A/N: Well, here I go again. I hope I'm not doing a terrible job. Well, on
with the story!
When Rhiannon saw Legolas and Beth walk out of the dining halls, she panicked. 'What will Legolas do to her? More importantly, what will she do to him?' she thought as she looked around the room trying to find someone to help her. Her eyes fell on Elihor.
He was also staring at the retreating form of the prince and lady. As if sensing her eyes, he turned around. Rhiannon pointed at the entrance and he nodded, knowing what Rhiannon was intending.
He stood up and headed toward the gardens. A few moments after, Rhiannon excused herself also. The king looked bewildered at Rhiannon and Beth's parents. They looked back at him with equally surprised faces.
Rhiannon and Elihor dashed as fast as they could around the gardens trying to find the two. Suddenly, Elihor stuck out his arm to stop Rhiannon from bursting into the scene. He motioned for Rhiannon to get down as he did the same. They crouched in the bushes as they peered into the little corner the couple was taking up.
Rhiannon almost gasped when she heard their conversation. Beth was actually telling Legolas her story! Rhiannon practically had to pry it from her when Beth stubbornly refused to tell any one. Elihor, sensing that this conversation had a certain meaning to it, smiled.
"I would never do that to you, melamin!" Legolas was saying.
"Really?" Beth asked.
Legolas replied, "Really."
Beth snuggled closer to Legolas, who embraced her tightly around her shoulders. Rhiannon smiled as she watched the scene. Elihor motioned for her to leave. Rhiannon quietly crawled away with Elihor following.
Once they were out of the gardens, Rhiannon sighed. "Did you ever expect such a thing to happen? Legolas and Beth- in love!" she laughed.
Elihor smiled. "I knew it would happen," he said, trying to hide his concern for Beth.
"How did you know?" Rhiannon asked.
Elihor shrugged his shoulders. "I just knew."
Rhiannon laughed again. "You and your senses," she said playfully hitting him on the arm. "Hey, do you want to ride our horses? Mine needs a bit of exercise," she asked.
Elihor smiled, his heart fluttering. "Sure."
The two of them headed out to the stables.
Listening in on them was Naleese. "So, Beth is the one Legolas loves, is she? We'll see about that," she grinned evilly as she headed back to her room to devise an evil plan.
Back in the gardens, Beth was dozing off. She felt so content in Legolas' arms. She remembered when she last felt like this. 'No, Beth. He's in the past. Look into the future. At least look at the present,' she told herself.
She opened her eyes to gaze up to Legolas. He was already staring at her. She smiled. "Enjoy looking at me?" she whispered.
Legolas snapped out of his trance and smiled down at Beth. "Yes, more than you know," he said softly as he removed a misplaced lock of hair from Beth's face.
Beth giggled. "You know, I intend on keeping my end of the deal," she said.
Legolas smiled and said, "Of course, I would force you to do so, anyway." Suddenly he remembered something. "The next ball is tonight."
Beth looked puzzled. "What? So soon?" she asked, not really disappointed.
Legolas nodded. "Yes, it seems that Lord Elrond and Arwen of Rivendell are coming this evening with the King of Gondor, Aragorn, my old friend."
Beth smiled. "I would be honored to meet Arwen and Lord Elrond again," she said.
Legolas raised his eyebrows. "You've met them before?"
Beth rolled her eyes. "Well, I did live in Lórien for some time. Meaning, they had to come by, seeing as how Arwen's grandmother is the ruler of Lórien."
Legolas asked, "And will you be honored to meet my friend and husband of Arwen?"
"Of course. I will welcome any one who is your friend and Arwen's."
Suddenly, someone interrupted them. "Prince Legolas! Prince Legolas!" cried a servant as he rushed in. When he spotted the couple, he ran to them. "Prince Legolas! Lord Elrond, Lady Arwen, and King Aragorn have arrived!" he panted.
Beth and Legolas immediately jumped up and ran to the grand hall. Upon arriving, they spotted Arwen, Elrond, and Aragorn. Arwen spotted them first.
"Beth! You're here!" Arwen cried when she saw the young elf run towards her.
Beth smiled as she hugged Arwen. "Oh, I've missed you so!" she exclaimed.
She moved on to the Lord of Rivendell. To his surprise, she threw her arms around his neck also. "Lord Elrond! It is nice to see you again!"
