now have three wonderful sons," said Elrond smiling.
................................................end of flash back..........................................
Elrond was brought out of his trance when he heard horse hooves coming up the road. It was a single horse. Elrond looked closely at the horse from were he was on the balcony. He knew that horse. It was Elrohir's horse, but Elrohir was nowhere to be seen.
TBC
Ada=dad, daddy
Adar=father
Tithen pen=little one
I did it! I got another chapter up, I know it doesn't help very much, but at least I got another chapter up. Don't worry even thou I'm on vacation my trusty pen and paper are coming with me and I will get another chapter up as soon as I get back. Just so you know there will be a little of Legolas in later chapters. One other thing I am going to be mean to Elrohir a little more then I am to Elladan just because he's younger, it works out better. Well until our next meeting be careful stepping out into the road, for if you don't keep your feet, there's no knowing where you might be swept off to. Happy reading. Frodo's Sweetheart.
Chapter three
So Small
The sun shown brightly down on the valley that led from Rivendell to Mirkwood. Elrond lord of Rivendell watched out the balcony window, waiting rather impatiently for his three sons to arrive home.
Elrond already had supper ready (Even though it was only four "o" clock in the afternoon) a bit early, but Elrond knew his sons, they would eat all day after coming home from a hunt, if Elrond would let them. That is if one of them was not wounded or ill. If that was the case then Elrond would have to almost literally spoon feed the other two to get them to eat at all.
Both of the twins had had their share of close calls; in fact both of them had been close to the Halls of Mandos once or twice.
Elrond had the same problem with his youngest son, with trouble following him where ever he went. Being human, Aragorn or Estel as people called him was destined to become the king of men. He had been adopted by Elrond and the twins when he was no more then a month old. His mother had left him with the twins in the forest, in hope that he might be safe from those who hunted him. In her heart his mother knew that it was just a matter of time before he was found.
Elrond remembered to first time he saw Estel, nestled in blankets in Elrohir's arms.
................................................flash back...................................................
Elrond was out on the balcony that over looked the path that led from Rivendell to Mirkwood. This was the fifth time he had come to look in the past hour. He was worried. He hated to admit it, but he couldn't help it. His twin sons had gone to Mirkwood to go hunting with Legolas, the prince of Mirkwood. They were supposed to be home by now.
Elrond turned to go back inside when he heard hooves hit the coble stone road that lead to Rivendell. He turned and there were his sons both riding their own horse, and from this distance seemed to be in one piece.
Elrond turned, grabbed a bag of medical supplies just in case and went down to meet his sons.
"Welcome home my sons," said Elrond as he watched both of his sons dismount noticing a slight twitch from Elrohir's right arm, he also noticed the bundle in his left arm.
"It's good to see you Adar," said Elladan coming up to Elrond, giving him a slight bow before he was hauled into a hug.
"It's good to see you too, my son," said Elrond. He released Elladan looked him over and when he was satisfied he turned to Elrohir.
"Hello Ada," said Elrohir shaking his right arm gentle.
"Hello to you too Elrohir, did you wound you arm in some way son." Asked Elrond looking with concern at his youngest son.
"No Ada, my arm is just a little tired, I've been using it all day," said Elrohir shifting the bundle in his arms.
"What is this," asked Elrond pointing at the bundle.
"Well," said Elrohir looking over at his twin.
"Go ahead Ro, show him," said Elladan nodding at his brother.
Elrohir lifted the blanket to reveal the baby sucking his thumb.
"Well, who is this tithen pen," asked Elrond looking at the small baby in Elrohir's arms, he was so small.
"Ada, his mother left him with us in the woods. She was wounded badly but she would not let us help her. She gave the baby to me and handed something else to Elladan. She said to rename him. She said to tell you the name Aragorn, she said you would know what it meant.
"Yes, I do know what that means, what did she give you Elladan?" asked Elrond looking back to his firstborn.
"She gave me a ring Ada, I'm not sure what it all means," said Elladan looking at his father.
"Were is it?" asked Elrond.
"Right here Ada," said Elladan pulling the ring out of the pocket of his tunic and handing it to his father.
"Elladan, did you look at this ring?" asked Elrond.
"Not very well Ada, I did not get the chance," said Elladan taking the baby from Elrohir.
"This is the ring of the king of men. This baby must be Aragorn, son of Arthorn heir to the throne of Gondor," said Elrond, now knowing that the baby must stay in Rivendell.
"What happens now Ada?" asked Elrohir his normal smile gone.
"He stays here with us, and his name must be changed," said Elrond smiling down at the baby.
Elrohir's smile returned and then faded again. "What will you name him Ada?" he asked.
"I will that the two of you decide that," said Elrond, looking at both of his sons.
"Well he is the hope of men, right Ada?" asked Elrohir.
"That's right," said Elrond wonder what his sons had in mind.
"Why not Estel or in other words Hope," said Elladan locking eyes with his twin.
"I think that fits him, what to you think Ada?" Asked Elrohir looking at his father.
"I think I now have three wonderful sons," said Elrond smiling.
................................................end of flash back..........................................
Elrond was brought out of his trance when he heard horse hooves coming up the road. It was a single horse. Elrond looked closely at the horse from were he was on the balcony. He knew that horse. It was Elrohir's horse, but Elrohir was nowhere to be seen.
TBC
Ada=dad, daddy
Adar=father
Tithen pen=little one
I did it! I got another chapter up, I know it doesn't help very much, but at least I got another chapter up. Don't worry even thou I'm on vacation my trusty pen and paper are coming with me and I will get another chapter up as soon as I get back. Just so you know there will be a little of Legolas in later chapters. One other thing I am going to be mean to Elrohir a little more then I am to Elladan just because he's younger, it works out better. Well until our next meeting be careful stepping out into the road, for if you don't keep your feet, there's no knowing where you might be swept off to. Happy reading. Frodo's Sweetheart.