~* A/N: According to some facts it has been brought my attention that elven
pregnancies take one year. Anyway, I'm going to keep going.that's breaking
the story (this chapter in no way makes fun of my little sister.. and
Legolas and I don't mean what we say)*~
Legolas paced the length of the chamber.
"Legolas, calm down. You've been through thirteen of these", his sister in law Aldalaswen said. Aldalaswen had married Ardonelle's older brother, Elladon and since then Aldalaswen had been a good friend to the two of them. Elladon and Aldalaswen had one child, who had died tragically.
"I know, but." Legolas trailed off.
"Just sit. Celebrian will be back with news shortly", she said.
Legolas sat, but had to make a conscious effort to sit still.
"So how was Middle Earth when you left?" she asked him, willing to know any news.
"When I left, it was peaceful, you know that. But before that we had a vicious war. Ardonelle almost didn't make it out alive", Legolas said.
"I've read the books", she said.
Celebrian walked out of Ardonelle's chamber room, midwives followed her, talking of Ardonelle's strong legs.
"Ladies, the Prince of Ithilien." Celebrian turned to her midwives then to Legolas.
"How is she? Did she do well?" he said eagerness filling his voice.
"She did beautifully. That warrior training paid off, you are now father to a new baby girl", Celebrian said.
"May I go in and see her?" Legolas asked, glimpsing at Ardonelle who was so engrossed in her daughter, she barely knew Legolas was watching her.
"Yes, of course", Celebrian said.
Legolas looked up into the open curtains as a gentile breeze danced across his face. A full moon shone bright and blue.
"She's beautiful", he said.
"Like you, she has your jaw line, but my graceful neck", she said.
Legolas went over to Ardonelle and looked down on his daughter.
"She has your eyes", he said.
"The eyes of the Lady of the Wood", she said.
She kissed him, not for the fact that Ardonelle had to sit through seventeen hours of pain, or for the fact this had all happened, but for the fact that Legolas had given her a new daughter to love and spend all her time with.
"Lady Enelya Glînel", he said.
"She is incredibly lucky", he said.
"Yes, the luckiest elven maiden in all of Middle Earth", she said.
~****~
Kalbeleg was sitting in a ridiculously time-consuming council meeting when a page came into to tell him of his new sister.
"My lord, word from the Havens", the page said.
"Excuse me gentlemen", Kalbeleg said and got up.
He and the page went outside the double doors and spoke for two minutes.
"Your mother gave birth to a new daughter, Enelya Glînel", the page told him.
"Joy, and relating to the stars. She named her after the late King Elessar and Queen Evenstar", Kalbeleg thought aloud.
"My lord?" the page asked him.
"Oh, yes. Send my parents my wishes", he said.
The page nodded and turned on his heel.
Kalbeleg went into the meeting, but did not pay any attention.
"My lord, the new Captain is going to be who?" a councilman asked him.
"Myself, I want to oversee all new military action", he said.
"Then we will see you next month?" the same councilman asked him.
"Yes", he said.
Kalbeleg went into one of the many gardens in the palace walls.
He knew his mother was a strong woman, and Kalbeleg had been born only 25 years ago. He remembered the day he announced his mortality to his parents.
~****~
Legolas held his new baby daughter, her eyes closed, her face peaceful. Ardonelle slept with her face up toward the ceiling, and her eyes fixed on nothing specific. Celebrian and Elrond were patiently waiting to see their new granddaughter.
"Ardonelle", Legolas said.
"Yes?" she replied.
"Your parents wish to see their new granddaughter", Legolas said.
"Let them in, your parents too", she said and got up and dressed.
Legolas gave Enelya to Ardonelle and then went over to the double doors and opened them. The first guests were Elrond and Celebrian.
"Congratulations", Elrond said, and shook Legolas' hand.
"Thank you", Legolas said.
Celebrian stood by Ardonelle, who was sitting in the rocker with her daughter.
"Ardonelle, we have three generations of names of in this room", Celebrian said.
"Four women of age and of talent", Galadrial said.
Ardonelle looked up into her grandmother's eyes. Their gazes locked, for a brief moment, and then Galadrial turned away.
