They walked for ages around Lindon. Not being used to being stopped in the street, Erestor was severally times startled when strangers asked them where they were going. All they did was ask if they knew a man called Cirdan, and if the answer was no, they walk off.
It was high noon, when they arrived in a wide street, with a gate at the far end of it. The gate itself was white and seemed to be made of birch.
On either side were fully armor clad soldiers.
Both raised an eyebrow at each other, and walked up to them.
The guards just firstly ignored them, but when both children asked who lived there, they were obliged to answer.
"The great lord Gil-Galad." Said the one of the right.
"Who's that?" Asked Erestor rather plainly, Poencak just stared at the one on the left, which seemed to be distracted with something behind him.
"My dear child, your not from these fair lands are you?" answered the guard back, discarding all soldierly professionalism.
"No." Said Erestor, rolling her eyes. She was starting to tire of people, pointing this out to her.
"Well…he's a great elven lord, but also a kind yet strong master." Explained the soldier, slightly weary of this four year olds behavior, towards such high authority.
"Can we speak with him?" Asked Poencak, still keeping his eyes on the somewhat distracted guard.
"Not really. I mean you can't just show up and demand to see him, I mean, what type of guards would we be?" Said the guard with a matter-of-fact attitude.
Suddenly the guard on the left let out a loud yelp. All of Poencaks, Erestors and the others guards attention turned to him.
He fell on the floor tears streaming from his eyes, but he gave no word, instead he bit his lower lip and rubbed his bottom.
Suddenly Erestors ear pricked up the sound of man's laughter.
As Poencak resumed his argument with the guard that went to check on his comrade, Erestor went over to a gap in the wall.
Walking closer to the gap, Erestor lowered her head, in order to see around the corner, without endangering her full body.
Suddenly- three young men fell out.
They scrambled themselves apart and looked down at Erestor. Each with equally evil grins.
She rewarded them, with no expression but just gave them an emotionless frown. Their grins soon turned to innocent sheepish looks; when her face still didn't change, frowns grew on their faces. They looked at each other, puzzled, almost any young child they knew would have laughed at this; however she didn't.
The three men just leaned on the back of the wall with their hands behind their back. Even though the sun was shine brightly and all the trees around rustled their green leaves in the wind, Erestors expression didn't brighten or stir one bit.
As Erestor studied each man, she noticed that two of them looked so alike, that…that one couldn't be told apart from the other. Their ash black hair which was shoulder length, their sapphire blue eyes and their paper white skin was exactly alike. It was unbelievable. Seeing them next to each other was if one of them was staring into a mirror. Then the third was distinctively different. He had blond hair, which appeared to be able to reach his hips but this day it was tied up; rather messily in Erestors opinion.
He had a very freckled face, but unlike her and her brother's soft freckles, his seemed to be more like polka dots. All three of them were exceptionally tall, well for a four year old, they seemed to be giants.
After several minutes of an uncomfortable silence, the blond man approached Erestor. He was biting his lower lip, thinking very hard on how to approach a child that would not laugh at his and his friend's antics.
"Erm…what is your…name erh…little erh…girl?" Questioned the young man uneasily; it was obvious he didn't know how to talk to this child.
Looking him up and down, Erestor didn't reply. That's when Poencak stepped in, he knew Erestor could appear strange to others, if they didn't know her history.
"We just, erm…have come from the Grey Havens. We are looking for someone that knows my ahem…uncle." Poencak said the last words with a scuffle of his feet on the dusty floor.
"Erm…what is your Uncles name?" Asked the blond man back, still a bit creeped out by Erestors behavior.
"Cirdan. He's over by the main gates in the town courts." Replied Poencak pointing a finger behind himself.
They had finally arrived at Cirdan's cart. Just as Erestor had predicated, no one had attempted to take Cirdan away. He had started to sing in a loud manner now, so loud occasionally that he screamed his song words.
The sky started to become dusty with stars and the air grey cold.
The whole company walked over to the cart in silence.
When they reached it, one of the twins peered inside, when he turned around; his face seemed to have become paler.
He beckoned for his brother to come and join him; he also turned around with a pale face.
Growing impatient with them, it was Poencak that tried to see what was wrong, but they wouldn't let him. Pushing him down, Poencak was mildly caught by Erestor.
"What is happening Poencak?" Whispered Erestor in his ear, in the same annoyed mood he was in.
"I do not know my lady, but what ever it is, I BETTER BE INFORMED SOON." Poencak said the whole sentence rather annoyed, but shouted the last words so the others could clearly hear his displeasure.
His behavior slightly shocked Erestor, but she didn't let it show. The only way to sense her mood was possibly in her voice at this point and time.
The blond man, who had remained behind, looked at Poencak and Erestor at this comment. He had no time to comment because his friends then called him forward to.
Both Erestor and Poencak wanted to know what was wrong; however if Poencak tried to find out, he would be noticed. So Erestor decided to sneak in herself.
Without telling Poencak she slipped around the cart; he quickly caught on to what she was doing.
Ambling behind to the cart, Erestor climbed onto the step. As she looked over, the sight she saw next would forever stay with her.
Covered in blood from his cut arms and stab wounds in stomach area, Cirdan had preceded to express his sorrow and grief over his wife and brother like this. Screaming Erestor backed up and fell out of the cart.
The three men noticed this, and while the twins covered Cirdan up, with their outer cloaks the blond man went to Erestors rescue.