A/N: Hey, guys, here I am again. Thank to all of you who read, review, favorite and follow, I'm really grateful to you :) So, Sunglee has survived and she and Legolas are happy together, Aragorn is alive and they are all determined to face the Uruks. BUT Lord Elrond, after realizing he could not prevent Sunglee from fighting, he insists to send Arwen away.
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Legolas and Sunglee were walking on the walls of Helms Deep, following Eowyn's advice, arm in arm. Sunglee was already much better and her cheeks had some color now.
They stopped at a corner on the walls and looked at the horizon. Legolas was very distant and Sunglee knew why. He was happy she had survived, but his sadness because of Aragorn's death was still there. The she-elf was sad as well, but now Legolas needed her strong. Without words, she placed her hands on his arms, stroking them lightly, and rested her head on his back. Legolas was very grateful to her, to her touch that was giving him comfort and warmth and was mending the pain. Then he remembered something and took off the Evenstar pendant that was hanging around his neck since he had found it. He took Sunglee's hand and gave it to her.
'It is yours' he told her.
The princess gasped at the sight of Arwen's jewel. Arwen had given it to Aragorn as a token of her love and her decision to stay with him. At that moment she could feel both Arwen and Aragorn next to her, they were bound in this pendant. But then she shook her head and gave it back to Legolas, who looked at her surprised.
'Keep it' she said gently. 'Keep it to remember him'
'But it belonged to your sister. You have the right to keep it'
'Arwen had given it to Aragorn' she reminded him, closing his fingers over the Evenstar. 'Aragorn was your closest friend. I am sure Arwen would want you to keep it'
Legolas left a loud sigh and smiled at her. Her kindness, the way she knew how to give him courage and hope, brought tears in his eyes and he stroke her cheek.
In a sudden they heard hooves approaching and looked at the path leading to Helms Deep. A dark brown horse was coming near, with a rider on its back.
'I think my eyes are mistaken, but this horse reminds me of Brego' Sunglee stated.
'I agree with you' Legolas replied. 'And the figure of the rider is very similar with Aragorn's'
At that moment the horse was so near, that they could see the rider clearly. The joy they felt was so great, that they packed each other's arm.
'Melamin! It is Aragorn indeed!' the she-elf yelled happily. 'He is alive!'
They ran as fast they could to greet him. A large crowd was around Aragorn and Gimli was hugging him with tears in his eyes. As Aragorn was walking to the Hall, where Theoden was, he saw Sunglee and Legolas.
'Aragorn!' Sunglee exclaimed and hugged him tightly. 'I am so happy to see you again! You scared us, we had thought you were dead!'
'Hannon le, Sunglee, I am happy as well' Aragorn answered while pulling away. 'And I am also very happy to see you alright'
Sunglee laughed and then stepped aside, delighted that the friendship between Aragorn and Legolas was not over. Legolas looked at him for a few minutes.
'Le abdollen' he said.
Sunglee looked towards him, not believing what she had heard. Legolas was considering his friend dead and the first thing he was saying to him was 'Le abdollen'? She shook her head. Legolas looked over Aragorn and a smile appeared on his face.
'You look terrible' he added.
Aragorn smiled and Sunglee could not help but chuckle. Legolas raised his hand and gave Aragorn the Evenstar pendant.
The Evenstar will not change hands, my dear sister. It is not time, Sunglee thought.
'Hannon le' Aragorn said to him and Legolas nodded.
Arwen was lying on a couch in Rivendell, lost in random thoughts, in a state of slumber. Someone would think she was asleep if her eyes were not open. She only turned her head and sat up when she heard her father entering her room.
'Arwen' he started, his voice gentle. 'Tollen i lu. I chair gwannar na Valannor. Si bado, no cirar'
Arwen looked him in the eyes. She could understand why her father was insisting to send her to Valinor. He was worried about her, about her love for a mortal. But he could not understand that being away from him was worse than death.
'I have made my choice' she answered determined.
Lord Elrond stood in front of her. He never pressured his daughters for anything, but this time he would not give up. Arwen had taken her decision listening to her heart, not her mind. It was for her own good.
'He is not coming back' he told her. 'Why do you linger here when there is no hope?'
Arwen looked away. She had sensed why he was making these questions. He was trying to harden her, to make her reconsider her opinion.
