THE DAYSTAR
BY: GABRIELLA THE FAIR
Chapter 24
DAUGHTER OF THE WOOD
"What was she like, how would you explain her?" With a faraway smile, he looked up to the sky and answered, "She was the Daystar, lighting up the day during our darkest hour, warming the earth with her love." "She is as clear as the moon, as fair as the sun, and as glorious as an army under one banner"
To most she was a loving friend, her fairness lighting up the world, no matter what the weather. To some a companion, and one a lover and dream. Yet, many feared her dignity in her footsteps, power in her stride, and authority in her eyes. This is her story.
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"Where's Raquel?"
"She will be here in awhile, we were instructed to leave without her though." Aragorn said to Merry. They were sitting by their boats, and Aragorn was putting the last of the supplies in there. The Elves had come by with food and cloaks, the Lorien cloaks and lembas. After they came, Raquel had left.
"But how can that be, she is still coming right?"
"She will come, do not worry, she never is late." Haldir said from beside them. He had led them to the River and was now going to see them off.
"All is ready! Go, be off, and may you finally find peace when your dark road has been trodden." Haldir cried, pushing them off into the River. They sailed along, arranged like this, Aragorn, Frodo and Sam in one boat, Boromir, Merry, Pippin in another and Legolas, Raquel and Gimli in the last.
"But what about Raquel?" they could hear Pippin ask quietly.
"She will come, do not worry Pippin." Legolas said, pulling his boat up close to Boromir's.
"Why do you put so much faith in that Elf?" Boromir asked, "She lies to us! She tries to be a warrior when she is only a woman. I would rather befriend an Orc than her." Boromir said the last comment softly, though Legolas' ears caught it.
"Do not speak evil which is fair beyond your reasoning. You do not understand what you say." Legolas said softly, though his voice could have shattered even the strongest. He and the little hobbits glared at him. Legolas pulled his boat away, turning a bend, when they saw a swan.
A huge swan it was, and as it got closer they noticed it was a boat. On the back stood Celeborn and Galadriel, clothed all in white, a harp in the Lady's hand as she sang. On her hair was a circlet of golden leaves. Behind them stood Raquel, clad in silver, a circlet of plain silver upon her brow and in her hand was a flute. She played with Galadriel, the music from the flute was sad and mournful. Galadriel sang and Raquel played, to the song the Company identified as the one Raquel had sung upon their arrival to Lothlorien. Celeborn spoke as they stopped.
"You are leaving today, and we want to bid you farewell" he said.
"Though you have stayed with us, we have not had meal together." Galadriel spoke.
"Come, let us have a parting feast, between the waters and forest of gold." Raquel said last putting her flute down. The swan went forward, the Company followed.
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They landed and ate, though Raquel noticed that the Fellowship did not eat much.
"Why do you not eat my friends?" she asked, but did not get an answer. The Fellowship only stared at her and Galadriel and said nothing. When they finished eating, Galadriel bade them to sit on the grass as chairs were brought to Celeborn, herself, and Raquel. Celeborn started to talk of their journey and what they would see, but Raquel paid little attention.
"There is little known of the Fangorn wood, do not enter there. Strange things have happened in that land, turn around when you get there, though I think I do not need to heed this warning to either Boromir or Aragorn."
Galadriel then rose and took a cup from one of her maidens, filling it with white mead.
"This is our farewell cup! Drink and let your heart not be sad." she handed the cup to Raquel, who took it to Celeborn, "Drink, Lord of the Galadrim!" she bowed and handed him the cup, which he drank and handed back to her. She then took it to each person of the Company, bowing and addressing them. Finally when everyone had drunk some, including herself, she sat back down.
"Before you go, we will give you some gifts of the Galadrim, may they bless you and help you along your journey!" she turned to Aragorn, "First we will give your leader his gift." Aragorn got up and walked to Galadriel, though Raquel got up, bowing, and handed him a sword sheath made for his sword, Anduril. It was beautiful, with flowers carved in the silver.
"Is there anything else you wish for?" Galadriel asked.
"You both know of all my desires, and I shall not come to them until this dark road is journeyed." he said looking at each of them.
"This may lighten your heart, o brother." Raquel drew out a clear green stone, set in silver. It was shaped in the illustration of an eagle with outstreached wings.
"I gave it to my daughter Celebrian, and she hers, and now it comes to you." Raquel handed him the brooch.
"Live up to your name, Elessar, the Elfstone, of the house of Elendil!" Raquel said as he pinned it to his clothes, he bowed low to Raquel and kissed her hand, as he did the same to Galadriel.
