Chapter 134: Lianna
"So Haldir-
"You've finally started to say my name right little one." Haldir smiled.
"...Who are we going to see?"
"The she-elf we saw at the market and her daughter. Her husband is in Rivendell so we will not meet him."
"What's her daughter's name?"
"Lianna."
"What's the she-elf's name?"
"...I don't know." Haldir blushed as the elfling giggled.
"But if you like her you should know." Legolas pointed out.
"I don't like her!"
"Yes you do. If you did not, then you would hate her."
"We are... barely friends! I do not know her very well Legolas; all I know is that she is whom I buy my clothes from!"
"Oh. You should have told me that." Legolas stuck out his tongue.
"Well then, sorry that I did not! You did not ask to be told."
Legolas held Haldir's hand as they walked down the path to the house of the she-elf and Lianna.
"Haldir?"
"Yes?"
"Do you have any elflings?"
"No."
"Why not?"
"Because..."
"Because why?"
"Well, you see Legolas, I have no she-elf to have an elfling with!"
"Why not? There are a lot of she-elves Haldir. Too many actually... The orcs should kill more of them and less of my family."
"You would not have a family without a she-elf. Your nana was a she-elf, and without your nana you would not be here."
"But without my ada I would not be here either."
"Yes, that is true, but if the orcs started killing she-elves then there would eventually be no she-elves left, which means no elflings left. No elflings like you."
"That would be bad. Middle-Earth should be filled with little elflings like me."
"Some would not like that too much."
"Would you?"
"I would not mind if I got to keep one of the elflings like you."
"You can keep me. I don't want to go home. I want to stay here in this pretty place with you forever."
"Don't you love your ada?"
"Yes..."
"If you stayed here with me, your ada would be very sad. Do you want your ada to be sad?"
"No! Never!"
"Well then that is why I am going to return you to ada."
"Alright..."
Legolas held Haldir's hand and then pulled it up to his face.
"Your hand is white, Haldir."
"It is very pale, I know that. Not exactly white though, Legolas."
"Well it's almost white... all your skin is very pale! Haldir, are you dying?"
"No... I've always had skin this pale Legolas, and most Lorien elves do, if you have yet to notice."
"I noticed that. Your hair is white like old dwarf hair."
"No Legolas, old dwarves have grey hair."
"Oh."
"Did you enjoy your meal at Rumil's house?"
"Yes... But, why is Rumil's house such a mess?"
"Because my brother is very lazy and never cleans up after himself. Did you see the spot in his family room where all kinds of stuff is in a huge heap on the floor?"
"Yes."
"That's he throw pile. When he's lazy he just throws his stuff there and he leaves it there. He never cleans it up like he says he will."
"Silly basket-head."
Haldir and Legolas where both now right outside the house of Lianna and her parents. Their house was very fair: A pond was in the front yard and there where many small trees around their. They actually lived in a house, on the ground and not in a tree. There was a gate surrounding their land.
Haldir opened the gate for Legolas, and Legolas was just about to set foot inside the gated area when he saw something green right where he was about to step. Legolas jumped back (bumping into Haldir very roughly) and Legolas screamed...
To be continued...
The first chapter I have written since June (not counting all the editing I did when re-posting these chapters).