The next morning at breakfast Arwen and Aragorn could feel the tension at
the table. Legolas and Aidyn hadn't spoken a word. Arwen had tried
desperately to make conversation, but nothing worked. Turning to look at
her husband with desperate eyes she whispered something to him. He nodded.
"Aidyn, will you come walk with me back to my room? I do not feel well," Arwen said standing.
Immediately Aidyn jumped up and went to Arwen's side, "Are you all right? Is it the baby? Are you in pain?"
Arwen laughed, "I am fine. Just feeling a little bit nauseated. It's to be expected. No worries. I will see you later my love," she said turning to Aragorn and kissing him gently. "And you too prince."
Legolas tried to smile, but Arwen and Aragorn could see the pain in his face. Arwen gave Aragorn a knowing look and then went back to her room with Aidyn.
"You told Aragorn, didn't you?" Aidyn asked as she and Arwen sat in front of the fireplace that heated Arwen and Aragorn's chambers.
"Yes. He would never judge you on something like that. You are the little sister of his heart. Aragorn loves you, as I do, so tell me what happened between you and Legolas. I have never seen either of you in so much pain."
"We had an argument, a very heated argument. Things were said that really weren't necessary, but I had to push him away Arwen," Aidyn replied, sighing heavily.
"But why must you push him away? Legolas cares for you."
"And that is the problem. I will not enter into a relationship with anyone who does not know the truth about what I am. I love Legolas, Arwen, more than anything, but he is a Mirkwood elf. They cannot stand mixed bloods. The royal family of Mirkwood and even it's commoners are strictly pure blood. Anything less than that is looked down upon. I could not bear to have Legolas look at me as if I was some horrible creature. If I push him away I will never have to come to the decision whether to tell him or not."
"You do not give the Prince of Mirkwood any credit. Times have changed Aidyn. I doubt Legolas would ever look down upon you. You are still an elf even though human blood runs through your veins. My child will be the same and I do not wish for him or her to be ashamed because they have both elven blood and human blood running through their veins. Both are respectable races that are now living in harmony."
"Even if my heritage did not bother Legolas. Nothing could still come of it. You know how King Thranduil is. He feels that pride and tradition come before all else," Aidyn stated.
Arwen had nothing to say at this. Aidyn was right. King Thranduil of Mirkwood always put tradition above all other things when it came to the royal family. And being pure blood was a major one in their family.
Thinking for a few more moments Arwen finally said, "King Thranduil wouldn't have to know."
Anger flashed in Aidyn's eyes, "You know I would never lie about my heritage. I want my husband, whether it is Legolas or someone else, to know the truth and his family as well. It doesn't matter. Legolas and I shall never be anything, not even friends if it has to be that way."
"He will fight for you, Aidyn. I have seen it in his eyes. Legolas would do anything for you," Arwen said.
A single tear fell down Aidyn's cheek, "Then I will do whatever it takes to make him hate me."
"Aidyn, will you come walk with me back to my room? I do not feel well," Arwen said standing.
Immediately Aidyn jumped up and went to Arwen's side, "Are you all right? Is it the baby? Are you in pain?"
Arwen laughed, "I am fine. Just feeling a little bit nauseated. It's to be expected. No worries. I will see you later my love," she said turning to Aragorn and kissing him gently. "And you too prince."
Legolas tried to smile, but Arwen and Aragorn could see the pain in his face. Arwen gave Aragorn a knowing look and then went back to her room with Aidyn.
"You told Aragorn, didn't you?" Aidyn asked as she and Arwen sat in front of the fireplace that heated Arwen and Aragorn's chambers.
"Yes. He would never judge you on something like that. You are the little sister of his heart. Aragorn loves you, as I do, so tell me what happened between you and Legolas. I have never seen either of you in so much pain."
"We had an argument, a very heated argument. Things were said that really weren't necessary, but I had to push him away Arwen," Aidyn replied, sighing heavily.
"But why must you push him away? Legolas cares for you."
"And that is the problem. I will not enter into a relationship with anyone who does not know the truth about what I am. I love Legolas, Arwen, more than anything, but he is a Mirkwood elf. They cannot stand mixed bloods. The royal family of Mirkwood and even it's commoners are strictly pure blood. Anything less than that is looked down upon. I could not bear to have Legolas look at me as if I was some horrible creature. If I push him away I will never have to come to the decision whether to tell him or not."
"You do not give the Prince of Mirkwood any credit. Times have changed Aidyn. I doubt Legolas would ever look down upon you. You are still an elf even though human blood runs through your veins. My child will be the same and I do not wish for him or her to be ashamed because they have both elven blood and human blood running through their veins. Both are respectable races that are now living in harmony."
"Even if my heritage did not bother Legolas. Nothing could still come of it. You know how King Thranduil is. He feels that pride and tradition come before all else," Aidyn stated.
Arwen had nothing to say at this. Aidyn was right. King Thranduil of Mirkwood always put tradition above all other things when it came to the royal family. And being pure blood was a major one in their family.
Thinking for a few more moments Arwen finally said, "King Thranduil wouldn't have to know."
Anger flashed in Aidyn's eyes, "You know I would never lie about my heritage. I want my husband, whether it is Legolas or someone else, to know the truth and his family as well. It doesn't matter. Legolas and I shall never be anything, not even friends if it has to be that way."
"He will fight for you, Aidyn. I have seen it in his eyes. Legolas would do anything for you," Arwen said.
A single tear fell down Aidyn's cheek, "Then I will do whatever it takes to make him hate me."