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Arwen woke near the tree line of Helms deep. She looked around at the morning. It was only an hour or so ago that she felt she had fallen asleep. She looked at her horse eating grass a few feet away from her.
She whistled to it and it came running over. She placed a hand on his neck, stroking it gently.
"Come, let us go find Lord Aragorn." She said as she gathered her belonging and jumped to the horses back. She rode away into the day and felt something tingle her mind. It was the thought of Legolas.
"Lady Arwen?" He said in her thoughts.
"Legolas do not move on. I wish to speak with Aragorn! Stop your company!"
There was a great pause and nothing came from Legolas's thoughts. She rode hard over hills and through a great valley.
She did not stop until she came within 50 miles of what looked to be a slowed company riding across the plain to the north.
"Narrow!" She said. The horse picked up even more speed and looked as if it were flying. Arwen started to call out to Legolas from her mind.
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Legolas had briefly told Aragorn that Arwen was contacting him through his thoughts that evening. He was uneasy the rest of the trip towards Isengard and often told Gandalf to so slow his pace.
"Legolas, what is it?" Aragorn asked, slowing his horse to the back of the company beside Legolas's.
"We must stop!" He said. Then he turned around and looked deep into the valley. Aragorn turned and looked but could see nothing.
"What do your elf eyes see?" He asked.
"Something approaches." He whispered. "A fair maiden, the even star."
Aragorn widened his eyes, he kicked his horse at the stomach on either side with his boots, and headed towards the valley. He because closer to the thing as he raced down the hills. He could now see her, Arwen, he was so overjoyed that he was almost in tears.
They came within a couple yards and jumped off their horses letting them run free. Arwen ran to Aragorn, and into his arms she cried.
"Aragorn! My love! At last!" she cried.
"Arwen." He pulled her head from in his chest to kiss her passionately. "I have missed you Evenstar."
"I love you Aragorn! Let us never again be parted!"
"No dear Arwen!"
Then he looked at her with tears still in her eyes and he too started to weep. He saw her eyes of blue, and her waterfall of brown waves down her back, and her dress of long torn gray. Then he noticed a cut on her bear arm.
"Arwen? What has happened?" He addressed her cut by tearing little from his shirt and tying it around.
"Oh nothing that should bring you trouble." She pulled away. "The lady Éwoyn and I... well... we had a disagreement. Concerning..." she paused and looked into his eyes.
"Yes?" he said
"Concerning you, my love." She sighed.
"Oh Arwen, do not even doubt that I love another more than you!"
"It is true, the Galadriel smiles upon us. And my father..." She stopped once more.
"What of your father? Does he know you're here?" He asked sharply.
At this Time Legolas was to them and he dismounted. Before she answered Aragorn's question she ran to the elf and hugged him. Gimli stayed on the horse.
"Prince Legolas, how can I ever thank you!" She cried again.
"No Arwen, Evenstar, I wish only for your happiness." He said pulling her away from him and looking into her eyes. "And for that of my company." He nodded towards Aragorn.
"Arwen, your beauty truly will never fade." said Gimli. "Not even in a long journeys pursuit." She bowed to him and smiled.
She nodded turning back to the hills in which he came. Éomer, the king, and Gandalf were riding down slowly.
"Arwen?" Aragorn said.
"My father does not know anything of my journeys. I ran from him to be with you. I needed you more than I need peace and solitude. What is love or life without the one you truly love? My life is meaningless without my love for you and yours in return. I need to feel your touch, and see your face dear Aragorn." She said. She gently caressed his face and closed her eyes. She seemed to become brighter, as the fair Lady of the Wood.
"Where is Elrond?" Gandalf said. Arwen looked at him and he smiled. "Welcome to our journey Arwen." She nodded.
"He did not come, he does not know of my whereabouts." She sighed.
The king and his nephew came now from the hills and rested next to Gandalf. Éomer looked upon her with lust. He had never seen a maiden so beautiful. Aragorn looked at him, his eyes narrowed.
"Éomer, King Theoden, this is my love, Arwen. Daughter of Elrond, the council that has brought us this far." He said.
"My lady." Éomer said dismounting his horse. He bowed and looked deep into her eyes. She bowed back to him and hugged Aragorn again.
"Lady Arwen you do know this is a dangerous trip." Gandalf warned her. "You shall have to fight if you wish to stay alive." She nodded and looked towards her horse that was coming back to her along with Aragorn's.
"Shall we continue it then?" She said mounting her horse. They did the same and rode off.
Dusk was coming hard upon them and they rested only once to eat and drink. They slept in a bare field that night. Arwen was in Aragorn's arms, they looked up at the silver stars that were out and not a cloud was to be seen. The moon hit everything that lay in shadow and put a glow upon the earth.
