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Kaya

Chapter 26

In laws…

Legolas learned more about Siviel with Nen than her had with her or Celeborn. The water creature told him that she was found near this very lake as a baby. She had been only a few days old and Nen had taken care of her ever since. The elf prince then found out about her age. She was one hundred and fifteen years old, still a young elf. At least, it meant she was not of the race of men. She was one of the elder, but there were still clouds over her true identity.

-"What about her parents…do you know who they are?" Legolas asked after a moment

-"My sight showed me who her mother was, because she came in my forest once, when she brought her daughter to my lake." Nen declared after thinking a moment and Legolas could have sworn he saw a frown on his blank face. "But her father remains hidden in shadows, I never knew who he was…"

-"Who is her mother?"

-"An elf, one who was fairer than Tinuviel herself. That is all I can tell."

Legolas nodded. Somehow, he felt that the water creature knew more than he would tell, but he would not ask. The question he would speak next was more important than everything else at the moment and the answer could mean his eternal happiness, or his death. The elf-prince got on his knees, laid his weapon before Siviel's master and bowed his head, as was custom for the wood elves.

-"Since you are what is closest to Siviel as a father, it is to you I am going to ask." Legolas said formally. "I am begging for your consent to marry Lady Siviel."

-"What exactly are your intentions towards the one I shall always consider as my daughter?" Nen asked, his voice deeper than before

-"My intentions are pure and sincere." The elf-prince declared solemnly. "I shall lover her until our days are all spent on this earth. I will protect her with all that I am, forever. I intend to make her happy in every way possible and it is my wish to have children with her, who will be taught in the old ways."

-"That seems honorable enough to me." Nen's voice softened. "Does she know about your intentions?"

-"She knows I love her and that I want her as my wife."

-"Then, we should tell her about all being married implies. I am sure that my little one thinks it only means you will be together, nothing more."

Legolas never thought about this. He remembered telling Siviel that being husband and wife was like what lord Celeborn was to lady Galadriel and what king Elessar was to queen Arwen. They never talked about what marriage was implying, only that their destinies would entwine into one, that was not really an answer to any question now that he thought about it.

At that moment, Siviel reappeared from behind the trees with dead wood in her arms. She settled her bundle of twigs where she once used to make fire and lit one in no time, thanking the souls of these trees for keeping her warm, as she always did in the past, before she met Legolas. From the corner of her right eye, she saw the elf-prince approach and she turned to him, offering a warm smile.

-"Your master wishes to have a talk with you." He said softly, kneeling beside her, helping her with the fire even if it was apparent she did not need his assistance

-"Was he friendly with you?" She asked with a smirk

-"Yes, he was." He smiled. "He is very nice. Now, he is waiting for you."

With a nod, Siviel rose on her feet, lightly touching Legolas' shoulder on her way. As she neared the lake with Nen, her friend since she was but a baby, she could feel how tense he was. She sat in the grass before him, anxiously waiting for his words and wondering what he would say.