Disclaimer: I do not own LOTR, plain simple, depressing

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They woke the next morning, Legolas and Arownen. There was a knock on their door. Legolas got slowly out of bed and walked to the door on silent footsteps. He opened it and Aragorn was standing outside. He turned to Arownen who had fallen asleep yet again. Legolas sighed.

"Aragorn." He said slowly.

"Legolas, we are leaving. Gandalf says it may be better if we leave peacefully, and maybe you should not wake your maiden." Aragorn's words were unsatisfying to Legolas.

"You wish me to leave her?" Legolas started. He looked at her with saddened grave eyes. He felt a sting of pain then turned back to Aragorn. "You trust me to leave her? And she will wake to find her love abandoned her."

"Legolas, I do not wish you abandon her. Though I do not wish to see harm come to her." Aragorn was not stern and very wise.

Legolas was very annoyed at this point. He did not wish to see her die or have pain. But him leaving, would not that also cause her pain? He was very confused. Once again, there was a problem with their love. Any other elf maiden he could tell to wait for him back in Mirkwood. But Arownen was different, she was bold and daring.

"I will wake her and have her decide." Legolas announced.

"You know her answer Legolas."

"Yes. But I wish to still talk with her."

"Then I will wait outside." Aragorn said as he walked away.

Legolas shut the door and walked to the bed. He sat down, but the bed hardly moved. He has so light that if Arownen was not an elf, she would not have noticed him. She opened her eyes slowly and looked into his eyes. She smiled when she saw his warm face. He smiled back to her than her smile failed.

"What is it Legolas?" she asked sitting up.

"Arownen, I must leave to Mordor, too fight the dark lord." He sighed. "I do not wish you to come, but I thought it fair if I ask you."

"Legolas, I will come. You mustn't be worried about me. I can protect myself." She said.

"I know, though I should protect you. You are my love, and I will not risk any hurt to you."

"I will be alright. When we get to Mordor, I will fight along side you." She said.

He nodded and walked to the door. He looked at her as she got out of bed. She began to dress when he walked outside the door. Aragorn was waiting, as promised. He was standing beside a white silvery well. Around them, there where several houses and statues, but it was also an open space. Beside the well, about 15 feet or so there was a small pond. On the other side of that pond there was a great castle of silver shining in the gloom of the day.

"Aragorn." Legolas said as he walked to him.

"Have you decided what to do?" Aragorn said, not turned to face his companion.

"She will accompany us." He said. He did not know whether his words sounded joyful or weary. Either way he felt the same as the way the sky loomed overhead. Gloomy, pail, and full of drear. He was not at all pleased.

"Legolas, you do not want this." Aragorn sighed. "What is your purpose for letting her try and prove herself. She knows we believe she is capable of such things as killing and orc."

"She wishes to come Aragorn. What else can I do? What would you have said to Arwen?" Legolas said, now jumping up and standing tall over Aragorn.

Aragorn perked up, he was now looking at his friend. Legolas instantly was embarrassed by his words. He knew it was wrong to talk of such things. Aragorn looked into his eyes, they were burning with anger and sadness. Legolas looked away from them, he could not bear his friends pain.

"I would not want to bring her harm. I would let her choose, as well as you did." Aragorn sighed, and he looked away into the mountains far away.

"I am sorry Aragorn, it was wrong of me to say those things. Please forgive me."

"There is nothing to forgive Legolas. It was a true question." Aragorn sighed.

"Now as for leaving, when shall we depart?"

"I think in a short while." Aragorn looked to the door that squeaked and Arownen walked from it out to them.

She was wearing a white dress, it looked wore. She had her hair down, flowing over her shoulders and back. She smiled to them.

"Arownen, good morning." Aragorn said. She nodded to him and looked at Legolas. He still had a face of worry but she ignored it. Gandalf was seen walking down to them a few moments later.

"We are set to leave." Gandalf announced. "Lady Arownen are you coming too?"

"Yes." She smiled.

Gandalf looked dumbfounded but then he just smiled and motioned them to fallow him. He led them to another part of Gondor they had not seen. It was a plain of just dirt, not grass or trees. Around it stood watch towers and fortress walls. There, they saw all of Legolas's company and a group that would join them from Gondor. Faramir was in front and the others were lined up in back him, save the elves. They were in their own lines awaiting the command of Legolas and Haldir.

"Are you ready Legolas?" Faramir called.

All were one horses of every color. Most were browns but some could be called black or silver. Legolas mounted his horse beside Haldir and Arownen rode behind him. They were there, standing in a pause. Then Gandalf rode in front and spoke to them.

"We are now going to Mordor. There is not turned back. We will fight this evil, and if we do not win, we will fail trying and go down in history of whom that is left. Hope is not yet lost, for Elves and Men alliances will hopefully triumph in the end, as they did so many years ago. The pest is now present, let us make haste!" He called out.

He trusted his staff in the air and they started to run. The women and children of Gondor waved them off as they rode into the murk. It began to rain as they made their journey, and all was weary from the start. They looked upon the roads ahead with despair.

For some months they rode. Most of the days were silent, save Gandalf murmuring to himself at times. Some nights Arownen would tell stories of her growing up. Everyone listened intently, her voice was beautiful and made all shadow fall away for the short time her story lasted.

At last, after almost a year they passed through emin muil and they came upon the unknown lands. Her land was not far from Mordor, only about a couple days away. They decided they would need aid and rest before they continued into the hands of the dark lord.

They came upon the plains over silver and golden grasses, there were great trees in the distance. All was dark, save the light coming from the forest that gleamed in the dark. The night had just about fallen we they reached the trees. All was silent inside the forest. Arownen could not help but smile whenever someone gasped.

