Summary: see chapter one
Disclaimer: see chapter one
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Chapter 6
The elves had been riding in silence for more than six hours, and the horses were beginning to tire. So much was at stake that none of them wanted to stop for a break, well none of them but Lanthian. Lanthian had not slept the night before. He had spent it pacing the room in worry.
"Are we to stop for the night soon?" Lanthian spoke even though he was getting death glares from the twins.
"You shall remain silent in all matters young one. We shall decide when we stop for the night." Elrond said his voice laced with disgust. "We will stop just ahead by that stream so that we may have water for the horses."
All five dismounted, Lanthian keeping his distance as he led his horse of to the edge of the stream. He knew the twins were watching his every move. As he leaned down to splash some water on his face a hand came over his mouth. Lanthian turned eyes wide in fear as he saw Elladan staring at him.
"You may think you have gotten away with what you did but know this, I shall avenge my brother's honor. You little..." Elladan said his grasp on Lanthian tightening, as the thought of Estel filtered into his head.
"Dan, do not waste your breath on this moungrel. If he so much as looks at me wrong I will help you rid Middle Earth of him. Oh and do not look so forlorn Lanthian, and do not expect any help. You have shown your true colors."
Off near the horses King Thranduil had seen the whole thing unfold. He was not about to get between the twins and their hatred for this elf. Lanthian was on his own in this matter. He personally had seen the look on Elladan's face before when one dared to speak ill of his family, and it was not a sight he wished to see again soon.
Slowly making his way back to the campsite Lanthian sat down next to the fire, but yet away from everyone else. Elrond and Thranduil were deep in discussion on which way they should go next, and what time they would be heading out at. Elladan and Elrohir had busied themselves with brushing down the horses, as their anger was yet unquenched.
"We should head northeast Elrond. I have heard of an orc encampment there from some of my scouts."
"Nay, I do not think that they have been taken to an encampment. Something tells me they are in the depths of Mordor, and my heart is weary from it."
"Mordor, but why there? What could Sauron want with our sons? Elves and men alike have entered that land and never returned again. We will leave at dawn, and Valar help me I hope we do not find them there."
Lanthian had sat listening to the conversation. "Are you mad! We are just going to walk into Mordor! They will murder us upon sight, we stand no chance! Are you all so readily going to throw your lives away for two individuals? I will not go! I cannot face Sauron even for the prince my king, and surely not for some adan."
Thranduil's eyes blazed with fury at the cowardice of this statement, and he was about to teach the young elf some respect, but he was too late. Elrohir the normally calm twin came at a full run and tackled Lanthian before he could even blink. He was atop the elf and the punches flew. Lanthian could not even move, he was pinned down by Elrohir who was savagely attacking him. Blow after blow landed squarely on Lanthian's face. Elrond ran to pull his son off before he killed Lanthian.
"Elrohir!, Let him go! I know how you feel, but killing him will not help us."
Elrohir could hear none of his father's words. The only thing he could hear was the fury of Lanthian's words. "He spoke of my brother like he meant nothing! He is a coward and deserves to die Ada." Elrohir said now beating Lanthian's head off the ground. Elrond could do nothing to calm him and Elladan was no help as he wanted desperately to join his brother.
Thranduil seeing the hopelessness of the situation tried to intervene. "Elrohir! You shall not take his life, it is not yours to take, not now. He will pay for his insults, but now is not the time. What would Estel and Legolas do if they knew you killed an elf because of them?"
This seemed to snap Elrohir from his stupor and his fist stopped midair. Elrond slowly pulled him from Lanthian who laid bleeding from various cuts to his face. Elladan went to his brother and laid a hand upon his shoulder, all the while smirking at Lanthian. He had wanted the elf to suffer, suffer like the vermin he was.
Thranduil lifted Lanthian to his feet and threw him towards the lake. "Go clean up and return, and know this now. You shall be the first through the Black Gate when we reach Mordor. Your attitude disgusts me,and next time my sense of decency may fail, and I shall let the sons of Elrond avenge their brother's honor."
Lanthian gulped down the blood and the lump forming in his throat and ran from the campsite. He ran all the way to the lake and sat down crying. "The adan, all of this because of him. I hope he does die, for who is he to cause so much grief. The prince I can understand for he is royalty, but Estel is only a human and not worthy of this much sacrifice." Cleaning himself up Lanthian turned to walk back to the campsite vowing to not sleep tonight. He did not trust Elrohir or his brother. He knew his life hung in the balance.
