By noon, everyone had heard of the return of Lord Morier, and the town was absolutely buzzing. Servants whispered to each other in the hallways, nobles murmured to one another from behind jeweled hands, and the prince paced anxiously around his room.
Remember Lord Morier? How could he not? The fool had nearly destroyed all of Mirkwood in his ignorance! He had dabbled in things far beyond his understanding, and such mischievousness was not without its price. He had probed deep into the arts of black magic, concocting fatal potions and speaking of power beyond even that of the Valar. He spoke of the power to manipulate other, far-away worlds. Lunacy.
They had been forced, finally, to banish him, in hopes that in his solitude, he would either destroy himself with his dark interests or forget them all-together.
Now, centuries later, he was coming back, preaching a good word. Legolas, however, would not be fooled. A heart blackened never shone again. Lord Morier could not be trusted then, and he could not be trusted now.
Something else was amiss, also. When an elf was banished, word was sent to the other elven gatherings. None were to take the condemned in. Who would invite a criminal into their midst, anyway?
So if all the other elven cities had followed law and left Morier to his own devices, he would have been alone all these years. Yet he had a wife. In order to find and girl and be wed, he would have had to be in contact with other elves. Who were the fools who had broken the laws of exile!? Or were they accomplices that Morier had had all along...?
Legolas sighed. His father shared his worries, of course, and had promised that a strict eye would be kept on Morier. Still, though, Legolas's anxiety was not calmed.
A knock sounded on the door.
"Come in."
"Sir, your father bids you come to the main doors." The servant stated.
"Thank you; I will."
The door clicked shut as the servant was on his way.
So Morier was here, and it was time to go and meet him.
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