"I could want nothing more in life, for I have been blessed with two beautiful women through this line."
Galadriel bowed her head and Aragorn sat back down, Raquel turned to Boromir, and gave him a golden belt. The younger hobbits got belts of silver, the clasp like a flower. Legolas got a bow of the Galadrim, which was made with a single thread of elf-hair. Along with it was a quiver of arrows. Raquel bowed to him as she presented the present, though he hesitated before and took it, bowing to her. Next came Sam, who got a little box of earth from the Ladies' gardens.
"If you sprinkle this on any earth it will bloom and you will catch a glimpse of faroff Lorien." Raquel said as she handed him the box. Sam blushed and bowed to each.
"And what would Gimli son of Gloin ask of the Galadrim?" Galadriel asked.
"Nothing, it is enough to have heard the soft and kind words of the Ladies' of Lorien."
"Hear all ye Elves!" Raquel said, proclaiming to everyone around her, "Let none say again that Dwarves are ungrasping and ungracious!"
"But, surely, Gimli, there is something that you wish of us, speak!" Galadriel commanded.
"There is nothing, Lady Raquel, nothing unless, nay I speak of it, am permitted to ask for a strand of hair of each of the Ladies', which surpass the gold of the earth and the silver of the stars in the sky. I would not have asked, but you commanded me." Gimli bowed.
All the Elves moved and muttered to themselves, Celeborn stared with wonder at Gimli, but Galadriel and Raquel smiled.
"Never has anyone asked such a bold request, and yet said it so courteously." Galadriel said.
"And how can you say no, o Fair Lady of Lorien, for you commanded him?" Raquel smiled, and she turned to Gimli, "But, I ask you, what would you do with such a gift as this?" she asked.
"I would make it an heirloom of my family. It would be set in imperishable crystal and passed through my line. They would treasure it and as long as my line lives, there will be peace between the Forest and Mountain." he again bowed.
Galadriel and Raquel looked at each other and Galadriel undid one of her braids. Raquel drew one of her knives, which had be hidden, and cut three hairs from Galadriel. She took her own hair and cut two from there, which the Fellowship noticed was still very silver. She placed them in Gimli's palm, and he bowed, sitting back down.
"I now come to you, Ringbearer, for though you are one of the last, you are not the last on my mind. I give you the light of Earendil, our most beloved star. Numarii. May it be a light for you in dark places, where all other lights go out." Raquel handed him a glass phial, and he took itl, putting it in the closest pocket to his heart. He bowed and left.
"And now I come to my own Daughter of the Wood. What is it that you desire?" Galadriel turned to her.
She looked down and thought, but seconds later picked her head back up, "The thing my heart desires the most is to defeat evil and come back from this journey to see my people happy again. Happy like they were in the days of old, but I have a strong feeling in my heart that that will never happen, and I am saddened all the more." she put her head back down.
"You are as innocent as you were when you were a child, o Daughter of the Earth and Sky, Wind and Water, and now we give to you this." Celeborn said softly.
"It was your fate to rule, but that was only taken away. Now, you shall fulfill the destiny that was given to you!" Galadriel said.
Celeborn and Galadriel both stood up, and produced a new circlet. It was made out of silver that was beautifully twisted to the middle, where a great white stone hung and if on a person, it would be right down to the brow. On the sides were little stones of all different colours, hanging, so if the head were turned, all the stones would swing.
"You are ready to rule, Daughter of the Wood."
Galadriel removed the old circlet and placed the new one upon Raquel and to everyone's amazement, she bowed at Raquel's feet, Celeborn doing the same. The Fellowship followed their lead, bowing also to the ground. Slowly, all the Elves around them did the same. Raquel looked at everyone, thought they kept their eyes to the ground. She bent down to Celeborn and Galadriel.
"Rise up o Lord and Lady!" she took their hands and picked them up, kissing each of them.
"I could never be who I am today if it were not for your undying love and devotion. I owe everything to you." she said.
"We could never had asked for such a child as we were blessed with. I thank the gods everyday, Celebfin!" Celeborn cried out. They turned and pointed in the direction of the Wood.
"When you come back, this will be yours to rule. Our people love you and would fight for you as you do them. Rule them wisely!" Galadriel said.
"This is the best gift that could have been given to me, thank you, I love you both." she kissed them again.
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"Stay to the path, do not stray!" Galadriel whispered to Raquel as she waited to get in the boat, Gimli was settling himself.