Elrond patted Beth's back. "It is indeed a delight to meet you again to, Bethany!" he said in delight.
Legolas had greeted Arwen and Aragorn already with a handshake. "Beth!" he cried.
Beth pulled away from Elrond and went to stand next to Legolas. "This is King Aragorn of Gondor, my old friend," he introduced. "This is Lady Bethany of Mirkwood, Aragorn."
Aragorn took Beth's hand and kissed it. "It is nice to meet you, fair one. Legolas has not spoken of you to me, I'm afraid," he said, looking accusingly at Legolas.
"I have, however, heard of you a great deal. I heard of your adventures and journeys in Lórien and I must say that I admire your skill and bravery," Beth replied
Aragorn smiled. "That is something I have not heard in a long time, Lady Bethany."
Beth smiled back. "I hope to speak with you more at the ball tonight, King Aragorn," she said and walked away.
Aragorn whispered at Legolas, "How come you've never told me of her?"
Legolas replied, "I only just met her a few weeks ago." He told Elrond, Aragorn, and Arwen the whole story about how he met her. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Beth stared at the closet again, the same dilemma. She sighed. "This is hopeless! How am I to find a dress to wear every single night?" she yelled at the ceiling.
"Well, most people have more dresses to choose from, for one thing," a voice answered back.
Beth whirled around and saw Arwen looking at her with an amused expression.
"Are you having trouble, Beth?" she asked.
Beth nodded glumly. She sighed. "I have no suitable dresses. All of them are either too revealing or too puffy!" she said with a wave at her closet.
Arwen smiled. "Then maybe I have a solution to all this distress," she said. She held out a package. "It's from my grandmother. She wished me to give you her greetings."
Beth took the package. 'Wow! A package for me, from the Lady Galadriel herself!' she thought happily. She tore off the paper around the package and gasped. In her hands was the most beautiful dress she had ever seen. It was made of the finest silks in Middle Earth.
She smiled. "I will try it on!" she said happily. After changing, she looked into the mirror and nearly fainted from fright. Standing there looking back at her was a woman unknown to her. The curves of her body were shown nicely. The white dress billowed to the floor gracefully with a V- neck, showing off some cleavage, but not too much. The silky feeling on her arms were soft and gentle. She twirled. The dress flew up to make a circle of white around her legs, not revealing too much.
She clapped her hands gleefully. "Oh, it's beautiful!" she smiled.
Arwen looked at her. It delighted her to see her friend so happy, wearing a dress! Arwen calmed her down. "Now, let's set to work on your hair."
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Legolas stopped at Beth's door. 'If she's not ready by now, we'll miss the ball,' he thought to himself. He knocked on the door. To his surprise, Arwen opened the door.
"Oh, Legolas! I had no idea you would be Beth's partner for tonight!" she said with a hint of amusement.
Legolas blushed slightly. "Is Beth ready yet?" he asked.
Arwen nodded. "Yes, here she comes now." She opened the door a bit wider to reveal the most gorgeous woman he had ever beheld. She wore a white dress that clung slightly to her curves. Her hair was piled neatly on her head once more. She smiled timidly at Legolas.
Arwen smiled as she watched the couple. "I think Elendil is waiting for me now," she said, excusing her. However, neither Beth nor Legolas heard her.
"You look magnificent," he said.
Beth smiled. "You don't look so bad yourself."
Legolas offered his arm and the couple walked down to the ball once more. As they proceeded to the dining table, Legolas spotted many male-elves look dreamily at Beth. At the same time, Beth saw many she-elves glare daggers at her.
The whole hall fell silent as she sat next to Rhiannon and across from Arwen. Legolas took his seat next to her and across from Aragorn. This time, however, Legolas did not look enviously at Elihor. He had forgotten all about his infatuation with Rhiannon. But, he decided that he would reveal to Aragorn why he wanted to take Beth to the balls in the first place.
When dinner started, Legolas asked Aragorn, "May we speak privately please?"
Beth looked puzzled at Legolas. "What? So soon?" she asked, a bit hurt.
Legolas smiled and put a comforting hand on Beth's shoulder. "It'll just be a moment," he assured her.
Aragorn followed Legolas outside. "What is it?" he asked.
Legolas sighed. "I need to get this off my chest. The guilt is killing me!" he exclaimed.
