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Chapter 21

Secret

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I took a deep breath, letting the news run through me like a river. I touched my belly when I felt sick. I walked out to the Golden Hall and saw people going here and there, some was even looking at me, smiled and kept walking. What is going on? I saw Eomer and walked over to him.

"What is going on here?" I asked him. "Everyone is looking at me." I saw that there were tables and chairs sat forth, it is impossible to miss that, and they were getting ready for the feast.

"Congratulations," Eomer said. Someone told him? Or everyone? "On the wedding." I looked confused at him. "Legolas did not tell you?" Wedding? What wedding? He shaped an o shape with his mouth.

"Eomer," I heard Legolas said and I turned to him who came from one of the doors. I crossed my arms and tapped my right foot. "You know," he said to me, looking… Scared?

"What is Eomer talking about?" I asked Legolas.

"You did say yes, did you not?" He asked me and took his hands around me. "So why not wed tonight?" Tonight? I looked around and saw girls' put up handmade flowers. "I know you want to."

"But, it will be feast for the death," I said. "Dead and Wedding do not fit together."

"We will wed first and then the feast will come after," Legolas said. "Where were you?" He asked and furrowed his eyebrows of curiosity. "I tried find you, but no one knew where you were." I looked at Eomer and then at Legolas.

"I was at the healers and midwives," I said. I saw hope in Legolas´s eyes.

"You are truly with child?" Eomer asked me.

"Yes," I said happy. I saw Legolas smile wide, lifted me up in the air and turned around. He took me down so I could hug him and he kissed me all over the face.

"Congratulations," Eomer said and handshake with Legolas. "This must really celebrate."

"No," both Legolas and I said. We looked at each other. "Less people who knows, the better," Legolas said. "After what Saruman said I think it will be wise keep this low."

"You really do read my mind," I said to him. "But I have to tell Gimli and Aragorn, and of course Gandalf. And since Elladan and Elrohir is here, they should know too." Legolas agreed with that.

"Tell us what?" I heard Gimli said and I turned my head to my right. Gimli and Aragorn approached us with Lady Eowyn. Legolas looked down on me and touched my belly.

"We are having a child," Legolas said. I liked him saying ´we´. Gimli cheered and laughed. Aragorn hugged me and so did Gimli.

"But it must be kept secret," I said while Lady Eowyn hugged me. "Only you all can know, and Gandalf." I looked at them all and they all understood. Then something crossed my mind. "Oh no," I said.

"What is it?" Legolas asked worried and looked at me. "Is it something wrong?" I looked at Lady Eowyn.

"I don´t have a wedding dress," I said to her. I looked at Legolas. "What did you think it was?" I asked him and he smiled, while hearing the other laughed. Lady Eowyn took my hands.

"Don´t worry, we can get one, come on," she said and took me away from the men.

…

I gasped, let my jaw hit the ground and looked wide-eyed at a serious face of Lady Eowyn. "I am serious," she said. I see that! I looked at King Théoden who stood next to her with a smile.

"I mean it, Lady Tiaashar," King Théoden said. I was about to disagree but he raised his hand. "No one else will wear it."

"What about you, Lady Eowyn?" I said.

"It is a beautiful dress, but it is not quite me, but I can see you in it and so can uncle," she said. It is very beautiful, but…

"Take it," King Théoden said. "I do not want to hear more of this, if you don´t wear it, you will not be wed in my land." He looked serious and I nodded.

"Thank you, Théoden King," I said to him and he left us. "And you, Lady Eowyn, thank you so much." She smiled to me.

"Now call me Eowyn, I think we both have gone over the polite talk between two ladies and go over to talk between friends."

"I agree," I said.

…

"I am fine," I told them, though I did not convince one of them. Gandalf sat on the edge of the bed, holding his hand on my forehead and then he took it away. Aragorn, Gimli, Eowyn and even Eomer were in my room checking if I was truly all right. "If not all of you stop asking I will be not all right. I just fainted."

"What is typical of being with child when you are stressed," Gandalf said. "You need to rest the rest of the day till your wedding."

"I cannot just rest, I am perfectly fine," I disagree. "The wound on my back is healing quite fast, you cannot even see I am with child-"

"The reason you should take it easy," Aragorn said. "Matter of fact, you should not go in war as you are with child." I looked at Aragorn with deadly eyes. He said what? Gimli chuckled.

"You cannot make her not go to war," Gimli said. "She is stubborn, as Dwarves are. She is raised by one of the best." I smiled to him. Finally someone who understands. "But for the safety of the child, it will be wise what Aragorn said." Oh I am going to kill them all one day. I saw Legolas come running in, worried and to my side.

"Don´t ask," I said and took my hand almost in his face. "I am fine. I just fainted, which is quite normal, as what Gandalf said." I took his hand. "They all think I should rest."

"I am glad you are ok," Legolas said and kissed my hand. "I was worried, and you are sure you are…" Don't even start with it! He stopped, he better! "You should rest." I leaned my head to the wall. I looked at them all and saw they were going out, except Legolas.

"Yeah you all better run, I am coming after all of you for saying such things!" I said to them. I looked sharp at Legolas who smiled.

"Please, rest," he said. "Rest for me, until the wedding comes. It is just few hours away." All right, I will rest till the wedding. "That´s a good girl."

"I am not a dog," I said to him. Legolas sat on the bed next to me; he leaned to the wall and put an arm around me. "You think this is funny do you not?" I asked him when I saw his smiles.

"I think everyone are laughing at this very moment," he said. "But now we can be alone."

"I have heard you should not see the bride before the wedding," I said.

"You want me to leave," he said and I nodded and a laugh escaped.

"I am just going to sleep few hours," I said and lay down on the bed. "Tell Eowyn to wake me up when it is ready," I said and yawned. Legolas kissed my forehead.

"I will see you at the altar."