Live Journal FeedAuthor: Sivan Shemesh sivan325@walla.com
Beta: Tena
Rating: T
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 he 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 nature.
18.
“Greenleaf, is there something wrong? Are you hurt?” Elrond asked him.
“Aye, Adar needs your help… urgent…” Greenleaf answered, staring at the lord, as tears fell from his blue eyes, covering his soft face.
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Elrond moved his hand over Greenleaf’s golden hair; his eyes caught the elfling’s eyes, as he asked with a soft voice, “What is so urgent, Pen-neth?” [Young one]
“Saes… Adar asked for you, he… he told me to call you… he told me to hurry…” Legolas said with a shaky voice as he stared at the lord.
Elrond saw how the blue eyes became wet in seconds, as he wiped the tears quickly, “Show me where he is, and I will try to help whatever the trouble is.”
Princeling Legolas hurried outside not waiting for the lord, as he was anxious and his face was covered with dread. He hoped that his Adar was not hurt.
Elrond did his best to follow him, though the princeling did well in keep ahead of him. He was faster than Elrond, and he had to run faster to keep up.
When Elrond finally caught the elfling, he puts his hands on Legolas’ shoulders.
“Princeling Legolas, stop running, and saes, tell me what is going on.” Elrond called softly to him, hoping that the elfling would cooperate with him.
But the princeling pulled from Elrond and ran again, though he stopped eventually staring at the sight in front of him with a frown and shock on his face. Arwen lay on the ground; her left hand still holding the wooden sword, defending against her brother whom seemed controlled by rage.
Legolas’ eyes were wide open and then as if he was trapped in his nightmares, he thought that he saw his Naneth and his Adar, instead of Arwen and Elladan.
Flashback
Thranduil walked to his dying wife who lay upon the ground.
The king knelt beside her, and held her hands, as he spoke to her.
Princeling Greenleaf was in his bedroom at the time, but he heard the noises; the screams which woke him up.
He left the bed, and still held his white blanket firmly in his hands, not letting it go as he watched from the window.
He watched how his Adar rose to his feet, standing next to his nana’s form, sword in his hands, his face was expressionless, as the sword pierced her flesh.
Greenleaf wanted to shout, but then he could see his Adar staring at him, and the sword was still in his hands, though Thranduil’s hands were shaking.
Greenleaf turned his head from the window, ran back to his bed, and covered himself with the blanket, as tears ran down from his blue sea eyes.
Flashback
Elrond watched the elfling with hawk eyes, as he noticed that Greenleaf was no longer at his side, neither was Glorfindel. The lord grew worried.
Then there was the sound of a swing, and that did not feel good for the elves as they heard it.
An arrow was shot, neither knew from where, but they could not missed the shout and screaming. With that, they could see the elfling on his knees, as he kept screaming, “DO NOT KILL HER! NANA!! NANA!”
Then the screaming changed to whisper as the princeling cried upon the ground, his hands stroking the green grass forcefully, as he let the tears fall down.
Glorfindel hurried to the elfling, cradled him in his hands, comforting him as much as he could, and then he stared with worried eyes at Lord Elrond.
Finally the secret was revealed, but at what price.
End of Chapter 18.
