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Part 6
Legolas tasted the blood in his mouth as his evil tutor left the cell. He believed everything he was just told. He was a disappointment to everyone; he couldn't even act his age he had to show weakness, he was nothing but a child.
He crawled over to the small corner once again trying everything in his power to wish himself away from that place. All he wanted was to be back home in the loving arms of his mother, to hear the soothing voice of his father, and to play friendly games with his older brother and closest friends. The door creaked open once more, Legolas knew this was it Finarato had come to end his worthless life he closed his eyes tightly as the figure entered.
He felt a hand on his shoulder and he jumped, his eyes snapping open. But to his surprise he did not meet he cold grey eyes of Finarato but instead the soft green ones of Maeglon's.
"Prince Legolas are you alright?" the warrior asked trying to look him over with the little light the torch he carried offered, but was not successful. "Maeglon what are you doing here?" "Taking you out of here!" "But I don't understand." Maeglon could hear the weariness in the elflings voice and quickly silenced him.
"Hush young one save your energy." He told him his voice full of compassion. He gave his torch to a guard near him and slowly lifted Legolas into his arms. The injured elf gave out a small cry of pain the hearts broke of each warrior present in that room. "No one will hurt you anymore my prince I promise." Maeglon whispered as they left the cold dark cell never to return.
Golgadrad met up with Maeglon as soon as he found out they had found Legolas. Once they got out into the sunlight, what they saw made them sick. The elven prince's once fair face was now swollen and blood still flowed freely from the most recent cut on his lip, his clothes were torn and they could see the many bruises and welts that sketched across his body, his golden hair was now red with dry blood. But they still have yet to see the worst of the princes injures for they had not seen his back. They quickly headed back to the palace there they left Legolas with the healers.
His friends and Family waited outside the healer's door waiting for any news about Legolas. Finally the healer emerged from the room. "King Thranduil." The healer bowed respectfully. "Your son has lost a lot of blood and is very weak from being away the nature that gives him life he was very close to fading if we did not find him when we did he would not be alive right now, but he will heal physically just fine but mentally may be more of a struggle."
"Is he awake? Can we see him?" Lessien pleaded more the asked. "Yes but only immediate family for now, he needs his rest." The healer led Thranduil, Lessien, and Elu into the room where Legolas laid. The welts on his back where covered by numerous bandages, but there just too many to hide from plain sight.
When Lessien saw here son she cried harder embracing him in a tight hug not noticing the sharp wince from Legolas. "Nana is that truly you?" he asked in the sweetest most childish voice. "Yes my little Greenleaf it is I." Legolas' eyes scanned the room until he found Elu.
"Elu you came!" "Of course I did toror'-nin a pack of wild wolves could not keep me away!" The youngest prince let out a small pained smile pained smile, then began searching the room again. His eyes started to fill with tears when he locked eyes with his fathers.
"Adar" "Yes ion-nin, I'm here!" Thranduil moved forward taking hold of his son's hand. "I'm so sorry ada I'm so sorry." He let the words slip out trying his hardest to stop his tears of weakness. "Sorry for what?" Thranduil asked confusion evident in his voice. "For shaming you, for being such a disappointment, for these!" he said pointing to his tears.
"Legolas you are far from a disappointment, and you never shamed me, and you certainly do not need to be sorry for tears." The king told his son, his eyes beginning to shed their own tears.
"But tears are for children that's what Finarato told me." "Everything that Finarato has told you has been a lie, and you are but a child Legolas and even if you weren't there is nothing childish about letting your tears show." He said kissing a tear that fell from the elflings eye.
"Does this mean none of you are ashamed that I needed a tutor?" he asked hope rising in his voice. "You were never given a tutor Legolas." Lessien stated sharing the same confused look with her husband. "Finarato said that you had asked him to help me with my studies but to not speak of it with you because it would only shame you further."
"That was another lie ion-nin I never asked him to tutor you, but I must ask why would I be ashamed?" "He said because I am a prince I should not be falling behind in my studies as I was, he told me I was a disgrace to you for doing so. He said I was a slow learner so he hit me saying the pain would make me learn faster, but then he found other reasons to pursue our lessons he said I needed lessons in manners and respect it wasn't long before he started to flog me with his belt. He has been doing this to two months now."
Elu fist tightened and his teeth clenched, no one hurts his little brother this was and get away with it. "I swear toror'-nin I will not let anyone ever hurt you like this again, I will protect you with my life." This made Legolas smile as he slowly began to realize Finarato had been using him. "Thank you toror'-nin." Was Legolas' only reply.
"Just because you are a prince Legolas does not mean you can't have faults, everyone does." The youngest prince only nodded finally understanding or at least starting to put the pieces together, "Im meleth le ion-nin" Lessien whispered as she kissed his head followed by Thranduil and last Elu.
Legolas was finally reunited with his friends as he told his story once again. None of them truly understood what took place here only that it was very bad and their friend was severely hurt. It was another long and emotional display as they held each other for hours crying not caring who saw them.
Finarato was found hiding in a room near the torture cell Legolas had been held on. He was brought before the king and he was lucky the king had the dignity to not kill him right there and then though they had the hold Elu back. He was sentenced to life in the same dungeon as he kept Legolas which was a fate worse then death. For he was also a wood elf and being deprived of the sun and moon was the worst fate, he was a fully grown elf and he would not die from did, but it would be pure torture which he would have to endure his entire immortal life.
Many winters past and Legolas was healing emotionally each passing day, but some scars would never fade. In the years to come he would meet a young human who would soon become his best friend for Legolas this was only the beginning of his new life.
The End
A/N- Okay so this is the end I hope you all like this story. Remember this is part of a series, a series that will probably be a large one. The next story will be call Outcast of Rivendell it's a child Aragorn story hope to see you next story till then Namarie.
Elvish translations- I forgot to make some translations in previous chapter so I'm just going to put all translations here.
Mellon-nin- my friend
Mellyn-nin- my friends (plural form)
Ion-nin- my son
Hervenn-nin- my husband
Meleth-nin- my love
Adar- father
Ada- dad, daddy
Nana- mom, mommy
Toror'-nin- my brother
Mae-govannen- well met (sorry I spelt that wrong in a previous chapter.)
Im meleth le- I love you
Namarie- farewell