"LEGOLAS" Thranduil screamed as he ran over to the side of the ravine and slide down after his son. When Thranduil reached the bottom he was neck deep in murky water. Thranduil searched frantically for his son. Legolas was nowhere in sight though.
Thranduil stood still and motioned for the elves at the top of the ravine to stay up there. Thranduil could not see his son but the could feel a small currant that headed further down the ravine. To an adult it was no problem to keep your footing but to a toddler that didn't know how to swim it could be deadly.
Thranduil motioned for the other elves to come down as he swam down the now flooded ravine. He saw a disturbance in the water a few feet in front of him.
/ Legolas../
" Baby I'm coming" Thranduil yelled as he hurried to the spot where Legolas was trying to get his head above water.
* I have to breath; I have to get my head up above the water. Ada, help me, I'm scared, come and get me! *
Just as Legolas was about to pass out from lack of air he felt a strong hand on his shoulder. He tried to lift his hand to grab it but his body wouldn't respond.
* Ada! You came*
Thranduil quickly jerked his son out of the water and into his arms. Thranduil just stood there for a few minutes as he hugged Legolas close.
" Amin mela lle, amin mela lle ion-nin. Amin nant ikotane {scared}" {a/n- I couldn't find the elvish word for scared so just pretend that it is in elvish.} Thranduil said over and over. {I love you, I was so sacred]
Legolas started to cough.
Thranduil patted his back and said, " Ta tereva, you need to cough up all the water in your lungs." " It is fine}
Still patting his sons back Thranduil quickly turned around and faced the three elves that had followed him down the ravine. " Where do we get out of this?" Thranduil asked remembering the steep side that he had slide down.
" We will have to climb up a rope. It is too dangerous to continue down the ravine because of the springs. One wrong step and you'll be in a bottomless pit of water" one of the elves replied as they all hurried back to the side of the ravine.
" Good idea, but, how exactly are we supposed to get Legolas up there as well?" Thranduil asked as he looked up the side of the ravine. " I can't climb up that holding Legolas and I don't think any of you could either."
" Hand me your cloak, milord," one of the elves said.
" Whatever for?" Thranduil asked as he shrugged out of his cloak.
" You'll see" was all the elf said as he tied up the cloak and handed it back to Thranduil " if you sling that on your shoulder and across your chest then Legolas can sit in it as you climb up" she explained.
" Good thinking." Thranduil said as he did as she said and laid Legolas in the cloak. Thranduil grasped the rope and looked down at Legolas " are you ready?" he asked.
Legolas gave a slow nod of his head as he had another coughing fit.
Thranduil waited until Legolas was done before he started the climb up.
Once all the elves were up out of the ravine they all hurried back to the castle. The storm was getting worse every minute and none wanted to stay outside any longer. Thranduil had found out that the other search party hadn't been as lucky as Thranduil's and Thranduil was forced to call of the search until the storm lightened up.
Thranduil held his sleeping son close to him as he walked down the hallway towards Legolas's room. He had fallen asleep as soon as they walked into the castle. Thranduil slowly opened the door to his son's room and walked over to a chair and set Legolas on it. He would have put him on the bed but Legolas was soaking wet and Thranduil wanted Legolas to have a nice dry bed to sleep in. he walked over to the dresser and pulled out some winter bedclothes. Even though Legolas wouldn't need to wear them for another couple weeks when it gets really cold Thranduil didn't want him to freeze during the night.
Thranduil crossed the room and gently shook Legolas.
Legolas opened his eyes a little.
" I'm going to get you dressed and then put you to bed. I'll be in later to sleep with you." Thranduil told his more than half asleep son.
Legolas gave a small nod before going back to sleep.
Thranduil smiled as he quickly yet gently peeled his son's clothes off.
Once Legolas was warmly dressed and tucked in bed Thranduil walked to his room and grabbed a small box out of a jewelry box on his dresser. The jewelry box had belonged to his wife before she died and Thranduil didn't have the heart to put it up after her death, in fact, many of her clothes were still in the closet after all these years that she had been dead. Thranduil still cried him self to sleep because of the loss of his wife. Three years had not washed any of the pain away for Thranduil. It also hurt Thranduil that Legolas could not remember her, but Thranduil told him everything about her. After all that was the only way Legolas would ever know what his mother was like. Even though he never asked about her Thranduil could easily tell that he wanted to know more about his mother. More than once Thranduil had found his son looking at her clothes or jewelry. That was one of the reasons he made sure that some of her things were where Legolas could easily get them whenever he felt the need to. Thranduil had vowed to make sure whatever his son wanted to know about his mother Thranduil would tell him right after he asked. Even though it hurt to talk about Alasse.
Thranduil had reached Legolas door and slowly opened it. He smiled at his sleeping son. He quietly walked over to the bedside table. Thranduil opened the box and smiled sadly as a soft lullaby came out of it. He ran his index finger over the delicate designs on the outside of the box. He had given Alasse this music box the day Legolas was born.
