The Jewel of Mirkwood

Chapter 107

Glorfindel rounded the last corner to the healing hall and was not surprised to see people spilling out from the entrance all of them talking loudly as they strained to see the patient inside. As he approached the group automatically dispersed all of them falling silent as he strode through the middle of them towards where Elrond was crouching over Legolas body sprawled haphazardly on the bed. The inner circle of elves fell silent also and some stepped back away from Glorfindel as the seneschal approached the bed. Haldir too was perched on the opposite side of the bed carefully soothing his hand back and forth along Legolas’ forehead. Elrond had been busily talking to Legolas who was still clutching his stomach in agony when Glorfindel’s shadow fell across the elvan lord. The words of comfort fell silent on Elrond’s lips as he glanced up slowly to where Glorfindel was staring down co at at his mate upon the be
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“He will not let me examine him my friend, I need to feel the child...” Elrond trailed off as Glorfindel blatantly ignored him merely staring down at where Legolas had curled up on the bed and was whimpering in pain. For a moment Elrond was not sure if Glorfindel was going to answer him or not the expression on his long time friends face so unreadable. Erestor tried to place a hand upon Glorfindel’s shoulder but was shocked as Glorfindel shrugged it away.

“Leave us.” The words were coldly spoken and those gathered around had sworn they’d just heard wrong. Glorfindel was dismissing them while his husband lay in agony needing urgent attention on the bed before him. Not sure that Glorfindel understood the seriousness of the situation Elrond stood up to protest.

“Glorfindel! He will lose the child if I do not examine him, I need to see if there is any damage……….” Elrond trailed off as Glorfindel turned to glat hat him the fiery spark that had lit up Glorfindel’s eyes before when he addressed Candolin was suddenly back and Elrond felt himself cowering a little at having his friends intense gaze focused entirely on him.

“I said get out.” Glorfindel didn’t need to raise his voice the angry and fury so obvious in his tone as he turned to glance over his shoulder at all those still looking on. “All of you, get out now.” Knowing that there was to be no negotiation Elrond gestured for everyone to being leaving as he joined Erestor on the far side of the bed.

“What are you doing you fool! My son will lose his child if he is not tended to!” Thranduil was furious and stood his ground as he hastily spun Glorfindel around by the shoulder making the seneschal face him. Glorfindel’s facial expression hardly changed as Thranduil screamed in his face, Haldir taking a supporting stance beside the king.

“Glorfindel! See reason he needs Elrond’s care, you are angry that is understandable but it is not enough to condemn Legolas to the fate of losing a child. He is already fragile enough having seen Gwendolyn die with her unborn son.” Haldir pleaded softly with his friend as Glorfindel turned his back on them all and walked slowly around the bed to where Legolas was shaking uncontrollably against the pillows. With a gentle hand Glorfindel reached down and brushed his finges acs across Legolas cheek, almost instantly Legolas stopped shaking and calmed down, his whole body moving closer to Glorfindel’s touch. There was a shocked gasp that fell across the gathered group at Legolas’ sudden calmness at the mere touch of his lover. Slowly Glorfindel glanced up from Legolas’ face and stared pointedly at his friends who were all now staring at him in shock.

“I hear its heartbeat, and I feel it move. I have felt it for months but have not realized until now what it was. My child is fine and although Legolas suffers it is not in physical agony but rather a pain in his heart, a pain I have caused. Now leave us alone all of you.” Glorfindel’s words silenced the angry mutterings and almost immediately people began to file from the room. Elrond, Erestor, the twins and Thranduil among them but Haldir remained behind when the rest were gone, his gaze never leaving Glorfindel’s. “Why do you linger marchwarden? Do you think I will harm him Haldir? Do you thinam cam capable of killing my own child?” Glorfindel’s questions struck Haldir like a blow to the stomach and the blond warrior could only lower his head in disgracewhatwhat he had previously thought.

“Nay I just do not want him to end up like me. Alone, without love and estranged to my only son. I have not slept a single night since he left Lorien, he is all I have.” Haldir sighed heavily as he watched Glorfindel reach down and lift Legolas into his arms, comfortably holding his lover against his chest as Legolas snuggled instantly against him.

“I love him Haldir, I have done so since the moment I met him, and have every intention of loving him for the rest of eternity. You know that as well as anyone does. Perhaps it is not Legolas you worry for but yourself. Maybe the peace you seek is not in Legolas’ happiness but your own.” Glorfindel paused as Haldir glanced up understandingly from his chest; tears glistening in the corners of his eyes as he watched his friend lovingly kiss Legolas on the forehead. “Go to him Haldir, if your son can put aside the millennia of hatred so to can you.” With that Glorfindel turned and wandered silently through the doors of the healing house into the gardens leaving Haldir crying softly to himself.

