Naneth,
Elrond ran into Lindir and I when we were walking. He seems to find us beautiful, I believe, for whenever he sees us, he smiles. Lindir greeted him kindly, and then pulled me farther up the path. We walked for another half hour, and then he told me to shut my eyes. I trusted him, so I obeyed. He led me somewhere and then gently pushed me.
I fell backwards, splashing into a pool of clear water, my weapons and clothing pulling me under as I struggled to breathe. I gave up trying to swim when I realized that he was trying to drown me. I sank deeper and I slipped into blackness.
I woke up to the sound of my beloved calling my name. He was crying, for reasons unknown to me. When my eyes fluttered open, he gasped and pulled my shoulders off the ground, laying my head across his lap. I muttered his name, asking why he had tried to kill me, and he stopped crying. He told me that he had brought me to the most beautiful place in Imladris, and he had hoped that we could play in the pool at the bottom of the waterfall. He said that he had not realized how much weight was on me, and that he had pulled me out just as soon as I had fallen into darkness.
I widened my eyes, taking in the beautiful place that Lindir was describing. We were in a clearing in the woods, lying on soft grass. There was a silver waterfall spilling clear water into a pool to my left, and a tall oak tree for climbing to my right. It simply took my breath away. There were beams of Sunlight twirling around the elegant waterfall, and a perfect clearing in the treetops, perfect for Stargazing.
I looked at him with tears running down my face, and he replied by kissing them off delicately. I smiled and asked for forgiveness of my actions. He asked me what actions I was begging forgiveness for, and that he would forgive any. I laughed and pulled him down to kiss me.
We stayed there for a long time, our hearts drifting towards each other, laughing and talking until it was time to return. I asked if we could stay and sleep under the stars, but Lindir told me that we could not, for Elrond would be suspicious. I laughed again and raced him back to Imladris.
I will never forget that day.
Amin Mela Lle,
Tauriel
