A/N: I just thought I'd update two chapters today, because all the reviews
put me in a happy mood and because both chapters are rather short, so
enjoy!
Disclaimer: All references to Lord of the Rings Characters and places are the property of J.R.R Tolkien, I have just tried to use them for my own story. Also this Chapter mainly covers things straight out of the book, so anything that appears in the book and this chapter is copyright of J.R.R Tolkien as well as the characters and places.
Chapter 13: The Lady Of The Wood
Eventually after a few hours, Celebfaer came to the spot she was looking for. The spot were Elrond had found her all those years ago. There was no sign of any spoiling of the land and the river beside the spot flowed on as though it had not a care in the world. Seeing the spot however, did not trigger her memory and cause her to remember where the Fairies dwelt and how she had came to be there, which made her quite sad because she had hoped that it would.
Once she got there, Celebfaer took off her cloak and bathed her wings. They were grateful for it and the pain that had been caused from the troll throwing her against the wall was finally washed away. She bathed her wings for almost an hour, whispering some words that were used to cleanse the earth and when she withdrew her wings from the water she tried to move them and they fluttered slightly.
She smiled when she saw this because normally they moved in the slightest way, as though a very gentle breeze was blowing them when she tried to move them. So, she waited patiently for them to dry before she got up, donned her cloak and headed for Lothlorien as quickly as her feet would carry her.
She arrived just before dusk of that same day and first went to the stables to see her horse.
The horse welcomed her and she spoke to it softly, rubbing its nose and praising it for the journey it had made, asking it if anything had hindered its journey. But the horse was happy to see her and nothing had befallen it on its journey, so after spending a small amount of time with the horse, Celebfaer left it and headed up to find Galadriel.
The Lady was in her private rooms, but Celebfaer was allowed to enter, because the Lady had given the servants orders that if ever her scholar needed her, no matter what the Lady was doing Celebfaer was allowed to enter. Galadriel smiled when she saw Celebfaer, though she was clothed ruggedly as the journey had taken it toll and Galadriel liked the look of the slightly torn cloak, it somehow looked right on Celebfaer. Galadriel had always felt that Celebfaer had more of a purpose in life than to just dwell with the Elves and try to find her people.
"Celebfaer, you have not been away long but your absence was felt. I heard that you had come and now I wonder if the rest of your Company are with you." Galadriel said when Celebfaer was seated.
"I do not know Lady, for I left them with Haldir at the crossing of the river. I needed to bathe my wings though I bring you some ill news."
"Ill news? What is it child?"
Celebfaer paused for a few seconds, debating whether or not to tell Galadriel about Gandalf, but she made up her mind that it would be better if the Company were present when the Lady was told. So, Celebfaer told her the other bad news, which was nothing compared with the loss of Gandalf. "The Company know of my nature, though they were not warned against telling others."
"The Company has Aragorn and I gather he will make them realise the importance of your secrecy my child." Galadriel said and Celebfaer nodded. "You have done well to hide the fact as long as you did and I do believe that it could not be avoided telling them any further when you did tell them."
"That is correct."
"Well now, you must ready yourself for a feast tonight in honor of the Company, which may I remind you, includes yourself." The Lady said.
"Thank you my Lady." Celebfaer replied and bowed before she took leave to return to her rooms.
In her rooms she stayed for quite some time, preparing herself for the feast, knowing that if she were not clothed in only the best silk cloaks then the Lady would be disappointed. However, the smooth silk gowns and cloaks felt weird on her skin after all her time traveling in the heavy warm cloaks that she had worn on the journey. The silks she thought useless as they were only made to be looked at and admired and Celebfaer felt that she did not want that anymore. She had just finished getting ready when she heard someone knock on the door to her rooms. It was one of Galadriel's servants and she led Celebfaer to the dinning hall.
Celebfaer was to be seated next to Galadriel, on her left because Celeborn sat to her right. The Elves of Lorien had just accepted that Celebfaer though only a scholar of the Lady, was in high favour of the Lady and always sat next to her in feasts as though Celebfaer were apart of the family.
However, when the Company arrived at the room, they were all a little shocked to see Celebfaer. She knew it would have been the case because now that she was in Lorien she was dressed as she always was in the same silver and whites of the other Elves. Galadriel herself had weaved the cloaks, and on them was embroidery that surpassed the work of even the best weaver and Celebfaer felt like a queen when she wore them, though the beauty of her garments were nothing compared with those that were worn by Galadriel and Celeborn themselves. The embroidery on the silvery white cloak she was wearing that night was all in blue to signify the water spirit that she was able to call, given the need. Though only Galadriel, Celeborn and herself knew that meaning the rest of the Elves just thought it symbolized the water that she was found near.
