Balrogs, Butterflies & Bondings

Authors Note:

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Ertia - "Back! Back I say!"...*Throws a bag of jelly bellys to distract
you*..."Run Elrond run! Run or you will be unable to stand for a
week!!!...wait, that may not be so bad"...*Trips Elrond*...*Dumps jelly
bellys all over Elrond*..."Oh Ertiiiiiaaa"... :)~

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Katy - *Snicker*...Mmmuuuaaaawwaaaa... :)

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Celegorm - I will say one thing, no, Thranduil is not evil, I don't
write 'mean Thranduils'...tho I have enjoyed stories with him that way,
I don't usually write him that way...lets just say that he is....highly
stressed in this story *heheeh*...but who knows, I may do it in the
future just to try it, but no, not in this story. And ya go ahead and
point it out when my spelling is Really bad...someone did that before,
I
used aria instead of area and in future chapters corrected that, I
write
my corrections on paper and sticky it to the com, that way when I use
the word again, I put the corrected one, and Im always willing to
learn,
I know I have to work on it...and now Im rambling...anyway, thanks for
continuing to read... :)

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Sheeijan - First: Thank you....Second: I have never been able to throw
a ball, curved Or straight, and I did put on deodorant today so if your
smelling something...oh uh...wait, that's not what you meant
right?...Glad your enjoying it... :)

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Ertia (again) - Me? Up to something? Neeever!... :)~

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B, B & B



Ch4



~Back in Rivendel~

Glorfindel lightly knocked on the heavy wood door and then smiled as
Erestor opened it "Are you feeling better councilor?"

The dark advisor lightly blushed and nodded "Nai, hannon le"

The seneschal nodded back "Mmm, tis good to hear" then gently pushed
past him and looked around his receiving room.

 Erestor bit his lip nervously and walked to the table "Here is
your sword my lord"

Glorfindel snickered and shook his head amused as he mumbled "Sword my
lord"

Erestor tilted his head as he furrowed his brow and thought 'What is so
funny with sword my lor...oh, it rhymes...valar, he has an odd sense of
humor'

Glorfindel slowly walked over, took his sword, sheathed it into its
holder that was strapped to his back, then swiftly turned and walked
into the adjacent room.

Erestors eyes widened as he dropped his jaw and ran after him
"You...m...my lord, saes this is my pr...private bedroom you...what are
you doing...get...get out...my lord!"

The blond warrior inwardly chuckled as the stuttering advisor followed
him to one of the windows, reached out, grabbed his arm, pulled, then
grumbled when the seneschal did not even budge an inch.

Erestor sighed with frustration as Glorfindel moved to another window
and then noticed that he had a measuring string and thought 'Wh...why
is he measuring my windows...and...and now my my balcony doors?'

Glorfindel silently turned again, then stopped dead in his tracks and
dropped his jaw. Erestor cringed and slowly approached the great slayer
and whispered "M...my lord?"

Glorfindel swallowed hard as he looked at the wall mural, his eyes
darting from the blond warrior, to the Balrog, to the cliff, to the
flames...then finally resting his eyes on the inscription...

~*~ The Fall of Lord Glorfindel of Gondolin ~*~

Erestor watched nervously as the seneschal slowly reached out and
lightly trailed his finger over the portrait of himself, but then
jerked away as Erestor cleared his throat "My lord?"

Glorfindel spun and furrowed his brow "You...you have my death painted
upon your bedroom wall?"

The advisor blinked, then walked forward "I had that painted long
before you were returned to us...it...it makes me feel...err...safe"

The seneschal arched his brow and Erestor shrugged "Your bravery my
lord"

Glorfindel tilted his head and looked to the dark advisor as he pointed
at the mural "That is creepy"

Erestor rolled his eyes and began to push "Out"

The golden warrior obliged the slighter elf by moving slowly in the
direction he was being pushed and thought 'Aye how adorable, I do
believe he is pushing as hard as he can'

When he finally reached the hall, the seneschal turned "It is still
creepy counselor...how would You feel if I were to have a mural made of
you running from a giant butterfly on My bedroom wall"

As the door slammed shut in his face, Glorfindel smiled as he mumbled
"Interesting" then turned and left for the training grounds.

~*~*~

~Later as camp was made~

While his father was busy talking with his caption, Legolas snuck into
his fathers tent and knelt before his bound sister "Are you alright?
Are you hurt?"

Malwen slowly shook her head "Nay gwadar, but you should leave, Adar
will be angry that you are here"

Legolas stood and huffed as he crossed his arms "I care not, I wish to
visit with you and therefore I will"

Malwen smiled, then sighed as she lowered her gaze "Oh Legolas...I do
not want to enter into a loveless bonding"

The prince walked over to the table and began to read the binding
contract "Perhaps it will not be loveless dear sister, I have read that
Lord Elrond is very kind"

Malwen nodded "I met him once when I was younger, he is honorable and
kind, he will bond with me out of duty...but...I sensed he
is...different. He will never truly love me and...and...Legolas what
are you doing"

The prince looked up "Looking for a loophole...something...anything"

The young elleth rolled her eyes "Daro gwadar, besides, you would not
understand such..."

Legolas arched his brow and put his hands on his hips "Not understand?
Saes...who do you think it was that altered Adars trade document so
that more chocolate was acquired"

Malwen blinked surprised "You did that?"

Legolas chuckled and shook his head "Of course, I love chocolate...I am
surprised that Adar never figured out that it was me, after all, I
benefited the most from the alteration. I can not alter this binding
contract, but perhaps I can find an error...something that voids it..."

The prince suddenly looked to the entrance of the tent, dropped the
paper, leapt over to his sister and sat on the ground before her.
Thranduil narrowed his eyes as he entered "What is going on in here?"

Legolas tisk'd as he rolled his eyes "Really Adar, am I not even aloud
to visit my sister?"

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



Translations:

Nai -------------------------- Yes

Hannon le -------------------- Thank you

Saes ------------------------- Please

Gwadar ---------------------- Brother

Elleth ------------------------- Female elf

Daro -------------------------- Stop