Hello! Sorry this update is late. Real life and this overgrown paperweight keep getting in the way! Not to mention that the site wouldn't let me log in…Grrrr! Oops, I put Tyon instead of Valinar in the last part. It should be Valinar looked at his mate and nodded. I'll fix that later…Sorry!

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Chapter 4--Family Talk

Tyon entered the shelter and nodded politely to his father and mother. "You wished to speak to me?' he asked.

"Yes, please make yourself comfortable. This may take awhile, depending on you," Valinar said.

Tyon frowned. "This is about that two-legger, is it not?" he asked.

"Yes, your mother and I want to know why you are treating him so badly. Kai told me what you and some of your friends were doing though Legolas tried to stop him," Valinar said.

"I do not want him here. He does not belong here whether he saved Jaisia or not. I think it was folly for you to adopt him into our clan so easily. Father, we were hunted and enslaved by two-leggers for years. I lost my family to them. That I fear I can never forgive or forget," Tyon burst out. "I wish he had never came here. Jaisia should not have brought him here. She knows what was done to us by them!"

"But Legolas has done nothing to us and at one time his people and ours were close allies. We are also now under the watchful eye of Aragorn as well. Things are different," Isolanthe said gently.

Tyon sighed. "That is true and I will try to hold my tongue and try to get to know him," he said, but deep inside he had no intention of doing any such thing. He was determined to drive the unwanted intruder off, but he would be subtler. He nodded to his parents and left.

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Jaisia glanced at Legolas who was leaning against her side like he often did. His eyes were open, but glazed to show he was in reverie. "Hey, rise and shine, sweet cheeks! Leeggooolaaassss! Wakey, wakey!" she called then giggled.

Legolas shifted and blinked as his eyes regained focus. "What did you say?" he asked, yawning.

"Nothing, but I am getting hot. Want to go for a swim?" Jaisia asked, nodding towards the river.

"As long as you do not throw me in again," Legolas grumbled. He stood up and stretched like a cat.

Jaisia stood too. "Awww, I only did that once," she protested.

"Funny I seem to remember three times," Legolas said and headed towards the water, pulling off his shirt.

"It was twice at most," Jaisia pouted, following him. She had no clothes to remove, so she was in the water first. "Come on, sweet cheeks! It feels nice!" she called.

"Coming, Jas," Legolas said. He pulled of his boots and entered the water then waded out to her. "It is nice. It is a beautiful day," he said.

"I am going berrying for mother tomorrow. You want to come?" Jaisia asked.

"Why not, I have nothing I would rather do then spend time with my sister," Legolas said, ducking under to soak his hair.

Beaming, Jaisia hugged him when he came to the surface again. "I love you, little brother!" she said.

"I love you too. Ouch, easy Jaisia. I am breakable you know," Legolas said.

"Oops, sorry," Jaisia said and let him go.

Suddenly Legolas was hit in the face by a wall of water. Spluttering, he splashed Jaisia back and the war began in earnest. By the time they had tired of the game they were laughing so hard they were panting. They waded back to shore and collapsed to rest for a while.

"I won that," Jaisia said.

"You did not. You gave up first," Legolas said, standing and heading back towards the village. They bickered teasingly all the way back. They didn't see angry eyes watching them…

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Tyon is jealous and bitter, that's a bad combination! R/R for my starving plot bunnies!