The Fire Dance

Authors Note:
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TopazKat - Yeah I think Gwee will make a great big brother...and yeah, poor inocent babbling Glorion felt the pinch of the blackspeach he mumbbled...:)
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Blushing - That you, Im glad you enjoyed it...:)
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The Fire Dance

Ch165

Around the mid of night..............

Aeromae walked into the garden and immediately froze 'I am not alone',
then took another step forward "Hello?"

"Hello"

Looking up into the tree, the Mirkwood warrior tilted his head "Show
yourself"

Dropping down, Taurcalad inclined his head "Good evening"

"You must be Taurath's elder brother"

"Aye, my name is Taurcalad. You know of me?"

Aeromae smiled as he sat down on one of the benches "Aye, the news of
you spread like a wild fire through the barracks"

Taking a seat next to him, Taurcalad sighed "I am unsure if your
comment is good or bad...you uh...you do not dress as like the
warriors I saw at the border"

"I am from Mirkwood, my name is Aeromae"

Taurcalad nodded "Ahh aye, Glorfindel and Erestor told me of you. They
tried to tell me of those I may encounter here...you were bound to
king Thranduil's iel, and are now courting a cook?"

Aeromae arched his brow "Uh...aye, her name is Crabanwen. Have you a
love?"

Taurcalad sighed as he shook his head "Nay. Well, actually aye, though
the love is not returned"

"I'm sorry to here that, I am sure you still miss her though"

"Him, and nay I do not miss him, at least not anymore, for he resides
here in Imladris"

Aeromae tilted his head "I know we have only just met, but would you
tell me who your love is?"

Taurcalad shrugged as he shook his head and sadly chuckled "Oh why
not...do you know the healer, Thoniel?"

Aeromae's eyes widened "Aye, I know him well. I frequent a certain
waterfall and he was taking a walk one day after it had just
rained...he slipped and fell in. I had to dive in after him...he is
unable to swim. We have become friends in a way, we talk from time to
time...he is a quiet elf and keeps to himself a great deal. How do you
know him, you have only just arrived"

"He was sent to our territory many years back. He and warrior brought
a letter of friendship from lord Elrond and...well, we did to them
what we always do to trespassers"

"And that is?"

"Capture them, bind their wrists and ankles, then hang them upside
down from a tree"

Aeromae's mouth dropped "But they came in friendship"

"Aye, they did. But we take no chances with outlanders...we are rather
reclusive and did not want them entering our community. We held them
at the outpost they entered"

"So you...wait, so you are in love with him?"

Taurcalad sighed "Aye. I was the one who wrestled him down and bound
him. Taurath was there and helped, though at the time, my little
brother was just a new recruit. I was in charge of Thoniel"

The Mirkwood warrior laughed as he shook his head "Aiyah well, I know
Thoniel was nervous when he found out that Taurath was living here.
But if You were the one caring for him during his capture...oh he must
be a mess with you so near"

"Aye, that he is. Only just a few hours ago he entered here and we
spoke. Well, I spoke, he hissed"

"He hissed at you aye? He does that when he feels threatened"

Taurcalad rubbed the back of his neck and closed his eyes "We Avari
are rather...uh...we like hissing and growling and...we do that with
our mates. We are very passionate lovers...it took all my strength not
to growl back at him, I know his hissing was from fear but, he has a
very lovely hiss"

Hearing the melancholy in his new friends voice, Aeromae placed his
hand on Taurcalad's shoulder "When he was in your care, were you cruel
at all?"

Taurcalad arched his brow "I hung him from a tree after I tied him up"

"I meant besides what you were expected to do as a warrior. Did you
beat him?"

"Nay"

"Starve him?"

"Nay"

"Touch him in a way that was inappropriate?"

"Of course not! I...wait...I uh...well, twas not like I molested
him...but..."

Aeromae leaned closer "What Taurcalad"

"We do not leave captives hanging all night of course, we let them
down after a time so they may eat and...after I shared the food from
my bowl with him I...I nuzzled his neck. He was whimpering fearfully
and I was trying to comfort him, I...I nuzzled his neck while I
whispered that everything would be alright, then I called him fair"

"You nuzzled him and called him fair? Tell me, was he still bound when
you did this?"

*Groan*

Aeromae shook his head and sighed "You have allot of work ahead of you
my new friend"

~*~*~

The next morning, Taurath entered the garden and smiled "Morning brother!"

Dropping down from the tree, Taurcalad stretched "Morning"

"Aiyah you look as though you have had no sleep at all"

After telling his little brother about his first night, Taurath nodded
"He hissed at me as well, I had a cut on my leg and entered the
healing wing and...well, it was a good thing that Glorfindel showed.
Tul brother, let us to morning meal"

When they arrived at the dinning hall, Taurcalad paused "They eat
within stone as well?"

"Aye. Sometimes they eat outside, but when they do, it is also at a
table. The only time they eat on the ground, is when they have a thing
called a picnic, and even then, they put down blankets and there is
rarely a fire. You will get used to it brother, they are kind elves"

Taking the seat next to his brother, Taurcalad sat down, then quickly
stood when Elrond addressed him "Good morning Taurcalad how was
your...nay, nay you may stay sitting, I was only going to ask how your
first night was?"

The warrior slowly sat back down "It was...different my lord"

Elrond chuckled "I am sure it was, did you get along with the tree?"

"Aye my lord, she is kind and thinks that it would be nice to have me
there. I also made another friend as well. A warrior named Aeromae, we
talked for a bit"

Thranduil suddenly sat tall "Aeromae you say?"

Taurcalad nodded "Aye my lord Thranduil"

"Well, that is rare, he does not just strike up conversations"

The warriors view was suddenly blocked by a young elleth with a food
tray "You were talking with Aeromae?"

Looking up, Taurcalad smiled "Aye, you must be Crabanwen"

Before she could respond, everyone quickly turned when Torfindel
yelped "Aiyah!!"

"Babababa....ahh...bababa..."

Shifting in his chair, Gwee bounced his little brother "He bit me"

Erestor frowned as he held out his arms "How could be bite you ion, he
has no teeth yet"

Glorfindel arched his brow as he rubbed his chest "Teeth matter not"

Torfindel ignored his fathers comment, then looked at Erestor "I had
my finger in his mouth like you taught me and he clamped down"

The dark adviser rolled his eyes "Give him to me"

When Torfindel began to hand Glorion over, Orome and Tulkas walked in
"Good morning" "Aye! Good morning!"

As soon as Glorion heard Tulkas's voice, he squealed and reached for
the blond Valar "Ba! Babababa!"

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

Translations:

Iel ----------------- Daughter
Ion ---------------- Son
Tul ---------------- Come

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