Everything was quiet in Rivendell as Anar was showing her face.
Suddenly, the quiet was shattered by two voices yelling "ESTEL!
LEGOLAS! YOU WILL DIE WHEN WE GET OUR HANDS ON YOU!"
Glorfindel came into the hall. He saw the twins as they came out of
their rooms. "Oh, my! I told them to use just a little," he thought.
He then ducked back into his room - and locked the door.
Elrond was sound asleep when two very irate elves stormed into the
room. "Ada! Just look at us!" yelled Elladan. Elrohir stormed around
his brother and said, "You? What about me?"
Elrond was still not wholly awake as he turned to look at his
sons. "You're hurting my eyes," he mumbled as he started to slip
back into elven sleep.
"Ada, wake up." Elrond turned over and got a shock. Elladan was,
well, blue - quite possibly the most vivid blue Elrond had ever
seen. Elrohir was bright purple. He just stared at the two. He
couldn't believe what he saw.
Now he knew why the other two left so suddenly!
"Where are they? They are going to be dead, because I will
personally kill them." Elladan was still muttering to himself.
"You'll have to wait, then. Legolas and Estel left last night to go
on a hunting trip. Now, if you will leave, I can get dressed.
Breakfast will be ready shortly."
Both twins left to finish dressing, muttering dwarven and elven
curses. Elrond could not hold in his laughter any more. He slumped
back in bed and laughed until his sides ached.
Just then, Glorfindel entered. He took one look at the Lord of
Imladris, and laughed as well.
"Mellon nin, I suppose you had nothing to do with the twins' color?"
asked Elrond.
"Who, me? Now, why would you think I had anything to do with that?"
asked Glorfindel with an almost innocent look. "Why do you always
blame me whenever anything like that is done?"
"Because you, my golden-haired friend, are usually in the middle of
everything!" said Elrond, laughing.
"All I did was to help get the dye. I told Legolas and Estel not to
use quite so much," replied Glorfindel. The two elves could hear the
twins as they stomped through the halls.
Elrond just rolled his eyes. "I really must speak to them about the
language they use," he said.
Glorfindel said, with a grin, "And where might they have heard that
language?"
Elrond had the grace to blush at his advisor's words. "It is 'Do as
I say, not as I do.'"
Glorfindel then laughed, and said "I will meet you in the dining
hall."
As Elrond entered the hall, he saw that Celeborn and Thranduil were
already seated. They rose as the Lord of Imladris entered. The
twins were also there, and their father could see the rest of the
elves were attempting to act as if everything were normal.
Both Celeborn and Thranduil had a twinkle in their eyes, but merely
wished everyone "Quel amrun" as they started to eat.
Elrond asked Elladan "Did you not notice that there was dye in the
soap?"
Glorfindel spoke up. "This particular dye does not show
immediately. It takes a little time before it actually begins to be
seen."
"How long will it show?" asked Elladan. Elrohir leaned forward to
hear the answer.
Glorfindel answered, "It should be about three days before it starts
to wear off."
The twins groaned in unison. "Three days!?!"

Quel amrun:  Good morning