1 day later
"Lord Elrond how Injured was I? I know not of the extent of the injuries this time. I feel ill and broke my arm but that's about all."
"You had a few broken ribs, a punctured lung, a broken arm and a dislocated ankle. Would you mind telling me what happened and why you are not home in Gondor?"
"In a second. When I first got here you said that my father had already been contacted. I assume the twins said I was from Gondor, but I never said anything about who my parents are."
"Ah, well you see your name is was given to you so tht you remember your Elven herritage."
"How do you know? Why would you think my name is a way for me to remind myself of my ancestry?" Eldarion said staring cautiously at Elrond.
"Tell me your story first, then I tell you what you want to know."
Eldarion gave Elrond a detailed recount of everything he could remember over the last couple of days. Including a word for word recount of the conversation in the twins camp.
"Eldarion, do you remember meeting us before?"
"No lord Elrond. Why?"
"Had your mother ever told you of her family background?"
"Yes. She had brothers that were twins, her mother sailed west, her father is an Elven lord and, that you are her family." Eldarion said the last few words in a whisper. Sure he was young when he last saw his mothers family but he remembered the elves. Always the elves
Elrond smiled fondly, he was remembered, as were the twins and the grandmother the boy would never know. Just then the door burst open and two very excited twins burst through the door carrying trays of food and drink. They secretly listened to the whole conversation Elrond and Eldarion had.
"I assume you are all hungry." Elrohir announced
"We have brought food to the prince of Gondor and the lord of Imladris." Elladan finished.
Eldarion smiled and nodded. He hadn't eaten proper food since the rock slide, let alone wanting to eat any, which he did not.
"Thank you my lords." Eldarion said
"No need nephew, you need your strength." Elrohir quipped handing a bowl of chicken broth to him. Elrond watched the twins fuss over Eldarion like mother hens, with a mixture of amusement and hidden wonder. How his sons didn't notice or bother to notice, the protesting prince, he had no idea. The boy looked and acted so much like his father did each time he winded up in the healing wards, it was outstanding.
One week later
The twins and Elrond returned to the room where Eldarion was temporarily living in. They arrived quietly barely making a sound but the prince felt their presence.
"Do you have news of my father?" He asked from a chair in front of the fire place of smouldering ashes.
"He is expected to arrive tomorrow as you are not fit to travel home yet." Elrond said "you should also still be in your bed for another three days. How did you get to the chair on your ankle? It's still swollen and gives you pain when you move it."
"Oh well, see I crawled." Eldarion said the first thing that fit and came to mind.
"Hello prince," a cheery balrog slayer said entering the room "oh hello all, why Gondorian prince you shouldn't be out of bed. How did you get there?"
The company of dark haired elves all rose an eyebrow at the light haired warrior.
"With your help, remember?" The prince ground out through gritted teeth. He will pay for playing dumb.
"Hello Glorfindel. We look forward to seeing our baby brother again you know," Elrohir said slumping into the chair next to Eldarion. "Muindor, it is probably best if we celebrate with some dorwinion, don't you think? Ada?"
Elrond nodded his consent and Elladan took the hint to depart the room in order to source the wine and a couple needed items. He returned not a moment later carrying five elegant glasses and a bottle of the finest wine imported from the woodland realm. As he poured and served Eldarion a glass of water and his brother wine, he added a strange concoction to Elrond's and Glorfindel's glasses. Eldarion noticed that the twins kept on exchanging mischievous glances, but said nothing of it. All of a sudden the wise Elven lord and mighty balrog slayer fell asleep and the twins whisked Eldarion out of the room laughing.
"Told you the herb would work." Elrohir teased pushing Elladan and Eldarion through a narrow doorway before any passer byes could whiteness anything useful for future references, meaning Erestor. Elrond's chief advisor. He knew immediately should anything be out of place.
"I had no doubts muindor, but what will they do when they awaken?"
"That I do not know."
"Will you tell me what's happening?" Eldarion asked. The twins turned to him with identical faces of disbelief.
"Your ada. Did he not teach you the art of pranking?" Elladan said
"I do say that's disappointing. Legolas and Aragorn had a knack for getting into trouble." Elrohir finished
"Hey. They only get into trouble because of you, oh mighty orc hunters." Eldarion teased
"May I ask who your informant was?" Elrohir said nudging Eldarion playfully
"Manwë himself. Who do you think, my father!"
"That explains it. Delusional mortals and their tainted blood." Elladan chimed
"My blood is only tainted by elven blood. Some would say yours is tainted by men."
