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Epilogue
Aria and Legolas lived in Nethrana until close to the year 1494, when she resigned her place as Queen in the realm of Nethrana. By this time, Rose, the wife of Samwise Gamgee had perished, and Sam had taken his leave of the Shire and had gone across the sea, the last of the Ringbearers. Also after this time, Merry and Pippin had both perished and were lying among the great dead of Gondor. Aria and Legolas had four children together during their marriage. Their first child was a daughter, Artanis, fair in her beauty, her mother's brown-red hair falling in curly locks over her shoulders, but her father's deep blue eyes reflecting from her fair face.
Their second child, a boy called Failon, was as his father was years ago; blonde hair and deep, fluid blue eyes, slender fingers that eagerly grasped the archer's arrow as soon as he came of age, and a firm understanding and belief in all of the language and actions of nature. Another daughter came to them, Eruiel, but her beauty did not reflect either of her parents' fair faces, for her beauty was reminiscent of the Queen of a place called Lothlorien, who was known the Lady of the Wood. The last child born to Aria and Legolas was a boy, Artur, tall in stature with his mother's brown-red hair and bewitching eyes.
All of them learned the skill of archery and in the days after, in the lands of the Elves, Artur, son of Legolas was known as the Accurate, for his arrows rarely missed their mark. His brother Failon was known as the Swift, for never was there one who drew arrows or knives more quickly than the eldest son of Legolas. Both Artanis and Eruiel followed their mother in her ways of sorcery and both also earned names for themselves. Artanis was known as the Lovely, for her beauty was known to all the boundaries of Middle Earth, and her charm and wisdom far surpassed any other. Though Eruiel was often considered the more beautiful of the two, she was not known for her beauty. Instead she was known as Eruiel the Wise, for her wisdom and knowledge was what she was known for, as well as her gentle temperament and her love for any creature, be they man, beast or creatures of a different race. Through all their lives, all of the children of Legolas and Aria filled their lives with joy and the passion for life that binds all Elves together.
Gimli, Gloin's son, lived with the Elves for many years, not wishing to leave Legolas. He became almost a second father to the children, who knew not the hate of their ancestors towards the Dwarves. Instead they loved him with all their hearts, for they knew not why they should not have love for the rough Dwarf. When Aria resigned her throne, she and her family left for Gondor at the invitation of King Elessar, who bid them to come and spend time with him. They lived in the city of Gondor till the death of the King. The bodies of Merry and Pippin were then moved to be laid beside Aragorn, at his side to the last. After Aragorn's death, Legolas built a gray ship in Ithilien where he and Aria, unwilling to leave him, sailed down the river Anduin, where it flowed into the Sea. Gimli went with them, unwilling to part with Legolas, as did their sons and daughters. And so passed the last of the Fellowship of the Ring.
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Author's Note: *sniffle* Well, *sniffle* there it is. All done. *sniffle* MAN I'M GONNA MISS YOU GUYS!!! Okay, hold on. *blows nose* There we go. Now, I'm okay. I'm okay. Its been so wonderful writing this story for you guys, because thats who I write for, well, okay, I write for me, but mostly I like to write for other people, to keep them interested. And its great reviewers and readers like you guys that keep me going. I got SO much input from you guys on this story, and I appreciated every single one of them. It was so wonderful to get your feedback! So great! Thank you soooo, soooo very much! I'm so glad that my old buddies liked it and I'm REALLY glad that I made some new buddies and they liked it too! *wink* I hope to come up with another LOTR story soon, possibly I might. I've got a whole list of stories that I'm working on (which I'll list after this) and so, my brain is almost fried. :-) But I'll try. Thanks so much again! And now for individual thanks:
Link 0010: My very FIRST reviewer!!! Thanks so much! I was so relieved when I finally got a review that I posted right afterwards. *sniff* Was beginning to think that nobody liked me. :-)
???? and Naira Kemenfea: Was so glad to read your reviews and knew that I was getting out into the LOTR realm. Really appreciated your input! Thanx!
Starlight: My buddy Starlight!! :-) Was so pleased that a wonderful author like you had decided to read and review my humble LOTR story, especially after I ready your spectacular one! I have always appreciated your input and your opinions, (especially loved the REALLY long ones, just because I love hearing what you have to say. You're such a wonderful critic and so helpful!) I luv your story and want to see it continue, NO PRESSURE!! ;-) Creative genius takes time, which also implies that patience is involved. *shifts uncomfortably* I'M PATIENT OKAY!! :-) Thanks so much again buddy! Hope to read more stuff by you!
Cyrin-Dara: Ahhhh, fabulous Cyrin-Dara. Again, was very pleased to see you review my story after I read and reviewed yours! Yours is so wonderful because it is completely original. Rarely do the original characters created by Tolkien come in. You rely completely on your story and your characters to tell the story, which is fabulous. Some people try to do this (write an independent story) and fail miserably. But you have pulled this off with ease and grace. I love your writing style and your story! Keep it up!! Heh-heh, also love your humor fic. :-) Made me very happy! :-) Hope to read more of your stuff!!
