Helena angrily stomped through the lush meadow and into the woods. Stupid
dwarf, stupid elves, stupid bees, why can't that dwarf just shut his stupid
mouth? This rant continued for some time until suddenly she looked
around, finding herself not only surrounded by fragrant, deep blue flowers,
but also completely alone and standing by a cliff. awww shit now what?
Once more looking at the sky she squared her shoulders and faced it, "What
the hell did I do to piss off some deity up there? Who is it that wants to
see me kill myself here?"
"To whom are you speaking Tarin?" Legolas and party just entered the clearing, all were staring at me looking annoyingly amused except for Voronda, she just looked concerned. Helena faltered, "Uhhhh just decided some deity wants me dead." Voronda shook her head and smiled, "the Valar aren't malicious, if they brought you here they have a good reason." Helena just shook her head I'm not going to argue with her, not in front of Legolas at least . . . Thankfully Voronda got the elf and dwarf busy with getting camp in order. Finally after a bit of directing by both Helena and Voronda everyone was lounging around a fire, Gimli was sharpening his axes, Legolas sharpening his knives, Helena picking nearby flowers and weaving them together, and Voronda was looking at the sky.
Not one for comfortable silence Helena decided to ask what she had been wondering ever since she met this wife of Legolas. "So are you planning on explaining how you get Voronda from Nur. . . Nuriee. . . well from your name?" She rolled her eyes, well that came off gracefully Nurhyandoien didn't seem fazed at all . . . in fact . . . she didn't seem to be paying attention, she was staring at the stars. In a panic Helena looked to Legolas but his eyes were intent on his work. Nurhyandoien began to speak; "I was betrothed to Legolas as a very young girl." So far I hate her . . . she didn't even work for his love! "I think I loved him as soon as I saw him." Well at least we're on similar ground "I was eight, he was six. He hated me from the utter beginning." Ha! Not so bad! I'm a step ahead! He's indifferent to me true, but at least he doesn't hate me! "Then . . . years later he did something in our world that is truly unforgivable. He stole my medallion." At the confused look from Helena she explained, "Before an elf binds to another for eternity the elf's immortality is guarded in a medallion or ring. Without it, I became mortal and began to age." Helena noticed the she-elf fingering a small tress of white hair that had been carefully concealed beneath all of her hair. "Of course my medallion was quickly recovered. Legolas could have been executed for that, no one expected me to marry him after being touched by mortality because of him." At this Legolas spoke quietly, not interrupting but rather picking up the story line as if on cue, "As soon as I realized what folly I had committed I went straight to her . . . " a small smile played on his lips, "actually straight to her bedchamber and returned the medallion, offering my life in forfit for my heartless act. Instead" Legolas met his wife's eyes; "She gave me the greatest treasure I've ever been offered, her as my wife." Nurhyandoien concluded, "After that my family began to call me Voronda: the faithful. Now all of my friends know me as such." Damn . . . she deserves him.
Helena rose quietly from where she was sitting and moved over to sit by Voronda. "Voronda?" Helena watched as the she-elf looked from the stars to her, "Yes Tarin?" "Where is this medallion now?" Voronda smiled, "Gone, after I bound myself to Legolas it wasted away. Now he holds my immortality and I hold his." Slowly Helena looked up to the sky and murmured, "I give up . . . she's perfect." "No. . I'm not. No one is." Voronda was smiling at her, Damn those amazing elf ears! Helena shifted uncomfortably, "Yeah well . . .hey is there anywhere I could wash up?" "I'll take you there," she got up, and spoke quietly to Legolas, kissing him as she finished the conversation. She then moved through some bushes. Sulking . . . Helena followed.
A natural hot spring! Thank the lord! In a huge underground cave a hot spring bubbled up! Helena quickly peeled off her jeans and T-shirt, talking to Voronda the entire time. "Elves are perfect beings . . . dwarves on the other hand." Voronda didn't let her finish, "Dwarves seem to have many good qualities, I saw how Gimli reassured you . . . now name one imperfect thing about me . . . anything." Helena thought for a moment before she said, "Well you're eyes are green and it would be a true shame if you had a child without Legolas's blue eyes." With that Helena dived quickly into the spring so she didn't hear Voronda laughing.
