The Jewel of Mirkwood

Chapter 106

Legolas snuck quietly along the corridors his back to the walls as his keen eyesight and hearing tried to decipher if anyone was around. So far he had only run into the staff, who were taking the opportunity of lunch to continue readying the rooms for the visitors. Legolas turned the last corner of the Lady’s old wing and sighed when he found it completely deserted. There was little chance that the rooms in this wing were going to be occupied. Elrond was extremely strict in prohibiting people wandering around them, in respect for his late wife. Still Legolas was cautious as he quickly scooted down the hallway to the lady’s old bedchamber. Checking over his shoulder twice Legolas then darted into the dned ned chamber with ease. As before the dust from the unused room threatened to bring on a sneeze but Legolas forced it back as he scanned the room. It was lighter than before in the room, the sun streaming in and providing a beautiful halo of light around the entire chamber. Legolas paid little attention to detail however having already spent too long a time getting here. He would be severely late to lunch and knowing Glorfindel’s mood when it came to diplomatic negotiations los lover would surely be angry. With light footsteps Legolas wandered past the bed and headed straight for the wardrobe and flung open the doors cringing as they creaked. Pushing aside the longer gowns Legolas reached into the back of the wardrobe and began ferreting around for the second belt he’d seen firsfirst time he’d searched the wardrobe.

Legolas was far to engrossed in his search that he never noticed the figure sneaking up behind him until it was too late.

“Well, well, well what do we have here?” Legolas spun around sharply banging his head on the rail of the wardrobe and momentarily making himself dizzy. Legolas heart leapt into his throat as Candolin stepped up to him so that he was barely an inch from his face. The man’s foul breath made Legolas stomach churn as Candolin chuckled at the pris sts startled expression.

“What are you doing here?” Calming himself Legolas straightened up using his height above the man to his advantage, as he attempted to foreign indifference to the man before him.

“I could ask you the same my pretty.” Candolin didn’t seem to be bothered by Legolas’ small height advantage and merely licked his lips wantonly as he gazed at Legolas body beneath the flimsy robe. “Elrond has run out of rooms it seems, and this has become my fathers and mine for the duration of our stay in Imladris.” Not really bothered with answering Legolas’ question Candolin raised a hand to touch Legolas’ face. Instantly Legolas tried to step away from the incoming hand but was halted by the flash of a knife that came quickly up to his neck. “I wonder what Lord Glorfindel will say when he hears you have come to my chambers willingly?” Legolas froze as he remembered the argument at the dinner table before his trip to the borders. Glorfindel had defended his honour.

“Don’t touch me. I would never have come here if I had known you were in residence of this room.” Candolin laughed his evil sultry smirk as he ran the knife across Legolas neck, following the scar that the elf still bore from Keeldon’s attack so long ago.

“Oh don’t be coy with me Legolas, I have seen the looks you give me, the fire that burns in your eyes that mirrors that in your loins. You want me to sate your lust which your beloved Glorfindel can not.” Candolin sneered as he leaned up and licked a pathway up the column of Legolas’ neck before dstinstingly sucking on his ear. Legolas went to fight back but found his arms being twisted around behind him as Candolin secured his body. “Now, now my pet no rough stuff yet.” Legolas shivered in abhorrence as Candolin forced a kiss from him, having pushed his tongurcefrcefully into his mouth.

”You disgusting orc, Glorfindel will kill you for touching me.” Legolas was unprepared for the slap that hit his face and sent him reeling to the floor. Legolas had barely time to wrap his hands around his belly in protection before he hit the floor with a thud, his head snapping forward and smashing his face into the floor. Legolas could feel the blood dripping from his nose as he pushed himself up onto his knees his hands still clutching protectively at his stomach. He had taken the full force of the impact with his knees and head in an attempt at protecting his child but now he was paying for it. His head swam and stars popped before his vision as Candolin hauled him ungraciouslyhis his feet and sneered into his face.

