Chapter 5 ~Departure~
It turned out that Elendil was upset because she thought that she left an impression on Elrond that she had upset him, of course that wasn't true - to an extent. He was upset, not angry because he didn't want her to leave, but that would be selfish of him. The night before August 14th of 2176 a great feast was held for her departure. She was filled with joy and pain when he said she could go. She now entered the room with robes that shimmered as she made her way to the table; all the elves she invited were present, and while the night was filled with happy comments and laughter, their hearts were heavy. Finishing dinner, she stood up from her seat and immediately the Great Hall went silent. "My dear friends," she began with a strong voice. "As you've all heard, I'm going to be going to Lorien early tomorrow morning." A few "Nay's" and "Not So's!" escaped the lips of the guests. "But all my four-hundred and sixty-two years here, I've grown fond of it, and it'll always be my home." This received a series of smiles and nods. "All my friends are here, my family is here." she paused for a while and Elrond instinctively reached her hand and held it in his. "Elrond being my family, he's been there for me the day my parents died and has always taken care of me." She smiled at him and tightened her hand in his. "I love him more then I can ever say, he taught me so much in these past years, and one of them is that I should follow my heart, and my heart tells me that I should obey it when it tells me to go to Lorien." A few elves began to cry, and seeing them his niece said, "Don't worry, your flowers will be fine, and you won't have to worry about me snatching leaves from your trees by accident." At that they cried even harder. "Anyway," she said returning her attention to the rest of the table, "I'll greatly miss each one of you, you guys are all amazing, and each one of you here tonight will always have a special place in my heart." She let go of his hand and began to walk around the table; it took him more then four hundred years to figure out that his niece had a talent for speaking in public. "You know, it's funny because I never thought that I would have to make a speech like this one day. But then again, there're lots of things that I don't plan to happen then end up happening." This earned a few laughs from the crowd. "So I don't have anything planned to say to you guys, but I'm happy that all of you came because I thought it was just going to be me, Elrond and Ciron or something like that. It's nice to know that you guys care enough to miss me." She continued walking around the table, then stopping behind Ciron's seat. "But it's not all about me, actually it's all about you guys. You guys all helped me out when my parents died, you guys were always ready to laugh with me when I was in a crazy mood, and you guys all let me smell your flowers even if it meant having to grow them elsewhere next time so I couldn't get to them. All of you are just so wonderful. You know, I never could imagine my life without friends, without people you talk to and have fun with, and in some cases," she looked down at Ciron, "fight with." He glanced up at her and she was surprised to find tears lining his eyes. With a puzzled look, she gently whispered something in his ears that must have been something along the lines of "Why are you crying?" "She wants to know why I'm crying." He said to no one in particular. "Well that would be a start." She said causing yet another round of giggles. She smiled briefly and let out a sigh, making her way back to the empty seat beside him. "I'm going to be departing for Lorien early tomorrow morning, I'll be staying there for quite a while with the Lord & Lady of the Golden Wood." Somewhere along the table an elf burst into tears, "But I have one last request to make." She looked over the whole table in front of her, at last her glance rested on Ciron. "Kee, can you accompany me on my brief journey.please?" Ciron looked shocked, as so was Elrond because he didn't expect something like this to happen. He nodded his head and Elendil smiled. Elrond could feel tears rolling down his cheeks, she was going to be gone for a long time and as far as they both knew, she wouldn't be coming back for at least another four hundred years. He wouldn't be there to protect her, even though in his heart she could protect herself. He wouldn't
It turned out that Elendil was upset because she thought that she left an impression on Elrond that she had upset him, of course that wasn't true - to an extent. He was upset, not angry because he didn't want her to leave, but that would be selfish of him. The night before August 14th of 2176 a great feast was held for her departure. She was filled with joy and pain when he said she could go. She now entered the room with robes that shimmered as she made her way to the table; all the elves she invited were present, and while the night was filled with happy comments and laughter, their hearts were heavy. Finishing dinner, she stood up from her seat and immediately the Great Hall went silent. "My dear friends," she began with a strong voice. "As you've all heard, I'm going to be going to Lorien early tomorrow morning." A few "Nay's" and "Not So's!" escaped the lips of the guests. "But all my four-hundred and sixty-two years here, I've grown fond of it, and it'll always be my home." This received a series of smiles and nods. "All my friends are here, my family is here." she paused for a while and Elrond instinctively reached her hand and held it in his. "Elrond being my family, he's been there for me the day my parents died and has always taken care of me." She smiled at him and tightened her hand in his. "I love him more then I can ever say, he taught me so much in these past years, and one of them is that I should follow my heart, and my heart tells me that I should obey it when it tells me to go to Lorien." A few elves began to cry, and seeing them his niece said, "Don't worry, your flowers will be fine, and you won't have to worry about me snatching leaves from your trees by accident." At that they cried even harder. "Anyway," she said returning her attention to the rest of the table, "I'll greatly miss each one of you, you guys are all amazing, and each one of you here tonight will always have a special place in my heart." She let go of his hand and began to walk around the table; it took him more then four hundred years to figure out that his niece had a talent for speaking in public. "You know, it's funny because I never thought that I would have to make a speech like this one day. But then again, there're lots of things that I don't plan to happen then end up happening." This earned a few laughs from the crowd. "So I don't have anything planned to say to you guys, but I'm happy that all of you came because I thought it was just going to be me, Elrond and Ciron or something like that. It's nice to know that you guys care enough to miss me." She continued walking around the table, then stopping behind Ciron's seat. "But it's not all about me, actually it's all about you guys. You guys all helped me out when my parents died, you guys were always ready to laugh with me when I was in a crazy mood, and you guys all let me smell your flowers even if it meant having to grow them elsewhere next time so I couldn't get to them. All of you are just so wonderful. You know, I never could imagine my life without friends, without people you talk to and have fun with, and in some cases," she looked down at Ciron, "fight with." He glanced up at her and she was surprised to find tears lining his eyes. With a puzzled look, she gently whispered something in his ears that must have been something along the lines of "Why are you crying?" "She wants to know why I'm crying." He said to no one in particular. "Well that would be a start." She said causing yet another round of giggles. She smiled briefly and let out a sigh, making her way back to the empty seat beside him. "I'm going to be departing for Lorien early tomorrow morning, I'll be staying there for quite a while with the Lord & Lady of the Golden Wood." Somewhere along the table an elf burst into tears, "But I have one last request to make." She looked over the whole table in front of her, at last her glance rested on Ciron. "Kee, can you accompany me on my brief journey.please?" Ciron looked shocked, as so was Elrond because he didn't expect something like this to happen. He nodded his head and Elendil smiled. Elrond could feel tears rolling down his cheeks, she was going to be gone for a long time and as far as they both knew, she wouldn't be coming back for at least another four hundred years. He wouldn't be there to protect her, even though in his heart she could protect herself. He wouldn't