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Chapter 29: Eryn Lasgalen (Mirkwood)
The three arrived in the dwelling of the Wood-elves in the late afternoon. Operon put his horse in the stables, mentioning for them to do the same, and the horses were left to the Elves in the stable to care for them, while Operon rushed them forward.
As they hurried towards the large building at the base of the dwelling, Celebfaer looked around. The elves had started building in and around the trees, because they believed it was time to come out of the caverns in which they had once dwelt. With the passing of Sauron, the Elves were gradually driving the evil out of Eryn Lasgalen, which was formerly known as Mirkwood forest. The houses looked newly built and the palace was still only half built. The palace where the king lived was to be perfect, so the elves had taken their time in building them. They were in the final stages now, but in all the dwelling had an air about it that spoke of battle and power, yet at the same time it spoke of the beauty and grace of the people that blessed its borders.
Operon led them into the large building that Celebfaer took to be the palace, and he only spoke to them once on the short walk.
"The King is in counsel with the members of his court, but I believe he shall see you when he hears that you understand the Elven tongue." Operon said as they reached the building and entered a small corridor. Celebfaer merely nodded, looking around once more, enchanted by the beauty of the buildings.
She noticed that great detail was being taken to building the house and the palace in particularly. Tapestries hung from walls, and intricate carvings lined the outside of the doors. Celebfaer wondered why the Elves were going to so much trouble rebuilding a dwelling in the wood, when they were due to travel west to Valinor soon.
Eventually hen they reached their destination, he paused in front of the door and turned to Celebfaer.
"I shall announce you to the King and he will decide when to see you." Operon said and as he finished, he opened the doors and stood at them waiting for the Kings attention before he would speak. "My Lord, we have found some intruders near the Mirkwood Mountains. They appear to be mortals, but one speaks the Elvish tongue, so I have escorted them here for you to judge them." Operon said and the King must have signaled for Operon to let them in because a few seconds later, he turned to Celebfaer and Mildred and mentioned for them to go in.
Celebfaer looked up long enough to see that the King was indeed Thranduil and then she bowed deeply, praying to the Valar that Mildred was doing the same behind her. She did not look at any but the King as she did not want to appear rude.
"King Thranduil, we mean no harm and are only traveling to the Grey Mountains on an urgent quest." She said when they entered, as she was bowing and a silence fell on the room.
"How does one such as yourself know of my name?" The King asked her a little suspiciously and she did not raise her bowed head.
"I once dwelt in Lothlorien and the Lady there spoke of you to me. She said that you were a brave and noble Elf and would see reason when there was great need such as ours." Celebfaer said looking up to the king whilst still bowing and there, beside him she saw Legolas and her heart fluttered, taking the rest of the speech that she had prepared on their way to the palace from her mind.
She had thought him dead and seeing him now took her breath away, making her heart break once more. She could not believe that it was him and he looked as though he had not aged a day since last she saw him. He was still as beautiful as he had been when he left Lothlorien just over 20 years ago. If anything there was a new wisdom in his eyes that he did not possess when they had last met. His appearance had not changed, but there was an air about him that suggested that he would one day be well respected among his kind. Upon his head was a simple, plain gold circlet that looked like a small crown of tiny leaves, which she took to be the crown of the Prince of Eryn Lasgalen, the wood of Greenleaves. Looking at Legolas she did not know whether to cry for joy that he was not dead, or cry for sorrow that she felt because she knew that she would never have the chance to be with him again. Their eyes locked for a few seconds before she tore her eyes away and looked back to the King, trying to pretend that she did not know him.
"You may rise my lady." He said and so Celebfaer rose slowly, hoping that her shock at seeing Legolas did not show in her stance. "May we have your name, my lady?" Thranduil asked her then, but before she could speak, Legolas answered for her, shock on his face also.
"Celebfaer." He said softly as though he himself did not believe that it was her in front of him and not some mirage.
When she had first walked in the room, he had thought her to be another arrogant mortal that was merely educated in the languages of the world. But when he had heard her voice he had thought it to be her, but not believed it. When their eyes had met, she had known that it was Celebfaer, for her eyes still radiated with the same energy and wisdom that had driven them when he had known her. His heart ached at the mere sight of her and he longed to get up off the seat and take her far away from this place, somewhere where they could talk for there were many things he needed to say to her.
"Legolas, you know this lady?" King Thranduil asked him, turning to his son with a surprised look on his elven face. Celebfaer was still trying to recover from her shock at seeing the Elven prince and had not spoken a word since she had seen him for she could find no words to say.
