Live Journal FeedTitle: Thranduil’s Trial 14
Author: Sivan Shemesh sivan325@walla.com
Beta: Manon
Rating: PG-13
Warning: Full of Angst. What do you expect?
Disclaimer: Characters belong to Tolkien. I just borrowed them.
Spoiler: Total AU.
Summary: Legolas was witness to his nana's death and was sent to Rivendell at his father's request, but was unaware of Legolas' secret.
Note: Legolas age is close to 10, according to human age, when he was sent.
Note2: Legolas had stronger connection with the nature.
Chapter 14
Mirkwood
Thranduil led his army, his sword drawn, ready to kill whatever was attacking him. His eyes were wary as he tried to focus, not letting the images of his dead wife and the look that was in his son’s eyes get in the way of what he had to do.
His hand tightened around the hilt of his sword as he continued to ride through the forest.
He did not know if he was going to a certain death. But he could feel their eyes upon them, their cold eyes. He could smell the blood from afar, and he knew they were licking their lips, waiting for him, waiting to kill him.
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Imladris…
Two weeks later…
The scout rode quickly, not stopping at the guards’ shouts, not stopping until he fell from the horse.
The twins saw the scout as he rode past them. Even though they were in the middle of their class, they stopped what they were doing and followed the scout.
They could hear their teacher, Saelbeth, shouting for them to come back, but they ignored him, instead walking to their father’s room to alert him about the scout.
Elrond noticed his sons, and started to wonder why they were not in the class, as they should be.
"Are there no studies today?" Elrond asked in curiosity.
"Aye, there is father, but…" Elladan answered, and let his twin complete his sentence, "A scout has arrived and he interrupted the class," Elrohir lied a little.
"Scout, you say? Can you remember the color of his clothes, that might help?" Elrond asked.
"No father," they answered as one.
Elrond left his room and the twins followed him. Elrond stopped as he saw the scout and his own patrol around the scout.
The scout wore green and brown, and Elrond had an idea as to where this elf came from.
"My lord?" The scout spoke. His breaths were fast and harsh.
Elrond could hear his harsh breaths, and hurried towards him, catching the scout before he fell from the horse.
"Bring him to the healing room!" Elrond ordered to his guards, and then he went over to his sons and said to them, "Make sure that Glorfindel and Legolas do not come near the healing room."
"Yes, father…" Elladan said, and smiled at his twin.
They left, both smiling as they knew their class was over for the day. The scout’s arrival had made certain of that.
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"WHY DID YOU LEAVE ME ALONE WITH SAELBETH?" Arwen shouted to her brothers. She was as angry as the orcs of Mordor, her eyes like sharp daggers ready to kill with no mercy.
The twins were surprised when they could not sense their sister’s presence, and the happiness they felt from earlier disappeared.
They tried to apologize, but it only made Arwen more angry, as she had to suffer through the lecture that Saelbeth gave her when her brothers left.
"WHY IS IT THAT EVERYTIME YOU RUN AWAY FROM THE CLASS, I AM THE ONE THAT SUFFERS UNDER HIS HANDS, WHY?" Arwen kept her eyes on her brothers’ faces, and they began to feel very uncomfortable under her gaze.
The twins took one step back, wishing they could run away, but then noticed the look in their sister’s eyes. Their eyes widened, knowing they were in big trouble.
"DON’T YOU EVER TRY TO RUN AWAY FROM ME! I WILL HUNT AND HUNT YOU UNTIL YOU BEG FOR ME TO STOP!" Arwen warned them and stepped closer towards them.
She saw that they were shaking, and she smiled.
She started to think of a plan that would make her brothers pay of all of the yelling and everything else that she had been put through. But the sound of a sweet elfling approaching put paid to that as Glorfindel approached with the elfling in his arms.
"Why are you not in class? Saelbeth is looking for you, and he looked like the Balrog that I killed." Glorfindel said to them, having met an angry Saelbeth.
"But… ada… you have already told me the story…" Legolas said quietly when he heard Glorfindel say the word ‘Balrog’.
"I did?" Glorfindel teased the elfling.
Legolas nodded in reply, and smiled at his adar.
Arwen repeated her question, as she was curious to know too why the twins had disappeared.
"Tell us, brothers, if you may, why you left?" Arwen hissed at them.
Elladan looked towards his twin, and teased him with a shy smile. "Tell them, brother…"
Elrohir looked back at his twin, and poked him as he whispered in his ear, "Have you forgotten what father said before? He told us not to mention anything to Glorfindel and Legolas."
Elladan kept staring at the elves that were standing in front of him. Feeling insecure, he stammered, "I… we… I cannot tell you… father asked not to say anything…"
"What do you mean by that?" Glorfindel asked curiously, a sparkle in his eyes. He was as curious as a cat, sneaking around.
Elladan held his twin’s hand, and said to them, "We have to go." They were trying not to look at the other elves.
When Glorfindel saw the twins starting to move, he passed Legolas over to Arwen and stopped Elladan and Elrohir from leaving. He was determined to find the answers to the mystery.
He led them towards the garden warning them as they walked. "I know that you have been hiding something, I could sense the fear in your heart. I can also feel you trembling; you are both shaking like a leaf that has been buffeted by the wind so many times that it is ready to fall."
The twins could only stare at the lord. They were afraid, and Glorfindel could see their fears as he stared into their eyes.
"Where is Legolas?" Elrohir asked as he broke the silence.
"He is still with Arwen. Now if you do not mind, I would like you to answer my questions, or I might find myself doing something that I might regret on later," Glorfindel warned. His eyes had turned cold like ice.
"Will you promise that you will say nothing to Ada?" Elladan asked.
"It will depend on what you tell me," Glorfindel answered.
"A scout from Mirkwood has arrived here, wounded and in very bad shape. Father ordered us that neither you nor Legolas should go near the healing room," Elladan said, staring into the lord’s eyes, hoping for some understanding.
"I see. I think that your father was afraid of Legolas’ reaction, and that he feared Thranduil would appear here sooner or later," Glorfindel wondered aloud. Then he turned to the twins and a smile replaced his stern expression. "Thank you for telling me this. Now hurry back to your class."
"But…" Elladan started to say, but then he noticed the angry face of Glorfindel, who said to the twins in very clear voice as he asked them, "Which of those words that I said to you only a second ago did you not understand? You have a class, and the class is not over yet… so off you go…"
End of Chapter 14.
