Authoress Note: Welcome to Chapter 3 of All We Are. Thank you to those who have left reviews. It really does mean a lot to me that you guys are enjoying it. I hope that you guys enjoy this next chapter. I've been working fairly hard on writing these chapters out and getting them ready to go. Hopefully, this chapter you guys will like. Without further ado Chapter 3. ENJOY!
Chapter 3
Prep work was finished for the feast that Lord Elrond had made a big deal about every year. Faelwen now was relaxing in the room where the Shards of Narsil was laying. In her hands was a book that she was busy reading. She was curled up enjoying the book. She was still fairly upset that she was not able to go out with Elrond, Elladan, and Elrohir. She could only hope that Gandalf would be able to bring the dwarves of Erebor here without any problems. She could only hope that they would not think the worst of her. She bit her lip as she read her book. She was just perhaps a little nervous about Gandalf coming here with the dwarves. After all she had met a few dwarves in the past on her travels out a few times before and they were not the kindest to her.
Her eyes shot up when she heard the horn. She scrambled up to her feet and went to the door. A smile graced her lips when she saw Lord Elrond returning with his company and sons. She closed her book and quickly left to go and try to meet up with them, but stopped in her tracks. She couldn't… not with how she was dressed at that moment. She wanted it to be a surprise for Lord Elrond to see her in this dress seeing the fact that it had been some time since she had last worn a gown in front of him and the twins.
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There was a knock on her door. Faelwen went to the door. She opened it and saw Lindir standing there. "Yes?"
"Lord Elrond wishes to have you at dinner." Lindir said properly to the young woman that stood before him. He was being polite due to who she was and who she was going to be. It didn't matter if she was a ranger or not. He was still below her even though she had chosen exile.
Faelwen nodded her head and left the room. She gracefully moved slowly behind Lindir who had met up with Lord Elrond. Faelwen's eyes went wide. Dwarves… Dwarves were in Rivendell. This was certainly a surprise. That meant Gandalf was true to his word and was able to get them here to read the map that he had given to Thorin Oakenshield. Which also meant that she was going to have to prove herself to them. She was surprised that Gandalf was even able to get the dwarves to come so willingly here.
She slowly walked up the stairs and everyone had gone silent upon seeing her. She wasn't sure if it was because of the scar that was on the lower part of her neck which was seen fairly well due to the dress that she wore or was it because she was a human living in Rivendell. She wasn't going to allow the silence to concern her as she walked towards Lord Elrond's table.
Lord Elrond stood up and held out his hands to her.
Faelwen walked up to him and he placed a kiss on each of her cheeks.
"Good to see that you are here Elbereth." He said softly with a smile.
Faelwen smiled at the name that he used. It was the name that she had been given at birth. Which made her glad. But it also concerned her people knowing her name.
"Thorin Oakenshield, this is Elbereth." He said introducing the young woman who was like his second daughter to the exiled king under the mountain.
Faelwen looked at Thorin Oakenshield. She had to admit that he was handsome and he was rather tall for a dwarf. "It is a pleasure my lord." She said bowing her head with respect towards Thorin. She turned to Lord Elrond.
"Please Elbereth have a seat." Lord Elrond told her with a smile.
Faelwen sat in between Gandalf and Thorin. Faelwen's eyes locked with Gandalf's for a minute.
Gandalf winked at her telling her that he had a plan in mind.
Faelwen smiled a small smile. She began to slowly eat what was in front of her.
"May I see the swords that you have found?" Lord Elrond had questioned the wizard and dwarf lord.
Faelwen looked up at Lord Elrond. They had found swords? She couldn't help, but wonder what the swords that the two of them had found.
Thorin slowly handed over the sword that he had found.
Lord Elrond looked at the sword slowly.
"An ancient elven sword." Faelwen said in elvish.
Thorin glared over at her. He couldn't understand how the race of man was able to talk in elvish.
Faelwen's face went red and cleared her throat. "May I be excused?" She pleaded with Lord Elrond.
Lord Elrond looked up at her. Concern was etched across his face. He nodded his head.
Faelwen had gotten up and left the feast. Her skirts of her gown flowed as she moved.
The dwarves at the other tables looked on in concern when the woman left the feast so quickly. Has something happened? They couldn't even go and check on her after all they were eating dinner and there was nothing that they could do.
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Kili thought that it was wise to leave the company for a little bit. He wanted to look around Rivendell and maybe find the young woman who had left in such a hurry. Kili's eyes widened when he heard a loud thunk. He looked around to figure out where the sound had come from. He looked and saw that someone was firing arrows into a target that had been set up. He walked over slowly and saw that the person was none other than the woman that had been at the feast earlier. He watched her in awe as she prepped another arrow to be fired into her target.
Faelwen took a deep breath and closed her eyes trying to relax her stance before opening her eyes and allowing the arrow to fly into the target again with another thunk.
Kili had to admit that she was fairly good with a bow and arrows.
Faelwen felt that she wasn't alone. She turned her head and saw a dark haired dwarf with smoldering brown eyes looking at her. She could tell that he wasn't like other dwarves, he hardly had a beard on him. His face just had a smattering of a beard on him like it hadn't really had a chance to grow in for him.
Kili felt his cheeks flushed. He wasn't used to being stared at. Yes he was used to female dwarves looking at him, but she was the race of man looking at him.
Faelwen blushed. "I am sorry." She apologized to him. She hadn't meant to make him feel uncomfortable.
Kili smiled. He had to admit that she was fairly considerate of him. "Kili at your service." He said bowing.
Faelwen blushed a little bit more. "Elbereth at yours." She said, bowing her head a little bit.
"Pleasure to meet you milady."
Faelwen had to admit that he was fairly nice. He was the first dwarf that she had met that was fairly nice to her, but usually dwarves were very leery of meeting new people. Especially someone of her kind.
"Faelwen!" A voice yelled.
Faelwen winced. She knew that voice well. It was one of the twins. She turned her head sharply. "Elladan." She said realizing which twin that had called to her.
Elladan looked at her. "You are supposed to go and look after a certain someone." He told her.
Faelwen blushed and looked over at Kili. "I am sorry." She said softly before carrying her things following the dark haired elf out of the training yard. She glared daggers at Elladan. "Was there a reason behind you yelling for me?" She questioned the dark haired older brother of Elrohir.
"You are not supposed to be talking to the dwarves."
Faelwen rolled her eyes. "Is that the only thing that bothers you Elladan?" She questioned him, as she crossed her arms.
Elladan didn't answer her. He didn't see the reason to answer her. He was worried about her getting hurt.
Faelwen walked past him and went to go and tend to her little brother. She could only hope that Estel wouldn't ask why she was embarrassed. Perhaps the dwarves being here would change things. Perhaps she would be able to get them to agree to her being in their company.
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This is the end of Chapter 3. I hope that you guys enjoyed this chapter. I know that it seems like her and Kili have gotten close, but I can't really tell you if I have decided between her being with Kili or her being with someone else. Please leave a review and let me know what you think. I'm going to try my best to update as soon as I can. Until next time.