Chapter 1
Homecoming
The sun was beginning to go down. Séverine walked to the window in her room. She could see the children playing in the fields being called in by their mothers. She crossed over to the crib that lay beside the bed she and Legolas shared. The little girl was beginning to stir. Coënia looked up at her mother rubbing the sleep out of her bright blue eyes she had inherited from her father. Séverine reached into the crib and picked her daughter up. She took her daughter out onto the balcony. Together they looked across the rolling hills surrounding Rivendale. In the distance she could see a caravan of wagons and of men returning.
"They're back!" she thought. A smile quickly spread itself across her face. She sat Coënia back down in her playpen and rushed to change her clothes. She traded her silken bathrobe for an emerald dress that matched her eyes. It was Legolas's favorite. The sleeves were long and belled and the skirts had many layers that made a 'swooshing' sound when she walked. Séverine tied an golden colored scarf around her waist and put a blue dress on Coënia. She picked the small girl up and rushed downstairs. She met Katrina, their wing of the palace's, maid on the way.
"Katrina, They're back" She called to the other young lady.
"I'll tell Elrond" Katrina told her and hurried back the other way.
Séverine crossed the front lawns to watch the party enter the city. When they reached the gates of the house of Elrond she could see Legolas beaming at her and her best friend Lavinia waving from the first cart. Lavinia jumped off the cart and gave her a hug.
"May I hold her?" She asked
Séverine nodded and Lavinia took Coenia in her arms. The young girl seemed overjoyed at being held by her adoptive aunt.
"How's my baby?" Asked Lavinia.
"She's just great She's staying with Bilbo."
Legolas ran up to Séverine and scooped her into his strong arms. He swept her around and kissed her. Her skirts flowing in the breeze. They walked hand in hand back up to the palace as the last rays of light faded across the lawns. Katrina met them at the entrance and bowed.
"Elrond wishes you well and says for you to retire tonight and a feast will be held in your honor tomorrow night." Said Katrina "Where are the others?"
"Putting up the carts and horses and supplies" answered Lavinia, bouncing Coenia on her knee.
"See you all tomorrow at the feast." Katrina said. She walked off.
"Lets go upstairs," Said Lavinia and walked off towards their rooms.
Lavinia and Seth's room was right beside Séverine and Legolas's. Bilbo was inside Lavinia's room with Sáveil. Lavinia rushed to the bed where they sat.
"Oh my baby." She scooped Sáveil into her arms.
"Lets leave them alone." Said Bilbo walking out as Seth came in from putting up the cart. Séverine and Legolas followed Bilbo out, said goodnight to the old hobbit and went back to their room with Coenia.
"Your awfully quiet." said to Legolas after putting Coenia in her crib.
"I'm tired and I just want to look at your beautiful face." he replied smiling at her.
He sat down on the edge of their bed and removed his boots. He sighed and stood.
"Care to join me for a bath?" He asked with a sly smile on his face.
"Not now your filthy," she replied smiling.
"Well fine" He joked and headed for the bathroom.
Séverine changed back into her silk nightgown and bath/house robe and propped up in bed with a book. Legolas came out a half hour later and lay down beside her. He kissed her on the tip of the nose.
"Amin Mela lle. Lle mela en' coiamin"
Séverine cocked an eyebrow at him.
"What does that mean?" She asked.
"It means..." he got off the bed and knelt on the floor beside her.
"That…" He took her hand in his.
"I love you" He kissed her hand. She looked at him her eyes as wide as they could get. A look of utter shock on her face.
"And you are the love of my life." She smiled bigger if that was even possible.
"And I want you" He paused,
"To be my wife." Séverine jumped out of the bed and threw her arms around his neck, kissed him and sat in his lap almost knocking him to the floor.
" That would be a..." He said laughing.
"Yes, Yes, YES!!!" she said kissing him each time she said the word yes.
" I like hearing that" He said with a wink. She just kissed him again.