Meanwhile: "Now where did Tarin and your wife go?" Gimli had watched them leave in silence and while he trusted Voronda's judgment he wouldn't put it below his Tarin not to run into another Warg. "To bathe, Gimli, the hot spring is nearby. Come I need to show you something anyway." Legolas gracefully gained his feet and indicated for Gimli to do the same. A little less gracefully Gimli stood up, "Do you think it is wise to leave them? I mean . . . when they are in a state where they can't . . . well defend themselves?" Gimli was blushing but Legolas just smiled, "Don't worry Gimli, Nurhyandoien is fully capable of defending herself and others . . . no matter what the state of dress. And Uialtum does not permit evil creatures in it." Gimli nodded and the two left the camp sight and moved toward a cliff face. It was not long, no more than five minutes before Legolas stopped and pointed, "There master dwarf is a gift I give to you." Before the two of them stood outcroppings of crystal. Gimli looked at it and immediately realized that it was the finest crystal he had ever seen in his entire life of mining. He turned to Legolas, who just smiled and said; "I remember something about placing the hair of Galadriel into fine crystal as an heirloom."
The two women spent a good hour washing themselves and their clothes. And finally after getting everything from the top of her head to the spaces between her toes Helena finally felt clean. Relaxing against the edge of the spring she found her thoughts drifting to home. She missed her family, her friends, and the home she knew. Drawing lazy circles in the water she wondered if she would ever see them again. A small smile played across her lips as she realized she still needed to pay Jessi back for pushing her into the pool. Voronda getting out of the pool and starting to change back pulled Helena from her musings. Sighing Helena turned toward her own clothing. She blinked, rubbed her eyes, blinked again, and let loose a yell of surprise and joy. Voronda whirled around at the sound, slowly the echoes died away and left Helena staring at Jessi who was very calmly sitting by her clothes smiling at her.
Somewhere in the back of her mind Helena could hear Vorona whisper, "Varda"
"To whom are you speaking Tarin?" Legolas and party just entered the clearing, all were staring at me looking annoyingly amused except for Voronda, she just looked concerned. Helena faltered, "Uhhhh just decided some deity wants me dead." Voronda shook her head and smiled, "the Valar aren't malicious, if they brought you here they have a good reason." Helena just shook her head I'm not going to argue with her, not in front of Legolas at least . . . Thankfully Voronda got the elf and dwarf busy with getting camp in order. Finally after a bit of directing by both Helena and Voronda everyone was lounging around a fire, Gimli was sharpening his axes, Legolas sharpening his knives, Helena picking nearby flowers and weaving them together, and Voronda was looking at the sky.
Not one for comfortable silence Helena decided to ask what she had been wondering ever since she met this wife of Legolas. "So are you planning on explaining how you get Voronda from Nur. . . Nuriee. . . well from your name?" She rolled her eyes, well that came off gracefully Nurhyandoien didn't seem fazed at all . . . in fact . . . she didn't seem to be paying attention, she was staring at the stars. In a panic Helena looked to Legolas but his eyes were intent on his work. Nurhyandoien began to speak; "I was betrothed to Legolas as a very young girl." So far I hate her . . . she didn't even work for his love! "I think I loved him as soon as I saw him." Well at least we're on similar ground "I was eight, he was six. He hated me from the utter beginning." Ha! Not so bad! I'm a step ahead! He's indifferent to me true, but at least he doesn't hate me! "Then . . . years later he did something in our world that is truly unforgivable. He stole my medallion." At the confused look from Helena she explained, "Before an elf binds to another for eternity the elf's immortality is guarded in a medallion or ring. Without it, I became mortal and began to age." Helena noticed the she-elf fingering a small tress of white hair that had been carefully concealed beneath all of her hair. "Of course my medallion was quickly recovered. Legolas could have been executed for that, no one expected me to marry him after being touched by mortality because of him." At this Legolas spoke quietly, not interrupting but rather picking up the story line as if on cue, "As soon as I realized what folly I had committed I went straight to her . . . " a small smile played on his lips, "actually straight to her bedchamber and returned the medallion, offering my life in forfit for my heartless act. Instead" Legolas met his wife's eyes; "She gave me the greatest treasure I've ever been offered, her as my wife." Nurhyandoien concluded, "After that my family began to call me Voronda: the faithful. Now all of my friends know me as such." Damn . . . she deserves him.