"Wait, Glinromen!" she turned around and saw Haldir by the trees, he walked out and met her.
"I have something for you." he pulled out a package wrapped in leaves, "Open it later, when you grow homesick."
She smiled, "O, but I want to open it right now!"
He smiled and she gave him a little kiss, "Go now, your companions are waiting." he looked her straight in the eye, "Come back alive, and tell Legolas I will hunt him down if he does not take good care of you."
"How did you know?" Raquel narrowed her eyes.
"Did you actually think you could keep that from me?" he asked, half smiling, "Just go, I will see you when you return." he gave her a little push and she went, carrying the package.
She got in and Legolas settled in behind her, taking up his paddle. They pushed off, and Raquel's smile faded as she watched Celeborn, Galadriel, and Haldir get farther away. Then she heard a song, the song Galadriel had always sung to Raquel when she couldn't sleep, or when some Orcs came and attacked when she was little. It was Raquel's lullaby, and Galadriel always sung it to let her know nothing could ever hurt her, but that was in Lorien. Raquel listened as her voice rose up and she sung with the Lady. As they sang, the Fellowship forgot the journey ahead of them and fell back, almost as if sleeping, though Raquel felt the tears sting her eyes. As Galadriel's voice drew away, Raquel felt a shadow fall upon her. She watched as the Fellowship cried and she clutched the package from Haldir, already feeling homesick.
"Why Legolas?" Gimli said, as he cried openly, "Why must we leave?" Legolas tried to comfort him, though it didn't help.
"I will never see the Lady again!" he said.
"But we still have one." Legolas whispered to Gimli, pointing to Raquel. Gimli looked up at Raquel who turned to each of them.
"I will not fail this Fellowship." she turned to Legolas and spoke in Elvish, "I will not fail you" she turned back, her crown glistening in the sunlight.
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hey, sry this is taken so long, like I said, everything got deleted, so its been taken awhile to rewrite it, but I hope some things may. So how was the rewritten version, again. Hoped u liked it, next chapter- The great riva and all that stuffs. thanx to dizzy izzy for reviewn again, and elena, as usual, and Yavanna, cool name, I luv Yavanna the goddess, and ummm.Roxy angel, thanx, and Elvendestiny, yea shes really cool, I wish I were Raquel! (lol)ok im done! ill go now! cya!
*~*~*Gabi*~*~*
"What was she like, how would you explain her?" With a faraway smile, he looked up to the sky and answered, "She was the Daystar, lighting up the day during our darkest hour, warming the earth with her love." "She is as clear as the moon, as fair as the sun, and as glorious as an army under one banner"
To most she was a loving friend, her fairness lighting up the world, no matter what the weather. To some a companion, and one a lover and dream. Yet, many feared her dignity in her footsteps, power in her stride, and authority in her eyes. This is her story.
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"Where's Raquel?"
"She will be here in awhile, we were instructed to leave without her though." Aragorn said to Merry. They were sitting by their boats, and Aragorn was putting the last of the supplies in there. The Elves had come by with food and cloaks, the Lorien cloaks and lembas. After they came, Raquel had left.
"But how can that be, she is still coming right?"
"She will come, do not worry, she never is late." Haldir said from beside them. He had led them to the River and was now going to see them off.
"All is ready! Go, be off, and may you finally find peace when your dark road has been trodden." Haldir cried, pushing them off into the River. They sailed along, arranged like this, Aragorn, Frodo and Sam in one boat, Boromir, Merry, Pippin in another and Legolas, Raquel and Gimli in the last.
"But what about Raquel?" they could hear Pippin ask quietly.
"She will come, do not worry Pippin." Legolas said, pulling his boat up close to Boromir's.
"Why do you put so much faith in that Elf?" Boromir asked, "She lies to us! She tries to be a warrior when she is only a woman. I would rather befriend an Orc than her." Boromir said the last comment softly, though Legolas' ears caught it.
"Do not speak evil which is fair beyond your reasoning. You do not understand what you say." Legolas said softly, though his voice could have shattered even the strongest. He and the little hobbits glared at him. Legolas pulled his boat away, turning a bend, when they saw a swan.
A huge swan it was, and as it got closer they noticed it was a boat. On the back stood Celeborn and Galadriel, clothed all in white, a harp in the Lady's hand as she sang. On her hair was a circlet of golden leaves. Behind them stood Raquel, clad in silver, a circlet of plain silver upon her brow and in her hand was a flute. She played with Galadriel, the music from the flute was sad and mournful. Galadriel sang and Raquel played, to the song the Company identified as the one Raquel had sung upon their arrival to Lothlorien. Celeborn spoke as they stopped.
