A/N: Sorry to leave you all hanging and thank you all so much for
reviewing!!! Okay, I just want to say a few things before I post this
chapter, but you guys don't have to read it unless you really want to.
To Lady Katanya - I hope this chapter does not disappoint and I'll let you see in the next chapter about whether or not your predictions are right...... hehehe...... anyway, in answer to your question, you did pick up that Celebfaer announced herself as the 'second-daughter to the Queen Asura' which does indeed mean that she is no longer heir. Seeing as she left the realm, shaming Mildred and forsaking her 'fairy' life, she is no longer the heir to the throne - in her eyes anyway.
To Rya - calm down will you! And I hope you get your e-mail that I will send as soon as I post this.....
To everyone that reviewed - I appreciate everything that you all say, including those 'flames' (I call them constructive criticisms as they haven't been as bad as some 'flames' that I have seen and all have been said in a nice way). To the people that do like my writing, I am touched, but I am sad to say that this could very well be my first and last fic on fanfiction.net. I have my reasons, but if I am inspired, or annoyed by another story running around in my head, I may write it and if it's good enough post it....... But back to the reviewers, THANK YOU! All of you are way to kind and you have no idea how happy I get when I see the reviews and most of them good! Anyway, I've said enough and if any of you have any comments or want a longer version of why I'm not going to write another fic, then feel free to e-mail me at raief_tt@hotmail.com All comments and questions about the fic are welcome and I will reply to all e-mail's that I get.
Okay, I've kept you in suspense for long enough, if anyone even read this, so enjoy the next chapter 'In Search Of Legolas'..........
Disclaimer: Tolkien owns it all, except for fairies.
Chapter 42: In Search Of Legolas
"He is not here you say? Then where has he gone?" She asked, a little shocked. She had not expected him to be gone and she could not think where he had gone to.
"But two months gone a message came to Eryn Lasgalen, requesting his presence in Gondor. It was carried by the Dwarf Gimli and the two left before I could give permission, taking his horse with them. So, I am sorry that he is not here, but if you still wish to stay in Eryn Lasgalen it can be arranged."
"Nay, I would wish it, but it is very important that I speak to him as soon as can be arranged. I shall travel to Gondor and pray that I catch up with them or meet them there." She said and the King nodded.
"I can lend you a fresh horse, if you wish."
"Nay, the horse I have has amazing fitness." She said, then she bowed to him. "I thank you Lord Thranduil, King of Eryn Lasgalen and I bid that I shall be able to return one day and thank you for the kindness that you have shown to me." She said and he dismissed her.
She hurried back to the stables and instead of disturbing the stable Elf once more; she went in found her horse and rode out of Eryn Lasgalen at the same pace that she arrived in. A fast gallop.
After a week of riding at that pace she had to slow down because it was starting to take it's toll on both her and the horse. So she traveled by day and when the sun went down she rested until it rose once more.
So, she made it to the borders of Gondor, within four months of leaving Eryn Lasgalen.
She made her way to Minas Tirith but before she entered, she put her hood on her head to hide, as she always had in Lothlorien. Men were a lot different to Elves, and she still remembered Boromir's reaction to the knowledge that she was a Fairy.
Walking her horse through the city, she stopped to ask random people questions. She was looking for an Elf and a Dwarf -some people told her that they had all left after they finished the rebuilding of Minas Tirith but most said to go to the inner city near the palace to find an Elf.
She searched for the whole day but still had not found a trace of them. Either the people of Minas Tirith had not seen Legolas and Gimli or they had just refused to see that they were an Elf and a Dwarf traveling together.
As the sun began to sink into the hills, she sat down on the side of the street, holding onto her horse and begun to think that she should have just ignored her mother and married Mildred because otherwise she wouldn't be in Minas Tirith, with no where to stay. Or she would never have started a wild goose chase that would no doubt eventually kill her.
She was not sitting there long before someone approached her. She pretended not to notice them when they stood in front of her and looked down at her. She knew that if he wanted to harm her she would show no mercy, as she did not want to be bothered. Her temper was running short and she was all out of ideas so any that crossed her would suffer the consequences.
