Everyone starred in shock. Arwen gasped and grabbed her father's neck in a death grip and Legolas started to cry. Thranduil finally snapped out of his shock and was quickly at Legolas's side. He pulled Legolas close to him as he put the doll back in the box and out of view. Just as he was about to say something the door opening cut him off.
/ If that is an advisor I'll…/
Glorfindel stood confounded in the doorway.
" What is going on?" he asked as he walked towards Elrond with a concerned puzzled look. " What happened? What is wrong?"
" I'll tell you later. Here, take Arwen, and… go to the gardens I'll be there as soon as I can." Elrond said hurriedly while handing over a visibly shaken Arwen to confused Glorfindel. "Leave now," he added when Glorfindel didn't move.
Glorfindel nodded, finally taking his eyes off of Thranduil and Legolas. He turned around and walked out of the room taking Arwen with him.
Thranduil tried to speak again but was cut off by some one at the door yet again.
/ May the valar have pity upon that poor soul cause when I get though with it…/
Elrond answered the door.
" State your business quickly." he said as he opened the door and looked at yet another advisor.
" I'll be there as soon as I can. Kela." {Go away} Thranduil said before the other elf could speak, anger and annoyance flashed in his eyes. The advisor knew better than to argue with his king so he just nodded his head and left without a word.
" Now, Legolas… are you alright?" Thranduil asked his son. Legolas was hiding his face in between Thranduil's shoulder and neck. Everyone could hear him crying and could see him shaking. Thranduil put his arm around him and rubbed his back in soothing circles. Legolas, however, did not calm down. He became more and more upset by the minute.
/ Please stop screaming in my ear baby. I can't take it! It is giving me a headache. /
Beraid and Elrond saw that Thranduil was getting nowhere in calming Legolas and stepped forward to try to help him. Thranduil however waved them off. He got up off the bed and started to walk across the room trying different ways to get Legolas to calm down. First he tried to sing and talk to him but he was crying to hard to notice. He tried to gently bounce Legolas up and down but that only agitated him even more. Thranduil even tried to rock Legolas in the rocking chair next to his fireplace but Legolas would not hold still.
Frustrated and suffering from one of the worst migraines he has ever had, Thranduil looked up at the two healers that were standing in front of his balcony doors watching him. " What can I do?" Thranduil said over Legolas's screams. Beraid stepped forward and tried to calm Legolas himself but Legolas would not cooperate. Elrond also tried. But again the result was a still screaming toddler.
" I can't think of anything else to do Thranduil." beraid said as he rubbed Legolas's back as he screamed into Elrond's shoulder.
" I cant either. I tried everything that worked for the twins and Arwen." Elrond said as he looked up at the helpless father.
" I think we have only two options left: we can sedate him or let him scream it out." beraid said as he took a step or two away from Legolas.
/ Valar what do I do now? /
" If I let him scream than he'll get a sore throat and make himself sick to his stomach. If he gets sedated then we can't talk to him anytime soon. But he would also get some sleep if we sedated him. But at the moment I think he is going to pass out soon anyways. So what should I do?" Thranduil asked.
Beraid sighed and looked at Elrond " you're the father of three, what's your opinion?"
Elrond looked down at the elfling in his arms. " I think if we sedate him he would sleep longer and would have a less chance of nightmares and waking. If we just let him scream it out than he'll get sick just like Thranduil said. He will also be at a greater risk for nightmares at this state." he paused " I think we should sedate him. We might not be able to talk to him right away but he'll at least get some good sleep. Do you agree Thranduil?"
Thranduil nodded his head and reached for Legolas. " The only problem is that he is not going to swallow any tea acting like this."
" Good point." Elrond said as he looked at beraid.
" He doesn't have to." Beraid said. " I have some lotion that will relax his muscles and he'll fall asleep as he is relaxing." Beraid turned and walked over to the bed with Thranduil and Elrond right behind him. He searched though his bag for a moment before pulling out a small clear jar that was full of a clear lotion. " Lay Legolas down on the bed." he instructed as he carefully unscrewed the lid to the jar. He smeared a little on Legolas's chest, arms, and legs. Just as beraid said Legolas started to calm down little by little. He was sound asleep by the time his breath was coming in hiccups. Thranduil breathed a sigh of relief.
" Okay, now that he is taken care of can you give me something for my headache?" Thranduil asked. Or actually begged.
" Yeah. I have one too. How about you Elrond?" Beraid asked as he grabbed a pill bottle and opened it.
" Yes, please." Elrond said as he accepted the pill Beraid offered him.
For a few minutes nobody said anything. They just stood there enjoying the peace and quiet.
" Well, I guess I have to go explain to Glorfindel. An see if Arwen is alright." Elrond said, "I'll see you two later. Bye"
" Bye." Thranduil and Beraid said together. Once the door was closed behind Elrond Beraid spoke again " do you want to talk about Legolas?" he asked helpfully " I don't really know what is going on here but if you'll tell me I can try to help you."
" Yeah. I have been trying to get to you for the last couple of days but something always seemed to happen. Just so you know, this is going to take a long time. So if you want we can talk later this evening." Thranduil said as he turned to look at beraid face to face.
" No, I don't have to go back until tomorrow so I have all day. Just let me take care of your councilors." beraid said. He walked over to the table and wrote something Thranduil couldn't see on a piece of paper and then pinned it to the outside of the door. "There that ought to take care of them for a while."
" Should I be afraid?" Thranduil asked as he tucked Legolas into the bed and kissed his hot sweaty forehead. " What did you write?"
"Oh…um … nothing important. So tell me about Legolas." beraid said as he steered Thranduil towards the balcony.
