Chapter 11
"I called him a murderer," sobbed Robyn. After leaving the Palace, she went straight back to the Houses of Healing. Now she was telling Michelle all that happened in her small conversation with Ash.
"Did you mean it?" asked Michelle, gently.
"I don't know," she said. "In some ways I do and in others I don't. I do believe he is the cause of the miscarriage, but I don't want to believe it. He seemed genuinely sorry, but how can I forgive him?"
"It's down to you to decide," said Michelle. "I can't decide for you."
"Do you think I did the right thing? Going to see him," she said.
"I think, maybe, it could have waited a little longer," said Michelle. "But, I think it was definitely something that needed to be done." There was a long silence where they just sat hugging each other, each deep in thought. Michelle eventually broke the silence.
"Robyn, could you do me a favour?" she said.
"Sure, anything," said Robyn.
"Do you think you could send for Aragorn?" she said. "Politely, if you please. I know what you can be like sometimes."
"OK, do you want me to go now?"
"Please."
"OK, I'll be back to see you later." Robyn hugged her mom again and left the room.
"Let's see how he reacts to me," she said aloud.
"Michelle, that is the stupidest thing I have ever heard, even from you!" cried Aragorn.
"Thanks for the compliment," said Michelle, sarcastically. "Look, there's not going to be a debate about this. I am going to talk to him whether you help me or not. It's just with your help it'll be easier."
"You know, she is the embodiment of you," said Aragorn, unbelievingly. "It is amazing how alike she is to you."
"She's learnt from the master," she said, proudly. "So, are you going to help me?"
"Do I have a choice?" he said with resignation.
"Not really," she said with a grin.
"That's twice in one day that I've been beaten," he said. "I swear, I'm losing my touch. OK, you can, but same rules apply to you as it did for Robyn. You shall be escorted, probably by myself, to the cell. There, I shall wait outside until you have finished. Agreed?"
"Agreed?" she said. "Thank you, Aragorn. You won't regret this. Oh, and I'd appreciate it if you didn't tell Legolas and Robyn about this. Legolas would try, unsuccessfully, to stop and Robyn would probably guess what I'm going to do."
"Very well," he said. "When do you wish to go?"
"Well, I would like to go now, but something tells the Healer won't allow that. Unless..."
"You're already making me take you to see Ash now you want me to get you out of here as well?"
"You won't regret it," she said. "Please, Aragorn, I have to do this, else my daughter may ruin her life like I nearly did at her age." Aragorn sighed and shook his head.
"The only reason I am doing this is for Robyn," he said. "If she hadn't been as good as a daughter to me for the past 15 years then you could forget it."
"Aww, bless," she said.
"Don't mock me or I might change my mind," he said.
"Sorry, your highness," she said, knowing he hated being called that.
"And don't call me that," he said irritably. "I mean it, you're really pushing you're luck. I won't do it if you don't stop."
"Sorry," she said. "You know I'm only teasing. Now please, can you go make the Healer let me go."
"What exactly am I going to say?" he asked. "I can't say I want to take you down to the dungeons so you can talk to a high security prisoner, can I?"
"Say that the Queen requests my presence at the Palace," she said. "Tell him I'll be back afterwards though, that'll make him more willing to let me go."
"You're too good at this," he said, to which she simply replied:
"Years of practice." She shooed him out of the room. "Go on. Go and ask him. The sooner you do, the sooner it's over with and the sooner I can go."
"What if he says no?" said Aragorn. (A/N: -_-)
"Aragorn, you're the King," she said unbelievingly.
"Oh, right, yeah," he said. "OK, I'll be back in a minute." She closed the door behind him.
"And people say I'm stupid!"
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A/N: Awww, Aragorn thinks of Robyn like a daughter. I don't actually know whether or not he had any daughters at this point after marrying Arwen. If he did, imagine he hasn't, and if he hasn't then imagine he hasn't! Simple! Yep, so Chelle is going to see Ash. She cares so much about Robyn. Bless her little cotton socks... ok, she probably doesn't wear socks. So, it'll hafta be bless her little, er, shoes? Shall I give up now? Thought so. If everybody is nice and leaves me nice reviews I may grace you all with r/n's sometime soon! Luvs Elfie xXxXx
"I called him a murderer," sobbed Robyn. After leaving the Palace, she went straight back to the Houses of Healing. Now she was telling Michelle all that happened in her small conversation with Ash.