"Are you the one that searches for an Elf and a Dwarf?" The man asked her eventually and she finally looked at him. Taking in his appearance she saw that he wore a uniform and had a sword at his side. She guessed him to be one of the King's guards and she groaned, then looked back down at the ground.
"Indeed I am, but if you do not have any information then I wish to be left alone." She said, in a bad temper.
"Your presence is requested by the King." The man said. "Come with me please, my lady." She looked up at him and wondered if he was being serious or just making fun of her.
"Am I in trouble with the King?" She asked him, dreading what the King might do to her. "I have done nothing wrong, I just need to find......."
"My lady, just follow me please." He said then he turned and expected her to follow, so she got up, then led her horse along behind her, pushing through the thinning crowd and trying to keep up with him.
She hoped she hadn't angered the King, but she was uncommon in the ways of Men and the only two Men that she had ever met had been contradictory of each other. Boromir had been from Minas Tirith, so Celebfaer assumed that all men from that city were like him. She hoped that the King did not get wind of what she was or she feared being thrown into the dungeons.
Celebfaer noticed that the closer they got to the inner part of the city the less people there were in the streets and that the people that were in the street were dressed a lot nicer than those in the outer city. She supposed that the rich and wealthy lived in the inner city and the poorer people lived in the outer city as the inner city was much nicer looking than the outer city.
Eventually the guard led her to a stable where he told her to leave her horse. She was reluctant to part with it, but the guard became irritated when she did not do as he said, so she whispered a few words of protection to it then she followed the guard into the palace.
They walked down endless corridors, and soon Celebfaer realised that there would be no way that she would be able to escape from this castle if she needed to as she was already lost. The walls in the hallways had many paintings and candles to light the way, but it still seemed to have an eerie air in the castle. Men, she decided were very different from the Elves. Elves enjoyed beauty in their homes, but Men just thought that their homes where their homes. Beauty was not for the homes. Celebfaer just hoped that royalty was treated the same way in all races.
Eventually the guard stopped and she looked at the closed doors as though she was about to receive her death sentence. The guard just smiled then told her to wait there before he entered the room himself.
"My Lord, the lady that was causing a disturbance is outside." She heard the guard announce and she suddenly was very scared.
A short while later the guard came out and nodded to her.
"You may enter. The King will see you now." He said. "But you must take off your hood, for it is impolite to be hooded in front of a King." He added, then he walked out of the room and down the hallways.
Not wanting to take her hood off, she entered the room her head down and when she reached the middle, she turned to the front and bowed lowly. She did not want to reveal her face in case the King saw that she was not of the race of Men and decided to send her to the dungeons.
"Stand up and remove your hood lady." A voice said and she stayed down for a little time more. "Do not be afraid you will not be punished or harmed, I merely wish to know why you seek an Elf and a Dwarf for that truly is an odd pairing." The man said so she stood up and removed her hood, looking up to where the King sat.
A gasp was heard in the room and she looked in the direction it came from to see Arwen sitting on the throne next to the King. Shocked, herself, Celebfaer wondered what Arwen was doing sitting in the place where the Queen was supposed to sit. She vaguely remembered something Legolas had told her about Arwen marrying Aragorn, but then that would mean that Aragorn was the King.
"My Queen?" The King asked Arwen and Celebfaer turned back to look at the King, then she realised that despite the fact that he was dressed in whites and appeared kingly, it was indeed Aragorn, son of Arathorn, one of her dearest friends.
"Aragorn, I believe an old friend has risen from the dead. It does not appear to be her, as her face has aged, but it is her eyes." Arwen said to Aragorn, then she turned to Celebfaer and inclined her head slightly. "Faer hen it has been many, many years and you were assumed dead."
As soon as Arwen said that, Aragorn realised that it was in fact Celebfaer that stood before him and he frowned at her.
"Celebfaer? What brings you so far down this land that you would come to Gondor?" Aragorn asked her and she bowed to him once more.
"My Lord, I seek an Elf that I believe to be on his way here if not here already." She said and Aragorn rose, as did Arwen.
"Rise friend. You are welcome to stay here in Minas Tirith, for you look as though you have traveled far and are weary from your travels. Rest and eat, and we shall talk of this later." Aragorn said and then he turned to Arwen. "Arwen, you will show Celebfaer to her room, will you not?" He said and Arwen nodded.
