I do not own Glorfindel, Lord Elrond, Erestor, the Hidden Valley, Green Wood the Great, or even Middle Earth. Tolkien created all these characters, and I'm so grateful to him for doing so. :) However, I did create Mellolaes. These stories are for entertainment purposes only, so please read and be entertained.

The door opened. Mellolaes turned with wide eyes, disturbed out of her story and wondering whether she had done anything to call Lord Elrond's attention to her again. She hadn't threatened to douse anyone with tea this time. But it was not Lord Elrond.

A head shining with golden light slipped beneath the door-frame. Then the neck beneath it straightened to reveal a square, grinning face. "Mae Govennan."

Mellolaes jumped off Erestor's stool with wide eyes and gave a curtsy. "Mae Govennan, Lord of the Golden Flower."

The Captain raised a hand and chuckled before replying softly, "Please, take your ease, dear elleth of Greenwood the Great."

He then turned his gaze toward the ellon on the bed. "I am merely here to check on my old friend in his convalescence. How are you, Erestor, Steward of Imladris, fellow servant of Lord Elrond?"

Erestor scowled over his coverlet at the other Noldo. Glorfindel merely grinned back, grabbed a chair from a far corner of the room, turned it around, and sat backwards upon it folding his arms over its backrest before resting his chin upon his folded arms. "I hear there is a tale being told here of great deeds done long ago."

Mellolaes blushed, lowered her eyelashes, and stared down at the floor. "Well … not great deeds like yours … just great enough that my people remember them …"

"I would say medium deeds of long ago …"

Mellolaes turned a glare upon her patient and crossed her arms over her chest. Glorfindel laughed. "Well, I would like to hear this tale myself if it is keeping even such a sour critic as my friend intrigued."

"Oh!" Mellolaes arms flew back to her sides and her gaze went back to the floor as she fidgeted. "I don't know …"

Glorfindel raised his big, blue eyes and batted their eyelashes at her. "Please Merilvaidian …"

Mellolaes blushed again, sat back down on her stool, and continued, though it seemed to Erestor she had skipped ahead quite a bit …

I know it's a short chapter, but I've already started work on further ones. :) Reviews are much appreciated and usually responded to. :)

God Bless

ScribeofHeroes