Denied Rights

ANON: Thanks for pointing out the problem, I hope this is better!

AN: Thanks to all who reviewed, and all the encouragement I’ve gotten lately. Here’s the next chapter. I hope you enjoy it, and please let me know what you think. In this chapter I have Galadriel and Celeborn speaking to each other silently, and I use the *’s to indicate quotation marks.

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(Lothlorien)

Celeborn smiled fondly at his only son. “If anything, Thranduil has reminded me how precious our children are to us.” He grasped Haldir’s hand. “How precious you are to me.”

Haldir cringed when he saw the tears in his father’s eyes. “Ada, you are precious to me also,” he said as he squeezed his father’s hand in return.

Celeborn then enfolded his marchwarden in his arms. “I know that over the years I have not shown you as much love as you deserve, Haldir.” The tears now flowed freely down his cheeks, and soaked through Haldir’s tunic where his face was pressed. “But know this. I do love you, and I couldn’t be more proud of the elf you’ve become.”

Haldir had not been held in his father’s arms since he was a mere elfling, but he made no move to get away. “I know Ada. I know.”

The two of them sat there silently, each taking comfort from the other until Celeborn felt Galadriel speaking in his mind. *Are you well, husband mine?*

The lord of Lothlorien shifted his son in his arms. *Aye, Galadriel. Thranduil’s actions have merely reminded how much I love Haldir.*

Feeling her husband’s insecurity, she silently reassured him. *You did what was necessary for our people, and were still able to be a great father. Haldir has turned into a smart, strong, thoughtful, and loving elf. He loves you, and serves Lothlorien tirelessly.*

*But is he happy? I feel that he throws himself into his work.*

Galadriel carefully chose her next words. *He has indeed guarded our borders and done our bidding for years, without much thought to his own happiness.* The sadness she felt from her husband was heartbreaking. *Fear not, Celeborn. Legolas Thranduillon may have brought his own troubles into our lands, but with him has come love for Haldir. Your son will no longer be alone.*

Celeborn carefully hid his face from Haldir, and then frowned, anger coursing through him. *He never should have had to be alone! I should have been there for him when he needed me.*

Haldir felt his father stiffen, and looked up questioningly. “Is everything alright, Ada?”

The lord of Lothlorien forced a smile. “Aye, my son.” Haldir was not fooled by this admission, but did not pursue it, and instead leaned back into his father’s arms.

*I will leave you in peace, Celeborn, but I would tell you that our grandsons have finally arrived with Glorfindel and will soon be making their way towards the city.*

Celeborn sighed as he clutched his son tighter. “So the terror begins,” he said simply.

“Ada?” asked Haldir.

“Elrohir and Elladan have arrived with Glorfindel.” He then reluctantly added, “We should probably be with Galadriel to greet them.” He went as if to stand, but Haldir refused to let him go.

“Surely they will not reach the city for some time now. They can wait,” he said simply. Celeborn smiled and nodded, and the two of them remained as they were.


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Legolas had been escorted to Lady Galadriel, and now the two of them stood staring at each other. She, attempting once again to read him. Or at the very least, get some idea of what was going on inside his head. And he, trying to determine once more how he was going to survive this meeting.

The Mirkwood elf finally broke the silence. “I am here as you requested, my Lady. Do with me as you will.” The words rolled of his tongue easy enough, but he feared that when she requested him to once again tell his tale that he would be unable to do so. He was surprised when she finally did speak, and it did not have anything to do with Thranduil.

“You are interested in my Marchwarden,” she said abruptly. She remained expressionless, her facing giving nothing away, although ton tone was rather sharp, and Legolas wondered if he had done something wrong. When she said nothing more, he wondered if he was expected to respond to such a statement. It was not a question, and therefore required no answer, but Legolas gave one anyway. He would rather speak then lapse into silence again.

“I am, my Lady,” he paused and then spoke again. “I have long been interested in Haldir, but was afraid to approach him because I feared he did not return my affections.” Legolas shifted uncomfortably, as a thought struck him. “The Marchwarden is not spoken for, is he?” he asked as he looked directly at her. “It was not my attention to come between him,” he sucked in a breath, “and another…..” He finished and looked curiously at her. It was known that the Lord and Lady sometimes had others grace their bed, perhaps Haldir was one of these few?

