Rainy night Lullabye: Chapter 1

 

Little child, be not afraid

Though rain pounds harsh against the glass

Like an unwanted stranger, there is no danger

I am here tonight.

Glorfindel sat in the window seat, lisoning to the rain fall on the roof. It had been a while since he could just sit and listen.

He laid his forehead on the cool glass, his blond hair falling around his face, having been removed from the confines of the braids that were ever present during the day.

Little child, be not afraid

Though thunder explodes and lighting flash

Illuminates your tear-stained face

I am her tonight

The doors to his room were thrown open and the youngest of the Mirkwood princes hurled himself at the guard.

"I'm sorry, my lord." The elflings nurse scurried in. "He got away from me."

And someday you'll know that nature is so

The same rain that draws you near me

Falls on rivers and land, on forests and sand

Makes the beautiful world that you'll see

In the morning.

"It's fine." Glorfindel gathered the child in his arms. "Legolas doesn't like storms. I should have remembered."

The small body buried itself further into the large elf's chest as there was another boom of thunder.

"Shh, Ithil'quessir." Glorfindel crooned, placing a big hand on the young prince's back. "I'll take it from here." He told the nurse.

"Quell marth" She muttered and left.

Little child be not afraid

Though storm clouds mask your beloved moon

And its candlight beams still keep pleasant dreams,

I am here tonight.

Gently Glorfindel, the Nikerym of Mirkwood's guard, rocked and crooned to the young prince.

"Come now." The large man said leaning back to look into the prince's face. "Why are you so afraid of storms? Hmmm."

The elfling's eyes swam with tears. "Once, my brothers took me out for the night. I was so excited." The boy smiled. "But it started raining and my pony spooked. It took off, with me still in the saddle. I got off some time later." He shivered and laid his head on Glorfindel's shoulder. "I ended up spending the under a tree."

Little child, thought wind makes creatures of our trees

And their branches to hands,

They're not real, understand

And I am here tonight

The great elf tucked the child's head under his chin and moved to sit at the window seat again.

And someday you'll know that nature is so

The same rain that draws you near me

Falls on rivers and land, on forests and sand

Makes the beautiful world that you'll see

In the morning

"You know," Glorfindel said softly. "Not everything about a storm is bad. Have you ever been outside in the morning right after a storm, before all the soldiers?"

Legolas shook his head.

"Well than, how about I show you?" Legolas smiled widely and nodded with his whole body. "It means getting up really early."

"Yes, sir!" The small elf brought his fist to his chest in a salute.

For you know, once even I was a little child

And I was afraid

But a gentle someone always came

To dry all my tears

Trade sweet sleep for fears

And to give a kiss good night.

"Glorfindel? Were you ever afraid of storms?" Legolas yawned

"When I was about your age my ship go caught in a storm."

The young elf's breath evened out telling his guard he was asleep.

Well now I am grown

And these years have shown

That rains apart of how life goes

But it's dark and it's late

So I'll hold you and wait

'Till your frightened eyes do close.

Again Glorgindel listened as the rain fell on the roof, lighter now.

Slowly he closed his eyes and nodded off.

And I hope you know that nature…

That nature is so

The same rain that draws you near me

Falls on rivers and land, on forest and sand

Makes the beautiful world that you'll see

In the morning

The sun in Glorfindel's eyes woke him.

"Legolas," He gently shook the elfling in his lap. "Legolas, ithil'quessir wake up."

"Don't wanna." The boy muttered sleepily.

"I thought you wanted to see the grounds before everyone else woke up."

Legolas sat up quickly and looked out the window. "Everything looks new and shinny!" The boy cried in delight. "Can we go play in it?"

Glorfindel nodded. "Go change." He watched as the elfling ran out of the room.

Everything's fine in the morning

The rain'll be gone in the morning

But I'll still be here in the morning.

Moon elf

Good luck

Captain