As the members of the Company arrived Celeborn greeted them and welcomed them each to fair Lorien by name. When all of the Company were seated he looked around at all of them, including Celebfaer and it was a few minutes before he spoke and the whole hall was silent.
"There are only nine here of the ten that set forth. Was there some change of council after the messages were sent from Elrond?" Celeborn asked and Galadriel answered.
"Nay, there was not." She said, speaking for the first time to the Company, her musical voice flowing out into the whole hall and the hobbits looked at her in wonder and delight. "Gandalf the Grey set out with the Company but he did not come to the borders of this land. Tell us where he is for I greatly desired to speak with him." She added.
"Alas, he fell into Shadow. He remained in Moria and was unable to escape." Aragorn replied, dropping his gaze to the floor as he spoke of such ill tidings.
"That is ill news indeed." Celeborn said.
"Celebfaer, why was I not informed of this on your arrival?" Galadriel asked the Fairy then and she looked at the Lady.
"The loss is still fresh in my mind and the grief too new my Lady. I wished not to speak of it unless I were asked, for the loss is great." She replied and Galadriel nodded just as Frodo stood up to speak.
"Our grief is great and the loss unmendable." He said. "He was our guide and in Moria when there was no hope left he saved us and fell."
"Tell us the full tale of his loss for it would take a great being to defeat Gandalf." Celeborn said and so Aragorn recounted the events that led to the falling of Gandalf.
Afterwards Galadriel and Celeborn spoke more words to the Company at the end of which the Lady held every members eyes for a time before moving on to the next. Legolas and Aragorn were the only two that endured the gaze long. Celebfaer was spared, though she knew that after the feast Galadriel would have a few words to her when they were alone.
"Now you are weary but I do not doubt that you are all hungry also, so eat with us then you shall rest and have refuge here until you are healed and refreshed." She said.
So, the feast started and there was a great amount of food to be had, but it seemed that once the feast was finished, the news of Gandalf's fall had saddened many so there was no dancing or merry making in Lothlorien that night.
Disclaimer: All references to Lord of the Rings Characters and places are the property of J.R.R Tolkien, I have just tried to use them for my own story. Also this Chapter mainly covers things straight out of the book, so anything that appears in the book and this chapter is copyright of J.R.R Tolkien as well as the characters and places.
Chapter 13: The Lady Of The Wood
Eventually after a few hours, Celebfaer came to the spot she was looking for. The spot were Elrond had found her all those years ago. There was no sign of any spoiling of the land and the river beside the spot flowed on as though it had not a care in the world. Seeing the spot however, did not trigger her memory and cause her to remember where the Fairies dwelt and how she had came to be there, which made her quite sad because she had hoped that it would.
Once she got there, Celebfaer took off her cloak and bathed her wings. They were grateful for it and the pain that had been caused from the troll throwing her against the wall was finally washed away. She bathed her wings for almost an hour, whispering some words that were used to cleanse the earth and when she withdrew her wings from the water she tried to move them and they fluttered slightly.
She smiled when she saw this because normally they moved in the slightest way, as though a very gentle breeze was blowing them when she tried to move them. So, she waited patiently for them to dry before she got up, donned her cloak and headed for Lothlorien as quickly as her feet would carry her.
She arrived just before dusk of that same day and first went to the stables to see her horse.
The horse welcomed her and she spoke to it softly, rubbing its nose and praising it for the journey it had made, asking it if anything had hindered its journey. But the horse was happy to see her and nothing had befallen it on its journey, so after spending a small amount of time with the horse, Celebfaer left it and headed up to find Galadriel.
The Lady was in her private rooms, but Celebfaer was allowed to enter, because the Lady had given the servants orders that if ever her scholar needed her, no matter what the Lady was doing Celebfaer was allowed to enter. Galadriel smiled when she saw Celebfaer, though she was clothed ruggedly as the journey had taken it toll and Galadriel liked the look of the slightly torn cloak, it somehow looked right on Celebfaer. Galadriel had always felt that Celebfaer had more of a purpose in life than to just dwell with the Elves and try to find her people.
"Celebfaer, you have not been away long but your absence was felt. I heard that you had come and now I wonder if the rest of your Company are with you." Galadriel said when Celebfaer was seated.
