It was like a drop of water added to the pressure of the flood gate, forcing it open and releasing the tidal wave of emotion, which had been building, so that it could claim my frail body like a discarded piece of driftwood, rolling along the shore.

The water was cold, and muffled my voice, making it weak if any other noise were to be made, besides a painful gasp for air. I struggled, trying to fight against the situation, consuming my mind with thoughts of denial and bracing my heart with doubt as its armour. But it didn't help any. The truth was something I couldn't escape, for it was the ocean I was dragged beneath, to wallow at its mercy, and as I surrendered my soul for it to keep, arms of my fellow kin, who have felt heartbreak, appeared from the deep and pulled me down further.

If I opened my eyes, I could see the surface miles above where I lay, sparkling with sunlight and memory, for there I saw his face like I did when peering into the Mirror of my Lady Galadriel.

With his face as pale as the moon, eyes as clear a blue as the sky and hair so long and silver, wavering in the breeze, I saw things as they were, when we lived united by our love in Lothlorien. Things that are, with his absence in death, and things that may yet be...

Reaching a hand for my love, I let his name spark a new sense of purpose, rather than allowing myself to drown from the weight of my grief.

Haldir.

With it, came memory of us as children running through the golden leaved forests, which we had the honour to call home, and a smile of encouragement touched his lips.

Yes I remember. Remember the time that our relationship bloomed to become something more than friendship and I no longer ran from his pursuit, but turned to embrace it. His hand clasped in mine as he asked that I bind myself to him for all of eternity, his one and only love.

With him, I knew joy and happiness. I knew strength and security. I knew what it was to reach greater heights than the tallest mountain.

I belonged with him, and if he was not of this earth and by my side, then I would rise from the depths of my despair to right that wrong.

Things that may yet be...

I knew what that meant now, and I smiled as I got closer to breaking the surface, until a stunning bright light banished the darkness and brought with it, a surge of peace. The likes of which, I have never known and it was utterly breath-taking.

Gently, an arm curled around my waist and drew me near. It was Haldir, for his presence was not one I could mistake for anyone else's.

"I have kept you waiting" I whispered.

For a moment he was silent and then his delicate fingers trailed along my jaw to guide my face towards his and by doing so, his eyes locked onto mine and our lips were a mere inch apart, when he replied, "you were worth the wait."

And with those words, I was not lost anymore. We were together at long last, solidifying my promise to be his for all of eternity, and as we blessed our reunion with a kiss, I could have sworn to hear the voices of Lothlorien elves honouring our love with song.

A song of Haldir, and Ellenia…