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We Were Young Once - Edledhron (Book 1 - The Exile) by Conquistadora36
Fandoms: The Silmarillion and other histories of Middle-Earth - J. R. R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings - J. R. R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings - All Media Types, TOLKIEN J. R. R. - Works & Related Fandoms
14 Sep 2022
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As the First Age is ending, young Thranduil finds himself and his family adrift in a hostile world, survivors of the ruin of Doriath relentlessly hunted by the sons of Fëanor. With no home, no lords, few kinsmen and no purpose, they must reinvent themselves to survive in a changed world.
~~~~~~~~~~~~Thranduil had never imagined his family as anything more than lesser lords of a king’s household, the highest rank he had ever known or expected. The thought that they might claim a crown for themselves seemed shockingly presumptuous. "Is it our place to simply assume the rule of others?" he asked. "It is not a role I imagined we were suited for."
"There was once a time when none of us had seen or imagined such a wonder as the rainbow," Oropher said evenly. "Not until we saw the world in a new light did many natural things manifest themselves. The world is changing, Thranduil. We cannot go on as we were, but neither can we go on as we are, thrown to the gutter of passing time. It is for us to pull ourselves out if we wish to walk free once more. Will you come with me?"
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- Part 2 of We Were Young Once
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Ch 16
Ch 1-7 Oropher takes in several orphens from the fall of Doriath, making a large household. They has to flee Balar as Beleriand sinks after the War of Wrath and end up in Lindon. Lindóriel loves Thranduil but he doesn't love her ... or does he? Oropher leaves to scout East for a new place to live, leaving Thranduil in charge. He discovers the family has little resources and have come to the end of what they can accomplish themselves through their own work and arts. Ch 8-11 Thranduil takes a job in the stables which eventually leads him to work in a lord's house, who he will not act inferior to, and he ends up in Serataron's household, the kind chronicoler who wants to know everything about Doriath. He is friendly with Serataron daugther and rumor goes around he means to marry her but they are untrue. Lindóriel shows up as her maid and Thranduil is confused and shamed that he hasn't been paying her a lot of attention. Going on an errand for Serataron, the weather gets bad and Thranduil comes across where the asshole Noldo Alkinwe has fallen off the road, he and his horse broken upon a ledge. Thranduil climbs down, the weather worsening, but there is nothing to be done. He ends up stuck ont he ledge for hours and afterward drags Alkinwe's body up the cliff. He returns home. His horse sickens and dies. One of his adopted brothers arrives, saying many wanted to blame Thranduil for Alkinwe's death but Gil-Galad was angered by that and consitered the matter closed until they can investigate but wants to talk to Thranduil as soon as possible. Ch 12 Celeborn and Galadreial come to Lindon with their son Amroth. Thranduil goes to the palace and, without his father's influance, has a nice talk with Celeborn. Celeborn asks him to spend time with Amroth. Galadriel is less than pleased by that but Thranduil taeks Amroth down to the beach. Ch. 13-16 Amroth, alittle older, leaves with Celeborn and Galadriel. Celeborn leaves Thranduil with a wolf-dog. Oropher comes back with two silvans. They are ready to accept their new lords. (eye roll) Oropher urges Thranduil to reach out to Lindóriel. He declairs his feelings and gives her an emerald pendant made from a belt he had been wearing when Doriath fell.