He then sent the rope down the Elrohir. He looked over the edge and locked eyes with his brother. "Can you climb up yourself?" Elladan asked.

Elrohir tied he rope around himself while answering. "Of course I can. You can't pull me all the up Elladan I weigh too much."

"All right." Elladan nodded. "Be careful."

Elladan brought Rusdes and Losdír over to his spot and kept the rope taut ready to catch Elrohir should he fall once more. Luckily though Elrohir made it all the way. When he had climbed over the ledge Elladan got to his feet and went over to him pulling him into a tight hug.

They were there for on hour while they tended to the elflings' wounds and giving them food and water. They had been there for the most of the night after all. Both of them had twisted their ankles.

Complete overcome by their fright, but the elflings were exhausted and yawned often. Elladan and Elrohir smiled when they saw it. They packed their bag and picked up their torches before each of them scooped up an elfling. They then started walking back the way they had come from. Soon both Rusdes and Losdír were sleeping in their arms.

Hours went by before they could see light ahead of them. Elladan and Elrohir squinted but welcomed it. They had been in the darkness of the cave for too long.

As soon as they stepped out of the entrance two voices exclaimed not far from them. "Rusdes! Losdír!" The elflings parents came running towards them.

The two elflings woke up from the sound and their faces lit up with smiles when they saw their father and mother. They held out their arms and were soon taken out of Elladan and Elrohir's arms.

The mother showered Rusdes with kisses while the father bowed before them and said, "Thank you my Lords for finding them. I do not know how to repay you."

The twins smiled and shook their heads. "It was our pleasure." Then they told the elves quickly what had happened. They could see from the position of the sun that they would have to intercept Thranduil and Legolas on the road if they wanted to say goodbye.

The elves were shocked to hear what had happened and asked Elladan and Elrohir if they were all right.

"We're fine." Elrohir said. "But we couldn't care properly for their injuries in there so you need to get them to the healing wing to be checked. Don't worry their injuries aren't that serious. I am sorry but we need to leave now and therefore can't escort you back but I'm sure Aithon and Romon will be delighted to do it." Elrohir nodded towards the two guards.

"Of course my Lord." Aithon said and bowed his head.

Elladan and Elrohir quickly mounted their horses and were soon riding away from the cave and into the forest. They rode quickly as they knew it would be a close call.

Some time later they heard horses ahead of them and speed up. They soon came in sight of the Mirkwood party. Thranduil and Legolas were riding in the middle of the gathering. Legolas looked slightly desolate in front of Thranduil. Until someone in the group saw them and alerted the king and prince of their presence then Legolas turned to look at them with a smile on his lips.

Elladan and Elrohir rode past the guards and up next to Thranduil's horse.

"Did you miss us?" Elrohir laughed.

Legolas sulked "I didn't think you were going to come."

"We always keep our promises Legolas you should know that." Elladan said.

"What about the elflings?" Thranduil asked, "Did you find them?"

Elladan nodded. "They're slightly injured, but will be fine. They fell down a cliff and was trapped on a stone shelf without any way of coming up so Elrohir climbed down to them and I pulled them up with a rope."

"What about you two? Are you injured?" Thranduil asked arching his eyebrow.

Elrohir smiled and said, "Just a few bumps and bruises."

They rode with the company until they reached the border and then said their goodbye to Thranduil and Legolas.

"We'll come and visit as soon as our duties allow it." Elrohir said.

"You will?" Legolas asked enthusiastically.

Elrohir smiled and ruffled his hair, "Of course."

"Good bye King Thranduil." Elladan said with an inclination of his head. "May your journey home be swift and without danger. May the stars watch over your path."

"May they look over yours as well Elrondions." Thranduil said.

"We will see each other before you know it Legolas." Elladan then said and ruffled Legolas' hair. "Look after your father, will you?"

Legolas nodded and looked lovingly at Thranduil.

Elladan and Elrohir drew their horses to the side and watched as the company passed them. Thranduil looked back once more before the twins left his range of sight.

They sat straight atop their horses with pride and calmness. He had learned much about them in this one visit that he knew had changed the way he saw them and acted with them. They had done much before with Legolas that he had never appreciated or noticed, but now he saw it. Their past had shocked him because the twins seemed out of everyone he had ever met, the most carefree and unburdened. This he had discovered was wrong and that the twins' past held more horrors then he had thought possible. One thing was certain though, there were more to those twins than met the eye.