The Fire Dance

Authors Note:
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TopazKat - Yeah Elronds fashon scence Must be commented on! Couse you Know he looks Perdy! *Snort*...:)
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Sinsi_Sparrow - Lets just say that yes, I have a pairing in mind...not saying tho *EvilGrin*...:)
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The Fire Dance

Ch197

Cirdan blinked as his mouth dropped open "You jest"

Elrohir frowned as he shrugged "Nay I do not...you know how to run a
realm"

"And I still have my mental connection to my advisors. Elrohir...I am
not some spry youth. For me to run two realms at once, one from my
mind and one right here, would tax me. My first responsibility is to
the Grey Havens. I may be here and have been here for some time, but I
have been running my realm this entire time. I know myself well enough
to know that it would stretch me too thin."

Elrohir walked over and wrapped his arms around his love "Alright
then, you teach the classes and I'll try and run things, Melpomaen will
help me"

Cirdan nodded "Agreed"

~*~*~

Elrond smiled as he looked back "Are you alright back there Gwee?
Glorion?"

"Ba!"

"Aye lord Elrond, we are fine"

Thranduil smiled as he to glanced back "Tis the little ones first time
away and on a horse Gwee, and he is young"

Torfindel wrapped his arms tighter around his little brother "He is safe"

Thranduil held out his arms, then smiled "Hand him over Gwee, he
should not be sitting directly upon the horse, he is to young for that
kind of jarring"

Gwee handed him over, then watched at Thranduil held him on his hip
"Rondy, are we close? How far is the cabin"

Elrond smiled "You look so cute holding an elfling as you ride...I can
just picture you with little Legolas"

"Argh, do not mention him, I was trying not to think if him...it has
been a week since he has sent word. That Gildor...dammed wandering,
leaf smoking, ion stealing warg lic..."

"Thran!"

"What Rondy"

Elrond arched his brow and motioned to Glorion. Thranduil glanced down
to his hip and noticed that he had a captive audience "Ahhh...aye well..."

"Ba?"

Thranduil smiled, then pointed "Ooo...look at the pretty trees Glorion"

Torfindel snorted as he shook his head "That will not work, remember
who our parents are"

Thranduil rolled his eyes, then handed Glorion over to Elrond "Here
Rondy, You take him for bit"

Elrond laughed as he placed little Glorion on his hip "Are you eager
to see your Ada and Adar little Baba?"

Glorion smiled and bounced on his hip, then reached down to the dress
section of Elrond's attire and grabbed it "Nana!"

Before anything could be said, Elrond shot an arched brow to Thranduil
"One word Thran, just one word on that and you will be a Lonely elf
for a while"

~*~*~

Erestor took a step forward as Glorfindel grabbed some of his extra
clothing and handed them to his old friend "I will speak to the
tailors when we return to the Homely House. You will need a full
wardrobe made and you will have to help them with the designs from
your house"

Glorfindel blinked, then snapped his fingers "Oh! Rabbit! The spare
chamber, there are things from Ecthelion's house that were saved as
well, portraits and such, perhaps that will help them"

Erestor smiled at his mates excitement "Aye Findel"

Ecthelion slowly got out of the bed and quietly looked at the clothing
offered, then winced "Hannon le"

Erestor furrowed his brow, then watched as Glorfindel placed his hand
on his old friends shoulder "Oh Thel, tul now tis only for a short bit
of time"

The dark adviser walked closer "What is amiss?"

After Ecthelion was dressed, Glorfindel stood next to his friend and
put his arm over his shoulder "Look at us and you tell Me Rabbit"

Erestor looked at them both, his keen advisor's eyes softening at the
realization that Ecthelion was a head shorter than Glorfindel. While
still muscled, his build was slighter, and he nearly drowned in the
taller warrior's clothing. It surprised Erestor to see that the
great Ecthelion of the Fountain was actually closer to his own size
"Oh..."

