Ariwen's Visit to the Shire
Part 1
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Ariwen was woken by her handmaiden Lorichen's shriek for her to get out of bed. Lorichen had to be the most annoying person in Middle Earth, thought Ariwen. Nevertheless, she answered, "I'm coming!" rather reluctantly.
Lorichen scrambled up to her with a new dress for the day. Ariwen thanked and dismissed her. The sooner she was gone, the better. Ariwen threw on the dress and raced into her brother's chamber next door screaming, "Wake up! We are going to the Shire today!"
"Alright! Alright! I am excited too, but you do not have to jump on top of my head!" yelled Eldarion.
"Fine..just be at breakfast in five minutes."
"I'll be there."
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Ariwen ran through the palace to the dining hall and almost ran into her mother, Arwen. Arwen caught her daughter by the shoulders. "I was going to wake you up." She said.
Worry not about that..Lorichen always wakes me up." Ariwen replied.
"What about you brother? Has he yet learned to rise with the sun?"
Ariwen laughed. "Unfortunately not. I woke him up."
"Good. I will see you in the dining hall, Ariwen."
"Very well, I will be there, Mother."
Ariwen started running for the dining hall again. She reached it just as Eldarion charged through the opposite door. They scowled and didn't say a word to each other. Next to the at the head of the table sat their father Aragorn drinking some red wine. The king was loath to give up his delight in drinking. Aragorn was the first to break the silence. "Children, as I am sure you know, today we will begin our journey to the Shire and Legolas and Gimli will accompany us, for they wish to visit the Shire as well."
"Fantastic!!!" cried both children at once.
"Shhh!" their father said quickly.
"When do we leave?" asked Ariwen in a quieter voice.
"As soon as breakfast is over." answered Arwen who had just entered.
"Great!" said Eldarion.
With that, the two children gulped down their breakfast like Hobbits eating mushrooms. In five minutes, "We are done!" they announced. They then raced upstairs to finish their final packing preparations.
Fifteen minutes later, they were all on their horses ready for the long journey to the Shire. Ariwen and Eldarion were so excited that they almost fell off their horses. In front of them, their father sighed, "Ariwen! Eldarion! Please stay calm! We won't be reaching the Shire for at least a fortnight!"
"What?!" screamed Ariwen and Eldarion together, "a fortnight?!"
"Yes, a fortnight, now please, back on your horses."
Grumbling, they remounted.
"All is ready to depart." Said a bowing servant coming before their father.
"Then let us leave." Replied the king.
"Yes, Sire" answered the servant, bowing again.
Aragorn's captain then blew a loud horn and they set off.
Ten days later, the company was at their campsite for the night. Aragorn predicted that if they hurried, they could reach the Shire in five days, if they traveled through Bree, that is. He was worried, though. He had promised to leave Bree alone, but the whole company was very excited and he was sure the Shire was too. In the end he decided that he would ask the Mayor of Bree permission to pass through and if his request was refused they would take another road.
Meanwhile, Eldarion had gone off to talk to some of the guards while Ariwen and Arwen were talking nonstop. Aragorn walked up to the captain of his guard, "Send a messenger to Bree asking the Mayor permission to pass through the country."
"Yes, Your Majesty" replied the captain. Bowing, he departed.
'Now that all was taken care of, I need to speak to Arwen concerning this matter.' He started to walk towards Arwen and Ariwen but suddenly stopped. 'She enjoys herself far too much with Ariwen for me trouble her with another matter right now.' With that, he went to see how dinner was coming along.
The next morning, Aragorn was woken by a galloping sound outside, 'It must be the messenger returning!' he thought. Quickly, he got up, got dressed and went out to meet him. "What word have you?" asked the king anxiously. The messenger unmounted and knelt.
"The Mayor of Bree gives you and your company leave to travel over his land and he thanks you for asking leave and keeping your word to leave Bree alone.
"Very well, thank you. You may go. And mind you take some rest, there is a long day ahead."
"Yes, Sire and thank you."
Two hours later, all was ready for another day of riding.
Five days later, they were on the outskirts of the Shire! Ariwen could see hundreds of Halflings there to meet them..she was so excited! She had never seen Halflings before. Before she knew it, they were at the gates, they had reached the Shire.
