An iceling in mirkwood ~ thranduil love story

Chapter 12 ~ safe and sound

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It took only a few days for the king to travel to lothlorien, only stopping when completely necessary.

He could tell it was different here, even the air smelt different to him. He looked upon the elves that guarded the boarder coldly as they rose their arrows to him as he rounded a corner

"Your highness!" Haldir instantly lowered his bow and bowed lowly as the others followed.

The king slipped off of his elk gracefully and stood a good few inches taller than haldir. " I am here to see galadriel, lady of light" he said sternly.

"Of course" said haldir politely.

Haldir escorted the king to galadriel who go course was expecting him and left the two alone.

"Thranduil, king of mirkwood" she said cooly, staring levelheadedly at him.

"Where is she?" He asked rather rudely.

"So concerned. Do you not think that we have taken good care of her?" Galadriel questioned as she stepped down the steps.

"She is a nervous creature" he stated plainly, masking his worry.

"Indeed, almost froze my best maid when she awoke" said galadriel as the king remembered the first time one of his maids had found out that she was an iceling. "I know you care deeply for her" stated galadriel staring into the kings's eyes.

"You know nothing of me" the king whispered angrily but quietly. The two elves stared at each other for a few minutes before galadriel finally spoke. "She is resting at the moment, I will lead you to her"

The king followed behind galadriel as he walked through the halls of lothlorien, people stopping and bowing to him.

Finally they stopped at a white wooden door which galadriel opened quietly and stepped in. Thranduil's eyes locked onto helke's sleeping form in the large bed, a silk blanket covering her.

"She is weary" said galadriel softly as her and thranduil looked upon the sleeping iceling. Thranduil walked forwards as calmly as he could and leaned down to examined helke, the cut on her forehead, the bruise on her cheek.

"Where are they?" Asked the king angrily as he rose, "those filth that did this to her"

"Justice has been served" galadriel replied cooly.

"I shall see their heads are-"

"She is safe for now, let her rest" galadriel interrupted looking upon helke's sleeping form. Thranduil looked coldly at galadriel before kissing helke's forehead and stroking her cheek with the back of his fingers and followed galadriel out, shutting the door softly behind them.

Helke awoke just as the door shut and she sat up quickly. She pounced from her bed and ran to the door, tripping up on her way. She wrenched the door open and looked out as she saw thranduil and another female elf walking away, through the halls. Both elves turned around when they heard the door opening and thranduil smiled. Helke ran to the king and threw herself into him as tears began flowing down her cheek.

The king held her close to him protectively and smiled gently as she sobbed into him.

"Hush" he cooed as he stroked her hair lovingly and galadriel smiled.