Helena rose quietly from where she was sitting and moved over to sit by Voronda. "Voronda?" Helena watched as the she-elf looked from the stars to her, "Yes Tarin?" "Where is this medallion now?" Voronda smiled, "Gone, after I bound myself to Legolas it wasted away. Now he holds my immortality and I hold his." Slowly Helena looked up to the sky and murmured, "I give up . . . she's perfect." "No. . I'm not. No one is." Voronda was smiling at her, Damn those amazing elf ears! Helena shifted uncomfortably, "Yeah well . . .hey is there anywhere I could wash up?" "I'll take you there," she got up, and spoke quietly to Legolas, kissing him as she finished the conversation. She then moved through some bushes. Sulking . . . Helena followed.
A natural hot spring! Thank the lord! In a huge underground cave a hot spring bubbled up! Helena quickly peeled off her jeans and T-shirt, talking to Voronda the entire time. "Elves are perfect beings . . . dwarves on the other hand." Voronda didn't let her finish, "Dwarves seem to have many good qualities, I saw how Gimli reassured you . . . now name one imperfect thing about me . . . anything." Helena thought for a moment before she said, "Well you're eyes are green and it would be a true shame if you had a child without Legolas's blue eyes." With that Helena dived quickly into the spring so she didn't hear Voronda laughing.
Meanwhile: "Now where did Tarin and your wife go?" Gimli had watched them leave in silence and while he trusted Voronda's judgment he wouldn't put it below his Tarin not to run into another Warg. "To bathe, Gimli, the hot spring is nearby. Come I need to show you something anyway." Legolas gracefully gained his feet and indicated for Gimli to do the same. A little less gracefully Gimli stood up, "Do you think it is wise to leave them? I mean . . . when they are in a state where they can't . . . well defend themselves?" Gimli was blushing but Legolas just smiled, "Don't worry Gimli, Nurhyandoien is fully capable of defending herself and others . . . no matter what the state of dress. And Uialtum does not permit evil creatures in it." Gimli nodded and the two left the camp sight and moved toward a cliff face. It was not long, no more than five minutes before Legolas stopped and pointed, "There master dwarf is a gift I give to you." Before the two of them stood outcroppings of crystal. Gimli looked at it and immediately realized that it was the finest crystal he had ever seen in his entire life of mining. He turned to Legolas, who just smiled and said; "I remember something about placing the hair of Galadriel into fine crystal as an heirloom."
The two women spent a good hour washing themselves and their clothes. And finally after getting everything from the top of her head to the spaces between her toes Helena finally felt clean. Relaxing against the edge of the spring she found her thoughts drifting to home. She missed her family, her friends, and the home she knew. Drawing lazy circles in the water she wondered if she would ever see them again. A small smile played across her lips as she realized she still needed to pay Jessi back for pushing her into the pool. Voronda getting out of the pool and starting to change back pulled Helena from her musings. Sighing Helena turned toward her own clothing. She blinked, rubbed her eyes, blinked again, and let loose a yell of surprise and joy. Voronda whirled around at the sound, slowly the echoes died away and left Helena staring at Jessi who was very calmly sitting by her clothes smiling at her.
Somewhere in the back of her mind Helena could hear Vorona whisper, "Varda"