Chapter 80: Elfling is lost

Haldir had been searching for hours, and had not found Legolas.

---Meanwhile---

Legolas was now running through the forest. He was scared and alone. Legolas new he would be in trouble, but he was not sure if he would ever be found. Legolas knew he was lost.

Legolas ran up to a tree and curled up beside it, tears running down his sad face.

"I want my Ada. Ada please find me." Legolas whispered as he fell asleep against the tree. Luckily, this certain apple tree (though it had no apples in the winter) was familiar with Legolas. The little Greenleaf had been hungry one day and was with his father in this part of the forest. Thranduil had not brought food with him, so Legolas pointed to a certain apple that was highest on the apple tree and finest. Thranduil had his bow and knives with him, and Legolas wanted his father to shoot the apple down. Thranduil explained that he could anger the tree, and therefore Thranduil found himself climbing the tree to get his son the apple he desired.

Thranduil noticed Legolas had begun to follow him in climbing the tree just as he had cut the apple from the tree. Whilst yelling to get down from the tree to Legolas, both the king and his son where distracted from their balance and fell. The tree quickly caught the small elfling before Legolas could fall to his certain death (Legolas had climbed a lot), but Thranduil hit the ground painfully. The elven king was terribly injured, but remained conscious long enough to thank the tree for saving his baby's life, then finally slipping unconsious. The tree, along with his tree-pals, carried the elven king and the scared and crying elfling to the palace, where Thranduil was healed and Legolas' small cuts cleaned. Whence Thranduil had fully recovered he found the tree and thanked the tree many times, and owed the tree his life.

The tree saw the elfling, but since the tree had his roots frozen, he could not carry him home. So the apple tree put branches over Legolas, many branches so that no wild beast or anything at all could enter the so tiny dome of the elfling, as well as thick enough that Legolas could not wander from the safety of his branches.

---At the palace---

"We have searched everywhere. Lord Thranduil will be home tomorrow-

"He will NOT be home tomorrow."

Haldir turned around and gasped at who he saw standing there.

"But... no... it cant be!"

"What is the matter? I would think you would not be so scared of me."

"I am not scared of you, just, shocked."

"Where is Legolas?"

To be Continued...

Who could that guy be?