Name: Maria Rita Prates Roseta LEB English B2

A Journey to Hobbiton wait!, it is Rivendell!

Chapter 8 – Meeting Aragorn

Moments later Arwen was inside the room.

"Frodo? What happened?" she asked.

Frodo was near the open window, looking at the horizon.

She walked through the room and reached Frodo.

"Please, tell me" her voice was calm, but she wasn't.

Frodo glanced at her and then looked at the horizon, again.

She blew is curled hair and whispered:

"Aren't you okay, Mr. Frodo?"

He didn't resist and he said:

"I woke up and saw that I was alone, because Pip is sleeping, and I walked to the window."

"Yes, I know. I saw you there, staring at me" Arwen said.

"I wasn't staring at you" he screamed and a pale red came into his chicks.

"Be quite or you will wake Pippin."

"I wasn't looking at you…" Frodo continued.

"So you were looking at "us". We know that, you don't need to be embarrassed with that" Arwen said.

But Frodo was much blushed and he was trying to wide his face.

"Stop with that! I know you are embarrassed. I only want to know if you are okay" Arwen was trying to be calm, but she could feel his emotions.

"Is that Lord Aragorn?" Frodo asked.

Arwen looked through the window and saw Aragorn.

"Yes, he is" answered.

"I'm so ashamed! I was dreaming of her. And in my dreams she was with me; she was in my arms" he thought.

"Frodo, it was only a dream."

He got shocked!

"What? What are you saying?" he asked, with his chicks flaming.

"I know what you are thinking about. And so, I'm telling you that, it was only a dream" she continued.

"How could you?" he asked. He looked to her face.

She smiled.

"No one needs to know about it Frodo. It's our secret."

"I'm so embarrassed, my lady. Forgive me" he whispered.

"Don't feel sorry about it. You don't need to do that" and then she asked "Are you better now? Do you need to rest?"

Frodo looked at Pippin and asked:

"Is he better?"

"Yes he is better now" Arwen answered.

Frodo smiled.

"He is my cousin, but he is always doing this type of things" he laughed.

"I can imagine that" she laughed too "Will you stay here?"

"I don't know if the wound is better" he answered.

"Let me see"

After she saw his wound she said:

"Maybe, if you want to, you could come with me" and she looked through the window and her eyes found Aragorn. Frodo understood.

"Are you sure?" he asked.

"Yes, if you want to, of course" and walked to the cabinet to find a new gaze to cover his wound.

"Give me your shoulder, Frodo"

Frodo gave it and she treated his wound. After that, he dressed his shirt and they left the room. Minutes later they were in among the trees and the elven flowers. Aragorn was waiting for them with is back lying on a branch of an ancient tree.

"Aragorn, this is Mr. Frodo Baggins from the Shire and he's with us" Arwen said, presenting the hobbit.

Aragorn smiled at Frodo and said:

"Greetings, Mr. Frodo. So, it's you who found my Arwen near your house."

"Oh, Lady Arwen wasn't near my house; she was in the forest" Frodo said.

Arwen walked towards Aragorn and gave him her hands.

"My father and brothers thought I had left Rivendell with you" she laughed.

"That would be great! Wouldn't it, Arwen?" he said.

"We must be patient, my love" she smiled.

Frodo was trying to not blush, but he was too embarrassed to be looking at those two. He glanced at the ground, the trees, the birds, the snails, everything.

"So, tell me, Frodo. This is the first time you left the Shire, isn't it?" Aragorn asked.

"Yes, I never had left the Shire before. But Lady Arwen asked me to show her it, but when we are going to the Shire, we got lost and the orcs came…and attacked us. So, we needed to come here, because one of our friends got sick in the journey" Frodo answered, looking at his feet.

"And you got wounded" Aragorn looked at Frodo's shoulder.

"Oh, yes. With an orc blade."

"But he's better now. I've treated him very carefully and his shoulder is almost cured. You know, I'm a good nurse" and she smiled.

"I know" Aragorn said, looking at her with passionate eyes.

She turned her eyes away from his eyes and said to Frodo:

"Do you want to eat something? Or find Sam and Merry?"

"Yes, please" he answered.