Arwen had seen it, of course, and she would never forget it. Her husband, the man she loved beyond sense itself, standing there lifting their child up into his strong arms. She had remained in Arda, given up ever seeing her mother again or travel West for that vision. She had given up immortality itself, for him and for that child she saw.

But she never really thought that she would ever get to witness that very moment, not in person. She stood in the door between the throne room and the room that led out to the king's private quarters and gardens, the throne behind her, unnoticed by all, even her ever-vigilant husband, as Eldarion came rushing from their private quarters, his father smiling brilliantly and welcoming him into his arms.

Aragorn turned at the sound behind him and smiled to see it was his son, Eldarion. He took a few steps towards the boy as the half-elf child ran up to him, trustingly flinging himself into his human parent's grip. Aragorn caught him securely and lifted him up until he could hold the five-year-old comfortably to his chest. He now noticed that the boy was no longer looking at him, looked up from the soft curls of his firstborn to see what had caught the child's attention, and met the eyes of his wife.

Aragorn smiled even wider, seeing her, looking back at him with her eyes full of deeply moved, happy tears, smiling through them in a fashion so elvish he did not question it, because he could feel that just like him, she was thoroughly happy, hopeful and so grateful for their little family, not to be threatened now by any servant of the darkness. He reached out his somewhat free arm, and she joined her young family in the embrace, knowing, through and through, that it was all worth it.

So, this is the final piece in the "Queen" trilogy, also containing the companion pieces "The Queen and Her King" and "The King and His Queen" about Aragorn and Arwen's love for one another after the end of the ring war. They can be read independently or in whatever order it best suits you to, but chronologically it is first The King, then The Queen and finally The Prince. I do not in any way claim to own "The Lord of the rings". Obviously.

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