A Child Forgotten
By: stardust
Chapter One: Aislin
It was a few months before the heir of Isildur, Arathorn, died in the wild of an orc arrow, that it became apparent to his wife Gilraen that she was pregnant with their second child. She sent a message to him, bringing the great tidings. As their first-born, little Aragorn did not know.he was only two and did not seem to worry about such things.
The message, unfortunately, did not arrive to Arathorn before he was found slain in the wild by the messenger. The messenger came back alive, and at the telling of the news, Gilraen was of course grieved and tears uncountable came to her eyes.
But Gilraen knew that she had to go on and raise the heirs of Isildur, the pure bloodline of the Dunedain. So she took her son and unborn child to Rivendell. She stayed with Elrond the half-elven, and her days were peaceful. The day of the birth was late in March the 25th, in the early evening. The newborn child was a beautiful baby girl.
Gilraen searched in her thoughts for a name, a suitable name for one such as her daughter. She thought for a while before she chose the name Aislin. This name meant "dream, vision" and it perfectly described what the girl was. It was a dream to Gilraen to have made it through such hard times, and to have a little baby girl.
But things were not always good or dream-like in the months following the birth. A few riders came from the Dunedain of the Northern Realm. They came requesting Gilraen to come back and to bring the prince and princess with her. Gilraen refused to leave such a peaceful place, where her children could live a happy life, and where she could watch them grow. But she also knew that the realm of Gondor and the future of men was depending on Aragorn.she could feel in her heart that there was something there for him. He would not just be another worthless heir. And yet she still refused. The Dunedain do not give up so easily. They then went to Elrond, to see if he could convince her, or at least make her see what she was refusing. Elrond also refused, but one of the Dunedain came forward.
"Lord Elrond, we know you are wisest in lore and have great wisdom. Long have your sons hunted horrible Orcs with us. But you must see things from our eyes, be it only for a moment. We need someone to be our king, our leader. So Aragorn may be the heir of Isildur, but he must be the leader of his people before he is the leader of all men. Will you at least let us raise little Aislin? She will be a great queen for she is like her mother. If you will not let us have our true king to raise and teach our ways, let us give our princess a life with her people."
"I see that you need a leader, but do you not have one? We have many great warriors in Rivendell, we can teach them many things. But if Gilraen agrees, a daughter of the Dunedain Aislin can be." Elrond finally reasoned.
And so, even with little agreement from Gilraen, Aislin was brought back to a small village. It was the village where the ladies of the Dunedain stayed, as the rangers wandered, protecting others.
So life would be for Aislin, Isildur's heir.
It was a few months before the heir of Isildur, Arathorn, died in the wild of an orc arrow, that it became apparent to his wife Gilraen that she was pregnant with their second child. She sent a message to him, bringing the great tidings. As their first-born, little Aragorn did not know.he was only two and did not seem to worry about such things.
The message, unfortunately, did not arrive to Arathorn before he was found slain in the wild by the messenger. The messenger came back alive, and at the telling of the news, Gilraen was of course grieved and tears uncountable came to her eyes.
But Gilraen knew that she had to go on and raise the heirs of Isildur, the pure bloodline of the Dunedain. So she took her son and unborn child to Rivendell. She stayed with Elrond the half-elven, and her days were peaceful. The day of the birth was late in March the 25th, in the early evening. The newborn child was a beautiful baby girl.
Gilraen searched in her thoughts for a name, a suitable name for one such as her daughter. She thought for a while before she chose the name Aislin. This name meant "dream, vision" and it perfectly described what the girl was. It was a dream to Gilraen to have made it through such hard times, and to have a little baby girl.
But things were not always good or dream-like in the months following the birth. A few riders came from the Dunedain of the Northern Realm. They came requesting Gilraen to come back and to bring the prince and princess with her. Gilraen refused to leave such a peaceful place, where her children could live a happy life, and where she could watch them grow. But she also knew that the realm of Gondor and the future of men was depending on Aragorn.she could feel in her heart that there was something there for him. He would not just be another worthless heir. And yet she still refused. The Dunedain do not give up so easily. They then went to Elrond, to see if he could convince her, or at least make her see what she was refusing. Elrond also refused, but one of the Dunedain came forward.
"Lord Elrond, we know you are wisest in lore and have great wisdom. Long have your sons hunted horrible Orcs with us. But you must see things from our eyes, be it only for a moment. We need someone to be our king, our leader. So Aragorn may be the heir of Isildur, but he must be the leader of his people before he is the leader of all men. Will you at least let us raise little Aislin? She will be a great queen for she is like her mother. If you will not let us have our true king to raise and teach our ways, let us give our princess a life with her people."
"I see that you need a leader, but do you not have one? We have many great warriors in Rivendell, we can teach them many things. But if Gilraen agrees, a daughter of the Dunedain Aislin can be." Elrond finally reasoned.
And so, even with little agreement from Gilraen, Aislin was brought back to a small village. It was the village where the ladies of the Dunedain stayed, as the rangers wandered, protecting others.
So life would be for Aislin, Isildur's heir.