Thranduil's Trial
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Rating:
Adult +
Chapters:
15
Views:
4,111
Reviews:
5
Recommended:
0
Currently Reading:
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I do not own the Lord of the Rings (and associated) book series, nor any of the characters from it. I do not make any money from the writing of this story.
Chapter 5
Beta: Manon, Phyllis and Rebekah
Rating: PG-13
Warning: Full of Angst. What do you expect?
Disclaimer: Characters belong to Tolkien. I just borrowed them. Only the OC.
Note: Legolas age is close to 10, only an elfling compared to the other elves.
Note2: Legolas has a stronger connection with the nature than normal.
Chapter 5
Elrond hugged the elfling close to his chest, his hands stroking Legolas’ hair to try and calm him, telling him everything will be fine.
“Naneth, why?” Legolas asked. He pulled away from Elrond and moved down to another branch.
Elrond leaned down, and saw the elfling looking and talking at something.
He knew it would be hard to tell the elfing what death meant; he needed his sons to help the elfling get through it. Though their mother did not die but sailed to the Valinor, they still knew what it was like to ‘lose’ a mother.
“Are you not hungry pen-valthennen?” Elrond asked.
Legolas nodded.
“Come, pen-valthennen, follow me,” Elrond said as he started going down the tree.
When Elrond finally reached the ground, he saw how fast the elfling was coming down the tree.
“Not so fast, princeling, you will fall,” he said.
When Legolas was standing next to him, he said: “I never fall from the trees; they are my friends, and they keep me safe.”
Elrond thought that the elfling must be very proud and loving for the trees to take care of him and support him.
Elrond noticed that the princeling did not even mention his father, not even once, so he thought that maybe there is a distance between them, but he did not know why.
“Legolas?” he asked, as the elfling walked next to him, “do you not miss your father?”
“I HATE HIM!” Legolas yelled and started to run.
“LEGOLAS!!!” Elrond yelled but the elfling did not even look back. It seemed to him that Legolas did not even miss his father.
Just then the twins came out of the house, having heard their father yelling. “Elladan, Elrohir, find him!” Elrond ordered.
Elrond did not want to lose him; all he wanted was to reach out to the elfing’s heart, not to cause more problems.
“Yes, father,” they said and left.
Soon all the elves in Imladris gathered to try and find the missing elfling.
Elrond did not know that his question would cause so many problems.
They searched in the trees, but Legolas was not there. They searched everywhere, but it seemed that they lost him.
They informed Elrond of the bad news, and he asked them: “Did you search behind the waterfall?”
“No… father…there is only one way to get there… but this is a very dangerous way…” Elladan said.
“There is another way…” Elrond said, and noticed how they looked at him. “Through the bushes, beneath the trees, there is a path from the cave that goes behind the waterfall,” he explained.
“But… Legolas… he is only an elfling; how would he know all the secrets of Imladris?” the twins asked confused. They did not even know of this, so how could Legolas know about it?
“His connection with nature,” Elrond said to them.
“Then we must hurry,” Glorfindel said, and followed the lord.
On the way to the path that went behind the waterfall they heard a song; it was soft, and they felt the wind blow softly on them, but they did not know that this was a warning.
They continued, enjoying the song and the wind, not imagining the surprise that awaited them at the end.
They saw him; he was covered with light, and he was crying. He stood on the edge, under the water. Legolas lowered his head, and then looked at them before mumbling something that they could not hear because of the water, and jumped off.
“LEGOLAS!!!” they yelled, and Elrond stepped forward. They all saw the elfling as he hit the water. None of them could see him, and they feared the worst.
Walking faster, they came out from the cave, and walked to the edge of the waterfall, hoping in the meantime he had come to the surface, but there was no sign of him.
Elladan and Elrohir jumped into the water and searched for him. Minutes went by, and then the twins found his lifeless body. They brought him to the water’s edge.
“Father? He does not breath; do something!” Elrohir panicked.
It seemed to Elrond now that Legolas needed only loving care, not hate, nor any mention of who he hates. Elrond realised now that he was wrong when he thought the elfing missed his father.
Elrond took the elfling, and began to resuscitate him. Soon Legolas started coughing up the water from his lungs and opened his eyes.
“How do you fare, Legolas?” Elrond asked him.
Legolas only nodded.
