Broken Spirit
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Rating:
Adult +
Chapters:
32
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5,066
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2
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Chapter 25
For Disclaimer and Summary checked in previous chapters.
Beta: Tena
BS25
Estel glanced at the orcs in disgust. He tried to look away, but their stares were full of hunger..
The boy shivered from fear, and could feel his eyelids grow heavy. He tried to fight to stay awake but failed.
He remembered the time when the twins were in lessons with Lord Glorfindel, and he watched them with his foster Adar, Elrond.
Flashback
“Come now, Elladan, Elrohir, show your adar what have you learned so far,” Lord Glorfindel teased the twins, knowing how much the twins loved challenges.
Estel jumped with excitement to see the twins in their learning, and called to his Adar to see it.
“Ada, come and see, Elladan and Elrohir fighting against each other…” Estel called smiling, and yet he feared that they would hurt one another or rather worse.
“Nothing bad is going to happen, Estel-nin.” Elrond said, as he tried to assure the boy that nothing will go wrong, at least he hoped so.
Elrond sat at the chair on the balcony and took Estel and placed him on his lap. Both watched as the twins dueled each other with wood swords.
“Now, when I count to three, you bowed to each other and then duel, do I make myself clear?”
“Crystal as Dwarf’s treasure.” The twins’ replies in unison.
“Good, just do not do something that I would not do.” Glorfindel warned them.
The twins nodded, walked to each other, bowed, and then took steps back, waiting for Glorfindel to say the word.
“One.”
Elladan and Elrohir faced each other, their swords at the ready.
“Two.”
Silence filled the area, Estel held his breath.
“Three.”
“Breathe, Estel, if you want to watch them,” Elrond said to him, as the boy’s eyes widened, and the boy looked like he couldn’t breathe.
Estel started to breathe slow and easy, his eyes never leaving the twins.
Elladan raised his sword, and moved closer to his brother and started to fight, though Elrohir tried to defend himself against the other who wants to show their Adar his skill..
“Ada, look at Elrohir, he is a good fighter,” Estel said, while his eyes were on Elladan who was intent on fighting.
“Elladan.” Glorfindel warned him. Elrond was also glaring at his son.
“Aye, gwador, listen to him,” Elrohir said to his twin, with a bit of a sneer in his voice while he defended himself time after time.
Elrohir looked at his wood sword with a bit of fear, as every successful deflection of Elladan’s sword, his own sword was being destroyed. Elrohir feared he would not be able to defend himself if he had no sword.
Then with his last swing of his sword, Elrohir could feel remains of his sword fall,leaving only the handle in his hand. He ducked the next attack that came from Elladan.
Estel moved his hands to cover his eyes, he did not want to see what was going to happen.
Elrond held the boy as he stood, staring at Glorfindel.
Glorfindel walked behind the elf, grabbing the sword from his hand, and said to him, “Come with me, Elladan…”
“What did I do?” Elladan asked with innocence upon his face.
“If you do not know, then I guess that I need to show you in private, now come along…”
Elladan followed him with no looking back.
“You have done well, Elrohir. I know that your half wants some attention from me, but I will not until he learns how to respect us and you, ion.” Elrond said as he clasped the young elf’s shoulder.
“Hannon-le, Adar.” Elrohir thanked, and took the boy from his Adar.
End of Flashback
Estel whispered in his sleep, “I miss you…” and let the tears falling down his cheeks.
BS25
Following the trail of the orcs, the king, guards and one of the twins looked in the area while the scary birds flew away from there.
“What are our chances to find him, K… sorry, Thranduil?” Elrohir asked as he could feel the fear fill his body.
“Our chances are good, young one, we will find him!”
“Then, after you, Thranduil, let us move into the shadows and bring him back,” Elrohir said with determination as he tried to get the fear from his body.
“Ride with me, Elrohir,” Thranduil said to him. “I gave your Adar my word I’d keep you safe, and as you know, his hands are already busy as he had two patients, and he does not need another one.”
Elrohir smiled, as he knew how stubborn his half is when caring and dealing with the wounds. Elladan always complain.
“What?” Thranduil asked as he noticed the smile.
“You are right, Adar hands are full, and I do pity Adar that he needs to deal with stubborn Elladan.”
“Now, this is interesting. Tell me about it while we are riding, it will pass the time,” Thranduil suggested.
Elrohir nodded, and started to tell.
Flashback
Galloping horses had been heard and Elrond left the house in a hurry, as Elrohir and Estel followed him..
Lord Glorfindel rode while holding the limp shape of Elladan tightly in his hands.
“What happened?” Elrond asked as he came closer; and Glorfindel halted his horse.
Glorfindel sighed before he answered.
“Your son did not hear my words, and the orcs hurt him,” Glorfindel replied and then added with a smile, “You have to teach this stubborn elf of yours.”
