Chapter 4 Punishments and Family time

By Shawna D.

"Dartho ha!" bellowed Elrond seeming quite enraged.

"Man carel le!" Thranduil yelled. "Rogir! Aradwyn! Legolas! Im ruthui! What could you possibly be thinking!"

Quickly the twins removed themselves from Aradwyn, who stood up giving Thranduil an apologetic look. "Ada, I had nothing to do with this! I got pushed in and held down!"

"And whom, may I ask, pushed you in?" asked Elrond doing better than Thranduil to stay calm.

Aradwyn didn't want anyone to get in more trouble than they already were in. "I…I don't know Lord Elrond." He replied slowly.

"Which of you pushed Aradwyn?" roared Thranduil.

Admir slowly stood up and raised her hand. "I-I…I did sir…" she mumbled. Rogir stared up at her, for he had been sitting beside her. Why was she taking the full blame?'Or is that what she WANTS me to think?' he thought.

"I'm sorry, Lord Thranduil, I'm sorry Ada. I'm sorry Aradwyn, it was wrong of me to push you."

'There's no way Admir could have push me herself…but then why is she acting like she did it alone?'Aradwyn thought, however he decided to keep his thoughts to himself.

"Thank you for telling the truth, Admir. We will discuss punishments later. Until then, please go get cleaned up." Said Elrond.

The others began to get up.

"You stay put!" Elrond yelled to his twin sons. Then he turned to Estel. "Go get cleaned up with your sister. I'll speak with you later."

Estel stood up and ran over to Admir hugging her waist in fright.

"Rogir, and Legolas?" said Thranduil.

"Y-yes Ada?" both brothers replied in unison, and seeming a bit uneasy.

"Come with me." He said calmly turning and heading off into the forest.

"Look what you started, brat." Mutter Rogir.

"You didn't have to join in." replied Legolas defensively.

"Admir? Is Ada going to be really upset with me?" asked Estel sadly. Admir knelt down beside her brother so she could look him in the eyes. "Estel…? Are you the one that started it?" she asked him giving him a worried look.

Estel leaned his head on his sister's shoulder. "Ada is mad at me, isn't he…?"

Admir didn't want to hurt her brother, but she didn't want to hurt him more by lying. She nodded. She felt tears land on her shoulder and in her long Amber hair. "I am sure he will not be as mad at you as he is with me for pushing Aradwyn into the middle of it." Said Admir doing her best to calm her brother; she knew how worried he got when Elrond was mad at him.

"Admir…I don't feel too well…" he muttered.

Admir rubbed her brother's back. "Ssh…Estel, this is not something for you to get sick over, all will be forgiven. Am I not in trouble too? If you getpunished I will bepunished with you!"

Estel smiled. "But—"

Admir smiled at her brother, knowing what he was going to say. "Worrying makes you sick to your stomach, yes?"

Estel nodded.

Admir laughed. Estel picked up his head and stared at her angrily. "This isn't funny gwathel-nin!" he said shaking her.

Admir shook her head. "No, I was just thinking how much angrier Ada will be if you don't get cleaned up." She teased

Estel gasped and ran off to clean up.

Elrond had finally gotten everything straightened out and was putting everyone to bed. "Good night everyone."

"Good night Ada." Chorused Arwen, the twins, Admir, and Estel.

"Good night Lord Elrond." Chorused the three from Mirkwood.

As soon as Elrond had gone back to hisstudy everyone went back to their rooms. Estel immediately fell asleep, and Admir was bored. She wanted to talk to Rogir, but of course, when didn't she? She grabbed her pillow and blanket and knocked on the door to the twin's room, where Rogir was staying with them.

"Don't sleep like a rock tomorrow, ok gwathur?" teased Elladan.

"Holler am! You would have done it too had Estel not come in, gwathur-nin." snapped Elrohir.

"Can I come in?" asked Admir.

Elladan and Elrohir shrugged. "They don't care." Replied Rogir. Admir tiptoed into the room and fell over something. The twins and Rogir laughed at her.

"Admir…" said Elladan.

"How smart was that?" laughed Elrohir.

"Get up Admir." Said Rogir.

Admir looked around confused. "Something squeaked…"

The twins exchanged confused glances. Rogir raised an eyebrow at her.

"It sounded like when Aradwyn said he voice was breaking!" she exclaimed.

Translations

Gwathel- sister

Gwanur- twin

Dartho ha! - Hold it

Man carel le? - What are you doing?

Im ruthui! - I am angry

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