"My land to our people is called Lilithquen. So just beware of calling it the unknown lands. My people do not favor those who do." She warned. They all nodded and continued.

The trees were beautiful, they had twisted trunks that were almost painted with silver and gold. Their leaves were green with silver lining. Whenever there was a breeze, it sounded as if flutes were playing through the trees. They saw small streams of silver water. Everything around them was star bright and warming. When you touched any living thing, a warmth would spread to every limb in your body. Everyone felt that warmth, just from walking on the slender path through the forest.

The stars were hardly to be seen through the tops the of silver lined trees. Although it looked as if starlight was unneeded. The plants glowed and the flowers around the path were a source of light to guide their feet. Then they heard a small call, in a strange sort of beautiful language. Elfish, no doubt, but a different kind. Arownen answered it.

"Teir meiritho itarly lyier darem." She laughed.

"Aremely Aremely! Teir meiritho meinnen lybriana!" he called.

An elf jumped out from a tree. He was dressed in a silver tunic and had strawberry blond hair. He smiled and his completion was no match for any creature. His eyes were blue and he stood tall, taller than the company, save Legolas who was just about the same height.

"Aremely!" he called to the company.

"Dorma neer verna garleem." She sighed.

"Neer? Then hello." He said slowly.

"I am Earendil, my friends Larquenith and Manuel saw you and called me. They said our princess has arrived with a great company." He smiled and bowed to Legolas.

"Hello, I am Legolas." He said.

"Prince Legolas of Mirkwood. I know your name. You are famous here, for wining the heart of our Lybriana." He laughed.

"Lybriana?" Legolas spoke slowly.

"Lybriana means princess." She laughed. Gandalf walked up slowly.

"Hello, I am head of this company, could we speak to your king?" he said.

"Yes you may, he is this way." Arownen said.
Earendil followed them to a castle in the middle of the forest. It was in an opening of the trees and it was gold. It shined like the sun. Around the castle was nothing to be seen but trees. Legolas wondered where the people were. They walked up the steps of the castle to the golden doors. When they walked in they met a hall f silver, with statues of elves and horses.

The walls were carved with delicacy and detail. Engraved into them were different elfin symbols of the east, and other elves and trees. There were different twists to everything, like the chairs and tables that were seen. The twisting colors were mostly golden and silver. On occasion there would be some green or black twisted in.

They saw a beautiful staircase of gold and silver, its stairs were hardly for stepping on rather than looking at. There were silver vines running off the railings and the stairs were engraved with silver leaves. Up the stairs they could see a hallway with the same railing as the stairs looking down upon them.

They saw a great door, it was weaved with silver and gold leaves. Arownen opened it and they saw another great hall, on the far end were five chairs. Two were empty, but the other three where filled. The were different sizes, but the middle one stood the tallest.

In this chair sat an elf with brown hair and golden streaks. He was tall and handsome, and his eyes were green. He looked up as did two others.

The others were male elves. They had assorted hair of Strawberry and gold. Their eyes were one blue and one silver. One was younger then the other and he stood but a bit shorter.

"Aremely Arownen!" the two boys said.

"Teir meritho keirmai!" she said, then she ran to them and hugged them. "Tema perneer hlaith verna garleem."

They looked upon the company with pity then turned back to the tall elf sitting upon the thrown. She walked to him and bent down. He smiled upon her and spoke to her.

"Teir raynierth bleim keirmai." His words were soft. She turned back to the company after he kissed her on the forehead.

"These are my brothers, and this is my father." She pointed out. The brothers came forward, identical, save that one was shorter than the other.

"I am Enveilirith, but most call me Lirith." The taller one smiled. Next the other brother spoke.

"Call me Callo, for my name is very long." He laughed.

"Yes but what is your name?" Legolas smiled.

"My name is Callomerithnay."

"All right, it is almost dinner now, I would lie to speak with head of your companies!" the king stated.

"King Farrowbeth, may I decline. I wish to see more of your home, Arownen and I are eager to wander." Legolas said.

"Oh course Legolas, do you have but another leader whom I could speak to?"

"Yes! Aragorn and Haldir." Legolas said.

"Will show you towards your room Legolas, your men will have to stay outside, for there is to many of them to be accompanied here. I'm sure they will be able to stay with the maidens in our villages." She said.

The armies were shown to the villages for a short period to meet other elves that would take them in. Arownen left with Legolas to their room. Legolas saw a door of green and silver. They went inside and it was breath taking.

The walls were silver and the floors were green. Inside the floor were little leaves of gold and engraved into the walls were leaves of green. The four poster bed had a veil of silver and its sheets were green. There were two cabinets and closets for clothes.

"The gold one is yours, and the silver one is mine." Arownen said as she walked to the silver one and picked out a dress. It was long and silver, the neckline was traced with gold and the waist was little blue leafs around it.

He walked to the giant windows that over looked the forest and the plains. The castle was high up from the trees. He could see the gloom outside the trees from the lands below. In the distance he could even se Mordor, its skies were red and thunder was blazing from there.

"Dinner will be soon." She said. "Get dressed, your closet is big enough to walk in to." She laughed and she disappeared.

He walked to his closet and saw that the walls were gold and they had racks of silver green and golden assorted robes and tunics. He picked one and walked to find a tub to wash himself. He did this then changed.

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That was a good chapter... sorry for the long-ness, it had to be done. It was a descriptive chapter... hope your happy with the story so far! It will get better.. I promise... but anyways... enjoy the surroundings! And review review review! Oh and yeah... I did create another elvin language... so that's why the words might be wrong or something... as me if you want me to explain anything. Maybe e-mail me... Melda_quende@yahoo.com! Thanks!