Lady Galadriel laughed softly, and Legolas visibly relaxed. “I am not ‘interested’ i Mar Marchwarden in that way, Legolas. Do not fear,” she said softly. “Haldir is like a son to me.” She got up and turned her back to Legolas and said fervently. “In fact, I have often wished that he was my son.” She composed herself and faced the Mirkwood elf once more. “But he is not. He is someone else’s son.”

Sensing the pain she felt, Legolas instinctively moved closer, and then caught himself before he touched her arm in concern. “My Lady?”

“Because his mother died long ago, you never met her. However, you have met Haldir’s father,” she said, surprising him once again. He searched his mind, but no elf came to mind who cla to to be the father of Rumil, Orophin, and Haldir. Opening his mouth to express his doubts, he was shocked when she spoke again. “Celeborn his is father.”

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(A short distance outside of Lothlorien)

“I do hope Rumil isn’t still mad about how you stole his bow the last time we were here,” said Elladan smiling as he brushed some dirt of his brother’s shoulder. The younger twin frowned at him, and opened his mouth to inform his brother that he was in error, and that it had been Elladan who had taken the weapon.

Glorfindelse tse this moment to interrupt what he sensed was the beginning of yet another disagreement. “I realize that we cannot simply pass by Lothlorien without greeting your grandparents, but do you think we could keep the visit short?” When the two brothers shared a mischievous look, he continued, “I would like to deliver Legolas his knife and then return to Imladris as quickly as possible. I actually have things I’m supposed to be doing you know.”

This last statement caused the twins to raise their eyebrows, and Glorfindel, deciding he was going to get nowhere with his argument finally stalked on ahead, muttering something that was not audible to the brothers.

“I for one will be glad to see Grandmother and Grandfather,” stated Elrohir, sneaking a look at Elladan and almost daring him to say something that could be used against him. Elladan, however, wisely stayed silent and instead focused on the forest that was coming into view. Glorfindel had appeared to already have entered the woods.

“He certainly is eager to be rid of us,” commented the elder twin as they finally caught up to their father’s seneschal who was conversing with several Galadhrim.

The twins neared l thl they were only several yards away from the group, and patiently waited to be addressed. While they may have irritated Glorfindel to no end on their journey, they did know how to be diplomatic, and in no way wanted to displease their grandparents with their actions. It proved to be difficult when Orophin wheeled around and caught sight of them. “Ah brother,” he said, as he tapped Rumil on the shoulder and drew his attentions to the two before them. “Quickly, hide your bow!”

Rumil scowled, and the guardians around them laughed. The twins bowed in unison, with their hands over their hearts. “You must forgive us Rumil. I don’t have any excuse except that we were young,” Elladan politely said.

“But of course, we’ve long since grown up, and won’t trouble you on our short visit here,” continued Elrohir.

Glorfindel uncharacteristically snorted. “Right,” he said sarcastically. “Shall we continue on?” he asked as he flung his arm around Rumil’s shoulder.

“Where is Haldir?” asked Elladan as he glanced around, and greeted those he knew.

“Yes, where is your handsome brother?” asked Glorfindel. “I’ve been looking forward to spending some ‘quality’ time with him again.” Glorfindel smiled wickedly in anticipation.

“I expect he won’t be able to see you, as he’s now spending all of his time with Legolas of Mirkwood,” came a voice above them.

To his left, Rumil frowned and seemed to have growled but Glorfindel couldn’t be sure. “Legolas is here?” asked the golden haired warrior. And then silently, ‘Haldir and Legolas? I didn’t see that one coming.’

Luimhenn dropped down in front of them. “Yes, Thranduil’s advisor is here. He’s also stirred up quite a bit of trouble for the Lady, but then it’s not really my place to say so,” said the guardian.

