" King Thranduil, wait up!" two voices called
Thranduil groaned and turned around to look at the twins, who were running down the corridor to reach him.
" We wanted to talk to you before you got busy. If you don't mind," one of the twins said out of breath.
" That is fine." Thranduil said, " We can talk in my study. Come on"
The twins followed wordlessly
Once they reached the study Thranduil opened the door and walked over to his desk and saw a strange bright green envelope
Thranduil starred at the bright green envelope that had been placed on top of all his other important documents.
/ That wasn't there last night \. I wonder who put it there? Maybe the kidnappers put it there! Maybe I'll finally figure out what they want. /
Thranduil reached down and grabbed the envelope. And ripped it open and read:
Dear king Thranduil,
It seems to be that we have your son and several other people that you seem to hold dear in our custody. For now they are alive, but I cant promise how long they will stay that way. My Original plan was to kill them slowly and painfully, but it has come to my attention that you have several things that I want. I wont tell you what they are yet but I will soon. I wish to arrange a meeting between just you and me. There are to be no guards or anyone else. I will have the area where we meet secured with my men so that I know that none will follow you there. Elrond's brats can come if they wish too. They probably will. I know that they showed up unexpected last night. Right when you were struggling to write a letter to their parents and grandparents.
Do you want to know what else I know?
I know that you didn't sleep last night. I know that, that nanny came to you last night. I know that you finally fell asleep in the early morn. You had nightmares about your poor little boy. You yelled his name several times in your fitful sleep.
I know what you do everyday. I know that every morning you get up about a half hour before dawn. You bath and dress and braid your hair. You then walk to your son's room, which is only one door down from your own room. Sometimes he is awake and sometimes his nanny lets him sleep in until you get there. You wake him up, play with him until it is almost time for breakfast. Nefiath helps you dress Legolas and get him ready for the day. Then, all of you proceed to the dining hall. Sometimes you eat in there or have a private breakfast since Legolas never eats much in a crowd. You go to work and Legolas and Nefiath go and do whatever she had planned for the day. You often can't make it for lunch and Nefiath and your little son often eat outside. If you get off of work early you are able to play with your son before dinner and after but about half the time you are stuck working until dinnertime. After dinner you play with your son till his bath time. Nefiath often gives Legolas his bath if you are late {which is often}. You always try to be there to tuck Legolas in bed and read him a story. He tries to stay up to wait for you if you are late. You then work late into the night and crawl to bed when you can hardly open your eyes. You crawl into bed and cry your eyes out as you think of your long dead wife.
Now, would you believe me if I said that I know your every move? That there is no way that you can hide from me?
Any way, back to business. I'll meet you at the next full moon. I'll send you directions on the day that we are to meet. Remember that none can know of this meeting. There are to be no guards or another people expect for Elrond's brats. If you are followed I'll have everyone killed.
Sincerely,
Ah, you want to know my name don't you? Well, guess!
Ps- I know why Legolas is so shy.
Thranduil folded the letter up and laid it back on his desk. He slumped down in his chair.
" Mani naa raika?" one of the twins asked " Mani nant e' I' lekmee?" {What is wrong? What was in the letter?}
Thranduil said nothing. He just held out the horrible letter to the twins.
One of the twins got up and took the letter from the woodland king.
There was a dead silence while the twins read the letter together.
" We want to come with you." the twins said as they folded the letter back up. " Do you know who wrote it?"
" N'uma." Thranduil admitted with a sigh.
One of the twins handed the letter back to Thranduil.
" When is the next full moon?" the twin on the right side of the couch asked
" It is in two days, el .I told you that just yesterday!" the one on the left said.
" Amin hiraetha, ro. I forgot. You know that I can never remember stuff like that. That's you. You always remember stuff like that." the twin on the left said with a shrug of his shoulders. " And besides I was thinking about… other things."
" Now wait a minute, you " Thranduil pointed to the left " you are Elladan right?"
Elladan nodded his head.
" So that makes you Elrohir" Thranduil said as he noted that Elrohir brown hair was braided back and Elladan's was just tied back from his face.
" So you figured us out." Elladan said
" Yes, I finally did" Thranduil said.
Everyone fell into silence.
" Boys," Thranduil said breaking the silence
" Yes?" they said.
" No one can know of this letter and of the meeting. They know things that they should not. They must have spies everywhere. Once we leave this room we cant speak of it again. Even when we think that we are alone. Understand?" Thranduil said as he looked from one twin to the other sternly.
" Uma, we understand," they said
" Good" Thranduil said
After another few minutes of silence Elladan spoke up. " Could you tell us what you know about the kidnappings?"
Thranduil took a deep breath and told the twins everything that he knew about what had happened to Legolas, nienna, Beraid, Elrond, Arwen, and Glorfindel. When he was done the twins sat in silence while the new information sank in.