"She was a scholar of the Lady of Wood when the Fellowship passed through there, on our way to Amon Hen. She has a pure heart and will not hurt a soul unless in great need." Legolas said not taking his eyes from her and still talking as though in a dream, his voice a little breathless. He could not believe it was Celebfaer, but it was indeed her. He felt like walking over to touch her just to see if she was indeed real, and it took all of the willpower that he possessed to restrain himself from doing so. He managed to wrench his eyes away from her and he turned to look at his father. "Father I give you counsel that you let her pass and I hope that you heed my counsel."
"Well then." The King said, a little confused about the reaction his son had to seeing the lady. "Lady Celebfaer, if you were a scholar of the Lady then I should like it that you stayed here in Eryn Lasgalen for a time." He added and Celebfaer looked at Legolas, but saw that his face was expressionless so she turned back to the King, but before she could speak, her companion rose.
She had forgotten about Mildred, as soon as she had seen Legolas, she had forgotten everything and she was brought back to the reality of the situation fast, by the sound of Legolas' voice.
"Celebfaer? Rydia of what name do they call you? You are the Queen's daughter and we have a quest from the Queen that we must fulfill with great haste." He said his voice confused then to her telepathically he added, 'We do not have to tolerate insults from Elves.'
'I am the Queen's daughter and you will listen to me now Mildred. We shall stay a few days with these Elves for a rest then we shall be on our way.' She sent angrily. The Fairy had changed a lot since they had emerged from the Fairy Realm. He had become easy to anger and suspicious of everything that she looked at for more than a few seconds. It confused her, but she had come to the conclusion that the only way to deal with him was to use the authority of being the first-daughter over him. He would never argue once the Queen's name was mentioned merely because he had pledged never to say a bad word against the Queen or go against the Queen's will and her life was above all. It was the way of the Queen's guard.
"Rydia? Celebfaer what........?" Legolas started then the realisation hit him and that knowledge rendered him silent.
"The Queen? Of which Queen do you speak?" Thranduil demanded Mildred, angry because of the rude way Mildred had interrupted, especially when he had not been addressed.
"Queen Asura, the Queen of the Fairies of course!" Mildred burst out angrily also; insulted that they did not know a Fairy when they saw one and Celebfaer cringed inwardly. Mildred's pride she had guessed would get them into trouble if they encountered the Elves, but she had hoped to avoid running into them and if they did run into Elves, she had planned on being sent on their way as soon as possible. Now that Mildred appeared to want to reveal the world that they were Fairies, she knew it would be impossible to be able to leave the forest without staying for at least a week with the Elves. Celebfaer prayed that Mildred did not do anything stupid like reveal his wings for all of the Eryn Lasgalen council to see.
'Mildred you fool!' She sent to him disapprovingly, then she looked at Thranduil.
"I am sorry my lord, he has these fantasies some times and believes he is a Fairy........"
"I have heard of Fairies, but had believed that they were only a myth. Tell me, if you are Fairies do you not have wings?" The King asked looking at Mildred and suddenly Thranduil's face lit up in surprise.
Celebfaer turned in horror, hoping that Mildred had not just done what she thought. But she saw that Mildred had indeed just thrown off his cloak to reveal his wings, confirming her worst fears.
"Rydia, my Lady, tell these Elves to let us be on our way for our quest is of utmost importance." He said and that was when Legolas stood up, angrily.
"You dare to speak that way in the presence of a being much older and wiser than yourself, let alone an Elven King!"
"Master Greenleaf, please sit down there is an explanation for this." Celebfaer said, then she turned to Mildred. 'And you will put your cloak on and behave or I shall send for my mother and she will never let you try to court me again!' She sent and he nodded, then put his cloak back on and she nodded as well glad that she was able to control him a little. 'Better, now do not speak anymore or we may be thrown into the dungeons.' She sent to him, then she turned back to the front of the hall, taking a deep breath.
"An explanation? Then please explain because I am curious to know why it was that you left Lothlorien when you promised me you would wait until I returned!" Legolas cried, anger clearly in his face and a gasp ran through the court.
'Rydia what does he mean.' Mildred sent her, his confusion clear in her mind.
Celebfaer was so shocked, that it took her a few seconds to regain her thoughts. 'Legolas, please not here.' She sent to Legolas telepathically and he looked at her a little stunned, before turning away and storming out of the court.