“He will not touch me Legolas, not when I tell him you came to my bed and attempted to take me by your own free will. He will most likely give you to me, and believe me when I say this Prince Legolas of Mirkwood, you will not have known pain until you have had my rod inside of you and I have taken my fill of your pretty little body.” Legolas spat the blood dripping from his nose into Candolin’s face, which only seemed to enrage the man further. Without warning Candolin grabbed hold of Legolas arm and twisted it back painfully behind prinprince’s back causing Legolas to cry out in agony as he was forced to walk forwards. “Let us see what your beloved has to say shall we.” Despite his outward defiance Legolas shook with fear as the knife was again pressed to his neck as Candolin forced him into the hallway. Legolas did not know whom Glorfindel would believe when Candolin told his lie. While Legolas had always hoped that Glorfindel would believe him over anyone else, he was now not too sure. This would surely be the toughest test of their love, since Glorfindel’s near death experience. Legolas could not keep the tears from his eyes as Candolin manhandled him past the servants and maids who stood staring at him not knowing what to do.

It seemed like hours until they reached the hall downstairs in the last homely house and Legolas closed his eyes as Candolin pushed his way past the guards and the door and swung open the doors, having pushed Legolas inside forcefully. Legolas tripped over the uneven polished rock flooring and fell helplessly forwards again only just managing to take the force of the impact on his hands again before Candolin was stepping up behind him and pulling him by his hair to his knees.

“What is going here!?” Instantly the conversation around the room came to an abrupt halt, as everyone stood enraged from their seats to stare in shock at where Candolin was holding Legolas’ head back a knife to his throat. Elrond’s voice boomed around the hall but Candolin only laughed evilly in reply. Through the blood and his tears Legolas could only just make out Glorfindel’s form amongst the many sitting around the table.

“Take your hands off him you filthy………” Legolas watched fearfully as Glorfindel unsheathed his sword and moved forward to approach Candolin but Candolin pressed the knife further into Legolas throat this time drawing a little blood that tricked down his throat and mingled with the blood from his nose on the collar of the robe. Glorfindel froze in his spot and Legolas could see his own fear mirrored in his lover’s expression.

“Take another step and I’ll slit his throat.” Candolin lessoned the pressure on Legolas throat a little but pulled tightn Len Legolas hair making the young elf yelp in agony as his back was stretched further.

“Let him go, your hurting him.” Legolas was surprised to hear Elrohir frantic voice from the right and although he could not see his friend knew that Elrohir was just as worried as he was.

“What do you want Candolin?! We are discussing this alliance you so pitifully ask for is that not what you wanted?” Elrond’s voice broke the silence and Legolas watched as Elrond slowly rounded the table and came down to stand next to the extremely tense Glorfindel. “Let Legolas go Candolin yave ave already been burnt once in pursuit of him don’t you learn lessons?” Legolas felt Candolin’s foot suddenly being pressed into his back as the man pulled firmer on his hair so that he was almost bent double. The pain that shot through his stomach and back was excruciating and Legolas screamed in agony as he tried and failed to clutch at his stomach.

“I found him in my chambers, lying naked on my bed. Perhaps your little prince here is not as innocent as he seems. And if any of you come any closer I will snap his back.” For emphasis Candolin flexed his foot against Legolas back again causing the prince to scream at the fire that swept through his swollen stomach. Glorfindel’s expression changed a little and Legolas could only squint as he watched his lover lower his sword. Legolas could hardly believe that his lover was contemplating what Candolin had just said but he did not have time to think as again Candolin forced his foot further into his back.

“Stop it you will the kill the child!” Haldir’s voice rang clear through Legolas scream as he moved swiftly around the table his sword drawn. Elladan and Elrohir were quickly following Haldir both of them realizing what was going to happen if Candolin pressed any further into Legolas back.

“Glorfindel don’t listen to. Le. Legolas didn’t even know Candolin was in my mothers rooms, he was merely there to get a garment from the wardrobe.” Elladan knew not what else to do having seen the seneschal’s anger fade at the man’s lies.

“In the wardrobe? What was Legolas looking for in the Lady’s wardrobe!?” Glorfindel looked suspiciously across at Elladan voicing the same question that was everyone’s lips. Legolas shook violently in agony and fear as he listened to the conversation. He knew there was little else Elladan could say but the truth and although it scared him Legolas hoped it would be enough to end this torment.

“Elladan! Elrohir tell me what is going on this instant!” Elrond hastily chastised his sons’ sensing the secret they were holding back on and how vitally important it was to the situation which had developed. Elladan looked cautiously to his brother and Haldir before turning sadly to where Legolas was crying in agony.

