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The city was so quiet. At times, Alynya thought she heard elvish voices, but instead of comfort, the words frightened her. Like ghosts come to taunt her in her lonliness. Is this how Legolas would feel once she was gone from the world? Wandering their home in desolation? She couldn't do that to him. She wouldn't.
Quickly Alynya packed up her belongings and saddled her horse. With a last look at her home, she kicked her horse into a gallop and started off towards Calas Galadon.
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"I know why you have come." Galadriel stretched out her hand towards Alynya as she rose from her curtsy.
"Then you can tell me if it is possible." Alynya was exhausted but she looked at aladriel with hopeful eyes.
"There is a way. But there is a price." Alynya nodded, waiting expectantly. "The creature Gollum held the Ring of Sauron for five hundred years, expanding his life. While Bilbo held it, he lived unnaturally long."
"But the Fellowship has gone to destroy the Ring. It is evil!"
"But not all Rings of Power are." Galadriel raised her hand and displayed Nenya, the Ring of Adamant. "This too, holds the power of life. Should you become its keeper, Alynya, your life would become as long as any elf's."
Alynya stretched out her hand, but then shrank back. "I wont look like Gollum will I?"
Galadriel smiled at her. "No. You will stay just as you are." Alynya took the proferred ring. She held her future in her hand. Legolas's too, perhaps. "I ask only that you wait until he returns, Alynya, before you put it on. Eternity could get very lonely, should he fail in his task."
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Legolas returned to Rivendell. He felt different. Far older than when he had left. The eternal autumn that had reigned over the city was now broken. Dead leaves littered the halls where his kind had lived for eons past. *Let her be here. Please. * He walked down the hall to her room. His heart beat heavily against his chest as he opened the door.
Empty.
She was gone. Would she have gone to the villages of men? To Mirkwood? To Valinor? Or could orcs have.no, he wouldn't even think that. "Legolas?" A soft voice called behind him. He almost didn't turn around. If it was like the visions of is dreams that disappeared just before dawn, he wouldn't be able to bear it. He took a deep breath and dared to hope. Slowly he turned around.
There she stood. Thinner than before. Who knew how long she had been fending for herself? She was the most beautiful thing he could have imagined. She was here.
Before he could say anything, she launched herself into his arms, weeping. "I never gave up hope, but I was so scared." She pressed kisses to his face and neck as he held her close.
"I promise I'll not leave your side again. For the rest of your days, I'll not leave you." Alynya pulled back to look at him, tears still pouring from her eyes. She raised her hand to his lips to silence him. She grasped his hand and pulled him along behind her down the hall. He recognized her destination now. She was sleeping in his chamber, the one they had shared before he left. She opened a drawer in the nightstand as he surveyed the room. She had brought in some of Arwen's things as well as a small arsonal stacked against the wall to defend herself should the need arise.
Turning she slipped on a ring. Not any ring, the Ring of Adamant. His eyebrows rose. She had found a way.
Without a word, she walked to him and melted into his embrace. He held her close. "Where shall we spend eternity, Melinde?"
THE END
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The city was so quiet. At times, Alynya thought she heard elvish voices, but instead of comfort, the words frightened her. Like ghosts come to taunt her in her lonliness. Is this how Legolas would feel once she was gone from the world? Wandering their home in desolation? She couldn't do that to him. She wouldn't.
Quickly Alynya packed up her belongings and saddled her horse. With a last look at her home, she kicked her horse into a gallop and started off towards Calas Galadon.
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"I know why you have come." Galadriel stretched out her hand towards Alynya as she rose from her curtsy.
"Then you can tell me if it is possible." Alynya was exhausted but she looked at aladriel with hopeful eyes.
"There is a way. But there is a price." Alynya nodded, waiting expectantly. "The creature Gollum held the Ring of Sauron for five hundred years, expanding his life. While Bilbo held it, he lived unnaturally long."
"But the Fellowship has gone to destroy the Ring. It is evil!"
"But not all Rings of Power are." Galadriel raised her hand and displayed Nenya, the Ring of Adamant. "This too, holds the power of life. Should you become its keeper, Alynya, your life would become as long as any elf's."
Alynya stretched out her hand, but then shrank back. "I wont look like Gollum will I?"
Galadriel smiled at her. "No. You will stay just as you are." Alynya took the proferred ring. She held her future in her hand. Legolas's too, perhaps. "I ask only that you wait until he returns, Alynya, before you put it on. Eternity could get very lonely, should he fail in his task."
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Legolas returned to Rivendell. He felt different. Far older than when he had left. The eternal autumn that had reigned over the city was now broken. Dead leaves littered the halls where his kind had lived for eons past. *Let her be here. Please. * He walked down the hall to her room. His heart beat heavily against his chest as he opened the door.
Empty.
She was gone. Would she have gone to the villages of men? To Mirkwood? To Valinor? Or could orcs have.no, he wouldn't even think that. "Legolas?" A soft voice called behind him. He almost didn't turn around. If it was like the visions of is dreams that disappeared just before dawn, he wouldn't be able to bear it. He took a deep breath and dared to hope. Slowly he turned around.
There she stood. Thinner than before. Who knew how long she had been fending for herself? She was the most beautiful thing he could have imagined. She was here.
Before he could say anything, she launched herself into his arms, weeping. "I never gave up hope, but I was so scared." She pressed kisses to his face and neck as he held her close.
"I promise I'll not leave your side again. For the rest of your days, I'll not leave you." Alynya pulled back to look at him, tears still pouring from her eyes. She raised her hand to his lips to silence him. She grasped his hand and pulled him along behind her down the hall. He recognized her destination now. She was sleeping in his chamber, the one they had shared before he left. She opened a drawer in the nightstand as he surveyed the room. She had brought in some of Arwen's things as well as a small arsonal stacked against the wall to defend herself should the need arise.
Turning she slipped on a ring. Not any ring, the Ring of Adamant. His eyebrows rose. She had found a way.
Without a word, she walked to him and melted into his embrace. He held her close. "Where shall we spend eternity, Melinde?"
THE END
A/N: Thanks to all who reviewed. I really appreciate it. Check out some of my other stories, soon to be added!