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Legolas

“I know Elves have wed Men,” said Pippin thoughtfully, watching Gimli inspect Isengard's recently shattered walls, “but has an Elf ever wed a Dwarf?”

Legolas paled. “Nay!”

Pippin frowned. “Would it be so dreadful? If you loved a dwarf maiden -”

Regretting his hasty response, Legolas smoothed his tone. “You forget that none have seen a dwarf maiden but the Dwarves themselves.”

A defeated huff. Until …

Green eyes gleamed. “Just as well. Imagine the offspring.”

Legolas balked at the thought of being partly responsible for the hairiest elves in Arda, and silently thanked Aulë for the scarcity of his mortal daughters.

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