My Little Greenleaf ~ Little Legolas - Chapter 14: Chapter 14

Ithildae healed quickly, and eventually, his wound was gone. He was a playful bunny, keeping everyone on their toes. Legolas loved him dearly and the bunny had many affections for Legolas as well. Together, they formed a strong bond of friendship. Time flew by fast and before long, Ithildae was fully grown. Although his age had changed, his playfulness and excitement had not. Legolas loved to take Ithildae out for a walk and let him roam while Legolas explored. Faithfully, Ithildae would always come back.
One day, when Legolas had just taken Ithildae on a walk, his father approached him.
"Mae Govannen, Legolas!" (Well met)
Legolas turned to face Thranduil, "Mára aurë, Ada!" (Hello Daddy)
"What are you doing?" Thranduil smiled down at Ithildae.
"I just went exploring with Ithildae! Tiro! (Look) I found this really cool rock!" Legolas lifted up a smooth rock that was shaped like a bunny, and displayed it on his palm.
"Wow! That is very interesting. It sounds like you had a very enjoyable time."
"Ya...it was fun..." Legolas paused as he started to think of Melhonin, his old friend. Melhonin was a guard that worked for Thranduil. He had over time, become Legolas' role model. But an accident that had happened when he was with Legolas, had resulted in an over protective father not allowing him to see Legolas again. Legolas had been very upset, but now that he had Ithildae, and he played with Tauriel, the elfling was not as lonely.
"Well...um..." Thranduil cleared his throat at the uneasy silence. "Legolas...I have some business in Rivendell, and I was wondering if you would like to accompany me? You would be able to see Elladan and Elrohir and you would be able to play with them...would you like to go?"
"Sure! That sounds like fun! When are we going?"
"I need to leave in a couple of hours. Please be ready by then." Thranduil turned away from his son and walked away. His regal robes flowing behind him.
Later, once they were both ready, father and son walked out to the gates. There, Thranduil's elk was brought out.
Legolas shuddered, "Ada...could I please not ride that? I...I...am...s-scared."
Thranduil bent down and hugged his son. "Of course, Legolas! There is no shame in admitting that! I am glad you told me." he let go of Legolas and stood up. Then, he signaled one of the guards. The guard left, and when he returned there was a small elk with him! "This is for you, ion nin! Your very own elk!"
Legolas couldn't believe it! The small elk was not fully grown, and was the perfect size for Legolas! "Thank you so much Adar! It's perfect!" Legolas was very happy to see that it wasn't very tall so that he couldn't fall off very easily.
Thranduil smiled down at his son as Legolas, with the help of a guard, climbed onto his present.
He grinned at his father, "I'm ready to go now!" They both swiftly left the Mirkwood realm, and headed towards Rivendell, or otherwise known as, Imladris.
They traveled for quite some time, stopping every night. When the sun rose, they rose with it. Thranduil was going to bring an elf escort, but at the last minute had decided against it. He and Legolas made the trip on their own.
When Legolas and Thranduil arrived, they were greeted by several elves. Lord Elrond and his children.
"Suilaid, (Greetings) King Thranduil and Prince Legolas! Im gelir ceni ad lin!" (A star shines on the time of our meeting)
Legolas and Thranduil gracefully climbed off their elk. "Suilaid! Le suilon, Lord Elrond! (Greetings! I greet thee) Thranduil bowed to Lord Elrond.
"Mára aurë!" (Hello) Legolas smiled. Standing beside Elrond, were two small elflings.
"Legolas, I would like you to meet my sons. Elladan and Elrohir. Boys, greet Prince Legolas. "
"Mae govannen, Legolas!" (Well met) They said in unison.
"Hi!" Legolas grinned shyly.
"All right, you three. Elladan and Elrohir, please take Legolas and entertain him while I talk to his father." Lord Elrond instructed his children.
"Tancave, Adar!" (Yes, father) Elladan answered. "Come with us, Legolas! We can go play!"
The three elflings hurried away from the adults as Elladan and Elrohir talked to Legolas. The two adults watched with amusement until they were out of sight.
"Shall we start?" Thranduil turned back to Elrond. The host nodded in agreement and turned, leading Thranduil into Imladris.
The two sons of Elrond brought Legolas to a waterfall. Carefully, they looked around to make sure no one was watching, and walked into it! Legolas stared at the waterfall until they came back out and ushered him in. The cold water pounded on his shoulders until he passed through. Instantly, the space opened up to reveal a large, cozy cave. It was Elladan and Elrohir's secret cave!
"Alae!" (Behold) said Elrohir proudly, "Our secret fortress!"
