Chapter 36: Cield is evil

"Tonus... I miss Ada. Where is Ada? I want Ada!"

The elfling threw himself over his eldest brother's shoulder, trying to climb over him to go away, but Tonus put a firm hand on his brother's back, the elfling now pressed against his brother's shoulder.

"Ton, let me go!"

Legolas' small feet kicked at Tonus' chest, barely hurting his brother.

"Legolas, stop."

Legolas continued to kick and squeal. Cield approached Legolas and grabbed him off of his elder brother and held him tightly.

"STOOOOP! PLEASE!" Legolas screamed.

Now Legolas kicked Cield, who paid no attention.

"LEGOLAS, YOU HAVE MISBEHAVED SO MUCH. YOU KICKED TONUS, AND THANKS TO YOU, HALDIR IS HURT SO BADLY! YOU DESERVE TO BE PUNISHED!"

Legolas burst into tears. Legolas was never told anything so harshly. Whenever his father would say he misbehaved, he would remain calm and speak slowly and quietly. Legolas was not used to being accused of hurting Haldir, which also caused the tears.

Cield held his baby brother up to his head by his belt, hurting the elfling's waist as his belt dug into him.

"Please don't beat me Key!"

Cield shook his head and dropped the elfling. Tonus was in so much shock he did not even get a chance to catch him. The elfling fell face first onto the floor, crying. Tonus picked him up and the elfling immediately buried his head into Tonus' chest, sobbing.

"Tonus I'm sorry I hurt you and Key is right I should be punished... I'm sorry! I am a bad elfling!"

Tonus rubbed the elfling's back and swayed him in his arms, whispering soothing elven words to his baby brother, calming him. "It is alright sweetie... Your a good, good, good boy. Cield on the other hand... a bad boy and he should be punished."

Tonus gently slid the elfling's two pairs of leggings on, followed by all his winter garments. The elfling threw himself over his brother's shoulder again, tossing and turning to get comfortable, then lay his head down and sucked on his thumb, smiling as he was happy in his position.

Tonus approached Cield and slapped him across his face, glaring at his brother. Legolas turned his head and looked at his brother with fear. Cield grinned at the elfling and Tonus felt the elfling quivering as he quickly laid himself back on Tonus' shoulder.

Tonus grabbed the front of Cield's robes, pulling him forward, and quickly backhanded his brother. Legolas kept on Tonus' shoulder.

Blood trickled from Cield's mouth. In rage, Cield grabbed Legolas and tried to separate him from Tonus, but Tonus kept him, and then Haldir came.

"What happened here?"

"Cield hurt Legolas, so I slapped Cield a couple times."

"HE BACKHANDED ME WHILE ALL I DID WAS DROP LEGOLAS SIX FEET FROM THE GROUND!"

Haldir looked at Cield and backhanded him as well. He took Legolas and gently swayed him back and forth.

"Can we go outside now?"

Legolas just noticed Haldir was all ready for the outdoors.

"Yes... if you get your hat."

Legolas jumped down from Haldir and ran to where he left him hat, to find it was not there.

He looked frantically for his hat, and then burst into fresh tears.

"Haldir! I lost my favorite blue hat with the silver pompom!"

Legolas let Haldir pick him up and kiss his small nose. Haldir realized that Cield was missing, as well as Cield's snow clothes.

"I have a feeling someone is outside with your hat right now."

To Be Continued

Aww, Cield is being mean again... But most of us know what's about to happen...