Day 11 - Kitchen Wisdom

Kitchen Wisdom
Author: alexcat
Type: Gen.
Rating: PG
Disclaimer: I do own this original character but I do not own Middle Earth or Tolkien’s characters, nor do I profit from using them.
Warnings: None
Characters: Oropher, Thranduil, Legolas, Oropher’s wife, Thranduil’s wife, Legolas, Original female character, Bellothia
Archive: Ao3, OEAM, Alex’s Story Book
Author’s Note: Jenny wanted a story about Oropher and Cook, so I decided to give her a month’s worth of them.
Spoilers: For the stories of Oropher and Thranduil, yes.
Summary: Every day, I will tell a little of the story of Bellothia, cook for the house of Oropher.

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Part Eleven

Oropher had known for a long time that he would not leave this hellish plain alive. He had felt it in his heart when he’d agreed to come here with the Noldor king. The Noldor king would not leave here either. It would take their all to defeat Sauron.

He did not mind. His son would be a fine king and he already had a son to follow him. He did regret that he would never see the child. Bell would take care of them both. It’s a pity his son had not married the cook. She was as fine a woman as his wife was.

He pulled his long sword out of its ornate scabbard and looked at it. It was polished to a mirror finish and razor sharp. He sharpened it again, oiled the blade and put it away. His armor was polished and his horse was clean and fed, ready.

He left his tent after all were abed and slipped into Gil-galad’s.

“What on earth are you doing here?” Gil-galad was sitting at his desk, looking at some maps.

“I have an idea on how to end this. Let me tell you about it…”

And he did.