Aranai was put on the mend, on bedrest since she is pregnant, which made her mad. Lingir came to see her every couple hours to talk and keep her informed on everything, her having the status she does as a protector of Mirkwood she had to know everything that was going on, also because she was the princess.

"How are you feeling?"

"I told you I am perfectly well, nothing is wrong."

"You got a cut bigger than my finger, and deep."

"I have had worse, as I said before. You would not have been nearly as concerned had I not been pregnant."

"That is insulting. You know more than anyone how I feel about you."

"Yes, Lingir I know. Forgive me, I did not mean to insult you, but you get my meaning."

"You are forgiven, and yes I do."

The babysitter came in. "My lady."

"Yes?"

"Legorn wants you."

"Alright." She said as she tried to get up.

"No." Lingir said pushing her back down. "I will bring him to you. Stay."

She rolled her eyes laying back down. Lingir went and got Legorn who was looking out a window crying.

"Legorn, tulas amin." (come with me)

Legorn walked over to Lingir and Lingir picked him up. He took him to his mother putting him next to the bed but, he raised his arms to tell her he wanted up with her on the bed. She sat up, adjusting the pillows so she could lean back against them instead of laying down. She sat him on her lap sideways so his legs were going across hers, he rested his head on her chest and she held her crying boy. Lingir dismissed himself to leave them alone.

"Mani naa ta?" (what is it?)

"Manke na ada?" (Where is daddy?)

"Ho naas gwanurnin a mellonhon." (He is with my brother and his friends.)

The little boy clung to his mother, it was the first time in Legorn's life his father was gone. He was 40 years old. She held onto him as he cried, and she started crying too from missing her husband. Also she couldn't help but worry about him and the others, she was sure they were fine though. Legorn cried into his mother's shirt, she caressed his back and his head trying to comfort him. She ran her fingers through his blonde hair, he looked like his father. He cried until he fell asleep then she scooted down into a laying position with her little boy laying on top of her, she held him close and fell asleep also.

The men didn't waste any time, Aragorn could stay awake along with Legolas, so they rode through the night. On the second day of riding though, Eowyn started to tire and so did Faramir. So, they stopped for rest before dark. Eowyn and Faramir quickly fell asleep once they laid down, so did the hobbits and Gimli. Aragorn slept after a while of talking with Legolas, who laid down and rested.

Aranai really wanted to get out of the bed, she wanted to do something, anything but be in this bed. She thought about what Legolas was going to say when he found out, she knew it wouldn't be good. Legolas was definitely going to be angry and upset, he was probably worried about her enough as it is, and then to find out something actually did happen to her, he would never let her out of his sight again. Legorn seemed to feel a little better after his breakdown last night, but he was still pretty upset missing his father. She knew exactly how he felt. Whenever her father was gone and she was stuck in Rivendell under Elrond's care with her brother she missed him terribly, then one day he never came back. She teared up thinking about it, she still missed him, both her parents, she hated being an orphan, and wished her children would never know that pain. Now, she had upset herself thinking about these things and she had to do something to calm down. So, she looked and listened to make sure Lingir wasn't around, he was the only one brave enough to try to stop her, and he wasn't so she got out of bed. She held her side drawing in a breath as pain hit her. She blew out the breath then kept walking. She put some real clothes on before walking outside and to the place she always practiced her archery. With her bow and arrows she stood out there shooting arrows at a few different targets. After a few minutes she heard Lingir coming so she quickly climbed into a tree to hide and continued to shoot them from there. He never saw her and kept going. She stayed up there in case he came back.

By early afternoon they were getting ready to start heading towards Mirkwood. Legolas sat on his horse looking north towards Mirkwood thinking as he waited for the others to get ready. Aragorn saw him and walked his horse next to him.

"Are you alright?"

"I just know something is not right."

"We will be there in two more days."

Legolas nodded. Aragorn looked back at the others and they were all ready. They got going.

