Author's note: first of all this is my first attempt even to write a LOTR
story so please do not kill me. And second.. English is not my native
language so please forgive me the spelling and grammar errors.!!! My native
language in Finnish. Any feedback would be welcomed.
AN2: Morréwen's thoughs in *, memories in //
~~SILENCE~~
^chapter 2^
// She had sang and sang endlessly. Her voice had gone rough and in the end she had not been able to produce any sound. The man who had captured her had wanted nothing but her voice. He had heard her sing in the woods and captured her, and only to sing to him. When her voice had left her, he had beaten her for it. Fortunately she had been able to escape and return to the Kingdom. She had only spoken to her father who had left to find the man, but never finding him. Her father had told her never to speak again because, it had been her voice that had make the man do such a thing. Her voice had been a curse to herself..//
Morréwen rose from the bed and looked at her husband who slept peacefully . She kissed him on the cheek and left from the bedchamber. She went to the garden where she and Legolas usually had met.
She smiled to the memory of their evening. The celebration had been wonderful and Legolas had told most of his journey to destroy the ring to the guests. They had danced the whole night and it was actually the first evening that they had actually been shown to the whole kingdom as a married couple. She truly loved Legolas for he had been a wonderful friend after her return home and he had helped her a lot. She had fallen in love with him but not had dared to show her emotions. When her father announced to her that he had agreed to give her in marriage with Legolas her heart had almost stopped of joy. And she was overjoyed when she had found out the Legolas felt the same for her.
But there still was that one single problem. She did not speak. She truly wanted but her Fathers warnings still rang in her head.
// `Do not speak my child. Ever again. The man was enchanted by your voice. It is not your fault, never think that my darling child. I only want to make sure that this will never occur again. I hope you understand me. `it was what he had said and Morréwen had taken the advice in to her heart. //
But Morréwen had decided that she could trust her husband. And that what was their marriage was also based on. Mutual trust.
Suddenly she felt arms circle around her and found out herself being held by them. She was not surprised, Legolas was light sleeper. He would have come down sooner or later.
´ Beautiful night, if you wanted to come and watch the moon, you should have asked me along with you.´ Legolas said with a smile. ´ We do not need sleep but I know we are ought to travel to Gondor tomorrow. The wedding of Aragorn and Arwen will be held in a month. I do want you there beside me. We should go to sleep.
`Alright. I will do so. For I love you. Morréwen said with raspy voice for it was the first time in millennia she spoke.
But she had to make Legolas see that she could not be near men. All those times Legolas had wanted her to meet Aragorn she had declined. She knew that this time she could not just refuse to go. It was also her responsibility as a wife of Prince of Mirkwood. And she wanted to tell Legolas why she was afraid of Aragorn. Legolas did not know that Aragorn was an heir to the man who had captured Morréwen.
Legolas was stunned. He just held her closer and kissed her, for the only sentence she said was the most beautiful that he had heard.
AN2: Morréwen's thoughs in *, memories in //
~~SILENCE~~
^chapter 2^
// She had sang and sang endlessly. Her voice had gone rough and in the end she had not been able to produce any sound. The man who had captured her had wanted nothing but her voice. He had heard her sing in the woods and captured her, and only to sing to him. When her voice had left her, he had beaten her for it. Fortunately she had been able to escape and return to the Kingdom. She had only spoken to her father who had left to find the man, but never finding him. Her father had told her never to speak again because, it had been her voice that had make the man do such a thing. Her voice had been a curse to herself..//
Morréwen rose from the bed and looked at her husband who slept peacefully . She kissed him on the cheek and left from the bedchamber. She went to the garden where she and Legolas usually had met.
She smiled to the memory of their evening. The celebration had been wonderful and Legolas had told most of his journey to destroy the ring to the guests. They had danced the whole night and it was actually the first evening that they had actually been shown to the whole kingdom as a married couple. She truly loved Legolas for he had been a wonderful friend after her return home and he had helped her a lot. She had fallen in love with him but not had dared to show her emotions. When her father announced to her that he had agreed to give her in marriage with Legolas her heart had almost stopped of joy. And she was overjoyed when she had found out the Legolas felt the same for her.
But there still was that one single problem. She did not speak. She truly wanted but her Fathers warnings still rang in her head.
// `Do not speak my child. Ever again. The man was enchanted by your voice. It is not your fault, never think that my darling child. I only want to make sure that this will never occur again. I hope you understand me. `it was what he had said and Morréwen had taken the advice in to her heart. //
But Morréwen had decided that she could trust her husband. And that what was their marriage was also based on. Mutual trust.
Suddenly she felt arms circle around her and found out herself being held by them. She was not surprised, Legolas was light sleeper. He would have come down sooner or later.
´ Beautiful night, if you wanted to come and watch the moon, you should have asked me along with you.´ Legolas said with a smile. ´ We do not need sleep but I know we are ought to travel to Gondor tomorrow. The wedding of Aragorn and Arwen will be held in a month. I do want you there beside me. We should go to sleep.
`Alright. I will do so. For I love you. Morréwen said with raspy voice for it was the first time in millennia she spoke.
But she had to make Legolas see that she could not be near men. All those times Legolas had wanted her to meet Aragorn she had declined. She knew that this time she could not just refuse to go. It was also her responsibility as a wife of Prince of Mirkwood. And she wanted to tell Legolas why she was afraid of Aragorn. Legolas did not know that Aragorn was an heir to the man who had captured Morréwen.
Legolas was stunned. He just held her closer and kissed her, for the only sentence she said was the most beautiful that he had heard.