Thranduil's Trial
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Rating:
Adult +
Chapters:
15
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4,115
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Chapter 9
Beta: Manon
Rating: PG-13
Warning: Full of Angst. What do you expect?
Disclaimer: Characters belong to Tolkien. I just borrowed them.
Spoiler: Total AU.
Summary: Legolas was witness to his nana's death and was sent to Rivendell at his father's request, but was unaware of Legolas' secret.
Note: Legolas age is close to 10, according to human age, when he was sent.
Note2: Legolas had stronger connection with the nature.
Chapter 9
9.
Elladan looked at his father, eyes begging, hoping his father will let Legolas watch them.
"Well…" Elrond started to rub his face; he did not want to see Thranduil hurting further if something happened to his son.
"Please, adar, please…" Elladan begged; he did not like seeing the elfling so sad.
"Umm… Elladan? Could you leave us for a moment? I need to discuss this with your father…" Glorfindel explained.
"I will wait in the garden…" Elladan said, only to be cut off by his father. "No… go back to your class…"
"And what will I tell Legolas?" Elladan asked.
"Tell him that one of us will be there soon," Glorfindel answered.
"Yes, my lord," Elladan said, and went back to where his brother and the others were waiting, thinking of what he was going to say to the young prince.
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When Elladan returned, Legolas jumped on him, but Elladan did not say anything; he only stared at him.
"What did father say, brother?" Elrohir asked, walking to Elladan and taking Legolas from him.
"He said nothing…"
"He did not agree?" Elrohir asked, his face falling.
"Glorfindel is talking to him as we speak," Elladan explained.
"Of what do you think father is afraid?" Arwen asked her brother. She took Legolas from Elrohir and sat him down on the soft grass.
"Stop talking!" Saelbeth shouted at them.
They fell silent as Saelbeth began to talk angrily about their behavior.
"You will need start to using your brains in order to know how to fight, and then I will see how you manage to use a sword, or the bow. You need to know the tactics of war," he finished.
"Yes, my lord," they said at once; they knew their nightmares had only just begun.
Glorfindel approached the twins quietly. Both of them jumped when they realised he was behind them. The warrior said to Saelbeth, "I think you need to teach them about camouflage as well."
"You are right my dear friend, but I cannot teach them when they are behaving like this," Saelbeth said to him with a heavy heart.
"I will inform Lord Elrond about that, though I am certain that he would love to teach them about healing…" Glorfindel and Saelbeth exchanged looks look and smiled.
Arwen and the twins frowned at the lessons they were expected to do. They knew that if they did not behave, they would have lessons with their father about herbs and healing, which they found boring.
Legolas looked at them, and then looked at the lords and asked, "Can he teach me?"
"I see our young princeling wants to know everything." Glorfindel looked at Legolas, who was looking back at the warrior with pleading eyes.
"What did father say? Can he watch us at our lessons?" Elladan asked impatiently.
"Can he?" Arwen asked as well.
"Well…" Glorfindel coughed, not saying anything else. The twins and Arwen glared at him, waiting to hear what he had to say.
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Mirkwood, an hour earlier…
Thranduil woke as the sun shone through the trees. He felt the cool breeze on his face.
His first thought was of his beloved wife, no longer alive, and then he thought of his beloved son.
'Legolas, I miss you,' Thranduil thought and made his way down the tree where he had spent the night.
He walked blindly towards the palace, passing his guards who were worried about him.
Galdor walked after his king, and he dared to asked, "My lord?"
"Not now…" Thranduil said.
Galdor went back to his place. He knew his lord meant no harm, that he was hurting. His lord's wife was dead, while his son did not want to be with him.
Thranduil made his way to Legolas' chamber and lay on the bed. He did not want to go anywhere; he just wanted to smell Legolas' scent on the sheets.
But his mind was racing, and he got up and walked to his room. He remembered what had crossed his mind last night.
'I will be with you soon, my son…' he thought.
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Glorfindel looked at the elfling and saw him rubbing his belly. He asked him, "Is something wrong?"
"I think I am hungry, can you take me back to the kitchen?" Legolas asked.
"You think that you are hungry?" Glorfindel knelt next to him, and helped the elfling onto his feet.
That was unexpected from the elfling.
Legolas nodded to him.
Glorfindel thought he would first take the elfling to Elrond, as he was worried about him.
Elrond saw the frown on Legolas' face and hurried forward. "What happened to Legolas, he looks sick…"
"Legolas, how do you feel?" Glorfindel asked him.
