The two rode slowly side by side on the muddy path. Both had a lot on their minds mostly each other. They had finally made their feelings known to one another. It was all so shocking at first, now it was all sinking in. With each step closer to Loth Lorien their destiny was becoming clearer to them. It was Gladerial and they knew it, she was in their heads guiding and reading their thoughts.

"Look…." Legolas said trailing off and pointing to the center of high trees in the valley. "Isn't it beautiful, welcome Amowiel to your first glimpse of the High Elven city."

"Its breath taking…" she whispered in awe.

"We will dismount a little farther down the path and continue to the city on foot, we will be there by the evening meal." He said brightly as he edged his horse down the hill before them.

"Yes… my destiny is soon to take complete shape." She said in an almost sad voice. She could tell from the many ideas swirling in her head the road before her was not going to be easy. She could feel it deep down that she had much to learn and to prove.

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"Welcome to Loth Lorien." said Gladerial as she slowly walked down the steps to greet the new visiters. " We have much to do. I can feel that you truly want to be with your mothers people , yet parts of your heart have already been taken prisoner. We have even more to talk about than to do, dear Amowiel." She said looking her in the eyes. "But first you may settle in. Our home is your home. "

"Thank you milady." said Legolas with a bow.

" I am in your debt. Thank you fro your kindness." said Kellina also bowing.

" I will call for you when the time is right Amowiel, you have much ahead of you in life." she said before she turned and walked back up the step from whence she came.

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"The unearthly glow here suites you Leggy." she said with a smile. " It makes you look like a being not of this earth, you look your many years, not in body but its as if I can see your soul." she said from where she sat on a big mossy tree root.

" Yes, its said the Loth Lorien lets in elf dwell in their truest form." he said wistfully from the ground right below her. " The light here is the purest of all the world. When I look at you here Its as if I can see into you. I can see your heart and I am falling into it" he said as he put his hands on her exposed ankles.

He began to stroke her ankles, they were smooth aside from the scar she had received as a child form an accident while playing. He kept moving his hands up her legs feeling their softness and smoothness. They were the perfect shape. She sighed as he began to massage her calf's.

"Leggy stop, it feels so good but you must stop… She is calling for me. I must go to find out my fate." said Kellina sadly as she moved his hands and got up to walk. She began her assent up the steps, she looked back to see him. He gave her a reassuring smile that he wasn't even sure of. He didn't know why but he felt much was to come in their journey.