A/N: Just a quick one this time that tells you I am going mainly by the book, unless something from the movie, like a Quote or something was one that fits with the fic. So, according to the book, the Fellowship were in Lothlorien for just under a month, which is why there are so many chapters from Lothlorien. I will not drag it out for too much longer, another three or four chapters I think, but I hope you guys all enjoy it anyway. Here is another chapter for you all 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.

Chapter 18: A Walk In The Woods

She awoke an hour before dawn, and took a quick bath, before preparing herself for the tour of Lothlorien that she had promised Legolas.

She wore a light green cloak that had been embroided in the same way as the rest of her cloaks, though the embroidery on this cloak was all in silver and to those that looked close enough it told the tale of Elrond's finding of her. It more described why she was named 'Silverspirit' and hence the reason why it was done all in silver. Underneath the cloak she had simply donned a blue elven dress that had been made with a gap at the back so that her wings would be able to sit on her back without the material hindering them.

When she looked in her wardrobe though at the very back she saw the silver dress that she had been wearing when she was found. She longed to try it on or have another made in the same fashion but the dress was badly torn in some places and the material it was made in was like no other that any Elf from Lothlorien, or even Galadriel had seen. So, the dress remained lifeless and Celebfaer knew that she would one day try to make one like it herself.

She had just finished getting herself ready and she was sitting in the main room when there came a soft tap on the door.

"Celebfaer? Are you awake?" A hushed voice came through from the other side of the door and she smiled, then went to the door, placing the hood on her head before she opened it.

"Legolas, what brings you here at this hour of the day?" She asked him and he smiled.

"Have your forgotten your promise?"

"Nay I have not." She said then she closed the door and started to walk off into the woods.

It was still a little dark but she knew her way around the woods blindfolded and she set a brisk pace for which Legolas had to keep up with. He could keep up with her easily though because he was an Elf and the stamina of Elves is said to be better than that of Dwarves.

"Where are we going?" He asked her after a short while of walking in silence.

"To the greatest place in Lothlorien to watch the sun peak her gracious head out over the horizon." She replied, looking over her shoulder at him to see that he was concentrating hard on not falling, as the ground was uneven and becoming rocky as the trees thinned out. Seeing that he was okay, she continued on.

Just before the sun was due to rise, Legolas bounded up behind her and walked in front of her before stopping and taking her hands in his.

"Do we have to walk any longer? Aren't we far enough away from the City?" He asked her looking into her eyes and she laughed, then pointed behind him.

Legolas turned around to see that they were standing near the edge of the forest and the sun was starting to turn the sky a gray colour as she started to show her face to the world marking the beginning of a new day.

As the sun gradually came up, light was spread to only certain parts and eventually as she was completely up the whole world appeared as though it were in light. Almost as though heaven was shining a light on the world so that hope would come to all that drew breath.

They stood there in silence for a while before Celebfaer spoke.

"When I finally regained some of my memory, I commanded Galadriel to kill me, so she told me to be ready before dawn and she would take me away. I honestly believed that just like that Galadriel would obey a command of mine. But she brought me here to watch the sunrise and it taught me that there is hope, no matter how dark a path shall be. She still brings me here every so often just to remind me that no matter how down I am feeling there is a hope for me somewhere." Celebfaer said softly and Legolas turned to look at her.

"There is hope for every creature in this world. Even Orcs however horrible they appear to be there is still hope of some sort for them."

"How do Elves know so much about the world?" She asked him and he laughed.

"Fairies I imagine would know a great deal about the world also. But I suppose we Elves never take anything for granted and to us a flower is still as sweet and as beautiful as it was the first time we saw it, even after we have seen it a million times. Because we are immortal we do not rush things and appreciate everything." He replied and she reached out to touch his face tenderly before she drew her hand back again and she looked at him.

"You have such a sweet perception of life Legolas. Yet, life is not as simple as that for there are things in the world that would want to destroy all happiness any of us can have." She said thinking of Sauron and the fate of the world if the ring was not destroyed, but Legolas just put his fingers to her lips trying to silence her words, stepping closer to her.

"Celebfaer." He said softly so that he had her full attention and then he continued. "If the quest succeeds, then the threat from the south shall no longer worry us. The world will be in harmony again and all will be happy."

"But the cost is the loss of the most graceful beings on earth. The Elves will diminish and go into the West and eventually they will be forgotten. You fight to save Middle Earth though you know that it will be the end to your people." She said and Legolas laughed.

"Not the end Celebfaer. We Elves will still live on in Valinor. But not all elves will pass over the sea." He said and he stopped there, then he frowned. "Has Galadriel not spoken to you of this?"

"Nay she has not Legolas for she does not wish to discuss it." She said but she did not tell him why it was that she thought the Lady did not want to tell Celebfaer about the travel West to Valinor. "And now, my dearest prince of Mirkwood we shall continue on with the rest of the tour, before the day gets too late for there is much to see." She said then turned around and Legolas stepped next to her, taking her hand and they walked back into the forest.

That day Legolas and Celebfaer were glimpsed by other elves that were on guard for brief seconds before they rushed off to another destination. They never lingered in one spot for more than half an hour and once they were very close to the borders of Lothlorien, near the Nimrodel river, Haldir, who was on watch saw them.

