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 #5"Tricks, Dresses and Elevencies"
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The sun was a few hours from setting and Elrond and his group were still in the gardens. A servant came running up to them and said, "I have a message from my Lord Manwe, he wishes you to join him in a feast, please hurry and follow me to your guest quarters, so you may change into more...suitable garments." The servant turned expecting them to follow, which they did.
As they walked through the halls a soft pitter-pattering of booted feet was heard to their left and Shae came running by, she barely managed to dodge the servant by flipping into the air above him. She paused for a moment to make sure he wasn't hurt. "Are you alright?" she asked helping the servant up from the floor. "Aye" he said setting a hand on his head. "Lady Shae, Where are you off to?" the servant asked, eyeing her weapons. "Um, nowhere, just, going for a ride" she answered, "But what about the feast?" he asked, "Um, well, I..." she started and then said loudly, "Hey! What's that?!" with that she raised a pointed hand to the other direction her face taking on a surprised look, which caused everyone to turn around. When they turned back, "I don't see any...Lady?" the servant said, upon seeing that Shae had disappeared. Arwen and the twins of Elrond shared an amused glance, then walked on after the servant.
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As the Elves entered a room after the servant, they were, quite literally, attacked by seamstress-elves and dragged two different ways, the she-elves one-way the elves another.
After about an hour they were released from the rooms with new garments that were, 'more-suitable' to wear for the feast. The females were dressed in light grays and blues. Galadriel was dressed in a flowing white gown made of Crystal-silk1 with a cape of glittering translucent stars and glitter, it hung heavily on her figure with a low rounded neckline and long belled sleeves, Celebrian in a similar dress but hers took on a grayer hue than her mothers, and Arwen was dressed in a star-blue gown, the collar of it came to a rounded square point, and her sleeves were sliced to her underarm to give her a freer movement of her arms, it was long with a slight train and a glittering lucent blue scarf, which was entwined around her neck. Each of the females was adorned with a pendant; Galadriels' was a glittering golden flower of Lorien, made of Mithril and centered with a diamond and dashed with sparkles. Arwens' was a flower resembling a Ghost Orchid, long soft tendrils fallings from the open flower like tears, and centered with a star sapphire. Celebrians' was of a Winter-Lavender, a stout, but delicate branch of flowers surrounded an impossibly blue sapphire.
The males dressed in darker grays, blues and greens. Celeborn was dressed in a dark gray outfit, a jerkin of gray and a bell-sleeved tunic of white adorned his torso, and fell to his knees; long leggings of gray were tucked into high dark gray boots at his calves, a silky gray cape fell from his shoulders to his ankles, and a long light belt was around his waist. Elrond was dressed similar to Celeborn save his garments took on a bluer hue and his cape was a dark indigo. The Twins, Elladan and Elrohir were dressed exactly alike. Elladan wore a bell-sleeved tunic of blue with a vest of dark indigo, a dark belt, and some gray leggings and dark gray boots. Elrohir wore a bell-sleeved tunic of soft red with a vest of dark indigo, a dark belt, and some light gray leggings and dark gray boots. They were identical save for the fact that Elladan's hair was pulled back in a tail-knot2 and Elrohirs' was left free reign.
Legolas and Thranduil were dressed quite differently than the rest of the elves though. Thranduil wore a long, heavy, forest green robe with belled sleeves, of which were heavily embroidered with gold designs; beneath it he wore a long dark green, gold embroidered, jerkin with a white bell-sleeved tunic, and long emerald leggings, and dark olive boots. Legolas however wore a jerkin of dark green and a white bell-sleeved tunic, a dark brown belt, and gray leggings, which tucked into dark green boots. Over all this he wore a long velvet poncho-type cloak, of which was an olive color. All of the elves hair was let down save Elladan and they each wore their respective crowns or circlets.
The Same servant who had lead them there looked over each of them to see if they were adorned enough for Manwes' feast. He stopped suddenly in front of Legolas, tilted his head to the side and said, "Hmmm...There is something missing from your ensemble." Walking over to a cabinet he pulled out a box and walked back to Legolas, then having another servant hold the box, he opened it and pulled out a crown; It was silver wrought with golden leaves entwining around the curves, a single Ash leaf was centered in the front and was sitting sideways, embossed into the golden leaf was an emerald of the purest green. He set it on Legolas' head and paused for a moment, "There that is better" the servant said, though the others were beginning to think he wasn't a servant at all.
They followed him to a great waiting room where they found the others of their company, each in the most regale of clothing and sitting and talking or complaining about not eating since elevencies.
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1) Crystal-silk: a very rare, valuable, and capricious material, softer than elven skin and lighter than air, it can also be enchanted to with stand the weathers. (Just one of my ingenious creations)
2) Tail-knots: A hairstyle used mainly among young elven-warriors. The hair is drawn behind the ears and tightened at the base of the skull with a tie or hair rope, the free-hanging hair is then separated into groups, usually six to eight, and each braided and tied at their ends then each small braid is left to hang freely down the back. (Just one of my ingenious creations)
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Hi there, here is the long awaited chapter...what chapter is this? Oh, yes, five, I didn't get to do what I wanted to do with this chapter but I guess it's still ok. I promise next chapter will be even better and longer, and well...more interesting. This is all setting the scene for the story, you know? So here you go.
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Jo March-I love you thanks so much for reminding me I have this story still up! And please don't hurt yourself on those stairs I need my favorite reviewer. ^-^, Anyway, thank you for all your reviews and encouragements! *hugs* This one's for you!
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Chapter six coming up! Chapter 6 "Feasts and Follies" At the Feast Shae learns of who Elrond really is to her, and why he has come, but what will she do when asked what she wants? Will she embrace her new family? Or alienate everyone she loves? Find out in "Feasts and Follies" COMING SOON!!