The Fire Dance

The Fire Dance


Ch149


Glorfindel stretched, then took the bowl of leaves "Hannon le Crabanwen"

"You're welcome Glorfindel, I have a nice blend in there, Master Erestor
should be content"

"It is very much appreciated"

"Think nothing of it, I would rather go out into the sun and enjoy
some leaf plucking, than make that disgusting stuff Rumil craved...the
kitchen stunk for a month!"

Glorfindel laughed loudly "Aye! That it did!"

The young elleth smiled "And your cravings were simple as well, I
loved making your cheesecakes"

"And I enjoyed eating them...and still do!"

As the golden warrior made his way out the door, Crabanwen yelled out
"Glorfindel!"

Peeking his head back in, he smiled "Aye?"

"Master Erestor is in Lord Elrond's office, not the library. A tray of
lemon water and many glasses were sent for"

Glorfindel nodded "Hannon le" then turned and headed the other way

~*~*~

Lindir sat quietly as Erestor told Elrond why they had come....

"...and then he told me they have increased since my pregnancy, but
began when Torfindel was little"

Elrond walked over and smiled "Lindir, if I am to help, I will have to
enter your mind. Will you allow this?"

The minstrel sighed as he grabbed Orophin's hand for support
"Aye...though you will not like what you see"

The half-elven lord nodded "Is there anyone in this room you wish
gone? This is a private matter and I want you relaxed"

Lindir looked around and took note 'Elrond, Thranduil, Erestor,
Cirdan, Orophin...Ciryaquen', then looked over at the ancient mariner
"My lord, I would not mind You being here...but I feel that your
little friend should leave...Lord Mandos may have made her immortal
like her Nana, but she is a rabbit, an innocent, I would not like for
her to become distressed"

Cirdan nodded as he stood and walked into the hallway, then reached up
to his shoulder, removed his little friend, then sighed "Alright Titta
Ciryaquen, You need to find something to do for a little while"

*SniffSniff-Nuzzle-Sniff*

"I know you dislike being parted from me, but I must remain. Why don't
you go and visit Aeromae and Ritha"

*SniffSniff*

"Hmm...well, Aeromae is usually one of 4 places. His chamber, the
barracks, the kitchen, or the waterfall by his chamber"

*Sniff*

"Very good, have a nice visit with your sister and Aeromae"

~*~*~

Glorfindel smiled as he turned the corner "Parting from your shoulder
fluff old friend?"

After the ancient lord told Glorfindel what was happening, the golden
warrior sighed "When Gwee was young, I had noticed that Lindir stalked
him from time to time...as I have noticed that while I stalked Erestor
during the early months of his pregnancy, Lindir was also close by"

As the two old friends entered Elrond's office, Glorfindel inclined
his head "Cirdan has informed me as to what is going on. May I stay
Lindir?"

The minstrel nodded "Aye Glorfindel, of course...like Mira, you have
some experience with the kind of pain I am remembering"

Glorfindel lowered his head and nodded "Aye, that I do", then looked
over "Thranduil? What are you doing here, are you not suppose to be
teaching?"

Thranduil smiled "Nay, Miradel has taken over the class today. My
ellith group has reached the section of learning on "Body changes", I
think Miradel has more knowledge about what it feels like to have
breast's form then I do"

The seneschal shook his head as he chuckled, then walked over to
Erestor and yanked the parchment from his loves hands "What are you, a
goat?", then handed Erestor the bowl of leaves "Here, have some leaves
Rabbit"

As the laughter died down, Elrond grabbed a chair and sat before
Lindir "Sit comfortably, relax, and trust me"

Everyone fell silent as Elrond placed his hands on the minstrels
temples and closed his eyes

~*~*~

Ciryaquen looked at the string that hung down on the side of the door.

There were only 3 chambers that had the dangling sting that was
attached to a little bell...Glorduin and Aglar's chamber, Aeromae's
chamber, and Cirdan and Elrohir's chamber. Out of the only litter that
Moe-Meldis had, only 3 of her little ones became immortal. Ciryaquen,
Ritha and one of their brothers. When they were all old enough to be
adopted, the immortal brother hopped off of Erestor's desk in the
middle of the night, and was never seen since. Subsequently, when male
rabbits were caught for eating, they were checked to make sure they
were not the missing brother.

