The Unfinished Tale

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Ramiel

Woman gave him a chuckle at his grin but hid it perfectly behind her sleeve. Ramiel didn't stop the grin but felt his cheeks going red again with much force. Was he looking like idiot now? And that was why she was laughing?
He always felt somehow strange when women gave him that kind of looks and treatment. He was not used to their presence.... or rather he wasn't allowing any woman to be too close to him. He was afraid of too close contact. Always was.

Ramiel smiled at her once more as she repeated his name... Lord? He wasn't excatly 'lord' of any kind! He was just a simple man from afar. Nothing more... But he was not going to correct her. It would be impolite!
He had not noticed that she again looked at his belongings and reached for them.

Surprised Ramiel found himself unburden from his quiver and bow. He felt sting in his heart at this. His cheeks went even more red! How could it be even possible...? Ramiel stared at Arwen with helpnesess as she adjusted the quiver on her shoulder.

"Lady Arwen... don't...." his voice broke. "My father would kill me if he would see this! A woman, fair lady carrying my own things..." he sighed with another smile and a quick low laugh. "Please let me carry my own weight lady Arwen." his hand reached for the quiver ready to take it from her. "I can't allow this." he allowed some silnce looking sincerely deep into Arwen's eyes. "I insist..."

He smiled gently as she led them in the right direction. His eyes were looking at the ground before him, his head low.

"Thank you... but I don't want to make any problem. Just warm bed would be great! I haven't slept in one for..." he squinted his eyes thinking and trying to remember. "... well I can't even remember when!" he gave her a heartly laugh. "I believe it must have been shortly before I left home really..."

He breathed in a slight feeling of longing returning to him. He tried to shake of this feeling and was able to do so after only brief second. He then looked at him with a frown.

"Adar? It means father in your language?" he asked curiously.

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Aragorn

Aragorn found it very funny that most of people confused Elladan and Elrohir. As much as they looked alike they were different from each other. Aragorn spent so long years with them that he never had any problem with recognising them. He recognised them from faces... for most the art of impossible. But even their faces had hints of differences. Elladan had sharper features... Even their movements so beautiful, so fluid as they walked or fought were different. Elrohir was the one who moved more deft and Elladan more stoic and elegant. They were different and Aragorn never stoped being surprised that most of people didn't see those differences.

Dark-haired man smiled at his brother and nodded his head indicating with his hand where Glorfindel was standing.

"He's over there..."

A little tease... As always.

"No... Should I?" he said with serious face but smiled after a few seconds.

Aragorn straighten up as Elladan came closer to him in that manner of menacing way. He looked in his brothers' eyes a little higher than his.

"Yes..." he answered and crossed his arms on his chest. His face serious. Oh he loved those games with both Elladan and his brother. Well... they were brothers, or at least considered themselfs as such and Aragorn was greatful to have somebody like them around. "And please... don't fall down from your horse again master Elf."

He rised an eyebrow at him in challanging way. He was joking with both of them about Elf's and human's abilities and disabilities. It made them all laugh for hours for many years. And they will probably never stop teasing each other like that. It was a brotherhoodly thing...

Elladan

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Oh so Glorfindel had been watching him for all this time while he was searching. Elladan was slightly annoyed by this fact but still not too bothered as he knew their mentor and his usual way of teasing them.

And so there was the blond elf watching them with an highly amused smile over his face. Elladan groaned softly anticipating the teasing he would receive later.

Oh that was so much fun and he forced his eyes away from Glorfindel to return to watch his youngest brother. "No..." he grinned "I think you should not behave, ada would be very happy with this and you... will have a very happy Glorfindel to deal with."

He grinned "I'm just sorry that I will leave and miss all the fun." he sighed deeply in mock desperation before moving a few step away and debating if he should or not go to talk with glorfindel.

That actually made him stop and turn around scowlding. "I think... you forget who you are talking to." he growled returning beside Aragorn in an instant "I don't fall from horse... I just slipped and I had an arrow sticking out of my back."

He caught his brother in a headlock and ruffled his hair "I will return soon and make you pay...."

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Aragorn

Aragorn almost laughed at the look of both Elladan and watching them Glorfindel. The golden haired Glorfindel looked amused and Elladan already knew that the teasing will come eventualy from their mentor.

With that his smile slipped away as he once more looked at Glorfindel and shook his head at the mere thought of what this would mean. He remembered many times when he got himself in that kind of problems. It was not completely bad punishment to spend more time with Glorfindel, but his friend was stern and sometimes when the troubles Aragorn got into were big Glorfindel's presence was.... well... just discomforting with his comments or the usual sterness.

Right! Aragorn sent him the look... Miss the fun.... of sitting with all of those people, talking about things that didn't really matter.. or were important but he could do nothing about them. Sometimes those meetings were hard to bear...

If Aragorn wouldn't know Elladan, his brother, he would get pretty scared of the tone and posture.... In fact he frowned slightly wondering if he hurted his brother's pride enough to make him angry. Sometimes it was better not to push it.

Oh he hated this! Headlock and ruffle of his hair. But he laughed.

"Elladan! Could you at least pretend that you are serious? Let me go before I look like a complete fool!"

His hand went to Elladan head and pulled it slightly back allowing himself space to get free from the grasp. He laughed quietly and shook his head puting his hand upon Elladan's shoulder.

"I wish you to not encounter any troubles, brother." he said this time seriously. "Be safe"

Something inside him was stirring. And he didn't know what. The borders were safe but something was telling him that this might change soon. And he got dark thoughts that they won't be able to hold fragile peace here.
Humans and Elves were restless these times and Aragorn didn't like it.
He was worried.

Elladan

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"But you are a fool, you can't not look like that."

Laughing at their own antics the older twin pushed his brother playfully on the shoulder and made his way to his horse awaiting for him from sometime now.

He half-turned while mounting up his steed and smiled at his younger brother. "I will, and you do the same.." he winked "Remember Elrohir is coming back in the evening. Try to behave until then.."

He grinned and bowed deeply to Glorfindel who approached the two with a stern face upon. He leaned forward when the ancient elf motioned for him to came closer whispering softly into his ear.

When Elladan straighten himself up his face was flushed and he didn't look at his brother but simply waved at him and his father that was watching from the window of his study and lead his party away in a flush of cloak and hair.

Glorfindel

The blond elf had been watching the two youngling for sometime and when finally Elladan seemed ready to depart have finally approached him reminding him of his place.

It was right that Elladan was a lord in his own way, son of Elrond and a very good captain in battle. Still Glorfindel have helped change his diaper and thus felt compelled to put a stop to his crazy acting before their guests.

Then his second prey came forth "Estel.." he smiled approaching the Dunedain he loved like a son. "Please tell me you are going to behave during the council and I will not have to take matter into my own hands..."