"You have power in your gaze, that is good", she said, "but the beauty you once encompassed is gone. You want more, you need more, the Havens will not satisfy your restless soul", she finished.
"I knew mortality was what I was destined to happen to me", she spoke to herself.
Galadrial seemed to float toward her granddaughter.
"It is Arwen, isn't it?" Galadrial asked her.
"No", Ardonelle said, keeping her gaze strong.
"It is the King Elessar, he died and with him went you. You are Aragorn's lady, you are the Lady Elessar", Galadrial said.
Legolas knew it from the beginning.
"Legolas, where are your parents?" Ardonelle asked Legolas.
" They must be on their way, I sent a page", he said.
"Ardonelle, you know what I speak of, and you know it is right", Galadrial said.
"Lady Galadrial, I have birthed fourteen of Legolas' children. I have learned to love him beyond belief, and you want to say that I still love the King Elessar?" she said.
"You understand Legolas. He understands you. That does not mean you have fallen in love", Galadrial said.
Ardonelle left the room.
Elrond continued to hold his granddaughter.
"Legolas, if you do not stop her, no one will. Aragorn is gone, he will not go to her and calm her down", Elrond said.
"I know. That is why I am letting her go. She misses him," he said, and went to sit in the rocker that Ardonelle had sat in minutes before.
A few moments later, Thandruil and Earella knocked on the door.
"My lord, it is the former King and Queen of Mirkwood", the page said.
"Good, good, bring them in", Elrond said.
Legolas remained quiet, as he always did around his parents.
Earella made a beeline for Enelya, and Thandruil went to his son.
"Legolas. Fine work", Thandruil said.
"Excuse me, father", Legolas said and ran after Ardonelle, who had firmly planted herself in a garden.
"I knew I could find you here", he said.
She looked up.
"I know. I know. Whenever someone mentions Arwen, I get that horrible sinking feeling", he said.
"It's just, I know I am his lady. The one he was really supposed to be with, yet my sister took the prize", she said.
"We all knew it. Your sister had him underneath her spell for so long", Legolas said.
"But she didn't have you", she said softly.
~*A/N Okay, that's enough. There's no more until sometime in the next two weeks, b/c of my b-day, so yeah*~
Legolas paced the length of the chamber.
"Legolas, calm down. You've been through thirteen of these", his sister in law Aldalaswen said. Aldalaswen had married Ardonelle's older brother, Elladon and since then Aldalaswen had been a good friend to the two of them. Elladon and Aldalaswen had one child, who had died tragically.
"I know, but." Legolas trailed off.
"Just sit. Celebrian will be back with news shortly", she said.
Legolas sat, but had to make a conscious effort to sit still.
"So how was Middle Earth when you left?" she asked him, willing to know any news.
"When I left, it was peaceful, you know that. But before that we had a vicious war. Ardonelle almost didn't make it out alive", Legolas said.
"I've read the books", she said.
Celebrian walked out of Ardonelle's chamber room, midwives followed her, talking of Ardonelle's strong legs.
"Ladies, the Prince of Ithilien." Celebrian turned to her midwives then to Legolas.
"How is she? Did she do well?" he said eagerness filling his voice.
"She did beautifully. That warrior training paid off, you are now father to a new baby girl", Celebrian said.
"May I go in and see her?" Legolas asked, glimpsing at Ardonelle who was so engrossed in her daughter, she barely knew Legolas was watching her.
"Yes, of course", Celebrian said.
Legolas looked up into the open curtains as a gentile breeze danced across his face. A full moon shone bright and blue.
"She's beautiful", he said.
"Like you, she has your jaw line, but my graceful neck", she said.
Legolas went over to Ardonelle and looked down on his daughter.
"She has your eyes", he said.
"The eyes of the Lady of the Wood", she said.
She kissed him, not for the fact that Ardonelle had to sit through seventeen hours of pain, or for the fact this had all happened, but for the fact that Legolas had given her a new daughter to love and spend all her time with.
"Lady Enelya Glînel", he said.
"She is incredibly lucky", he said.
"Yes, the luckiest elven maiden in all of Middle Earth", she said.