"Arwen, do you see that star." He pointed to the sky, a bright star shown almost clearer than the others. "That reminds me of a lovely fair with skin of white and lips of rose, eyes of deep oceans and hair of deep earth, though with the smell of the river with a breeze of spring. You are that star Arwen. Beautiful, glowing and you light the earth and my heart when all is dark and in despair." His words stopped and the star seemed to glow brighter.
"Aragorn, you are mortal yet your words are so beautiful, one would have thought you have been on this land for ages."
"Sometimes it seems that way. Though when I come to see you, I wish that time would stop and keep me here with your forever." H sighed deeply and let her out of his arms.
"We should most likely get some rest." He said quietly.
"I will stay up just a moment longer." He nodded and went to bed.
She sat gazing at the stars for a few minutes until Legolas came up behind her. He started speaking in his elvish tongue. Translated into the common tongue the conversation was like this.
"Arwen, it is good to see an elven face again. Also it is wonderful to see that of your fairness."
"Legolas, I do not lie, you are fair as well. Alas for Aragorn, he will only be here for a short time."
"Lady Arwen? What do you speak of? I do not understand."
"Every second I see him Legolas, it hurts to think he will die. The more I think of him being mortal, the more my heart breaks."
Legolas looked to the stars, she did the same. They fell silent for some time until she spoke again.
"Come Legolas, I talk so much, tell me of your maidens in Mirkwood. I have heard tell of you having no one fair to love."
"No you heard true Arwen, there is no one. Not yet at any rate." He sighed.
"You will find her."
"I hope you are right Arwen, for my time seems to be running short these days and I feel so close to the end. A threat and a shadow has been growing in my mind. Everyday the dark lord becomes more powerful."
"Well for now, fair prince, all we can do is wait and watch and hope the strength of the ring bearer holds."
"How long do you think he will last?" he now came to look upon Arwen's soft face.
"I do not know, but all we can do for now is watch the stars and pray for his safety." She sighed and she became weary.
"I think I well sleep now Legolas." She said softly.
"Dream sweet things my lady." He said.
She went over to Aragorn and lay beside him. She lay so close she could feel his breath upon her neck. She closed her eyes with his presence besides her warming her cold body.
Legolas did not sleep till with the stars above were covered by the clouds of the coming day, he then lay on the ground and closed his eyes. All was silent and he drifted into sleep.
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Hmmm... this is an interesting chapter... so romantic... yet so... sad... review and tell me what you think. AND if should write more!! I hope you enjoy the story!
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Arwen woke near the tree line of Helms deep. She looked around at the morning. It was only an hour or so ago that she felt she had fallen asleep. She looked at her horse eating grass a few feet away from her.
She whistled to it and it came running over. She placed a hand on his neck, stroking it gently.
"Come, let us go find Lord Aragorn." She said as she gathered her belonging and jumped to the horses back. She rode away into the day and felt something tingle her mind. It was the thought of Legolas.
"Lady Arwen?" He said in her thoughts.
"Legolas do not move on. I wish to speak with Aragorn! Stop your company!"
There was a great pause and nothing came from Legolas's thoughts. She rode hard over hills and through a great valley.
She did not stop until she came within 50 miles of what looked to be a slowed company riding across the plain to the north.
"Narrow!" She said. The horse picked up even more speed and looked as if it were flying. Arwen started to call out to Legolas from her mind.
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Legolas had briefly told Aragorn that Arwen was contacting him through his thoughts that evening. He was uneasy the rest of the trip towards Isengard and often told Gandalf to so slow his pace.
"Legolas, what is it?" Aragorn asked, slowing his horse to the back of the company beside Legolas's.
"We must stop!" He said. Then he turned around and looked deep into the valley. Aragorn turned and looked but could see nothing.
"What do your elf eyes see?" He asked.
"Something approaches." He whispered. "A fair maiden, the even star."
Aragorn widened his eyes, he kicked his horse at the stomach on either side with his boots, and headed towards the valley. He because closer to the thing as he raced down the hills. He could now see her, Arwen, he was so overjoyed that he was almost in tears.
They came within a couple yards and jumped off their horses letting them run free. Arwen ran to Aragorn, and into his arms she cried.
"Aragorn! My love! At last!" she cried.
"Arwen." He pulled her head from in his chest to kiss her passionately. "I have missed you Evenstar."
"I love you Aragorn! Let us never again be parted!"
"No dear Arwen!"
Then he looked at her with tears still in her eyes and he too started to weep. He saw her eyes of blue, and her waterfall of brown waves down her back, and her dress of long torn gray. Then he noticed a cut on her bear arm.
"Arwen? What has happened?" He addressed her cut by tearing little from his shirt and tying it around.
"Oh nothing that should bring you trouble." She pulled away. "The lady Éwoyn and I... well... we had a disagreement. Concerning..." she paused and looked into his eyes.
"Yes?" he said
"Concerning you, my love." She sighed.