"You are leaving today, and we want to bid you farewell" he said.
"Though you have stayed with us, we have not had meal together." Galadriel spoke.
"Come, let us have a parting feast, between the waters and forest of gold." Raquel said last putting her flute down. The swan went forward, the Company followed.
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They landed and ate, though Raquel noticed that the Fellowship did not eat much.
"Why do you not eat my friends?" she asked, but did not get an answer. The Fellowship only stared at her and Galadriel and said nothing. When they finished eating, Galadriel bade them to sit on the grass as chairs were brought to Celeborn, herself, and Raquel. Celeborn started to talk of their journey and what they would see, but Raquel paid little attention.
"There is little known of the Fangorn wood, do not enter there. Strange things have happened in that land, turn around when you get there, though I think I do not need to heed this warning to either Boromir or Aragorn."
Galadriel then rose and took a cup from one of her maidens, filling it with white mead.
"This is our farewell cup! Drink and let your heart not be sad." she handed the cup to Raquel, who took it to Celeborn, "Drink, Lord of the Galadrim!" she bowed and handed him the cup, which he drank and handed back to her. She then took it to each person of the Company, bowing and addressing them. Finally when everyone had drunk some, including herself, she sat back down.
"Before you go, we will give you some gifts of the Galadrim, may they bless you and help you along your journey!" she turned to Aragorn, "First we will give your leader his gift." Aragorn got up and walked to Galadriel, though Raquel got up, bowing, and handed him a sword sheath made for his sword, Anduril. It was beautiful, with flowers carved in the silver.
"Is there anything else you wish for?" Galadriel asked.
"You both know of all my desires, and I shall not come to them until this dark road is journeyed." he said looking at each of them.
"This may lighten your heart, o brother." Raquel drew out a clear green stone, set in silver. It was shaped in the illustration of an eagle with outstreached wings.
"I gave it to my daughter Celebrian, and she hers, and now it comes to you." Raquel handed him the brooch.
"Live up to your name, Elessar, the Elfstone, of the house of Elendil!" Raquel said as he pinned it to his clothes, he bowed low to Raquel and kissed her hand, as he did the same to Galadriel.
"I could want nothing more in life, for I have been blessed with two beautiful women through this line."
Galadriel bowed her head and Aragorn sat back down, Raquel turned to Boromir, and gave him a golden belt. The younger hobbits got belts of silver, the clasp like a flower. Legolas got a bow of the Galadrim, which was made with a single thread of elf-hair. Along with it was a quiver of arrows. Raquel bowed to him as she presented the present, though he hesitated before and took it, bowing to her. Next came Sam, who got a little box of earth from the Ladies' gardens.
"If you sprinkle this on any earth it will bloom and you will catch a glimpse of faroff Lorien." Raquel said as she handed him the box. Sam blushed and bowed to each.
"And what would Gimli son of Gloin ask of the Galadrim?" Galadriel asked.
"Nothing, it is enough to have heard the soft and kind words of the Ladies' of Lorien."
"Hear all ye Elves!" Raquel said, proclaiming to everyone around her, "Let none say again that Dwarves are ungrasping and ungracious!"
"But, surely, Gimli, there is something that you wish of us, speak!" Galadriel commanded.
"There is nothing, Lady Raquel, nothing unless, nay I speak of it, am permitted to ask for a strand of hair of each of the Ladies', which surpass the gold of the earth and the silver of the stars in the sky. I would not have asked, but you commanded me." Gimli bowed.
All the Elves moved and muttered to themselves, Celeborn stared with wonder at Gimli, but Galadriel and Raquel smiled.
"Never has anyone asked such a bold request, and yet said it so courteously." Galadriel said.
"And how can you say no, o Fair Lady of Lorien, for you commanded him?" Raquel smiled, and she turned to Gimli, "But, I ask you, what would you do with such a gift as this?" she asked.
"I would make it an heirloom of my family. It would be set in imperishable crystal and passed through my line. They would treasure it and as long as my line lives, there will be peace between the Forest and Mountain." he again bowed.
Galadriel and Raquel looked at each other and Galadriel undid one of her braids. Raquel drew one of her knives, which had be hidden, and cut three hairs from Galadriel. She took her own hair and cut two from there, which the Fellowship noticed was still very silver. She placed them in Gimli's palm, and he bowed, sitting back down.
