Chapter 2
Legolas first lead her to his tent, directly across from Aragorn's, where he gave her some clothes. He told her that she did not want to be seen wearing clothing from Harad in this camp. She took them gratefully and changed while Legolas stepped out of the tent. Then they went to Eowyn's tent.
Legolas introduced them. "Lady Eowyn, this is. . . Gwedhiel. Gwedhiel, this is Lady Eowyn."
"Please, call me Eowyn," she said to Gwedhiel.
"Aragorn has requested that she stay with you for the remainder of the march to Minas Tirith," Legolas informed Eowyn.
"Well then, by all means, come. We shall get you accommodated," Eowyn said to Gwedhiel.
"Thank you," she muttered back shyly. Gwedhiel was not usually so shy but the kindness these people were showing her, she could not understand.
Legolas left them, returning to speak with Estel. He was sitting in his tent with Gimli, in comfortable silence.
"Good. He's back. Now, do you plan on explaining yourself?" Gimli asked impatiently.
"Yes, I will. I simply didn't want to have to explain twice," Aragorn said, pausing before launching into his story. "As you are aware, Lord Elrond has been blessed with the gift of foresight," again he paused, waiting for his companions to acknowledge this. When they did, he continued. "Before the fellowship set out on our journey, he informed me of something that he knew would come to pass. Although he did so in a cryptic manner. He said, 'The one who tries to take your life at dusk will surely save it come dawn.'"
"And you assume this 'one' to be the girl?" Legolas questioned incredulously.
"I do. Tell me, have you given her a name?"
"Yes, and I think it fits her quite well. She shall be called Gwedhiel," replied Legolas, quite proud of himself for being so clever.
"I thought as much. The second part of Lord Elrond's message was this. 'The one who is bound shall become free.'" Aragorn told them with the smuggest smirk he had ever given them. They both just stared in shock.
"It seems she is most proficient in archery Legolas, maybe even a match for you. You should begin teaching her short swords. She needs a close range form of self defense." Legolas understood this. Fleetingly he thought that this was most likely because of her Elvin heritage.
Italics = Elvish because I'm not proficient enough in it to write much more than small phrases. Sorry.
Gwedhiel- bound