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Chapter 8

Legolas, Galian and Berthilion all sighed; they were walking for hours and Sauron's castle never seemed to get closer. All were missing the days when they almost never had to walk, only ride ponies.

Suddenly he heard Berthilion emitting a war-cry and the next second he found himself staring at an orc head. Legolas sighed happily; orcs meant they were getting closer!

Cheered up, the three companions began annoying each other.

"Well, nice war-cry" teased Galian "I bet you woke Sauron himself up!"

"Well, I had to protect 'his highness'"

"If someone needs to wake Sauron up, get Galian to sleep, and his snoring will do the rest!"

"Well, I know a certain elf named Berthilion wants to ask the Princess out!"

Legolas stopped short; Berthilion loved Laeriel? True, he had been acting strangely lately, sighing and glancing at Laeriel; but Legolas knew sighing was almost Mirkwood's trademark (almost everyone sighs at least once a day) and Laeriel was so beautiful that he found even himself staring at her.

While Legolas was thinking, Galian and Berthilion were arguing.

"You promised no to tell anyone! And, anyways, who gave you permission to try and read my mind!"

"Well, what's your problem with Legolas finding out! He's your friend! Laeriel is his sister! He wants what's best for her, and he wants what's best for you! So, why can't he know!"

Berthilion didn't have an answer for that. So he said the first thing that came to his head.

"He'd try to keep Laeriel away from me!"

Legolas stumbled back, as though Berthilion slapped him. Berthilion didn't trust him. Berthilion looked at him guiltily, he didn't mean what he said and now Legolas thought he didn't trust him.

"Let's go" said Legolas, trying not to feel kind of hurt. He knew that Berthilion didn't mean to do say that. But he still felt hurt.

Galian, feeling very guilty, looked at his friends walking beside him. He sighed; now he had to make them up… But he had no idea how to do that. He sorted through all the magic stuffed into his head.

Yes! Mind reading is perfect. He thought, when he remembered his abilities. Then he could just send them a mental message, so they could make up. Perfect.

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Thranduil paced desperately. His children were gone for about 10 hours, and the book that helped him figure out that Legolas, Galian and Berthilion (he was sure that they were together, they were inseparable since his wife died) went to Mordor didn't improve his mood.

2 hours later, Lord Elrond, the twins and Arwen came in, looking grim. How they got here so fast, Thranduil had no idea, and he didn't care. He needed Elrond's wisdom and comfort.

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Galian readied himself for the mind-reading. Legolas and Berthilion still hadn't spoken to each other, and Galian couldn't stand the silence.

He stared at Berthilion, thinking the magic spell. In his mind's eye, he sped away towards Berthilion's brain, and started to find his way through Legolas's thoughts.

Berthilion doesn't trust me. And if he doesn't trust me, than he can't be my friend. Friends are supposed to trust each other. And if he's not my friend, I can't trust him. Why does he think I want to keep Laeriel away from him? If he told me that he didn't mean what he said or something, we'd still be friends, but he didn't.

Legolas thought gloomily, unaware that his best friend was listening to his thoughts.

Brilliant, thought Galian, now knowing what Berthilion needed to do. He concentrated on Berthilion's mind next.

Oh no, were Berthilion's thoughts. I disrupted Legolas's and mine friendship! Now we won't play pranks together, and he won't be happy with me liking Laeriel! If only I knew how to make it up to him!

Great! Thought Galian, as he prepared to send a mind-message to Berthilion. He thought the spell, and concentrated on Berthilion.

Berthilion watched Galian entering his head in his mind's eye. His real eyes snapped towards the real Galian. Sure enough, he was in a trance, smirking. He turned back to his mind's eye and mind-self.

You promised me you wouldn't read minds of innocent unsuspecting elves! Berthilion raged, shocked that his friend had broken a promise.

Well, if you haven't been too stupid, you'd have noticed that you and Legolas weren't talking to each other, and I'm in the middle, so of course I had to come! Galian replied, unhappy that he was reminded of the broken promise.

Berthilion seeing sense in that, shut up. After a few moments of silence he said Aren't you going to tell me? .

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Felarof: I'm not sure, I really need help with that part! I have no idea how torture Laeriel! Help! And, umm, about names, I didn't make them up! Another writer helped me with Berthilion, Thelion and Laeriel, and I got Galian out of another fanfic! Sequel? I'll start writing it as soon as I finish this story! And thanks for the cupcake, how did you know I love those? Thanks for reviewing!

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