This is one purely of my own design It's Legolas upon returning to Mirkwood and meeting one of his old friends, a fictional character by the name of Erinadan. Erinadan asks about Legolas's adventures which in turn sparks a conversation about hobbits (of course!). Two speakers, PLEASE POST REVIEWS
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“Mae Govannen, Legolas! Many months have passed since last you walked under fair Mirkwoods branches with me! Come, let us walk. Have you spoken with your father yet?”
*smiles* “Mae Govannen, Erinadan. Yes, I have spoken with him. You did not think I would return home and not at least greet my father before gallivanting around the woods with you?”
*laughs* “I suppose not. Tell me what has happened since you left Mirkwood. What adventures, what battles, what beings have you met with? I want to hear everything.”
“You are as full of questions as a hobbit, Erinadan.”
“A what?”
“A hobbit, a Halfling, one from the Shire.”
“I see. You have met with these creatures then?”
“Yes. They were among my group of companions when we set out from Imladris.”
*raises eyebrows* “Halflings traveled among kings and elves? My, my, this was an interesting quest.”
“Indeed. Four Halflings to be precise. Two left our company after we left the fair country of Lothlorien, and two more were captured by the Uruk-hai.”
“Even I, who have not had any dealings with Halflings since the Lonely Mountain incident many years ago, feel saddened at this news. They were killed, then?”
“No, no, Elessar and Gimli the Dwarf and myself went after them.”
*laughs* “Now I even more questions than before, my friend! But I will stick to the matter at hand. You recovered them safely, yes?”
“In a way. They were put under the care of an Ent.”
*raises eyebrows* “An Ent? One of the treeherders?”
“The same. And about Elessar, yes, it was King Elessar of Gondor who traveled with us, under the name Aragorn. And about Gimli, yes, I traveled with a Dwarf. *smiles* Do not act so surprised, my friend. I can read you like a written page.”
*shakes head* ‘There is still so much I wish to know. I have heard a small portion of what your quest was about, but I am sure nothing could compare to your eye-witness account. Did a Halfling really save the entire world?”
“Indeed. Frodo Baggins the Ringbearer destroyed the Ring in the fires of Mount Doom and in doing so, destroyed Sauron himself.”
“Does he understand that the entire realm of Middle-Earth owes their lives to him?”
“No, I don’t believe he has thought of it that way. But he does understand the magnitude of the quest he has been on. It has changed him greatly.”
“Baggins….why is that name so familiar…..”
“Perhaps you are thinking of Bilbo Baggins, yet another Halfling who has had close dealings with Mirkwood?”
“Yes indeed I am! Are they related, Bilbo and Frodo?”
“Yes. Cousins or some other relation.”
“I do wish I could meet these extraordinary Halflings….”
“You may yet.”
“So, you have seen the forests of Lothlorien?”
“And Lady Galadriel. My friend the Dwarf was quite taken with her...”
*laughs* “A Dwarf, taken with an Elf? Now I’ve heard everything.”
“Not yet you haven’t.”
“Then do tell me, Legolas, for I feel that your tale is the stuff of legends!”