Title: The Fair Light of Arda
Author: Elentari Manwe
Summary: Elrond finds out he has another daughter, he accepts her as his own, but will she do the same? Or will the war on Valinor strike a wedge between them forever?
Rating: This is Rated PG but will go up as the chapter's progress.
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Chapter #4
"Packing"
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As Shae followed Elentari around the bend of the stone arch she asked, "Ele, what is the matter?" Elentari stopped and turned to her elven friend, silver eyes boring into ocean-gray ones. Sighing she answered, "My father has ordered me to retreat to Ulmos' halls for protection from my uncle." Shaes' brows etched and she asked, "Melkor?" at Elentaris' nod she said, "Then why are we going to Lorien?" Elentari started walking again, "Because I refuse to be coddled like a child-elf, uh, no offense" Shae raised a hand as she walked, "None taken" Elentari smiled and said, "You know what Shae?" Shae looked at her, "What?" Elentaris' smile broadened as she said, "I think you would have been a really nice little sister." Shae paused in her tracks momentarily and rebuked, "Ele, we have been like sisters since I was born, I mean, you appointed me my nickname, I always thought you saw me as a sister" Elentari turned to the young elf and said, "I do see you as a little sister, Shae, but I mean a 'real' little sister, one who isn't mortal, and no matter how immortal your race is you can still be killed."
Shaes' eyes fell and she remained silent through the rest of their walk. As they entered a room Shae hung her bow and quiver up on a hook by the door, then pulled four saddlebags from under the bed, tossing two to Elentari, she opened a drawer and pulled out elven clothes and folding them she put them in her bags. She looked around the room to see if she had forgotten anything, and remembered. Running to her vanity she pulled out a small mirror, a brush, and some soap; which smelled of lavender. She looked around once more, and as she did Elentari came from a door, which was to the right of her bed; obviously leading to an adjacent room. She was dressed in elven attire, similar to Shaes', her long silver hair pulled back into a high ponytail by a gray sash and her saddlebags draped over her shoulder. She looked at Shae and said, "Aren't you ready yet elf?" Shae smiled and said, "Oh, I'm sorry, my lady" as she said this she mock bowed and they both laughed. Walking to Shae, and taking her saddlebags, Elentari said, "I shall prepare our horses" with Shaes nod Elentari left the room.
When the elf heard the door close she proceeded in changing clothes. She changed into another outfit, similar to the one she had just had on, but of a different color, gray. Her undershirt was the same pure white silk, but her jerkin was a gray color with light silver designs, her leggings were a darker gray, her boots were a lighter gray, and her cloak was an extra dark gray color. After she had finished dressing, she brushed out her long, hip length, hair and pulled it back in the traditional style of her people. Then standing she tied on her bracers and put her quiver on over her cloak, bow in hand she walked towards the door, but she felt as if she was forgetting something.
Turning around she scanned the room, 'What am I forgetting' she thought, and as her gaze fell on her vanity and the little wooden box upon if, she said, "Oh course!" walking to it, she opened the lid and pulled out a necklace. It was long, and the chain was of a silver color. The bauble hanging from it was a crystal in the shape of an eight-point star, perhaps the length of her index finger from each point to its' opposite point, inside of which was a flower, a young spring bloom of the Mellorns tree, in Lorien. Upon her birth a gift was given from each of the Valar, the gift from Irmo was this necklace. The young golden flower was centered at the base, where all the points met, it was a symbol to her that the people she loved most, would always be drawn to the center of her being; her heart.
Lifting the clear ornament in pale hands she threw the chain around her neck and ran out of the door, eager to find Elentari and leave Manwes' Halls to begin another adventure with her friend.
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Well chapter four is here! I know it's more a descriptive chapter, not much chatter or action, but it sets some of the story's' main points into play, you'll see what I mean as the story progresses.
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The Mellorn blossom inside Shaes' crystal pendant is from Lorien 'not' Lothlorien.
The necklace that Shae wears is pretty long coming about to her bust, the ornament on it the "Starburst" from tip to tip is 2 inches all around.
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If anyone notices when they read this story, or really any of my stories, I tend to give most of my characters long hair, maybe it's the fact that my own hair surpasses my hips or the fact that I just like long hair in general, I don't know, but if you review and tell me "that hip length hair is a bit long" or "that it isn't logical that they have such long hair" or anything like that please understand that I 'know' how hard it is to keep long hair long and straight, so unless you personally have long hair, that is, longer than mine, don't flame in this way, because I 'know' what I'm talking about even if others who write their characters with long hair do not.
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Again thank you for reading and a special thanks goes to Jo March who kept pestering me to keep writing more stories, so here's to you Jo. *fireworks go off in background* lol
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Anyway chapter five coming up! Possibly in a day or so! Chapter 5 "The Twins' Twin?" Elrond finds that Shae is a little too much like the "Twins" (meaning Elrohir and Elladan) when she tricks a servant into...(ah-ah you didn't think I'd ruin the surprise, did you?)...in "The Twins' Twin?" COMING SOON!!
Much Luv!
Ele.