Aragorn looked puzzled. "What?"
Legolas took a deep breath before telling Aragorn the entire story. He ended with, "My intentions with going with Beth to the balls in the first place was to get Rhiannon to be jealous and want me back. It didn't work out the way I planned. It seems as if she is in love with Elihor and I am in love with Beth!"
Aragorn stroked his beard. "Yes, it is quite confusing. But what's the dilemma? Everything is solved. Rhiannon loves Elihor and you love Beth. As long as she doesn't find out, everything's okay."
Legolas sighed then smiled. "Yes, you are right. We must never speak a word of this to Beth."
Outside the gardens, listening in, was Naleese. "Oh, I've got you now, Beth," she smiled evilly then sneaked back to the dining halls.
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When the dancing started, Naleese pulled Beth aside. "It'll just be a moment, Legolas," she smiled sweetly at Legolas who seemed a bit hurt.
Beth glared at Naleese. "What do you want?" she spat.
Naleese smiled. "I am only trying to tell you the truth. It seems as if your Legolas does not really love you," she mused.
Beth stared angrily at Naleese. "Do not meddle in businesses that are not yours," she warned through gritted teeth.
"Are you blind, Beth? Legolas is merely using you to get Rhiannon jealous. He does not love you like he said he does. He will toss you away like an old rag the minute Rhiannon comes crawling back to him."
Beth's tears welled up. She did not really want to cry but the thought of Legolas doing that to her was simply horrible. "How dare you!" she shrieked, causing everyone around them to look at her. "How dare you tell me that!" she could not go on any longer and ran away to the gardens.
Legolas, seeing Beth run off with tears, grabbed Naleese by the wrist. "What did you say to her?" he growled, his eyes on fire with rage.
Naleese looked frightened and did not dare lie to him. "I.I. I merely told her what I heard you tell Aragorn in the gardens during dinner," she whispered frightfully. She whimpered loudly as Legolas tightened his grip on her wrist.
Aragorn, hearing everything from nearby, walked up and put a hand on Legolas' arm. "You go talk to Beth. I'll handle her," he said quietly.
Legolas threw Naleese's arm down hard and dashed to the gardens after Beth.
In the gardens, Beth wept hard. 'Beth, what are you doing? Legolas would never do that to you! Get a hold of yourself!' she scolded.
"Beth?" a voice called in the darkness. She immediately recognized the voice.
"Legolas? I'm over here," she cried back.
Almost instantly, Legolas was at her side. "Shh. Calm down, Beth," he soothed her as he rocked her back in forth in his arms.
Beth thought a moment then said, "Legolas, please tell me what Naleese said was false." She immediately felt Legolas tense. She began to panic. "Please, Legolas, let me just know that you love me!" she cried almost pleadingly.
"I am sorry," Legolas whispered.
Beth gasped loudly. She pushed herself away from Legolas, fresh tears falling from her face. "How could you?" she was able to whisper.
Legolas started towards her again. "No, Beth. It's different now. It started out that way but."
Beth shook her head and put a hand up to stop him. "Please, I need to be alone," she whispered in a cracked voice.
"Beth, please, just listen!" he cried desperately.
"No!" Beth shouted harshly. "Leave me be," she added more quietly.
Legolas sighed. "Beth, you must listen," he tried one more time.
Beth had enough. "No, you listen to me! I poured my heart out to you! I told you my deepest secret I would not tell just any one! You led me to believe that you really loved me! You made me feel loved once more! Then, you took my heart and crushed it right in my face! I don't need any more lies from you!" she shouted angrily. With that, she took off and ran to her room.
Legolas sighed. He knew it was useless to run after her. "Legolas?" Arwen asked in the dark.
Legolas turned around and sure enough, there was Arwen standing before him with pity in her eyes. "I heard what happened, Legolas," she stated simply.
Legolas shook his head. "I did not want to hurt her. I did not want to tell her!" he added more bitterly, thinking of what to do with Naleese.
Arwen put a hand on his shoulder. "These things must be said. You should've told her, not Naleese. You should have told her the truth, no one else. Think about the pain she was in. The person she hates the most knew what you had to say before her. You should apologize," she whispered soothingly.
Legolas shook his head again. "It is useless. She will never talk to me again," he moaned.
