The Life of a Ranger.
Chapter 6
In this chapter Estel is 6 and the elflings are around 10.
Thanks to Hellga for the elvish names.
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Lately Estel had not been turning up for lessons with the other elflings and Gilraen and Elrond were getting more and more worried.
"Do you know why he's not attending them?" Gilraen asked as they watched him from Elrond's study.
"No," Elrond said sadly. "He used to enjoy them and when he does attend them he doesn't have trouble with them. According to Glorfindel he's very bright."
They went and sat down and Elrond said, "I'm going to talk to him later."
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After dinner Elrond found Estel in one of the gardens. He sat down next to the boy.
"Estel why are you not going to your lessons anymore?" he asked.
"Because. Well because they are too hard," Estel lied, looking away.
"Look at me Estel," Estel turned his head back to the elf. "Good boy. If you are having trouble with your lessons tell Glorfindel you want some help. He won't mind."
"Ok Ada," Estel said. "I'm sorry."
"Don't worry. Are you coming in?" Elrond asked.
"Yes Ada," he said standing up.
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"Did you find him?"
"Yes. He said he's skipping because he's having trouble, which is a lie. Glorfindel and I have decided that if he does miss another lesson he will have to be punished," Elrond said.
"Well I'd better go and get him to bed. I'll see you later," Gilraen said, standing up.
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Glorfindel walked into the library where they were a group of elflings but no Estel he noticed.
"Does anyone know where Estel is?" he asked sitting down.
"No sir."
Glorfindel decided to leave it for ten minutes before telling Elrond.
After ten minutes Glorfindel stood up. "I won't be long. Carry on with your work."
He made his way to Elrond's study but when he reached the end of the corridor he came face to face with Elrond.
"Haven't you got a class now Glorfindel?" he asked.
"Yes. That was what I was coming to see you about," Glorfindel replied uneasily.
"Ah," Elrond said. "I take it Estel hasn't arrived."
"I'm afraid not."
"Don't worry. I'll go and find him and send him to you. And if you could keep him behind and I will come up and we can have a talk with him," Elrond said before walking outside.
He walked through the gardens until he found Estel. Estel, seeing the elf ran away, but stopped when Elrond called, "Estel, come back here."
Shaking slightly Estel turned round and walked slowly back to the elf lord who had sat down on a near by bench.
"Are you going to tell me why you are not in your lessons with Glorfindel right now?" he asked.
"I told you last time Ada. I don't like them because they're too hard," Estel said, looking at the floor.
"I know you told me that last time and I know that's a lie. Glorfindel has told me that you are very clever. Are you going to tell me the real reason?" Estel didn't respond. "Then I'm afraid you won't be able to see your horse Arthalion until you attend your lessons regularly. Also, you will go to Glorfindel, who will is still in the library and apologise. You can catch up on the work you missed as well," Elrond said before standing up to leave.
"Ada wait," Estel cried. "I'll tell you why I haven't been going to lessons," he said, tears rolling down his cheeks.
Elrond sat back down.
"I haven't been going to lessons because the elves pick on me because I'm human."
"How long has this been going on for?" Elrond asked.
"Since just before my birthday."
Elrond was shocked. Estel had been picked on for three months and he didn't even know about it.
"Estel, why didn't you tell me?" Elrond asked, picking him up and sitting back down again.
"Because they said if I told you about it, it would make you feel embarrassed and sorry that you let me live here," he replied, looking at the flowers that surrounded them.
"Estel that would never happen. I will never regret letting you live here."
"Really?" Estel asked looking up at Elrond.
"Really," Elrond replied smiling. "Why don't we go and see Glorfindel now."
"Will he shout at me?" Estel asked apprehensively.
"I doubt it once we explain why you haven't been going to lessons. Come on then," Elrond said standing up.
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"Hello Elrond. Ah I see you've got Estel."
"He's told me why he has been missing his lessons. Shall we go up to my study," Elrond suggested.
Once they were seated, Estel still in Elrond's arms, Elrond said, "Go on Estel tell Glorfindel why you didn't go to your lesson today and all the other ones."
"The other elves keep on calling me names and being horrible to me because I'm a human," Estel said, cuddling into Elrond's embrace with tears coursing down his cheeks.
"It's been going on since March," Elrond said, rocking Estel gently.
