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Legolas Girl 9: Thank you so much for the reviews! You're awesome!

"So what happened after that? How did you escape, Mr. Legolas?" Sam asked, captivated by Legolas' story. The others encouraged Legolas to continue his tale. He smiled and took a sip of wine (just to spite Gimli, who was drinking ale) before continuing his story.

"Well, the elves that were there made toys for small children. Then another man delivered them to the children as gifts, much as the perian do on birthdays. His name was most unusual. Santa Claus," Legolas said.

"Who would name a child such?" Aragorn muttered.

"I know not. The name does not translate in elvish. I did, however, see him once. He was quite tall, and quite corpulant, with a white beard, similar to Mithrandir. The man wore a suit of red, trimmed with the fur of a white animal," he explained.

"How did you escape?" Frodo asked.

"I didn't escape. At the very ending of Girithron, or December, the man called Noodles released all of the elves. We partook of milk and sweets called 'cookies' and when we awoke, we were all in the woods of Lothlorien," he illustrated.

"No, you couldn't have. I would have had word of you," Haldir countered.

"Name me another place on Middle Earth where a mallorn tree grows," Legolas retorted in Elvish.

"Master Frodo's homeland," Haldir answered.

"There was no evidence of little stoned perian. And there is only one mallorn in the Shire. Where I woke up there were many," Legolas fired back. Haldir prepared another remark.

"BOYS!" Aragorn shouted, backhanding their heads. Both elves glared at him for the use of the term as they frantically smoothed their hair. "Now, what is a 'cookie'?" Aragorn asked, stumbling over the word as Gimli and the hobbits bit back laughter at the elves' primping.

"It is small cake with sweet pieces, similar to lembas bread. The are given to small children as rewards for completing tasks," Legolas explained, giving warning glares to Gimli.

"And why did these strange men capture you to work on such playthings?" Elrond asked.

"They gave me no explaination, my lord," Legolas answered.

"That was a most entertaining story, Master Elf. But what about these houses?" Gimli asked, still laughing at the mental picture of the crown prince of Mirkwood in such hideous clothing.

"I don't have an answer, Gimli. You were the one who tried to make me relive the horrible experience by putting my statue in the room!" Legolas yelled.

"I have a thought!" Aragorn exclaimed.

"Hopefully it will be better than your idea to marry my daughter," Elrond muttered dryly.

"Let us communicate to Gandlaf through the palantir!" Aragorn said, giving Elrond the finger.

"That is a very good idea," Celeborn answered, glaring at Elrond. Celeborn happened to like Aragorn. Aragorn left to retrieve the seeing-stone.

While he was away, the elves had fistfights, Legolas against Haldir and Celeborn against Elrond. Galadriel acted as bookie while Sam, Frodo, Merry, and Gimli placed bets

Frodo: 25 coins on Legolas, 50 coins on Elrond

Gimli: 30 coins on Haldir, 100 on Elrond

Merry: 50 coins on Legolas, 50 on Celeborn

Sam: 25 coins on Legolas, 100 on Cleborn

"Frodo, just because he helped heal you of you wound from Weathertop doesn't mean you have to be loyal to him. I can change your bet and no one will have to know. You too, Gimli," Galadriel whispered to him after all the bets had been verbally placed. Frodo glanced to either side of him, then nodded, Gimli as well. Galadriel smiled and changed the bet.

"Come on, Mr. Legolas, kick his ass! Oh, hit him harder than that, Mr. Celeborn! At least bend his crowny-thing!" Sam shouted.

"Haldir, watch out, he's going for your hair!" Gimli yelled.

"Go Legolas! Fellowship rules!" Frodo and Merry called. .