After their encounter in the morning mists, Faen and Tarin did not see each other for more than a week. Tarin had left on a hunting journey with Elladan, Elrohir, and Carcyll. Faen was to stay behind with Amanithil and keep her company. That was going to be a hard job when the effects of Amanithil's pregnancy grew. She had mood swings from time to time, would be sick in the mornings, and her belly grew even larger with the effect of the oncoming baby. Faen did not mind this; she had remembered the pregnancy of her mother, Nelfiniel, when she had Faen's 5 other siblings. Being the oldest and the witness to childbirth, Faen knew what to do.

Amanithil snored softly as she lay asleep in her own bed, sheets enveloped around her growing body. Faen turned and laughed at the site of this. She then looked back to the site of her eyes before Amanithil's snoring: the waters of the Misty Mountains. They flowed below the balcony, bubbling and frothing blue water with mist as far as the elven eye could see. Oh how Faen wished to swim in the cool blue waters of the Isen River; with each wave, the river beckoned to her to come and swim. The soft green of the mountains, the ice blue waters, the, -Faen's mind was interrupted by Amanithil's snoring growing at once louder.

"Wake up Sleepy Head!" Faen said as she pounced onto Amanithil's bed, shaking the once sleeping Amanithil awake.

"You know if you weren't my friend you would be dead right now," Amanithil said while brushing her long locks of brown hair out her face, "You'd be so dead, but since you are my friend, I'll spare you. Now what in the name of the Valar do you want?"

"I want to go swimming Amanithil! I want to go to the lagoon on the lower side of the mountains and swim. It'll be fun, plus I am bored out of mind just sitting here!" Faen said enthusiastically as Amanithil climbed out of bed to go change.

"Elrond's lecture on nature wasn't interesting enough, Faen?" Amanithil said smiling. Faen hated the lecture so much; she killed herself if she went through it again. "Well I guess you and I will just have to go swimming, nothing else to do. Plus, I think it would be good for my baby." Faen's eyes glowed with excitement as she ran and gave Amanithil a hug.

And so, Amanithil told Elrond where they were going. Elrond had a tendency to use the power of his ring, Vilya, to see where anyone was going. Elrond let Amanithil and Faen go to the lagoon, but told them to bring their bows just in case of danger. Faen and Amanithil headed to the Sikeni Lagoon, which lay near the river, but in a calmer state. Dressed in only bedclothes, the two elves jumped into the nice 70-degree crystal- clear, serene waters of the lagoon.

Amanithil and Faen swam for hours until exhausted. By the time they were done, but sopping wet, it was late afternoon, time to be getting back home. The two packed up their things and climbed upon Daeroch, Faen's black horse, and headed back to their homes. When they got there, they changed for dinner. Faen borrowed one of Amanithil's silver blue dresses that she wore before pregnancy. It looked amazing on her, fitting her like a glove. Amanithil dressed in a red dress big enough for her size. They both wanted to look special for tonight the men were coming home.

Dinnertime came; Amanithil and Faen headed to the Hall of Fire dressed to the nines. They entered to see Carcyll, Tarin, and the others standing before the fire, showing off to Elrond the catches of their weeklong hunt.

"Carcyll, Carcyll!" Amanithil ran and hugged her beloved husband, kissing his face while he held her tight. "I missed you so much, what did you catch?"

While Amanithil asked Carcyll and her brothers of the hunt, Faen's attention turned to Tarin. She stared at his blue eyes and his wily hair.

"Well hello Faen? Haven't seen you in a while, it's good to see a different face," Tarin said as he gave Faen a big hug. She smiled and felt his warmth.

"It is good to see a different face too, I missed you Tarin." Faen drew away from Tarin, smiled once more, and sat down to eat.

Elrond gave the blessing and so they ate, talking of the hunt, and life here. Elladan had caught a huge steer with the help of Elrohir and the others. Carcyll gave claim to a boar, Tarin to a doe. Amanithil was glad to have Carcyll home, Faen secretly glad to have Tarin here once more. Night fell and all retired to there estates, but Faen decided to take one final dip in the Sikeni before the moon disappeared.

"Daeroch, hush, it's only a few paces down the path," Faen said as she coaxed her horse out of the stables. "I promise it's only for an hour more, I promise." The black horse seemed to understand and let Faen ride its back.

Down the path Faen went to the Sikeni Lagoon, which glowed with the blessed moon's light, casting an eerie reflection upon Faen. The moon defined her elven glow more as she waded into the water and began to swim. Faen loved every moment of it as her silver hair flowed behind her. Something caught Faen's keen ears, and she froze in mid water. "Damn,"she thought, "my bow is on the bank. Hopefully, it's just a deer."

The noise grew louder and Faen waded towards the bank, the sand smooth against her feet. She stopped to an elven glow standing behind a tree, holding a bow ready to fire. It was Tarin coming to swim!

"Tarin, is that you? If it is, it is Faen who is here," she said as she grabbed her bow in the process.

"Faen! It's you; I thought you were someone else. How long have you been swimming?"

"About an hour, but I am leaving." Faen climbed upon Daeroch, soaked in her undergarments, and looked at Tarin. He was in nothing but his pants, and he looked good. Faen wished him farewell and headed home. She couldn't stop thinking of him!