“Do you not think that I know just how stubborn he has become?” Elrond asked him with a smile.
He loved all his sons deeply, and he knew that Elladan just wanted to prove his worth. He needed to talk to him eye to eye, to let Elladan know, either way, he did not wish to lose his son.
“Bring him to my room,” Elrond said to Glorfindel, and then turned to Elrohir, “Boil water and bring it to the room, Estel you’re with me.”
Elrond walked back to the house, leaving the doors open so that Glorfindel would not have to deal with both doors and Elladan at the same time.
Glorfindel placed Elladan softly in the bed, and watched his lord in his work, while the boy sat on the chair.
A few minutes later, Elrohir came with the boiling water, and placed it upon the desk near the bed. Then he gathered the boy into his arms, and sat down in the chair with Estel in his lap. Both were watching the scene in front of their eyes.
“Ada?” Elladan called as he could felt his Adar’s hands on him.
The elf wondered where he was, and then he asked his Adar.
“Adar, what are you doing in my hunting trip?” Elladan asked.
To Elrond he sound confused.
“Elladan, ion-nin, you are at home, you are not in hunting trip anymore.” Elrond replied with smile.
“But I feel fine, Ada.” Elladan tried to assure him, as he raised his torso from the bed.
“Nay, you are not, ion,” Elrond said to him, as he pressed his stubborn son back on the bed, and added, “You have a concussion, ion-nin, and where did you got this nasty bruise?”
“What nasty bruise?” Elladan said worriedly.
He noticed his Adar’s hands moving upon his body; he could feel the pain as he touched one of the bruises, “Oh, this one… aw… ADA!” Elladan called loudly as he flinched. He pushed his fathers hands away.
“So, do you want to tell me where you have been hit?” Elrond asked.
“Umm, my head, and my side; I tried to save Glorfindel from those nasty orcs.” Elladan replied.
Glorfindel coughed and he stared at Elladan. He knelt beside the injured elf, and whispered, “Who saves who young elf?”
Elrond smiled as he watched the lord and his son. He looked over his shoulder, noticed the giggles that came from Elrohir and Estel, he could not help but to laugh as well.
End of Flashback
“Well, I will find Estel and return to Imladris. Then we will see that stubborn brother of yours.” Thranduil said to Elrohir.
Elrohir smiled, “I know Elladan is full of surprises, but when the time of evil came, he took his duty very seriously.”
End of Chapter 25.
Beta: Tena
BS25
Estel glanced at the orcs in disgust. He tried to look away, but their stares were full of hunger..
The boy shivered from fear, and could feel his eyelids grow heavy. He tried to fight to stay awake but failed.
He remembered the time when the twins were in lessons with Lord Glorfindel, and he watched them with his foster Adar, Elrond.
Flashback
“Come now, Elladan, Elrohir, show your adar what have you learned so far,” Lord Glorfindel teased the twins, knowing how much the twins loved challenges.
Estel jumped with excitement to see the twins in their learning, and called to his Adar to see it.
“Ada, come and see, Elladan and Elrohir fighting against each other…” Estel called smiling, and yet he feared that they would hurt one another or rather worse.
“Nothing bad is going to happen, Estel-nin.” Elrond said, as he tried to assure the boy that nothing will go wrong, at least he hoped so.
Elrond sat at the chair on the balcony and took Estel and placed him on his lap. Both watched as the twins dueled each other with wood swords.
“Now, when I count to three, you bowed to each other and then duel, do I make myself clear?”
“Crystal as Dwarf’s treasure.” The twins’ replies in unison.
“Good, just do not do something that I would not do.” Glorfindel warned them.
The twins nodded, walked to each other, bowed, and then took steps back, waiting for Glorfindel to say the word.
“One.”
Elladan and Elrohir faced each other, their swords at the ready.
“Two.”
Silence filled the area, Estel held his breath.
“Three.”
“Breathe, Estel, if you want to watch them,” Elrond said to him, as the boy’s eyes widened, and the boy looked like he couldn’t breathe.
Estel started to breathe slow and easy, his eyes never leaving the twins.
Elladan raised his sword, and moved closer to his brother and started to fight, though Elrohir tried to defend himself against the other who wants to show their Adar his skill..
“Ada, look at Elrohir, he is a good fighter,” Estel said, while his eyes were on Elladan who was intent on fighting.
“Elladan.” Glorfindel warned him. Elrond was also glaring at his son.
“Aye, gwador, listen to him,” Elrohir said to his twin, with a bit of a sneer in his voice while he defended himself time after time.
Elrohir looked at his wood sword with a bit of fear, as every successful deflection of Elladan’s sword, his own sword was being destroyed. Elrohir feared he would not be able to defend himself if he had no sword.