Arwen smiled. "You must have faith, young prince," she whispered. "You must have faith."
When Rhiannon saw Legolas and Beth walk out of the dining halls, she panicked. 'What will Legolas do to her? More importantly, what will she do to him?' she thought as she looked around the room trying to find someone to help her. Her eyes fell on Elihor.
He was also staring at the retreating form of the prince and lady. As if sensing her eyes, he turned around. Rhiannon pointed at the entrance and he nodded, knowing what Rhiannon was intending.
He stood up and headed toward the gardens. A few moments after, Rhiannon excused herself also. The king looked bewildered at Rhiannon and Beth's parents. They looked back at him with equally surprised faces.
Rhiannon and Elihor dashed as fast as they could around the gardens trying to find the two. Suddenly, Elihor stuck out his arm to stop Rhiannon from bursting into the scene. He motioned for Rhiannon to get down as he did the same. They crouched in the bushes as they peered into the little corner the couple was taking up.
Rhiannon almost gasped when she heard their conversation. Beth was actually telling Legolas her story! Rhiannon practically had to pry it from her when Beth stubbornly refused to tell any one. Elihor, sensing that this conversation had a certain meaning to it, smiled.
"I would never do that to you, melamin!" Legolas was saying.
"Really?" Beth asked.
Legolas replied, "Really."
Beth snuggled closer to Legolas, who embraced her tightly around her shoulders. Rhiannon smiled as she watched the scene. Elihor motioned for her to leave. Rhiannon quietly crawled away with Elihor following.
Once they were out of the gardens, Rhiannon sighed. "Did you ever expect such a thing to happen? Legolas and Beth- in love!" she laughed.
Elihor smiled. "I knew it would happen," he said, trying to hide his concern for Beth.
"How did you know?" Rhiannon asked.
Elihor shrugged his shoulders. "I just knew."
Rhiannon laughed again. "You and your senses," she said playfully hitting him on the arm. "Hey, do you want to ride our horses? Mine needs a bit of exercise," she asked.
Elihor smiled, his heart fluttering. "Sure."
The two of them headed out to the stables.
Listening in on them was Naleese. "So, Beth is the one Legolas loves, is she? We'll see about that," she grinned evilly as she headed back to her room to devise an evil plan.
Back in the gardens, Beth was dozing off. She felt so content in Legolas' arms. She remembered when she last felt like this. 'No, Beth. He's in the past. Look into the future. At least look at the present,' she told herself.
She opened her eyes to gaze up to Legolas. He was already staring at her. She smiled. "Enjoy looking at me?" she whispered.
Legolas snapped out of his trance and smiled down at Beth. "Yes, more than you know," he said softly as he removed a misplaced lock of hair from Beth's face.
Beth giggled. "You know, I intend on keeping my end of the deal," she said.
Legolas smiled and said, "Of course, I would force you to do so, anyway." Suddenly he remembered something. "The next ball is tonight."
Beth looked puzzled. "What? So soon?" she asked, not really disappointed.
Legolas nodded. "Yes, it seems that Lord Elrond and Arwen of Rivendell are coming this evening with the King of Gondor, Aragorn, my old friend."
Beth smiled. "I would be honored to meet Arwen and Lord Elrond again," she said.
Legolas raised his eyebrows. "You've met them before?"
Beth rolled her eyes. "Well, I did live in Lórien for some time. Meaning, they had to come by, seeing as how Arwen's grandmother is the ruler of Lórien."
Legolas asked, "And will you be honored to meet my friend and husband of Arwen?"
"Of course. I will welcome any one who is your friend and Arwen's."
Suddenly, someone interrupted them. "Prince Legolas! Prince Legolas!" cried a servant as he rushed in. When he spotted the couple, he ran to them. "Prince Legolas! Lord Elrond, Lady Arwen, and King Aragorn have arrived!" he panted.
Beth and Legolas immediately jumped up and ran to the grand hall. Upon arriving, they spotted Arwen, Elrond, and Aragorn. Arwen spotted them first.
"Beth! You're here!" Arwen cried when she saw the young elf run towards her.
Beth smiled as she hugged Arwen. "Oh, I've missed you so!" she exclaimed.
She moved on to the Lord of Rivendell. To his surprise, she threw her arms around his neck also. "Lord Elrond! It is nice to see you again!"
