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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.
Chapter 15: Training, Learning and Meditation
The next day, as was normal for Galadriel and Celebfaer, they were up early and off for a walk in the woods for one of their talks.
"So tell me of this cave troll." Galadriel said when they were at their normal spot.
"I do not know what came over me. After it stabbed the ringbearer, I became angry and slashed at it. The troll then whirled around, swinging its arms and I was hit by one and flung against the wall. Angry because I knew that the troll may have badly damaged my wings beyond repair forever, I let loose the deadliest spell I knew on the troll."
"And what did the spell do?"
"It is forbidden to say." She said, lowering her eyes and Galadriel looked at her.
"Do you say that because it is the truth or because you do not know? Celebfaer, you frightened people with that spell and I think it best I know what it was in case it is unleashed once more in a fit of anger. That way I may be able to have a little hope in doing something about it before any major damage is done." She said, the power that she held clearly in her voice, so that Celebfaer had no other choice than to tell her.
"It was not a spirit spell but the last one that we ever learn. It is never supposed to be used unless in grave danger because it takes a lot of control that is beyond most Fairies and can kill the weaker ones. It stops the heart of an enemy and kills them where they stand." She replied, reluctantly, hanging her head.
"Celebfaer that surely is a deadly spell and it is probably best that the rest of the Elves knew that it was not you that killed the troll."
"All members of the Fellowship saw and that was when it was revealed to them that I was not an Elf. My hood fell off my head when I was thrown back and the words of the spell scared the Orcs away. If I could have remembered the spell then maybe I could have killed the Balrog also before it killed Mirthrandir." She said sadly and Galadriel shook her head.
"Child it is not your fault that Gandalf the Grey fell so do not blame yourself."
"I do not, only I feel as though if I had remembered the words I could have killed the Balrog, but fear gripped me when I saw it and I could not remember the spell nor anything else."
"The spell would have been unaffective because Balrog's have no heart. Some things are meant to happen for the good of all, so do not trouble yourself with dark thoughts child. Now, let me see your wings." She said, so Celebfaer took her cloak off and allowed Galadriel to see her wings. "They do not look any more damaged other than a bruise on your shoulder blades." Galadriel said then she closed her eyes and mummered some words that Celebfaer could not hear and the pain was no longer as bad as it had been but was now just a dull ache. "You were lucky."
"My Lady I have been told of a way to cleanse my wings and get them restored to their original beauty, though the road is dangerous, long and full of peril I wish one day to try it." She said and Galadriel just nodded.
"You are not obliged to stay here Celebfaer, you are a free spirit and allowed to come and go as you please though if you must go on this road I would will you to take at least one Elf that is trained for battle with you." She said and Celebfaer nodded.
"I shall my Lady. Though I do not intend to leave yet. I should like to stay in Lothlorien for a time before I begin my journey." Celebfaer said.
So the two sat there talking of many things for quite a long time before Galadriel decided that it would be best if they headed back to the dwelling for the noon day meal and then afterwards, the Lady told Celebfaer to meditate for the afternoon.
Though for Celebfaer, meditation was more of an exercise than for relaxation because when she was in her trance she organized her mind and tried to pull up bits of information that were stored in the depths of her mind.
In the next few days Celebfaer was kept busy with Galadriel and when she fell into her bed at night she was mentally exhausted so she slept long and deep. But she had no time to see anyone or think of anything else other than what she was doing with Galadriel. The third day after their arrival Galadriel told her to find Haldir and get him to start continuing with her training with the knife.
She was in Lothlorien a week before she was able to have a break and go down to see the rest of the Fellowship.
Aragorn and the hobbits ended up being the only ones glad of her company. Boromir was growing darker by the day and Legolas had taken Gimli off to explore, which they all thought odd for now it appeared as though the two were friends instead of foes.
"Do you always dress like that?" Merry asked her looking at her clothes and she laughed.
"Only when I am in Lothlorien, the Lady does not let me wear cloaks that are not embroided. Almost all dresses that the she-elves wear have some form of embroidery in Lothlorien so the Lady tells me to wear these." She said and Pippin's eyes widened.
"You truly do look like a queen Celebfaer, and I would say that if it weren't for the Lady you would be queen here." He said and Merry hit him lightly on the shoulder.
"Don't let Master Gimli hear you say that Pip!" Merry whispered to Pippin and Celebfaer sighed, then shook her head, pretending that she had not heard what Merry had clearly intended for only Pippin to hear.
"If it weren't for the Lady I would not be here at all." Celebfaer said softly and sadly.
So, the hobbits and Aragorn chatted to her for a while before one of the Lady's servants came down to summon her.
"Now it seems my friends that I must continue on with my tiresome training and learning, though I do not know what else she intends for me to learn as I have learnt all that I can." Celebfaer said. "It is almost as though the Lady has tripled the amount I must do as though to make up for the four months that I was away." She said, then she bid them goodbye and went off to the Lady.
