The wind blew her hair here and there. The winds of change. The sign
that nothing would ever be the same again. Her husband was dead as many the
race of man. Her heart had grown cold long ago, like she had died inside
deep down. Nobody would be able to save her now. It was soon going to be
over.
She looked over the edge of the waterfall, at the water splashing triumphantly at the bottom. Her heart began to race. She knew it would be for the best. It would all be better soon. It wouldn't hurt. She wouldn't feel it. Nobody would hear her cries. She would not be saved. She was glad.
She spread out her arms and tilted back her head letting her hair blow freely about her. She began to lean forward, her spirit longed to be free. She felt her feet slip from beneath her, but she wasn't falling as fast as she had wanted.
He grabbed her feet. He wasn't going to let her fall, let her die. He was strong but her sheer will to leave it all was stronger. He felt her slip from his grasp. He held on tighter and soon felt himself being pulled over the side with her.
He tried to hook his feet into the jagged face of the cliff but the water fall pushed the pair away from it. They were falling.
She felt him grab her feet and gave a cry. He didn't have to do this but he was going to regardless. They tumbled towards the water ever quickening. She felt the spray on her face, her vision blurred, she was unconscious.
He felt her body go limp and quickly got a better hold on her legs. He rolled over so he was beneath her, cushioning the fall against the rushing water.
She awoke with a pain in her head and the heavy feeling of regret. She felt a form beside her. Her pain and regret were replaced by dread. No signs showed saying he was alive. She sat up and crawled towards his limp body on the bank. He had saved her. But had he sacrificed himself? She whispered in Elvish to him. She prayed he could hear her.
The darkness engulfed him. In the distance he could hear a calling. "Lasto beth nin" hear my voice came the call. To him. But he was so far away from it. There was a blinding light and then the call came again and her face.
"Arwen." He breathed.
"Shh. You saved me. You are a true friend"
"Why did you want to go?" He sat up weakly, all the strength drained from his body.
"He is gone. Aragorn is gone. He left me for the afterlife. What am I to do?"
He put his arm around her as sorrow filled sobs. "Arwen do not cry. Aragorn did not want to leave you. He made me promise I would look after you and that is what I plan to do."
"Legolas I know you wish to look after me. But I am not happy here. Let me LEAVE." She said between sobs.
The Prince looked at her. Quite startled by her will to fade away. "No Arwen." He stated simply after some time.
"What do you mean no?" she said as she pulled away from him.
"Arwen I will not let you go. If that means I must watch over you each day, so be it."
Arwen searched for something to say. But she was entranced. He cared for her so much when she had been so rude. "Legolas I-Amin hiritha " I'm sorry she sniffed.
"Do not be." Legolas smiled slightly. Arwen had always been a fighter. But now she seemed so weak, fragile and helpless. "We must return you to your father-" he began.
"Ú!" no she burst out.
Legolas cocked his head to the side. "Mankoi?" why
"He does not know I am here. He thinks I am still in my chambers mourning my husband's death just as I was before-" she gestured at the waterfall. "I cannot return for he shall worry about me when I return to Gondor. I wish I did not have to leave, but I am still the Queen of Gondor. I must return as soon as possible."
"You amaze me Arwen." Legolas breathed. She really did amaze him. She could be so depressed one second but ready to face her kingdom the next. He looked at her and she smiled. "You are so brave."
"I shall not be so brave if father finds out about this." She sighed.
"He will not find out." Said Legolas slightly laughing. "You are not going to tell him. And neither am I."
Arwen's eyes widened with joy "Oh Legolas you promise?"
"Amin vesta" I promise he placed his hand on his heart.
"Diola lle." Thank you she whispered as she collapsed on the grassy bank.
"You need not thank me. It is late. Lle anta est." you need to rest the prince stated.
Arwen nodded slightly. "As do you Legolas. Kaima mellon" sleep friend she added when she realised that he had no intention to do so.
Legolas turned to her. "I feel no need for rest. I shall watch over you this night." He nodded at her, gesturing for her to rest her weary self. He turned towards the waterfall for a second. When he returned his gaze to Arwen, she was sound asleep, eyes staring openly at the stars.
