Faramir to Lothiriel
My dear cousin,
First greetings to both you and my kin, Eowyn would doubtless send her warmest affection too and King Elessar and Queen Arwen pays respect to your father, brothers, your aunt and yourself. Though presumably you are already weary on hearing these pleasantries! But for courtesy sake I will include them and otherwise our Aunt will never let me forget it.
Normally I would urge you to turn to your father, aunt and brothers for advice, but being well aware of the repercussions of speaking about love to your brothers I do agree with you that seeking their advice may not be prudent. Equally our aunt may insist on protocol and although your father was a great comfort to me after the war, especially with regards to my brother and my growing affection for Eowyn, I can see why his intentions would more likely turn into protective anger if he believed Éomer had slandered the respect owed to you. I have to say Lothie, I am certain Eowyn would be discreet if you asked her, I know letters between us two have mostly remained private. But I can see why you would be concerned in expressing your worries to her, especially as the letter focuses on her brother.
Patience is advisable, as you will be loathed to hear! But in any relationship where your trust has been challenged and you are unsure whether the other partner is constant in their affection, loyalty and trust towards you. Éomer has offered you a proposal of marriage and though I have no doubt whatsoever that he is a good man with great strength in his honour (and stubbornness!), I say this as your cousin with nothing but a desire to ensure your happiness even if that means you are at first cautious. I will not say abandon him, because I am certain his actions were based only on others' interference (even if they believed they were doing good) and knowing that it would be beyond my ability to abandon Eowyn, such a suggestion would be foolish.
I was aware of your relationship while in Dol Amroth, as was Eowyn, she seemed to welcome the idea of you being her sister. I am well aware that loving someone of the Rohirrim is incomparable to anything before and doubtless if anything came after it would pale in comparison to their love and passion. So while I urge you to believe that Éomer's love is true, I believe it would serve you well to insist that he, in some way, shows his commitment and love for you. He offers you a proposal of marriage, perhaps ask him if he means it whole heartedly he will again offer you himself in a few months' time. You could even suggest he does so while you are present at Eowyn and mine's handfasting.
I look forward to seeing you at Yule.
All my affection to you and our family,
Faramir
A/N: Again, apologies for being late in posting, but as you guys know, busy time. I will try to resume a normal posting schedule, but it'll just be a lot slower than it was over the summer. Thanks so much for reading. xxx