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So, Celebfaer was back into her normal tiresome training routine and she did not see Legolas again until a week and a half after their arrival in Lothlorien.
Celebfaer had been told to meditate in her rooms by the Lady and so, she settled down to do the mental mind work that her form of meditation required of her for the whole afternoon. Because she had also been given the night and the next day off as well, so she wanted to get some work done with her mind.
Celebfaer's rooms were over the other side of the dwelling to the Lady's but Galadriel had given her a servant by the name of Myrelle to guard Celebfaer's rooms when she was meditating or walking around without her cloak. They consisted of a bathing room, her bedroom, a main room that was where she sat in thought and finally a parlor type room where she meditated. Celebfaer's servant had become a very close friend to Celebfaer and she could not bare to let her do all the cleaning of her rooms, so she normally told her to leave Celebfaer's bedroom for herself to clean. Mainly though when Myrelle had finished her duties for the day and when Celebfaer did not need to meditate or be left alone, Myrelle was allowed to do her own things. But when Celebfaer needed privacy Myrelle would sit in the main room and read or sew while she was in her rooms doing what she needed and Myrelle would not let anyone pass into her rooms unless it was of great importance or it was Galadriel.
This was one day that Myrelle was sitting in the main room because Celebfaer had taken off her cloak to meditate in the parlor. Celebfaer had told Myrelle that no one, not even the Lady herself was to disturb her this time because she had some serious mind work to do this afternoon. Besides, after meditating, she had planned to have a nice long bath.
So the Fairy was meditating, completely lost in the trance when Myrelle heard someone knocking on the doors of Celebfaer's rooms. Myrelle got up from the chair she was sitting in and put her sewing on the table in the middle of the room.
"Who comes to see the lady Celebfaer, Scholar of the Lady of The Wood?" She called through the door before she opened it.
"It is Legolas Greenleaf of Mirkwood. I request to see Celebfaer because I have matters of great importance to talk to her of." He said and Myrelle opened the door.
"Master Greenleaf, I have heard of your presence in Lothlorien, but the lady requested that she not be disturbed today."
"It is of utter importance that I must speak with her." Legolas replied. "And who are you, may I ask?" He asked and she bowed.
"I am Myrelle, servant to the Lady Celebfaer." She said. "And I cannot let you enter."
"Celebfaer will want to see me, go in and tell her I am here to see her."
"I cannot do that Master Greenleaf." Myrelle said, standing her ground. "I can permit you to wait in the sitting room until she is finished, but I cannot let you enter her other rooms until she permits it."
"What if I told you the Lady sent me to tell Celebfaer the news that I have urgently."
"She said not even the Lady was to disturb her this afternoon. The Lady has worked her too hard and she deserves an afternoon of peace." Myrelle said and Legolas sighed.
"I shall have to wait then." He said and Myrelle let him in and he sat down in one of the chairs.
After a few minutes, Myrelle went back to her sewing and Legolas sat there for a few minutes before he stood up.
"Where are you going?" Myrelle asked, finishing her stitch then looking up at him.
"I was just going to see how long she would be." He said and she shook her head.
"I do not think so." She replied looking hard at him.
"Well could you see how long she will be then?" He asked her and she laughed.
"Today she is meditating and when she does that she is unaware of the outside world." Myrelle responded and Legolas looked at her.
"Meditation is not that difficult and it is only used to relax the soul. I use it to help with my archery but surely it is not that deep that one loses their awareness of the world." He said confused, and Myrelle shook her head, looking straight at him.
"Her meditation is of a special kind. It is more like a mind exercise. It takes quite a toll on her when she is finished, so she may not be up to talking to anyone."
"Still I will wait." He said and Myrelle nodded.
"As long as you wait seated so that I can keep an eye on you." She said and he nodded, then sat back down, she didn't think he would wait terribly long though.
An hour later he was still there and she looked up from her sewing, surprised that he had stayed as long as he had already. "It must really be important." Myrelle said and he looked at her.
"Pardon?"
"The message." She said and he nodded.
"Yes. It is and I must tell her soon, though if I must I shall wait." He said and she stood up.
"I shall see if she is finished." Myrelle said and then she walked to the door leading further into the rooms that belonged to Celebfaer.
She knocked first and getting no answer she went to another door, that led to the bathroom. She found that there was no one in there, so she stuck her head back out the door.
"Master Greenleaf I do not think that the lady Celebfaer will be coming out tonight so it would be best if you left." She called out the door and Legolas nodded.
"As the lady wishes." He replied.
So, Myrelle then went back into the bathroom and heated the water, before pouring it into the bath and walking back into the main room, seeing that Legolas was in fact gone, which surprised her once again for the Elf had been determined to see Celebfaer.
