A/N: First and foremost, I would just like to say that anyone that had a relative in the bombings in Bali I hope that you do find them alive and well. And my thoughts go out to all those people that did lose a loved one. I hope that they find whoever planned this evil deed and that they are brought to justice, even though it will not bring back all those innocent people that died.

On a lighter note, here is the next chapter and I hope it is to your liking.





Disclaimer: Everything on Middle Earth was created by Tolkien, not me. I just created a breed of fairies to see how they would react when placed in Middle Earth.



Chapter 31: Explanation and Horses

On her way to Mildred's room, Celebfaer saw the King in the hallway and it appeared that he had been searching for her.

"Celebfaer." He called and Celebfaer turned, then seeing the king, she bowed deeply to him.

"I am very sorry for my companion's actions in the court today. Not many among my kind are happy that I dwelt among Elves for longer than I have dwelt among Fairies. My folk find some of my ways peculiar and I am the same with some of their ways. Some also believe that the Elves bewitched me and that I am merely going to run back to them if I am given half a chance to do so. Mildred is one of these and he wishes to try and help me be clean of the way of the Elves."

"So he is one to be weary of?"

"Nay. He will not cause a disturbance whilst I am here. I hold some power over him being the heir to the throne." She said and Thranduil laughed.

"One willing to use that power over his subjects is a brave soul indeed. But if you can avoid any breaking of the peace then it shall be of use. I came to inform you that tomorrow night we shall hold a feast in honor of you and your companion arriving in Eryn Lasgalen. I shall talk to Legolas and there will not be a repeat of the court this afternoon."

"Thank you my Lord."

"It is a pleasure to be in the presence of mythical creatures." He said with a smile and she laughed.

"You will soon discover that we are not all that mythical."

"Then so be it." He said and she laughed again then bowed as he walked away. When he was gone, she continued to head towards Mildred's room.

She knocked on his door and heard a gruff command willing her to come in. When she entered he looked at her and she could see in his eyes that he was still slightly angry.

"I trust we shall only stay a few days, enough to rest our weary bodies and then we shall be on our way." Mildred said and she shook her head looking around the room to see that he had not unpacked at all.

"We shall stay at least a week as is the custom of the Elves and you will not be unkind to any of them. The Elves are kind hearted people and you will treat them with the respect you have for my mother. You will have to follow my lead. Bow to the people I bow to and be your normal pleasant self. Is that understood Mildred, I do not want a repeat of today." She said sternly.

"I shall." He said and she nodded.

"Good. Now tomorrow night the King is holding a feast in our honor and you will be there with me and we shall be polite. I also warn you not to drink too much mead as it is quite strong."

"Yes my lady." He said and then he stood up. "I'm obedient now but when we are wedded I shall not be as willing with my obedience Rydia." He added in a tone that she did not like.

"I am gathering that Mildred." She said sweetly. "But you have to finish your quest to show that you are worthy of me and then you must make it back to the dwelling."

"Do you threaten me, my lady?"

"Only if you threaten me Mildred." She replied and he sighed then turned away.

'What is the connection that you have with the King's son Rydia? And why do they call you Celebfaer?' He asked her telepathically, obviously not wanting any to hear whatever her connection with the Elven prince was.

'Celebfaer is the name that was given to me by the Lady of the Wood, a very highly respected Elf. Legolas I met while he was traveling with a group that were to destroy the One ring that belonged to the evil Lord, Sauron.' She replied coolly in his head.

'So he is a friend?'

'Yes. We became friends during his stay in Lothlorien and I was sad when I heard no word of him after the war of the ring ended.' She replied then, she continued before he could ask anymore questions. "Thank you Mildred. I am glad you understand that the Elves are friends not foes." She said to him then she turned and walked from the room.

So that night she rested well on a soft bed instead of the ground that they had been sleeping on for the past few months.

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The next day, Celebfaer spent the morning with Mildred walking around the gardens, and telling him some of the formalities that he would need to adopt for the feast the King was holding that night. However, after the midday meal, she went down to the stables to see her horse. Though it wasn't the same horse that she had when she was in Lothlorien she still liked this horse and little by little she was training it to be like her horse in Lothlorien, though her folk did not know that.

The Elf in the stable yard let her walk in herself to find her horse because he had too much work to do to show her around.

She walked in and was heading towards the place where her horse was when suddenly a horse walked forward and nudged her with its nose.

Celebfaer looked at it and it took her a few seconds realise that this was the horse that she and Legolas had rode back to Rivendell on that day that she had sent her own horse back to Lothlorien before the Fellowship had departed. Smiling as she remembered the day, she rubbed the horses nose and it rubbed its nose against her in response.

"Hey." She said, still rubbing its nose. "You remember me?" She asked and the horse tossed its head happily at her, making her laugh. "Your master has taught you well." Celebfaer said then she went to walk off but the horse tossed its head angrily crying out.

The Elf in charge of the stables heard the horse from outside and rushed in thinking that Celebfaer had upset some of the horses and he would have to calm them down again.

"My lady?" He called out to her when he saw her rubbing the nose of a horse and whispering words that he could not hear to it. Celebfaer looked up at the sound of the Elf's voice as he recognised the horse she was with. "This horse is noble indeed. The King's eldest son, Legolas rides this great horse."

"I know." Celebfaer said with a smile as she looked back at the horse and the elf looked at her curiously. "I can see that she holds herself in the same manner as her master holds himself." Celebfaer said, hoping that her answer would answer any unwanted questions.

"You work with horses do you?" The elf asked her, questioning her with his eyes because he was now suspicious.

"I have a way with horses." She said cautiously. "Thank you kind sir for coming to my aid, the horse appeared to like me too much." She said and the stable elf laughed hollowly but let her continue on down to her own horse watching her wearily.

The Elf was puzzled because to everyone else except Legolas that horse was troublesome and Legolas was the only one that she would let near her. That the horse would allow a stranger to rub her nose and become agitated when the stranger tried to leave was a mystery. The stable Elf suspected that maybe there was more to this strange Lady than he had first thought.

Celebfaer found her horse and spent some time tending to it before she moved onto Mildred's horse.

When she was finished at the stables, she wondered around the gardens for a short time, marveling at the greatness of them but longing for the beauty of Lothlorien. For Legolas had been right, Eryn Lasgalen was beautiful but Lothlorien was like heaven compared to Eryn Lasgalen. Though Celebfaer knew this was mainly due to the evil that was gradually being driven from Eryn Lasgalen by the Elves.

She had observed enough and overheard enough to know that the Elves were planning on staying in their wood until all the evil had been driven from her borders and she was once more a safe wood to travel through.