~****~
Kalbeleg was sitting in a ridiculously time-consuming council meeting when a page came into to tell him of his new sister.
"My lord, word from the Havens", the page said.
"Excuse me gentlemen", Kalbeleg said and got up.
He and the page went outside the double doors and spoke for two minutes.
"Your mother gave birth to a new daughter, Enelya Glînel", the page told him.
"Joy, and relating to the stars. She named her after the late King Elessar and Queen Evenstar", Kalbeleg thought aloud.
"My lord?" the page asked him.
"Oh, yes. Send my parents my wishes", he said.
The page nodded and turned on his heel.
Kalbeleg went into the meeting, but did not pay any attention.
"My lord, the new Captain is going to be who?" a councilman asked him.
"Myself, I want to oversee all new military action", he said.
"Then we will see you next month?" the same councilman asked him.
"Yes", he said.
Kalbeleg went into one of the many gardens in the palace walls.
He knew his mother was a strong woman, and Kalbeleg had been born only 25 years ago. He remembered the day he announced his mortality to his parents.
~****~
Legolas held his new baby daughter, her eyes closed, her face peaceful. Ardonelle slept with her face up toward the ceiling, and her eyes fixed on nothing specific. Celebrian and Elrond were patiently waiting to see their new granddaughter.
"Ardonelle", Legolas said.
"Yes?" she replied.
"Your parents wish to see their new granddaughter", Legolas said.
"Let them in, your parents too", she said and got up and dressed.
Legolas gave Enelya to Ardonelle and then went over to the double doors and opened them. The first guests were Elrond and Celebrian.
"Congratulations", Elrond said, and shook Legolas' hand.
"Thank you", Legolas said.
Celebrian stood by Ardonelle, who was sitting in the rocker with her daughter.
"Ardonelle, we have three generations of names of in this room", Celebrian said.
"Four women of age and of talent", Galadrial said.
Ardonelle looked up into her grandmother's eyes. Their gazes locked, for a brief moment, and then Galadrial turned away.
"You have power in your gaze, that is good", she said, "but the beauty you once encompassed is gone. You want more, you need more, the Havens will not satisfy your restless soul", she finished.
"I knew mortality was what I was destined to happen to me", she spoke to herself.
Galadrial seemed to float toward her granddaughter.
"It is Arwen, isn't it?" Galadrial asked her.
"No", Ardonelle said, keeping her gaze strong.
"It is the King Elessar, he died and with him went you. You are Aragorn's lady, you are the Lady Elessar", Galadrial said.
Legolas knew it from the beginning.
"Legolas, where are your parents?" Ardonelle asked Legolas.
" They must be on their way, I sent a page", he said.
"Ardonelle, you know what I speak of, and you know it is right", Galadrial said.
"Lady Galadrial, I have birthed fourteen of Legolas' children. I have learned to love him beyond belief, and you want to say that I still love the King Elessar?" she said.
"You understand Legolas. He understands you. That does not mean you have fallen in love", Galadrial said.
Ardonelle left the room.
Elrond continued to hold his granddaughter.
"Legolas, if you do not stop her, no one will. Aragorn is gone, he will not go to her and calm her down", Elrond said.
"I know. That is why I am letting her go. She misses him," he said, and went to sit in the rocker that Ardonelle had sat in minutes before.
A few moments later, Thandruil and Earella knocked on the door.
"My lord, it is the former King and Queen of Mirkwood", the page said.
"Good, good, bring them in", Elrond said.
Legolas remained quiet, as he always did around his parents.
Earella made a beeline for Enelya, and Thandruil went to his son.
"Legolas. Fine work", Thandruil said.
"Excuse me, father", Legolas said and ran after Ardonelle, who had firmly planted herself in a garden.
"I knew I could find you here", he said.
She looked up.
"I know. I know. Whenever someone mentions Arwen, I get that horrible sinking feeling", he said.
"It's just, I know I am his lady. The one he was really supposed to be with, yet my sister took the prize", she said.
"We all knew it. Your sister had him underneath her spell for so long", Legolas said.
"But she didn't have you", she said softly.
~*A/N Okay, that's enough. There's no more until sometime in the next two weeks, b/c of my b-day, so yeah*~