She had wondered if he would be able to hear it and obviously he had, which meant that his mind was strong enough to learn the skill of telepathy, something she had learnt in the fairy Realm. If someone had a strong enough mind, telepathy could be taught to them. But they had to be willing to learn and had to be told all about the skill before they would be taught. It had been a few millennia since one that was not a fairy had been taught the skill of telepathy.
"I apologise Celebfaer my son has been edgy and irritated since his arrival back from the War of the Ring many years ago. He has not been himself of late." The King said, looking at the spot where Legolas had disappeared.
"That is alright my Lord. I understand he went through a difficult time during and after the War." She said and the King nodded in response. "Now I believe I wish to reply to your kind offer sir. We will accept your offer, if we are still welcome to stay that is. I would not want to cause you kingdom any grief or discomfort."
"You are most welcome to stay any length of time lady Celebfaer. A Fairy is quite a rare sight and two of them, surely would bless this forest! It would be an honor to learn something of your people while you are in our wood. And do not worry about my son, I shall have him apologise to you for his actions later."
"Thank you for allowing us this pleasure my Lord for it has been a time since I dwelt with Elves last and my parting with them was a sad one." She said and she felt Mildred trying to send her a message, but she had blocked him out. Something that she had managed to do and keep a secret from the other fairies.
"I shall have someone show you and your companion to your rooms immediately Lady Celebfaer."
"Thank you once again my highness." She said with a bow and Thranduil clapped his hands, causing two servants to appear.
Thranduil instructed the servants to show Celebfaer and Mildred to some comfortable guest rooms.
"Lady Celebfaer I hope that you and your companion enjoy your stay in Eryn Lasgalen. If ever you have a question or need assistance with anything, feel free to ask any of the servants, either of my sons or myself."
"I thank you for your kindness my lord." She said and then she and Mildred followed the servants out of the room.
On the walk to their rooms, Celebfaer glared at Mildred then opened her mind to him once more.
'Why do you look at me so?' He sent to her.
'Mildred you are a fool. We will not be able to simply pass through without being asked many questions about our folk due to your show. King Thranduil will no doubt want to learn something of our folk and questionings of Elves are very hard to endure.'
'Rydia, we do not need to answer any questions that we do not wish. We are Fairies and the Elves have no right to ask questions of us.'
'You will be courteous to all the Elves that are here Mildred.' She sent firmly, hoping her took the hint. 'Any Elves that approach you, you will treat with the same respect as you would my mother. If they speak to you, you are not to tell them anything of importance. Just that we are on a quest is all that they need to know. You have made a big enough mess already, do not make it any worse than it already is. Is that understood, my faithful subject?' She sent back, anger clearly in her words. But the last comment merely to spite him and get his anger flaring.
'I am proud to be a Fairy, my lady, but you obviously wish to remain hidden so I shall do as you wish, but only because you are the Queen's daughter and I serve the Queen, so I serve you. If this is what you wish, then I shall do it. Being courteous to Elves.......' He trailed off in her mind and she knew that he was not happy. She was glad because hopefully he would not dare to make the same sort of mistake again. He never liked to be told off and least of all by her.
By that stage the servants had made it to a room, where they mentioned for Mildred to enter as one of the servants stayed with him to show him around. Celebfaer left him with a final warning to behave or else she would send him back to the Fairy dwelling and continue on herself. Then the other servant showed Celebfaer into the room next door to Mildred's.
He room was as large as her bedroom had been in Lothlorien with a large bed in the center that faced the balcony that her room opened out to. The doors that led out there were open and once the servant had finished telling her all she needed to know, she wondered out onto the balcony to have a look. From her vantage point she could see the whole dwelling, and the Elves going about their lives. It was nearing dusk so many of the elves were walking back to their homes to eat the final meal of the day. Smiling, she turned and walked back into the room, closing the doors behind her.
Celebfaer was content because she was back in the presence of the beings that she had most knowledge of and their peaceful nature was starting to rub off onto her. As she relaxed, she realised that she would need to resolve many things before she could be at ease in Eryn Lasgalen.
So, Celebfaer searched through her bags and donned a light blue coloured cloak, then placing the hood on her head she walked out of her room.
She searched for Mildred's mind and found that he was in his room, fuming at being told off by his future wife and she guessed he would stay like that for a time. He could be the most stubborn Fairy sometimes and she knew why, though he was never allowed to know his ancestry.
So, Celebfaer went in search of Legolas.
