[Thranduil was quiet as Leginas hummed, he had not heard that tune in many centuries. He remembered it, it was the same tune that had been sung to soothe upsets and hurts. He had not expected that Legolas would remember the tune.
As Legolas's voice faltered, Thranduil picked up the song with his own voice. He still remembered the words to the song, it was from the days when their people still lived in Doriath, in those ancient woods which lay in the Girdle of Melian. It brought back many memories, he remembered when his wife had sung it to him when he had returned from Mordor even, in an attempt to soothe the pain. It had worked wonders when Legolas would cry, even at such a young age he seemed to had been fascinated with the song.
When the last note faded, Thranduil had to look away, eyes closed for a moment.]
Your mother sang that to you when you were a baby. It would calm you when you cried, when nothing else worked.
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As Legolas's voice faltered, Thranduil picked up the song with his own voice. He still remembered the words to the song, it was from the days when their people still lived in Doriath, in those ancient woods which lay in the Girdle of Melian. It brought back many memories, he remembered when his wife had sung it to him when he had returned from Mordor even, in an attempt to soothe the pain. It had worked wonders when Legolas would cry, even at such a young age he seemed to had been fascinated with the song.
When the last note faded, Thranduil had to look away, eyes closed for a moment.]
Your mother sang that to you when you were a baby. It would calm you when you cried, when nothing else worked.