"March!" Glorfindel was shocked. He stood up, walked over to Elrond and picked Estel up. When Estel felt himself being lifted from Elrond he whimpered.
"Shush. It's alright Estel, it's only Glorfindel," Elrond said gently.
"Estel are you alright?" Glorfindel asked, slightly worried by his reaction.
"You're going to shout at me now because I keep missing your lessons because I've been getting picked on aren't you," Estel said sadly.
"I'm not going to shout at you little one," he said, hugging him gently. "Why didn't you tell us that you have been getting picked on?"
"Because you would tell Ada and they said it would make him feel sorry for letting me live here." Glorfindel looked at Elrond but looked back to Estel when he said, "But Ada has told me that that will never happen."
"Are all the elves in your class being horrible to you or is it just a few?" Glorfindel asked.
"They all do it a bit but the main ones are Berendil, Baravorn, Brannon and Angolhir."
"Ada have you seen Estel? Oh he's here. Gilraen wants him to have his dinner," Elladan said, walking in followed by Elrohir.
"Can you take him for his dinner and ask Gilraen if she could come here for a while?" Elrond asked.
"Yes sure. Come on Estel, lets go and get some dinner," Elrohir said, holding out his hand for Estel.
Glorfindel and Elrond sat talking until Gilraen arrived.
"Gilraen we've found out the real reason for why Estel has been missing lessons. The other elves have been horrible to him because he's human. It's been happening since March," Elrond said offering Gilraen a drink. "Glorfindel and I have been thinking about giving him lessons on his own with the twins, Glorfindel and myself teaching him. But we wanted to see what you thought about it before we mentioned it to Estel."
"That sounds fine. What are you going to do about the elves?" Gilraen asked.
"We haven't really thought about them yet," Elrond said.
"Ada please can I come in?" a small voice said from the doorway.
"Of course you can," Elrond said smiling at him. "How would you like to have your lessons on your own?" he asked when Estel was settled next to Gilraen.
"You mean away from the other elves?" he asked excitedly.
"Yes," Elrond replied, smiling.
"Who will teach me?"
"Well Glorfindel said he would teach you some lessons and I expect Elladan and Elrohir will want to teach you archery and sword training when you start. And I'm sure I can find time to help with some lessons as well," Elrond said smiling at the look on Estel's face.
"Yes please," Estel said jumping up and giving Elrond a hug.
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One morning while Glorfindel was teaching the elflings in the library Elrond walked in, whispered something in Glorfindel's ear and walked over to the tables the elflings were working on. When they saw that Elrond was walking towards them they all jumped up.
"Have any of you been talking to one of my sons lately?"
"No sir," Berendil said, stepping forward. "We haven't seen Master Elladan or Master Elrohir lately."
"I was talking about my other son, Estel. He says that you have all been calling him names and making fun of him because he is a human," Elrond said calmly.
"We haven't sir, honest," Gelloneth said, shaking.
"Are you calling my son a liar?" Elrond asked fixing his piercing gaze upon the elfling.
"Well actually sir he's not your son," Brannon said.
"Is that what you think? If it is you are all very wrong. Estel is as much my son as Elladan and Elrohir. Understand?" Elrond said coldly.
They nodded.
"So I shall ask you again," he said turning back to Gelloneth. "Are you calling my son a liar?"
"N.No Sir," she stammered.
"So is it true that you have been making fun of him?"
They nodded again.
"Estel said it has been happening because he is a human. Is that true?"
They nodded again.
"So you have all been horrible to Estel just because he is a human."
"Men are weak. Isildur proved that," Baravorn said.
"Sit down. Do you think it is fair to judge a whole race by the actions of one person? And do you think it is fair to take out your dislike of a race on one small six year old boy?" Elrond asked.
The more they thought about it the more the elflings thought that maybe they had been a bit too hard on Estel. But still Estel had snitched on them. He would pay!
"I have decided not to tell your parents about your behaviour, yet. But if it keeps up they will be informed. What weaponry lessons do you have?"
"One archery lesson and one sword lesson. We also have one lesson a week where we can practise moves we learnt earlier in the week."
"For two months you will miss your practise lesson because you will be helping in the kitchen," Elrond said standing up.