Disclaimer: Eryn Lasgalen, Mirkwood, and anything else associated with any of Tolkien's books are his property.
Chapter 29: Eryn Lasgalen (Mirkwood)
The three arrived in the dwelling of the Wood-elves in the late afternoon. Operon put his horse in the stables, mentioning for them to do the same, and the horses were left to the Elves in the stable to care for them, while Operon rushed them forward.
As they hurried towards the large building at the base of the dwelling, Celebfaer looked around. The elves had started building in and around the trees, because they believed it was time to come out of the caverns in which they had once dwelt. With the passing of Sauron, the Elves were gradually driving the evil out of Eryn Lasgalen, which was formerly known as Mirkwood forest. The houses looked newly built and the palace was still only half built. The palace where the king lived was to be perfect, so the elves had taken their time in building them. They were in the final stages now, but in all the dwelling had an air about it that spoke of battle and power, yet at the same time it spoke of the beauty and grace of the people that blessed its borders.
Operon led them into the large building that Celebfaer took to be the palace, and he only spoke to them once on the short walk.
"The King is in counsel with the members of his court, but I believe he shall see you when he hears that you understand the Elven tongue." Operon said as they reached the building and entered a small corridor. Celebfaer merely nodded, looking around once more, enchanted by the beauty of the buildings.
She noticed that great detail was being taken to building the house and the palace in particularly. Tapestries hung from walls, and intricate carvings lined the outside of the doors. Celebfaer wondered why the Elves were going to so much trouble rebuilding a dwelling in the wood, when they were due to travel west to Valinor soon.
Eventually hen they reached their destination, he paused in front of the door and turned to Celebfaer.
"I shall announce you to the King and he will decide when to see you." Operon said and as he finished, he opened the doors and stood at them waiting for the Kings attention before he would speak. "My Lord, we have found some intruders near the Mirkwood Mountains. They appear to be mortals, but one speaks the Elvish tongue, so I have escorted them here for you to judge them." Operon said and the King must have signaled for Operon to let them in because a few seconds later, he turned to Celebfaer and Mildred and mentioned for them to go in.
Celebfaer looked up long enough to see that the King was indeed Thranduil and then she bowed deeply, praying to the Valar that Mildred was doing the same behind her. She did not look at any but the King as she did not want to appear rude.
"King Thranduil, we mean no harm and are only traveling to the Grey Mountains on an urgent quest." She said when they entered, as she was bowing and a silence fell on the room.
"How does one such as yourself know of my name?" The King asked her a little suspiciously and she did not raise her bowed head.
"I once dwelt in Lothlorien and the Lady there spoke of you to me. She said that you were a brave and noble Elf and would see reason when there was great need such as ours." Celebfaer said looking up to the king whilst still bowing and there, beside him she saw Legolas and her heart fluttered, taking the rest of the speech that she had prepared on their way to the palace from her mind.
She had thought him dead and seeing him now took her breath away, making her heart break once more. She could not believe that it was him and he looked as though he had not aged a day since last she saw him. He was still as beautiful as he had been when he left Lothlorien just over 20 years ago. If anything there was a new wisdom in his eyes that he did not possess when they had last met. His appearance had not changed, but there was an air about him that suggested that he would one day be well respected among his kind. Upon his head was a simple, plain gold circlet that looked like a small crown of tiny leaves, which she took to be the crown of the Prince of Eryn Lasgalen, the wood of Greenleaves. Looking at Legolas she did not know whether to cry for joy that he was not dead, or cry for sorrow that she felt because she knew that she would never have the chance to be with him again. Their eyes locked for a few seconds before she tore her eyes away and looked back to the King, trying to pretend that she did not know him.
"You may rise my lady." He said and so Celebfaer rose slowly, hoping that her shock at seeing Legolas did not show in her stance. "May we have your name, my lady?" Thranduil asked her then, but before she could speak, Legolas answered for her, shock on his face also.
"Celebfaer." He said softly as though he himself did not believe that it was her in front of him and not some mirage.
When she had first walked in the room, he had thought her to be another arrogant mortal that was merely educated in the languages of the world. But when he had heard her voice he had thought it to be her, but not believed it. When their eyes had met, she had known that it was Celebfaer, for her eyes still radiated with the same energy and wisdom that had driven them when he had known her. His heart ached at the mere sight of her and he longed to get up off the seat and take her far away from this place, somewhere where they could talk for there were many things he needed to say to her.