"That is hardly fair to say," the twins stated in unison "the queen is our sister."
"I mean-"
Eldarion was cut off by Elrohir's hand clamping his lips together. The sound of faint footsteps echoing in the halls could be heard approaching the room in where the lords sons and grandchild hid.
"Muindor, is this not the room 'Restor keeps his spare ink and parchment books?"
"I do say that it is. And the feet approaching would be the lord himself."
"How can you tell Elladan?" Eldarion asked
"He is not alone. Lindir is with him." Elrohir added
"How do you know this?" A more annoyed but awed Eldarion asked
"You see, Erestor takes long even strides much like Glorfindel but his footfalls are slightly heavier. Linder takes quick short strides." Elrohir reasoned
The footsteps got closer and the muffled voices of the Imladris lords could be heard through the door. The knob was turned and the three inside the small room huddled in behind the shelf in hopes they would not be found.
"Yes my lord Erestor, but wouldn't tomorrow nights entertainment be better spent on more music then stories." Lindir said entering the room with Erestor. "A third of the house has already sailed and music can lift spirits. Plus Estel always enjoyed a good dance when he was young."
"I get your point Lindir and I'll see what I can do. Now what was I here for?"
"Music sheets my lord."
"Ah yes, thank you."
The chief advisor stepped further into the room and removed a flat box from the main shelf handing it to the younger elven lord at his side. He then turned to collect an extra ink well from a different shelf. Elladan, Elrohir and Eldarion all held their breath hoping that they would not be found. As Erestor and Lindir left all three released a breath silently. Thinking that they were free and off the hook.
"Should I tell your father you are hiding in one of the storage rooms Elrondion's or do I let Glorfindel track you down?"
"Neither, my lord." Elrohir Said stepping from the shadows followed by Elladan
"Take your nephew back to his bed whilst you're at it. He is in no state for travel." Erestor said leaving the closet and heading up the hall with Lindir on his heals.
"How'd he know?" The Gondorian prince said trying to hide a yawn that turned into a grimace of pain.
"He knows if a speck of dust is miss placed on a book shelf, I'm surprised that we thought we were ever getting out of this." Elladan said "Shall we?"
"We shall." Elrohir said draping Eldarion's non broken arm over his shoulders and aiding him out of the storage room
The three trouble makers made their way through the halls at a more leisurely pace and returned to Eldarion's temporary chamber. As they ambled into the room they saw lord Elrond splayed out across the floor fast asleep, with Glorfindel half on, half off one of the seats with his hand clamped around Elrond's ankle. Both lords' hair was in disarray and were unawares of the recent intrusion.
"I think you added to much of the sleeping herb." Eldarion said quietly, limping towards his bed
"That I did," Elladan said checking over each older lord "they'll wake in the morning so we have the rest of the day to do as we please."
"I'm...gonna...have a lie..down" Eldarion slurred flopping onto his bed unceremoniously with a wince as his ribs were slammed into the mattress
"Mortals always require so much rest." Elrohir said half mockingly tucking the blanket around his nephew
"M..sick...n injured. Give me...break." Eldarion managed put together clumsily
"Drink this first then lie down." Elladan said handing a mug of slightly warm tea to the prince as he approached the bed
"What is it?" Eldarion said suddenly very awake studying the contense dubiously
"Something to relieve the pain in your chest, also to break the fever that is starting to build due to over exertion," Elladan answered as Eldarion scowled at him "Don't think I haven't noticed your slightly shallow breathing along with the grimace of pain that fits across your face every now and again."
Realising he was going to have to drink the tea regardless of his wishes Eldarion downed the contents of the mug and made a distasteful smirk at the older twin. As soon as the entire mug was drained Elladan removed it from his nephews hand and put it on the bedside table and finished tucking Eldarion in.
"Sleep." Elladan bent down and kissed Eldarion's brow lightly before going off and helping Elrohir with the others.
The twins lifted Glorfindel so he was fully on the chair once more and lifted Elrond so he lay on the couch. They gave each older lord a pillow in their sleep and tucked a blanket around each. After this was done they then took up seats of their own with a glass of wine in hand.
Elvish used
Ada - dad/daddy
muindor - blood brother
Elromdions - sons of Elrond
A,N - I thought that because Eldarion translates to, son of the eldar, that Aragorn and Arwen would name him in order for him to remember his own elvish roots as well as other Gondorians with Elven heritage.