Chapter Three-Slipping in Unnoticed
She slipped in un-noticed.
She sat.
She waited.
Everyone else eventually sat down and after a moment they all picked up their silverware and began to feast
Vyana didn't eat much. Big meals weren't something she was used to. Apparently they were, for when the meal was over it was indeed over. Not one scrap of food was to be found left un-eaten. It was an eye raising site to their guest, but she decided they did tend to do a lot of physical activity, so, she supposed that made up for it.
That night as she made her way to bed, she heard laughter echoing down her hall. Her ears perked up at the distant noise and nimbly her feet followed it, sprinting silently on her toes. Finally the sound was close enough so that Vyana could tell who ever was making the noise was near. She slowed down and peeked around the next corner into the hallway it turned on to.
Two more she-elves not much unlike herself were there. Stepping into the light, Vyana dared a few more steps closer. Within seconds they were facing her as she'd expected.
"Quel undome." She greeted them. (Good evening)
They repeated the phrase back to her and a silence followed.
"My name is Vyana, I am new to your lands, might you show me around?"
The two exchanged glances and smiled warmly at her.
"Certainly, my name is Gollaria." Said the first and tallest, waling towards her, "We did see you at dinner, where do you hail from?" they linked arms and Vyana began walking towards her chamber. The second elf followed closed behind.
"I am from the Golden Wood. I hail from the Galadhrim."
Gollaria stopped and again exchanged glances with the second elf.
"Why do you come to our lands?"
"I seek a new life, one that does not have anything to do with Lorien." She explained. Vyana looked over at the other elf.
"Who is this?" she asked.
"I am her sister, Elaviel."
"Wonderful to meet you both. As I said before, I leave the Galadhrim behind me and bring none of it with me. I seek a new life." She assured them.
Their anxious looks turned to trust and ease. The first elf linked arms with Vyana once again and they set off towards her room.
"So, you have met Thranduil, our lord?" Gollaria asked. Vyana swallowed and forced a smile.
"I have. And his son." She told her.
Gollaria and Elaviel laughed lightly.
"Which one? Our Sovereign's family is a large one."
"Prince Legolas." she responded almost forgetting the 'prince' title.
"Ah, the youngest. He is a much respected elf among our woods." Gollaria told her.
"Does the king have any daughters?" Vyana changed the subject, eager to know of any useful means to getting closer to the royal family.
The two elves thought for a moment.
"I believe so." Elaviel murmured still thinking.
"Oh Annariel, Princess Annariel." Gollaria
"Really." Vyana mused
"She's the third youngest I believe." Elaviel added.
"I suppose we should pay our dear Princess a visit then?" Vyana suggested.
"That would be lovely. She's is very pleasant."
"And we should bring a gift, should we not?" the gears were already turning in Vyana's mind.
"Yes, yes. Flowers or perhaps fruit." Gollaria proposed.
Vyana's smile returned as she came back from her deep thoughts.
"We shall think more on it tomorrow. Come, the hour is late, we should be dreaming by now. Let us sleep. Quel esta Mellonea." (rest well friends)
She slipped in un-noticed.
She sat.
She waited.
Everyone else eventually sat down and after a moment they all picked up their silverware and began to feast
Vyana didn't eat much. Big meals weren't something she was used to. Apparently they were, for when the meal was over it was indeed over. Not one scrap of food was to be found left un-eaten. It was an eye raising site to their guest, but she decided they did tend to do a lot of physical activity, so, she supposed that made up for it.
That night as she made her way to bed, she heard laughter echoing down her hall. Her ears perked up at the distant noise and nimbly her feet followed it, sprinting silently on her toes. Finally the sound was close enough so that Vyana could tell who ever was making the noise was near. She slowed down and peeked around the next corner into the hallway it turned on to.
Two more she-elves not much unlike herself were there. Stepping into the light, Vyana dared a few more steps closer. Within seconds they were facing her as she'd expected.
"Quel undome." She greeted them. (Good evening)
They repeated the phrase back to her and a silence followed.
"My name is Vyana, I am new to your lands, might you show me around?"
The two exchanged glances and smiled warmly at her.
"Certainly, my name is Gollaria." Said the first and tallest, waling towards her, "We did see you at dinner, where do you hail from?" they linked arms and Vyana began walking towards her chamber. The second elf followed closed behind.
"I am from the Golden Wood. I hail from the Galadhrim."
Gollaria stopped and again exchanged glances with the second elf.
"Why do you come to our lands?"
"I seek a new life, one that does not have anything to do with Lorien." She explained. Vyana looked over at the other elf.
"Who is this?" she asked.
"I am her sister, Elaviel."
"Wonderful to meet you both. As I said before, I leave the Galadhrim behind me and bring none of it with me. I seek a new life." She assured them.
Their anxious looks turned to trust and ease. The first elf linked arms with Vyana once again and they set off towards her room.
"So, you have met Thranduil, our lord?" Gollaria asked. Vyana swallowed and forced a smile.
"I have. And his son." She told her.
Gollaria and Elaviel laughed lightly.
"Which one? Our Sovereign's family is a large one."
"Prince Legolas." she responded almost forgetting the 'prince' title.
"Ah, the youngest. He is a much respected elf among our woods." Gollaria told her.
"Does the king have any daughters?" Vyana changed the subject, eager to know of any useful means to getting closer to the royal family.
The two elves thought for a moment.
"I believe so." Elaviel murmured still thinking.
"Oh Annariel, Princess Annariel." Gollaria
"Really." Vyana mused
"She's the third youngest I believe." Elaviel added.
"I suppose we should pay our dear Princess a visit then?" Vyana suggested.
"That would be lovely. She's is very pleasant."
"And we should bring a gift, should we not?" the gears were already turning in Vyana's mind.
"Yes, yes. Flowers or perhaps fruit." Gollaria proposed.
Vyana's smile returned as she came back from her deep thoughts.
"We shall think more on it tomorrow. Come, the hour is late, we should be dreaming by now. Let us sleep. Quel esta Mellonea." (rest well friends)