~SOULMATES~
On the walk back to my home, all I could think of was Legolas' fair skin and bright eyes, his kind words and how he was mine. I savored the thought that nothing would tear us apart. I had waited so long for love to strike me. 'Twas more amazing than I had ever imagined. He knew me so well. After only a day, one small day. Such a small amount of time. But he knew who I was. He knew me, inside and out. Our relationship was beautiful in it's simplicity. But after all-it was only a day. We had an eternity. An eternity to unfold all of our secrets, sharing everything with each other. Though we knew everything about each other already.
~THINK~
I couldn't sleep that night… I was thinking too much. About Legolas and me, about what Aragorn had said, how much Galadriel knew. It was all too much. So I gazed at the stars and tried to figure things out. I stared at the heavens and prayed and searched my soul for guidance, but nothing came. Eventually, after stargazing in the treetops, and hours of conversation to the moon, I fell asleep. But in the morning, I found much more than what I was expecting. I was hoping to wake up, and get back on the job… but apparently; Aragorn wasn't the only one watching in the garden the night before…
~RUMORS~
The news had spread quickly, Legolas had a lover, and the mediator was it… dirty glances and nasty words were directed at me and I couldn't help feeling like they all had the wrong idea. I had no idea I was so hated among them. I had lived with their kind for years and nothing like this had every happened. I looked across the path and saw Legolas coming towards me. The same thing was happening to him. They could say whatever they wanted about me but they had to leave my love alone! So as I cleared my voice to scold them, make them aware of their shame, someone in the crowd did it for me…
~SAVIOR~
"Good people of Lothlorien… listen to me! Look at yourselves, scorning two of your own kind! The mediator, who has served you well and a warrior, who fought in your honor! Do you not see that this was all to please you? And you stand there and mutter words against them? Shame. Shame on every one of you who will stand there and dishonor your own morals. Shame to those who let words against these lovers pass your lips. Shame to anyone who does not apologize, does not even see anything wrong with what you are doing. Shame on those who keep the old ways. It is a dawning of a new era, and all shall be accepted! Do you yourself not wish for love? For someone to love you and you to love them? Aye! Not a one of you can say you never wanted that… So not a one of you shall act on envy and break what these two have."
~WHO~
We all looked around, hoping to find any sign of who this was. Any sign of who had made everyone listen. But then, as soon as the voice stopped-a rustle in the trees on my left made it apparent WHERE the stranger was… but then it spoke again.
"You all know and respect me. You all shall take head in my words and do as I ask! For I am Aragorn…" Aragorn stepped out of the shadows and placed his right hand on Legolas' shoulder…
"I am Aragorn," he repeated, "and I am not going anywhere."
~THANKS~
After thanking Aragorn, and receiving many apologies from members of the mob… Legolas and I decided to walk in the garden-yet again…
In the middle of the path Legolas suddenly stopped and held my arm.
"Hold on," he said, "I want to look at you properly."
Unaware of what he was doing, I stood there and watched his eyes trace over my entire figure.
"You are… the most amazing elf I have ever met. You have the eyes, ears, and skin of an elf, but your lips, hands, and cheeks, are unlike that of any immortal creature," he said.
Then, I became frightened. He didn't know. He didn't know about my father, or why I was the mediator, or who I was at all. He had no clue. This scared me farther than the morning's events. He was in love with and elf. But I was also human.
"Legolas… do you know why I am the mediator?" I inquired.
"The elves wanted someone beautiful and intelligent to handle their foreign affairs?" he guessed.
This scared me even more. Not only did I think he had no idea, I was right. Would he feel the same about me when he knew whom I was? Would he still see me fit to be his lover? Would the elves outlast and accuse me of lying to him? What would I do? What should I do? What could I do?
I didn't ever want to live without him? But would I have to???
On the walk back to my home, all I could think of was Legolas' fair skin and bright eyes, his kind words and how he was mine. I savored the thought that nothing would tear us apart. I had waited so long for love to strike me. 'Twas more amazing than I had ever imagined. He knew me so well. After only a day, one small day. Such a small amount of time. But he knew who I was. He knew me, inside and out. Our relationship was beautiful in it's simplicity. But after all-it was only a day. We had an eternity. An eternity to unfold all of our secrets, sharing everything with each other. Though we knew everything about each other already.
~THINK~
I couldn't sleep that night… I was thinking too much. About Legolas and me, about what Aragorn had said, how much Galadriel knew. It was all too much. So I gazed at the stars and tried to figure things out. I stared at the heavens and prayed and searched my soul for guidance, but nothing came. Eventually, after stargazing in the treetops, and hours of conversation to the moon, I fell asleep. But in the morning, I found much more than what I was expecting. I was hoping to wake up, and get back on the job… but apparently; Aragorn wasn't the only one watching in the garden the night before…
~RUMORS~
The news had spread quickly, Legolas had a lover, and the mediator was it… dirty glances and nasty words were directed at me and I couldn't help feeling like they all had the wrong idea. I had no idea I was so hated among them. I had lived with their kind for years and nothing like this had every happened. I looked across the path and saw Legolas coming towards me. The same thing was happening to him. They could say whatever they wanted about me but they had to leave my love alone! So as I cleared my voice to scold them, make them aware of their shame, someone in the crowd did it for me…
~SAVIOR~
"Good people of Lothlorien… listen to me! Look at yourselves, scorning two of your own kind! The mediator, who has served you well and a warrior, who fought in your honor! Do you not see that this was all to please you? And you stand there and mutter words against them? Shame. Shame on every one of you who will stand there and dishonor your own morals. Shame to those who let words against these lovers pass your lips. Shame to anyone who does not apologize, does not even see anything wrong with what you are doing. Shame on those who keep the old ways. It is a dawning of a new era, and all shall be accepted! Do you yourself not wish for love? For someone to love you and you to love them? Aye! Not a one of you can say you never wanted that… So not a one of you shall act on envy and break what these two have."
~WHO~
We all looked around, hoping to find any sign of who this was. Any sign of who had made everyone listen. But then, as soon as the voice stopped-a rustle in the trees on my left made it apparent WHERE the stranger was… but then it spoke again.
"You all know and respect me. You all shall take head in my words and do as I ask! For I am Aragorn…" Aragorn stepped out of the shadows and placed his right hand on Legolas' shoulder…
"I am Aragorn," he repeated, "and I am not going anywhere."
~THANKS~
After thanking Aragorn, and receiving many apologies from members of the mob… Legolas and I decided to walk in the garden-yet again…
In the middle of the path Legolas suddenly stopped and held my arm.
"Hold on," he said, "I want to look at you properly."
Unaware of what he was doing, I stood there and watched his eyes trace over my entire figure.
"You are… the most amazing elf I have ever met. You have the eyes, ears, and skin of an elf, but your lips, hands, and cheeks, are unlike that of any immortal creature," he said.
Then, I became frightened. He didn't know. He didn't know about my father, or why I was the mediator, or who I was at all. He had no clue. This scared me farther than the morning's events. He was in love with and elf. But I was also human.
"Legolas… do you know why I am the mediator?" I inquired.
"The elves wanted someone beautiful and intelligent to handle their foreign affairs?" he guessed.
This scared me even more. Not only did I think he had no idea, I was right. Would he feel the same about me when he knew whom I was? Would he still see me fit to be his lover? Would the elves outlast and accuse me of lying to him? What would I do? What should I do? What could I do?
I didn't ever want to live without him? But would I have to???
