White Angel
Chapter 10
Cannot or Will not?
Legolas walked out the door, lightly closing it behind him. He walked down the hallway and turned, seemingly floating up the steps. He walked to Aragorn's chambers and opened the large oak double doors.
"Vendui, mellonamin.(Greetings, my friend)" He said. His face was emotionless as usual as he walked over to a slumped figure on the bed. Aragorn was sitting with his knees drawn up to his chest with his arms wrapped around himself. His face was covered up by his unwashed dark hair. He looked up and Legolas' eyes flickered with amusement and then pity before going back to their normal blank look.
"Legolas." Aragorn said in monotone. He bent his head back down and lost himself in thought again.
"Will you not forgive her?"
Aragorn looked up and the shadow of a smile flicked across his face.
"How did you know?" He asked.
"Men show too much emotion in their eyes. Elves do not even need to read the minds of men to know what is happening at any given moment of their lives." He gracefully crossed the room and sat down on the bed next to Aragorn. "Now stop avoiding the question. Will you not forgive Eowyn?"
Aragorn turned his head away from Legolas.
"She still loves you, Aragorn. It was in her eyes as clear as day. Sometimes you forgive someone because they need to be forgiven, not because you feel they should be. The longer you wait the harder it will get for both of you."
"What would you know about love, Legolas?" Aragorn asked icily. Legolas' body froze and his eyes got large. His spine automatically straightened and he lifted his head, looking at nothing in particular.
"I loved once." He said. His voice was almost empty except for a small tinge of pain that only Aragorn could have detected. Aragorn stared at Legolas for a few moments. Legolas' slowly relaxed again but his eyes remained larger and more empty than ever. Aragorn frowned and looked down at his lap.
*Loved? What happened I wonder* He thought. Then he turned his thoughts back to Eowyn and wrinkled his brow.
"She doesn't deserve to be forgiven! She disobeyed me and nearly got my daughter killed. Eodwyn won't even speak anymore. She is afraid something awful will happen to her if she does. She can't sleep because of the nightmares that haunt her. There are bruises and deep slash marks all over her body." His voice cracked and he stopped for a moment, remembering how pale Eodwyn had been when he found her. He remembered how she had struggled against him in frantic terror and called out in her sleep. He winced as he remembered those high shrieks of complete fear and pain and the way she absently clutched at him. he had felt so helpless when he could not take away the nightmares that disturbed her.
Legolas blinked and the shadow was gone from his face. Althought the emptiness was still there, Legolas was paying attention now. It was as if nothing had happened.
"She was so frail and innocent. When I found her she was as pale as death and for a few moments I feared the worst. Eowyn did this to her."
Legolas placed a hand on Aragorn's shoulder. "She will regain her strength again. She will not be plagued by the dreams forever. As for her being mute. That is normal for anyone who has been through a traumatic experience like she has. No one stays mute forever."
"How long?" Aragorn asked, hardly above a whisper.
"Days, weeks , months, maybe even years, but she will speak again when she knows for sure that the danger has passed for good."
Aragorn remained silent and Legolas continued after a moment.
"She isn't just your child either. Eowyn and you created this child together. Only true love can bring a new life into this world. I know you are worried for her but think of Eowyn. She must be going through the same thing if not more than you. She has to live with the guilt of being the one who caused this."
Aragorn turned back to Legolas and his eyes flashed with anger.
"Are you saying you pity Eowyn?"
"This is not my problem, Aragorn. Do not ask me to take sides."
"Why not?"
Legolas stood up and paced for a few minutes, trying to regain his lost composure before answering.
"Look at yourself, Aragorn! You are acting like a child! Eowyn made a mistake and she has paid enough for it by having to wait for days without knowing whether her actions killed her child or not. She needs you now more than she ever will. She needs someone to hold her and forgive her for what she did. You cannot make her deal with this alone."
"Why don't you go do that for her?"
"Because YOU are her husband! She needs to here it from *you* and be forgiven by *you* and held by *you*. If I forgave her it would not make a difference in her mind. Now answer the question Aragorn. Will you not forgive her?"
Aragorn looked at the ground with his brow wrinkled and then looked back up at Legolas. "I can not."
Legolas sighed. "Can not or will not?"
Aragorn stared at Legolas, his mouth moving soundlessly.
"Exactly." Legolas said. He turned and walked out of the room, leaving Aragorn to think about this. *****
This chapter was short, I know. But I had a writers block as to how to continue after the conversation. I am SO sorry this took so long to update! I know I'm such a loser. After Spring break time just kind of flew by and before I knew it 6 weeks had passed. I promise the next chapter won't take AS long but there will be a delay because I am going on vacation for 1 week on June 6... So please review this chapter and I will have the next one up within 3-4 weeks!
Also. The Legolas "I loved once." That will split into a different story. I have 8 chapters of that one done and I think I will post it around early July. Here is the summary.
TITLE: How Legolas Got His Braids
RATING: PG until much later
SUMMARY: Nenime is a young elf growing up in Greenwood early in the Third Age of Middle Earth. It is a happy time before the shadow falls on Greenwood, or Mirkwood as men called it after the shadow fell. Legolas is a young elf prince growing up away from the castle in Greenwood with his two older brothers. As Nenime and Legolas grow up together their friendship grows, and as they grow older they realize what they feel for each other might be more than just friendship. Legolas/OC eventually
And yes it is a Mary-Sue *sigh* that always chases everyone away. But it is a good Mary-Sue. one with a slightly different plot. Anyways. I hope you all read that when I post it. I had been getting requests for me to write a Legomance. so I did and I am quite proud of it. Anyways. Review!