"Did you mean it?" asked Michelle, gently.
"I don't know," she said. "In some ways I do and in others I don't. I do believe he is the cause of the miscarriage, but I don't want to believe it. He seemed genuinely sorry, but how can I forgive him?"
"It's down to you to decide," said Michelle. "I can't decide for you."
"Do you think I did the right thing? Going to see him," she said.
"I think, maybe, it could have waited a little longer," said Michelle. "But, I think it was definitely something that needed to be done." There was a long silence where they just sat hugging each other, each deep in thought. Michelle eventually broke the silence.
"Robyn, could you do me a favour?" she said.
"Sure, anything," said Robyn.
"Do you think you could send for Aragorn?" she said. "Politely, if you please. I know what you can be like sometimes."
"OK, do you want me to go now?"
"Please."
"OK, I'll be back to see you later." Robyn hugged her mom again and left the room.
"Let's see how he reacts to me," she said aloud.
"Michelle, that is the stupidest thing I have ever heard, even from you!" cried Aragorn.
"Thanks for the compliment," said Michelle, sarcastically. "Look, there's not going to be a debate about this. I am going to talk to him whether you help me or not. It's just with your help it'll be easier."
"You know, she is the embodiment of you," said Aragorn, unbelievingly. "It is amazing how alike she is to you."
"She's learnt from the master," she said, proudly. "So, are you going to help me?"
"Do I have a choice?" he said with resignation.
"Not really," she said with a grin.
"That's twice in one day that I've been beaten," he said. "I swear, I'm losing my touch. OK, you can, but same rules apply to you as it did for Robyn. You shall be escorted, probably by myself, to the cell. There, I shall wait outside until you have finished. Agreed?"
"Agreed?" she said. "Thank you, Aragorn. You won't regret this. Oh, and I'd appreciate it if you didn't tell Legolas and Robyn about this. Legolas would try, unsuccessfully, to stop and Robyn would probably guess what I'm going to do."
"Very well," he said. "When do you wish to go?"
"Well, I would like to go now, but something tells the Healer won't allow that. Unless..."
"You're already making me take you to see Ash now you want me to get you out of here as well?"
"You won't regret it," she said. "Please, Aragorn, I have to do this, else my daughter may ruin her life like I nearly did at her age." Aragorn sighed and shook his head.
"The only reason I am doing this is for Robyn," he said. "If she hadn't been as good as a daughter to me for the past 15 years then you could forget it."
"Aww, bless," she said.
"Don't mock me or I might change my mind," he said.
"Sorry, your highness," she said, knowing he hated being called that.
"And don't call me that," he said irritably. "I mean it, you're really pushing you're luck. I won't do it if you don't stop."
"Sorry," she said. "You know I'm only teasing. Now please, can you go make the Healer let me go."
"What exactly am I going to say?" he asked. "I can't say I want to take you down to the dungeons so you can talk to a high security prisoner, can I?"
"Say that the Queen requests my presence at the Palace," she said. "Tell him I'll be back afterwards though, that'll make him more willing to let me go."
"You're too good at this," he said, to which she simply replied:
"Years of practice." She shooed him out of the room. "Go on. Go and ask him. The sooner you do, the sooner it's over with and the sooner I can go."
"What if he says no?" said Aragorn. (A/N: -_-)
"Aragorn, you're the King," she said unbelievingly.
"Oh, right, yeah," he said. "OK, I'll be back in a minute." She closed the door behind him.
"And people say I'm stupid!"
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A/N: Awww, Aragorn thinks of Robyn like a daughter. I don't actually know whether or not he had any daughters at this point after marrying Arwen. If he did, imagine he hasn't, and if he hasn't then imagine he hasn't! Simple! Yep, so Chelle is going to see Ash. She cares so much about Robyn. Bless her little cotton socks... ok, she probably doesn't wear socks. So, it'll hafta be bless her little, er, shoes? Shall I give up now? Thought so. If everybody is nice and leaves me nice reviews I may grace you all with r/n's sometime soon! Luvs Elfie xXxXx
