"GET UP!" was all Elrond heard before he felt a hard swift kick in the ribs.
Elrond gasped and his eyes flew open. Elrond quickly realized that Legolas and his daughter were not right beside him like they were the night before. He sat up and looked around and saw that the elves had tied them up on a horse together.
*/ At least they are unharmed and together. /*
Elrond breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that they were unharmed. His relief was quickly washed away however when he was jerked up into a standing position. Elrond struggled against the hands that were holding him and earned a hard stinging backhand on his left cheek.
" Hold still or you'll get worse!" said the elf that had backhanded him said as he pulled out a long piece of rope out of a pouch that was sitting on the forest floor.
Elrond stopped struggling and let the elf that had backhanded him tie his hands behind his back and then he was led to a horse that stood behind him with a half awake Glorfindel tied up on it. The elf pushed Elrond up on the horse behind Glorfindel and tied him tightly to the saddle.
" Elrond, what happened?" Glorfindel said groggily. " I remember fighting some elves off and then I wake up here? Who are-"
"DINA" an elf interrupted Glorfindel. {Be silent}
" Not now. I'll tell you later." Elrond whispered to his friend.
" Vero, we are ready to go" an elf that was standing next to Elrond and Glorfindel called out.
An elf that, Elrond guessed to be Vero, jumped out of a tree and landed right in front of the two frightened children.
Vero grabbed Arwen's chin and said, " I want to hear no sound out of both of you, understand" he took his other hand and grabbed Legolas's chin also.
" Legolas," Vero smirked " you remember what happened last time don't you? Don't make me do it again"
*/ Last time? What does he mean last time? /*
Legolas whimpered and nodded his head as much as he could with Vero's hard grip on his chin.
" Good." Vero said as he let go and walked over to a horse and mounted it. " Lets go before the kings men find us," he said and he urged his horse forward.
The other elves fell into some kind of formation that held their captives boxed in the middle.
Elrond heard a quiet, almost inaudible, sob. He looked over at the two children that rode next to him and noticed that Legolas was crying.
" Legolas," Elrond whispered
Legolas looked over in Elrond's direction.
" It is alright, please don't cry" Elrond said softly
Legolas just shook his head and looked away from Elrond.
Elrond sighed and returned his gaze to the front of the group and prepared himself for a long day.
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Glorfindel groaned in his sleep as one of his many wounds was jolted.
Elrond looked at his friend and waited to se if he would wake. When his longtime friend didn't Elrond let him lean against him as they rode in the twilight.
" Just a little bit further men" Vero called out and sure enough after a few more minutes of riding Elrond could make out what looked like a cave entrance.
When the group reached the mouth of the cave they dismounted and then jerked the four captives off their horses and pulled them into the cave.
Elrond looked around as the elves started to light torches that lined the gray stone walls. The cave had one way to enter and exit it was wide and the ceiling was just about three feet over Elrond's head. The entire thing was gray stone with spots of mold and moss here and there.
Elrond was shoved over to where the other elves had put Glorfindel, Legolas and Arwen. The elf that had leaded him over to them shoved Elrond down in a wet spot.
" You four stay there and don't move an inch," the elf said as he threw the two water canteens down on the ground in front of his captives.
" Arwen," Elrond softly called
" Yes ada?" Arwen said as she turned to look at her father.
" Scoot over here " Elrond said
Arwen nodded her head and moved slowly towards her father.
Elrond looked down when he felt something pressing into his knife wound and saw that Legolas had moved away from the sleeping balrog slayer and had put his head down in Elrond's lap. Elrond smiled at Legolas.
" Every thing will be fine, don't worry." Elrond said gently
Legolas didn't answer but Arwen said, " I hope so ada"
" It will be Arwen, you have think that " Elrond said
" I'll try ada," Arwen said as she too laid her head in her father's lap.
After a few minutes of silence Arwen spoke " ada,"
" Hmm?" Elrond said looking down at his daughter.
" Will glorfy be alright?" she asked, " Why is he sleeping so much?"
" N'dela no'ta. He sleeps because he was a lot of wounds and he used a lot of energy when he tried to fight of those bad elves." Elrond explained {do not worry about it} " he will be okay soon. He just needs some rest."
" Oh okay." Arwen said
" You look tired Undomiel, why don't you try to rest some. I'll wake you when they give us some food." Elrond said. " Legolas you need to sleep too."
The two toddlers nodded their heads and closed their eyes.
Elrond hummed one of his favorite songs from his childhood as he silently hoped that Thranduil or someone would find them soon.