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"Look there he is," Berendil said to the other three elves crouched in the bush. "Come on. Hello Estel," he said jumping in front of the boy.
"Hi Berendil," Estel said slightly nervously looking at the elves behind him.
"You seem nervous," Baravorn said walking up to the elf and the human.
"I'm not," Estel said.
"Well I would be if I were you," Baravorn said walking round him and grabbing his arms. "You'll be sorry for telling Lord Elrond about us, mortal muck."
Berendil struck Estel in the stomach. Estel tried to hit back but couldn't free his arms from Baravorn's grip. After five minutes of hitting Estel Berendil got bored. He grabbed his arms and let Baravorn have a few hits. The other two elves, who Estel recognised as Brannon and Angolhir just watched for the first few minutes.
Estel was pushed down and hit his head on a rock. He cried out in pain. All four elves moved in and started kicking him. Then Brannon had an idea, he whispered to the other elves before they all bent down. Brannon started touching Estel's ears, first stroking them, and then pinching them painfully into a point.
"Don't you just wish you ears were like this mortie," he taunted.
"Leave me alone," Estel cried, kicking Brannon in the stomach.
"We have all been punished by Lord Elrond because of you so now it's your turn to be punished," Berendil said hitting Estel in the head scraping it against the rock beneath him and making it bleed.
After a few minutes the cut on Estel's head was bleeding very badly. Estel had a few more punches and kicks before the elves said, "Don't think this is the end mortal. We've only just begun." Then they walked off leaving Estel crying on the floor.
He managed to stand up and walk a little way to his house but Estel didn't get very far until he fainted from the pain.
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Elladan and Elrohir were walking along the path towards their home arguing good naturedly when something caught Elrohir's eye.
"What's that?" he said pointing to a rock with a red stain on it.
"It looks like blood. Come on we're going to be late for lunch."
They carried on but something else caught Elrohir's eye and he rushed up to it. When he reached it followed by Elladan they saw that it was Estel. Elrohir lifted him up gently and ran home.
Inside the entrance hall they realised they didn't know where to find Elrond. They were talking quietly when someone entered the hall from the other side.
"Ada," they called. The elf walked over to them.
"Have you seen Estel?" he asked Elladan.
"Ada," Elrohir said. Elrond looked at his other son and saw Estel. He took him and gently carried him to his room followed by Elladan and Elrohir.
"What happened?" Elrond asked.
"We don't know. We were walking back from the training ground and found him."
"Thank you. Go and have some lunch but don't tell Gilraen if she asks just tell her he's with me."
After Elrond had bandaged the wound on Estel's head he sat and waited for him to wake up. He didn't have long to wait.
"Nana. Nana where are you?" he cried out.
"Shh Estel. It's alright," Elrond said gently. "Nana's downstairs but I'm here."
"Ada, my head hurts," Estel whimpered.
"I'm not surprised, you've got a very bad cut on it. Can you tell me what happened outside? Elladan and Elrohir found you on the path from the training grounds just before dinner."
"It was Brannon, Berendil, Baravorn and Angolhir. They started hitting me and kicking me and calling me names," Estel said quietly.
"What names did they call you?" Elrond asked, setting Estel on his lap.
"Mortal muck. And they kept on pinching my ears and making fun of them," he replied pinching his ears gently, hoping they would stay.
"Your ears are just perfect the way they are," Elrond said, pulling his hands away gently and kissing them both.
Just then someone knocked at the door so Elrond laid Estel back on the bed and opened the door.
"How's Estel?" Elladan asked.
"He's fine. Come in. Estel would you like some lunch now?"
"Yes please," Estel replied.
"Come on then," Elrond said picking him up.
"Elrond is Estel alright?" Gilraen asked, walking towards them.
"He had a little run in with those elflings but don't worry he's fine now. Just hungry I expect," he said, handing him over to Gilraen. "I'm sorry I've got some things to sort out," he said walking of to his study followed by the twins.
Once inside Elrond's study Elladan asked, "What are you going to do about the elflings ada?"
"Inform their parents," Elrond said, knowing how strict elves could be with their children when dealing with things like this.
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"Elrond do you know what happened with the elflings today," Gilraen asked after she had put Estel to bed.
"The only things I know for sure are that they were calling him names like mortal muck and pinching his ears. But don't worry they have been punished and they won't do it again."