"Legolas, you know this lady?" King Thranduil asked him, turning to his son with a surprised look on his elven face. Celebfaer was still trying to recover from her shock at seeing the Elven prince and had not spoken a word since she had seen him for she could find no words to say.
"She was a scholar of the Lady of Wood when the Fellowship passed through there, on our way to Amon Hen. She has a pure heart and will not hurt a soul unless in great need." Legolas said not taking his eyes from her and still talking as though in a dream, his voice a little breathless. He could not believe it was Celebfaer, but it was indeed her. He felt like walking over to touch her just to see if she was indeed real, and it took all of the willpower that he possessed to restrain himself from doing so. He managed to wrench his eyes away from her and he turned to look at his father. "Father I give you counsel that you let her pass and I hope that you heed my counsel."
"Well then." The King said, a little confused about the reaction his son had to seeing the lady. "Lady Celebfaer, if you were a scholar of the Lady then I should like it that you stayed here in Eryn Lasgalen for a time." He added and Celebfaer looked at Legolas, but saw that his face was expressionless so she turned back to the King, but before she could speak, her companion rose.
She had forgotten about Mildred, as soon as she had seen Legolas, she had forgotten everything and she was brought back to the reality of the situation fast, by the sound of Legolas' voice.
"Celebfaer? Rydia of what name do they call you? You are the Queen's daughter and we have a quest from the Queen that we must fulfill with great haste." He said his voice confused then to her telepathically he added, 'We do not have to tolerate insults from Elves.'
'I am the Queen's daughter and you will listen to me now Mildred. We shall stay a few days with these Elves for a rest then we shall be on our way.' She sent angrily. The Fairy had changed a lot since they had emerged from the Fairy Realm. He had become easy to anger and suspicious of everything that she looked at for more than a few seconds. It confused her, but she had come to the conclusion that the only way to deal with him was to use the authority of being the first-daughter over him. He would never argue once the Queen's name was mentioned merely because he had pledged never to say a bad word against the Queen or go against the Queen's will and her life was above all. It was the way of the Queen's guard.
"Rydia? Celebfaer what........?" Legolas started then the realisation hit him and that knowledge rendered him silent.
"The Queen? Of which Queen do you speak?" Thranduil demanded Mildred, angry because of the rude way Mildred had interrupted, especially when he had not been addressed.
"Queen Asura, the Queen of the Fairies of course!" Mildred burst out angrily also; insulted that they did not know a Fairy when they saw one and Celebfaer cringed inwardly. Mildred's pride she had guessed would get them into trouble if they encountered the Elves, but she had hoped to avoid running into them and if they did run into Elves, she had planned on being sent on their way as soon as possible. Now that Mildred appeared to want to reveal the world that they were Fairies, she knew it would be impossible to be able to leave the forest without staying for at least a week with the Elves. Celebfaer prayed that Mildred did not do anything stupid like reveal his wings for all of the Eryn Lasgalen council to see.
'Mildred you fool!' She sent to him disapprovingly, then she looked at Thranduil.
"I am sorry my lord, he has these fantasies some times and believes he is a Fairy........"
"I have heard of Fairies, but had believed that they were only a myth. Tell me, if you are Fairies do you not have wings?" The King asked looking at Mildred and suddenly Thranduil's face lit up in surprise.
Celebfaer turned in horror, hoping that Mildred had not just done what she thought. But she saw that Mildred had indeed just thrown off his cloak to reveal his wings, confirming her worst fears.
"Rydia, my Lady, tell these Elves to let us be on our way for our quest is of utmost importance." He said and that was when Legolas stood up, angrily.
"You dare to speak that way in the presence of a being much older and wiser than yourself, let alone an Elven King!"
"Master Greenleaf, please sit down there is an explanation for this." Celebfaer said, then she turned to Mildred. 'And you will put your cloak on and behave or I shall send for my mother and she will never let you try to court me again!' She sent and he nodded, then put his cloak back on and she nodded as well glad that she was able to control him a little. 'Better, now do not speak anymore or we may be thrown into the dungeons.' She sent to him, then she turned back to the front of the hall, taking a deep breath.
"An explanation? Then please explain because I am curious to know why it was that you left Lothlorien when you promised me you would wait until I returned!" Legolas cried, anger clearly in his face and a gasp ran through the court.
'Rydia what does he mean.' Mildred sent her, his confusion clear in her mind.
Celebfaer was so shocked, that it took her a few seconds to regain her thoughts. 'Legolas, please not here.' She sent to Legolas telepathically and he looked at her a little stunned, before turning away and storming out of the court.
