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Chapter 3: Meeting The King

Aragorn was beginning to get impatient; Legolas should have made it back by now, what was keeping him?

Suddenly a hand tapped him on the shoulder, and he whirled around in fright. He was about to shout at one of his brothers for scaring him like that, when he noticed that it was Legolas.

Aragorn smiled at the friend he'd known since his infancy, but to his disappointment, the same cheerful grin was not mirrored back.

"Come, give your horses to the stable-hands, and I will bring you to my father. After I will show you to your rooms." Legolas started to walk towards the palace, hoping that they were following, but a dismal voice stopped him in his tracks.

"Mellon nin, what is wrong?" The twins rolled their eyes; Aragorn had a way of getting right to the point.

Without turning, Legolas replied, "I do not understand as to why you would ask such a question, Estel. Nothing is wrong, I am just tired from the many patrols I have had to perform. It has been difficult to keep our borders safe. Please, we must move on, I am in a hurry." And with that, Legolas continued his walk towards the palace.

Aragorn didn't buy a word of what Legolas had just said, and he was sure that his brothers didn't either. Legolas has never been tired enough for it to show as much as it is, he is an elf. He is also the best warrior that Aragorn has ever seen, although he would never admit that when his brothers were around.

Aragorn was sure that Legolas was lying, but he would accept this answer for now and hopefully he could find out the real reason when he talked to Legolas later.


Legolas walked swiftly through the hallways hoping that they could get this over and done with. He was not so eager to talk to the king right now, but he had to or else he would suffer the consequences later.

He glanced back and saw that Estel and the twins were following quickly as well, but not as fast as Legolas. He noticed that they lingered farther back, watching him as he walked on ahead. Legolas inwardly smiled at his friends concerns. He loved them as if they were his own brothers, but right now he wished that they were not here.

Legolas inwardly groaned as he saw who was up ahead. 'Lólindir, just the elf I want to see right now,' he thought sarcastically. Legolas despised this particular elf, and was still quite puzzled as to why his father tolerated him.

"Ah Legolas," cried the ancient and deceitful elf, "off to see your father I presume?"

Aragorn watched as the older elf smiled, but there was something a bit 'off' about his smile that he couldn't quite place.

Legolas, not seeming to notice, nodded towards Lólindir. "Yes adviser," Legolas cringed at the word, he hated that this elf was now considered significant to his ada, "I was on my way to present my guests to him. Now, if you will excuse me."

Legolas didn't even wait for an answer, he just simple brushed past and continued on his way. Aragorn and the twins smiled politely as they walked by, but Aragorn was still unnerved about something. He was sure of one thing, he did Not like this elf.


The foursome traveled through the long and twisting corridors until they came to a grand and most beautifully carved door.

'The throne room,' guessed Aragorn as he looked up and down at its eccentric detail.

Legolas knocked on the door and waited for a reply.

"YES?" Boomed a voice from inside. Aragorn watched as Legolas took a deep, shaky breath, and pushed open the huge doors with one great shove.

Elladan, Elrohir, and Aragorn all followed Legolas into the immensely massive room. The twins had both seen this great hall before, but this was the first time that Aragorn had ever been in a room as lovely as this one. Mostly it was Legolas who visited him instead of the other way round.

At the back of the hall was a desk filled with scrolls and scrolls of information, maps, and many other objects strewn about. Behind this mess was the noble king. Aragorn's first memory of him was when he had fallen from a tree; the king had reached down and helped him up. "Even elf-lings fall on their first attempts, give it another try," he had said. After that, Aragorn had always held in the most highest regards.

But now, Aragorn was not so sure. The king looked as bad as Legolas, and maybe even worse. His hair was just as dull and matted; his skin was as pale as the moon. However, the things that Aragorn noticed first were his eyes. They had dark circles underneath, and they held a kind of pain and anger that made Aragorn look anywhere but right at them.

"What is it Legolas, I'm busy."

Aragorn had never seen Legolas this nervous before. He had known his friend to charge towards 100 screaming orcs, ok that might be a little exaggerated, but to see his friend fidget like this was not right.

"The sons of Elrond are here your highness. They wish to spend the night and depart in the morning. I thought you would like to know."

Aragorn had just expected the king to say 'yes that is fine ion-nin, and you three can stay as long as you want, just make sure to let your ada know what your plans are', but oh how wrong he was.

The king stood up and looked Legolas right in the eye, then shouted in a roaring voice that made even Legolas jump.

"Do you think I Care about what you and your friends do Legolas? Just get out of my sight, All of you, and make sure you are gone by mid-day tomorrow, 'sons of Elrond', or else you will have me to answer to."

Aragorn just couldn't believe his ears, the great and noble king of Mirkwood was yelling at them to get out of his sight. He just stood their gawking with his brothers. Even Legolas stood there; even he didn't expect his father to say something like that.

"GO!" Thranduil shouted after no one moved, "NOW!"

All four of the youngsters jumped and quickly exited the throne room. Legolas shut the doors on his way out and sighed in relief.

Elladan turned to Legolas. "What in all of Arda was that, Legolas? Does he always shout at you like that?"

Legolas just turned towards the sons of Elrond and sighed, "I will show you to your rooms, they're the ones you usually have so I'm sure you will be comfortable. Come, it is this way." Before anyone could say anything else, Legolas turned and hurried down the hallway.

The Twins and Aragorn just stared after him. Finally Elrohir turned to his brothers.

"Something is terrible wrong here. Legolas is cold and undetached; his ada looks miserable and so very angry. This is not the regular Mirkwood I remember."

"I agree gwador, something is not right."

Aragorn turned to his brothers, "we have to get it out of him, no matter what. You heard what his ada said; we only have until mid-day tomorrow. I don't know about you but that is not a lot of time."

The twins nodded at what their adoptive brother said, they needed to find out what was wrong with their friend.

"We will talk to him when we get to our rooms, we must not let him leave or else we might not find him for the rest of the night."

Elladan and Elrohir nodded and set off after Legolas in the direction of their rooms.

'Please let us help you, Legolas,' Aragorn wished as he too chased after his brothers down the hallway and towards his troubled and suffering friend.


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