Hi, well, I need to say that this one is the final chapter. Happy ending or sad ending, I can't say but I know you can imagine that ^ ^

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#7 Until we meet again.

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Blackwind ran to his master and nuzzled against Annoc's neck.

"Sorry to make you worry, Blackwind, I'm alright now," Lermia in Annoc, man of Gondor gently said and stroke Blackwind dearly.

"Your friend journeyed to Edoras without any rest, I'm sure he's worry about you," Legolas said and stepped closer. His warmed eyes placed on the unearthly beauty of his beloved. Even now, she was in the body of Annoc, the brave man, his love always be the same.

Lermia sensed that feeling from Legolas' eyes. She sudden stopped and turned to look at the elf. Her broken heart was beating faster with strength.

Legolas lifted his finger along the fair face of his beloved and slowly bent his face closer. However, the sound of galloping stopped him. Annoc stepped away from Legolas and turned to see the group of horsemen coming straightly.

"Aragorn! Gimli!" Annoc cried and slowly moved in front of Aragorn and Gimli.

"You look fine, my friend," greeted Gimli.

"Very fine, thank you," answered Annoc and smiled to both Gimli and Aragorn. However, Aragorn seemed to be stunned with that smile.

"We should talk inside, I guess that you must have some urgent business and journey here before the King Company," said Legolas before he turned to Aragorn and then gave his glance to Elladan and Elrohir.

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Lady Eowyn arranged the meal and room for the company. During the conversation, she was shocked to know the news about their journey to the Path of the Dead.

Not only Lady Eowyn, but also the fair face of Lady Lermia or Annoc suddenly turned pale when she heard about this dead path. She turned to look at Legolas and knew at once that he might follow Aragorn. She could sense his determination.

That time, her heart was shaken. She heard the crying from her heart that told her how much she felt for Legolas.

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Gimli turned to his friends amazingly before he walked back to his lodge alone. Aragorn was called by Lady Eowyn and Legolas excused himself to Annoc other ways.

The dwarf understood the feeling of Lady of Rohan toward the heir of Isildur. With her eyes full of love and care for his friend, Gimli felt so sorry for Aragorn who might hurt this great Lady.

Then, Gimli turned to other sides of the hall, Legolas, his friends was walking with Annoc of Gondor. Their golden hair flew along with soft wind. The dwarf eyes stared at Annoc in disbelief. He felt that the fair face of Annoc seemed to be so graceful liked a beauty of a maiden, strangely different from Annoc he usually knew. Gimli gazed at Annoc again but this time, something seemed to cover his eyes and his mind turned white in sudden.

"Too much weary, may be," complained Gimli to himself before he went inside his room.

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At the window, around the quiet corner in golden hall of Medusel, Legolas, the Elven Prince of Mirkwood, felt so sad when he noticed the sorrowful face of Lady Lermia. He took her hand in his and pulled her into his arms.

"I know what you like to say," whispered Legolas, "I wish to be with you, my lady, but deep in my heart, I know that my quest is yet unfulfilled."

"I understand, Legolas," said Annoc before she looked at the fair face of Elven Prince.

"Even so, you will always be in my heart. Will you wait for me, my love? When that time comes, we'll be together for the rest of our lives," said Legolas.

Lermia did not answer. She turned her face away to hide her sorrow. Legolas lips curled into a smile. He turned Lermia to face him and looked directly into her eyes.

"You don't answer me, I take it as you agree to wait for me," Legolas grinned. Lermia knitted her brow.

"I did not yet say that I will wait for you, don't take on your side," said Lermia just immediacy.

Legolas laughed at Lermia's attitude. Even when she was in Annoc, man of Gondor or Lady Lermia, the fairest woman on earth, her habit had never changed.

"You!" Lermia cried out angrily. She tried to push Legolas away but he did not release his arms.

"When you get angry, you always run away from me. But tonight, I won't let you go," Legolas smiled sweetly. He was about to laugh again when he saw Lermia fair face turned in wonder.

Legolas did not wait for any word from his beloved. The fair elf placed his lips on the sweet lips of Lermia deeply. Legolas seemed to know the answer when the body in his arms did not reject his passionate kiss and pulled him close to her as well.

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The sun was not yet risen high in the sky but the company was ready to depart. Lady Eowyn bid them farewell and wished them a good speed. Her fair face turned worry and pain of love for Aragorn.

Not that far, Legolas and Lermia who dressed as Annoc said farewell to each other with the feeling not much different from the nearby couple.

"My heart will always be with you, my dearest," said Legolas.

"I'll be back to Minas Tirith. I wish to meet you there and when that time comes, I'll give you my answer," said Lermia sadly. Her feeling was not much different from the time Lord Boromir journeyed to Rivendell. She wished to say more but no word could pass through her lips, "I bid you farewell and good luck."

"Farewell, my dearest," said Legolas before he leaned himself to Lermia and placed his lips to her lips. Legolas didn't care for the other eyesight at all, "I love you, Lermir," said Legolas. He pulled her body to his chest for the last time before he reluctantly released his arms and walked to his horse. His eyes still kept on the fair face of his beloved liked he wished to keep her unearthly beauty locked inside his memory eternally.

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Aragorn, Heir of Isildur did not turn to look at Lady of Rohan again. There was a great pain in his heart that he could not return her feeling. Until they passed the gate, Aragorn noticed Legolas looked back. The elf eyes were full of love and sorrow. Then, Aragorn decided to turn back. Lady Eowyn still stood there.

But the person stood beside her was strangely familiar. He was not Annoc, Gondor warrior he usually knew but Annoc who turned to be the fairest Lady on earth with radiant from her golden hair. Even the far way made great distance but Aragorn could still see her fair face full of sorrow and love for the Elven Prince.

At that time, Aragorn seemed to understand everything.

Before the company would hasty rode away, Aragorn looked at his friends, Gimli the dwarf and Legolas the elf, they both were still always be by his sides, fearless for any danger. His brave heart regained courage.

With the Path of the Dead and the great fate lied beyond, they were waiting for Aragorn, Heir of Isildur until the time when the real King returned to his throne.

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End #7, Final Chapter

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