Thranduil stood at the edge of the forest.
/ Did Legolas really go in there? Valar, help us/
He looked down and saw the little puddles that were Legolas's footprints go directly into the trees. They had found an outside door open and then found his tracks.
" Come on we have to find him before something else does," Thranduil yelled to the elves that were behind him.
Thranduil started to walk into the forest while listening to one of the head guards shout out orders to fan out and keep a look out for any small thing. Thranduil looked up and followed his son's trail for a moment with his eyes.
Thranduil felt a hand on his shoulder and knew that it was Elrond.
" What?" Thranduil asked
" Thranduil, I just wanted to tell you I was sorry for Legolas going missing." Elrond said.
" Thank you" was all Thranduil said
" I wanted to ask you, do you know of anyone who would take le3golas away just to get back at you?" Elrond asked as he moved out of the way for a couple of people.
Thranduil fought to hold his emotions in. it was more than enough that Beraid disappeared but now Legolas? Thranduil couldn't sort out how he was feeling. He was angry, frustrated, upset, and sad worried, and confused all at once. He was tired of not knowing. " There are plenty of people who would love to kill Legolas to get back at me. That's why those bastards killed Alasse, to get back at me. She didn't even do anything to them. They did it to get back at me for something I don't even remember I did!" Thranduil paused " you don't think.. You cant… he cant… you think someone might have taken Legolas? He wasn't alone that long! And besides someone had to have seen them there wasn't enough time for someone to come in and grab Legolas. Legolas… no he cant be kidnapped! " Thranduil said tryi8ng his hardest to believe it.
/ No, he can't just be gone! He had to have come looking for me. The guards said that both our doors were open so he had to have come looking for me because I wasn't there. I wasn't there… I wasn't there when he needed me. I should have known better than to leave him alone during a storm! I knew he was going to wake up! And he went looking by himself for me. He might have actually talked to me. He … I wasn't there… I wasn't there for him. /
" Thranduil, Thranduil," Elrond said as he tried to bring the wood king back out of his thoughts. " What are you thinking?"
" I wasn't there.." Thranduil whispered so that Elrond had to strain his ears against the wind to here him.
" Well, there is only one set of footprints so unless someone shoved Legolas outside in a raging storm and is hoping for him to get lost I think he just came out looking for you." Elrond said trying to put the king into some comfort.
Thranduil only nodded. Elrond sensed that he was done talking and left with a reassuring squeeze on Thranduil's shoulder.
Thranduil quickly walked back to his place in front of the now spread out-group. After walking for a few more minutes Thranduil could see a small lump up ahead. He quickly ran to it hoping that some how it was Legolas all though the lump was way to small to be his son. When he reached it he realized that it was…
" Laure," Thranduil whispered as he bent down to pick up the now covered in mud teddy bear.
/ If Laure is here than Legolas cant be too far/
" What did you find milord?" a head guard asked.
" My sons teddy bear Thranduil said as he stood up. " tell me, what is around this area? There aren't any spiders are there?" he asked trying to make sure that the area was somewhat safe for his toddler.
" There are no spiders here in this area but there is a deep ravine a little ways up ahead." the guard said to his king.
" And what is in the ravine?" Thranduil said as he started to walk following the trail his son left.
" A couple of wide deep underground springs surface there," the guard explained.
" Underground springs? I want a couple of elves down there. Tell them to look carefully around the springs. If Legolas ends up in one of them he could drown. I never taught him how to swim." Thranduil said as he quickened his pace.
Nodding the guard turned around and started barking out orders to the other elves.
" Thranduil, what happened" Elrond said as he caught up with Thranduil.
" I found my son's teddy bear. There is a deep ravine with a couple of deep springs in it. Legolas might drown if he ends up in one of them. He doesn't know how to swim." Thranduil explained.
" Let us hope that he doesn't end up in there then." Elrond said.
" I pray to the valar that he doesn't." Thranduil said as he called out Legolas's name.
