The Fire Dance

The Fire Dance


Ch150


Elrond opened his eyes and smiled "Vel and Ron will be here shortly,
they were with their Ada and Adar"

Cirdan sighed as he sat down "What ability's are you speaking of Elrond?"

The half-elven lord smiled "I have been helping them with their
growing talents...and Elladan has been counselling them on how to use
their twin bond more effectively"

Just then, the twins peeked into the room '"Daeradar?""

"Ahh, there you are, do come in"

The twins exchanged a look, then both arched opposite eyebrows at
Glorfindel and Erestor ""Gwee made a sign and hung it on our door""

Everyone was silent...it had been some time since Vel and Ron had
emerged from the family wing of the Homely House. Having self
sequestered themselves for a time and only allowing Elrond and their
parents to visit. Everyone in the room noticed the change. They seemed
more in sync with each other, even their dual speech was perfect, like
it was from one mind and not two

Erestor swallowed his mouthful of leaves "What did the sign say?"

""Double Trouble --- The Home of Thorvel & Thoron Peredhil""

Glorfindel suppressed a smirk, then cleared his throat "Are you upset?"

The twins shook their heads ""Nay""

"We were actually wondering..."
"...if Gwee could make a..."
"...few more signs for us we..."
"...liked it very much, it..."
"...was beautiful"

Thranduil shook his head "Aiyah, you two need to pick whether you are
going to speak as one, or finish each others sentences...I am getting
a headache"

The twins smirked, then turned to Elrond ""Are we here for Lindir?""

Elrond smiled "Aye, he needs your help"

Lindir looked at them both, then sighed "But you two are so very
young...my memory's are very ugly and..."

Vel: "We have been plagued lately with horrid visions"
Ron: "Aye, elves under attack by orcs in Lothlorien, spiders in
Mirkwood, wargs on the border of Imladris...elves being disembowelled
and or eaten"
Vel: "We know a little about what you went through, so we are not
entering blindly here uncle Lindir"
Ron: "Agreed"

Thorvel suddenly gave Ron a little kiss, held the chair for his
younger half to sit down, then grabbed another chair and placed it
next to his twin

Orophin gazed at his nephews with hopeful eyes "What will you do?"

Vel: "I am the Warrior, I will hold down uncle Lindir's barrier and
fend off any foes"
Ron: "And I am the Healer, I will deal with uncle Lindir's "Self"
directly"

Orophin smiled proudly "May I still hold his hand?"

""Of course uncle Orophin""

Lindir took a deep breath "Alright, I am ready"

Thoron smiled kindly "Nay, you are not. Otherwise we would not be here"

As the twins reached out, they both suddenly paused and turned to
Erestor ""Do not eat parchment again, your elfling does not like it"",
then turned back to Lindir

Thorvel slowly reached out and placed his right hand on Lindir's left
temple, then Thoron placed his left hand on his right temple

""Relax uncle Lindir""

~*~*~

Aeromae smiled as he opened the door "Twas nice to see you Ciryaquen,
do come for a visit anytime you wish"

Ciryaquen nuzzled his ankle for a moment, then headed to the library
to visit with her mother

Closing the door, Aeromae checked on his little companion. Seeing that
she was sleeping, he returned to his book, but not long after, he
drifted into reverie

Waking, Ritha looked at her elf. Noticing his slumped body, she
quietly hopped to the door, pulled the string that was attached to the
handle, then entered the hall.

~*~*~

Crabanwen smiled as she peered over the prep table "Ritha, what a nice
surprise. Are you hungry?"

*SniffSniff*--*TWITCH!*

The young elleth watched with concern as Ritha's head jerked to the
right, then leaped over the prepping table, swiftly thrusting her
flour covered hand under the little rabbits head "Ritha!"

Her little body falling to her right, Crabanwen kept her hand between
Ritha's head and the stone floor as the little bunny thrashed "Adar!
Go and get warrior Aeromae!"

~*~*~

Skidding to a halt as he entered the kitchen, Aeromae gasped for air
"Ritha?!"

"Shh...she is over here, on my lap"

The warrior spun, then swiftly knelt down before the elleth and
reached out "Gi...give her to me"

Crabanwen gently handed her little charge over and whispered "She had
a thrashing spell"

Aeromae held her close to his bare chest, then frowned "Why is she
covered in flour?"

The young elleth shrugged "When she began to thrash, I placed my hand
between her head and the stone floor. I did not think about the
cleanliness of my hands Aeromae, I was more concerned with preventing
her tiny head from cracking open"

Aeromae blinked, then placed his hand on her shoulder "Hannon
le...Hannon le Crabanwen, you are kind and thoughtful
and...and...Ritha means a great deal to me and..."

Crabanwen, knowing the warriors history, held up her hand and shook
her head "I am only glad that I was here when it happened, with my
background in healing, I remember seeing an adan or two with this
problem and...well, is there a peaceful place you could take her? She
needs to stay calm. She may be frightened when she wakes"

The warrior nodded "Aye, when she has bad spells, I take her outside
and lay her in the grass by the waterfall that is close to our chamber"

"Then you should go there"

Aeromae looked down at his little companion, then back up and took a
deep breath "Would you...uh...would you care to...join us?"

Crabanwen smiled as she nodded "Aye Aeromae, would you like for me to
bring some food?"

"Aye. That sounds like a...a nice idea"

~*~*~

Torfindel and Taurath stood silently on the balcony of Elrond's
office, the warrior holding Gwee close from behind. Looking down at
his loves hands as they held his chest, Torfindel sighed and leaned
his head back to whisper "It seems that Elrond has forgotten about us
being out here, what do we do Taur, I do not want to interrupt such a
private moment"

Taurath slowly placed his lips to his young loves ear "Well, we can
not leap off the balcony, tis to far up...and we can not climb down
the ivy, it would make to much noise"

Torfindel thought for a moment, then closed his eyes 'Mandos?'

In his mind, he heard a soft reply '*Aye Gwee?*'

'Saes, I need your help my friend, Taur and I are trapped on Elrond's
office balcony. We have no means to leave because Lindir is...'

'*I know what is happening in there*'

Torfindel sighed 'Would you be willing to help us?'

'*Your love is rather frightened of me Gwee, he was raised to fear me
and still does*'

'I will warn him'

'*Very well*'

Torfindel suddenly turn around in his loves arms and looked up as he
whispered "My friend is going to help us"

Taurath tiled his head "What friend? And I did not know you could mind
speak"

Gwee wrapped his arms around him "I am only able to mind speak with
one elf"

Realisation slowly dawned on Taurath as he began to remember past
conversations "You...you mean...aiyah Gwee he is Not an elf...he is a
Valar and..."

Feeling a slight tingle, Torfindel quickly placed his lips to his loves

Taurath moaned from the feeling of warm, soft lips upon his and
gasped when Gwee released him "Wha..."

Looking around, Gwee smiled when he saw that they were no longer on
the balcony, they were standing outside of an old cabin "Are you
alright Taur?"

The warrior took a deep breath as he silently nodded, then noticed two
horses "Where are we?"

Torfindel smiled "Do you remember my telling you of when Mandos had my
Ada and Adar stay in a cabin and I was left to be independent for a time?"

"Aye"

Gwee took his hand and began to pull "This is the cabin"

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


Translations:

Ada/Adar --------------------- Dad/Father
Daeradar ---------------------- Grandfather
Saes -------------------------- Please
Hannon le --------------------- Thank you
Peredhil ----------------------- Half-Elven