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.
Chapter 15: Training, Learning and Meditation
The next day, as was normal for Galadriel and Celebfaer, they were up early and off for a walk in the woods for one of their talks.
"So tell me of this cave troll." Galadriel said when they were at their normal spot.
"I do not know what came over me. After it stabbed the ringbearer, I became angry and slashed at it. The troll then whirled around, swinging its arms and I was hit by one and flung against the wall. Angry because I knew that the troll may have badly damaged my wings beyond repair forever, I let loose the deadliest spell I knew on the troll."
"And what did the spell do?"
"It is forbidden to say." She said, lowering her eyes and Galadriel looked at her.
"Do you say that because it is the truth or because you do not know? Celebfaer, you frightened people with that spell and I think it best I know what it was in case it is unleashed once more in a fit of anger. That way I may be able to have a little hope in doing something about it before any major damage is done." She said, the power that she held clearly in her voice, so that Celebfaer had no other choice than to tell her.
"It was not a spirit spell but the last one that we ever learn. It is never supposed to be used unless in grave danger because it takes a lot of control that is beyond most Fairies and can kill the weaker ones. It stops the heart of an enemy and kills them where they stand." She replied, reluctantly, hanging her head.
"Celebfaer that surely is a deadly spell and it is probably best that the rest of the Elves knew that it was not you that killed the troll."
"All members of the Fellowship saw and that was when it was revealed to them that I was not an Elf. My hood fell off my head when I was thrown back and the words of the spell scared the Orcs away. If I could have remembered the spell then maybe I could have killed the Balrog also before it killed Mirthrandir." She said sadly and Galadriel shook her head.
"Child it is not your fault that Gandalf the Grey fell so do not blame yourself."
"I do not, only I feel as though if I had remembered the words I could have killed the Balrog, but fear gripped me when I saw it and I could not remember the spell nor anything else."
"The spell would have been unaffective because Balrog's have no heart. Some things are meant to happen for the good of all, so do not trouble yourself with dark thoughts child. Now, let me see your wings." She said, so Celebfaer took her cloak off and allowed Galadriel to see her wings. "They do not look any more damaged other than a bruise on your shoulder blades." Galadriel said then she closed her eyes and mummered some words that Celebfaer could not hear and the pain was no longer as bad as it had been but was now just a dull ache. "You were lucky."
"My Lady I have been told of a way to cleanse my wings and get them restored to their original beauty, though the road is dangerous, long and full of peril I wish one day to try it." She said and Galadriel just nodded.
"You are not obliged to stay here Celebfaer, you are a free spirit and allowed to come and go as you please though if you must go on this road I would will you to take at least one Elf that is trained for battle with you." She said and Celebfaer nodded.
"I shall my Lady. Though I do not intend to leave yet. I should like to stay in Lothlorien for a time before I begin my journey." Celebfaer said.
So the two sat there talking of many things for quite a long time before Galadriel decided that it would be best if they headed back to the dwelling for the noon day meal and then afterwards, the Lady told Celebfaer to meditate for the afternoon.
Though for Celebfaer, meditation was more of an exercise than for relaxation because when she was in her trance she organized her mind and tried to pull up bits of information that were stored in the depths of her mind.
In the next few days Celebfaer was kept busy with Galadriel and when she fell into her bed at night she was mentally exhausted so she slept long and deep. But she had no time to see anyone or think of anything else other than what she was doing with Galadriel. The third day after their arrival Galadriel told her to find Haldir and get him to start continuing with her training with the knife.
She was in Lothlorien a week before she was able to have a break and go down to see the rest of the Fellowship.
Aragorn and the hobbits ended up being the only ones glad of her company. Boromir was growing darker by the day and Legolas had taken Gimli off to explore, which they all thought odd for now it appeared as though the two were friends instead of foes.
"Do you always dress like that?" Merry asked her looking at her clothes and she laughed.
"Only when I am in Lothlorien, the Lady does not let me wear cloaks that are not embroided. Almost all dresses that the she-elves wear have some form of embroidery in Lothlorien so the Lady tells me to wear these." She said and Pippin's eyes widened.
"You truly do look like a queen Celebfaer, and I would say that if it weren't for the Lady you would be queen here." He said and Merry hit him lightly on the shoulder.
"Don't let Master Gimli hear you say that Pip!" Merry whispered to Pippin and Celebfaer sighed, then shook her head, pretending that she had not heard what Merry had clearly intended for only Pippin to hear.
"If it weren't for the Lady I would not be here at all." Celebfaer said softly and sadly.
So, the hobbits and Aragorn chatted to her for a while before one of the Lady's servants came down to summon her.
"Now it seems my friends that I must continue on with my tiresome training and learning, though I do not know what else she intends for me to learn as I have learnt all that I can." Celebfaer said. "It is almost as though the Lady has tripled the amount I must do as though to make up for the four months that I was away." She said, then she bid them goodbye and went off to the Lady.