"My stomach… it hurts…" Legolas said, rubbing his belly again.
"He told me that he was hungry…" Glorfindel said.
The two elf-lords took Legolas to his room. "I am sure there is nothing wrong…" Elrond said, and laid the elfling on the bed.
"Are you tired?" Glorfindel asked Legolas.
"I…" Legolas tried to say.
Elrond looked at Glorfindel and said to him, "I think he misses having someone love him; that is why he look like this."
Glorfindel leaned down and kissed Legolas on the cheek, and told him that he loved him.
Legolas looked up at the warrior and asked, "Can you be my father?"
'What I am going to do?' Glorfindel asked himself and looked at his friend.
'If Thranduil ever hears of this, he will kill one of us,' Elrond thought.
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Mirkwood… at the same time…
'Legolas… I miss you…' Thranduil thought.
He began to write the letter to Galadriel with a heavy heart. He missed his wife and son deeply.
While he wrote, he felt his tears falling on the parchment.
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Back in Imladris…
Elrond looked at Glorfindel who was staring at Legolas.
Glorfindel had no answer to give, and he decided to change the subject.
"Do you want to see the twins and Arwen training, or hear my stories?"
Legolas' face lit up.
Elrond noticed that Legolas did not look so pale any more, and he realized that the elfling only needed to be loved and taken care of.
"Both!" Legolas said and sat up on the bed.
Glorfindel noticed the smile on the elfling's face, and smiled back at him.
"Do you want me to be there while you watch them, and then I will tell you a story?" Glorfindel asked, knowing this was going to be a long day.
"Yes," Legolas replied with his soft voice.
'He is hungry for love,' Elrond thought and smiled to himself.
"Then come…" Glorfindel said to him, and held his arms out. Legolas jumped on him and giggled as they made their way to Saelbeth's class in the forest.
Legolas enjoyed as the birds sang to him and the wind blew on his face; it felt good to him.
Arwen and the twins heard Legolas' giggles and turned around, enjoying listening to him.
"Did he eat?" Elladan asked Glorfindel as they approached.
"Eat?" Glorfindel asked. "Only love…" he mused.
"Did father let him?" Arwen asked.
"What do you think?" Glorfindel asked her, smiling.
"I love you Glorfindel," Arwen said.
"I love him," Legolas exclaimed.
End of Chapter 9.
R/R
Rating: PG-13
Warning: Full of Angst. What do you expect?
Disclaimer: Characters belong to Tolkien. I just borrowed them.
Spoiler: Total AU.
Summary: Legolas was witness to his nana's death and was sent to Rivendell at his father's request, but was unaware of Legolas' secret.
Note: Legolas age is close to 10, according to human age, when he was sent.
Note2: Legolas had stronger connection with the nature.
9.
Elladan looked at his father, eyes begging, hoping his father will let Legolas watch them.
"Well…" Elrond started to rub his face; he did not want to see Thranduil hurting further if something happened to his son.
"Please, adar, please…" Elladan begged; he did not like seeing the elfling so sad.
"Umm… Elladan? Could you leave us for a moment? I need to discuss this with your father…" Glorfindel explained.
"I will wait in the garden…" Elladan said, only to be cut off by his father. "No… go back to your class…"
"And what will I tell Legolas?" Elladan asked.
"Tell him that one of us will be there soon," Glorfindel answered.
"Yes, my lord," Elladan said, and went back to where his brother and the others were waiting, thinking of what he was going to say to the young prince.
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When Elladan returned, Legolas jumped on him, but Elladan did not say anything; he only stared at him.
"What did father say, brother?" Elrohir asked, walking to Elladan and taking Legolas from him.
"He said nothing…"
"He did not agree?" Elrohir asked, his face falling.
"Glorfindel is talking to him as we speak," Elladan explained.
"Of what do you think father is afraid?" Arwen asked her brother. She took Legolas from Elrohir and sat him down on the soft grass.
"Stop talking!" Saelbeth shouted at them.
They fell silent as Saelbeth began to talk angrily about their behavior.
"You will need start to using your brains in order to know how to fight, and then I will see how you manage to use a sword, or the bow. You need to know the tactics of war," he finished.
"Yes, my lord," they said at once; they knew their nightmares had only just begun.
Glorfindel approached the twins quietly. Both of them jumped when they realised he was behind them. The warrior said to Saelbeth, "I think you need to teach them about camouflage as well."
"You are right my dear friend, but I cannot teach them when they are behaving like this," Saelbeth said to him with a heavy heart.
