Chapter 62: Chocking
Haldir sat Legolas and Tavel down at the table. The two immediately arm wrestled as Haldir heated up three cookies. He left them on the table to cool and walked over to the elflings and watched them, amused by their playing. Tavel had just beaten Legolas at their arm wrestling game, depressing Legolas so.
Haldir brought the cookies to the elflings and gave each a cookie.
"Who's the third cookie for Mister Haldiw?"
"Me! Don't you think I should get a cookie too?"
"But cookies are for elflings not adults Mister Haldiw."
"Well... I'm allowed to have a cookie if I want to!"
Haldir began to pout, making Legolas and Tavel giggle happily as they ate their cookie. Whilst giggling because of Haldir's pout, Legolas chocked on his cookie he was eating. Tears of panic streamed down Legolas' face as he did not know why he was chocking, but he did not like it one bit.
"Legolas, careful!"
Haldir pulled Legolas into his arms. Tavel looked up in fear for his best friend and his prince; seeing Legolas crying and worried was one thing Tavel hated.
Haldir smacked Legolas' back a few times, trying to stop the chocking. He remembered saving his young brother, Orophin, from chocking, once, when they where both elflings.
---Flashback---
Haldir's mother left to get their father, Arhael, who could help Orophin, who was chocking.
Orophin was hacking and coughing. He was too young to eat carrots, yet he tried to eat one off of Haldir's plate, which was what he was chocking on.
Haldir was scared for his baby brother, and he began to panic. His nana was not back yet with his ada, and Orophin looked like he was dying.
Haldir jumped onto the table and pulled Orophin out of his chair. Haldir hit his brother on his back as his nana would do to make Orophin burp, and finally Orophin spat out the carrot, just as his parents and Lord Celeborn came rushing into the kitchen.
"How are you?" Orophin's father asked.
"Fine." Orophin muttered, embracing his father and wiping his tears away.
Haldir just looked at Orophin in shock. He had been so worried for his baby brother. He did not want to loose Orophin. He loved his brother dearly, and even watching him chock was unbearable.
"Be careful Orophin." Haldir's father whispered, rocking Orophin in his arms, not even noticing that Haldir was still crying silently because of his shock he had minutes before.
---End Flashback---
Haldir shut his eyes at the terrible memory, and he continued to smack Legolas' back until finally Legolas was quiet. Haldir looked at Legolas in the elfling's panicked eyes and could feel tears gathering in his own eyes.
"Never scare me like that again Legolas. Never again."
Legolas nodded his head and managed a smile. Legolas wrapped his arms around Haldir's neck, kissing him on his cheek.
Haldir sat Legolas back down.
"I'm not hungry any more Hal." Legolas whispered. Legolas abandoned his cookie; Tavel already finished eating his own cookie.
"Mister Hal, can me and Greenie go play in the throne room?"
"Yes you may."
The two elflings ran off into the throne room. Haldir sat down at the table and put his head in his hands.
That experience with Legolas would stay in Haldir's mind for the rest of his life, and he hated it just as much as he hated watching his brother coughing. Tears spilt from Haldir's eyes just as they did years ago when he was younger. He rubbed away the tears and entered the throne room, where the elflings had discovered a fascinating vile which Haldir knew at once what the contents where and ran over as soon as Legolas took the stopper off the vile.
To be continued...