"I now come to you, Ringbearer, for though you are one of the last, you are not the last on my mind. I give you the light of Earendil, our most beloved star. Numarii. May it be a light for you in dark places, where all other lights go out." Raquel handed him a glass phial, and he took itl, putting it in the closest pocket to his heart. He bowed and left.
"And now I come to my own Daughter of the Wood. What is it that you desire?" Galadriel turned to her.
She looked down and thought, but seconds later picked her head back up, "The thing my heart desires the most is to defeat evil and come back from this journey to see my people happy again. Happy like they were in the days of old, but I have a strong feeling in my heart that that will never happen, and I am saddened all the more." she put her head back down.
"You are as innocent as you were when you were a child, o Daughter of the Earth and Sky, Wind and Water, and now we give to you this." Celeborn said softly.
"It was your fate to rule, but that was only taken away. Now, you shall fulfill the destiny that was given to you!" Galadriel said.
Celeborn and Galadriel both stood up, and produced a new circlet. It was made out of silver that was beautifully twisted to the middle, where a great white stone hung and if on a person, it would be right down to the brow. On the sides were little stones of all different colours, hanging, so if the head were turned, all the stones would swing.
"You are ready to rule, Daughter of the Wood."
Galadriel removed the old circlet and placed the new one upon Raquel and to everyone's amazement, she bowed at Raquel's feet, Celeborn doing the same. The Fellowship followed their lead, bowing also to the ground. Slowly, all the Elves around them did the same. Raquel looked at everyone, thought they kept their eyes to the ground. She bent down to Celeborn and Galadriel.
"Rise up o Lord and Lady!" she took their hands and picked them up, kissing each of them.
"I could never be who I am today if it were not for your undying love and devotion. I owe everything to you." she said.
"We could never had asked for such a child as we were blessed with. I thank the gods everyday, Celebfin!" Celeborn cried out. They turned and pointed in the direction of the Wood.
"When you come back, this will be yours to rule. Our people love you and would fight for you as you do them. Rule them wisely!" Galadriel said.
"This is the best gift that could have been given to me, thank you, I love you both." she kissed them again.
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"Stay to the path, do not stray!" Galadriel whispered to Raquel as she waited to get in the boat, Gimli was settling himself.
"Wait, Glinromen!" she turned around and saw Haldir by the trees, he walked out and met her.
"I have something for you." he pulled out a package wrapped in leaves, "Open it later, when you grow homesick."
She smiled, "O, but I want to open it right now!"
He smiled and she gave him a little kiss, "Go now, your companions are waiting." he looked her straight in the eye, "Come back alive, and tell Legolas I will hunt him down if he does not take good care of you."
"How did you know?" Raquel narrowed her eyes.
"Did you actually think you could keep that from me?" he asked, half smiling, "Just go, I will see you when you return." he gave her a little push and she went, carrying the package.
She got in and Legolas settled in behind her, taking up his paddle. They pushed off, and Raquel's smile faded as she watched Celeborn, Galadriel, and Haldir get farther away. Then she heard a song, the song Galadriel had always sung to Raquel when she couldn't sleep, or when some Orcs came and attacked when she was little. It was Raquel's lullaby, and Galadriel always sung it to let her know nothing could ever hurt her, but that was in Lorien. Raquel listened as her voice rose up and she sung with the Lady. As they sang, the Fellowship forgot the journey ahead of them and fell back, almost as if sleeping, though Raquel felt the tears sting her eyes. As Galadriel's voice drew away, Raquel felt a shadow fall upon her. She watched as the Fellowship cried and she clutched the package from Haldir, already feeling homesick.
"Why Legolas?" Gimli said, as he cried openly, "Why must we leave?" Legolas tried to comfort him, though it didn't help.
"I will never see the Lady again!" he said.
"But we still have one." Legolas whispered to Gimli, pointing to Raquel. Gimli looked up at Raquel who turned to each of them.
"I will not fail this Fellowship." she turned to Legolas and spoke in Elvish, "I will not fail you" she turned back, her crown glistening in the sunlight.
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hey, sry this is taken so long, like I said, everything got deleted, so its been taken awhile to rewrite it, but I hope some things may. So how was the rewritten version, again. Hoped u liked it, next chapter- The great riva and all that stuffs. thanx to dizzy izzy for reviewn again, and elena, as usual, and Yavanna, cool name, I luv Yavanna the goddess, and ummm.Roxy angel, thanx, and Elvendestiny, yea shes really cool, I wish I were Raquel! (lol)ok im done! ill go now! cya!
*~*~*Gabi*~*~*