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Chapter 6
In this chapter Estel is 6 and the elflings are around 10.
Thanks to Hellga for the elvish names.
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Lately Estel had not been turning up for lessons with the other elflings and Gilraen and Elrond were getting more and more worried.
"Do you know why he's not attending them?" Gilraen asked as they watched him from Elrond's study.
"No," Elrond said sadly. "He used to enjoy them and when he does attend them he doesn't have trouble with them. According to Glorfindel he's very bright."
They went and sat down and Elrond said, "I'm going to talk to him later."
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After dinner Elrond found Estel in one of the gardens. He sat down next to the boy.
"Estel why are you not going to your lessons anymore?" he asked.
"Because. Well because they are too hard," Estel lied, looking away.
"Look at me Estel," Estel turned his head back to the elf. "Good boy. If you are having trouble with your lessons tell Glorfindel you want some help. He won't mind."
"Ok Ada," Estel said. "I'm sorry."
"Don't worry. Are you coming in?" Elrond asked.
"Yes Ada," he said standing up.
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"Did you find him?"
"Yes. He said he's skipping because he's having trouble, which is a lie. Glorfindel and I have decided that if he does miss another lesson he will have to be punished," Elrond said.
"Well I'd better go and get him to bed. I'll see you later," Gilraen said, standing up.
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Glorfindel walked into the library where they were a group of elflings but no Estel he noticed.
"Does anyone know where Estel is?" he asked sitting down.
"No sir."
Glorfindel decided to leave it for ten minutes before telling Elrond.
After ten minutes Glorfindel stood up. "I won't be long. Carry on with your work."
He made his way to Elrond's study but when he reached the end of the corridor he came face to face with Elrond.
"Haven't you got a class now Glorfindel?" he asked.
"Yes. That was what I was coming to see you about," Glorfindel replied uneasily.
"Ah," Elrond said. "I take it Estel hasn't arrived."
"I'm afraid not."
"Don't worry. I'll go and find him and send him to you. And if you could keep him behind and I will come up and we can have a talk with him," Elrond said before walking outside.
He walked through the gardens until he found Estel. Estel, seeing the elf ran away, but stopped when Elrond called, "Estel, come back here."
Shaking slightly Estel turned round and walked slowly back to the elf lord who had sat down on a near by bench.
"Are you going to tell me why you are not in your lessons with Glorfindel right now?" he asked.
"I told you last time Ada. I don't like them because they're too hard," Estel said, looking at the floor.
"I know you told me that last time and I know that's a lie. Glorfindel has told me that you are very clever. Are you going to tell me the real reason?" Estel didn't respond. "Then I'm afraid you won't be able to see your horse Arthalion until you attend your lessons regularly. Also, you will go to Glorfindel, who will is still in the library and apologise. You can catch up on the work you missed as well," Elrond said before standing up to leave.
"Ada wait," Estel cried. "I'll tell you why I haven't been going to lessons," he said, tears rolling down his cheeks.
Elrond sat back down.
"I haven't been going to lessons because the elves pick on me because I'm human."
"How long has this been going on for?" Elrond asked.
"Since just before my birthday."
Elrond was shocked. Estel had been picked on for three months and he didn't even know about it.
"Estel, why didn't you tell me?" Elrond asked, picking him up and sitting back down again.
"Because they said if I told you about it, it would make you feel embarrassed and sorry that you let me live here," he replied, looking at the flowers that surrounded them.
"Estel that would never happen. I will never regret letting you live here."
"Really?" Estel asked looking up at Elrond.
"Really," Elrond replied smiling. "Why don't we go and see Glorfindel now."
"Will he shout at me?" Estel asked apprehensively.
"I doubt it once we explain why you haven't been going to lessons. Come on then," Elrond said standing up.
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"Hello Elrond. Ah I see you've got Estel."
"He's told me why he has been missing his lessons. Shall we go up to my study," Elrond suggested.
Once they were seated, Estel still in Elrond's arms, Elrond said, "Go on Estel tell Glorfindel why you didn't go to your lesson today and all the other ones."
"The other elves keep on calling me names and being horrible to me because I'm a human," Estel said, cuddling into Elrond's embrace with tears coursing down his cheeks.
"It's been going on since March," Elrond said, rocking Estel gently.