“Indeed it is not,” Orophin said tersely. “All of you return to your posts at once. Brother, please escort our guests to the Lady.” He directed smiles towards Glorfindel and the twins, and then glared at Luimhenn.

Elrohir smiled tentatively at him. “I hope to see you later, Orophin,” the younger twin said as he bowed once again. Orophin forced a smile and also bowed, and then the guardians were back up into the trees.

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AN: I hope you all liked this chapter, I realize not all of your questions were answered, and I’m planning to clear a great deal up in the next chapter, as well as update you on the progress of Legolas’ siblings.

Reviewer Responses:

Ivorybrowneyes: I’m sorry you had so much trouble w/ FF.net. I get those messages sometimes too, and it is a pain in the butt. Thanks so much for your review. I’m glad you love my story and I hope you enjoyed this chapter too!

Haldir’s Heart and Soul: Sorry it took so long! And I must admit that recently I’ve been reading all of these Erestor/Glorfindel stories. And Erestor has just become one of my favorite characters! In this story I paired him with Elrond (who I was fascinated with when I first began reading fanfiction) because I felt Elrond needed someone, and I have other plans for Glorfindel….. But I’m hoping to fit in an Elrond/Erestor scene later on… Oooh La La! ks fks for your review!

Kept-Secret: I’m glad you like my story! And I’m sorry you don’t get along w/ your brother. I’ll tell you that I and my brother used to be dreadful to each other, and then he read hed he could torment my little sister easier. So then, I became the mediator for all of their fights, and I managed to have a pretty good relationship with each of them. I hope things get better for you! And I hope this update was quick enough for you! Let me know what you thought of this chapter.

Willow Myst: Well, you are welcome, and I am sorry about the delay. I do enjoy Elrond/Glorfindel stories, and there are a few really good ones out there…. But I do have plans for our Glorfindel, so I couldn’t have him involved with Elrond….. Unless there’s a threesome in their future? Lol, I dunno, it could happen…. And you finally got some of the twins in this chapter, and they aren’t going anywhere soon, so you’ll be sure to hear more from them soon.

Angelgirl: That’s right. ‘Ada’. I’m afraid this chapter doesn’t tell you much more of how Celeborn came to be Haldir’s father, but I’ll go into that in the next chapter. Thanks for your review! Let me know what you thought of this one too!

Louis_oblique: Thank you so much! I’m glad you love my story, and iesn’esn’t matter that it’s a short review, I appreciate your words!! Hope you liked this chapter too!

HHS: I’m so sorry I took so long, like I said, my laptop was not cooperating at all. And you’re right about Thranduil not staying out of their love life, although Thranduil may not show up for a couple of chapters… And once again you’re right, he doesn’t care about Legolas’ happiness, and he’ll do many things in his power in order to make his son miserable. Thanks for the review and I’d love to hear what you thought of this chapter.

Kirameki: I’m glad you enjoyed the chapter about Glorfy and the twins…. I’ve gotten a lot of comments on that, and I’m glad so many liked it. Here’s the next chapter, and I hope I didn’t disappoint! Thanks for your review.

Breach cannon all must die: Yes, Celeborn is Haldir’s father. Lol, I just got a flash from the Austin Powers movie where Dr. Evil says, “Austin, I am your faer.”er.” Haha. Well, you’ll find out a little more about Haldir’s relationship with hitherther in this chapter, and then I plan on revealing a little more in the next one. Let me know what you think!

Sarah: Thanks for the review. I’m glad you liked the ending. Here’s a little more with the twins and Glndelndel, and they’ll be in the next chapter too! Erestor has recently become one of my favorites too, so we’ll see about that Elrond/Erestor scene… :)

Tracy: Oh you’ll find out! And as for Luimhenn, well he’s not out of the picture yet. I hope this is soon enough for you. Let me know what you think!

Jessie: Thanks for your review! I’m hoping to include some Haldir/Legolas action soon… Hope you liked this chapter.

Missy: Ada, indeed. And yes Veryaserko is only trying to protect Legolas from those who seek to harm him. I’m glad you like my story, and I hope this chapter didn’t disappoint!