A/N: Funny. I forgot to mention that in this story I will be switching
points of view a lot. They will be marked with a ~*~*~*~ sort of thing and
I will let you know who's speaking. That is, if I only have one it means
third person. Sorry I forgot to mention it before!
~*Sky Magic*~
Chapter Two
~*~*~*~
Rhiadrieal's POV
~*~*~*~
I lead Star Fire through the castle yard. The hem of my dress wraps around my ankles, it is aggravating. I normally do not wear gowns while training, I have a tendency to ruin clothing, but I intend on training Star Fire to be a polite, will behaved ladies horse as well as a fiery, strong willed war horse. The strong willed and fiery part has never been a problem for him. Once when he was younger, he nearly took off two of a groom's fingers. I am focusing on the polite and well-behaved part, something he does not manage well.
"Hold still," I command, placing my right foot in the stirrup. I mount, sidesaddle. I do not like sidesaddle all that much, but I want to train Firey, Star Fire, to it. He shifted under my weight; I have never ridden him sidesaddle. I pat him reassuringly and issue the order to trot. I walk him to the gate, where I normally train lies beyond the castle grounds. When I approach the gate, I notice that the two guards have stopped someone; they appear to be arguing with the person they have denied entrance. I pull Firey up behind them and gaze down at the person who seemed to be arguing politely.
"Aragorn?" I demand.
~*~*~*~
Aragorn stared up at the lady who sat upon her horse behind the guards. It was Rhiadrieal. She looked nothing like the elf he remembered from that cold rainy day. She wore a clean, blue, cotton gown. She did not have the smudge of dirt on her cheek. Her black hair was no longer dull looking, but shiny and silky looking. Her horse, Star Fire, looked the same, the chestnut coat still gleaming. "Rhiadrieal?" he asked.
She looked at him with a steady gaze but then looked past him. He was leading Gollum. "Let him in, I invited him," Rhiadrieal commanded the guards.
"Yes Lady Rhiadrieal," one of the guards said and stepped away from the entrance, letting Aragorn through.
"You may want to see Legolas and Thranduil," Rhiadrieal commented, leading Star Fire. She handed his reins to a groom. She ran into the castle, closely followed by Aragorn.
***
Thranduil nodded after Aragorn finished his story. "We will keep him in our dungeons," he said quietly. "You, son of Arathorn, are welcome to stay."
"I am honored," Aragorn said politely. Rhiadrieal, standing next to Legolas, who was at his father's side, smiled.
Aragorn stood to go, guards had taken Gollum and Rhiadrieal followed. "How long do you plan to stay?" she asked politely.
"I do not know," Aragorn said, and absently rubbed his arm and winced in pain.
Rhiadrieal narrowed her eyes and grabbed his arm, making him stop. With out asking she pulled back his sleeve. She knew that, due to his pride, the Man would not admit to being hurt if she asked. A swollen bite bled sluggishly on his lower arm. His black clothing had hidden the crimson stain that would have appeared, "What happened?" she demanded.
"The cursed creature got loose, while I was trying to catch him he bite me," Aragorn muttered.
"You of all people, a healer, should know to get it treated!" Rhiadrieal said and grabbed his arm, hauling him through the halls.
"Where are we going?" he asked.
"The healers, where else?" Rhiadrieal asked and pushed a door open. "El, I have a patient for you!" Rhiadrieal called into the room. It smelled strongly of linen and herbs.
An elf, El, peered her head around the corner. "Oh, hello Rhiadrieal," she said cheerfully. "And this would be?"
Rhiadrieal looked at Aragorn expectantly. "Estel," he said.
"So you're going by the name Estel here?" Rhiadrieal whispered. Aragorn nodded in reply. "Show El your bite please," Rhiadrieal said to Aragorn.
Aragorn sighed and offered his arm for inspection. El looked at it and hissed sympathy, it was painful looking. She led him to the other room to clean and bandage the wound. Rhiadrieal followed close behind.
