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At his 572nd birthday, Legolas decided to explore
Mirkwood and understand it better. His desire of
disappearing in nature and leaving the castle for a
while was so strong, that his father let him go, not
without regrets.
"Why do you want to go, Legolas, my son?"
"Father, said the blond-hair elf, I need to go away
for a moment. These last days, I felt something
calling me from in the forest. And I really want to
discover everything about my beloved forest."
"You did that at the age of 148, dont you remember"
"Yes, I do, but this time, I want to go further,
deeper in the forest. I want to learn the language of
birds and trees, for if I rule in the future, I have
to be able to protect them, and I will have to know
why they are in danger! I want to search for all of
the secrets that are hidden in the woods, I want to
learn about plants, and their utilities!"
Thranduil smiled:
"You look a lot like your mother, dear son. She too
had a need to be in the nature for a long time each
day. Thats why I love her. She was close to every
living being, gentle to every single plants."
"You never talked about mother, father."
"I dont think its the time to talk. When will you
leave?"
"I have packed already, I will be leaving tomorrow
morning, at dawn."
"And who will you be traveling with?"
"No one, unless you force me to, he said, a twinkle in
his eyes."
"If you need no one, go alone, I will force you of
nothing, for it is your decision."
"Thank you, father, for understanding me so. I shall
now return to my room"
He walked smoothly up the stairs, and light surrounded
him as he pushed the heavy oak-made door. All lights
were extinguished, as he preferred the natural shine
of the majestic sun and the pale glowing of the moon.
He sat on his bed, heads in his hands, with the moon
shining on his pale face. A part of him urged him to
go, but the other one could not bear to part with his
friends. The idea of staying a so long time in the
forest alone frightened him, but on the other way, he
felt excited. He decided to sleep first, without
noticing the shadow that has just leaved his balcony.
A few minutes later, His breath only could be heard,
and his bed fell into shadows, as the moon hid her
behind clouds.
In the living room, Thranduil didnt know what to do.
He still had some work to do, but the depart of his
son worried him. Then his face shone. He headed for an
old cupboard, took his pendant, where a small silver
key hang, and opened the big drawer situated at the
bottom of the furniture. He then took a small yellow
envelope out. He went back to his seat and held the
old envelope. At last, after staring at it with his
old dark eyes, he decided to open it. A letter inside
was written in blue letters, in a nice and neat
writing. After having read the crumpled piece of paper
over and over again, he reached for something else in
the envelope.
Legolas' Travels Chapter two |