Glorfindel gave his friend a squeeze "Thel was teased greatly over his
size and was told he would never be a great warrior...though you proved
them wrong did you not my friend"

Ecthelion took a deep breath, then nodded "Aye"

Erestor smiled slightly as he walked over to his satchel "Lord
Ecthelion, take those clothes off...wear these instead"

Catching the clothing tossed to him, Ecthelion nearly choked at the
kindness 'I tease him with names from his function and he offers me
his own clothing', he then quickly put on the leggings, underlay and
tunic, then smiled as he lightly inclined his head "Hannon le...Chief
Adviser Erestor"

Erestor waved his hand "You are my mates best friend, you may call me
Erestor. though do not get To cocky. For if you do, the next thing you
will see, is my face looming over you as you lay groaning upon the floor"

Glorfindel burst into laughter as he nodded "He speaks the truth Thel"

Ecthelion smiled as he watched his friend interact with the feisty
adviser 'They were well matched. I wonder though why Findel calls him
Rabbit'.

~*~*~

Taurcalad slowly walked into Thoniel's chamber and smiled "How are you
feeling?"

The young healer hissed as he threw a pillow at the warrior "I am in
pain! You broke my..."

"I know what I broke my love. You need not remind me"

Thoniel took a deep breath and waved him over "Tul Taur, lay with me"

"Are you sure?"

"Aye, I know you held back as much as you could...and that if you had
not, I would be injured more severely" Thoniel then looked at the cloth
sac his new mate placed on the bed "What is that?"

Taurcalad smiled as he gently caressed his cheek "I must ink you
before two days have passed"

Thoniel's eyes widened "You have to...to ink...me?"

"Aye my love...with your animal, your craft and my name...we are
mated. though your placement of these things will be different then mine,
you are not Avarin"

Thoniel reached down and ripped his mates loincloth off and looked at
him, noting Taurcalad's skills on the right of his pelvis and his
animal on the left with his name above it "Will mine have to be
so...large? Can you make them...uh...smaller? like perhaps the size of..."

"Nay, you will endure as all others have. Now hold still and let me
draw upon you so I do not make a mistake. What do you chose as your
animal?"

Thoniel sighed, resigning himself to his fate "I want
Mica-Anna...he...he brought us together if you truly think about it"

Taurcalad smiled as he nodded, then began to draw the little porcupine
on his mates skin "Hold still"

Thoniel squirmed as he giggled "It tickles"

"It will not tickle when I begin to tap the ink into your skin...now
hold still"

After a bit, Taurcalad sat up straight and nodded "There"

The young healer looked down, spying on his right pelvic region,
Mica-Anna peeking out from behind a Athelas plant...then to the left
of his member, was his mates name "Can we not just uh...leave it drawn
on like this? Does it Have to be inked?"

"Aye it does...now here, take this"

Thoniel blinked when he took what was handed to him "This is...wait,
is this that plant that Lord Cirdan and Lord Gildor smoke?"

"Aye"

~*~*~

Torfindel pointed when they rode over a small hill "There it is"

Elrond smiled as he nodded "I forgot you have been here Gwee"

Glorion suddenly began to squirm when he realized they had reached the
place that his parents were "BA! Ada! Ada! BA! Adar! BA!"

Ecthelion tilted his head, then jumped back when Glorfindel and
Erestor dashed to the front door and nearly ripped it from its hinges

"Ion!"
"Glorion!?"

Rushing out the door, Erestor ran for Elrond and yanked Glorion into
his arms and nuzzled him "Ion...oh ion..."

Glorfindel smiled as he walked over to Torfindel and hugged him tight,
then looked to Elrond and Thranduil "What brings you here? Has
something happened? Am I needed?"

Elrond shook his head as he got down from his horse, then moved to
stand next to Thranduil "Nay Findel everything is alright...I just
felt that something was out of place...I felt something...new"

Glorfindel nodded, then ran back to the cabin and pulled his old
friend out and over to Elrond and Thranduil, then gestured "This is
Lord Elrond, he is ruler of these lands...and this is King Thranduil
of Mirkwood, his mate", Glorfindel then took a deep breath and placed
his hand on his friends shoulder "Elrond, Thranduil...this is
Ecthelion, Lord of the Fountain"

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


Translations:

Ada/Adar -------------- Dad/Father
Ion ---------------------- Son
Nana/Naneth ------- Mom/Mother
Tul --------------------- Come
Athelas ---------------- Healing plant that slows the progress of
poisons