"March!" Glorfindel was shocked. He stood up, walked over to Elrond and picked Estel up. When Estel felt himself being lifted from Elrond he whimpered.
"Shush. It's alright Estel, it's only Glorfindel," Elrond said gently.
"Estel are you alright?" Glorfindel asked, slightly worried by his reaction.
"You're going to shout at me now because I keep missing your lessons because I've been getting picked on aren't you," Estel said sadly.
"I'm not going to shout at you little one," he said, hugging him gently. "Why didn't you tell us that you have been getting picked on?"
"Because you would tell Ada and they said it would make him feel sorry for letting me live here." Glorfindel looked at Elrond but looked back to Estel when he said, "But Ada has told me that that will never happen."
"Are all the elves in your class being horrible to you or is it just a few?" Glorfindel asked.
"They all do it a bit but the main ones are Berendil, Baravorn, Brannon and Angolhir."
"Ada have you seen Estel? Oh he's here. Gilraen wants him to have his dinner," Elladan said, walking in followed by Elrohir.
"Can you take him for his dinner and ask Gilraen if she could come here for a while?" Elrond asked.
"Yes sure. Come on Estel, lets go and get some dinner," Elrohir said, holding out his hand for Estel.
Glorfindel and Elrond sat talking until Gilraen arrived.
"Gilraen we've found out the real reason for why Estel has been missing lessons. The other elves have been horrible to him because he's human. It's been happening since March," Elrond said offering Gilraen a drink. "Glorfindel and I have been thinking about giving him lessons on his own with the twins, Glorfindel and myself teaching him. But we wanted to see what you thought about it before we mentioned it to Estel."
"That sounds fine. What are you going to do about the elves?" Gilraen asked.
"We haven't really thought about them yet," Elrond said.
"Ada please can I come in?" a small voice said from the doorway.
"Of course you can," Elrond said smiling at him. "How would you like to have your lessons on your own?" he asked when Estel was settled next to Gilraen.
"You mean away from the other elves?" he asked excitedly.
"Yes," Elrond replied, smiling.
"Who will teach me?"
"Well Glorfindel said he would teach you some lessons and I expect Elladan and Elrohir will want to teach you archery and sword training when you start. And I'm sure I can find time to help with some lessons as well," Elrond said smiling at the look on Estel's face.
"Yes please," Estel said jumping up and giving Elrond a hug.
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One morning while Glorfindel was teaching the elflings in the library Elrond walked in, whispered something in Glorfindel's ear and walked over to the tables the elflings were working on. When they saw that Elrond was walking towards them they all jumped up.
"Have any of you been talking to one of my sons lately?"
"No sir," Berendil said, stepping forward. "We haven't seen Master Elladan or Master Elrohir lately."
"I was talking about my other son, Estel. He says that you have all been calling him names and making fun of him because he is a human," Elrond said calmly.
"We haven't sir, honest," Gelloneth said, shaking.
"Are you calling my son a liar?" Elrond asked fixing his piercing gaze upon the elfling.
"Well actually sir he's not your son," Brannon said.
"Is that what you think? If it is you are all very wrong. Estel is as much my son as Elladan and Elrohir. Understand?" Elrond said coldly.
They nodded.
"So I shall ask you again," he said turning back to Gelloneth. "Are you calling my son a liar?"
"N.No Sir," she stammered.
"So is it true that you have been making fun of him?"
They nodded again.
"Estel said it has been happening because he is a human. Is that true?"
They nodded again.
"So you have all been horrible to Estel just because he is a human."
"Men are weak. Isildur proved that," Baravorn said.
"Sit down. Do you think it is fair to judge a whole race by the actions of one person? And do you think it is fair to take out your dislike of a race on one small six year old boy?" Elrond asked.
The more they thought about it the more the elflings thought that maybe they had been a bit too hard on Estel. But still Estel had snitched on them. He would pay!
"I have decided not to tell your parents about your behaviour, yet. But if it keeps up they will be informed. What weaponry lessons do you have?"
"One archery lesson and one sword lesson. We also have one lesson a week where we can practise moves we learnt earlier in the week."
"For two months you will miss your practise lesson because you will be helping in the kitchen," Elrond said standing up.