***
Rhiadrieal sat next to Legolas, laughing. Aragorn looked at her, she was beautiful as her sister. Why she was not in Imladris or Lorien puzzled him. Elrond was protective of Arwen and yet, he had heard that Rhiadrieal had disappeared for one hundred years. He saw Rhiadrieal stop laughing and say something to Legolas who smiled and leaned over and kissed her. Aragorn smiled, he had heard of Legolas and Rhiadrieal's wedding. They were a perfect pair of lovebirds from what some said.
"Have you been to Mirkwood before?" a quiet voice behind Aragorn asked. Aragorn jumped and whirled around to stare into green gold eyes.
"I have not been to the castle, but I have passed through Mirkwood," he mentioned. "It is a haunted place."
"It was not always this way," Mith said in her quiet voice. "I remember the time when the shadow had not yet fallen on Greenwood the Great, it was a beautiful forest."
Aragorn raised his eyebrows in surprise but said nothing. "Rhiadrieal and Legolas really do love each other, don't they," he commented. "How long has it been since they were last separated for a time?"
"They have not separated, since the wedding, for anytime longer than a week or two," Mith replied. "They are attached to each other."
"I see," Aragorn replied.
"Elrond speaks highly of you. You must be a very noteworthy man," Mith stated.
"You know Elrond?" Aragorn asked.
"He is a very good friend of mine," Mith replied.
"Hello," Rhiadrieal said. "Mind if I interrupt?" She smiled up at Aragorn.
"Not if you don't," Mith said to Aragorn. Aragorn nodded and looked at Rhiadrieal.
"I was thinking, since you don't have a horse, I need to give Star Fire a good home. I've already trained him to be a warhorse and he was hopeless at being a ladies horse-" Rhiadrieal said until Mith interrupted.
"A ladies horse? He's a war horse already!" Mith exclaimed.
"So? It means he could do both," Rhiadrieal said and then kept on talking. "I could give him to you, you need a horse and he needs someone who can handle him and not get mangled. So, it should work, if you'd take him that is."
"I'd like to look him over first," Aragorn replied. "Thank you for thinking of me."
"Your welcome, he likes you by the way," Rhiadrieal said absently. "I'll see you tomorrow."
"How did you learn that?" Aragorn asked as Rhiadrieal started to walk away.
"He said so," Rhiadrieal replied and walked away.
~*Sky Magic*~
Chapter Two
~*~*~*~
Rhiadrieal's POV
~*~*~*~
I lead Star Fire through the castle yard. The hem of my dress wraps around my ankles, it is aggravating. I normally do not wear gowns while training, I have a tendency to ruin clothing, but I intend on training Star Fire to be a polite, will behaved ladies horse as well as a fiery, strong willed war horse. The strong willed and fiery part has never been a problem for him. Once when he was younger, he nearly took off two of a groom's fingers. I am focusing on the polite and well-behaved part, something he does not manage well.
"Hold still," I command, placing my right foot in the stirrup. I mount, sidesaddle. I do not like sidesaddle all that much, but I want to train Firey, Star Fire, to it. He shifted under my weight; I have never ridden him sidesaddle. I pat him reassuringly and issue the order to trot. I walk him to the gate, where I normally train lies beyond the castle grounds. When I approach the gate, I notice that the two guards have stopped someone; they appear to be arguing with the person they have denied entrance. I pull Firey up behind them and gaze down at the person who seemed to be arguing politely.
"Aragorn?" I demand.
~*~*~*~
Aragorn stared up at the lady who sat upon her horse behind the guards. It was Rhiadrieal. She looked nothing like the elf he remembered from that cold rainy day. She wore a clean, blue, cotton gown. She did not have the smudge of dirt on her cheek. Her black hair was no longer dull looking, but shiny and silky looking. Her horse, Star Fire, looked the same, the chestnut coat still gleaming. "Rhiadrieal?" he asked.
She looked at him with a steady gaze but then looked past him. He was leading Gollum. "Let him in, I invited him," Rhiadrieal commanded the guards.
"Yes Lady Rhiadrieal," one of the guards said and stepped away from the entrance, letting Aragorn through.
"You may want to see Legolas and Thranduil," Rhiadrieal commented, leading Star Fire. She handed his reins to a groom. She ran into the castle, closely followed by Aragorn.
