The Fire Dance

The Fire Dance


Ch125

Elrond groaned as he woke, then furrowed his brow when he realised
that he could not move. Looking up, he pulled, then arched his brow
"Thran?"

"Do not even try, you know I am a master of knot tying"

"What happened"

Thranduil smiled as he sat down on the edge of the bed "You began to
mumble. That was not so bad...it was when you made an odd little
twitch that Aglar made you sleep"

"I twitched?"

"Aye, it was a little facial twitch, like the edain do when they fall
into madness"

"That's not funny Thran"

"I am not jesting Rondy...I was worried for a moment. You are
peredhil, with mortal blood flowing through you it is not out of the
question that you could fall prey to madness. Elladan and Elrohir
would be safe, they have more elven in them then you"

"Untie me"

Thranduil stood and tilted his head "You look angry Rondy"

*Sigh* "I am...though not at you. I am angry at myself for such a loss of
control"

Thranduil frowned, then sat back down "Loss of control? Rondy, have I
been missing something? Is this twitch..."

"Untie me Thran...saes"

The Mirkwood king reached out, untied his love, then gasped as Elrond
quickly sat up and wrapped his arms around him "I love you Thran"

"I love you to Rondy...now you are worrying me"

"Oh calm down, I am not insane. I may feel like it sometimes, but I
blame Elladan and Elrohir for that!"

*Snort* "Well, there were times when Legolas was growing up, that I
actually thought of bashing my head against the wall"

"Truly?"

*Sigh* "Aye, he decided to take it upon himself to paint my
throne....bright pink"

After both of them burst into laughter, they laid down and rested in
each others arms

~*~*~

Taurath smiled as he walked next to Torfindel "Rivendell is very lovely"

"Aye it is. Though when I am older, I am going to go and see Mirkwood and
Lothlorien"

The two of them suddenly turned when they heard "Though Mirkwood is far
more exciting then Lorien"

"Legolas! Gildor!"

Taurath watched as Torfindel ran over to the two ellyn and hugged them
tight, the young warriors narrowed eyes not escaping Legolas's and
Gildor's notice

"When did you get back!"

Legolas chuckled and pinched his cheek "Just now, we could not miss
Ormeril's bonding"

Gildor smiled "Aye, she would probably hunt us down if we did!"

Torfindel laughed, then motioned to his friend "This is Taurath, he is
from..."

Gildor stepped forward and inclined his head "We know, we ran into
Rumil before we saw you. It is a pleasure to meet you Taurath, I am
Gildor and this is my bonded mate Legolas Thranduilion"

Taurath immediately dropped to his knees and placed his forehead on
Legolas's feet "My lord"

Gwee blinked in shock and Legolas slowly reached down "Get up Taurath,
you do not need to do that here"

Getting to his feet, the young warrior sighed "I...I am unused to this
relaxed...uh..."

Gildor held up his hand and nodded "Imladris is a safe haven, if you
feel the need to express a respectful gesture, the most anyone does
here is place their hand to their heart and lightly bow"

Legolas nodded, then smiled "So what are you two doing today?"

Gwee beamed "I am giving him a tour of Rivendell, we are off to see
the candy maker"

Gildor tilted his head "I thought you were not allowed to leave the
inner border Gwee? Has this rule changed during our absence?"

Torfindel rolled his eyes "It is the one place I am allowed to go
outside the border"

Taurath shook his head "I gave Lord Glorfindel my word as a warrior
that we would Not leave the inner border. We can not go to this place"

"But...but I am allowed to go there, truly"

"I gave my word as a warrior"

Legolas and Gildor exchanged a look, then smiled "Well, we should be
going, enjoy your day"

As they walked away, Legolas smirked "Nice loincloth, he uh...fills it
well"

Gildor laughed loudly "He favours Gwee, did you see the look he gave us
when he hugged us?"

"Aye, I saw it. Seems little Gwee has a future suitor"

~*~*~

Once they reached the inner border, Torfindel sighed "Taur, I truly am
able to pass this point. My Ada's rule is that I can go to this place,
then return"

Taurath sighed as he shook his head "Lord Glorfindel did not tell me
this when he mentioned that you were not to leave the inner border"

Torfindel frowned, then blinked and stood tall "I would never make you
break your word as a warrior. I do have an idea though...You could go and
get the treats. I will wait here"

Taurath looked toward the trees "Is that the structure there?"

"Aye, just go and say that you are there for me, and the master candy
maker will make a bag of treats for us"

The young warrior nodded, then slowly reached out and gently caressed
Torfindel's cheek "Very well. You will remain here?"

*Blush* "Aye, I will wait for you Taur"

As Taurath walked away, he quietly whispered to himself "I hope you
will, for I intend to wait for You"

~*~*~

Torfindel sighed as he watched Taurath walk away, then leaned against
one of the trees and whispered "Aiyah if I were only older"

"Well hello there Gwee"

Narrowing his eyes, Torfindel stood straight "Hello Dathel, what do
you want?"

"I just noticed you standing here all by yourself and thought I would
say hello"

"What do you want"

Dathel moved closer, took a deep inhaling breath "You smell wonderful"
then placed his hands on Gwee's biceps "Will you take a walk in the
woods with me?"

"Let go of me Dathel, and nay, the woods are past the border, I am not
suppose to go there"

Dathel slowly pressed his body against Gwee's and lightly growled "I
see you at the candy makers all the time I..."

The young ellon suddenly gasped, then stilled when he felt a blade
touch his throat

*Grrrowl* "T'is the only place outside the border he is allowed...now
release him"

Dathel slowly let Torfindel go, then grabbed his neck when the blade
was removed

Moving to stand between Torfindel and the young ellon, Taurath tilted
his head "I suggest that you do not touch Gwee thusly again"

*Growl*

Taurath narrowed his eyes, then leaned forward and released a low
rumbling growl in return "Back off penneth, you do Not want to
challenge Me"

Dathel swallowed hard, then lowered his head to the warriors growl and
fled

Torfindel blinked "Wh...what kind of growl was That...I...I have never
heard...I mean...Dathel got frightened but I...I liked it"

Taurath smiled as he moved closer and handed him the bag of treats
"Twas just a growl"

"Nay, it was not...tell me? Saes?"

"I only meant to give him a warning growl...however, I released a
possessive growl. One can not always control what is released from within"

Gwee lightly chewed on his lower lip "So you were showing Dathel that
you were the dominant one?"

"Aye"

"And you were doing this because of...me?"

*Sigh* "He was touching you"

Torfindel moved closer and looked up "And you did not like that?"

Taurath tilted his head as he reached out and caressed Gwee's jawline
"Nay, I did not"

TBC...................................

Translations:

Penneth ----------------------- Young one
Ada/Adar --------------------- Dad/Father
Saes -------------------------- Please
Ellon/Ellyn -------------------- Male elf/Elves