"I do not know Lady, for I left them with Haldir at the crossing of the river. I needed to bathe my wings though I bring you some ill news."
"Ill news? What is it child?"
Celebfaer paused for a few seconds, debating whether or not to tell Galadriel about Gandalf, but she made up her mind that it would be better if the Company were present when the Lady was told. So, Celebfaer told her the other bad news, which was nothing compared with the loss of Gandalf. "The Company know of my nature, though they were not warned against telling others."
"The Company has Aragorn and I gather he will make them realise the importance of your secrecy my child." Galadriel said and Celebfaer nodded. "You have done well to hide the fact as long as you did and I do believe that it could not be avoided telling them any further when you did tell them."
"That is correct."
"Well now, you must ready yourself for a feast tonight in honor of the Company, which may I remind you, includes yourself." The Lady said.
"Thank you my Lady." Celebfaer replied and bowed before she took leave to return to her rooms.
In her rooms she stayed for quite some time, preparing herself for the feast, knowing that if she were not clothed in only the best silk cloaks then the Lady would be disappointed. However, the smooth silk gowns and cloaks felt weird on her skin after all her time traveling in the heavy warm cloaks that she had worn on the journey. The silks she thought useless as they were only made to be looked at and admired and Celebfaer felt that she did not want that anymore. She had just finished getting ready when she heard someone knock on the door to her rooms. It was one of Galadriel's servants and she led Celebfaer to the dinning hall.
Celebfaer was to be seated next to Galadriel, on her left because Celeborn sat to her right. The Elves of Lorien had just accepted that Celebfaer though only a scholar of the Lady, was in high favour of the Lady and always sat next to her in feasts as though Celebfaer were apart of the family.
However, when the Company arrived at the room, they were all a little shocked to see Celebfaer. She knew it would have been the case because now that she was in Lorien she was dressed as she always was in the same silver and whites of the other Elves. Galadriel herself had weaved the cloaks, and on them was embroidery that surpassed the work of even the best weaver and Celebfaer felt like a queen when she wore them, though the beauty of her garments were nothing compared with those that were worn by Galadriel and Celeborn themselves. The embroidery on the silvery white cloak she was wearing that night was all in blue to signify the water spirit that she was able to call, given the need. Though only Galadriel, Celeborn and herself knew that meaning the rest of the Elves just thought it symbolized the water that she was found near.
As the members of the Company arrived Celeborn greeted them and welcomed them each to fair Lorien by name. When all of the Company were seated he looked around at all of them, including Celebfaer and it was a few minutes before he spoke and the whole hall was silent.
"There are only nine here of the ten that set forth. Was there some change of council after the messages were sent from Elrond?" Celeborn asked and Galadriel answered.
"Nay, there was not." She said, speaking for the first time to the Company, her musical voice flowing out into the whole hall and the hobbits looked at her in wonder and delight. "Gandalf the Grey set out with the Company but he did not come to the borders of this land. Tell us where he is for I greatly desired to speak with him." She added.
"Alas, he fell into Shadow. He remained in Moria and was unable to escape." Aragorn replied, dropping his gaze to the floor as he spoke of such ill tidings.
"That is ill news indeed." Celeborn said.
"Celebfaer, why was I not informed of this on your arrival?" Galadriel asked the Fairy then and she looked at the Lady.
"The loss is still fresh in my mind and the grief too new my Lady. I wished not to speak of it unless I were asked, for the loss is great." She replied and Galadriel nodded just as Frodo stood up to speak.
"Our grief is great and the loss unmendable." He said. "He was our guide and in Moria when there was no hope left he saved us and fell."
"Tell us the full tale of his loss for it would take a great being to defeat Gandalf." Celeborn said and so Aragorn recounted the events that led to the falling of Gandalf.
Afterwards Galadriel and Celeborn spoke more words to the Company at the end of which the Lady held every members eyes for a time before moving on to the next. Legolas and Aragorn were the only two that endured the gaze long. Celebfaer was spared, though she knew that after the feast Galadriel would have a few words to her when they were alone.
"Now you are weary but I do not doubt that you are all hungry also, so eat with us then you shall rest and have refuge here until you are healed and refreshed." She said.
So, the feast started and there was a great amount of food to be had, but it seemed that once the feast was finished, the news of Gandalf's fall had saddened many so there was no dancing or merry making in Lothlorien that night.
