The next day Saywen met Beleg's wife and sons. Celemir showed great interest in Kaleniel.
"She is pretty, like a doll." he smiled innocently.
"Yes, Kali is pretty." Beleg agreed.
"Kali?" Legolas looked at Beleg strangely.
"You don't like the nickname I gave your daughter?"
"I never said I didn't like it."
"You sounded that way."
"I did not!" Legolas argued.
Saywen turned to the arguing men and laughed. "Calm down you two! Kali is an excellent nickname for her." Imbehir readily agreed with Saywen to avoid a fight. Legolas nodded to Beleg but pretended to still be mad at him.
"Oh stop!" Imbehir laughed and ungracefully shoved him into a stream that was behind them. Beleg, Imbehir, and Saywen stood by the bridge and laughed all the harder when Legolas pretended to do a dead mans float. Imbehir and Saywen became fast friends and Celemir followed them everywhere trying to get a look at "The Princess Doll" as he called her.
Two years passed and Kaleniel grew into the "Terrible Twos" stage. She became a very active baby. Many times Legolas would come home and find Saywen worn out and Kali with much more energy to spend. "Saywen, what if I had Celemir come to entertain Kaleniel while you work?"
Saywen's shoulders slacked and her head bent backwards. "Thank you!" she joked and hugged him gently.
"Saywen, Lord Elrond has ordered a council in Rivendel, my father wishes me to go."
"How long will you be gone?" she looked at him worriedly.
"I do not know. He says that it is urgent." "What kind of urgent?" Legolas looked around and then pulled her into their chambers. "The Ring of Power has been found." Saywen's jaw slacked. "What will they do with it?"
"I don't know, but I will volunteer to help in any way I can."
"Send word of what happens."
"I will. My father said I must leave tomorrow. Silinde and Galdor are coming with me."
"Be careful."
"I will." Legolas promised and walked into their room to pack.
The next morning Legolas, Saywen, and Kaleniel stood by the stable. "Come back as soon as possible." "I will, don't worry." Legolas promised and kissed his wife. Kaleniel jumped into her father's arms and hugged him. "Bye bye, Daddy!" She giggled and gently placed a kiss on his cheek. "Namarie, Kali. Obey your mother, I will be home soon." "Yes sir!" she laughed and ran off to play with Celemir. Legolas jumped on his horse and rode off toward Rivendel.
After the council in Rivendel Legolas was sitting alone in one of the gardens writing a letter to Saywen; telling her that he was going to be in the company that was going to Mordor to destroy the Ring. Legolas sighed sadly as he thought about how old Kaleniel would be when he came back. The prince of Mirkwood estimated that he would be gone a year if not more.
Saywen, I know you do not want to hear this but I am with the company that is destroying the Ring of Power. That doesn't sound terrible except I forgot to mention I have to go to Mordor. Frodo, the Hobbit or Halfling, is the Ring Bearer. His three friends, Merry, Pippin, and Sam are accompanying him. Merry and Pippin are his cousins and Sam is his gardener. Two men are with us also. Aragorn, son of Arathorn, a Ranger of the south and Boromir, future steward of Gondor. That is, unless Aragorn takes the thrown. A dwarf also is with us. I do not wish to have Gimli here but I shall endure. Nine companions, what good that will do in Mordor I do not know but I hope we all return. Frodo was stabbed, by the Witch King, on his way from Bree. Without Aragorn he would have died on the way. Arwen, Lord Elrond's daughter, found them and rode back to Imladris with Frodo. Lord Elrond is a skilled healer. We are all amazed that he lived.
I miss you greatly and pray that I am home within two years time. I will write you when I get to Lothlorien. Tell Kali I love her and think of her every night. May the Valar protect you from any evil that might come to Mirkwood.
Namarie,
LegolasWhen Legolas finished writing he turned to see Boromir standing behind him. Legolas had not noticed the tears that had spilled from his eyes. "Milord Legolas, is something amiss?"
"Nay, nothing is amiss."
"Then what are these tears?" Boromir sat on a bench across from Legolas.
"Boromir, if you could think up an amusing name for our group if it was fictitious what would it be?"
"Hmm… That is a tough question to answer. I guess I would call it: A Hobbit and His Bachelor Baggage Carriers. Considering none of us is married. Why do you ask?"
"That is not possible. You see, I am married." Legolas sighed and wiped fresh tears from his eyes as he thought of Saywen and Kaleniel.
"Truly? I would never have guessed. Do you have any children?" Boromir stared at him intently and scooted forward in his seat.
"I have a daughter, Kaleniel. My best friend back home nicknamed her Kali." He smiled.
Boromir grinned. "What does her name mean in the Common Tongue?"
"Morningstar."
"Does it suit her?"
"Yes," laughed Legolas, "She has us up at the crack of dawn every morning. Plus her eyes look like stars." Boromir laughed as Legolas went on to tell him of some of Kaleniel's antics.
As Saywen read the letter from Legolas, Celemir and Kaleniel were playing with some beetles they had found in the dirt. "Celemir! I am going in the house for a minute make sure she doesn't eat a bug."
"Yes, Lady Saywen." The five-year-old boy called and went back to tormenting a beetle. Saywen laughed and walked through the door.
"Hullo, Saywen." She turned at the voice and standing in the doorway was Isondil. Her face went white as she saw him standing there. "Don't worry, I am not here to harm you. My parents are dead. You do not need to worry about them any longer." He laughed. Saywen smiled in return. "Where is Legolas?"
"He is on a journey with some other companions for Lord Elrond of Rivendel."
"Boy or girl?" he asked quickly.
"Girl." She smiled.
"Really? I can't wait to meet her."
"You will tonight."
"Good."
They talked for an hour until Celemir and Kaleniel walked in the room. "Lady Saywen, we're bored." He looked at the man and backed away slowly. "It's alright, Celemir, he is a good friend of mine." "Oh, ok!" he giggled and smiled at Isondil. Kaleniel liked Isondil immediately.
I hope you all enjoyed this chapter! In my opinion I think parts of this chapter are actually rather odd but oh well. I know it has been a while. My cat knocked a glass of water all over my keyboard so I couldn't use my pc for a while! GRR. Se la ve. (I think that's how it's spelled.)
Indara
