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Releasing her, he held her face as he had once before, "look me in the eyes and tell me you do not know me. I have lived for years longer than you can count and never in anyone else's presence have I ever felt more alive or complete. I am an Elf of the Forest, my life's blood is strengthened in the presence all things green and growing. Yet, I would follow you through the lifeless void of the desert just to catch a glimpse of the sun upon your fiery hair. The prospect of soulless wandering seems worth the touch of your lips upon my face and your hand in mine."
She held her hand over his mouth to cease his words, they frightened her almost as much as the passion she saw deep in his eyes. Yet as she looked at his face she felt what he said to be true. Never had she felt as safe with anyone as she did with him.
"What danger do I pose to you?" she whispered removing her hand. "To give my love to a mortal is to give up all that I am as an Elf. I would be choosing death to the immortal life I have now. But, my soul would be bound to yours. If your love proved to be untrue, I would be sentenced to a thousand years of wandering alone, exiled from Elf and Man."
She did not speak and he continued, "If I were to kiss you and not pledge my heart to yours, you would be doomed to a life of pain and an endless searching for your heart." If he had not been so serious, she would have laughed.
"For one kiss my heart and life would be doomed?" she asked finally.
"Yes, quite doomed. There are vows we both must make after the kiss so that our heart would forever be bound together." he answered
He spoke the words softly in Elvish and was about to translate them in the tongue of Man when they were approached by a member of the court of Elrond, "Prince Legolas, the Hobbitt is awake and Elrond summons you to council."
Legolas led her back to the courtyard where she could return to her room and his words haunted her all through that day and the next.