It definitely took me more than a week to post this. But the exams are finally over so here it is… Review responses are down below.

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Too much darkness in a day…

Chapter 11: Homecoming

Eleiden wasn't surprised when he saw his brother fall, in fact, he had expected it. "You are still conscious, right?" he asked on a teasing tone, nearing his brother's form, only a little worried. Legolas groaned and tried to get up but regretted that action. "I think… I …fell on something… sharp." He gasped before looking at his leg. Eleiden repeated the gasp and quickly kneeled down, as did Arandur who had been silent the whole time.

"Looks like you did," Eleiden stated taking a closer look"I don't know how you did it, but this is definitely part of an arrow sticking out of your thigh," Eleiden briefly mouthed something to Arandur before quickly pulling it out and covering it with a piece of cloth. Legolas gasped in reply and took in a few shaky breaths before regaining himself a little. He glared at his brother when Eleiden kept putting pressure on the wound. "Are… you enjoying… this?" Legolas asked through gritted teeth although it didn't really sound like a question.

"If eyes could kill…" Arandur added to their 'conversation'.

"I'd be dead!" Eleiden grinned "And no, I'm not enjoying this! Arandur, get me the bag with healing supplies. This needs stitches"

"No poison, right?" Arandur asked still worried while handing him the bag.

"Right, but no painkillers either," Eleiden said briefly glancing at his brother "You know I have to-"

Legolas glared once more at his brother before interrupting him "yes, I do… just get it over with."

By the time Eleiden was finished Legolas had already slipped into unconsciousness.

"We should get going," he said to Arandur.

The next time Legolas woke he noticed it was dark, or were those just black spots clouding his vision, he wondered for a while. The pain shooting through both of his legs made him aware of the fact he was moving.

Eleiden noticed his brother was awake when a soft moan escapedLegolas' lips. "Legolas?" he called softly. "We're almost there", Legolas hadn't really asked for that information, but he decided it would do no harm to tell his brother.

Legolas was shocked "Almost there? How long have I been out then?"

"A little over two days, try to relax a little."

But Legolas had already drifted off.

Arandur chuckled "Relax?"

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"The two of you are quiet this evening." Thranduil said to his two guests, not sure if he would get a response from either one of them. Anárion was still chasing the food on his plate and Menenwen looked like she had a lot of other things on her mind.

"What is bothering you?" he tried again, still sounding optimistic. Or at least he was trying to sound optimistic; he was worried about both of his sons and the commander. Eating wasn't on top of his list, but it still had to happen. He almost choked on his wine when one of his guards came bursting in.

"I'm sorry my lord," he quickly apologised when he saw this. "But I bring good news, prince Legolas, prince Eleiden and commander Arandur have arrived." He stated making sure he used the proper titles.

Thranduil immediately got up and left the dining hall without saying anything to his two guests.

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Celahir had just finished his duties as a healer when king Thranduil entered.

"What happened?" he questioned the healer not sure what to think of the whole situation.

"If you want the full story you should probably ask prince Eleiden and commander Arandur or prince Legolas when he wakes."

"But how are they?" Thranduil asked again already at his son's side.

"Prince Legolas will be fine, he's only sleeping at the moment, I made him drink my special sleeping tea, the one he loves so much. I also checked his injuries, but they were already well taken care of. As for the other two, I'd like them very much to come back here so I can check them for injuries too. They left before I could say anything at all." Celahir explained.

Thranduil looked once more at his son, making sure Legolas was alright, before standing up and heading for the door. "I'll find them."

"Thank you my lord"

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"You know, we're not going to escape a lecture by walking away."

"I'm not walking away, I'm just avoiding it for a short while." Eleiden explained while climbing in one of the trees in the palace garden.

"By climbing in a tree?" Thranduil, who had just arrived in the garden, asked

"If that's what it ta- … adar?" Eleiden didn't know what to say so he jumped out of the tree and bravely faced his father.

"How old are you? Elves of your age do not play hide and seek anymore last time I checked. Celahir wants to see the both of you so go to the healing wing." Thranduil ordered them.

"Was this our lecture?" Eleiden tried sheepishly.

"Don't worry ion-nin, you will still get one, but I'll wait till your brother wakes."

Eleiden kept quiet and went inside.

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Anárion still wanted to talk to his mother. They had been quiet the whole evening, but he decided he would take his chances and knocked on his mother's door once again.

"Enter" he heard, so he softly pushed open the wooden door.

"What are you doing here?" Menenwen asked.

"I was just wondering, you haven't spoken to me a lot lately, what is bothering you?"

"Nothing important" she replied.

Anárion hated the short answers his mother always gave when there was something wrong with her. "What have you been doing mother, you are so occupied lately and I wonder why, I'm really worried."

"Writing a letter."

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Hope you all liked it. next chapter will be one of the last. And thosenice littleplot bunnies still have a few surprises left for you guys, so keep reading and reviewing.

Ion-nin: my son

adar: father

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