" Well..." Thranduil said
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I have to watch my niece today so I have to stop there. I would have gone on but she is sick and crappy and if you have ever been around a sick baby you know that it is not fun. L. So I guess I have to at least try to get some sleep. Even though I would get to sleep until 4:30 in the morning.
/ If that is an advisor I'll…/
Glorfindel stood confounded in the doorway.
" What is going on?" he asked as he walked towards Elrond with a concerned puzzled look. " What happened? What is wrong?"
" I'll tell you later. Here, take Arwen, and… go to the gardens I'll be there as soon as I can." Elrond said hurriedly while handing over a visibly shaken Arwen to confused Glorfindel. "Leave now," he added when Glorfindel didn't move.
Glorfindel nodded, finally taking his eyes off of Thranduil and Legolas. He turned around and walked out of the room taking Arwen with him.
Thranduil tried to speak again but was cut off by some one at the door yet again.
/ May the valar have pity upon that poor soul cause when I get though with it…/
Elrond answered the door.
" State your business quickly." he said as he opened the door and looked at yet another advisor.
" I'll be there as soon as I can. Kela." {Go away} Thranduil said before the other elf could speak, anger and annoyance flashed in his eyes. The advisor knew better than to argue with his king so he just nodded his head and left without a word.
" Now, Legolas… are you alright?" Thranduil asked his son. Legolas was hiding his face in between Thranduil's shoulder and neck. Everyone could hear him crying and could see him shaking. Thranduil put his arm around him and rubbed his back in soothing circles. Legolas, however, did not calm down. He became more and more upset by the minute.
/ Please stop screaming in my ear baby. I can't take it! It is giving me a headache. /
Beraid and Elrond saw that Thranduil was getting nowhere in calming Legolas and stepped forward to try to help him. Thranduil however waved them off. He got up off the bed and started to walk across the room trying different ways to get Legolas to calm down. First he tried to sing and talk to him but he was crying to hard to notice. He tried to gently bounce Legolas up and down but that only agitated him even more. Thranduil even tried to rock Legolas in the rocking chair next to his fireplace but Legolas would not hold still.
Frustrated and suffering from one of the worst migraines he has ever had, Thranduil looked up at the two healers that were standing in front of his balcony doors watching him. " What can I do?" Thranduil said over Legolas's screams. Beraid stepped forward and tried to calm Legolas himself but Legolas would not cooperate. Elrond also tried. But again the result was a still screaming toddler.
" I can't think of anything else to do Thranduil." beraid said as he rubbed Legolas's back as he screamed into Elrond's shoulder.
" I cant either. I tried everything that worked for the twins and Arwen." Elrond said as he looked up at the helpless father.
" I think we have only two options left: we can sedate him or let him scream it out." beraid said as he took a step or two away from Legolas.
/ Valar what do I do now? /
" If I let him scream than he'll get a sore throat and make himself sick to his stomach. If he gets sedated then we can't talk to him anytime soon. But he would also get some sleep if we sedated him. But at the moment I think he is going to pass out soon anyways. So what should I do?" Thranduil asked.
Beraid sighed and looked at Elrond " you're the father of three, what's your opinion?"
Elrond looked down at the elfling in his arms. " I think if we sedate him he would sleep longer and would have a less chance of nightmares and waking. If we just let him scream it out than he'll get sick just like Thranduil said. He will also be at a greater risk for nightmares at this state." he paused " I think we should sedate him. We might not be able to talk to him right away but he'll at least get some good sleep. Do you agree Thranduil?"
Thranduil nodded his head and reached for Legolas. " The only problem is that he is not going to swallow any tea acting like this."
" Good point." Elrond said as he looked at beraid.
" He doesn't have to." Beraid said. " I have some lotion that will relax his muscles and he'll fall asleep as he is relaxing." Beraid turned and walked over to the bed with Thranduil and Elrond right behind him. He searched though his bag for a moment before pulling out a small clear jar that was full of a clear lotion. " Lay Legolas down on the bed." he instructed as he carefully unscrewed the lid to the jar. He smeared a little on Legolas's chest, arms, and legs. Just as beraid said Legolas started to calm down little by little. He was sound asleep by the time his breath was coming in hiccups. Thranduil breathed a sigh of relief.
" Okay, now that he is taken care of can you give me something for my headache?" Thranduil asked. Or actually begged.
" Yeah. I have one too. How about you Elrond?" Beraid asked as he grabbed a pill bottle and opened it.
" Yes, please." Elrond said as he accepted the pill Beraid offered him.
For a few minutes nobody said anything. They just stood there enjoying the peace and quiet.
" Well, I guess I have to go explain to Glorfindel. An see if Arwen is alright." Elrond said, "I'll see you two later. Bye"
" Bye." Thranduil and Beraid said together. Once the door was closed behind Elrond Beraid spoke again " do you want to talk about Legolas?" he asked helpfully " I don't really know what is going on here but if you'll tell me I can try to help you."
" Yeah. I have been trying to get to you for the last couple of days but something always seemed to happen. Just so you know, this is going to take a long time. So if you want we can talk later this evening." Thranduil said as he turned to look at beraid face to face.
" No, I don't have to go back until tomorrow so I have all day. Just let me take care of your councilors." beraid said. He walked over to the table and wrote something Thranduil couldn't see on a piece of paper and then pinned it to the outside of the door. "There that ought to take care of them for a while."
" Should I be afraid?" Thranduil asked as he tucked Legolas into the bed and kissed his hot sweaty forehead. " What did you write?"
"Oh…um … nothing important. So tell me about Legolas." beraid said as he steered Thranduil towards the balcony.
" Well..." Thranduil said
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I have to watch my niece today so I have to stop there. I would have gone on but she is sick and crappy and if you have ever been around a sick baby you know that it is not fun. L. So I guess I have to at least try to get some sleep. Even though I would get to sleep until 4:30 in the morning.