" So, my baby sister was taken by force?" Elladan said angrily as he stared to pace.
" It seems to look that way." Thranduil said as he watched Elladan pace back and forth in his study.
" El, you need calm down. Getting angry isn't going to help them." Elrohir said as he watched his slightly older and way too overprotective brother pace.
Elladan shook his head " n'uma" {no}
" Elladan, we will find them. Calm down. Your brother is right, getting angry is not the answer. It is not going to help them at all." Thranduil said.
" No one, no one, touches my family and gets away with it. No one hurts my family and gets away unharmed. When I get my hands on them…" Elladan said as he quickened his pace.
" Elladan, your brother and I understand how you fell. At least save your energy to help the search parties." Thranduil said.
" We still have to write a letter to nanneth. If you are upset then we might forget some details. We might get some facts wrong." Elrohir said.
Elladan just shook his head and continued to pace.
" El, Saes, I don't like to see you like this. Saes, calm down" Elrohir pleaded with his older twin.
{Please}
Elladan stopped pacing and sat down on the couch next to his brother.
" Amin hiraetha." Elladan said as he put his head down on his twins shoulder " I didn't mean to upset you. It is just that …"
" Shush, I know, I know el." Elrohir said he stroked Elladan's hair away from his face.
Everyone fell silent once again.
" May I suggest that we try to eat something?" Thranduil said.
" No thank you, we are not hungry," the twins said as one.
" I know how you feel.. I have a lot of thing to do today so I will leave you now." Thranduil said as he stood up
" Oh." Elladan said as he too stood up.
" You two can stay here and write your letter if you wish to." Thranduil said. " All the things that you need are already on the desk."
" Diola lle" Elrohir said as he walked over to Thranduil desk and sat down.
" Not a problem." Thranduil said. " Please try to stay inside the castle. I don't want you two to be captured also." Thranduil said as he put his hand on the doorknob.
" We can look after ourselves" Elladan replied.
" El, Saes, now is not the time for your independence." Elrohir said as he gave his brother a pleading look.
" Amin hiraetha king Thranduil" Elladan said quietly.
" No offense taken. I have to go now. I'll see you at lunch. Remember what I said about the note. Don't talk about it. Even when you think you are alone." Thranduil said
" We will" the twins said.
" Good bye." Thranduil said
" Good bye and thank you" the twins said.
" Your welcome" Thranduil said and then he walked out of his study and towards his office.
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Yay! A long chappie.
Thranduil groaned and turned around to look at the twins, who were running down the corridor to reach him.
" We wanted to talk to you before you got busy. If you don't mind," one of the twins said out of breath.
" That is fine." Thranduil said, " We can talk in my study. Come on"
The twins followed wordlessly
Once they reached the study Thranduil opened the door and walked over to his desk and saw a strange bright green envelope
Thranduil starred at the bright green envelope that had been placed on top of all his other important documents.
/ That wasn't there last night \. I wonder who put it there? Maybe the kidnappers put it there! Maybe I'll finally figure out what they want. /
Thranduil reached down and grabbed the envelope. And ripped it open and read:
Dear king Thranduil,
It seems to be that we have your son and several other people that you seem to hold dear in our custody. For now they are alive, but I cant promise how long they will stay that way. My Original plan was to kill them slowly and painfully, but it has come to my attention that you have several things that I want. I wont tell you what they are yet but I will soon. I wish to arrange a meeting between just you and me. There are to be no guards or anyone else. I will have the area where we meet secured with my men so that I know that none will follow you there. Elrond's brats can come if they wish too. They probably will. I know that they showed up unexpected last night. Right when you were struggling to write a letter to their parents and grandparents.
Do you want to know what else I know?
I know that you didn't sleep last night. I know that, that nanny came to you last night. I know that you finally fell asleep in the early morn. You had nightmares about your poor little boy. You yelled his name several times in your fitful sleep.
I know what you do everyday. I know that every morning you get up about a half hour before dawn. You bath and dress and braid your hair. You then walk to your son's room, which is only one door down from your own room. Sometimes he is awake and sometimes his nanny lets him sleep in until you get there. You wake him up, play with him until it is almost time for breakfast. Nefiath helps you dress Legolas and get him ready for the day. Then, all of you proceed to the dining hall. Sometimes you eat in there or have a private breakfast since Legolas never eats much in a crowd. You go to work and Legolas and Nefiath go and do whatever she had planned for the day. You often can't make it for lunch and Nefiath and your little son often eat outside. If you get off of work early you are able to play with your son before dinner and after but about half the time you are stuck working until dinnertime. After dinner you play with your son till his bath time. Nefiath often gives Legolas his bath if you are late {which is often}. You always try to be there to tuck Legolas in bed and read him a story. He tries to stay up to wait for you if you are late. You then work late into the night and crawl to bed when you can hardly open your eyes. You crawl into bed and cry your eyes out as you think of your long dead wife.
