Chapter 19
Uruviel woke up in a bad mood. Or at least, she was in a bad mood for an elf. She had seen Legolas, Ethrin, and Diamond walk back soaked to the bone. She had heard the laughter and the splashing of the water when she was following them, and decided to leave. And she had watched as Legolas wrapped the towel around her, and then sending her off to a room. Uruviel saw it in his eyes. She saw the love that he had for Ethrin. Uruviel was determined to at least try to get Legolas to herself.
Legolas woke up slowly. He remembered the day before, and was surprised he fell asleep so fast. He got dressed as quickly as possible, and went down to see if Ethrin was awake. When he saw that she was still asleep, he decided to take a stroll through Lothlórien. Dawn was beginning to break, so he stood and watched as the glows of sunrise came. The blend of purple, pink, orange, and blue were perfect, and the sky slowly lit.
"It's beautiful, isn't it?" Uruviel said, walking up to him.
"Yes, it is," Legolas replied.
"Do you get up every morning to watch the sun rise?"
"Sometimes. Usually it's by chance, or it is because I didn't sleep that night."
"If I sleep, I wake up every morning just to watch it. It gives me a sense of peace." And love, Uruviel thought.
Legolas finally stopped staring up at the sun, and turned to Uruviel. "Do you want to walk with through Lothlórien? You can show me some of your favorite places," he said.
"Yes!" Uruviel thought. Maybe finally she had caught his attention. "Of course," she replied.
They walked into the forest and Uruviel pointed at things and talked about them.
"This is one of the many streams in Lothlórien. This one is one of my favorites, because it has a beautiful waterfall, and I just love sitting here and listening to the water," Uruviel said when they reached the stream Legolas and Ethrin were at the day before. Seeing Legolas make no real notice, she walked on.
"This is my favorite tree. It is so quiet up there, so I climb up when I need to think or just to relax," Uruviel said, pointing to a very tall tree with huge branches. There was a place where the branches split that was shaped like a cradle.
"Do you want to see what it is like up there?" Uruviel asked, showing Legolas a beautiful dazzling smile.
Legolas knew that she wanted him, and knew that she was trying to get him to forget about Ethrin while she tried to entice him to her with her beauty and charm. But he wasn't fooled. He knew that he would never love her the way he loves Ethrin. "No, I'd better get back," he said, and tried to turn away. But Uruviel grabbed onto his hand.
"I know you will like it up there. Why do you need to get back anyway?" Uruviel asked.
"Ethrin might be awake, and I want to greet her. Uruviel, I would love to go up and see what it is like, but I'd rather not at the moment." Legolas walked away and left a furious and hurt Uruviel behind.
"I will try again," Uruviel muttered to herself. She watched as Legolas left her for Ethrin. "And I will let Lortil to know that he is mine. At least he said he would love to go up there. Maybe I could get him up there some time. Alone with me…" Uruviel thought. Then she went back to the heart of Lothlórien in a different route, so she wouldn't meet up with Legolas, such was her anger for him.
Ethrin woke up with Legolas sitting beside her. He smiled and stood up. He helped Ethrin to her feet, and then they started walking away when a running Diamond smacked into Ethrin. Frodo was laughing and Diamond was scowling at him.
"I'll stay with Ethrin, away from cruel husbands!" Diamond shouted at Frodo. Frodo only grinned and ran up to her. Diamond glared at him, and Frodo put on the saddest face he could muster. Diamond continued glaring up at him until finally she started laughing. Frodo started laughing then also. Then Diamond suddenly jumped on Ethrin again, knocking her to the ground. Legolas ran up and started tickling her sides. Ethrin laughed and kicked Legolas. Diamond started tickling her too, and the Frodo joined in. Soon, Ethrin's squeals of delight could be heard all through the forest. Aragorn and Arlena came running as fast as possible, afraid that something bad had happened. But when they got there, they could see that nothing was the matter.
"We have to leave today," Aragorn said, giving Ethrin a hard look.
"I know that," Ethrin replied, straightening her hood a bit. Aragorn tried to catch a look at her face, but Ethrin was too quick for him. He scowled and then turned away again.
"Aragorn is right you know. Get your things ready. We must leave at sunset. I will find Glorfindel," Arlena said.
The night was dark although the moon shined bright, and the company stood in a semicircle around Galadriel. Ethrin tensed as she felt the seriousness and the horror of the fact that they would leave the secluded forests of Lothlórien. No more would the trees act as a shield from the raging bloodthirsty demons that were just waiting to get them. Ethrin took a deep breath and then tried to relax.
"Tonight you will leave. I gave the Fellowship of the Ring gifts when they came by fifty years ago. I fear I cannot do the same for you. The demons are not far, and I do not have the time to…" Galadriel said, when suddenly white forms burst into the clearing. Ethrin and the rest of the company started running, darting between the trees as the white forms that ran next to them. Ethrin suddenly saw Legolas in front of her and looked up to see him looking back at her.
Ethrin…I know your past, and I know your destiny…
Ethrin could hear Galadriel's haunting voice inside her head.
Your destiny awaits…and this I bear to you as a gift…
Ethrin kept on running and soon felt Legolas's hand grab onto hers.
This was yours…until it came to me. Bear it well…as you once did…
Ethrin felt a weight on her neck as she and the rest of the company finally ran out of the forest. Horses ran across the broad plains. Ethrin spotted Starlight and Whiteshadow among them, and whistled shrilly. Starlight ran towards her and she jumped onto his back and rode with all her might. The white shadows soon vanished, and all that could be seen was the party on horses, riding now towards Mordor.
The Army of Rivendell had failed for the first time. But strangely enough, the demons didn't attack anymore, but left the valley as swiftly as it came. All that were left were dead elves who would never sing again, and an air of sadness that had never been in the elves' city before. Elrond was spared, and so was Arwen. Arwen was just waking when she was called to her father's room again like she had been almost every day. She arrived soon.
"Read there," Elrond said, pointing to a book that he had found. Arwen read slowly, looking carefully at every word.
"How could that be?" Arwen asked when she finally stopped reading.
"It could," Elrond replied slowly but surely.
The mystery of the word seemed to have been solved.
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