Galadriel felt very bad. Celeborn saw her suffer, but he couldn't help. Only Thingol could. But the king ignored his great-niece and nephew… In fact, he ignored everyone.
Even Celeborn, his counselor, whom he loved like a son. But that was quite understandable. Maybe- he knew of Celeborn's engagement to Galadriel. Though, Celeborn felt bad about it. Since his father's dead, Thingol had been like a father to him. He loved Thingol, for he was a wise, nice and friendly man and a righteous king. But, if he ordered Galadriel to leave, Celeborn knew that he would hate the king forever.
Celeborn was walking quickly through the corridors, when he suddenly heard his name. "Celeborn! Celeborn!" He turned around swiftly.
"Lúthien, what's wrong?"
The elf-girl smiled. Celeborn smiled back. He loved this child, with her unusual dark beauty and her ever-naughty smile. She was to be one of the fairest elf-girls on earth, he knew, maybe even the fairest.
"Mommy needs you. Come with me."
Celeborn nodded confusedly. "Okay."
Lúthien lead him to the queen's private rooms.
"Mommy? Here he is." she smiled triumphantly, as she had just caught a wild bear.
Melian smiled. "Thank you, Lúthien. Would you care to leave us alone now?"
The girl pouted. "Well, okay. I'll go."
As she closed the door, Melian sighed.
"Celeborn, Celeborn… Oh, I don't know what is wrong with Thingol. Or, yes, of course I know, but… He is- well- overreacting. He has locked himself up, and if I ask something, he says that he "has to think"."
"And," Celeborn tried carefully. "do you have any idea about what will be his decision."
She examined his face sharply. Her deep, black eyes stared is his.
Suddenly, she smiled. "You truly love her." she concluded dryly.
He nodded. "Yes… I do. She- is the girl- woman – I have waited for, all my life!
I love her! And if she had to leave- then I will leave with her."
"Congratulations. I wish you two all the luck."
Celeborn was surprised. "Are you… not angry with her?"
"No, I am not. She has not taken part in the killing. Nor has her brother."
"How…"
"I still am one of the Maiar. I feel it."
Celeborn bowed. "Of course."
"Artanis is a strange girl, Celeborn, but not an evil one. She has an unusual courage- and strength. She is a great girl."
He laughed. "I know…"
Even Celeborn, his counselor, whom he loved like a son. But that was quite understandable. Maybe- he knew of Celeborn's engagement to Galadriel. Though, Celeborn felt bad about it. Since his father's dead, Thingol had been like a father to him. He loved Thingol, for he was a wise, nice and friendly man and a righteous king. But, if he ordered Galadriel to leave, Celeborn knew that he would hate the king forever.
Celeborn was walking quickly through the corridors, when he suddenly heard his name. "Celeborn! Celeborn!" He turned around swiftly.
"Lúthien, what's wrong?"
The elf-girl smiled. Celeborn smiled back. He loved this child, with her unusual dark beauty and her ever-naughty smile. She was to be one of the fairest elf-girls on earth, he knew, maybe even the fairest.
"Mommy needs you. Come with me."
Celeborn nodded confusedly. "Okay."
Lúthien lead him to the queen's private rooms.
"Mommy? Here he is." she smiled triumphantly, as she had just caught a wild bear.
Melian smiled. "Thank you, Lúthien. Would you care to leave us alone now?"
The girl pouted. "Well, okay. I'll go."
As she closed the door, Melian sighed.
"Celeborn, Celeborn… Oh, I don't know what is wrong with Thingol. Or, yes, of course I know, but… He is- well- overreacting. He has locked himself up, and if I ask something, he says that he "has to think"."
"And," Celeborn tried carefully. "do you have any idea about what will be his decision."
She examined his face sharply. Her deep, black eyes stared is his.
Suddenly, she smiled. "You truly love her." she concluded dryly.
He nodded. "Yes… I do. She- is the girl- woman – I have waited for, all my life!
I love her! And if she had to leave- then I will leave with her."
"Congratulations. I wish you two all the luck."
Celeborn was surprised. "Are you… not angry with her?"
"No, I am not. She has not taken part in the killing. Nor has her brother."
"How…"
"I still am one of the Maiar. I feel it."
Celeborn bowed. "Of course."
"Artanis is a strange girl, Celeborn, but not an evil one. She has an unusual courage- and strength. She is a great girl."
He laughed. "I know…"