The Leave Taking

The starlit night looked so beautiful. Haldir sighed and rose from the grass that he had been resting on. He wished that he could stay here, forever suspended between the stars and the earth, but he knew that must start the journey to Imladris soon. After meeting with Elladan and Elrohir he would decide whether to make the journey to Valinor like his lord Celeborn, or whether he stay here in middle earth. He gathered the few belongings that he was taking with him, and shouldered his bow. He moved to where his horse was tethered and with a last look at the forest that had been his home for countless centuries, he mounted the white stallion and rode away into the burgeoning dawn.