Chapter 13 reviews:
A. NuEvil: Yes, finding a rock with a blue tip in the middle of the night is not easy. I know, cause I tried it once. And Erestor leaving Glorfindel on his own? Poor Erestor. I think I'll make him suffer, for fun!
Rockpaperscissor: Don't worry, I don't plan on making anyone find out his secret until later.
Ilaaris: Glad you like my story. I'm updating faster than I use to, so you don't have to wait about a week until I update.
Kel: I'm sure Legolas would love to go with you!
SalanTrong: I just want to please my fans!
Elven Kitten: I loved this chapter too. I think it was my favorite one to write!
TheAmazingTecnoColorRingWraith: Shadow knows what he wants, what can I say? You won't know if you theory is wrong until later, so who knows, you might be right!
IwishChan: I know, Erestor can be so evil sometimes, but its funny. Its sad, Elrohir's own horse hates him. Lol!
MoroTheWolfGod: More? Here you go!
Xiaoweisan: I think that's a cool saying. And it could be so true, too!
Xoxoxoxo: Yeah, Elladan is a cool twin. I think I like him a bit more.
Mearas: Shooting at a horse? Never! And besides, Shadow belongs (or did belong) to Elrohir. I don't think that the guards would want to shoot a horse that belong to one of the princes.
Rebell: That's ok. No harm done. Here is the next chapter!
Chapter 14
The two groups had gone separate way once they go on the other side of the gate. Elladan, Elrohir, and Estel had bid their ada a final farewell, then followed Raindul and the few Mirkwood elves that were going with them. Elrond, Talan, and their Mirkwood elves left in a different direction than that of the other party.
Now the group that was headed towards Lothlorien was on its way. Raindul was in the front, followed by the twins and Estel, and behind them were the Mirkwood warriors. They were all riding horses. The elves from Mirkwood, those that didn't bring a horse, were given one. Estel and Elladan rode their own horse, while Elrohir rode a different horse, all the while mumbling under his breath.
At the moment Elladan was riding right behind Raindul, trying to learn something and wanting to start a conversation. Estel was next to Elrohir, trying to calm him down before he took out his anger on the poor horse, or on Estel himself. The warriors traveling behind would look at Elrohir and try not to laugh, which wasn't easy.
Estel patted his brothers shoulder. "Elrohir, calm down. There is no need to get upset over this."
Elrohir brushed his brothers arms off. "But it was my horse!"
"How was he suppose to know it was yours!" Estel was quickly running out of patients. Sometimes his brother could be so thick-headed. "And besides, it's not like you'll never see Shadow again. Before you know it, you be looking into the face of your horse!"
Elrohir let out a small sigh. "I guess your right. I mean, how was he suppose to know Shadow was mine." He stopped talking for a while and turned to look at the plains around him. "Maybe next time I should tell him not to take my horse" Estel just shook his head.
Up ahead, Elladan was having his own conversation.
"What is Mirkwood like?" Elladan had never traveled to Mirkwood and he was curios to know what it was like.
"Well," Raindul began, "Mirkwood was once a place of endless green. One could travel into the surrounding forest without fearing attack. But that changed. At one point of time, a nameless evil began to change the woods. Creatures of evil began to move into the woods and if anyone went into the woods without protection, they were never seen again." Raindul had a look of sadness on his face. "Recently, the evil in the woods began to grow stronger, and the creatures, which are large spiders with a deadly toxic, and sometimes a few orcs, began to grow more daring. We are always having to keep an eye out and every time a group goes out to do battle, we lose elves."
"Oh," It wasn't much, but that was all Elladan could think of to say at the moment. "I apologize if I brought up unpleasant thoughts."
Raindul shook his head. "Don't not apologize. I assume that you have never been there, judging from you question." He was silent for a moment. "Someday, Mirkwood will be rid of the evil that plages the woods, until then, we will fight for our home." Raindul had such a look of determination in his eyes that Elladan couldn't help but smile.
"Perhaps," Elladan said, "that day is not to far in the future." Raindul smile at that. "And, if my ada allows, I could go and see Mirkwood someday."
Raindul laughed. "Ah my friend, I think that you and your brothers will cause mayhem if you go there." Elladan fidgeted a look of hurt. "I have hear, during my short stay, that you and your brothers like to play around."
Elladan rubbed the bad of his head. "Hehe. Yes but we try not to take the jokes to far." Raindul just nodded.
In a different direction, a second group of elves were heading towards Mirkwood.
Talan and Elrond were the only ones riding horses in this group. The rest of the elves walked on foot, not that they minded. Once in the woods of Mirkwood, it was better to be on foot, for horses made more noise than a group of elves.
Elrond would look back every ten minutes or so, as if looking for something. He couldn't help but worry about his sons. What if they got injured. But they were trained in the art of healing and Estel was a great healer. Arg! Stop worrying so much! They are old enough to take care of themselves. Worry about other things, like what your going to do once you reach Mirkwood.
Talan looked over at Elrond. He had notice that the Elf Lord would look over his shoulder. "Worry not about your sons, I'm sure that they would be find" He said as if he had read Elrond's mind.
"I know that." Elrond said. "It just that whenever those three go out for something, even if it is a short patrol around the realm, they pretty much always get into trouble."
Talan smiled. "Ah, then perhaps it is right to worry a little." Elrond looked at him as if asking for an explanation. "Raindul and his bunch look for danger, so there is a good chance that your sons might find something interesting to do on their journey. But fear not! Raindul knows what he's doing and would avoid the danger as best as he could seeing as he has company." Raindul quickly added when he saw the look on Elrond's face.