Approaching the string, she took it in her mouth and gave it a yank....

*DingDing-da-Ding*

When the door opened, Aeromae looked down, arched his brow, then
called over his shoulder "Ritha! Your sister is here to see you!"

Entering by hopping between the warriors feet, Aeromae snorted "Tis a
good way to get yourself stepped on little one"

*SniffSniff*

As the warrior sat down and picked up his book, he smiled as he
watched his little companion race into the room and hop onto her
sister. Ritha lead her sister to her den, then just as she was about
to enter, her head jerked to the right and she bumped into the edge of
the entrance. Ciryaquen slowly drew close, then nuzzled her sisters
cheek, comforting her the best she could

Aeromae sighed as he got up and walked over "Are you alright Ritha?"

His friend and companion glanced over to a small table and the warrior
nodded "Aye, just a moment then"

Ciryaquen watched as her sisters elf retrieved a vile of liquid, then
fed it to her

*SniffSniff*

"Tis for your sisters twitching. It lessens them for a time, when they
get bad, I place her over in that corner"

Ciryaquen looked over and noticed a small mattress with billowy fabric
that went up a wall a bit, then tiled her head

"The fabric on the wall is so that when she has a very bad spell, she
will not hurt herself"

Ciryaquen's eyes moistened and she cuddled at the tall elfs feet
*SnnnniffSniff*

Aeromae smiled as he reached down, petted her affectionately, then
picked up Ritha and carried her to the corner "She needs to stay in
this corner for a few, you may visit with her here"

*Sniff-Sniff-Whimper-Sniff*

"You're welcome, enjoy your visit. Perhaps if she is better later, we
could go outside"

Ciryaquen watched as her sisters kind elf returned to his chair and
book and thought 'Sister has good elf pet', then cuddled close to her
drowsy sibling

~*~*~

Everyone watched as Elrond quickly pulled away and sighed "Lindir, I
am having difficulties. Your memory's of the attack are violent and I..."

"I told you you would not like what you see...hannon le for trying though"

Elrond held up his hand and shook his head "You misunderstand me. I
may be having difficulty, but I have discovered why you are following
Erestor and why you followed Gwee when he was younger...during the
attack, you accepted the burden of trying to protect Miradel and
Erestor...when Erestor became a Adar, you feared for Gwee, he is
Erestor's elfling and was smaller then his peers. Now that Erestor is
with life, you feel the need to protect him again...and since this
time, Erestor's body is the one vulnerable, your nightmares have
increased"

Lindir looked at Elrond and sighed "But I am happy that Erestor is
with life"

"Your happiness is beside the point. Right now, you see little
Erestor, vulnerable and experiencing changes to his body that he has
no control over"

The minstrel leaned closer to Orophin and the warrior gave him a light
squeeze in support "So...so can you help me my lord?"

Elrond sat back in his chair "You need the help of someone who can
hold back the barrier you built and draw out your pain so you may heal"

"And...and you can not do this my lord?"

Elrond shook his head "I would take longer and possibly cause you pain
in the process...I am only one elf"

Lindir bit his lower lip, then sighed "Do you know of anyone who would
be able to do what you suggest?"

"Aye, Thorvel and Thoron"

Elrond smiled at all the shocked faces "Vel and Ron share a very deep
bond...and they have ability's I have never admitted to another.
Causing their rapid growth for a time was not the only thing Vilya
did...you need their help Lindir. For your own wellness, say aye"

Lindir looked around, then rested his eyes on Erestor "Aye, get Vel
and Ron"


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



Translations:

Vilya ------------------- Elrond's ring of power
Hannon le -------------- Thank you
Ada/Adar -------------- Dad/Father
Nana/Naneth ----------- Mom/Mother
Ellith ------------------- Female elves
Titta-Ciryaquen -------- Little Sailor
Ritha ------------------- Twitch