"Oh Arwen, do not even doubt that I love another more than you!"
"It is true, the Galadriel smiles upon us. And my father..." She stopped once more.
"What of your father? Does he know you're here?" He asked sharply.
At this Time Legolas was to them and he dismounted. Before she answered Aragorn's question she ran to the elf and hugged him. Gimli stayed on the horse.
"Prince Legolas, how can I ever thank you!" She cried again.
"No Arwen, Evenstar, I wish only for your happiness." He said pulling her away from him and looking into her eyes. "And for that of my company." He nodded towards Aragorn.
"Arwen, your beauty truly will never fade." said Gimli. "Not even in a long journeys pursuit." She bowed to him and smiled.
She nodded turning back to the hills in which he came. Éomer, the king, and Gandalf were riding down slowly.
"Arwen?" Aragorn said.
"My father does not know anything of my journeys. I ran from him to be with you. I needed you more than I need peace and solitude. What is love or life without the one you truly love? My life is meaningless without my love for you and yours in return. I need to feel your touch, and see your face dear Aragorn." She said. She gently caressed his face and closed her eyes. She seemed to become brighter, as the fair Lady of the Wood.
"Where is Elrond?" Gandalf said. Arwen looked at him and he smiled. "Welcome to our journey Arwen." She nodded.
"He did not come, he does not know of my whereabouts." She sighed.
The king and his nephew came now from the hills and rested next to Gandalf. Éomer looked upon her with lust. He had never seen a maiden so beautiful. Aragorn looked at him, his eyes narrowed.
"Éomer, King Theoden, this is my love, Arwen. Daughter of Elrond, the council that has brought us this far." He said.
"My lady." Éomer said dismounting his horse. He bowed and looked deep into her eyes. She bowed back to him and hugged Aragorn again.
"Lady Arwen you do know this is a dangerous trip." Gandalf warned her. "You shall have to fight if you wish to stay alive." She nodded and looked towards her horse that was coming back to her along with Aragorn's.
"Shall we continue it then?" She said mounting her horse. They did the same and rode off.
Dusk was coming hard upon them and they rested only once to eat and drink. They slept in a bare field that night. Arwen was in Aragorn's arms, they looked up at the silver stars that were out and not a cloud was to be seen. The moon hit everything that lay in shadow and put a glow upon the earth.
"Arwen, do you see that star." He pointed to the sky, a bright star shown almost clearer than the others. "That reminds me of a lovely fair with skin of white and lips of rose, eyes of deep oceans and hair of deep earth, though with the smell of the river with a breeze of spring. You are that star Arwen. Beautiful, glowing and you light the earth and my heart when all is dark and in despair." His words stopped and the star seemed to glow brighter.
"Aragorn, you are mortal yet your words are so beautiful, one would have thought you have been on this land for ages."
"Sometimes it seems that way. Though when I come to see you, I wish that time would stop and keep me here with your forever." H sighed deeply and let her out of his arms.
"We should most likely get some rest." He said quietly.
"I will stay up just a moment longer." He nodded and went to bed.
She sat gazing at the stars for a few minutes until Legolas came up behind her. He started speaking in his elvish tongue. Translated into the common tongue the conversation was like this.
"Arwen, it is good to see an elven face again. Also it is wonderful to see that of your fairness."
"Legolas, I do not lie, you are fair as well. Alas for Aragorn, he will only be here for a short time."
"Lady Arwen? What do you speak of? I do not understand."
"Every second I see him Legolas, it hurts to think he will die. The more I think of him being mortal, the more my heart breaks."
Legolas looked to the stars, she did the same. They fell silent for some time until she spoke again.
"Come Legolas, I talk so much, tell me of your maidens in Mirkwood. I have heard tell of you having no one fair to love."
"No you heard true Arwen, there is no one. Not yet at any rate." He sighed.
"You will find her."
"I hope you are right Arwen, for my time seems to be running short these days and I feel so close to the end. A threat and a shadow has been growing in my mind. Everyday the dark lord becomes more powerful."
"Well for now, fair prince, all we can do is wait and watch and hope the strength of the ring bearer holds."
"How long do you think he will last?" he now came to look upon Arwen's soft face.
"I do not know, but all we can do for now is watch the stars and pray for his safety." She sighed and she became weary.
"I think I well sleep now Legolas." She said softly.
"Dream sweet things my lady." He said.
She went over to Aragorn and lay beside him. She lay so close she could feel his breath upon her neck. She closed her eyes with his presence besides her warming her cold body.
Legolas did not sleep till with the stars above were covered by the clouds of the coming day, he then lay on the ground and closed his eyes. All was silent and he drifted into sleep.
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Hmmm... this is an interesting chapter... so romantic... yet so... sad... review and tell me what you think. AND if should write more!! I hope you enjoy the story!