Dusk Maiden
Chapter 6
Must I put an author's note on every chapter? See previous


Arwen sighed when she saw her daughter and Elderith running through the grass in Rivendell. She walked and stood in front of them. They stopped and looked at her. Arwen had her hands on her hips and she shook her head in dissapointment. "What happened to you two?"

Lomewen and Elderith turned to each other and both said together, "It was your fault!" They blinked and started laughing. Lomewen stopped suddenly when she noticed that Arwen wasn't enjoying any of this. "He crept up behind me and pushed me into a pool of mountian water and when I got out I pushed him in. It was both of our fault. But! He started it!" Lomewen stuck her tounge out at Elderith who glared at her and started to chase her. He dove at her feet and brought her tumbling to the ground. They both rolled over onto their back laughing. Arwen walked over to them and glared. Lomewen scrambled to her feet. She looked down in shame.

"Lomewen, your father and I are going to a Council Banquet and we have been told to bring you along, but you cannot go looking like that. Go clean up and change your clothes. Shara has delieved a dress that she says fits you. Come down as soon as you are done." Lomewen nodded and scurried up the nearby stairs. Elderith watched her go and clambered to his feet. He picked up his fallen tunic and strolled to his house in Rivendell.

Lomewen bounded into her room and spotted two dresses laying out on her bed. She looked back and forth between them but discarded the one that was light blue for she knew that she never looked good in that shade. She picked up and cream and gold dress. She went to go wash up and to change into her dress. Soon she emerged from her room. Arwen and Aragorn were standing around waiting for her and when she came out they stood up without saying anything and left the room, Lomewen followed.

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Elderith entered his room to find Aarivale sitting on his bed. She looked at him and rolled her eyes. He was a mess. His wet tunic dripped down his back leaving little wet pathways through the mud, his hair was mussed and his britches were soaking. "What the hell happened to you?" She asked in an angry tone.

Elderith smiled, "I got Lomewen back for locking that frog in here. I pushed her into a pool of mountain water, only she got me off guard and also pushed me in. Then when we got back to Rivendell I tackled her and that is why I am muddy," He chuckled and grabbed a fresh pair of britches that Aarivale had gotten out for him.. He left into a side room to change and emerged with his wet clothes in his hands. He left the room to hang him clothes outside. His twin followed him.

"Lomewen, eh? Did she mention the new evil?" Aarivale asked with a joking tone. She didn't believe it either. Elderith turned slowly around, he had a straight face on. Aarivale was getting uncomfortable, she looked at the ground and shuffled her feet. Elderith went back into his room and flopped down on his bed. Aarivale sensed that he had left and followed.

"I'm started to believe her, Aar. She has the whole council in an uproar and she is so convinced. Even though Lomewen is only 12, she would know better than to try and pull this large of a prank," Elderith said into his pillow.

"El, you are 16! Please don't tell me that you are siding with a child!" Aarivale gasped. Elderith mumbled something into his pillow, then rolled onto his back and stared at the ceiling. Aarivale turned her back to Elderith. Could it really be true, my twin believes her and so does everyone else. Could I be trying to tell myself that it could never be real? "El?" Aarivale asked turning around.

"Eh?" Inquired Elderith.

"Do you really believe that girl? I mean, just before you left both of us were convinced that it was a prank. And now we are both questioning ourselves. Do you really believe her?"

"Yes, I do and so does the council for they are having a banquet tonight and she has been invited."

Aarivale looked horrified, "Excuse me for a moment." She walked out of the room and Elderith could hear a muffled scream before she came back in. He laughed and rolled over muffling his chuckled with the pillow. Aarivale sat beside him and mussed with his hair.