Then with his last swing of his sword, Elrohir could feel remains of his sword fall,leaving only the handle in his hand. He ducked the next attack that came from Elladan.
Estel moved his hands to cover his eyes, he did not want to see what was going to happen.
Elrond held the boy as he stood, staring at Glorfindel.
Glorfindel walked behind the elf, grabbing the sword from his hand, and said to him, “Come with me, Elladan…”
“What did I do?” Elladan asked with innocence upon his face.
“If you do not know, then I guess that I need to show you in private, now come along…”
Elladan followed him with no looking back.
“You have done well, Elrohir. I know that your half wants some attention from me, but I will not until he learns how to respect us and you, ion.” Elrond said as he clasped the young elf’s shoulder.
“Hannon-le, Adar.” Elrohir thanked, and took the boy from his Adar.
End of Flashback
Estel whispered in his sleep, “I miss you…” and let the tears falling down his cheeks.
BS25
Following the trail of the orcs, the king, guards and one of the twins looked in the area while the scary birds flew away from there.
“What are our chances to find him, K… sorry, Thranduil?” Elrohir asked as he could feel the fear fill his body.
“Our chances are good, young one, we will find him!”
“Then, after you, Thranduil, let us move into the shadows and bring him back,” Elrohir said with determination as he tried to get the fear from his body.
“Ride with me, Elrohir,” Thranduil said to him. “I gave your Adar my word I’d keep you safe, and as you know, his hands are already busy as he had two patients, and he does not need another one.”
Elrohir smiled, as he knew how stubborn his half is when caring and dealing with the wounds. Elladan always complain.
“What?” Thranduil asked as he noticed the smile.
“You are right, Adar hands are full, and I do pity Adar that he needs to deal with stubborn Elladan.”
“Now, this is interesting. Tell me about it while we are riding, it will pass the time,” Thranduil suggested.
Elrohir nodded, and started to tell.
Flashback
Galloping horses had been heard and Elrond left the house in a hurry, as Elrohir and Estel followed him..
Lord Glorfindel rode while holding the limp shape of Elladan tightly in his hands.
“What happened?” Elrond asked as he came closer; and Glorfindel halted his horse.
Glorfindel sighed before he answered.
“Your son did not hear my words, and the orcs hurt him,” Glorfindel replied and then added with a smile, “You have to teach this stubborn elf of yours.”
“Do you not think that I know just how stubborn he has become?” Elrond asked him with a smile.
He loved all his sons deeply, and he knew that Elladan just wanted to prove his worth. He needed to talk to him eye to eye, to let Elladan know, either way, he did not wish to lose his son.
“Bring him to my room,” Elrond said to Glorfindel, and then turned to Elrohir, “Boil water and bring it to the room, Estel you’re with me.”
Elrond walked back to the house, leaving the doors open so that Glorfindel would not have to deal with both doors and Elladan at the same time.
Glorfindel placed Elladan softly in the bed, and watched his lord in his work, while the boy sat on the chair.
A few minutes later, Elrohir came with the boiling water, and placed it upon the desk near the bed. Then he gathered the boy into his arms, and sat down in the chair with Estel in his lap. Both were watching the scene in front of their eyes.
“Ada?” Elladan called as he could felt his Adar’s hands on him.
The elf wondered where he was, and then he asked his Adar.
“Adar, what are you doing in my hunting trip?” Elladan asked.
To Elrond he sound confused.
“Elladan, ion-nin, you are at home, you are not in hunting trip anymore.” Elrond replied with smile.
“But I feel fine, Ada.” Elladan tried to assure him, as he raised his torso from the bed.
“Nay, you are not, ion,” Elrond said to him, as he pressed his stubborn son back on the bed, and added, “You have a concussion, ion-nin, and where did you got this nasty bruise?”
“What nasty bruise?” Elladan said worriedly.
He noticed his Adar’s hands moving upon his body; he could feel the pain as he touched one of the bruises, “Oh, this one… aw… ADA!” Elladan called loudly as he flinched. He pushed his fathers hands away.
“So, do you want to tell me where you have been hit?” Elrond asked.
“Umm, my head, and my side; I tried to save Glorfindel from those nasty orcs.” Elladan replied.
Glorfindel coughed and he stared at Elladan. He knelt beside the injured elf, and whispered, “Who saves who young elf?”
Elrond smiled as he watched the lord and his son. He looked over his shoulder, noticed the giggles that came from Elrohir and Estel, he could not help but to laugh as well.
End of Flashback
“Well, I will find Estel and return to Imladris. Then we will see that stubborn brother of yours.” Thranduil said to Elrohir.
Elrohir smiled, “I know Elladan is full of surprises, but when the time of evil came, he took his duty very seriously.”
End of Chapter 25.