Chapter 35: Thranduil's Question
A/N: This is just to clear up about where Legolas' twin sister is. She will not be in this story, and just to properly eliminate her, I am slipping her into this chapter, along with her whereabouts.
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"Elrond..."
Thranduil spoke to Elrond quietly. The two followed Celeborn to the meeting, though even to Thranduil, the halls where so long and... he could not believe he was even thinking this but, he found it boring. His thoughts of being bored made him feel as though he was a child, and whispering to Elrond made him feel just as foolish. But his question was of great importance to him.
"Where is my daughter?"
Elrond raised him head, along with an eyebrow, and looked at Thranduil.
"Illiendal, my baby, my daughter, where is she? How is she?"
"Oh... she is in Rivendell. Arwen said she could watch her while I attended this meeting... she is much more fond of Elrohir and Elladan, but they said to let Arwen handle her and they would just keep her company."
Thranduil had expected Elrond to bring his daughter here. He knew that that was a horrid idea if Legolas had attended as well, but alone with not a single elfling (or Elladan and Elrohir who where nearer to her age) would be just fine.
"I thought you where bringing her!"
"Well if you brought Legolas-
"I told you Haldir was watching Legolas! Illiendal has been in Rivendell for at a week by now- that is the longest she has ever been away from me, or her brothers!"
"I admit she gets lonesome without Legolas, and she does tell everyone... I mean EVERYONE. I swear, now I have my royal servants telling me when she is sad, hungry, or hyper! But Elladan and Elrohir can please her. Where else did Legolas and Illiendal get their mischievous behavior?"
"I would think they got their behaviour problems from me, Elrond! You did not know me as a child, but I got into my fair share of trouble. And my father was king just like my two baby children have a king for a father. I got in so much trouble, and I have probably still have the marks from my beatings to prove it."
"Well, they never have seen YOU behave so terrible, and mischief is not something you pass down, generation to generation, or else I'd wonder what I did in my youth that caused Elladan and Elrohir's behavior."
The two where speaking much louder by now, and from inside the meeting room their voices could be heard – Thranduil's mischievous behavior now known by many important elves as well as Elrond's more goody-two-shoes behavior. Celeborn was enjoying watching the two foolish elves yelling out secrets about themselves just to prove why their children acted as they did, but then realized that he was not the only one who could hear and unless he wished for another Galadriel-slap, he had to stop them.
Celeborn gestured to the door, doorknob at his hand. Thranduil quickly shut his mouth, Elrond doing the same, as the door was opened. The walked in so calmly that many of the elves who where not familiar with their voices thought some other elves had been bickering, as Thranduil's crown of berries with red leaves and oak staff made him look too royal (and magical, judging by the staff) to even think of bickering as the 'other elves had been', though, whoever the other elves where, none knew (yes the other elves where Thranduil and Elrond).
Thranduil knew he should not have bickered like a child with Elrond, but he was just worried for Illiendal. She was his only daughter, closest to Legolas, youngest (by very little time, being Legolas' twin) and she meant just as much as his other children did to him. He hoped she was pleased and he hoped she was not hurt, or missing him too much.
---Meanwhile (don't worry, their will only be one of these)
"I'm bored."
"Oh, but, Illiendal, every lady, even one your age, should enjoy dressing up in fancy jewelry!"
Illiendal could barely move. Heavy necklaces, bracelets and rings where covering her wrists, fingers and neck. She was extremely bored and wished she were not trapped with Arwen. She missed her father so much, but she did not cry about it as she thought he was still in Elrond's study, where he had been after he left her with Elrohir a week ago, telling her to behave. She did not know yet that he had been gone for a week.
"Ro!!! Dan!!!"
She hoped they could get her away from the 'evil Arwen and her evil jewelery', and they did.
"Arwen, little Illiendal hates this!"
"Yes, you must not do this too her."
To Arwen's amazement, the twins took off all the jewelry she had spent so long forcing onto Illiendal to make her look older. Illiendal did like jewels, inheriting that love of the white and silver from her father, and loved to dress up in them. But only would she have fun if the jewels belonged to her father (she played in her mother's jewels just until a small period of time after her mother's death, when she and Legolas accidentally broke one of their mother's jewels, upsetting Thranduil so much he nearly slapped them both across their faces), and also needed to be with Legolas to have the most fun.
"YES! FREEDOME!"
Illiendal flung her arms around Elrohir's neck and the slightly older elf embraced her then put her onto the floor. Oddly, the twins did not bore of the young elf: they where glad that they could pass down their knowledge of tricks to the elf and her brother.
"Come on Illien. Ro and I where just about to trick Glorfin-
Elladan shot a glance at Arwen who was listening to every word. "Want to help... 'study with Glorfindel about glue'?"
Illiendal let Elladan pick her up as she nodded. Judging by the tube of glue in Elrohir's hand, a very sticky trick was about to take place that Glorfindel would be having trouble getting away from.
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Elrond just hoped the twins did not ruin Thranduil's children, making them just as mischievous.
To Be Continued...
That was a one-time thing with Illiendal, just to show what she was doing at the moment. Back to Legolas!