"Indeed I shall." Arwen said to Aragorn, then she mentioned for Celebfaer to follow her.
To Lady Katanya - I hope this chapter does not disappoint and I'll let you see in the next chapter about whether or not your predictions are right...... hehehe...... anyway, in answer to your question, you did pick up that Celebfaer announced herself as the 'second-daughter to the Queen Asura' which does indeed mean that she is no longer heir. Seeing as she left the realm, shaming Mildred and forsaking her 'fairy' life, she is no longer the heir to the throne - in her eyes anyway.
To Rya - calm down will you! And I hope you get your e-mail that I will send as soon as I post this.....
To everyone that reviewed - I appreciate everything that you all say, including those 'flames' (I call them constructive criticisms as they haven't been as bad as some 'flames' that I have seen and all have been said in a nice way). To the people that do like my writing, I am touched, but I am sad to say that this could very well be my first and last fic on fanfiction.net. I have my reasons, but if I am inspired, or annoyed by another story running around in my head, I may write it and if it's good enough post it....... But back to the reviewers, THANK YOU! All of you are way to kind and you have no idea how happy I get when I see the reviews and most of them good! Anyway, I've said enough and if any of you have any comments or want a longer version of why I'm not going to write another fic, then feel free to e-mail me at raief_tt@hotmail.com All comments and questions about the fic are welcome and I will reply to all e-mail's that I get.
Okay, I've kept you in suspense for long enough, if anyone even read this, so enjoy the next chapter 'In Search Of Legolas'..........
Disclaimer: Tolkien owns it all, except for fairies.
Chapter 42: In Search Of Legolas
"He is not here you say? Then where has he gone?" She asked, a little shocked. She had not expected him to be gone and she could not think where he had gone to.
"But two months gone a message came to Eryn Lasgalen, requesting his presence in Gondor. It was carried by the Dwarf Gimli and the two left before I could give permission, taking his horse with them. So, I am sorry that he is not here, but if you still wish to stay in Eryn Lasgalen it can be arranged."
"Nay, I would wish it, but it is very important that I speak to him as soon as can be arranged. I shall travel to Gondor and pray that I catch up with them or meet them there." She said and the King nodded.
"I can lend you a fresh horse, if you wish."
"Nay, the horse I have has amazing fitness." She said, then she bowed to him. "I thank you Lord Thranduil, King of Eryn Lasgalen and I bid that I shall be able to return one day and thank you for the kindness that you have shown to me." She said and he dismissed her.
She hurried back to the stables and instead of disturbing the stable Elf once more; she went in found her horse and rode out of Eryn Lasgalen at the same pace that she arrived in. A fast gallop.
After a week of riding at that pace she had to slow down because it was starting to take it's toll on both her and the horse. So she traveled by day and when the sun went down she rested until it rose once more.
So, she made it to the borders of Gondor, within four months of leaving Eryn Lasgalen.
She made her way to Minas Tirith but before she entered, she put her hood on her head to hide, as she always had in Lothlorien. Men were a lot different to Elves, and she still remembered Boromir's reaction to the knowledge that she was a Fairy.
Walking her horse through the city, she stopped to ask random people questions. She was looking for an Elf and a Dwarf -some people told her that they had all left after they finished the rebuilding of Minas Tirith but most said to go to the inner city near the palace to find an Elf.
She searched for the whole day but still had not found a trace of them. Either the people of Minas Tirith had not seen Legolas and Gimli or they had just refused to see that they were an Elf and a Dwarf traveling together.
As the sun began to sink into the hills, she sat down on the side of the street, holding onto her horse and begun to think that she should have just ignored her mother and married Mildred because otherwise she wouldn't be in Minas Tirith, with no where to stay. Or she would never have started a wild goose chase that would no doubt eventually kill her.
She was not sitting there long before someone approached her. She pretended not to notice them when they stood in front of her and looked down at her. She knew that if he wanted to harm her she would show no mercy, as she did not want to be bothered. Her temper was running short and she was all out of ideas so any that crossed her would suffer the consequences.
"Are you the one that searches for an Elf and a Dwarf?" The man asked her eventually and she finally looked at him. Taking in his appearance she saw that he wore a uniform and had a sword at his side. She guessed him to be one of the King's guards and she groaned, then looked back down at the ground.