/ Knock out of it Thranduil, you have things to do! /
Thranduil straightened and gave Legolas one last kiss before walking out of the room to go find Elrond and Valandil.
Thranduil stood still and motioned for the elves at the top of the ravine to stay up there. Thranduil could not see his son but the could feel a small currant that headed further down the ravine. To an adult it was no problem to keep your footing but to a toddler that didn't know how to swim it could be deadly.
Thranduil motioned for the other elves to come down as he swam down the now flooded ravine. He saw a disturbance in the water a few feet in front of him.
/ Legolas../
" Baby I'm coming" Thranduil yelled as he hurried to the spot where Legolas was trying to get his head above water.
* I have to breath; I have to get my head up above the water. Ada, help me, I'm scared, come and get me! *
Just as Legolas was about to pass out from lack of air he felt a strong hand on his shoulder. He tried to lift his hand to grab it but his body wouldn't respond.
* Ada! You came*
Thranduil quickly jerked his son out of the water and into his arms. Thranduil just stood there for a few minutes as he hugged Legolas close.
" Amin mela lle, amin mela lle ion-nin. Amin nant ikotane {scared}" {a/n- I couldn't find the elvish word for scared so just pretend that it is in elvish.} Thranduil said over and over. {I love you, I was so sacred]
Legolas started to cough.
Thranduil patted his back and said, " Ta tereva, you need to cough up all the water in your lungs." " It is fine}
Still patting his sons back Thranduil quickly turned around and faced the three elves that had followed him down the ravine. " Where do we get out of this?" Thranduil asked remembering the steep side that he had slide down.
" We will have to climb up a rope. It is too dangerous to continue down the ravine because of the springs. One wrong step and you'll be in a bottomless pit of water" one of the elves replied as they all hurried back to the side of the ravine.
" Good idea, but, how exactly are we supposed to get Legolas up there as well?" Thranduil asked as he looked up the side of the ravine. " I can't climb up that holding Legolas and I don't think any of you could either."
" Hand me your cloak, milord," one of the elves said.
" Whatever for?" Thranduil asked as he shrugged out of his cloak.
" You'll see" was all the elf said as he tied up the cloak and handed it back to Thranduil " if you sling that on your shoulder and across your chest then Legolas can sit in it as you climb up" she explained.
" Good thinking." Thranduil said as he did as she said and laid Legolas in the cloak. Thranduil grasped the rope and looked down at Legolas " are you ready?" he asked.
Legolas gave a slow nod of his head as he had another coughing fit.
Thranduil waited until Legolas was done before he started the climb up.
Once all the elves were up out of the ravine they all hurried back to the castle. The storm was getting worse every minute and none wanted to stay outside any longer. Thranduil had found out that the other search party hadn't been as lucky as Thranduil's and Thranduil was forced to call of the search until the storm lightened up.
Thranduil held his sleeping son close to him as he walked down the hallway towards Legolas's room. He had fallen asleep as soon as they walked into the castle. Thranduil slowly opened the door to his son's room and walked over to a chair and set Legolas on it. He would have put him on the bed but Legolas was soaking wet and Thranduil wanted Legolas to have a nice dry bed to sleep in. he walked over to the dresser and pulled out some winter bedclothes. Even though Legolas wouldn't need to wear them for another couple weeks when it gets really cold Thranduil didn't want him to freeze during the night.
Thranduil crossed the room and gently shook Legolas.
Legolas opened his eyes a little.
" I'm going to get you dressed and then put you to bed. I'll be in later to sleep with you." Thranduil told his more than half asleep son.
Legolas gave a small nod before going back to sleep.
Thranduil smiled as he quickly yet gently peeled his son's clothes off.
Once Legolas was warmly dressed and tucked in bed Thranduil walked to his room and grabbed a small box out of a jewelry box on his dresser. The jewelry box had belonged to his wife before she died and Thranduil didn't have the heart to put it up after her death, in fact, many of her clothes were still in the closet after all these years that she had been dead. Thranduil still cried him self to sleep because of the loss of his wife. Three years had not washed any of the pain away for Thranduil. It also hurt Thranduil that Legolas could not remember her, but Thranduil told him everything about her. After all that was the only way Legolas would ever know what his mother was like. Even though he never asked about her Thranduil could easily tell that he wanted to know more about his mother. More than once Thranduil had found his son looking at her clothes or jewelry. That was one of the reasons he made sure that some of her things were where Legolas could easily get them whenever he felt the need to. Thranduil had vowed to make sure whatever his son wanted to know about his mother Thranduil would tell him right after he asked. Even though it hurt to talk about Alasse.
Thranduil had reached Legolas door and slowly opened it. He smiled at his sleeping son. He quietly walked over to the bedside table. Thranduil opened the box and smiled sadly as a soft lullaby came out of it. He ran his index finger over the delicate designs on the outside of the box. He had given Alasse this music box the day Legolas was born.
/ Knock out of it Thranduil, you have things to do! /
Thranduil straightened and gave Legolas one last kiss before walking out of the room to go find Elrond and Valandil.