She had wondered if he would be able to hear it and obviously he had, which meant that his mind was strong enough to learn the skill of telepathy, something she had learnt in the fairy Realm. If someone had a strong enough mind, telepathy could be taught to them. But they had to be willing to learn and had to be told all about the skill before they would be taught. It had been a few millennia since one that was not a fairy had been taught the skill of telepathy.
"I apologise Celebfaer my son has been edgy and irritated since his arrival back from the War of the Ring many years ago. He has not been himself of late." The King said, looking at the spot where Legolas had disappeared.
"That is alright my Lord. I understand he went through a difficult time during and after the War." She said and the King nodded in response. "Now I believe I wish to reply to your kind offer sir. We will accept your offer, if we are still welcome to stay that is. I would not want to cause you kingdom any grief or discomfort."
"You are most welcome to stay any length of time lady Celebfaer. A Fairy is quite a rare sight and two of them, surely would bless this forest! It would be an honor to learn something of your people while you are in our wood. And do not worry about my son, I shall have him apologise to you for his actions later."
"Thank you for allowing us this pleasure my Lord for it has been a time since I dwelt with Elves last and my parting with them was a sad one." She said and she felt Mildred trying to send her a message, but she had blocked him out. Something that she had managed to do and keep a secret from the other fairies.
"I shall have someone show you and your companion to your rooms immediately Lady Celebfaer."
"Thank you once again my highness." She said with a bow and Thranduil clapped his hands, causing two servants to appear.
Thranduil instructed the servants to show Celebfaer and Mildred to some comfortable guest rooms.
"Lady Celebfaer I hope that you and your companion enjoy your stay in Eryn Lasgalen. If ever you have a question or need assistance with anything, feel free to ask any of the servants, either of my sons or myself."
"I thank you for your kindness my lord." She said and then she and Mildred followed the servants out of the room.
On the walk to their rooms, Celebfaer glared at Mildred then opened her mind to him once more.
'Why do you look at me so?' He sent to her.
'Mildred you are a fool. We will not be able to simply pass through without being asked many questions about our folk due to your show. King Thranduil will no doubt want to learn something of our folk and questionings of Elves are very hard to endure.'
'Rydia, we do not need to answer any questions that we do not wish. We are Fairies and the Elves have no right to ask questions of us.'
'You will be courteous to all the Elves that are here Mildred.' She sent firmly, hoping her took the hint. 'Any Elves that approach you, you will treat with the same respect as you would my mother. If they speak to you, you are not to tell them anything of importance. Just that we are on a quest is all that they need to know. You have made a big enough mess already, do not make it any worse than it already is. Is that understood, my faithful subject?' She sent back, anger clearly in her words. But the last comment merely to spite him and get his anger flaring.
'I am proud to be a Fairy, my lady, but you obviously wish to remain hidden so I shall do as you wish, but only because you are the Queen's daughter and I serve the Queen, so I serve you. If this is what you wish, then I shall do it. Being courteous to Elves.......' He trailed off in her mind and she knew that he was not happy. She was glad because hopefully he would not dare to make the same sort of mistake again. He never liked to be told off and least of all by her.
By that stage the servants had made it to a room, where they mentioned for Mildred to enter as one of the servants stayed with him to show him around. Celebfaer left him with a final warning to behave or else she would send him back to the Fairy dwelling and continue on herself. Then the other servant showed Celebfaer into the room next door to Mildred's.
He room was as large as her bedroom had been in Lothlorien with a large bed in the center that faced the balcony that her room opened out to. The doors that led out there were open and once the servant had finished telling her all she needed to know, she wondered out onto the balcony to have a look. From her vantage point she could see the whole dwelling, and the Elves going about their lives. It was nearing dusk so many of the elves were walking back to their homes to eat the final meal of the day. Smiling, she turned and walked back into the room, closing the doors behind her.
Celebfaer was content because she was back in the presence of the beings that she had most knowledge of and their peaceful nature was starting to rub off onto her. As she relaxed, she realised that she would need to resolve many things before she could be at ease in Eryn Lasgalen.
So, Celebfaer searched through her bags and donned a light blue coloured cloak, then placing the hood on her head she walked out of her room.
She searched for Mildred's mind and found that he was in his room, fuming at being told off by his future wife and she guessed he would stay like that for a time. He could be the most stubborn Fairy sometimes and she knew why, though he was never allowed to know his ancestry.
So, Celebfaer went in search of Legolas.