***
Thranduil nodded after Aragorn finished his story. "We will keep him in our dungeons," he said quietly. "You, son of Arathorn, are welcome to stay."
"I am honored," Aragorn said politely. Rhiadrieal, standing next to Legolas, who was at his father's side, smiled.
Aragorn stood to go, guards had taken Gollum and Rhiadrieal followed. "How long do you plan to stay?" she asked politely.
"I do not know," Aragorn said, and absently rubbed his arm and winced in pain.
Rhiadrieal narrowed her eyes and grabbed his arm, making him stop. With out asking she pulled back his sleeve. She knew that, due to his pride, the Man would not admit to being hurt if she asked. A swollen bite bled sluggishly on his lower arm. His black clothing had hidden the crimson stain that would have appeared, "What happened?" she demanded.
"The cursed creature got loose, while I was trying to catch him he bite me," Aragorn muttered.
"You of all people, a healer, should know to get it treated!" Rhiadrieal said and grabbed his arm, hauling him through the halls.
"Where are we going?" he asked.
"The healers, where else?" Rhiadrieal asked and pushed a door open. "El, I have a patient for you!" Rhiadrieal called into the room. It smelled strongly of linen and herbs.
An elf, El, peered her head around the corner. "Oh, hello Rhiadrieal," she said cheerfully. "And this would be?"
Rhiadrieal looked at Aragorn expectantly. "Estel," he said.
"So you're going by the name Estel here?" Rhiadrieal whispered. Aragorn nodded in reply. "Show El your bite please," Rhiadrieal said to Aragorn.
Aragorn sighed and offered his arm for inspection. El looked at it and hissed sympathy, it was painful looking. She led him to the other room to clean and bandage the wound. Rhiadrieal followed close behind.
***
Rhiadrieal sat next to Legolas, laughing. Aragorn looked at her, she was beautiful as her sister. Why she was not in Imladris or Lorien puzzled him. Elrond was protective of Arwen and yet, he had heard that Rhiadrieal had disappeared for one hundred years. He saw Rhiadrieal stop laughing and say something to Legolas who smiled and leaned over and kissed her. Aragorn smiled, he had heard of Legolas and Rhiadrieal's wedding. They were a perfect pair of lovebirds from what some said.
"Have you been to Mirkwood before?" a quiet voice behind Aragorn asked. Aragorn jumped and whirled around to stare into green gold eyes.
"I have not been to the castle, but I have passed through Mirkwood," he mentioned. "It is a haunted place."
"It was not always this way," Mith said in her quiet voice. "I remember the time when the shadow had not yet fallen on Greenwood the Great, it was a beautiful forest."
Aragorn raised his eyebrows in surprise but said nothing. "Rhiadrieal and Legolas really do love each other, don't they," he commented. "How long has it been since they were last separated for a time?"
"They have not separated, since the wedding, for anytime longer than a week or two," Mith replied. "They are attached to each other."
"I see," Aragorn replied.
"Elrond speaks highly of you. You must be a very noteworthy man," Mith stated.
"You know Elrond?" Aragorn asked.
"He is a very good friend of mine," Mith replied.
"Hello," Rhiadrieal said. "Mind if I interrupt?" She smiled up at Aragorn.
"Not if you don't," Mith said to Aragorn. Aragorn nodded and looked at Rhiadrieal.
"I was thinking, since you don't have a horse, I need to give Star Fire a good home. I've already trained him to be a warhorse and he was hopeless at being a ladies horse-" Rhiadrieal said until Mith interrupted.
"A ladies horse? He's a war horse already!" Mith exclaimed.
"So? It means he could do both," Rhiadrieal said and then kept on talking. "I could give him to you, you need a horse and he needs someone who can handle him and not get mangled. So, it should work, if you'd take him that is."
"I'd like to look him over first," Aragorn replied. "Thank you for thinking of me."
"Your welcome, he likes you by the way," Rhiadrieal said absently. "I'll see you tomorrow."
"How did you learn that?" Aragorn asked as Rhiadrieal started to walk away.
"He said so," Rhiadrieal replied and walked away.