Under The Healing Tree
I have posted the first two chapters up on AO3 - you can read them here! Here is a snippet of the second chapter (since I essentially posted the first yesterday as a snippet ;) ) No CWs - this is a feel-good story that I hope makes you smile a little :).
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Elrond sets the letter down with a slow sigh that is nearly imperceptible. The child’s cat… his faithful horse of many years… the loss of one would be equal to the loss of the other in his eyes.
“Erestor, I don’t think this particular dispatch can wait for a resolution,” he says slowly as he slides the letter across the table.
Erestor picks it up, expecting an urgent request for aid or counsel. Elrond chuckles as a flicker of confusion passes across his friend’s usually stoic face.
“Elrond… A cat?” he asks softly. “You want me to ride to Bree to find this girl’s cat?” “I want you to use the tools at your disposal to find the cat, yes,” he says.
Erestor reads the letter again, more slowly this time. He notices the uneven script, and smiles warmly as he notices how the girl tried her best to write formally - even invoking Elbereth (though misspelled). He thinks for a few moments in silence, then looks up.
“I have an idea,” Erestor says carefully as he rises and departs Elrond’s study. “This is the perfect task for Estel.”
Elrond nods in agreement. “It’s time he starts venturing out.” Keep Reading... :)