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"Look there he is," Berendil said to the other three elves crouched in the bush. "Come on. Hello Estel," he said jumping in front of the boy.
"Hi Berendil," Estel said slightly nervously looking at the elves behind him.
"You seem nervous," Baravorn said walking up to the elf and the human.
"I'm not," Estel said.
"Well I would be if I were you," Baravorn said walking round him and grabbing his arms. "You'll be sorry for telling Lord Elrond about us, mortal muck."
Berendil struck Estel in the stomach. Estel tried to hit back but couldn't free his arms from Baravorn's grip. After five minutes of hitting Estel Berendil got bored. He grabbed his arms and let Baravorn have a few hits. The other two elves, who Estel recognised as Brannon and Angolhir just watched for the first few minutes.
Estel was pushed down and hit his head on a rock. He cried out in pain. All four elves moved in and started kicking him. Then Brannon had an idea, he whispered to the other elves before they all bent down. Brannon started touching Estel's ears, first stroking them, and then pinching them painfully into a point.
"Don't you just wish you ears were like this mortie," he taunted.
"Leave me alone," Estel cried, kicking Brannon in the stomach.
"We have all been punished by Lord Elrond because of you so now it's your turn to be punished," Berendil said hitting Estel in the head scraping it against the rock beneath him and making it bleed.
After a few minutes the cut on Estel's head was bleeding very badly. Estel had a few more punches and kicks before the elves said, "Don't think this is the end mortal. We've only just begun." Then they walked off leaving Estel crying on the floor.
He managed to stand up and walk a little way to his house but Estel didn't get very far until he fainted from the pain.
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Elladan and Elrohir were walking along the path towards their home arguing good naturedly when something caught Elrohir's eye.
"What's that?" he said pointing to a rock with a red stain on it.
"It looks like blood. Come on we're going to be late for lunch."
They carried on but something else caught Elrohir's eye and he rushed up to it. When he reached it followed by Elladan they saw that it was Estel. Elrohir lifted him up gently and ran home.
Inside the entrance hall they realised they didn't know where to find Elrond. They were talking quietly when someone entered the hall from the other side.
"Ada," they called. The elf walked over to them.
"Have you seen Estel?" he asked Elladan.
"Ada," Elrohir said. Elrond looked at his other son and saw Estel. He took him and gently carried him to his room followed by Elladan and Elrohir.
"What happened?" Elrond asked.
"We don't know. We were walking back from the training ground and found him."
"Thank you. Go and have some lunch but don't tell Gilraen if she asks just tell her he's with me."
After Elrond had bandaged the wound on Estel's head he sat and waited for him to wake up. He didn't have long to wait.
"Nana. Nana where are you?" he cried out.
"Shh Estel. It's alright," Elrond said gently. "Nana's downstairs but I'm here."
"Ada, my head hurts," Estel whimpered.
"I'm not surprised, you've got a very bad cut on it. Can you tell me what happened outside? Elladan and Elrohir found you on the path from the training grounds just before dinner."
"It was Brannon, Berendil, Baravorn and Angolhir. They started hitting me and kicking me and calling me names," Estel said quietly.
"What names did they call you?" Elrond asked, setting Estel on his lap.
"Mortal muck. And they kept on pinching my ears and making fun of them," he replied pinching his ears gently, hoping they would stay.
"Your ears are just perfect the way they are," Elrond said, pulling his hands away gently and kissing them both.
Just then someone knocked at the door so Elrond laid Estel back on the bed and opened the door.
"How's Estel?" Elladan asked.
"He's fine. Come in. Estel would you like some lunch now?"
"Yes please," Estel replied.
"Come on then," Elrond said picking him up.
"Elrond is Estel alright?" Gilraen asked, walking towards them.
"He had a little run in with those elflings but don't worry he's fine now. Just hungry I expect," he said, handing him over to Gilraen. "I'm sorry I've got some things to sort out," he said walking of to his study followed by the twins.
Once inside Elrond's study Elladan asked, "What are you going to do about the elflings ada?"
"Inform their parents," Elrond said, knowing how strict elves could be with their children when dealing with things like this.
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"Elrond do you know what happened with the elflings today," Gilraen asked after she had put Estel to bed.
"The only things I know for sure are that they were calling him names like mortal muck and pinching his ears. But don't worry they have been punished and they won't do it again."
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