'There is still hope' she whispered.
Her father walked across the room. He did not want to hurt her, but there was no other way. He had looked into her future, just like he had done with Sunglee's. And the only thing he saw was despair and sorrow.
'If Aragorn survives this war, you will still be parted' he said. 'If Sauron is defeated and Aragorn made king and all that you hope for comes true, you will still have to taste the bitterness of mortality'
He remembered the vision he had, Arwen dressed in mourning robes, standing beside Aragorn, who was laying grey and dead wearing his crown and grasping his sword on the top of his tomb.
'Whether by the sword or by the slow decay of time' he continued 'Aragorn will die. And there will be no comfort for you, no comfort to ease the pain of his passing. He will come to death, an image of the splendor of the kings of Men, in glory undimmed before the breaking of the world'
He said these last words, praising Aragorn's glory, in an attempt to make Arwen feel better, for she would be happy that Aragorn had followed his destiny and would become a just and kind ruler, even though she would not be with him. His vision had changed after he had seen this and was now showing Aragorn's statue on a tomb. Arwen was at the end of it, alone and grieving.
'But you, my daughter, you will linger on in darkness and in doubt, as nightfall in winter that comes without a star. Here you will dwell, bound to your grief under the fading trees until all the world is changed and the long years of your life are utterly spent'
He heard Arwen gasp and turning towards her he realized she was crying.
'Arwen…There is nothing for you here, only death' he ended up, sat next to her and touched her cheek.
'A im, u-erin veleth lin?' he asked her with uncertainty. His daughter turned to him and, not holding anymore, dropped her head to his chest as he was wrapping his arms around her.
'Gerich veleth nin, ada' she whispered with a trembling voice.
Soon afterwards, cloaked and hooded Elves were leaving Rivendell. Arwen was amongst them, lost in her thoughts again, as if it was not she who was departing, as if she was watching the life of somebody else. She turned back to look at her father, who was standing on a balcony, and he looked back at her with concern. After the Elves had crossed the bridge of Imladris, Lord Elrond was still on the balcony, frowning. Now both of his daughters had left, following the path their fate had chosen. Sunglee in war and Arwen on the way to Valinor. The only thing that was hurting him, was the fact that he had separated the two sisters forever.
" 'Tell it gently to Sunglee, I am afraid she will not endure the news' Arwen pleaded him before mounting Asfaloth. 'She may be strong, but deep down she is very sensitive. Tell her that I love her, that I wish her well and that, whatever happens, she will always be my little sister' "
'A great host, you say?' Theoden said to Aragorn, who had informed them that a large army of Uruk-hai was heading to Helms Deep.
'All Isengard is emptied' Aragorn marked his words.
'How many?' the king of Rohan wanted to know and Aragorn thought for a while.
'Ten thousand strong at least' he said in the end, making everyone gasp.
'Ten thousand?' Sunglee repeated in disbelief.
'It is an army bred for one single purpose: to destroy the world of Men' Aragorn stated. 'They will be here by nightfall'
Theoden stood up from his seat and walked away.
'Let them come' he declared with despise.
As Gamling, Aragorn, Gimli, Legolas and Sunglee were standing up to follow him, Legolas stopped the she-elf by holding her arm. Sunglee looked at him confused and Legolas hesitated.
'I guess it will not have any sense if I beg you to stay out of this' he told her.
'You are right. It has no sense'
'Not even if I tell you that you must rest?' Legolas tried again.
'Legolas' Sunglee said 'you know very well that even with an open wound I would fight. Now I am alright, I really am. I will fight and I will protect myself'
'Alright, I will not prevent you. But promise me that you will always make sure that I can see you. I will not do the mistake I did during the Warg attack. Do you promise me that?'
'Yes' Sunglee answered. 'We will fight together'
Elvish words/phrases used:
Melamin- My love
Hannon le- Thank you
Le abdollen- You are late
Tollen i lu. I chair gwannar na Valannor. Si bado, no cirar- It is time. The ships are leaving for Valinor. Go now, before it is too late.
A im, u-erin veleth lin?- Do I not also have your love?
Gerich veleth nin, ada- You have my love, father
A/N: Ok, everyone, this is the end of this chapter, hope you enjoyed it. You will have the next one later.