A/N
So I'm sorry it took so long!
I am just sooooo stressed with school and tired and -sigh-...
But here it is, in all of it's glory!
Next chapter will contain more Éomer, so we will continue our way!
Revieeeeeeeew please.Faramir looked at her, emotional while she turned to him.
Her face, clean now was very tanned, the big scar crossing it diagonally made him furious, but her eyes were still the same, still grey and her hair was still the same as his.
"I-... I am-... So-.. Sorry-..." he tried, but he could not get the words in one sentence.
She raised and he saw she had grown, and aged as well.
Her once young and fair face was now worried and aged.
Her arms filled with scars and dressed in man's clothes, but it was still her.
He looked away, ashamed, that he had not recognised her, his own sister.
He knew by recognizing Beríothien, the horse wouldn't let anyone else ride him.
"I understand" she whispered softly and then he felt her against his chest.
The moment he had been waiting for, for so many days, months and seconds.
He had not held her in more then a year and to feel her warm body and to smell her womanly scent he cried.
He cried like a child but felt no shame in doing that.
"I love you so much" he heard her mumble into his cloak and he smiled throughout his tears.
"I thought you were dead, that you were with your brother and betrothed in the heavens. They told me you died of grief" he said full of sorrow.
"I would never leave you behind" she sobbed softly.
He lifted her head and traced the scar with his thumb "Who did this to you, my beloved sister?" she turned her head away, ashamed, saddened.
"Uruk ambush" she said softly.
He turned her head towards his, knowing that his words from before had hurt her deeply. "You are always beautiful to me" he whispered softy.
She smiled grateful "I love you Faramir" he smiled "I know and I love you too, come there is someone who would be very happy to see you"
He took her hand in his and helped her rise, together they left the two sleeping hobbits in the room and walked to the main cave.
A man was bending over a map and Faramir cleared his throat.
The man turned around and smiled instantly when he recognised her.
"Nostariel" he breathed into her hair.
He parted from her to give her a good look "You've grown, my captain" he teased.
"Well you've cut your hair, my lieutenant. "
Nostariel grinned back at him.
But he turned serious "I am so sorry about your losses", he took her hands in his as her smile faded.
"Me too" she whispered sorrowful.
"But now, how is our army holding up?" she asked her lieutenant, grabbing herself together. She felt Captain again, she wás Captain again, now she had returned she had to help Faramir bear the burden of commanding the entire Gondorian army.
"A large orc company is heading to Osgiliath where we have only 500 to defend it and we will ride out tomorrow" she nodded in agreement.
"We will hold them off, retake the city and then return to Minas Titrith" she said thinking. "I've always admired your determenation" Graffelion snickered and she smiled.
"I have to be"
Merry brushed Firefoot together with Éomer, the horse lord thought it would be a good distraction for his little friend.
"Tell me about her" Merry said to Éomer.
Éomer raised a brow "About who?" he asked slightly confused.
"The woman you told Pippin about" Merry explained and Éomer nodded.
"Nostariel, so she is called. My late cousin Théodred had gone to Gondor to seek for a woman to marry him, it would be a good alliance you see?"
Merry nodded and Éomer continued
"After a week, a scout brought us the news of his return, a young woman was riding with him. Éowyn was mocking, hoping that she would not be some air headed woman, as the ones we have at court. Éowyn does not like shallow people. When they rode into Edoras, we were surprised she was riding next to him, and not in a wagon as most of the women do. She was beautiful, her eyes shining, her long curls dancing in the wind and her laugh was very melodious. Éowyn and my uncle loved her from the start. Théodred showed her proud to the people, as if she was the biggest jewel of the entire Arda. And she was..."
It moved Merry to see such a strong sometimes bitter man talk about a woman like that.
"At night she loved to watch the stars, and that is where I really got to know her. At night I could not sleep well so I always exited to the main stairs and sat there. The first night I felt something next to me, it was her. She looked at me, smiled and began to tell; how she loved the stars, how she was a soldier, a captain, that she had two brothers and loved them a lot. About her youth in the Golden Woods, about her horse and about every single scar she had. When she left, I realised how much I actually love her, and there is a chance I can never tell her " the man concluded and Merry reached out and put a hand on his friends shoulder. "Never say never" he said smiling and Éomer smiled as well. A few days later
"Now leave my friends and may the Valar be with you. I will keep you in my heart forever" Nostariel said as she kissed the foreheads of the two hobbits.
She and Faramir had decided this was the best choice, and she knew she was right.
The hobbits had tears in the eyes "Do not fear, the stars are always shining." she said comforting.
"You really are a good man captain Faramir" Sam said while turning to her brother.
"We will meet again my friends" he said to them, "Have heart" Nostariel added smiling calm, then they turned around and walked into the tunnel, Gollum was about to follow them when Faramir grabbed him by the throat.
"If you do them any harm, your destiny will find you quick enough" he hissed towards the creature.
Gollum growled and left after the hobbits.
"Let's rest for the night" Graffelion said while coming towards them and the siblings nodded.
A/N
So she is a total Sue now I guess, yeah everybody adores her...
I am sorry if it bothers you, haha.
Next one will I post right after this one, to make up the not posting...