"I will inform Lord Elrond about that, though I am certain that he would love to teach them about healing…" Glorfindel and Saelbeth exchanged looks look and smiled.
Arwen and the twins frowned at the lessons they were expected to do. They knew that if they did not behave, they would have lessons with their father about herbs and healing, which they found boring.
Legolas looked at them, and then looked at the lords and asked, "Can he teach me?"
"I see our young princeling wants to know everything." Glorfindel looked at Legolas, who was looking back at the warrior with pleading eyes.
"What did father say? Can he watch us at our lessons?" Elladan asked impatiently.
"Can he?" Arwen asked as well.
"Well…" Glorfindel coughed, not saying anything else. The twins and Arwen glared at him, waiting to hear what he had to say.
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Mirkwood, an hour earlier…
Thranduil woke as the sun shone through the trees. He felt the cool breeze on his face.
His first thought was of his beloved wife, no longer alive, and then he thought of his beloved son.
'Legolas, I miss you,' Thranduil thought and made his way down the tree where he had spent the night.
He walked blindly towards the palace, passing his guards who were worried about him.
Galdor walked after his king, and he dared to asked, "My lord?"
"Not now…" Thranduil said.
Galdor went back to his place. He knew his lord meant no harm, that he was hurting. His lord's wife was dead, while his son did not want to be with him.
Thranduil made his way to Legolas' chamber and lay on the bed. He did not want to go anywhere; he just wanted to smell Legolas' scent on the sheets.
But his mind was racing, and he got up and walked to his room. He remembered what had crossed his mind last night.
'I will be with you soon, my son…' he thought.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
Glorfindel looked at the elfling and saw him rubbing his belly. He asked him, "Is something wrong?"
"I think I am hungry, can you take me back to the kitchen?" Legolas asked.
"You think that you are hungry?" Glorfindel knelt next to him, and helped the elfling onto his feet.
That was unexpected from the elfling.
Legolas nodded to him.
Glorfindel thought he would first take the elfling to Elrond, as he was worried about him.
Elrond saw the frown on Legolas' face and hurried forward. "What happened to Legolas, he looks sick…"
"Legolas, how do you feel?" Glorfindel asked him.
"My stomach… it hurts…" Legolas said, rubbing his belly again.
"He told me that he was hungry…" Glorfindel said.
The two elf-lords took Legolas to his room. "I am sure there is nothing wrong…" Elrond said, and laid the elfling on the bed.
"Are you tired?" Glorfindel asked Legolas.
"I…" Legolas tried to say.
Elrond looked at Glorfindel and said to him, "I think he misses having someone love him; that is why he look like this."
Glorfindel leaned down and kissed Legolas on the cheek, and told him that he loved him.
Legolas looked up at the warrior and asked, "Can you be my father?"
'What I am going to do?' Glorfindel asked himself and looked at his friend.
'If Thranduil ever hears of this, he will kill one of us,' Elrond thought.
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Mirkwood… at the same time…
'Legolas… I miss you…' Thranduil thought.
He began to write the letter to Galadriel with a heavy heart. He missed his wife and son deeply.
While he wrote, he felt his tears falling on the parchment.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Back in Imladris…
Elrond looked at Glorfindel who was staring at Legolas.
Glorfindel had no answer to give, and he decided to change the subject.
"Do you want to see the twins and Arwen training, or hear my stories?"
Legolas' face lit up.
Elrond noticed that Legolas did not look so pale any more, and he realized that the elfling only needed to be loved and taken care of.
"Both!" Legolas said and sat up on the bed.
Glorfindel noticed the smile on the elfling's face, and smiled back at him.
"Do you want me to be there while you watch them, and then I will tell you a story?" Glorfindel asked, knowing this was going to be a long day.
"Yes," Legolas replied with his soft voice.
'He is hungry for love,' Elrond thought and smiled to himself.
"Then come…" Glorfindel said to him, and held his arms out. Legolas jumped on him and giggled as they made their way to Saelbeth's class in the forest.
Legolas enjoyed as the birds sang to him and the wind blew on his face; it felt good to him.
Arwen and the twins heard Legolas' giggles and turned around, enjoying listening to him.
"Did he eat?" Elladan asked Glorfindel as they approached.
"Eat?" Glorfindel asked. "Only love…" he mused.
"Did father let him?" Arwen asked.
"What do you think?" Glorfindel asked her, smiling.
"I love you Glorfindel," Arwen said.
"I love him," Legolas exclaimed.
End of Chapter 9.
R/R