Elrond patted Beth's back. "It is indeed a delight to meet you again to, Bethany!" he said in delight.
Legolas had greeted Arwen and Aragorn already with a handshake. "Beth!" he cried.
Beth pulled away from Elrond and went to stand next to Legolas. "This is King Aragorn of Gondor, my old friend," he introduced. "This is Lady Bethany of Mirkwood, Aragorn."
Aragorn took Beth's hand and kissed it. "It is nice to meet you, fair one. Legolas has not spoken of you to me, I'm afraid," he said, looking accusingly at Legolas.
"I have, however, heard of you a great deal. I heard of your adventures and journeys in Lórien and I must say that I admire your skill and bravery," Beth replied
Aragorn smiled. "That is something I have not heard in a long time, Lady Bethany."
Beth smiled back. "I hope to speak with you more at the ball tonight, King Aragorn," she said and walked away.
Aragorn whispered at Legolas, "How come you've never told me of her?"
Legolas replied, "I only just met her a few weeks ago." He told Elrond, Aragorn, and Arwen the whole story about how he met her. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Beth stared at the closet again, the same dilemma. She sighed. "This is hopeless! How am I to find a dress to wear every single night?" she yelled at the ceiling.
"Well, most people have more dresses to choose from, for one thing," a voice answered back.
Beth whirled around and saw Arwen looking at her with an amused expression.
"Are you having trouble, Beth?" she asked.
Beth nodded glumly. She sighed. "I have no suitable dresses. All of them are either too revealing or too puffy!" she said with a wave at her closet.
Arwen smiled. "Then maybe I have a solution to all this distress," she said. She held out a package. "It's from my grandmother. She wished me to give you her greetings."
Beth took the package. 'Wow! A package for me, from the Lady Galadriel herself!' she thought happily. She tore off the paper around the package and gasped. In her hands was the most beautiful dress she had ever seen. It was made of the finest silks in Middle Earth.
She smiled. "I will try it on!" she said happily. After changing, she looked into the mirror and nearly fainted from fright. Standing there looking back at her was a woman unknown to her. The curves of her body were shown nicely. The white dress billowed to the floor gracefully with a V- neck, showing off some cleavage, but not too much. The silky feeling on her arms were soft and gentle. She twirled. The dress flew up to make a circle of white around her legs, not revealing too much.
She clapped her hands gleefully. "Oh, it's beautiful!" she smiled.
Arwen looked at her. It delighted her to see her friend so happy, wearing a dress! Arwen calmed her down. "Now, let's set to work on your hair."
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Legolas stopped at Beth's door. 'If she's not ready by now, we'll miss the ball,' he thought to himself. He knocked on the door. To his surprise, Arwen opened the door.
"Oh, Legolas! I had no idea you would be Beth's partner for tonight!" she said with a hint of amusement.
Legolas blushed slightly. "Is Beth ready yet?" he asked.
Arwen nodded. "Yes, here she comes now." She opened the door a bit wider to reveal the most gorgeous woman he had ever beheld. She wore a white dress that clung slightly to her curves. Her hair was piled neatly on her head once more. She smiled timidly at Legolas.
Arwen smiled as she watched the couple. "I think Elendil is waiting for me now," she said, excusing her. However, neither Beth nor Legolas heard her.
"You look magnificent," he said.
Beth smiled. "You don't look so bad yourself."
Legolas offered his arm and the couple walked down to the ball once more. As they proceeded to the dining table, Legolas spotted many male-elves look dreamily at Beth. At the same time, Beth saw many she-elves glare daggers at her.
The whole hall fell silent as she sat next to Rhiannon and across from Arwen. Legolas took his seat next to her and across from Aragorn. This time, however, Legolas did not look enviously at Elihor. He had forgotten all about his infatuation with Rhiannon. But, he decided that he would reveal to Aragorn why he wanted to take Beth to the balls in the first place.
When dinner started, Legolas asked Aragorn, "May we speak privately please?"
Beth looked puzzled at Legolas. "What? So soon?" she asked, a bit hurt.
Legolas smiled and put a comforting hand on Beth's shoulder. "It'll just be a moment," he assured her.
Aragorn followed Legolas outside. "What is it?" he asked.
Legolas sighed. "I need to get this off my chest. The guilt is killing me!" he exclaimed.
Aragorn looked puzzled. "What?"
