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Who: Legolas and YOU
What: Legolas is on a bitty loss. Whoops! Hope that thing he’s climbing isn’t important to you. Or that you don’t notice a small elf following you and hiding (conspicuously) behind something.
When: Jan. 22nd to Feb. 5th
Where: Inside the castle, in the garden, in the forest- Anywhere, really.
Rating: C for cute

On the morning on the twenty-second, Legolas woke up not as a five-hundred year old elf with amazing skill with a bow but the equivalent of a six year old elfling who enjoyed climbing things. So several people will see a small elf with golden hair around his shoulders and bright eyes running through the halls.

And without any previous knowledge of the castle or people there. His priority, surprisingly, was not finding a familiar face but exploring. A whole new place available for a small elf child to run through and find things to climb!

He could also be sliding down the railing of the stairs into the lobby with a delighted squeal, or trying to climb the shelves in the library. Legolas could also be running through the garden and kicking around snow, throwing snowballs or going into the forest to try to find a tall tree to climb. Probably not the best idea, he might get stuck in one of them. There was no limit!

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In the library, Galadriel sits reading quietly at a table, by all appearances oblivious to the nearby elfling. She's not, of course. This isn't the first time that she's seen the castle turn Legolas into a child and she knows better than to take her eye off him by now.

But she's also willing to play along and it's more fun if he thinks she's not paying attention.

A couple of times he'll peek over to make sure she's not 'watching' before going back to his mischief. What books he had found earlier couldn't hold his attention so what can he do but find some other way to entertain himself.

By climbing the shelves.

He's at least careful not to kick the books or anything.

Well, that changes things. She was perfectly willing to let him have his shenanigans so long as he was doing no harm. But with climbing the shelves, there is an actual risk of him falling and hurting himself.

So she rises and swiftly makes her way to where he's climbing, plucking him from the shelves.

Legolas squirms in her arms, pouting over the fact that someone has seen fit to spoil his fun. He wouldn't have fallen (just have gotten stuck because getting down is harder) and he could have seen the entire library from up there, it's not fair!

Oh, but he can see a lot from here too. This is nice. The pout quickly fades then and he gets a good look around before looking to see who had plucked him off the shelves. His expression changes again, the elfling looking at little bashful at getting caught. It helps to look bashful, right? That totally means less scolding.

Oops.

Edited (dw submitted my comment before I was done) 2014-01-31 02:59 (UTC)

That cute look will not avail you, little one; she has seen it before. She does her best to keep a stern look on her face (though admittedly, it is a little difficult not to smile).

"And what do you think you are doing, pinig?"

It never hurts to try and Legolas does try to keep himself out of the worst kinds of trouble. Usually. Sometimes. He just can't help himself though, there are so many new things here and new sights to see! And none of his friends are here to keep him otherwise distracted.

"Exploring~"

It's the truth at least. Just a lot more innocent than he really was behaving.

She raises an eyebrow. "And you could not explore with both your feet on the ground?"

The most obvious answer is 'no' but Legolas doesn't say that. It's not the answer she's looking for, he just knows it. That's never the answer anyone wants to hear when he gets up to something.

"It wouldn't be as fun." That's probably not any better.

"Nor would it be as dangerous." She sets him back on the ground and looks down at him. "What would your father say if she saw you now, climbing on shelves?"

Legolas shuffles miserably and stares at the floor for a long moment before glancing up at her. And then back at the floor.

"He'd tell me to stop climbing." This is mumbled and he lightly kicks at the floor. Not that it's ever actually... stopped him.

"And should you not behave as you know is proper, even without his guidance?" He won't always, of course. No small child does. But the reminder may improve his behavior for a time, at least.

Galadriel really knows how to spoil his fun, doesn't she? She's got the right idea though, he'll behave now... For a little while anyway. That's no fun though so he pouts a bit more.

"I should..."

"Good." She smiles broadly and bends down to place a hand on his shoulder. "Then you will be more careful henceforth, will you not?"

He sighs softly and nods, still shuffling before looking back to her. And he's still pouting because now what can he do for fun?

"I'll try." Don't trust him, Galadriel. Don't do it!

Unfortunately (or fortunately, for little Legolas), she does trust him. At least to an extent. So with another smile and a laugh, she straightens and lets her hand fall back to her side.

"On your way, then. And behave, lest your father hear of it."

He watches her for a moment, half surprised that she's letting him off easily. It does last long though before he's grinning and darting out of the library, carefully avoiding bumping into any other shelves.