Once Lingir got to her bedroom and noticed she wasn't there he knew there were only so many places she would go, so he started looking. He checked the stables, no sign of her, and her horse was still there so he knew she didn't take off somewhere which relieved him, so she had to be at the field where archers trained. But, he had just walked by there and didn't see her, so he knew she must be hiding from him knowing he'd fight with her to make her go back and rest. He walked to the field and saw many archers practicing but, no Aranai. Then, out of the corner of his eye he saw an arrow hit a target coming from above. He slowly glanced over that way, she didn't see him looking so she didn't stop and she shot another arrow. He saw that one too and looked up, there she was sitting in the tree.

"Aranai!"

She stopped knowing it was his voice that had just yelled her name and she looked to see a not so happy look on Lingir's face. She rolled her eyes and forcefully, as if throwing a fit, packed her arrows and bow and jumped out of the tree. He ran over to her.

"What are you doing jumping down that far?"

"I am fine, alright. Stop treating me like I am a child or as if I will die from my wounds. I will heal, even without laying in that blasted bed all day."

"Aranai, I am just trying to keep you from hurting yourself further so when the prince comes home he does not get angry with me."

"Lingir, I know this. But, do not worry about him, I can control my husband, he will not hurt you if I tell him you tried and I refused. Which is the truth, is it not?"

"Yes."

"Then you have nothing to worry about."

"Aranai, what about the…"

"The baby is fine too, I promise. Now, please, just relax a little."

"Very well, but no more jumping out of trees or anything that might harm you. Do simple things."

"Fine, I promise."

"Thank you." He walked away.

She walked to the stables and decided to go for a ride. She walked into her horses stall and saddled him then got on. She knew she couldn't run him, it wasn't good for the pregnancy, so she'd just walk him, which was good enough for her and for him. She started walking him towards the southern border. As she walked him for the rest of the day her husband and the others were only half a day away from her and a full day away from Mirkwood. She stopped for the night at a field where her last battle was fought, before she married Legolas.

"Do you remember this place Storm?" He neighed at her saying his name. "Me too." She looked over to her left towards the end of the field where a lonely grave was sitting. She stood and walked over to it. She sat down by it crossing her legs sitting Indian style.

"It's been fifty years almost since that battle. I tried so hard to be the perfect leader and commander, never lose a battle, and never lose a fighter in a battle. I failed, and I'm sorry. For all of you who have ever died fighting with me I'm sorry I let you down. Please forgive me."

She cried a little, only a few tears fell but she didn't breakdown into sobs. She sat there for hours before finally walking back to her horse and laying down to go to sleep.

She had only been asleep for a couple hours when the others got back on their horses and started riding again. In 5 hours or so they made it to the field where she was still sleeping. The field stops by the grave and there is a small cliff, a very steep hill, so the field is more like a drop-off. They stood on the cliff and looked down at the field. They all looked at her horse who was blocking their view of her, so they couldn't see her.

"Aranai." Legolas whispered and ran his horse to his right to where the hill was small and not so steep to get down to the field and ride over to her. Aragorn and Arwen heard him and they ran with him, then the others followed. Legolas ran his horse to hers and saw her laying down asleep and ran to her. He kneeled next to her and put his hand on her face.

"Aranai…Aranai, wake up."

She moaned and tried opening her eyes but the sun was too bright, so she out her hand over her forhead to block the light then opened them and saw Legolas. She slowly sat up.

"Legolas?"

He hugged her and she hugged him back and clung to him. He kissed her temple closing his eyes and breathed her in.

"I missed you, melamin." He whispered.

"I missed you too."

He let her go and brushed her hair out of her face and put a hand on each cheek and just smiled at her. Then it went away once it hit him that she rode her horse all the way out here.

"Why are you here and not at home?"

"I needed to get away, everyone worrying about me and hovering over my every move gets a little annoying after a while."

"I see."

"I did not mean to be gone all night though."

"Come on." He said as he stood and held out his hand to help her up. She stood and her horse did too, he was still saddled so she just got on. Legolas walked back over to his horse and climbed on. Side by side they ran their horses to Mirkwood.