Cerasi
Legolas walked out the door, lightly closing it behind him. He walked down the hallway and turned, seemingly floating up the steps. He walked to Aragorn's chambers and opened the large oak double doors.
"Vendui, mellonamin.(Greetings, my friend)" He said. His face was emotionless as usual as he walked over to a slumped figure on the bed. Aragorn was sitting with his knees drawn up to his chest with his arms wrapped around himself. His face was covered up by his unwashed dark hair. He looked up and Legolas' eyes flickered with amusement and then pity before going back to their normal blank look.
"Legolas." Aragorn said in monotone. He bent his head back down and lost himself in thought again.
"Will you not forgive her?"
Aragorn looked up and the shadow of a smile flicked across his face.
"How did you know?" He asked.
"Men show too much emotion in their eyes. Elves do not even need to read the minds of men to know what is happening at any given moment of their lives." He gracefully crossed the room and sat down on the bed next to Aragorn. "Now stop avoiding the question. Will you not forgive Eowyn?"
Aragorn turned his head away from Legolas.
"She still loves you, Aragorn. It was in her eyes as clear as day. Sometimes you forgive someone because they need to be forgiven, not because you feel they should be. The longer you wait the harder it will get for both of you."
"What would you know about love, Legolas?" Aragorn asked icily. Legolas' body froze and his eyes got large. His spine automatically straightened and he lifted his head, looking at nothing in particular.
"I loved once." He said. His voice was almost empty except for a small tinge of pain that only Aragorn could have detected. Aragorn stared at Legolas for a few moments. Legolas' slowly relaxed again but his eyes remained larger and more empty than ever. Aragorn frowned and looked down at his lap.
*Loved? What happened I wonder* He thought. Then he turned his thoughts back to Eowyn and wrinkled his brow.
"She doesn't deserve to be forgiven! She disobeyed me and nearly got my daughter killed. Eodwyn won't even speak anymore. She is afraid something awful will happen to her if she does. She can't sleep because of the nightmares that haunt her. There are bruises and deep slash marks all over her body." His voice cracked and he stopped for a moment, remembering how pale Eodwyn had been when he found her. He remembered how she had struggled against him in frantic terror and called out in her sleep. He winced as he remembered those high shrieks of complete fear and pain and the way she absently clutched at him. he had felt so helpless when he could not take away the nightmares that disturbed her.
Legolas blinked and the shadow was gone from his face. Althought the emptiness was still there, Legolas was paying attention now. It was as if nothing had happened.
"She was so frail and innocent. When I found her she was as pale as death and for a few moments I feared the worst. Eowyn did this to her."
Legolas placed a hand on Aragorn's shoulder. "She will regain her strength again. She will not be plagued by the dreams forever. As for her being mute. That is normal for anyone who has been through a traumatic experience like she has. No one stays mute forever."
"How long?" Aragorn asked, hardly above a whisper.
"Days, weeks , months, maybe even years, but she will speak again when she knows for sure that the danger has passed for good."
Aragorn remained silent and Legolas continued after a moment.
"She isn't just your child either. Eowyn and you created this child together. Only true love can bring a new life into this world. I know you are worried for her but think of Eowyn. She must be going through the same thing if not more than you. She has to live with the guilt of being the one who caused this."
Aragorn turned back to Legolas and his eyes flashed with anger.
"Are you saying you pity Eowyn?"
"This is not my problem, Aragorn. Do not ask me to take sides."
"Why not?"
Legolas stood up and paced for a few minutes, trying to regain his lost composure before answering.
"Look at yourself, Aragorn! You are acting like a child! Eowyn made a mistake and she has paid enough for it by having to wait for days without knowing whether her actions killed her child or not. She needs you now more than she ever will. She needs someone to hold her and forgive her for what she did. You cannot make her deal with this alone."
"Why don't you go do that for her?"
"Because YOU are her husband! She needs to here it from *you* and be forgiven by *you* and held by *you*. If I forgave her it would not make a difference in her mind. Now answer the question Aragorn. Will you not forgive her?"
Aragorn looked at the ground with his brow wrinkled and then looked back up at Legolas. "I can not."
Legolas sighed. "Can not or will not?"
Aragorn stared at Legolas, his mouth moving soundlessly.
"Exactly." Legolas said. He turned and walked out of the room, leaving Aragorn to think about this. *****
This chapter was short, I know. But I had a writers block as to how to continue after the conversation. I am SO sorry this took so long to update! I know I'm such a loser. After Spring break time just kind of flew by and before I knew it 6 weeks had passed. I promise the next chapter won't take AS long but there will be a delay because I am going on vacation for 1 week on June 6... So please review this chapter and I will have the next one up within 3-4 weeks!
Also. The Legolas "I loved once." That will split into a different story. I have 8 chapters of that one done and I think I will post it around early July. Here is the summary.
TITLE: How Legolas Got His Braids
RATING: PG until much later
SUMMARY: Nenime is a young elf growing up in Greenwood early in the Third Age of Middle Earth. It is a happy time before the shadow falls on Greenwood, or Mirkwood as men called it after the shadow fell. Legolas is a young elf prince growing up away from the castle in Greenwood with his two older brothers. As Nenime and Legolas grow up together their friendship grows, and as they grow older they realize what they feel for each other might be more than just friendship. Legolas/OC eventually
And yes it is a Mary-Sue *sigh* that always chases everyone away. But it is a good Mary-Sue. one with a slightly different plot. Anyways. I hope you all read that when I post it. I had been getting requests for me to write a Legomance. so I did and I am quite proud of it. Anyways. Review!
Cerasi
