She looked at the fire, her eyes looked on the dancing flames. Her body shook from the cold loneliness of her heart. She pulled the thin cloak closer to her body. Nothing could comfort her pained soul. Tears collected in her eyes, but she refused to let them fall. She twisted the ring on her finger. She did it so hard that it was begining to rub the skin raw.
"Frodo," she mummbled softly. Tears finaly began to fall," My love, my life. Why can't we just be together, why?"
She closed her eyes and wepted. She brought her bandaged hands to her face and cried even harder. Her whole body rocked with her tears. It was not fair. What was keeping them apart? Why did it seem the very earth itself was keeping them apart? What crime had they commited that cursed them to be apart? Now, now what could he think? He had laid her damaged body on her horse and sent it in the direction she had come. Did he think she was dead? She pulled at her hair, trying to take away the pain in her heart, it ached so, so very much.
She wondered where he was. She wondered if her was ok. She wondered if he loved her still. Without Frodo life had no meaning to her. She would fall upon her sword if she thought that her life would be without him.
Merry looked at Pippin," This is very bad."
"Yeah, I know."
Frodo cursed the burden around his neck. Tears filled his eyes as he lay close to the fire. Sam had found him just as Gwen had vanished out of sight. They tried to get information about her out of him, but he woudl not talk. He simply could not talk about her, not without getting the swelling feeling in his throat. He pulled his blanket closer to him, missing the warmth of Gwen. She used to be such a constant warmth. He missed the nights where they would lay together. The warmth of her breath, the soft beating of her heart, the low sound of her breathing, he took these all for granted then. HE would never take such simple things for granted again.
Questions burned in his mind. He prayed she was okay. Gwen was all he ever had. She had been with him since he could remeber. He could remeber the day the were married, the secret day.....
Her long hair was left to be curly, the golden curls framing her face. The long white linen garment blew in the wind, making her look like an angel to him. Frodo held her hand, as they spoke soft vows to each other. Rivendale was quite and beautiful that day. It was as if nature had made that day just for them. The exchanged vows on the balcony of his room. They had deemed time to fleeting to live without each other. They made love that night for the first time. It was the most perfect day. As Gwen slept he took in every second of time he was with her. He memorized every aspect of that moment, form the way her hair fell across her face to the way she fit into his arms.
Tears overfollowed for Frodo's eyes. He would give anything to have her back with him again. He would do anything, he would give up anything. Life was not worth breathing with out her. He fell into sleep, aching to be with her.
Arogorn covered his daughter up and gave her a soft kiss ont he cheek. He paryed silently for his daughter to have good dreams.
Gwen could feel her dream. She again in Rivendale. Frodo stood next to her on their balcony. Frodo was next to her. IT was so real, so very real to her.
Frodo coudl hardly believe it, she was standign there next to him. he wraped his arm around her and pulled her close to him. HE coudl feel her heart start beating faster.
"My Gwen, you are alive! You are ok!" He coverd her face in kisses.
"Yes, Frodo. I am ok," she repsonded wrapping her arms around him. She felt no need to tell him that she had passed into shadow, that was for later, when they were together in body and spirt, when the quest was over with.
"I love you. I can not risk not having you know that," he said looking into her eyes.
"And I love you," she spoke smiling at him.
He kissed her again, bringing her closer to him. They made their way into the room and onto the bed. Being together was enough for them right now. Wether they were together in spirt not in body, they cared not for being together in any way was simply enough for them. They had a dream to carry in thier hearts when they awoke into the cruel world again, which happened all to soon.