(A/N. repost, enjoy. Disclaimer: I don't claim any of Tolkien's work's as my own.

Chapter 4: Explanations……mother?

Legolas exited the room and shut the door softly. He quickly turned on his heel and went in search of the answers he was guaranteed. He didn't understand anything that was happening. Why does she have this effect on me? How did Nienne now of this? Nienne a mother. A human elixir, no an elf elixir, this doesn't make sense, what's going on here?

As he stalked down the halls he asked various elves where Nienne was, and where he could find her, and must said that she had been seen in the healing quarters trying to help an unruly mortal, so he headed toward the west wing of the castle intent on finding answers.

Nienne had just finished with the young mortal girl's ankle and had finally gotten her to stop crying and sleep, when Prince Legolas walked in, she sighed and met his questioning eyes with her own.

"Sigh. Yes Legolas I will tell you now all of which you want to know, let us go to your fathers study so that matter can be discussed privately."

Legolas offered his arm and she gladly took it, leaving the girl under the watch of the other healers.

They entered the study and Nienne went to invite the King to join them, while Legolas took his seat in the right chair of the two that were positioned in front of his father's desk. His father entered quietly, nodding his head to his son and taking his place behind his desk to wait for Nienne to start explaining things.

Nienne walked over to one of the many bookshelves in the room and selected a thick forest green one with golden lettering on the covering that read, Book II of the Beginning of the Past.

She laid the book down on the desk and opened it in the middle before flipping back a few pages before she began to read aloud to them.

"The Tail of the Elixir's.

In the first age of the elves lived a race that could heal any ailment just by looking into the eyes of the ones who needed a cure, but this theory was not true. For the race of elves could only truly heal one person in their lifetime, they did provide comfort to any who looked upon them but the effect was only miner to the effect they would have on the one they were meant for. The Elixirs as they were all named were born from the lines of elves, the parents didn't even have to be of Elixir descent for the child to be born one, it was simply chance. But the number of Elixirs was limited for the Valor only graced Middle Earth with twenty of the breed, the reasons of this are unknown, therefore they Elixirs were treated with the up most care and protection.

In the Second Age of Middle Earth a great war broke out and the Dark Lord Sauron ordered for all Elixirs to be killed for he did not want creatures that could give hope to the peoples of Middle Earth. Eighteen elixirs were recorded dead, and all of Middle Earth felt their departure, but two were still left to be born among free peoples of Middle Earth, if their tale stay true, let their fates be better then the rest of their passing kind."

Once she was done she replaced the book and turned back to them both. "One of the remaining two sailed to Valinor, after the war, he was the only one to survive the killings." She sighed and took the remaining vacant chair and sat down. "I was living in Lothlorien during the war when I found out I was pregnant.

"The Lady Galadriel came to me and told me that it was not safe for my child to be born in this world, so we had the Gray Pilgrim send my daughter to a different one, one of which she would return to me when all was safe for her once more. Elixir is my child, the daughter I sent away for protection.

"I have had visions of her ever since she left me, only the Lady Galadriel and you my King know that I have been having them, I saw what I believed to be her childhood, but last night I had one of her homecoming, and I had a glimpse of who she would comfort to the end of her days, and it was you my Prince."

Legolas looked at her in surprise, "Then what is she to me?"

"That I do not know, it is what you make of it my Prince. But for now I need to go and check on my daughter and ready her for the evening meal. We will meet you there, Thrandruil, Legolas, please excuse me." With that she bowed and turned to leave the study but stopped at the voice of Thranduil.

"Nienne, I will organize a feast in honor of the return of your daughter, for anyone related to you is of great importance to me since you are practically family to us."

"Thank you my friend, I will go now and inform my daughter and take her to my chambers so Legolas may have his back, excuse me.

"Father did you know of this?" Legolas asked half-heartedly with his face in his hands.

"I'm afraid I only knew that she was pregnant before she came here, and that the child was an Elixir and was sent away, and that her husband was killed in battle." The king answered before standing also. "

Legolas sighed and left also to prepare for evening meal also.

Elixir woke up with a slight start as she set up in bed, it took her a while to remember her surroundings in the softly fading afternoon light but once she did she let out a heavy sigh.

She took of the burgundy sheets and placed her feet onto the cool surface that was the floor of the glamorous room. She stood, fixed the covers and began to walk around the fairly large room.

There were weapons displayed everywhere on the walls and bookcases, across the room from the bed she lightly fingered one bow that was placed upon a sturdy shelve. It was beautiful, it was made of a dark oak, but was inlaid with a bright metal of some sort and it curved into intertwined leaves that ran up and down the bow, but in the middle was placed a family crest she guessed, over all she couldn't help but admire it.

After she was done with her inspection, she walked over to the balcony doors and opened then. A fresh aroma of wet roses and lavender bombarded her senses from the garden below and she inhaled deeply, it smelled wonderful her.

It had been quite a while since it had stopped raining and the marble flooring was dry so she shut the doors and sat down on the balcony floor leaning against the railing and looked out over the peaceful garden.

Nienne quickly walked down the hall to Legolas's room, making a note that the prince would in fact need his room back, but it had served its purpose, for she still needed to be close to her saddened King incase he needed her and the royal guestroom that was across the room from Legolas's was not prepared until now.

She knocked on the door and quietly entered the room when she didn't receive a response. She looked at the bed and found the covers fixed once again in place as if no one had been sleeping within them.

Confused and a bit frightened she cast a searching look around the chamber and saw a shadow on the balcony. She let out a breath of relieve as she approached the doors.

She was about to knock when a voice floated through the doors to her, "Mother………"