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MEETINGS AND COUNSEL: DRABBLING THE AFTERMATH OF THE COUNCIL OF ELROND
by Wayfarer (closetwayfarer at yahoo dot com)
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Summary
Immediately after the Council, Gandalf finds Legolas.
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At the council's end, Gandalf found Legolas. 'How fares the Woodland realm?'
'Shadows stirring, trees slumbering,' Legolas said. '---- As it always has.'
Gandalf considered him. 'What are Thranduil's orders?' He guided Legolas toward the Hall.
'My errand is twofold, Mithrandir,' said Legolas. '"Give what aid you can," my father bad me.'
Nodding, Gandalf said, 'Thranduil is wise. Yet, the counsel of Elrond must needs be heard ere any decisions are made. I fear you may have to abide the ponderings of the Wise.' Legolas frowned. He smiled, 'Be glad, for maybe you need not endure a winter Hithaeglir crossing.'
Series Summary
An occassional series. "The Council of Elrond" is a pivotal chapter in LotR, bringing many many characters together, almost like a ME equivalent of a UN conference. This is a drabble series to fill some of the gaps the good Prof left us to ponder. Chronology random. (Canon-conscientious. Constructive criticism most welcome.)
Author's Notes
"The Council of Elrond" has intrigued me with the gaps it left. But I never had the guts to try filling them, until Avallon goaded me into drabbles, which is a heaven-sent on a project of this scale, especially for an amateur with a bad case of chronic verbiage junkism.
As always, my approach is rather stylised - even when I try to avoid stylising! But it has been fun to try to write the different characters. MaC is an awesome break from our WIP, "Unwritten Tales: Into The Dark Again"... because Precious, the Old Fogey, and the Scruffy One can be quite annoying when they put their minds to it.
I hope readers find MaC as fun to read as I felt writing them.
W