Risque: Wonderful Risque!! Was actually rather surprised to get reviews from you, but pleased! Your input is fabulous and so helpful! You tell me exactly what you think and if there's any thoughts on your mind, you don't hesitate to interject them. Thats what helps me so much!!! Your story is also fantastic!! A story that is basically an independent story, that is so wonderful!! It is so cool! Sucks that she died, but then again, you could have updated and I didn't know. Hmmm, will have to check that out. I've been in a terrible bind these last few weeks. MY COMPUTER BROKE DOWN!!! AAGGG!! Thats why it took so long for me to update. Will work on checking it as soon as possible. It is a fabulous story! Keep up your writing!
ElVeNdEsTiNy: And ElVeNdEsTiNy, I can't forget about you! I was really surprised to get a review from you, as I'd never read any of your stuff (glad I did though. Its great!). I always appreciate reviews from people I don't know, partially because then I usually make new buddies, partially because then I know that I'm getting out there. I really appreciate your input! Its great to hear from you! Speaking of which, as to your question of the origin of Aria's name, I simply was looking for a simple yet lovely name to put to an Elf like Aria's character. Aria was one of my choices, for it reminded me of 'song' or 'music', you know like 'Aria's in operas and stuff like that. :-) Yeah I named her after a fat lady singing. :-) NOT! So her name was purely coincidental with the other person's nickname you mentioned. But thanks for telling me about it! Your story: FANTASTIC!! Really great! Hardly a Mary-Sue at all!! Really cool, gritty, and at the same time beautiful in your descriptions. Rock on!!!
Kora: And last, but certainly, totally, not least, my dearest buddy and Number 1 fan (wink, wink) Kora. It was so great to have you review this story. I had barely thought to tell you about it and was so glad that you were able to find it for yourself, otherwise I might not have ever told you. Well I would have, but I kept forgetting to. :-) Your opinion is worth so much in my mind because you've been with most all my stuff since I started. You say what you think and don't hesitate. I appreciate that so much. Rock on! I luv your stories so much, and I did manage to read your RTT story and your Young Herc one, AND your Newsies one. But alas, that was before my computer busted and I was also short on time at the time and so I couldn't review. But let me tell you now that they rock!! Really cool! Keep up your work buddy!!
Alright you guys, here's a probable list of the things I'm working on at the moment, just for your info. Don't have any idea if you'll even read them or anything, but still.
Newsies: Not sure of the title as of yet, but it will be a story about and by our notorious friend and Newsies Strike Leader, Jack Kelly. From his point of view, Jack tells us about himself, his family and his life from the very beginning and on after the Newsies strike. This is a very probable one that will most definitely make it to ff.net. I'm still working on it and it will take a little more time as I am just at the strike. Heh-heh, that doesn't seem like much, but it is! I've written over 60 pages already!! :-) Will work hard on this one.
Star Wars: Yep!! Its that time of year!! If you were able to read my previous story, "A Vision Into the Future", this is the sequel. "A Vision Into the Future" was a story about Elaina Solo during Episode I. You'll hafta read it to get the storyline! :-) Don't read "The Diary of Elaina Solo" though. That is the VERY rough draft of "A Vision Into the Future" and quite lousy if I do say so myself. Okay, okay, it wasn't LOUSY. I was just inexperienced. Anyway, this next story does not as of yet have a title. I just started it. :-) Am working as fast as I can on it (yes I have seen Episode II and it ROCKS!! GO SEE IT!! Heh-heh, I've seen it twice already! No I'm not loaded! I've just got lots of friends! *wink*) but anyway, the fact that Episode II is a relatively new film, I have not been able to get a copy of the transcript for Episode II, which will help me in my writing the story. But anywho, in this story, Elaina Solo is twenty-six and a Jedi Knight. It has been ten years since she last saw Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker. While working on a mission in Corellia, she is called back to Coruscant after Senator Amidala is attacked. :-) You'll hafta wait for that one!! Will work hard on this too!
Harry Potter: Yes, I'm a relatively new Harry Potter person, fan, whatever-you-call-it. I'm not obsessive or argumentative about it either. Heck, I don't even know that much about it!! I would probably get most everything wrong if my sister weren't really big on the books!! :-) Sad no? So you can kinda tell that I don't get the books on the world of Harry Potter and all that crap. Lala. I'd rather just write it and use the stuff from my own imagination. :-) Anyway, this story DOES have a title and its called, "Harry Potter and the Master's Mirror". I have written quite a bit of this one actually. It is set immediately after the fourth book, so its basically my imagining what the Fifth Harry Potter would be like. Anyway, synopsis: Harry Potter and his friends are returned to Hogwarts early after a murder is committed. Students from the other wizarding schools are sent to Hogwarts in an attempt to find safety from the unknown murderer. What do mysterious eyes, a teacher, a vengeful ghost and a mysterious phrase, "The Master's Mirror" have in common?? Heh-heh. You'll hafta wait till I finish it!! HAHAHAHAHAHAAA!!!
Anyway, thats about it. But still, they're exhausting. So I'm making headway in those three and I'll try to get them out as soon as possible. Like I said, don't know if you even like these subjects, but just thought I'd put them up for viewing. :-) Thanks again you guys!! You are some of the awesomest fans\reviewers I've ever met!! Rock on!! And keep writing!!
Your dear ff.net buddy,
T.H.