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Ada! Ada look how high I am!

Get down from there, before you hurt yours-

[CRASH!]

Oropher...

[You can hear the exasperation in Legolas' voice before a little girls voice interrupts. Ai, how does anyone handle twins? At least one of them is well-behaved. Ish.]

Look ada, I made a flower crown. Just like the one grandfather wears!

Very pretty, Tinuiel. Now come here and help me catch your brother so we can clean this room. Oropher, what do you have there? Is that- That's my journal. That's not a toy, don't rip those-

[And there's the sound of paper being ripped out of the journal.]

Ada told you not to do that, Oropher!

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_{[ He knows your paid, Legolas. Ryuga has been a right pill lately, climbing over everything and if Ashura is not careful he can accidentally set things on fire. The boy would get his Talent, wouldn't he? At least Ashura only had the one and not two. ]}

It seems you could use a hand. Why don't we bring the children outside for a bit, Legolas? Get some energy out of them.

Ryuga, we do not tug on Agni or Sybil's tail that way! Or chaise them with a stick!

I see you have been doubly blessed this week, Legolas. [It's possible he'll hear a small voice humming in the background.]

I most certainly could. With Oropher especially.

[He laughs and then there's the squeal of a small child as Legolas catches the little boy. Who is obviously dismayed at being caught, if the whining can be heard.]

Although, it's sounding as though you have your hands full as well!

It seems I have. It makes me question how can anyone handle raising twins.

[He does hear that but he doesn't get to ask about it before someone else does.]

Who's that, ada?

What's her name?

Who's singing?

And I have only the one. Come, I can meet you out in the gardens. Ryuga likes it out there and there are less things for them to break.

_{[ He caught up Ryuga, who giggled and Ashura grunted as the boy
whacked his jaw in his flailing. ]}

I will see you shortly.

Come on, Tinuiel. We'll visit your favorite place.

Ada, I can waaaaaalk! Lemme down!

_{[ He just laughed and settled Ryuga on his hip and headed out.}

He made his way outside to the garden, setting the boy down as he began to squirm. Flaming red hair dashed towards the gardens, Agni and Sybil following on his heels, clearly willing to forgive earlier transgressions for the chance to play outside. ]

[Once Oropher had calmed down enough for Legolas to put him down, it didn't take too long for him to get to the gardens. Both children were holding his hands when they came into the garden and tried to run off as soon as they got there but Legolas steered them towards Ashura.]

Now now, we know better than to run off without saying hello. Children, this is Ashura. Ashura, these are Oropher and Tinuiel.

[Both children quickly muttered 'Mae l'ovannen' before looking to their father to let them go play.]

_{[ Ashura smiled at the children and called softly for his own child.
Ryuga came bounding back, dressed in an off mix of fashion from both Felix
and Ashura's tastes that somehow worked. His hair was flaming red and
straight as bone, like Ashura's, with little pointed ears and bi-colored
eyes, gold and blue. He had a mess of flowers gripped in his hand. ]}

Say hello.

_{[ The boy glanced at Legolas and then the children, waving with a
smile. ]}

Hi! I'm Ryuga!

_{[ Introductions made, he turned to scamper after Angi and Sybil again,
Ashura sighing. ]}

Children.

[Legolas only laughs as the children look to him and he lets them run off after Ryuga. At least they had something else to keep them busy now that didn't include driving him up the wall with their mischief.]

Children, indeed.

Your first year with them?

_{[ He had no idea if children were in Legolas' life in his home world,
and had never asked. It never came up, and he had not wished to bring back
painful memories if that was the case.}

Ashura meandered after the children, confident that Sybil and Agni could play guardians to a degree, though he kept the flashing red hair within sight. ]

[There's a soft laugh] I am the Lady Galadriel and the voice you hear is Finrod, my little one.

[Who has now wandered over, drawn by the voices of other children.]

Well met! [Yeah, someone's been trained well.]

It is. The closest I've come to deal with children is having traveled with Hobbits and children they certainly are not.

[Legolas had never once considered settling down and had never found anyone that could capture his heart so totally as his mother had captured his fathers. Sometimes it seemed like it was a happiness he wasn't meant to find in the world.

Oropher and Tinuiel were easy enough to spot with the bright golden hair they had. Even without it though, the occasional holler in Sindarin was enough.]

Is it your first?

[Both children greet Finrod and Galadriel in unison. Which only makes Legolas laugh.]

I'm Oropher.

And I'm Tinuiel.

[And then comes the begging to meet Finrod because more children, yay!!]

Ryuga? No, Felix and I have had him for three years now - well, in the span of the week we are allowed with them.

_{[ He smiled, watching the flashing red amongst the gold, taking
comfort in the laughter. ]}

He was older, when he was gifted to us, not a small babe, so we did not go through every stage with him.

Can we meet, Naneth? Please?

I see no reason why you should not, if it is convenient for their father.

I have no object-

[The squealing of Tinuiel and Oropher drowns out the rest for a moment.]

Is there anywhere particular you'd like to meet, Lady Galadriel?

Did you find that more of a blessing or a disappointment?

[Even with so short a time promised with the twins, Legolas was a bit disappointed that he hadn't gotten to see them grow up into the young elves they were now.]

I suppose a bit of a disappointment, though I think it suited Felix just fine. I am not sure how he would handle a tiny babe.

The gardens, perhaps? We might let them run and tire themselves.

That would be perfect. We'll see you shortly... Although you may see them first.

I'm not sure that any new parents, especially so suddenly as the castle seems to have given them, know entirely how to handle a baby.

At the least I have never known any of the babes to ever be in danger, even with their parents. In that regard, I think, the Castle has a heart.

_{[ He smiled at him, chuckling suddenly. ]}

Though, while we have our babes, I think we might refrain from drinking that wine you spoke of, else they shall have the run of us.

[A little chuckle] We will be there.

[And not too much later, Galadriel and Finrod make their way into the gardens, pausing to look around for the trio of other elves.]

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