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R&R


Too much darkness in a day…

Chapter 14: Third one

"What about him?"

Eleiden glanced at Anárion's body for a moment before closing the door.

"Later, we must find Menenwen first." Eleiden stated already on his way to the person in question.

Eleiden knocked hard on the door. When he didn't get a response he slowly opened it and peered inside, he didn't see Menenwen right away.

"Is that how you entered my room?" Legolas asked curiously.

Before opening the door any further Eleiden turned around and eyed his brother. "If you mean opening the door and walking inside, then yes that's how I entered your room. And I didn't exit through the window like you once did when adar placed a guard in front of your room so you wouldn't get out and you would recover properly."

"I get the point, now go inside already, we'll discuss these matters later." While saying this a small smile crept on Legolas' face.

Legolas' smile immediately faded as they entered, what they saw didn't please them very much. Menenwen's dead body was lying on the bed. She had also slit her throat just like her son had done.

"It runs in the family."

Legolas didn't laugh, "That's really not funny right now."

"It wasn't supposed to be funny", Eleiden replied still not able to look away "Looks like she left us a message."

Legolas had also noticed a folded piece of paper situated on Menenwen's belly and he picked it up and started reading in silence.

II

King Thranduil of Mirkwood,

I must pay for what I couldn't prevent. This was never my idea, but I'm part of it. I told my son Anárion that he was one of your sons; I convinced him that he was not just another unimportant elf in Arda. Ever since, he kept asking me to meet his father. In the end I gave in and we travelled to Mirkwood. I never knew his true intentions until I found one of the letters he had written addressed to your oldest son, prince Legolas of Mirkwood. That's when I told him I had lied, but he didn't believe me anymore. By then it was already too late, we were already staying in the palace. He believed he was entitled to the throne and only three elves were standing in his way.I couldn't stop him because he was stronger than me, but I also couldn't tell anyone because I loved Anárion too much for that. A mother's love is indeed a strange thing...

This is the only right thing I can do, and it will be the last thing I do.

Farewell Thranduil, you were a good friend to me.

II

Legolas handed the letter to his brother and waited until he had read it before saying what was on his mind. "Strange."

Eleiden frowned "What's strange?"

"Everything, this whole situation is very confusing."

"We should think about all of this later and warn adar first because she's number three, and only in one afternoon."

Legolas locked eyes with his brother again "Three? Who's the third?"

"The first actually, Telahir, he's one of our servants, he drugged our father and I found Telahir dead."

Legolas was even more shocked when he thought of their father, "I sort of sneaked out the healing wing, how upset is he exactly?"

Eleiden dared a grin "Pretty upset, he even waited with the lecture."

"Wait, let me guess, until now?"

"Well, you are awake now, right?"

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Arda: Middle-Earth

Adar: father

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Very short chapter, I know. Next chapter will be the last one. The lecture is near…

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