Broken Spirit (LOTR Fanfiction General - Little Legolas, Family Drama)

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Beta: Erynlinia & Raina & Nautika & Tena & Oli & Aranel

Disclaimer: I own only the plot; Tolkien though was the one that created the great world of Middle Earth. I do not own the Lord of the Rings (and associated) book series, nor any of the characters from it. I do not make any money from the writing of the story.

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Estel glanced at the orcs in disgust. He tried to look away, but their stares were full of hunger...

The boy shivered from fear, and could feel his eyelids grow heavy. He tried to fight to stay awake but failed.

He remembered the time when the twins were in lessons with Lord Glorfindel, and he watched them with his foster Adar, Elrond.

Flashback

"Come now, Elladan, Elrohir, show your adar what have you learned so far," Lord Glorfindel teased the twins, knowing how much the twins loved challenges.

Estel jumped with excitement to see the twins in their learning, and called to his Adar to see it.

"Ada, come and see, Elladan and Elrohir fighting against each other..." Estel called smiling, and yet he feared that they would hurt one another or rather worse.

"Nothing bad is going to happen, Estel-nin." Elrond said, as he tried to assure the boy that nothing will go wrong, at least he hoped so.

Elrond sat at the chair on the balcony and took Estel and placed him on his lap. Both watched as the twins dueled each other with wood swords.

"Now, when I count to three, you bowed to each other and then duel, do I make myself clear?"

"Crystal as Dwarf's treasure." The twins' replies in unison.

"Good, just do not do something that I would not do." Glorfindel warned them.

The twins nodded, walked to each other, bowed, and then took steps back, waiting for Glorfindel to say the word.

"One."

Elladan and Elrohir faced each other, their swords at the ready.

"Two."

Silence filled the area, Estel held his breath.

"Three."

"Breathe, Estel, if you want to watch them," Elrond said to him, as the boy's eyes widened, and the boy looked like he couldn't breathe.

Estel started to breathe slow and easy, his eyes never leaving the twins.

Elladan raised his sword, and moved closer to his brother and started to fight, though Elrohir tried to defend himself against the other who wants to show their Adar his skill.

"Ada, look at Elrohir, he is a good fighter," Estel said, while his eyes were on Elladan who was intent on fighting.

"Elladan." Glorfindel warned him. Elrond was also glaring at his son.

"Aye, gwador, listen to him," Elrohir said to his twin, with a bit of a sneer in his voice while he defended himself time after time.

Elrohir looked at his wood sword with a bit of fear, as every successful deflection of Elladan's sword, his own sword was being destroyed. Elrohir feared he would not be able to defend himself if he had no sword.

Then with his last swing of his sword, Elrohir could feel remains of his sword fall, leaving only the handle in his hand. He ducked the next attack that came from Elladan.