"Thranduil, calm down your not making any sense." Valandil said as he gently pushed his king back onto the bed. " the only thing that I understand is that the twins are missing or dead. You need to calm down and get your facts straight."
" I have my facts straight you idiot! I'm telling you that we have to find the twins now!" Thranduil yelled as he struggled to get to his feet.
" Why are the twins missing?" Valandil asked as he pushed his king once more onto the bed.
Thranduil sighed as he gave up trying to get out of bed. " I went with the twins to meet with the kidnappers last night and things turned kinda ugly" he admitted quietly
" Thranduil! You could have been killed! Your son could have been killed! The twins might even be dead! What were you thinking!"? Valandil said as he starred in disbelief at his king
" I know alright! I hoping to get Legolas back and the letter said no one else was to come. Valandil.. Its Vero" Thranduil said.
" Vero" Valandil said. "are you sure?"
" I would never forget him. After all that killing that he did…. It was horrible. He even confessed to killing Alasse." Thranduil said sadly.
" so you have found Alasse's killer?" Valandil said softly
" yeah, I have. And he has Legolas. I will not lose my family to this man again! We have to find them!" Thranduil said as he once again tried to stand up.
Valandil let Thranduil up off the bed. " can you lead me and my men to the spot where you meet him?"
" yeah" Thranduil said as he slowly pulled his boots on. " I can"
" you will have to tell me everything on the way" Valandil said as he swept out of the room.
Thranduil nodded and wiped the tears from his eyes as he finished dressing
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Elladan strained against his bonds. He had been trying all night but they still held fast.
He grunted as the ropes rubbed against his sore and bloodstained wrists. He twisted everywhere that he could {which was really nothing}. He had to get out and get to Elrohir. He had to find his family. He had to find his way to somewhere safe. If a spider or any other evil thing that roamed Thranduil's realm appeared than.. Elladan shuddered. He was utterly defenseless.
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Elrohir shook his head trying to clear the fog from his mind. The last thing he remembered after waking up was hearing his beloved sisters voice. He had passed out again after that. Vero must have given him some sort of sedating drug.
" he's waking up" a cold voice said.
Elrohir could feel a rough hand untie his blindfold.
He squinted at the unwelcome light.
" what's the matter? Light hurt your eyes?" the voice said as he grabbed Elrohir chin " look at me"
Elrohir obeyed.
" if you promise not to scream or anything like that, I'll remove your gag and place you with the others"
Others? Elrohir thought as he nodded his head as much as he could with the strange elf holding his chin.
" good" the elf said. He pulled Elrohir off the floor and almost dragged into what Elrohir now realized was the back of a cave. And in the shadows sat people.
The next thing that Elrohir knew was that he was thrown against the wall and his gag was removed.
" brother!" he heard a voice that sounded like his sisters. When he looked over his shoulder he saw that it was his sister. And his father.
" you have come to save us!" Arwen said as she hurried over to her older brothers side.
Elrohir felt tears well up in his eyes.
" why are you crying?" Arwen asked as she wiped away a tear from her beloved brothers cheek. " everything will be fine. You are here now. You will get us out of here."
Elrohir shook his head. " n'uma, Arwen. I don't think I can save you this time."
" but you and Elladan always help me. You said that you would always be there for me when I need you. You and Elladan promised. And… I need you! I need you to help me 'ro! You're my hero!" Arwen said hurt and confused.
" I know but.. I.. Just don't think I can help you this time" Elrohir said as he fought back a sob.
" what?" Arwen asked as she laid a hand on her brother's cheek " what do you mean? I don't understand. Why wont you help me?"
" I've ran out of ideas Arwen" Elrohir confessed to his hurt sister. " I don't know what to do!"
" but…. No! you.. You cant!" Arwen said as tears rolled down her face also. " you're my hero 'ro! You always help me!" she said as she flung her arms around her older brother.
" I have my facts straight you idiot! I'm telling you that we have to find the twins now!" Thranduil yelled as he struggled to get to his feet.
" Why are the twins missing?" Valandil asked as he pushed his king once more onto the bed.
Thranduil sighed as he gave up trying to get out of bed. " I went with the twins to meet with the kidnappers last night and things turned kinda ugly" he admitted quietly
" Thranduil! You could have been killed! Your son could have been killed! The twins might even be dead! What were you thinking!"? Valandil said as he starred in disbelief at his king
" I know alright! I hoping to get Legolas back and the letter said no one else was to come. Valandil.. Its Vero" Thranduil said.
" Vero" Valandil said. "are you sure?"
" I would never forget him. After all that killing that he did…. It was horrible. He even confessed to killing Alasse." Thranduil said sadly.
" so you have found Alasse's killer?" Valandil said softly
" yeah, I have. And he has Legolas. I will not lose my family to this man again! We have to find them!" Thranduil said as he once again tried to stand up.
Valandil let Thranduil up off the bed. " can you lead me and my men to the spot where you meet him?"
" yeah" Thranduil said as he slowly pulled his boots on. " I can"
" you will have to tell me everything on the way" Valandil said as he swept out of the room.
Thranduil nodded and wiped the tears from his eyes as he finished dressing
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Elladan strained against his bonds. He had been trying all night but they still held fast.
He grunted as the ropes rubbed against his sore and bloodstained wrists. He twisted everywhere that he could {which was really nothing}. He had to get out and get to Elrohir. He had to find his family. He had to find his way to somewhere safe. If a spider or any other evil thing that roamed Thranduil's realm appeared than.. Elladan shuddered. He was utterly defenseless.
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Elrohir shook his head trying to clear the fog from his mind. The last thing he remembered after waking up was hearing his beloved sisters voice. He had passed out again after that. Vero must have given him some sort of sedating drug.
" he's waking up" a cold voice said.
Elrohir could feel a rough hand untie his blindfold.
He squinted at the unwelcome light.
" what's the matter? Light hurt your eyes?" the voice said as he grabbed Elrohir chin " look at me"
Elrohir obeyed.
" if you promise not to scream or anything like that, I'll remove your gag and place you with the others"
Others? Elrohir thought as he nodded his head as much as he could with the strange elf holding his chin.
" good" the elf said. He pulled Elrohir off the floor and almost dragged into what Elrohir now realized was the back of a cave. And in the shadows sat people.
The next thing that Elrohir knew was that he was thrown against the wall and his gag was removed.
" brother!" he heard a voice that sounded like his sisters. When he looked over his shoulder he saw that it was his sister. And his father.
" you have come to save us!" Arwen said as she hurried over to her older brothers side.
Elrohir felt tears well up in his eyes.
" why are you crying?" Arwen asked as she wiped away a tear from her beloved brothers cheek. " everything will be fine. You are here now. You will get us out of here."
Elrohir shook his head. " n'uma, Arwen. I don't think I can save you this time."
" but you and Elladan always help me. You said that you would always be there for me when I need you. You and Elladan promised. And… I need you! I need you to help me 'ro! You're my hero!" Arwen said hurt and confused.
" I know but.. I.. Just don't think I can help you this time" Elrohir said as he fought back a sob.
" what?" Arwen asked as she laid a hand on her brother's cheek " what do you mean? I don't understand. Why wont you help me?"
" I've ran out of ideas Arwen" Elrohir confessed to his hurt sister. " I don't know what to do!"
" but…. No! you.. You cant!" Arwen said as tears rolled down her face also. " you're my hero 'ro! You always help me!" she said as she flung her arms around her older brother.