Elrond let out a small breath of air. "I hope that you are right. Those three are like a magnet to trouble, even in their own home!"
"Oh, I wouldn't worry about that. I am sure that they are perfectly capable of handling many situations." Talan gave Elrond a reassuring smile.
Elrond smiled back. "Yes, those three can be quite a team together. Hopefully they won't run into anything to dangerous while they are on the road."
"As I said, don't worry about it." Suddenly Talan started to chuckle. "I would worry more about those two that you left behind at your home."
A picture of the Last Homely Home on fire flashed through Elrond's mind. Quickly he shook the thought out of his mind. Things couldn't get that bad, right?
Talan, seeing the look on Elrond's face, laughed out loud.
Legolas had camped a small distance away from the village the night that he took Shadow. In the morning, he and Shadow had traveled to the village so that Legolas could gather supplies that he might need. He was planing on meeting up with the twins and Estel on the way to Lothlorien.
He had traded the cloak that Elladan had given him and got a large amount of silver, some copper, and about two pieces of gold for it. Yup. I knew that cloak was expensive, he thought as he put the rest of his money in a pouch around his waist that he had bought.
He did some shopping around the market for a while. A new knife here, some string for his bow there, and other things that he would need on his journey. He even bought a new cloak, thou it was a brown instead of green-gray, and made of cotton instead of the silky material the other one was made of.
Now he and Shadow were making their way towards a stable shop, where one could buy equipment one need for a horse. Once outside the shop, an elf with raven black hair and same color eyes came out to greet them.
"What can I do for you sir?" The elf asked.
"Just came to get some grain, a brush, a bridle, anything else I can't think of, and perhaps a saddle." Legolas answered. Shadow, after hearing the words bridle and saddle, shook his head as if to say 'no way'.
Both Legolas and the stable store owner rose their brows. "Know you listen here mister." Legolas said as he patted the animals head. "You don't have to have a saddle, but I need to get you a bridle, that way I won't have to use your mane every single time I ride you." Legolas let a grin show in his face. "I'll even let you pick which bridle you want!"
The store owner just looked at Legolas as if he was the strangest elf he had met, which he was. He just shook his head and lead them to the back of the shop.
"Inside are different saddles and bridle." The owner said once they reached the back of the building, which was a small stable were one could put his or her horse inside to try out different saddles.
Legolas lead Shadow into the small stable. "Alright Shadow, go pick a bridle."
The owner watched as Shadow made his way to the wall filled with different bridles, and after moments of looking and even sniffing a few, Shadow nudged a bridle that was on the left, near the bottom. The owner could only stare. "That," he said, "is one smart horse."
Legolas grabbed the bridle that Shadow nudged. It was black, a deep midnight black, and instead of being new, the bridle was a bit worn, making it more comfortable. It was made of leather and soft rope, so Legolas didn't thing that it would hurt Shadow if he accidentally pulled to hard. "This is a nice choice Shadow!" Legolas than proceeded to congratulate the horse by scratching behind and between Shadow's ears.
After buying everything that he believed he would need, he placed the bridle on Shadow, which was a perfect fit, and made his way out of the village. He still had a few coins left in his pouch. It could come in handy later, he thought.
"Come Shadow, they couldn't have gone that far ahead, perhaps a half day ahead of us." After getting up on Shadow, Legolas nudged the horse into a trot and made his way towards Lothlorien, and hopefully in the same direction that Estel and the twins took.
Erestor was working in his study. Glorfindel had followed him into the Homely Home and had continued to complain about not being able to handle all the paperwork and such without Erestor's help. Erestor had finally managed to get ride of Glorfindel by reminding him of the fact that his morning class was waiting for their captain to show up.
Now Erestor was enjoying the peace that he had at the moment, knowing that after the morning class, Glorfindel would most likely come back and bother him.
He sighed. Why couldn't life be fare?
Just then, the door to his study opened up and Glorfindel walked in.
Erestor put his pen down and looked at Glorfindel, who was sitting across from him. "Glorfindel my friend, you really should knock before you come into a room."
Glorfindel shrugged. "I would, but I figured that you would know it was me and would have told me to leave you to your work."
Erestor smiled at that. "You know me to well." Glorfindel gave a shrug, but a smile made its way into his face. "You want me to help you, right?" Glorfindel nodded. Erestor sighed and rubbed his temples. "Glorfindel, I already told you. I have enough work as it is. I don't have time to do the paperwork of both the Lord and Advisor."
Glorfindel held up a hand to stop Erestor from talking. "I know that. I have thought of something else thou. I figured that I would do all the paperwork I can, and just give you the work that I don't understand or the work that I know I will screw up on." He saw Erestor's eyes as they lost a bit of focus, show that he was thinking. "I'm a captain, remember? I know enough about work to know what I can and cannot do. This way you don't have to do that much extra work, and if the question I have on the paperwork isn't that important, I could ask one of the elves from the council to help me on it."
"That, my friend, is an excellent idea!" Erestor said with a large smile on his face. "I had half feared that you would have left me to do all the work."
Glorfindel chuckled. "No Erestor, I would have never done that. I know how busy you are, and I didn't want to add to the load. And seeing as I have plenty of free time, I think its fair that I do most of the work."
"Ah Glorfindel, you have made me one happy elf today. Now get out of my study so that I might finish with my own work." Glorfindel made a mock bow, and before Erestor could find anything to throw at him, Glorfindel had already left the room, his laughter ringing in the halls.
There, all done. I had some trouble with the beginning of this chapter, so don't be surprised if the beginning of this chapter sucks.
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