He heard their laughter first, and thinking that they were trespassers in the wood, he readied an arrow to his bow, then jumped from tree to tree searching for them. When he found them a smile came to his lips as did a sudden pang of jealousy. His foster sister had found something that she loved more than her home and that meant that she would spend less time with him. Haldir had grown attached to her over the years as had she to him, but now another Elf had come along and stolen her heart. Haldir sighed and then his elven ears detected his name being called by Celebfaer, and realised that he had lingered too long, so he left the couple alone quickly and went back to his guard in fear of being seen and told that he was spying.

"This is Haldir's area to guard. He and his brothers patrol these borders because they are close to Moria and the younger Elves are not experienced enough to hold them. Haldir is in love with wood and none other. No she-elf is yet to steal his heart in almost 4500 years."

"He is good at what he does Celebfaer, and when there is battle and a chance of being killed why would one let the one that he loved worry about him whilst he is on the battle field and she is at home?"

"Once again Legolas you are correct."

"So what is the connection between you and Haldir. I have seen the two of you together often whilst we have been in Lothlorien." Legolas said and she laughed.

"Haldir is more like a brother to me if anything Legolas. We are good friends and he helps me train with the bow and knife." Celebfaer replied, then she turned around. "Come let us continue on with out tour before Haldir spots us and tries to shoot us by mistaking us for Orcs." She added, and Legolas just laughed then followed her once more.

The next place she showed him was a small walk out of the woods, but he did not care as long as he was with her, he would walk into Mordor itself. The place had few trees and they walked alongside the river, and Legolas wondered why she had brought him here, when suddenly she stopped and he looked around, still confused.

"This, is where Elrond found me." She announced and Legolas blinked, wondering if he heard right.

"Pardon my Lady, I do not think I heard right, do you just say this was were Elrond found you?" He asked her and she laughed.

"There certainly is nothing wrong with your ears Legolas." She said and then she smiled. "This is where I was attacked by the Orcs that then destroyed my wings." She added and an angry look came across Legolas' face.

"I sware to you that no Orc shall harm you ever again for if ever you travel I shall try to be there to travel beside you and help you when you are in need." He said.

"Legolas I am capable of fighting myself now too, but if that is what you wish, then I shall thank you for any protection that you are willing to give." She said and he smiled, then he leaned forward and kissed her lightly. "Come, there are still more sights to see." She said bounding off across the plain, back towards the wood of Lothlorien.

It was a busy day for the two of them because there was a lot to see in Lothlorien and the two did not make it back to the City until a little after sun down. But when they were within sight of the City, Legolas stopped so she stopped too looking up at the Elf and wondering why he had stopped.

"What is the matter Legolas?" She asked and he sighed.

"I do not want this tour to end for it has been a pleasant day."

"I agree my prince, but we must go back before the Elves and the rest of the Fellowship begin to suspect that we have been kidnapped or never intend to come back." She said and he laughed then they continued walking into the City.

Almost as soon as they were back in the city of Galadhrim they saw Lurien, walking about in her prettiest green gown as though she were looking for something or had lost something. However, when she saw Legolas, she started to head in their direction, bowing lowly to Legolas, and dismissing Celebfaer almost straight away.

"My lord, the Dwarf, Gimli was looking for you today and not a soul knew where you were to be found, but now that you have returned I am sure he will be glad that you are not harmed." Lurien said saying 'dwarf' rather awkwardly. "I do believe that he was rather worried, but if I had known that you were with the Lady's Scholar, then I would have told him you were in more than capable hands." She added, smiling sweetly at Legolas.

"Well then, I shall have to find him to see what ails him. Thank you Lurien, Celebfaer was only giving me a tour of the fair woods, of which I am grateful but now I must find Gimli." Legolas said nodding to her and she smiled.

"Your presence in Lothlorien is soothing to the trees my lord, I wish you an enjoyable stay." Lurien said to Legolas, bowing low once again then walking off.

"I shall come to see Gimli too, for I wish to see the rest of the Fellowship." Celebfaer said and Legolas nodded, then offered her his arm.

"The decent down the stairs is rough and I do not wish you to fall my lady." He said softly and she laughed, then put her arm through his.

"As you wish."

Aragorn was not with the Company, and Boromir was no where to be seen. He was seldom seen by the Company or the Elves these days, preferring to stick to his couch and be alone. The hobbits and Gimli were there however and when the hobbits saw Legolas they called out.

"Legolas! It has been some time since anyone has seen you except for Gimli here." Merry said and Pippin nodded.

"Indeed! Though I hear that the she-elves have been flocking around you." Pippin commented and Legolas laughed.

"It has been hard to get away from them, though Lurien did mention to me that you were looking for me friend Gimli." He replied.

Gimli nodded in response. "Indeed I was. I had thought that the she-elves had kidnapped you but if I had been told you were with the lady Celebfaer, I would not have worried." Gimli said a twinkle of mischief in his eyes.

"That I was. Celebfaer offered to give me a tour of fair Lothlorien and I am glad for it. There are some wonderful treasures beneath her trees and I do not think I could have found them myself." He said and they all laughed.

"Come now, it is late, and I am sure the hobbits are hungry. Let us all feast together this night." Gimli said and on their way to the dinning hall, Aragorn and Boromir caught up with them so the Fellowship were together for the first time since their arrival in Lothlorien over a week ago.