“I am sorry Legolas but we must tell them.” Elladan had tears in his eyes as he apologised to Legolas before turning to his father and Glorfindel. “He was searching for a belt, an undergarment to hide his stomach.” Elladan could not finish as Legolscrescream of agony echoed around the hall again.

“He is pregnant Glorfindel, he carries your child and it was the belt he was searching for in the lady’s closet to hide his girth.” Thwas was a shocked gasp as Haldir spoke freely having heard the story from Elladan and Elrohir at the table earlier. Glorfindel’s expression was unreadable as everyone in the room turned to him including Elrond and Candolin, whose grip on Legolas had lessoned considerably at the news. Expressionless findfindel turned to face Candolin who was now beginning to shake himself as he stared into Glorfindel’s blank eyes. Never had any of them seen Glorfindel look so terrifying before and almost in fear Elrond stepped back away from his long time friend.

“You will take your hands off him Candolin of Gondor or I will kill you.” Almost instantly Candolin dropped Legolas and backed away from the prince, who curled up instantly on the floor clutching at his stomach as he writhed in agony. Haldir hardly gave it a moment before he’d sprung to his son’s side his sword discarded on the floor as he took Legolas in his arms and lifted his body. Without waiting for Glorfindel’s permission Haldir ran from the hall towards the healing house, Elrond, his two sons’ and Lord Celeborn and King Thranduil running after him. Glorfindel sneered at the remaining men, his sword twisting restlessly in his hand ready for action at a moments notice. “A decision has been made regarding this request from Gondor for aid.” Glorfindel paused as he turned to stare at Lord Felinor who was now standing behind his chair at the table have sensed their overstayed welcome. “Let it be known the elves do not aid savages and scum from the human realms. You may rot in the corpses of your own people because there will be no aid from the elves in protecting Gondor and until such threats from the dark lands reach our borders we will not fight a battle that has nothing to do with us.” Despite the fact the council had been only part way through discussing the issue before Candolin arrived, Glorfindel made the decision for the entire elvan realms, and none that remained in the hall dared argue with the fiery balrog slayer. “Now get out. Take your filth and your lies and be gone from our realm, should you ever return I will string your bodies from the trees in the wood to warn others not to follow your folly. NOW GO!” Glorfindel shouted angrily and watchith ith satisfaction as all the men still seated at the table hastily got up and began quickly filing out of the hall. Candolin and his father were the last to leave and before Candolin could reach the door Glorfindel reached out and took the scared young man by the throat. All pretence of Candolin’s arrogance was gone in the face of Glorfindel’s expression as the elder elf tightened his grip around the man’s neck. “If my child dies Candolin as a result of what you have done today, I will hunt you down and rip you heart still beating from your chest, do you understand me?” Glorfindel’s whisper was barely audible as he hissed into Candolin’s face. The potent smell of urine was a sure sign the man in Glorfindel’s grip hat himselmself and the seneschal pushed the man away from him in discussed. Candolin could not get out of the door fast enough and with his sorry image gone Glorfindel turned around pointedly to address the guards who were now standing to attention around the room.

“Follow them make sure they leave the realm. You have my permis to to kill any of them should they stray from their direction home.” Glorfindel coldly addressed the century before him who bowed understandingly a wicked smile on his face.

“Yes my Lord.” The unsaid orders brought smiles to all of the guard’s faces as they filed out of the hall in order to escort the party of men to the borders. With that Glorfindel sighed heavily before turning and striding out of the chaos in the hall towards the healing chambers where he was sure Haldir had taken Legolas………..


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(A/N) OMG Glorfy knows about the baby................hmmmmm wonder what happens now? How will he take it??? HOw is Legolas? Is the baby still alive? Who knows really......but god I'm evil when it comes to suspense.

Apart from that I'll have you know I put my assignment on hold to write this update for you lot. My assignement are starting to pile up guys so don't go killing my or anything if the updates are few and far between for the next few weeks. I've only got three weeks left before Summer break so if you can hold off that long there will be heaps of updates in the three months I've got off until next year. Hope you're enjoying this still and feedback makes me write faster....if you haven't worked it out yet. *smiles cheekily*