Legolas took a deep breath before telling Aragorn the entire story. He ended with, "My intentions with going with Beth to the balls in the first place was to get Rhiannon to be jealous and want me back. It didn't work out the way I planned. It seems as if she is in love with Elihor and I am in love with Beth!"
Aragorn stroked his beard. "Yes, it is quite confusing. But what's the dilemma? Everything is solved. Rhiannon loves Elihor and you love Beth. As long as she doesn't find out, everything's okay."
Legolas sighed then smiled. "Yes, you are right. We must never speak a word of this to Beth."
Outside the gardens, listening in, was Naleese. "Oh, I've got you now, Beth," she smiled evilly then sneaked back to the dining halls.
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When the dancing started, Naleese pulled Beth aside. "It'll just be a moment, Legolas," she smiled sweetly at Legolas who seemed a bit hurt.
Beth glared at Naleese. "What do you want?" she spat.
Naleese smiled. "I am only trying to tell you the truth. It seems as if your Legolas does not really love you," she mused.
Beth stared angrily at Naleese. "Do not meddle in businesses that are not yours," she warned through gritted teeth.
"Are you blind, Beth? Legolas is merely using you to get Rhiannon jealous. He does not love you like he said he does. He will toss you away like an old rag the minute Rhiannon comes crawling back to him."
Beth's tears welled up. She did not really want to cry but the thought of Legolas doing that to her was simply horrible. "How dare you!" she shrieked, causing everyone around them to look at her. "How dare you tell me that!" she could not go on any longer and ran away to the gardens.
Legolas, seeing Beth run off with tears, grabbed Naleese by the wrist. "What did you say to her?" he growled, his eyes on fire with rage.
Naleese looked frightened and did not dare lie to him. "I.I. I merely told her what I heard you tell Aragorn in the gardens during dinner," she whispered frightfully. She whimpered loudly as Legolas tightened his grip on her wrist.
Aragorn, hearing everything from nearby, walked up and put a hand on Legolas' arm. "You go talk to Beth. I'll handle her," he said quietly.
Legolas threw Naleese's arm down hard and dashed to the gardens after Beth.
In the gardens, Beth wept hard. 'Beth, what are you doing? Legolas would never do that to you! Get a hold of yourself!' she scolded.
"Beth?" a voice called in the darkness. She immediately recognized the voice.
"Legolas? I'm over here," she cried back.
Almost instantly, Legolas was at her side. "Shh. Calm down, Beth," he soothed her as he rocked her back in forth in his arms.
Beth thought a moment then said, "Legolas, please tell me what Naleese said was false." She immediately felt Legolas tense. She began to panic. "Please, Legolas, let me just know that you love me!" she cried almost pleadingly.
"I am sorry," Legolas whispered.
Beth gasped loudly. She pushed herself away from Legolas, fresh tears falling from her face. "How could you?" she was able to whisper.
Legolas started towards her again. "No, Beth. It's different now. It started out that way but."
Beth shook her head and put a hand up to stop him. "Please, I need to be alone," she whispered in a cracked voice.
"Beth, please, just listen!" he cried desperately.
"No!" Beth shouted harshly. "Leave me be," she added more quietly.
Legolas sighed. "Beth, you must listen," he tried one more time.
Beth had enough. "No, you listen to me! I poured my heart out to you! I told you my deepest secret I would not tell just any one! You led me to believe that you really loved me! You made me feel loved once more! Then, you took my heart and crushed it right in my face! I don't need any more lies from you!" she shouted angrily. With that, she took off and ran to her room.
Legolas sighed. He knew it was useless to run after her. "Legolas?" Arwen asked in the dark.
Legolas turned around and sure enough, there was Arwen standing before him with pity in her eyes. "I heard what happened, Legolas," she stated simply.
Legolas shook his head. "I did not want to hurt her. I did not want to tell her!" he added more bitterly, thinking of what to do with Naleese.
Arwen put a hand on his shoulder. "These things must be said. You should've told her, not Naleese. You should have told her the truth, no one else. Think about the pain she was in. The person she hates the most knew what you had to say before her. You should apologize," she whispered soothingly.
Legolas shook his head again. "It is useless. She will never talk to me again," he moaned.
Arwen smiled. "You must have faith, young prince," she whispered. "You must have faith."