Elrond gasped and his eyes flew open. Elrond quickly realized that Legolas and his daughter were not right beside him like they were the night before. He sat up and looked around and saw that the elves had tied them up on a horse together.
*/ At least they are unharmed and together. /*
Elrond breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that they were unharmed. His relief was quickly washed away however when he was jerked up into a standing position. Elrond struggled against the hands that were holding him and earned a hard stinging backhand on his left cheek.
" Hold still or you'll get worse!" said the elf that had backhanded him said as he pulled out a long piece of rope out of a pouch that was sitting on the forest floor.
Elrond stopped struggling and let the elf that had backhanded him tie his hands behind his back and then he was led to a horse that stood behind him with a half awake Glorfindel tied up on it. The elf pushed Elrond up on the horse behind Glorfindel and tied him tightly to the saddle.
" Elrond, what happened?" Glorfindel said groggily. " I remember fighting some elves off and then I wake up here? Who are-"
"DINA" an elf interrupted Glorfindel. {Be silent}
" Not now. I'll tell you later." Elrond whispered to his friend.
" Vero, we are ready to go" an elf that was standing next to Elrond and Glorfindel called out.
An elf that, Elrond guessed to be Vero, jumped out of a tree and landed right in front of the two frightened children.
Vero grabbed Arwen's chin and said, " I want to hear no sound out of both of you, understand" he took his other hand and grabbed Legolas's chin also.
" Legolas," Vero smirked " you remember what happened last time don't you? Don't make me do it again"
*/ Last time? What does he mean last time? /*
Legolas whimpered and nodded his head as much as he could with Vero's hard grip on his chin.
" Good." Vero said as he let go and walked over to a horse and mounted it. " Lets go before the kings men find us," he said and he urged his horse forward.
The other elves fell into some kind of formation that held their captives boxed in the middle.
Elrond heard a quiet, almost inaudible, sob. He looked over at the two children that rode next to him and noticed that Legolas was crying.
" Legolas," Elrond whispered
Legolas looked over in Elrond's direction.
" It is alright, please don't cry" Elrond said softly
Legolas just shook his head and looked away from Elrond.
Elrond sighed and returned his gaze to the front of the group and prepared himself for a long day.
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Glorfindel groaned in his sleep as one of his many wounds was jolted.
Elrond looked at his friend and waited to se if he would wake. When his longtime friend didn't Elrond let him lean against him as they rode in the twilight.
" Just a little bit further men" Vero called out and sure enough after a few more minutes of riding Elrond could make out what looked like a cave entrance.
When the group reached the mouth of the cave they dismounted and then jerked the four captives off their horses and pulled them into the cave.
Elrond looked around as the elves started to light torches that lined the gray stone walls. The cave had one way to enter and exit it was wide and the ceiling was just about three feet over Elrond's head. The entire thing was gray stone with spots of mold and moss here and there.
Elrond was shoved over to where the other elves had put Glorfindel, Legolas and Arwen. The elf that had leaded him over to them shoved Elrond down in a wet spot.
" You four stay there and don't move an inch," the elf said as he threw the two water canteens down on the ground in front of his captives.
" Arwen," Elrond softly called
" Yes ada?" Arwen said as she turned to look at her father.
" Scoot over here " Elrond said
Arwen nodded her head and moved slowly towards her father.
Elrond looked down when he felt something pressing into his knife wound and saw that Legolas had moved away from the sleeping balrog slayer and had put his head down in Elrond's lap. Elrond smiled at Legolas.
" Every thing will be fine, don't worry." Elrond said gently
Legolas didn't answer but Arwen said, " I hope so ada"
" It will be Arwen, you have think that " Elrond said
" I'll try ada," Arwen said as she too laid her head in her father's lap.
After a few minutes of silence Arwen spoke " ada,"
" Hmm?" Elrond said looking down at his daughter.
" Will glorfy be alright?" she asked, " Why is he sleeping so much?"
" N'dela no'ta. He sleeps because he was a lot of wounds and he used a lot of energy when he tried to fight of those bad elves." Elrond explained {do not worry about it} " he will be okay soon. He just needs some rest."
" Oh okay." Arwen said
" You look tired Undomiel, why don't you try to rest some. I'll wake you when they give us some food." Elrond said. " Legolas you need to sleep too."
The two toddlers nodded their heads and closed their eyes.
Elrond hummed one of his favorite songs from his childhood as he silently hoped that Thranduil or someone would find them soon.