Now, would you believe me if I said that I know your every move? That there is no way that you can hide from me?
Any way, back to business. I'll meet you at the next full moon. I'll send you directions on the day that we are to meet. Remember that none can know of this meeting. There are to be no guards or another people expect for Elrond's brats. If you are followed I'll have everyone killed.
Sincerely,
Ah, you want to know my name don't you? Well, guess!
Ps- I know why Legolas is so shy.
Thranduil folded the letter up and laid it back on his desk. He slumped down in his chair.
" Mani naa raika?" one of the twins asked " Mani nant e' I' lekmee?" {What is wrong? What was in the letter?}
Thranduil said nothing. He just held out the horrible letter to the twins.
One of the twins got up and took the letter from the woodland king.
There was a dead silence while the twins read the letter together.
" We want to come with you." the twins said as they folded the letter back up. " Do you know who wrote it?"
" N'uma." Thranduil admitted with a sigh.
One of the twins handed the letter back to Thranduil.
" When is the next full moon?" the twin on the right side of the couch asked
" It is in two days, el .I told you that just yesterday!" the one on the left said.
" Amin hiraetha, ro. I forgot. You know that I can never remember stuff like that. That's you. You always remember stuff like that." the twin on the left said with a shrug of his shoulders. " And besides I was thinking about… other things."
" Now wait a minute, you " Thranduil pointed to the left " you are Elladan right?"
Elladan nodded his head.
" So that makes you Elrohir" Thranduil said as he noted that Elrohir brown hair was braided back and Elladan's was just tied back from his face.
" So you figured us out." Elladan said
" Yes, I finally did" Thranduil said.
Everyone fell into silence.
" Boys," Thranduil said breaking the silence
" Yes?" they said.
" No one can know of this letter and of the meeting. They know things that they should not. They must have spies everywhere. Once we leave this room we cant speak of it again. Even when we think that we are alone. Understand?" Thranduil said as he looked from one twin to the other sternly.
" Uma, we understand," they said
" Good" Thranduil said
After another few minutes of silence Elladan spoke up. " Could you tell us what you know about the kidnappings?"
Thranduil took a deep breath and told the twins everything that he knew about what had happened to Legolas, nienna, Beraid, Elrond, Arwen, and Glorfindel. When he was done the twins sat in silence while the new information sank in.
" So, my baby sister was taken by force?" Elladan said angrily as he stared to pace.
" It seems to look that way." Thranduil said as he watched Elladan pace back and forth in his study.
" El, you need calm down. Getting angry isn't going to help them." Elrohir said as he watched his slightly older and way too overprotective brother pace.
Elladan shook his head " n'uma" {no}
" Elladan, we will find them. Calm down. Your brother is right, getting angry is not the answer. It is not going to help them at all." Thranduil said.
" No one, no one, touches my family and gets away with it. No one hurts my family and gets away unharmed. When I get my hands on them…" Elladan said as he quickened his pace.
" Elladan, your brother and I understand how you fell. At least save your energy to help the search parties." Thranduil said.
" We still have to write a letter to nanneth. If you are upset then we might forget some details. We might get some facts wrong." Elrohir said.
Elladan just shook his head and continued to pace.
" El, Saes, I don't like to see you like this. Saes, calm down" Elrohir pleaded with his older twin.
{Please}
Elladan stopped pacing and sat down on the couch next to his brother.
" Amin hiraetha." Elladan said as he put his head down on his twins shoulder " I didn't mean to upset you. It is just that …"
" Shush, I know, I know el." Elrohir said he stroked Elladan's hair away from his face.
Everyone fell silent once again.
" May I suggest that we try to eat something?" Thranduil said.
" No thank you, we are not hungry," the twins said as one.
" I know how you feel.. I have a lot of thing to do today so I will leave you now." Thranduil said as he stood up
" Oh." Elladan said as he too stood up.
" You two can stay here and write your letter if you wish to." Thranduil said. " All the things that you need are already on the desk."
" Diola lle" Elrohir said as he walked over to Thranduil desk and sat down.
" Not a problem." Thranduil said. " Please try to stay inside the castle. I don't want you two to be captured also." Thranduil said as he put his hand on the doorknob.
" We can look after ourselves" Elladan replied.
" El, Saes, now is not the time for your independence." Elrohir said as he gave his brother a pleading look.
" Amin hiraetha king Thranduil" Elladan said quietly.
" No offense taken. I have to go now. I'll see you at lunch. Remember what I said about the note. Don't talk about it. Even when you think you are alone." Thranduil said
" We will" the twins said.
" Good bye." Thranduil said
" Good bye and thank you" the twins said.
" Your welcome" Thranduil said and then he walked out of his study and towards his office.
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Yay! A long chappie.