Legolas felt that, while he was under the water, his mother was reaching out with her hands to him to take him with her.
He wanted it so much, and it was taken from him.
End of Chapter 5.
R/R
Rating: PG-13
Warning: Full of Angst. What do you expect?
Disclaimer: Characters belong to Tolkien. I just borrowed them. Only the OC.
Note: Legolas age is close to 10, only an elfling compared to the other elves.
Note2: Legolas has a stronger connection with the nature than normal.
Elrond hugged the elfling close to his chest, his hands stroking Legolas’ hair to try and calm him, telling him everything will be fine.
“Naneth, why?” Legolas asked. He pulled away from Elrond and moved down to another branch.
Elrond leaned down, and saw the elfling looking and talking at something.
He knew it would be hard to tell the elfing what death meant; he needed his sons to help the elfling get through it. Though their mother did not die but sailed to the Valinor, they still knew what it was like to ‘lose’ a mother.
“Are you not hungry pen-valthennen?” Elrond asked.
Legolas nodded.
“Come, pen-valthennen, follow me,” Elrond said as he started going down the tree.
When Elrond finally reached the ground, he saw how fast the elfling was coming down the tree.
“Not so fast, princeling, you will fall,” he said.
When Legolas was standing next to him, he said: “I never fall from the trees; they are my friends, and they keep me safe.”
Elrond thought that the elfling must be very proud and loving for the trees to take care of him and support him.
Elrond noticed that the princeling did not even mention his father, not even once, so he thought that maybe there is a distance between them, but he did not know why.
“Legolas?” he asked, as the elfling walked next to him, “do you not miss your father?”
“I HATE HIM!” Legolas yelled and started to run.
“LEGOLAS!!!” Elrond yelled but the elfling did not even look back. It seemed to him that Legolas did not even miss his father.
Just then the twins came out of the house, having heard their father yelling. “Elladan, Elrohir, find him!” Elrond ordered.
Elrond did not want to lose him; all he wanted was to reach out to the elfing’s heart, not to cause more problems.
“Yes, father,” they said and left.
Soon all the elves in Imladris gathered to try and find the missing elfling.
Elrond did not know that his question would cause so many problems.
They searched in the trees, but Legolas was not there. They searched everywhere, but it seemed that they lost him.
They informed Elrond of the bad news, and he asked them: “Did you search behind the waterfall?”
“No… father…there is only one way to get there… but this is a very dangerous way…” Elladan said.
“There is another way…” Elrond said, and noticed how they looked at him. “Through the bushes, beneath the trees, there is a path from the cave that goes behind the waterfall,” he explained.
“But… Legolas… he is only an elfling; how would he know all the secrets of Imladris?” the twins asked confused. They did not even know of this, so how could Legolas know about it?
“His connection with nature,” Elrond said to them.
“Then we must hurry,” Glorfindel said, and followed the lord.
On the way to the path that went behind the waterfall they heard a song; it was soft, and they felt the wind blow softly on them, but they did not know that this was a warning.
They continued, enjoying the song and the wind, not imagining the surprise that awaited them at the end.
They saw him; he was covered with light, and he was crying. He stood on the edge, under the water. Legolas lowered his head, and then looked at them before mumbling something that they could not hear because of the water, and jumped off.
“LEGOLAS!!!” they yelled, and Elrond stepped forward. They all saw the elfling as he hit the water. None of them could see him, and they feared the worst.
Walking faster, they came out from the cave, and walked to the edge of the waterfall, hoping in the meantime he had come to the surface, but there was no sign of him.
Elladan and Elrohir jumped into the water and searched for him. Minutes went by, and then the twins found his lifeless body. They brought him to the water’s edge.
“Father? He does not breath; do something!” Elrohir panicked.
It seemed to Elrond now that Legolas needed only loving care, not hate, nor any mention of who he hates. Elrond realised now that he was wrong when he thought the elfing missed his father.
Elrond took the elfling, and began to resuscitate him. Soon Legolas started coughing up the water from his lungs and opened his eyes.
“How do you fare, Legolas?” Elrond asked him.
Legolas only nodded.
Legolas felt that, while he was under the water, his mother was reaching out with her hands to him to take him with her.
He wanted it so much, and it was taken from him.
End of Chapter 5.
R/R