Chapter 25: An Unraveled lie

By Elven Hope

Aradwyn waited until Thranduil and Elrond had left the room then snuck out to Legolas' room despite the fact that his head was still spinning. If Rogir thought that Aradwyn was going to leave him and Legolas alone for one minute then he was quite mistaken, the last time Rogir had gone to say sorry to his little brother they had ended up fighting again.

When he reached Legolas' room he knocked lightly on the door waiting for an answer, when there was none he pushed open the door slowly and peered inside. He sighed when he saw his brother curled up under the covers and sat down on the bed. He could tell that Legolas wasn't asleep, his brother had never been a good actor. He nudged the young elf gently and waited to see what would happen.
Legolas didn't move and Aradwyn sighed again trying to push his head ache and the sickening feeling in his stomach to the back of his mind. Aradwyn only vaguely wondered where Rogir was, but he was more concerned with his little brother's welfare.

"Legolas, I know you're not asleep," Aradwyn said calmly.

Legolas shifted slightly then sat up slowly looking at his brother with wide eyes. "Hello Aradwyn." He said quietly shifting his gaze down to where his fingers picked at the bed covers.

"Has Rogir come to see you?" Aradwyn asked slowly, leaning back against the wall a hand rubbing his forehead.

Legolas visibly tensed at the sound of his brother's name, freezing for a second before continuing to pick at the bed covers. "No."

Aradwyn looked up. "What?"

"He hasn't been here," Legolas said quietly, quickly glancing up at his brother before looking back down at the bed. "I haven't seen him since... since..." Legolas paused. "Why did he do that to me? I mean I know Rogir and I always fight, but Rogir's never done anything like that to me... I-I don't understand."

Aradwyn looked at his brother not knowing what to say. Instead he put a hand on Legolas' shoulder and leant forwards to hug his little brother. Apart from anything he didn't know what to say, but it frightened him at how close Rogir had come to seriously hurting Legolas, or worse, killing him.

"Rogir wasn't himself, Legolas, do you understand?" Aradwyn asked. "He was under the influence of someone far older than him and a rather foul substance, alright? It wasn't him, he would never intentionally hurt you like that."

"You're sure?" Legolas asked drawing away and looking Aradwyn in the eye.

Aradwyn ruffled his little brother's hair and smiled. "I promise."

Aradwyn yawned then and hiccuped. Cursing himself, the hiccups, and his father inwardly he grinned at Legolas. He got up and was about to leave when he remembered what Legolas had said. "So Rogir didn't come and see you then?"

Legolas shook his head.

"Alright then," Aradwyn said deciding that he needed to find his father and tell him where Rogir was; or rather, where he wasn't.

"Stop it!" Rogir yelled shoving Admir off of him and standing up, brushing the dirt off his clothes.

Amarth caught Admir before she fell to the floor. She pulled away quickly, obviously hurt and wondered what she had done wrong, after all she had only been playing around.

"Are you alright?" Amarth asked.

Admir nodded quickly glaring at Rogir. "What's your problem?"

"Nothing," Rogir growled even though a great amount was wrong with him at that moment. "Look we should get back, before Thelion changes his mind and comes looking for us."

Admir nodded and the pair of them followed Rogir as he walked back towards The Last Homely House. He felt the great cloud of foreboding above him and knew that he would be in a lot of trouble when he got back. But as well as that Admir would find out what he had done, she would never listen to him after that. He sighed looking up at the sky which was growing orange in the fading light, he was really in for it.

Late update? BLAME ELVEN HOPE! lol j/k Hannah. Yup, Rogir and Admir have an absolutely WONDERFUL relationship don't they? lol it's more like a "big brother little sister" relationship, huh?

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