/ Did Legolas really go in there? Valar, help us/
He looked down and saw the little puddles that were Legolas's footprints go directly into the trees. They had found an outside door open and then found his tracks.
" Come on we have to find him before something else does," Thranduil yelled to the elves that were behind him.
Thranduil started to walk into the forest while listening to one of the head guards shout out orders to fan out and keep a look out for any small thing. Thranduil looked up and followed his son's trail for a moment with his eyes.
Thranduil felt a hand on his shoulder and knew that it was Elrond.
" What?" Thranduil asked
" Thranduil, I just wanted to tell you I was sorry for Legolas going missing." Elrond said.
" Thank you" was all Thranduil said
" I wanted to ask you, do you know of anyone who would take le3golas away just to get back at you?" Elrond asked as he moved out of the way for a couple of people.
Thranduil fought to hold his emotions in. it was more than enough that Beraid disappeared but now Legolas? Thranduil couldn't sort out how he was feeling. He was angry, frustrated, upset, and sad worried, and confused all at once. He was tired of not knowing. " There are plenty of people who would love to kill Legolas to get back at me. That's why those bastards killed Alasse, to get back at me. She didn't even do anything to them. They did it to get back at me for something I don't even remember I did!" Thranduil paused " you don't think.. You cant… he cant… you think someone might have taken Legolas? He wasn't alone that long! And besides someone had to have seen them there wasn't enough time for someone to come in and grab Legolas. Legolas… no he cant be kidnapped! " Thranduil said tryi8ng his hardest to believe it.
/ No, he can't just be gone! He had to have come looking for me. The guards said that both our doors were open so he had to have come looking for me because I wasn't there. I wasn't there… I wasn't there when he needed me. I should have known better than to leave him alone during a storm! I knew he was going to wake up! And he went looking by himself for me. He might have actually talked to me. He … I wasn't there… I wasn't there for him. /
" Thranduil, Thranduil," Elrond said as he tried to bring the wood king back out of his thoughts. " What are you thinking?"
" I wasn't there.." Thranduil whispered so that Elrond had to strain his ears against the wind to here him.
" Well, there is only one set of footprints so unless someone shoved Legolas outside in a raging storm and is hoping for him to get lost I think he just came out looking for you." Elrond said trying to put the king into some comfort.
Thranduil only nodded. Elrond sensed that he was done talking and left with a reassuring squeeze on Thranduil's shoulder.
Thranduil quickly walked back to his place in front of the now spread out-group. After walking for a few more minutes Thranduil could see a small lump up ahead. He quickly ran to it hoping that some how it was Legolas all though the lump was way to small to be his son. When he reached it he realized that it was…
" Laure," Thranduil whispered as he bent down to pick up the now covered in mud teddy bear.
/ If Laure is here than Legolas cant be too far/
" What did you find milord?" a head guard asked.
" My sons teddy bear Thranduil said as he stood up. " tell me, what is around this area? There aren't any spiders are there?" he asked trying to make sure that the area was somewhat safe for his toddler.
" There are no spiders here in this area but there is a deep ravine a little ways up ahead." the guard said to his king.
" And what is in the ravine?" Thranduil said as he started to walk following the trail his son left.
" A couple of wide deep underground springs surface there," the guard explained.
" Underground springs? I want a couple of elves down there. Tell them to look carefully around the springs. If Legolas ends up in one of them he could drown. I never taught him how to swim." Thranduil said as he quickened his pace.
Nodding the guard turned around and started barking out orders to the other elves.
" Thranduil, what happened" Elrond said as he caught up with Thranduil.
" I found my son's teddy bear. There is a deep ravine with a couple of deep springs in it. Legolas might drown if he ends up in one of them. He doesn't know how to swim." Thranduil explained.
" Let us hope that he doesn't end up in there then." Elrond said.
" I pray to the valar that he doesn't." Thranduil said as he called out Legolas's name.