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Disclaimer: Do I look like a dead man to you???
Ariwen was woken by her handmaiden Lorichen's shriek for her to get out of bed. Lorichen had to be the most annoying person in Middle Earth, thought Ariwen. Nevertheless, she answered, "I'm coming!" rather reluctantly.
Lorichen scrambled up to her with a new dress for the day. Ariwen thanked and dismissed her. The sooner she was gone, the better. Ariwen threw on the dress and raced into her brother's chamber next door screaming, "Wake up! We are going to the Shire today!"
"Alright! Alright! I am excited too, but you do not have to jump on top of my head!" yelled Eldarion.
"Fine..just be at breakfast in five minutes."
"I'll be there."
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Ariwen ran through the palace to the dining hall and almost ran into her mother, Arwen. Arwen caught her daughter by the shoulders. "I was going to wake you up." She said.
Worry not about that..Lorichen always wakes me up." Ariwen replied.
"What about you brother? Has he yet learned to rise with the sun?"
Ariwen laughed. "Unfortunately not. I woke him up."
"Good. I will see you in the dining hall, Ariwen."
"Very well, I will be there, Mother."
Ariwen started running for the dining hall again. She reached it just as Eldarion charged through the opposite door. They scowled and didn't say a word to each other. Next to the at the head of the table sat their father Aragorn drinking some red wine. The king was loath to give up his delight in drinking. Aragorn was the first to break the silence. "Children, as I am sure you know, today we will begin our journey to the Shire and Legolas and Gimli will accompany us, for they wish to visit the Shire as well."
"Fantastic!!!" cried both children at once.
"Shhh!" their father said quickly.
"When do we leave?" asked Ariwen in a quieter voice.
"As soon as breakfast is over." answered Arwen who had just entered.
"Great!" said Eldarion.
With that, the two children gulped down their breakfast like Hobbits eating mushrooms. In five minutes, "We are done!" they announced. They then raced upstairs to finish their final packing preparations.
Fifteen minutes later, they were all on their horses ready for the long journey to the Shire. Ariwen and Eldarion were so excited that they almost fell off their horses. In front of them, their father sighed, "Ariwen! Eldarion! Please stay calm! We won't be reaching the Shire for at least a fortnight!"
"What?!" screamed Ariwen and Eldarion together, "a fortnight?!"
"Yes, a fortnight, now please, back on your horses."
Grumbling, they remounted.
"All is ready to depart." Said a bowing servant coming before their father.
"Then let us leave." Replied the king.
"Yes, Sire" answered the servant, bowing again.
Aragorn's captain then blew a loud horn and they set off.
Ten days later, the company was at their campsite for the night. Aragorn predicted that if they hurried, they could reach the Shire in five days, if they traveled through Bree, that is. He was worried, though. He had promised to leave Bree alone, but the whole company was very excited and he was sure the Shire was too. In the end he decided that he would ask the Mayor of Bree permission to pass through and if his request was refused they would take another road.
Meanwhile, Eldarion had gone off to talk to some of the guards while Ariwen and Arwen were talking nonstop. Aragorn walked up to the captain of his guard, "Send a messenger to Bree asking the Mayor permission to pass through the country."
"Yes, Your Majesty" replied the captain. Bowing, he departed.
'Now that all was taken care of, I need to speak to Arwen concerning this matter.' He started to walk towards Arwen and Ariwen but suddenly stopped. 'She enjoys herself far too much with Ariwen for me trouble her with another matter right now.' With that, he went to see how dinner was coming along.
The next morning, Aragorn was woken by a galloping sound outside, 'It must be the messenger returning!' he thought. Quickly, he got up, got dressed and went out to meet him. "What word have you?" asked the king anxiously. The messenger unmounted and knelt.
"The Mayor of Bree gives you and your company leave to travel over his land and he thanks you for asking leave and keeping your word to leave Bree alone.
"Very well, thank you. You may go. And mind you take some rest, there is a long day ahead."
"Yes, Sire and thank you."
Two hours later, all was ready for another day of riding.
Five days later, they were on the outskirts of the Shire! Ariwen could see hundreds of Halflings there to meet them..she was so excited! She had never seen Halflings before. Before she knew it, they were at the gates, they had reached the Shire.
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