Day 16 - 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 Sixteen

“I am never going to be a good archer, Bell!” Legolas had just begun his training with the other young elves of his age.

“Yes, you will. You must keep practicing.”

“You bake bread. How hard can that be? You don’t know anything about being an archer.” Legolas was just learning to read and he thought he must know almost everything by now.

Bell grinned and leaned down so they were face to face. “Actually, I was one of the best archers in your grandfather’s army. If you don’t believe me, ask your father.”

He clearly thought she was delusional but that didn’t stop him from pocketing a couple of her biscuits on his way out the door.

An hour later, he was back, looking a bit sheepish. “Bell, Papa says you are the best archer in all the land and that if I want to learn to be a good one, then I must be nice to you so you’ll give me lessons.”

Bell smiled at him. “You certainly must be nice to me.” She kissed the tip of his nose. “But that is not a problem. You are the sweetest elf in all of the Green Wood. Grab a few more of those biscuits and follow me to the training field. We’ll have you hitting the bull’s eye in no time at all.”

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Day 17 - 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 Seventeen

Legolas had been hanging around the kitchen a lot the last few days, looking all moony-eyed and sighing a lot. That could only mean one thing. He was in love.

The stone cutter’s daughter, Merien, was a cute little thing with her mop of dark hair and her huge blue eyes. Legolas had been following her around for weeks. He was bothering her so much that her father came to to Bell.

“He’s a sweet lad but he’s proposed marriage to her and her only ten years old. I think she’d like to stay single for a few more years.”

Bell smiled. “If she can be patient for a few weeks, I think her problems will be over.”

“Is Legolas going away?”

“Oh, no.. His father is giving him his first horse. He sent all the way to Rivendell for a pony from Lord Elrond’s horse master.”

Mirien’s father smiled. “Not even the prettiest little girl in the world can compete with a boy’s first horse.”

“You’re safe for a few more years then, until they hit puberty,” Bell said.

“We’ll cross that bridge when we come to it. No use in us borrowing trouble, is there?”

Bell agreed thoroughly.

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