Chapter 19: Pillow Fight
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Author's notes: Once again thanks to all my reviewers! And the next chapter will be the last, but I will write another story shortly! You can check the preview in the next chapter!
Thranduil hurried to his son's side, and Legolas noted him. He didn't say anything, his arm hurt, and his mouth was dry. Haldir passed Thranduil a glass with water, and Thranduil gently raised Legolas up and helped him drink. Legolas drank the water readily. After finishing, Thranduil gently lowered him back again on the soft mattress.
Legolas softly speak, as his voice was too weak. "Ada" was all that he could muster.
"Legolas, ion-nín, I am here. You had us all worried" Thranduil gently said to his son.
Legolas just smiled at that. Those wolves had been very close, now that he remembered his encounter with them.
"I suppose that you must be hungry?" Thranduil asked his son. He still was a little worried as Legolas looked too weak and pale, but to have him awake was a great improvement.
"Yes, Ada, I am hungry" said Legolas, trying to sound a little stronger, but failing all the while.
"Let me fetch you something to breakfast" Haldir offered, and he hurried to the kitchens.
Legolas was just starting to doze off again; he really was tired, when Elrond walked over to him, and told him to at least remain awake to eat a little. Then he checked him, as he still noted him weak.
Elrod took his arm, and gently removed the bandage. The wound was still healing, and it needed to do a lot of healing before returning to its former health, but at least it had not bleed at all. Then he check Legolas pulse, and noted it a little fast, maybe due to the blood loss Legolas had suffered, or for the pain he still felt.
His bruises were much better since last time that he checked them, as there were no longer black bruises, but were various light tones such as green, or yellow, with some purple, but they were healing nicely. Again, he applied some poultice over them, and bandaged them again. Although they were healing, Legolas still was going to be sore in the upcoming days.
Haldir arrived with Legolas' breakfast. Legolas at first needed help from his father, as his right hand was injured, and he was still too weak. But at the end he managed alone after regaining some strength from the food.
Elrond then moved to the herb table, and started preparing Legolas a tea to help him with the pain, and he also put herbs to help him sleep.
Meanwhile, Legolas asked his father what had happened. Thranduil explained to his son where he was found, and what had happened afterwards.
Then, Elrond came, and gave Legolas his tea. When Legolas tea was finished, the four injured friends fell down on their bed to rest, knowing that once Elrond had set his mind on keeping them watched, nothing would change his mind.
The following days passed quickly, and the friends were stronger, but they still remained in the Houses of Healing. Haldir one day took the time to announce to Lord Elrond that the party from Lothlórien was parting in two days, having finished with all the negotiations, and also his warriors were rested after their last adventure of seeking for his friends.
Elrond told him to go and rest, assuring him that his friends were going to be fine and that they were on their way to healing.
Haldir really didn't want to leave, but being the March Warden of Lothlórien, he was needed there. And so, reluctantly he left the Houses of Healing to tell his warriors when they would be parting.
After that, knowing that their sons were sleeping peacefully and were not to wake in another hour or so, Elrond and Thranduil, along with Glorfindel decided to go and rest a little. Elrond was going to check on them later.
They did this only because they knew that right now they were sleeping, so they wouldn't cause any racket or disaster in the few moments of peace they dreaded for so long after the last 'adventure' of the four friends.
They went to Elrond's private chamber and sat there, drinking wine. It was a luxury to be sitting just enjoying the time and the conversation remembering past times, and the pranks that they had pulled on one another. Oh yes, they were just like their sons!
After a time, Elrond went to check on them, and saw that they were fine. With the sleeping herbs that he had given them, they most probably be sleeping until the morning. So Elrond started his watch. Then after about midnight he was joined by Thranduil, whose turn was now on. Then just before dawn came Glorfindel and Thranduil went to his room to change, seeing that a new day had come.
After a time Glorfindel just went to change into fresh clothes and to wash his face. Of course, he made a big mistake.
The four friends started waking up slowly. Elladan was the first, he blinked several times to clear his eyes, and then he sat up in his bed. Elrohir then was the next, almost a minute after his twin. The just turned to look at the other, and made silencing noises with their fingers pressed against their lips, signaling the other to don't talk, or else wake the others.
The gaze at the room, and realized that they were alone. How strange, really, the both thought.
Then Estel sat up in his bed, and looked at them. After a moment he too realized that they were alone, and he grinned at his brothers.
Elladan pointed to Legolas, who was still sleeping, and Elrohir to Estel and nodded. He threw a pillow at Legolas, which hit him square in the face, making him wake up with a start, and a little jump. The same happened to Estel, but the pillow was thrown by Elrohir.
After he realized what had happened, he just glared angrily at Elladan. "Really, you just had to wake me up this way!" He said.
"Of course sleepy head. How else was I going to reach you?" Elladan said with a look of pure innocence.
"Well, walking. Oh, but obviously you can't. Your leg is injured after the battle with orcs." Legolas gently teased back.
"Oh, really, then at least I didn't fell off the floor into a trap. And my leg is almost healed." Elladan responded with a big grin at the last part.
Then the argument broke out between them about what had happened to whom.
"Really, Legolas, you fell on a wolf trap" Elrohir added.
"Ro, at least I didn't get caught by a moving mass of snow" Legolas answered.
"Oh, but you were bitten by a wolf" Elladan said.
"At least bitten by a wolf, and not stabbed by an orc. And I didn't fell ill" Legolas add after seeing the human trying his best for not laughing out loud after his brothers and friend's ramblings.
"Hey, why do you include me in your conversations?" Estel said, and grabbing a pillow, he added "But you became surrounded by a whole wolf pack", then he let the pillow fly, and it hit Legolas again in the face.
Now Legolas had two extra pillows, the one from Elladan and the other from Estel. Now Legolas grabbed one, and he tossed it at Elladan, but he duck in time and it hit Elrohir instead. Now Legolas two pillows while Elladan was disarmed.
He realized the mistake a little too late, as Elrohir hit Elladan and Legolas hit Estel. Of course, Elrohir and Legolas could only use one arm, but their pillows were effective. Soon a battle started.
After a time feathers were spread all over the floor, the friends were in the same predicament, and some pillows scattered the floor.
Unlucky for them, the pillow fight was going on, and just that moment, the door opened, and Elrond stepped in followed by Thranduil.
Response to Reviewers:
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Slayer 3: Um, thinking about it, maybe you should let them play a prank or two.
Mi Ana I Numen: Yes, I know that Estel is human, but in this story there were the elves who mostly got hurt, maybe in another story Estel will find more trouble. This story in total will be 20 chapters long.
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Elven shield maiden of the night: here was a little more of Legolas. Glorfindel of Gondolin slayed a balrog, and it is said that Glorfindel of Rivendell is the same elf. Glorfindel of Gondolin died while slaying the balrog, and apparently after spending some time in the Halls of Mandos, he returned to Middle Earth. If you want more information you can go to www. councilofelrond. com (Removing the spaces).