Chapter Fourteen The Passing of the Maiden of Light
Aragorn stood in front of the crowd, in front of him, on a shelf lay the maiden. They would release her spirit from the physical realm in the light of the moon, her mother. Gandalf had told him of the Ithil'Quessir, their beliefs and customs. And this was one of them. They were in the forest of Lorien. The company as it were had traveled back to Lothlorien - so the Lorien elves could also join in on the passing. Legolas, Anya, Gimli and the hobbits stood to one side. Galadriel, Celeborn and Haldir stood to the other, and on the other side stood Aragorn, Arwen, Gandalf and Boromir. The maiden lay in white, her face covered with a thin veil. She looked at peace. And glowing. "elen, vende I cala, yende I lambe isil". elen, maiden of light, daughter of the moon. Aragorn said, softly, his voice reverberated around them. "she gave her light to Boromir so that he may live, she gave anya light to see the true path, and touched legolas' heart so that he would know truth, she also touched many people's hearts, many that are not here, she had wisdom in her words, and in her actions, she touched my heart and made herself a friend whom I shall always remember with pride and love. As we all will, the Ithil"quessir are not like all elves, they have different customs and different beliefs, but they believed in freedom of the mind, body and spirit, she asked for forgiveness when it was not hers to ask, Arwen - ". He turned to his betrothed, he would tell her the truth here in front of all. "- she mated with Legolas believing that he was her true mate, she did not know that a mortal was her mate, I would not see her diminish and found myself pulled to her light when their was so much darkness around us, I laid with her, and gave her back her light when it was leaving her, she had so much to give and I would not see her die for a reason that was not important to the war we were facing, she asked you in spirit to forgive her, as I did, and I do hope in my heart that you will forgive us both". Aragorn told her, tears in his eyes. Arwen touched his face. "beloved, there is nothing to forgive, I knew this would happen, I am proud to say that I knew her, she had much to give, and she saved your life from an arrow pointed at your heart, she redeemed herself to me, and I know she did this out of love, we are a fortunate few who have known her, the last of her kind, for none now exist, do not worry, all is in the past my love".
There it was that a vision came to them, and stood by the now lifeless body of the maiden of light. It was the same maiden Aragorn had seen on that fateful night. The maiden was Elen. She glowed, and the moon seemed to shine down upon her even more. She smiled at him. "I thankyou Aragorn, I give to you the map of the realm of the mists, only you shall know of it, if you die the secret goes with you". She turned to them all. "friends of old, do not grieve for me, I am now amongst my people, someday we will return and claim these lands once more, I am honored to have met you all, and to have shared so many moments with you all, through happiness and sadness, I carry a part of each of you, celebrate, for the end of the war of the ring is near, and Sauron will be defeated for all time". She looked at Gandalf. "my father, you have taught me much, and know this, my visions have held true, you have fought well and evil will be defeated, you will rest your weary bones". "what of Frodo maiden?" Boromir asked. The maiden looked at the knight. "my friend, Frodo will return to you in 5 days hence, with sam, he will return victorious, there is no darkness here, your hearts are light, fight with the reassurance that all is well, and the Ithil' will light your way home for all time". She touched a glowing hand to her body that lay on the stone shelf. The body glowed and turned to stone. "none will touch this emblem, save for the ones that hold true love in their hearts, it will not be destroyed and shall always remain through all the ages". With that the vision disappeared and they all released their breaths.
So it was that the maiden of light was deeply etched inside their minds and their souls. They would forever be blessed with the presence of the ithil' quessir, the moon elves. They all bowed their heads and prayed silently. Then each made their own way home. Lorien. Mirkwood. Rohan. Isengard. Moria. Gondor
2nd part of this story to be The Realm of The Mists.
Aragorn stood in front of the crowd, in front of him, on a shelf lay the maiden. They would release her spirit from the physical realm in the light of the moon, her mother. Gandalf had told him of the Ithil'Quessir, their beliefs and customs. And this was one of them. They were in the forest of Lorien. The company as it were had traveled back to Lothlorien - so the Lorien elves could also join in on the passing. Legolas, Anya, Gimli and the hobbits stood to one side. Galadriel, Celeborn and Haldir stood to the other, and on the other side stood Aragorn, Arwen, Gandalf and Boromir. The maiden lay in white, her face covered with a thin veil. She looked at peace. And glowing. "elen, vende I cala, yende I lambe isil". elen, maiden of light, daughter of the moon. Aragorn said, softly, his voice reverberated around them. "she gave her light to Boromir so that he may live, she gave anya light to see the true path, and touched legolas' heart so that he would know truth, she also touched many people's hearts, many that are not here, she had wisdom in her words, and in her actions, she touched my heart and made herself a friend whom I shall always remember with pride and love. As we all will, the Ithil"quessir are not like all elves, they have different customs and different beliefs, but they believed in freedom of the mind, body and spirit, she asked for forgiveness when it was not hers to ask, Arwen - ". He turned to his betrothed, he would tell her the truth here in front of all. "- she mated with Legolas believing that he was her true mate, she did not know that a mortal was her mate, I would not see her diminish and found myself pulled to her light when their was so much darkness around us, I laid with her, and gave her back her light when it was leaving her, she had so much to give and I would not see her die for a reason that was not important to the war we were facing, she asked you in spirit to forgive her, as I did, and I do hope in my heart that you will forgive us both". Aragorn told her, tears in his eyes. Arwen touched his face. "beloved, there is nothing to forgive, I knew this would happen, I am proud to say that I knew her, she had much to give, and she saved your life from an arrow pointed at your heart, she redeemed herself to me, and I know she did this out of love, we are a fortunate few who have known her, the last of her kind, for none now exist, do not worry, all is in the past my love".
There it was that a vision came to them, and stood by the now lifeless body of the maiden of light. It was the same maiden Aragorn had seen on that fateful night. The maiden was Elen. She glowed, and the moon seemed to shine down upon her even more. She smiled at him. "I thankyou Aragorn, I give to you the map of the realm of the mists, only you shall know of it, if you die the secret goes with you". She turned to them all. "friends of old, do not grieve for me, I am now amongst my people, someday we will return and claim these lands once more, I am honored to have met you all, and to have shared so many moments with you all, through happiness and sadness, I carry a part of each of you, celebrate, for the end of the war of the ring is near, and Sauron will be defeated for all time". She looked at Gandalf. "my father, you have taught me much, and know this, my visions have held true, you have fought well and evil will be defeated, you will rest your weary bones". "what of Frodo maiden?" Boromir asked. The maiden looked at the knight. "my friend, Frodo will return to you in 5 days hence, with sam, he will return victorious, there is no darkness here, your hearts are light, fight with the reassurance that all is well, and the Ithil' will light your way home for all time". She touched a glowing hand to her body that lay on the stone shelf. The body glowed and turned to stone. "none will touch this emblem, save for the ones that hold true love in their hearts, it will not be destroyed and shall always remain through all the ages". With that the vision disappeared and they all released their breaths.
So it was that the maiden of light was deeply etched inside their minds and their souls. They would forever be blessed with the presence of the ithil' quessir, the moon elves. They all bowed their heads and prayed silently. Then each made their own way home. Lorien. Mirkwood. Rohan. Isengard. Moria. Gondor
2nd part of this story to be The Realm of The Mists.