The chill in the air reminded me of a familiar feeling. I stepped out of the carriage and stared at the palace in front of me. There was nothing like it. I had become so comfortable with everything, but I also knew nothing else. I went back inside. He smiled at me and I placed my hand on his face. His long hair tickled my cheek as I kissed him. There was truly nothing like it, nothing like love.
"If you keep going outside in the cold you'll get sick," he said.
"Well maybe you just need to warm me up," I said with a smile.
There was nothing that could separate me from his grey eyes. He was going to be my husband and soon I would be his wife. I already spoke to Lord Elrond concerning the wedding and I was very nervous.
"Miniel?" he questioned.
"Yes?" I asked.
"Are you alright?"
"I'm fine. I just was thinking," I replied.
He came closer to me and wrapped his arms around me. I felt so safe in his arms; I never wanted to leave them.
"Elladan, shouldn't we get going?" I asked remembering our appointment with his father.
"Ah!" he said remembering.
He walked out of the room and I followed behind him, making sure to keep my movement fluent and my back straight. As much as I want to marry Elladan, there is something deep inside me that pulls at my heart. At times it seems that there are battles within myself, with me as my own enemy.
We walked down the empty hallway in complete silence and when we entered the room, no one was there. Usually Lord Elrond was pungent and strict when it came to time, so I became curious as to why he wasn't there. I sat next to Elladan and looked at him with questioning eyes but he did not seem to notice.
The sound of horse hooves became so prominent. The horses neighed and the sound of multiple voices toppled over one another like an out of tune chorus. It was very strange. I got up and went to look out the window. There, many different types of people were entering, dwarves, humans and I noticed a familiar face among the elves. This was truly a sight to see. Never had I seen dwarves and so many as well. There seemed to be one very feisty one with a red beard but he did not catch my attention. I turned my gaze towards a certain human. He had dark hair and a rough beard. He really was handsome and something about him made me very curious. I felt the need to go down and greet them. It was not my place so I decided to wait for Elladan to say something. There was silence until he finally mentioned that we should go take a look.
It was already midday and my stomach was driving me crazy. I was hungry beyond belief. We went down and it seemed like we had interrupted a meeting. Lord Elrond looked at us like he had completely forgotten we existed, but we followed him and found our places sitting next to him. I could see my brother sitting across from me and I gave him a look. What was he doing here? Why did no one tell me about this? As everyone calmed down Lord Elrond proceeded to talk, introducing a hobbit who held something in his hand. I began to get goose bumps causing me to shiver. There was something off and I could feel it. Then he placed it down. In the center of us all was the one source of evil, the one thing that could kill us all, the one ring. My eyes opened wider as I stared at it. Everyone started talking and arguing at once and it caused me to loose concentration on the conversation, but then someone spoke. It was the human, but another human questioned him. Legolas got up and automatically got defensive.
There was only one man Legolas would stand next to and defend. Why did I not see it before? The human I noticed, it was Aragorn.
The dwarf with the red beard continued to glare at me from across the table as I awkwardly looked down, trying to avoid eye contact.
"Enough! Boromir son of Denethor please sit," Lord Elrond said, breaking the silence, that had some how formed.
Bormoir cleared his throat. He seemed very tense and serious, almost as if he was in a rush.
"We must discuss our options?"Lord Elrond continued.
I suddenly got this urge like I knew what was going to happen, what was supposed to happen.
"There is only one option and it involves the hobbit," I blurted out. I imediantly covered my mouth with my hand. I didn't know how that just slipped out; I had never done that before.
Everyone turned to me and stared.
I am truly sorry," I said softly.
Elladan gently stroked the top of my hand but I still felt very uneasy with everyone glaring at me.
"I agree," Aragorn said, smiling at me.
Somehow his smile seemed to calm me down, reassuring me that he was on my side. He continued to speak and defend his point, but after all the talk there was only one conclusion: A Fellowship was formed. Everyone was finally united. I could see the passion in pride that resided in everyone but once the meeting was over I stormed up to Legolas.
"Why didn't you tell me about this?" I asked.
"I didn't want to worry you," he said.
"Why didn't mother or father say anything?" I asked.
"They told me to tell you but I figured it best if I didn't. I'm supposed to take care of you Miniel, not get you involved in a dangerous quest," Legolas answered.
"But this quest involves the lives of all people on this Earth!" I said raising my voice.
"You're not going to fight are you?" he asked raising an eyebrow.
"I might have to fight you if you keep things from me," I said punching his shoulder.
Legolas smiled as someone placed their hand on his shoulder. As I looked next to him I saw Aragorn. Looking at his gentle eyes I froze for a moment. He smiled at me, unsure of what else to do I just bowed my head.
"Aragorn, this is my younger sister Miniel,"Legolas said grabbing my hand.
"Pleased to meet you," Aragorn said bowing his head in respect. I looked intently at him for a moment, trying to think of what kind of person he was, but it was hard to exactly tell. It seemed like he was very kind and noble but there was something deep inside him that looked like loneliness.
There is Chapter 1 of The Last Hope! What do you think of Miniel's relationship with Elladan..will it last? Comment and tell me what you think! What is the loneliness that she sensed from Aragorn?