"Wow..." Legolas looked around in awe. They had brought many things into the cave including chairs, a small crate containing sticks, some pillows, and in the corner, two elven daggers. "This is really cool!"
"Hantale! (Thanks) We have worked really hard to get this looking like an awesome fortress!" Elrohir walked over to a chair and sat down.
"So, what do you want to do?" Elladan asked Legolas. Both boys turned to face Legolas, waiting for an answer.
"Um...I don't really know. What is there to do?"
"Well, we could play tag, or hide and seek, or we could play warriors..." Elrohir trailed off. "Or..." Elrohir suddenly grinned. "We could play spies! Arwen, our sister, is playing with a friend right now, and they're in the garden! If you want to, we could go spy on them!"
"Sure! That sounds cool!" Legolas smiled. At his answer, both boys jumped up from their sitting places and hurried over to the corner of the cave that held their daggers.
"We're ready!" Both boys had their daggers strapped to their small waists. They stood up and hurried over to Legolas. Legolas also had a small sword that his father had given him for his birthday some time ago, which he also had on him. The three boys quietly snuck out of the cave and headed to the garden.
When they arrived at the garden, Elladan spoke in a whisper, "We need to be really quiet. I will go first. Then Elrohir will go. They are on the far side, facing away from us. Legolas, you follow us. Okay?" Legolas silently nodded his head in acknowledgement. They crept along silently until Elladan halted. He cocked his ear and listened. Faint voices echoed through the garden.
"We're almost there!" Elrohir whispered. They began walking silently again.
Before long, the voices grew louder and the boys hid behind some bushes and shrubs to listen.
"Let's put the sticks here!"
"Ya! And we can put this flower right on top!"
"Oh! We should also make a pond! And have little water lilies in it!" Two voices discussed. Slowly, the boys parted some of the bushes, and peeked through. There, sitting in a clearing, were two small elflings, and they were girls. One had vibrant red hair, and the other had dark brown, almost black hair. Both were quite young, about the same age as the boys.
Elrohir pointed to the one that had dark brown hair and mouthed, "That's Arwen." The girls were creating a small hut from sticks, grass, and flowers that they found in the garden. Delicately, they placed each piece down to create something beautiful. Suddenly, Arwen stopped. Then, she stood up.
The red haired girl followed her and asked, "What? What is it, Arwen?"
"I heard something." Arwen frowned. "Elladan! Elrohir! I know you're there! Come out now!"
Both boys instantly grumbled. When they stood up, making themselves visible, Legolas followed. Arwen locked eyes with them while while Arwen's friend stared.
"Why were you spying on us?" Arwen demanded. Elrohir, Elladan, and Legolas entered the clearing.
"Uh...no reason." Elladan smiled at his sister.
"Really..." Arwen lifted her eyebrow. "Well, what do you need then?"
"Need? Oh well..." Elladan stumbled to think of a reason, "we...we wanted to introduce you to him!" He pointed to Legolas who looked confused.
"Is that true?" She asked Legolas, "Do they speak the truth?"
Legolas looked back and forth between Elladan and Arwen. "Uh...uh...ya! I wanted to meet you! Legolas eneth nîn!" (My name is Legolas) He looked at Elladan to see if he had spoken the right thing. Elladan put a big thumbs up, until his sister looked over. He grinned sheepishly at her.
She turned back to Legolas, "Suilaid, Legolas! Arwen eneth nîn!" (Greetings, Legolas! My name is Arwen) She pointed to her friend, "This is Evara! We were just building some mini houses."
"Nice to meet you, Arwen and Evara!" Legolas smiled shyly.
"I think we should probably go now, right Legolas?" Elrohir hinted.
"Huh? Oh...tancave! (Yes) Mára mesta, Arwen and Evara! (Goodbye) It was nice meeting you again!" Quickly, the three spies hurried off back to the cave.
"Oh boy...that was really bad! I can't believe we got caught!" Elladan said as they were running.
"Ya..." Elrohir panted.
They were about at the cave, when Legolas saw Thranduil.
"Legolas! It is time to go! Say farewell!" Thranduil beckoned to his son.
Legolas, Elladan, and Elrohir stopped running. "Oh...mára mesta, Elrohir! (Goodbye) Navaer, Elladan! (Farewell) It was really fun playing with you guys!"
"Goodbye, Legolas!" The boys said together.
"I had a lot of fun with you too!" Elrohir grinned.
"We should do it again soon!" Elladan leaned on his brother. They watched as Legolas walked over to his elk and climbed on.
Legolas and Thranduil waved until they were out of sight, and began the long journey back to Mirkwood.