I don't own Lord of the Rings. I only own Edleneth and any other characters I make up along the way, as well as the twists I put into the basic story. Elvish will be in italics.
Edleneth shot the target with her bow. She and Arwen had arrived in Rivendell with Frodo (Arwen won the race), who was quickly rushed to Lord Elrond. It had been four days since then, and Frodo was recovering, although he still slept. Since she had nothing better to do, and was deeply worried about the poor hobbit, Edleneth had decided to work of her stress by practicing her archery skill. She frowned when she saw she had missed the middle by an inch.
"Getting rusty, are we?" Elrohir walked up to Edleneth's right, his brother on her left.
"That's why I'm practicing," Edleneth said calmly as she notched another arrow. Pulling back the string, she aimed at the target.
"Don't miss!" Elladan poked Edleneth's side just as she let go, ruining her aim and causing the arrow to miss the target completely.
"Elladan!" Edleneth turned to look at him with an angry glare, "Don't do that! I could hit someone!"
"Alright, I won't," Elladan sighed. Looking at him skeptically, Edleneth turned back to the target and notched another arrow. Readying her bow, she aimed at the target.
"Like this!" Elrohir jostled Edleneth's bow as she fired, making her arrow miss the target again.
"Elrohir!" Edleneth faced him, but gasped as Elladan snatched her bow out of her hands. She turned to fight him, but just as she whirled around, a fourth person came up to them.
"Greetings," he said. Elladan, Elrohir, and Edleneth turned to face the newcomer, who wore gray robes that were about the same color as his gray beard.
"Mithrandir," Elrohir nodded to him.
The wizard smiled. "I thought I would inform you that Frodo is awake."
"Wonderful!" Edleneth exclaimed, "How is he?"
"The wound will never fully heal," Mithrandir replied, "He will carry it for the rest of his life." The three elves nodded. "Now I must go, for there are things I must do. I believe more shall be discussed at the council tomorrow."
As the wizard walked away from them, Edleneth turned to the twins. "What council?" She asked them.
"The council tomorrow," Elladan explained, his voice lowered, "It's a secret gathering of elves, men, and," He took a deep breath, "Dwarves." Edleneth groaned at the name.
"Father sent us to tell you that you are invited," Elrohir continued, "But you must not tell anyone else."
"Is it about the Ring?" Edleneth whispered. The brothers nodded simultaneously. They stood in solemn silence for a minute, before Edleneth realized that Elladan still had her bow. Grabbing it out of his hands, she said, "Now, if you'll excuse me, I would like to finish practicing."
"Can we help?" Elrohir asked.
"No," Edleneth replied, "Go pick on Aragorn." The brothers shared a grin and walked away from Edleneth, who smiled and turned around to finish her archery practice. When it got dark, Edleneth put away her bow and arrows and began to walk back to her room when she saw the slight movement of a gown. Guessing it was Arwen's, Edleneth quietly followed, being careful not to be seen. She smirked when she discovered that she had indeed followed Arwen, and that she was about to witness a couple moment between her best friend and Aragorn, who looked downcast.
"Do you remember when we first met?" Arwen asked, walking up to him.
"I thought I had wandered into a dream," Aragorn said wistfully.
"Long years have passed. You did not have the cares you carry now," Arwen said, looking into his eyes, "Do you remember what I told you?"
"You said you'd bind yourself to me," Aragorn replied instantly, "Forsaking the immortal life of your people."
"And to that I hold," Arwen told him, "I would rather share one lifetime with you than face all the ages of this world alone." She handed him her pendant, causing Edleneth's jaw to drop open. "I choose a mortal life."
"You cannot give me this!" Aragorn protested, trying to give it back. Edleneth silently nodded in agreement.
"It is mine to give to whom I will," Arwen pushed the pendant into his hands, "Like my heart." She smiled at Aragorn, who didn't try to give the pendant back, knowing that he couldn't win the argument.
Edleneth finally felt like she was intruding and silently snuck away from the couple and to her room, where she flopped on the bed and fell asleep thinking about the encounter she had just witnessed.