CHAPTER 1: FLOODS, TEARS AND GUESTS
Celewen was having a particularly good morning; her hair had decided to behave and her handmaiden had been able to braid it beautifully. That was good, because today the royalty of Mirkwood was arriving and surely there was going to be a feast in their honor. All the maidens were very anxious to meet them; it was told that the elves from Mirkwood were more handsome than in Lorien. Celewen had heard those rumors and wondered; all though she did not want to think of those things she wanted to look pretty today.
It gave her half an hour to decide which dress to wear; this was a blessing because it often took two hours to decide.
Celewen went downstairs to the dining room to have breakfast. The usual people were all ready eating. They all stood when she entered. She sat next to her parents.
"Good morning my dear" Galadriel said.
"Hello dear" Celeborn said.
"Good morning." Celewen said vividly, "When is the royalty arriving?"
"Oh, I think they will be here in an hour so hurry up eating"
Celewen took the jug of water but it was too heavy and fell. A wave of water flooded all the food. All the elves were furious.
'Why in the name of Eru am I so stupid!?!' Celewen thought. Her cheeks were red. She had ruined everybody's breakfast.
She couldn't take it anymore, everyone was glaring at her; her mother's dress was damp. She didn't care at that moment for her own dress, which was also wet.
Celewen ran away from the dining room; she ran to the forest.
She stopped at a lake and sat.
She cried tears of anger. Why couldn't she be a graceful and perfect princess? Why couldn't she be like her Galadriel?
She cried for a long time, meanwhile the royalty of Mirkwood arrived. Galadriel could not deny that she was angry with Celewen, she ruined everybody's breakfast and clothing. Galadriel decided not to look for Celewen to receive the royalty. They would see she had been crying and that would cause a very bad impression on the guests. Celewen needed time to calm down with herself and go back to the city and look proper. She would meet the King and the Prince later. Or at least that is what she thought.
Celewen was having a particularly good morning; her hair had decided to behave and her handmaiden had been able to braid it beautifully. That was good, because today the royalty of Mirkwood was arriving and surely there was going to be a feast in their honor. All the maidens were very anxious to meet them; it was told that the elves from Mirkwood were more handsome than in Lorien. Celewen had heard those rumors and wondered; all though she did not want to think of those things she wanted to look pretty today.
It gave her half an hour to decide which dress to wear; this was a blessing because it often took two hours to decide.
Celewen went downstairs to the dining room to have breakfast. The usual people were all ready eating. They all stood when she entered. She sat next to her parents.
"Good morning my dear" Galadriel said.
"Hello dear" Celeborn said.
"Good morning." Celewen said vividly, "When is the royalty arriving?"
"Oh, I think they will be here in an hour so hurry up eating"
Celewen took the jug of water but it was too heavy and fell. A wave of water flooded all the food. All the elves were furious.
'Why in the name of Eru am I so stupid!?!' Celewen thought. Her cheeks were red. She had ruined everybody's breakfast.
She couldn't take it anymore, everyone was glaring at her; her mother's dress was damp. She didn't care at that moment for her own dress, which was also wet.
Celewen ran away from the dining room; she ran to the forest.
She stopped at a lake and sat.
She cried tears of anger. Why couldn't she be a graceful and perfect princess? Why couldn't she be like her Galadriel?
She cried for a long time, meanwhile the royalty of Mirkwood arrived. Galadriel could not deny that she was angry with Celewen, she ruined everybody's breakfast and clothing. Galadriel decided not to look for Celewen to receive the royalty. They would see she had been crying and that would cause a very bad impression on the guests. Celewen needed time to calm down with herself and go back to the city and look proper. She would meet the King and the Prince later. Or at least that is what she thought.
