In a different world{BOOK 1}Legolas X OC

chapter five- Feast and conflict

Chapter 5 Feast and conflict

Later that night, after Eliriel calmed down, she found Laerornel standing alone waiting near their shared room. Eliriel didn't talk much about what had happened hours ago and tried her best to seem like she was fine.

The three friends talked for a while but soon Tauriel left saying she had to get some reports. Then, Eliriel and Laerornel walked together, after saying goodbye to Tauriel and went to meet some other friends from the elven guard that had invited them to dinner.
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"Wow, this steak is delicious!" Laerornel exclaimed while cutting another piece from her plate and putting it in her mouth. Eliriel just nodded, enjoying her food as well.

"Really? My brother cooked it." The elleth named Magoreth said after swallowing her bite. She had long brown hair and hazel eyes just like her brother. They were twins."We are lucky it turned out decent, he almost burned down the whole kitchen trying to make it. I offered to help him many times, but see, he wanted to impress you." She teased him with a smirk.

"Sister!" Ganaer scolded her for embarrassing him while glaring at her and then moved his gaze to Eliriel and Laerornel who were trying to hold their laughter and sighed.

"Where is Ladir?" Eliriel asked considering he was supposed to dine with them." Could he not make it?"

"No, unfortunately. He was tasked with guarding near the dwarves in the cells." Ganaer spoke, disappointed that his friend was not there. "Can you believe it, these ugly creatures in our kingdom." He added, Eliriel could see disgust in his eyes.

Eliriel's eyebrows frowned. She didn't like how he was talking about them, but suppressed the urge to argue, not wanting to ruin the dinner. She instead just looked down at he plate, while Laerornel looked unfazed.

"I know right! They are so filthy and loud. The whole kingdom can hear their ugly voices." Magoreth spoke supporting the opinions of her brother. "They were probably here to steal from us."

"Yeah, they're just so different from us elves."

"Just because someone is different, doesn't mean you have to hate them." Eliriel finally spoke, not being able to take it anymore, but didn't raise her voice. Her intentions were not to start a fight. "Plus they are not here to steal. They got lost."

"How do you know that?" Ganaer asked her suspiciously. For him it seems like she's defending these dwarves.

"I-I just heard it, somewhere." She answered while lowering her gaze. She couldn't tell them the truth.

"Well you can't believe in rumors. Regardless of their reasons, they should have never been brought here." Magoreth argued.

Eliriel didn't like how this dinner turned out.

She wanted to try and change their opinions but they were just so stubborn. Maybe they're not so different from the dwarves after all. She also didn't appreciate how Laerornel just sat there listening instead of helping her. But she didn't want another argument for the night, and didn't say anything.
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The next few days were busy for Eliriel and went by rather quickly. She just drowned herself with things to do, as a distraction, she didn't want to think about her problems. Just guarding duties and healing the elves that were injured during the spider attacks.

"And, all done!" Eliriel smiled at her patient as she helped him stand up, after healing his wound. He got bitten by a spider at the side of his waist.

"Thank you Eliriel." The elf thanked her for her help with a grateful smile as he slowly walked outside of her healing room, his friends waiting for him outside.