"Indeed I am, but if you do not have any information then I wish to be left alone." She said, in a bad temper.
"Your presence is requested by the King." The man said. "Come with me please, my lady." She looked up at him and wondered if he was being serious or just making fun of her.
"Am I in trouble with the King?" She asked him, dreading what the King might do to her. "I have done nothing wrong, I just need to find......."
"My lady, just follow me please." He said then he turned and expected her to follow, so she got up, then led her horse along behind her, pushing through the thinning crowd and trying to keep up with him.
She hoped she hadn't angered the King, but she was uncommon in the ways of Men and the only two Men that she had ever met had been contradictory of each other. Boromir had been from Minas Tirith, so Celebfaer assumed that all men from that city were like him. She hoped that the King did not get wind of what she was or she feared being thrown into the dungeons.
Celebfaer noticed that the closer they got to the inner part of the city the less people there were in the streets and that the people that were in the street were dressed a lot nicer than those in the outer city. She supposed that the rich and wealthy lived in the inner city and the poorer people lived in the outer city as the inner city was much nicer looking than the outer city.
Eventually the guard led her to a stable where he told her to leave her horse. She was reluctant to part with it, but the guard became irritated when she did not do as he said, so she whispered a few words of protection to it then she followed the guard into the palace.
They walked down endless corridors, and soon Celebfaer realised that there would be no way that she would be able to escape from this castle if she needed to as she was already lost. The walls in the hallways had many paintings and candles to light the way, but it still seemed to have an eerie air in the castle. Men, she decided were very different from the Elves. Elves enjoyed beauty in their homes, but Men just thought that their homes where their homes. Beauty was not for the homes. Celebfaer just hoped that royalty was treated the same way in all races.
Eventually the guard stopped and she looked at the closed doors as though she was about to receive her death sentence. The guard just smiled then told her to wait there before he entered the room himself.
"My Lord, the lady that was causing a disturbance is outside." She heard the guard announce and she suddenly was very scared.
A short while later the guard came out and nodded to her.
"You may enter. The King will see you now." He said. "But you must take off your hood, for it is impolite to be hooded in front of a King." He added, then he walked out of the room and down the hallways.
Not wanting to take her hood off, she entered the room her head down and when she reached the middle, she turned to the front and bowed lowly. She did not want to reveal her face in case the King saw that she was not of the race of Men and decided to send her to the dungeons.
"Stand up and remove your hood lady." A voice said and she stayed down for a little time more. "Do not be afraid you will not be punished or harmed, I merely wish to know why you seek an Elf and a Dwarf for that truly is an odd pairing." The man said so she stood up and removed her hood, looking up to where the King sat.
A gasp was heard in the room and she looked in the direction it came from to see Arwen sitting on the throne next to the King. Shocked, herself, Celebfaer wondered what Arwen was doing sitting in the place where the Queen was supposed to sit. She vaguely remembered something Legolas had told her about Arwen marrying Aragorn, but then that would mean that Aragorn was the King.
"My Queen?" The King asked Arwen and Celebfaer turned back to look at the King, then she realised that despite the fact that he was dressed in whites and appeared kingly, it was indeed Aragorn, son of Arathorn, one of her dearest friends.
"Aragorn, I believe an old friend has risen from the dead. It does not appear to be her, as her face has aged, but it is her eyes." Arwen said to Aragorn, then she turned to Celebfaer and inclined her head slightly. "Faer hen it has been many, many years and you were assumed dead."
As soon as Arwen said that, Aragorn realised that it was in fact Celebfaer that stood before him and he frowned at her.
"Celebfaer? What brings you so far down this land that you would come to Gondor?" Aragorn asked her and she bowed to him once more.
"My Lord, I seek an Elf that I believe to be on his way here if not here already." She said and Aragorn rose, as did Arwen.
"Rise friend. You are welcome to stay here in Minas Tirith, for you look as though you have traveled far and are weary from your travels. Rest and eat, and we shall talk of this later." Aragorn said and then he turned to Arwen. "Arwen, you will show Celebfaer to her room, will you not?" He said and Arwen nodded.
"Indeed I shall." Arwen said to Aragorn, then she mentioned for Celebfaer to follow her.
