Gifts and Old Traditions

Ch13

Legolas looked around as they
walked. Being a wood-elf, he could tell which trees were natural and which were
not. He stopped by a maple, looked closely at the ground around its base, and
then looked around. Glorfindel stopped and watched him. After a few moments,
the seneschal tilted his head “Is something amiss?”

The prince turned and furrowed
his brow “This tree is new to this area, as are many others” Glorfindel
chuckled “Ai, that it is…I told you, I had elves from Mirkwood come and approve
the area” Legolas put his hands on his hips and arched his brow “What do mean
by ‘approve’…I do not understand”

Glorfindel smiled “They came
and looked around. After they built the cabin, they planted what they thought would
make the aria more full…you’re a wood-elf…wood-elves like dense forests and
such” Legolas snorted, then nodded as he chuckled “Tis true…we are
picky”

The seneschal laughed loudly
“Oh that you are…and stubborn” Legolas smiled and walked over “Is…is that why
you grabbed me? Because I am stubborn and picky?” Glorfindel gently placed his
hand on the princes shoulder “The qualities in you, which I fell in love with?
That would be your strength, intelligence, courage, confidence…your wit, your
smile…oh, and now your stubbornness and pickiness”

Legolas chuckled, and then bit his lip “I used to watch
you prep your training grounds. You would take off your tunic and underlay,
then test the weapons. After that, you would lay down on the grass, and
just…lay there in the sun until your students arrived” Glorfindel smiled kindly
“Do you know why I took off my tunic and underlay?”

The prince furrowed his brow
and shook his head “Nay, I just thought you were wanting to be more
comfortable” Glorfindel slowly shook his head, lightly caressed the princes
cheek, then turned and began to resume there walk “I took them off, because I
knew there was a certain Mirkwood prince watching me” Legolas blinked as he
watched the warrior walk away, then silently caught up to him, and followed the
lord down the path.

When they arrived at the
strawberry patch, Legolas dropped his jaw. Glorfindel placed his hand on the
princes back, then lightly rubbed it as he smirked “Oh…did I forget to mention
the other things planted here? Ahh…must be my age” Legolas looked around the
field and sighted not only strawberries, but also blackberries, raspberries,
blueberries, pear trees, and apple trees, along with many other various
vegetable patches as well.

Legolas licked his lips, then
looked to the golden lord “Did they plant all this as well?” Glorfindel shook
his head “Well, actually nay…err…I planted all this…for you” The prince
walked close and slowly put his arms around the seneschal “Hannon le
Glorfindel, that was incredibly kind of you”

The eldar rested his check on
the top of the princes head, wrapped his arms around him, sighed contently, and
then smiled “It was not easy I tell you, I am a very busy caption”
Legolas lightly chuckled in his arms “I would like to have seen you out here,
you were probably cursing the whole time” “Mmm, you know me better then you
realize Legolas”

The seneschal stroked the top
of the prince’s head with his cheek, then kissed it and slowly released him “Go
and eat now mmm?” Legolas smiled, took Glorfindel’s hand, and pulled him along
“Shall we start with the strawberries?” The elder smiled as he looked at their
hands and how the prince laced there fingers together “Wherever you wish to
start melanin, tis your field”

After they roamed around the
various patches for a while, Legolas took a handful of blueberries and sat
beneath a pear tree. As Glorfindel joined him, the prince sighed, “I must
admit, the cabin is lovely…as well as everything else around here” “As I said
my fair archer…things were suppose to have gone quite differently”

Legolas sighed as he popped a
few blueberries into his mouth “What now…I mean…are we to live here? Or in the
homely house or…” Glorfindel tilted his head “I think the homely house
first…then in time, we can figure out how to divide our time between Imladris
and Mirkwood”

Legolas sat up straight and
smiled “You mean…we would live part of the time in Mirkwood?” Glorfindel sighed
“Oh my dear love, I never meant for our bonding to be one sided, I was never
going to keep you from your family and home…that was never my
intention…I just…” Legolas looked over and arched his brow “Panicked”

Glorfindel sighed and lowered
his head “Nai, I have been alone for so very long Legolas. All I have ever had
were lovers, and the whole point of a lover, is that they ‘come and go’. I had
not intended to just grab you and flee…I was going to let my intentions be
known…but that night in my chamber, when you were laying before me and I
mentioned the claiming right…”

The seneschal leaned his head
back against the tree and groaned, “…I have done many foolish things in my life
Legolas, but how I handled all this, and what I did to you tops them all…tenfold…urgh…your
Adar is going to kill me when we return” Legolas smirked “What you need
to really worry about, is if he does nothing…or says nothing. Then you are in
real trouble”

Glorfindel looked over and
sighed, “When we do return, I was thinking that perhaps we could get some…help”
Legolas nodded “Do you think that perhaps lord Elrond…” The seneschal snorted,
“I was thinking of Elrond as well. He is the only elf I know who could possibly
help us…you fear my touch now, and I think I need to learn a few things about
relationships myself”

Legolas scooted closer and
cuddled against the powerful elf “It is not your ‘touch’ I am apprehensive
about Glorfindel, it is your…sword” The seneschal chuckled, then put his arm
around the prince and kissed his temple “Well, you need not worry about my…sword…anytime
soon. Not until you are ready”

TBC……………………….

Translations:

Adar------------------------------Father

Melanin---------------------------My
love

Nai-------------------------------Yes

Hannon
le-------------------------Thank you