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Chapter Two: Scorned
Estel, during the time Arwen stayed in Rivendell, was miserable. He was to her, only a child-scorned, he felt inferior to the adult maiden. But, he promised himself, he would grow in time too.
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"Ada-don't be silly!" Arwen said, with a hint of annoyance in her tone, "I do not intend to marry a mortal! He is a child, and moreover, my foster- brother! I love him as a sibling."
Elrond nodded, "Yes, but not he." Arwen blushed, and Elrond continued, "He may yet be a child, but when he grows, do not fall for him. I love him, but he is doomed to die. I should have not told him yet....." he said, still angry with himself.
"What has been done, is done." Arwen said comfortingly.
Later that day, they all sat down to dinner, Estel sitting as far from Arwen as he could so he wouldn't blush and stutter.
"Oh, hello, Estel. Play with any of your little friends today?" Arwen was still irrated by her father's comments, and was somewhat cold at the moment.
Estel blushed, and he became solemnly angry. "I am not a child." He said, though he knew in her eyes, he was. He was already somewhat short for his age, to boot, and maturing slowly.....what could be worse?
"No, as a matter of fact, I was practicing with my sword." He said, emphasizing the word sword, as anyone considered a child was not allowed to use a sword.
"Oh?" Arwen said, with the offhand interest a mother might have about their child's day. "Isn't that nice."
Estel said nothing. When dinner was over, everyone went to the Hall of Fire except Estel, claiming he was too tired and felt ill. He went up to his room to think. He wasn't an elf. The truth still stung bitterly. He didn't know why Elrond would adopt him, (A/N He doesn't know he's the king of Gondor yet) but it didn't matter. He had once thought he would live an eternal life with his family, only to learn they would continue living, fresh as morning, long after he was gone......it hurt. He even felt inferior at times, and considered running away. He didn't belong in Rivendell, with the elves. Yes, he decided, he would leave.
Now lets all yell at Estel "You fool of a ranger!" Yes, it was pretty silly of him to run away, but hey, I need a story! Let me just sum up what's coming: Aragorn is going to learn of he truly is (King of Gondor, of course!) And not come back to Rivendell until several years have gone by....but, now he isn't a child, and Arwen falls in love-something she'd thought she'd never do.
Chapter Two: Scorned
Estel, during the time Arwen stayed in Rivendell, was miserable. He was to her, only a child-scorned, he felt inferior to the adult maiden. But, he promised himself, he would grow in time too.
/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\
"Ada-don't be silly!" Arwen said, with a hint of annoyance in her tone, "I do not intend to marry a mortal! He is a child, and moreover, my foster- brother! I love him as a sibling."
Elrond nodded, "Yes, but not he." Arwen blushed, and Elrond continued, "He may yet be a child, but when he grows, do not fall for him. I love him, but he is doomed to die. I should have not told him yet....." he said, still angry with himself.
"What has been done, is done." Arwen said comfortingly.
Later that day, they all sat down to dinner, Estel sitting as far from Arwen as he could so he wouldn't blush and stutter.
"Oh, hello, Estel. Play with any of your little friends today?" Arwen was still irrated by her father's comments, and was somewhat cold at the moment.
Estel blushed, and he became solemnly angry. "I am not a child." He said, though he knew in her eyes, he was. He was already somewhat short for his age, to boot, and maturing slowly.....what could be worse?
"No, as a matter of fact, I was practicing with my sword." He said, emphasizing the word sword, as anyone considered a child was not allowed to use a sword.
"Oh?" Arwen said, with the offhand interest a mother might have about their child's day. "Isn't that nice."
Estel said nothing. When dinner was over, everyone went to the Hall of Fire except Estel, claiming he was too tired and felt ill. He went up to his room to think. He wasn't an elf. The truth still stung bitterly. He didn't know why Elrond would adopt him, (A/N He doesn't know he's the king of Gondor yet) but it didn't matter. He had once thought he would live an eternal life with his family, only to learn they would continue living, fresh as morning, long after he was gone......it hurt. He even felt inferior at times, and considered running away. He didn't belong in Rivendell, with the elves. Yes, he decided, he would leave.
Now lets all yell at Estel "You fool of a ranger!" Yes, it was pretty silly of him to run away, but hey, I need a story! Let me just sum up what's coming: Aragorn is going to learn of he truly is (King of Gondor, of course!) And not come back to Rivendell until several years have gone by....but, now he isn't a child, and Arwen falls in love-something she'd thought she'd never do.