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So, Celebfaer was back into her normal tiresome training routine and she did not see Legolas again until a week and a half after their arrival in Lothlorien.
Celebfaer had been told to meditate in her rooms by the Lady and so, she settled down to do the mental mind work that her form of meditation required of her for the whole afternoon. Because she had also been given the night and the next day off as well, so she wanted to get some work done with her mind.
Celebfaer's rooms were over the other side of the dwelling to the Lady's but Galadriel had given her a servant by the name of Myrelle to guard Celebfaer's rooms when she was meditating or walking around without her cloak. They consisted of a bathing room, her bedroom, a main room that was where she sat in thought and finally a parlor type room where she meditated. Celebfaer's servant had become a very close friend to Celebfaer and she could not bare to let her do all the cleaning of her rooms, so she normally told her to leave Celebfaer's bedroom for herself to clean. Mainly though when Myrelle had finished her duties for the day and when Celebfaer did not need to meditate or be left alone, Myrelle was allowed to do her own things. But when Celebfaer needed privacy Myrelle would sit in the main room and read or sew while she was in her rooms doing what she needed and Myrelle would not let anyone pass into her rooms unless it was of great importance or it was Galadriel.
This was one day that Myrelle was sitting in the main room because Celebfaer had taken off her cloak to meditate in the parlor. Celebfaer had told Myrelle that no one, not even the Lady herself was to disturb her this time because she had some serious mind work to do this afternoon. Besides, after meditating, she had planned to have a nice long bath.
So the Fairy was meditating, completely lost in the trance when Myrelle heard someone knocking on the doors of Celebfaer's rooms. Myrelle got up from the chair she was sitting in and put her sewing on the table in the middle of the room.
"Who comes to see the lady Celebfaer, Scholar of the Lady of The Wood?" She called through the door before she opened it.
"It is Legolas Greenleaf of Mirkwood. I request to see Celebfaer because I have matters of great importance to talk to her of." He said and Myrelle opened the door.
"Master Greenleaf, I have heard of your presence in Lothlorien, but the lady requested that she not be disturbed today."
"It is of utter importance that I must speak with her." Legolas replied. "And who are you, may I ask?" He asked and she bowed.
"I am Myrelle, servant to the Lady Celebfaer." She said. "And I cannot let you enter."
"Celebfaer will want to see me, go in and tell her I am here to see her."
"I cannot do that Master Greenleaf." Myrelle said, standing her ground. "I can permit you to wait in the sitting room until she is finished, but I cannot let you enter her other rooms until she permits it."
"What if I told you the Lady sent me to tell Celebfaer the news that I have urgently."
"She said not even the Lady was to disturb her this afternoon. The Lady has worked her too hard and she deserves an afternoon of peace." Myrelle said and Legolas sighed.
"I shall have to wait then." He said and Myrelle let him in and he sat down in one of the chairs.
After a few minutes, Myrelle went back to her sewing and Legolas sat there for a few minutes before he stood up.
"Where are you going?" Myrelle asked, finishing her stitch then looking up at him.
"I was just going to see how long she would be." He said and she shook her head.
"I do not think so." She replied looking hard at him.
"Well could you see how long she will be then?" He asked her and she laughed.
"Today she is meditating and when she does that she is unaware of the outside world." Myrelle responded and Legolas looked at her.
"Meditation is not that difficult and it is only used to relax the soul. I use it to help with my archery but surely it is not that deep that one loses their awareness of the world." He said confused, and Myrelle shook her head, looking straight at him.
"Her meditation is of a special kind. It is more like a mind exercise. It takes quite a toll on her when she is finished, so she may not be up to talking to anyone."
"Still I will wait." He said and Myrelle nodded.
"As long as you wait seated so that I can keep an eye on you." She said and he nodded, then sat back down, she didn't think he would wait terribly long though.
An hour later he was still there and she looked up from her sewing, surprised that he had stayed as long as he had already. "It must really be important." Myrelle said and he looked at her.
"Pardon?"
"The message." She said and he nodded.
"Yes. It is and I must tell her soon, though if I must I shall wait." He said and she stood up.
"I shall see if she is finished." Myrelle said and then she walked to the door leading further into the rooms that belonged to Celebfaer.
She knocked first and getting no answer she went to another door, that led to the bathroom. She found that there was no one in there, so she stuck her head back out the door.
"Master Greenleaf I do not think that the lady Celebfaer will be coming out tonight so it would be best if you left." She called out the door and Legolas nodded.
"As the lady wishes." He replied.
So, Myrelle then went back into the bathroom and heated the water, before pouring it into the bath and walking back into the main room, seeing that Legolas was in fact gone, which surprised her once again for the Elf had been determined to see Celebfaer.