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Glorfindel walked slowly along the wooded path heading towards the secluded spot he had once called his owe hae had discarded his footwear long ago and now delighted in the soft grass between his toes as he carefully carried Legolas’ slight frame to the grove. Legolas had hardly moved in Glorfindel’s arms the entire journey and it was only as Glorfindel lowered his lover to the grass beside the glistening silver pond that Legolas whimpered at the loss of his lovers tight embrace. Soothingly Glorfindel ran his hand down Legolas’ cheek watching in aw as blue orbs were slowly revealed to him. For a long time Legolas and Glorfindel merely stared at one another the songs of the birds around them a distant memory as they searched each other’s eyes for signs of understanding.

“Sorry……….” The word was barely audible above the songs of the birds in the grove but Glorfindel heard them none the less. Sadly the seneschal shook his head in refute before kneeling down beside his love and bowing his head guiltily to rest over Legolas’ clasped hands on the youth’s swollen stomach.

“Nay it is I who should be sorry my love. I do not know why I acted as I did having heard Candolin’s lies. I knew that they could not possibly be true yet I was momentarily frozen in fear that it was true. I question myself every moment I am awake, that I am not good enough for you my love that is why I am ashamed to admit that I have been far to protective of you. Perhaps if I had not been so smothering you may not have been so reluctao teo tell me about our child.” Legolas watched through tear filled eyes as Glorfindel brushed his hand hesitantly across the swell of his stomach, his cheek pressed completely flat to the warm flesh as he listened to the flutter of the child within.

“Ada and Elladan made me see the foolishness of my ways, I was going to tell you with the end of the week, after the men had left and you were not so stressed.” Legolas ran his hand through Glorfindel’s flowing mane of blonde hair, having carefully undone the braids. The seneschal hardly ever wore his hair down even in the privacy of their chambers the warrior wore loose braids to keep his long hair from tangling. Legolas had long admired Glorfindel’s hair, and often wondered why his lover did not wear it down more often, for the seneschal looked truly breath taking with the golden waterfall hanging freely about his broad shoulders. Glorfindel was almost purring, his head still resting lightly against Legolas’ stomach his hand idly caressing the bump.

“I am glad they have gone Legolas. They made Imladris nervous and uneasy, besides their foul stench and disgusting ways.” Glorfindel’s voice was filled with venom and hate as he thanked the valar for the men’s leave. Legolas sighed as moved his other hand from his chest to dangle lightly in the cool water of the spring, smiling at the ripples the movement of his fingers created across the calm surface.

“Do you think we will have to fight Glorfindel? Is what the men fear, coming closer to us?” Legolas dreaded the answer to his question and sighed sadly as Glorfindel sat up slowly from Legolas’ stomach to stare seriously down at his lover.

”Aye before the year is out we will have to go to battle. Already Lorien’s borders are being encroached upon and although Thranduil plays down it’s frequency, Mirkwood’s borders are also being ravaged by this plague. You know already the situation at our own borders.” Legolas sighed heavily as he watched Glorfindel push back the stray hairs from his face as he began to undress himself. “I do not want to talk about such dark times though my love, we will face them when the time is right for now I want to hear everything I do not already know about your pregnancy, and our child.” Nodding understandingly Legolas allowed his lover to help him undress before weakly sliding into thel spl spring. With a steadying hand Glorfindel helped his lover come to a sitting position within his lap beneath the water, before he began to wash away the bloody stains from Legolas’ face and body from Candolin’s cruel hand. All the while Legolas recounted the events, which had happened leading up to the moment, in some places making Glorfindel laugh at the absurdity and secrecy. For the first time in months Legolas allowed himself to take comfort in his lover’s arms, all secrets dissolved between them once again. Legolas did not really realize it but he was actually enjoying being pregnant for the first time also, knowing that his lover too was basking in their happiness.

TBC>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

(A/N) Hey guys, sorry it's been a while assignments are shitting me up the wall, thank god I've only got a year left before I get my fucking degree....couldn't come sooner if you ask me.

Anyway these couple of updates are some lovey dovey, nice sweet cakes type of stuff, I wrote between assignments so forgive me my slip from the usual angst. Apart from that if anyone's confused at the end of chapter 108 I'll understand and thus I will be posted a time line of everything when I have completed the story so you can all get an overview. Quite frankly I lost myself in that chapter but having re read nearly 50 chapter's it does actually make perfect sense......Take care and thanks heaps for the reviews.

PS: If you're gonna flame me it least make it fucking legible and coherent so I can reply!!!!!!!
PPS: Have fixed up small mistake with Gwendolyn's twin babies also see what happens when you bring new characters into the fucking story, you completely lose the plot! Anyway in short she' was supposed to lose the male twin when she died as well, hence thranduil's devistation at not having another male heir in the family, instead a preissy little girl...... Hope that makes sence but my betta is already working 24- 7 to get it checked and edited completely for when I finish writing it so that it's perfect to upload, be assured all these slight inconsistencies will be fixed on the final edit.