Cevina Speaks-
"After the incident with the horse, I was no longer allowed near Estel. It hurt me dearly that I would never again be able to tuck him into bed or care for him. Yet it seemed that all the time I spent with Estel I transferred it to Gawen. Gawen was older now and starting to talk. Children are so precious at that age.
But now I was stuck without work. I was not to serve in the kitchens after the dinner happenings, so it seemed all I could do was tend after the horses. Though it was less busy, I did not like spending time down at the stables. Those who rode by gave me the looks of dislike and mocked me often."
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Elladan leapt off his horse and
walked him toward the stables. He smiled as he saw the maid that stood before
him. She seemed to be looking at him curiously. "He's gorgeous." She walked up
to him and started to stroke his horse.
"Yes, he is isn't he?" He replied, surprised at how friendly she was.
"I have not seen you around for a while…" She spoke up and smiled at him.
"Have we met?" said Elladan with a note of confusion.
"You don't remember me?" She whispered. The black haired maiden looked up hurt.
"I'm sorry, no." Elladan answered quietly. He thought hard; he had never forgotten a face before. He studied her up and down; she was small, shorter than an elf. But she was quite pretty.
"Oh…"She said looking down, very disappointed.
"What is your name?"
"Cevina…" She said in almost a whisper as she took the horse in. Elladan rocked back and forth feeling pretty awkward. His mind went over nearly everyone he had seen in Imladris but he had no memory of her.
"It was nice seeing you, Elrohir…"Cevina smiled weakly as he walked off.
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"Don't play with that!" Hiera snatched the wooden sword from his hands. Estel stared awkwardly at the lady. He raised an eyebrow as his friends all started laughing. "Its dangerous!" She snapped.
"Cevina always let me do what I wanted!" He muttered and turned back to his friends. But Hiera grabbed his arm. He stared up at the lady and pulled away angrily. His friends looked at him shrugged before running off to play in the yard.
"Look at you, you're filthy!" Hiera frowned. She grabbed his arm and dragged him away toward the rooms.
"Hey! You're hurting me!" Estel struggled from her grasp and tried to run from her.
"That little whore spoiled you rotten!" Hiera muttered, "Its good you have me around now, another day with her and I shudder to think what you'd become…"
"Don't call Cevina that!" He said angrily, wondering what on earth is a whore. But he could tell by her tone that it was not good. "And I'm not spoiled!" He added, feeling a bit embarrassed.
Hiera rolled her eyes and picked up a wet towel. She began to wipe the dirt from his face while he made a face at her. He frowned and folded his arms. "Your just mad because she's prettier than you!" He blurted out. It was not completely untrue. Hiera was pretty but the way she was always scowling ruined her image. But she did not like it very much when anyone pointed it out, especially a child.
At this she struck him hard across the face almost knocking him to the ground. He looked up and put his hand on his cheek and stuck out his lower lip. He had learned his lesson about mouthing off toward her.
"What's a whore?" He asked his friend after dinner for it was the thing that was on his mind all night.
"I don't know, but that's what daddy always calls mommy when they're fighting…"
"So it must not be good right?"
"I suppose not, she gets all red like a cherry afterwards." Tierri shrugged and went on digging for ants.
"That's what Hiera called Cevina."
"Really? My mommy said that Cevina was a bad seed. Something about a wrench..." Tierri added not looking up from his hole, "But I don't know what that is either."
"Wrench?" Estel stared.
"Mmhmm, I thought it was one of
those tool things that you use to fix a table or something too!"