End chp 1
Homecoming
The sun was beginning to go down. Séverine walked to the window in her room. She could see the children playing in the fields being called in by their mothers. She crossed over to the crib that lay beside the bed she and Legolas shared. The little girl was beginning to stir. Coënia looked up at her mother rubbing the sleep out of her bright blue eyes she had inherited from her father. Séverine reached into the crib and picked her daughter up. She took her daughter out onto the balcony. Together they looked across the rolling hills surrounding Rivendale. In the distance she could see a caravan of wagons and of men returning.
"They're back!" she thought. A smile quickly spread itself across her face. She sat Coënia back down in her playpen and rushed to change her clothes. She traded her silken bathrobe for an emerald dress that matched her eyes. It was Legolas's favorite. The sleeves were long and belled and the skirts had many layers that made a 'swooshing' sound when she walked. Séverine tied an golden colored scarf around her waist and put a blue dress on Coënia. She picked the small girl up and rushed downstairs. She met Katrina, their wing of the palace's, maid on the way.
"Katrina, They're back" She called to the other young lady.
"I'll tell Elrond" Katrina told her and hurried back the other way.
Séverine crossed the front lawns to watch the party enter the city. When they reached the gates of the house of Elrond she could see Legolas beaming at her and her best friend Lavinia waving from the first cart. Lavinia jumped off the cart and gave her a hug.
"May I hold her?" She asked
Séverine nodded and Lavinia took Coenia in her arms. The young girl seemed overjoyed at being held by her adoptive aunt.
"How's my baby?" Asked Lavinia.
"She's just great She's staying with Bilbo."
Legolas ran up to Séverine and scooped her into his strong arms. He swept her around and kissed her. Her skirts flowing in the breeze. They walked hand in hand back up to the palace as the last rays of light faded across the lawns. Katrina met them at the entrance and bowed.
"Elrond wishes you well and says for you to retire tonight and a feast will be held in your honor tomorrow night." Said Katrina "Where are the others?"
"Putting up the carts and horses and supplies" answered Lavinia, bouncing Coenia on her knee.
"See you all tomorrow at the feast." Katrina said. She walked off.
"Lets go upstairs," Said Lavinia and walked off towards their rooms.
Lavinia and Seth's room was right beside Séverine and Legolas's. Bilbo was inside Lavinia's room with Sáveil. Lavinia rushed to the bed where they sat.
"Oh my baby." She scooped Sáveil into her arms.
"Lets leave them alone." Said Bilbo walking out as Seth came in from putting up the cart. Séverine and Legolas followed Bilbo out, said goodnight to the old hobbit and went back to their room with Coenia.
"Your awfully quiet." said to Legolas after putting Coenia in her crib.
"I'm tired and I just want to look at your beautiful face." he replied smiling at her.
He sat down on the edge of their bed and removed his boots. He sighed and stood.
"Care to join me for a bath?" He asked with a sly smile on his face.
"Not now your filthy," she replied smiling.
"Well fine" He joked and headed for the bathroom.
Séverine changed back into her silk nightgown and bath/house robe and propped up in bed with a book. Legolas came out a half hour later and lay down beside her. He kissed her on the tip of the nose.
"Amin Mela lle. Lle mela en' coiamin"
Séverine cocked an eyebrow at him.
"What does that mean?" She asked.
"It means..." he got off the bed and knelt on the floor beside her.
"That…" He took her hand in his.
"I love you" He kissed her hand. She looked at him her eyes as wide as they could get. A look of utter shock on her face.
"And you are the love of my life." She smiled bigger if that was even possible.
"And I want you" He paused,
"To be my wife." Séverine jumped out of the bed and threw her arms around his neck, kissed him and sat in his lap almost knocking him to the floor.
" That would be a..." He said laughing.
"Yes, Yes, YES!!!" she said kissing him each time she said the word yes.
" I like hearing that" He said with a wink. She just kissed him again.
End chp 1