"Valar protect you." He whispered softly as he lay back on the grass beside her. He looked at the stars but he did not rest, as visions of death and pain haunted his dreams.
She looked over the edge of the waterfall, at the water splashing triumphantly at the bottom. Her heart began to race. She knew it would be for the best. It would all be better soon. It wouldn't hurt. She wouldn't feel it. Nobody would hear her cries. She would not be saved. She was glad.
She spread out her arms and tilted back her head letting her hair blow freely about her. She began to lean forward, her spirit longed to be free. She felt her feet slip from beneath her, but she wasn't falling as fast as she had wanted.
He grabbed her feet. He wasn't going to let her fall, let her die. He was strong but her sheer will to leave it all was stronger. He felt her slip from his grasp. He held on tighter and soon felt himself being pulled over the side with her.
He tried to hook his feet into the jagged face of the cliff but the water fall pushed the pair away from it. They were falling.
She felt him grab her feet and gave a cry. He didn't have to do this but he was going to regardless. They tumbled towards the water ever quickening. She felt the spray on her face, her vision blurred, she was unconscious.
He felt her body go limp and quickly got a better hold on her legs. He rolled over so he was beneath her, cushioning the fall against the rushing water.
She awoke with a pain in her head and the heavy feeling of regret. She felt a form beside her. Her pain and regret were replaced by dread. No signs showed saying he was alive. She sat up and crawled towards his limp body on the bank. He had saved her. But had he sacrificed himself? She whispered in Elvish to him. She prayed he could hear her.
The darkness engulfed him. In the distance he could hear a calling. "Lasto beth nin" hear my voice came the call. To him. But he was so far away from it. There was a blinding light and then the call came again and her face.
"Arwen." He breathed.
"Shh. You saved me. You are a true friend"
"Why did you want to go?" He sat up weakly, all the strength drained from his body.
"He is gone. Aragorn is gone. He left me for the afterlife. What am I to do?"
He put his arm around her as sorrow filled sobs. "Arwen do not cry. Aragorn did not want to leave you. He made me promise I would look after you and that is what I plan to do."
"Legolas I know you wish to look after me. But I am not happy here. Let me LEAVE." She said between sobs.
The Prince looked at her. Quite startled by her will to fade away. "No Arwen." He stated simply after some time.
"What do you mean no?" she said as she pulled away from him.
"Arwen I will not let you go. If that means I must watch over you each day, so be it."
Arwen searched for something to say. But she was entranced. He cared for her so much when she had been so rude. "Legolas I-Amin hiritha " I'm sorry she sniffed.
"Do not be." Legolas smiled slightly. Arwen had always been a fighter. But now she seemed so weak, fragile and helpless. "We must return you to your father-" he began.
"Ú!" no she burst out.
Legolas cocked his head to the side. "Mankoi?" why
"He does not know I am here. He thinks I am still in my chambers mourning my husband's death just as I was before-" she gestured at the waterfall. "I cannot return for he shall worry about me when I return to Gondor. I wish I did not have to leave, but I am still the Queen of Gondor. I must return as soon as possible."
"You amaze me Arwen." Legolas breathed. She really did amaze him. She could be so depressed one second but ready to face her kingdom the next. He looked at her and she smiled. "You are so brave."
"I shall not be so brave if father finds out about this." She sighed.
"He will not find out." Said Legolas slightly laughing. "You are not going to tell him. And neither am I."
Arwen's eyes widened with joy "Oh Legolas you promise?"
"Amin vesta" I promise he placed his hand on his heart.
"Diola lle." Thank you she whispered as she collapsed on the grassy bank.
"You need not thank me. It is late. Lle anta est." you need to rest the prince stated.
Arwen nodded slightly. "As do you Legolas. Kaima mellon" sleep friend she added when she realised that he had no intention to do so.
Legolas turned to her. "I feel no need for rest. I shall watch over you this night." He nodded at her, gesturing for her to rest her weary self. He turned towards the waterfall for a second. When he returned his gaze to Arwen, she was sound asleep, eyes staring openly at the stars.
"Valar protect you." He whispered softly as he lay back on the grass beside her. He looked at the stars but he did not rest, as visions of death and pain haunted his dreams.