My Little Greenleaf ~ Little Legolas - Chapter 13: Chapter 13

When Legolas opened his eyes the next morning, he was greeted by the warm sunbeams shining through his window. He slowly yawned and stretched his small arms. Then, he remembered yesterday. The bunny! The little prince hopped out of bed and hurried over to his closet. He fumbled with the closet handles as he tried to jerk the doors open. Finally, the doors consented and were flung open. Legolas looked down. There, snuggled up on the blanket that he had placed in there, rested the little rabbit. It had woken up when Legolas opened the closet doors, and was now watching him curiously.
"Good morning, little buddy! Did you sleep well?" The rabbit twitched its nose. "What should I name you? Maybe I could name you Samson! Or Billy! Or maybe Ithildae! Ya! I like it! Ithildae the baby rabbit!" Ithildae means moon shadow in elvish. The rabbit was pale grey with black splotches on his paws and back. "Le melon, Ithildae!" (I love you) Ithildae, the bunny, perked up after hearing the words spoken by the young elfling.
Legolas gently lifted the bunny into his arms and brought it back to his bed. "Here you go, Ithildae. Lay here while I look at your foot." Legolas observed the bunny's hurt foot. It appeared to have been caught in a trap but somehow the rabbit had escaped. The foot was badly wounded and covered in dry blood. Legolas started to worry. He did not know much about healing or medicine, but he couldn't go ask a healer for help because they would be obligated to tell the king. And Legolas didn't think that his ada would let him keep it if he asked. Oh boy...what should I do? Ithildae needs help! He thought for a moment. "I...I guess I better tell my ada...gulp."
Legolas found a basket and grabbed the blanket that was in the closet. Then, he wrapped the bunny in the blanket and hid him inside the basket. The little rabbit started to squirm. "It's okay, Ithildae! You'll be nice and safe and warm and cozy in your basket!"
Legolas silently creeped through the halls unnoticed until. He came to the throne room. Carefully, he set his basket down beside the door and walked in.
"Mára aurë, Ada!" (Hello, Daddy!) Legolas pranced over to the throne where his father was sitting.
"Suilaid, Legolas." (Greetings, Legolas) Thranduil replied. "What do you need?"
"Well...I have something to show you..."
"Okay...what is it?" Thranduil picked up Legolas and put him on his lap.
"First, you have to promise that you won't get mad when I show you."
"Legolas..." Thranduil didn't like what his son was saying.
"Okay, fine. I'll show you but please don't be angry, Ada." Thranduil said nothing as Legolas jumped off his lap and went to retrieve the basket. He brought the basket over to the king and carefully pulled aside the blankets hiding the bunny inside.
"A young rabbit? This is what you wanted to show me?" Thranduil was astonished. He thought his son had destroyed something or made a mess, but it was just a bunny!
Legolas nodded, "Tancave, Ada." (Yes, Daddy) "I found it when we went hunting yesterday. It was hurt and Tauriel and I didn't want it to die so we picked it up but it was more like me that picked it up but anyways we-"
Thranduil cut off his son, "Legolas! Bertho! (Be silent) "Slow down."
"Sorry...but I just came to ask you if I could keep it..." Legolas looked down sheepishly.
Smiling, Thranduil picked up the bunny from the basket, "Does it have a name?"
"Oh, Tancave!" (Yes) "I named him Ithildae!" (Moon Shadow)
"Oh dear..." Thranduil said in fake concern, "now we have to keep him if you named him!"
"Really? You mean it?" Legolas' jaw dropped.
"Tancave, ion nin." (Yes, my son.) "You may keep him, but take him to the healing room so that his foot may be treated."
"Okay, awesome! Hantale, Ada! Rim hennaid!" (Thanks, Ada. Many thanks) Legolas gently took Ithildae from his father's arms and placed him back into the basket. Then, he bolted off to the healing room, careful to not rock the basket with his precious Moon Shadow in it.