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Chapter 49: Return To The Fairy Realm

The day after the wedding, Legolas and Celebfaer mounted their horses and set out on their journey to the Fairy Realm. In the two months that it took for them to get there Celebfaer discovered that if she opened her mind a little bit she was able to hear Legolas, if he directed comments to her mind as well. She assumed that it was part of the union of their souls and Legolas confirmed that many wedded Elves could sense the approach of their partner before they saw them.

So during the two months that it took, Celebfaer and Legolas practiced, until they could direct their thoughts to each other without intending to. In a way it was almost as though Legolas had learnt telepathy, but to Celebfaer it felt different to telepathy. She could not describe it other than it was more like she was thinking to Legolas rather than speaking to him, as she would if she was using telepathy.

When they finally made to a spot near the rock face that would lead them into the Fairy Realm, Celebfaer stopped her horse and turned to Legolas, not wanting to say her next words, but knowing she would have to.

"Legolas you are the first being other than a Fairy that will pass these borders, but my mother wished to see you to know if you were worthy enough of my love, which I think she will find you are and so you will see the Fairy Realm. However, I must blindfold you here." She said and Legolas looked at her, not believing that after all these years, she would not trust him with the secret to her home.

"But Celebfaer do you not trust me?"

"I trust you, but the other Fairies may not." She said and then she smiled at him. "Do not worry, melamin, I shall only blindfold you until we are in the realm and on the way to the city and I shall not let your horse drop you." She said, then Legolas gave in.

So, she blindfolded him then led him a fair way on the horse before stopping beside the rock face, just long enough to mutter the words that were needed to open the way forward. Then Celebfaer continued on again through the rock face, guiding Legolas's horse with her silent words and her own horse.

'My love can I take the blind fold off yet?' She heard Legolas' voice ask in her head and she smiled. He was only weak but she was strong enough to hear it.

'Not yet Legolas.' She sent back.

After leading them a little way into the forest, Celebfaer stopped, then pulled his horse up next to hers so that she could take off his blindfold.

When the blindfold came off, Legolas looked around adjusting to the light first before he took in the huge trees that were all around him.

"Surely this place is more beautiful that Lothlorien!" He cried out when he saw it and she laughed then let him marvel at the trees for a time before telling him that they must continue.

Celebfaer had taken her cloak off, so her wings were showing and Legolas thanked her for letting him see this place in all its beauty, which caused to her laugh before kissing him quickly then continuing in the ride towards the city.

They did not get very far before they were called out to in the tongue of the fairies.

"Halt, intruders in this Realm seldom live very long. Now reveal yourself and your intentions." The voice said.

"I am Rydia, second-daughter to the Queen Asura, and I bring a friend in request of the Queen." She called to the Fairies that she knew would have surrounded her and Legolas without them even picking up the slightest sound.

The result of her words were immediate and she heard whispers of 'elf' and 'trained by elves' before the voices spoke to her and one stepped forward into her line of sight so that she could see them.

"Rydia and Legolas are accepted to travel to the city, the Queen will be informed of your arrival and you shall be escorted there by the guard." A voice said coming out of the trees in front of them and Celebfaer smiled at the figure.

"How did you know.......?" Legolas started, but then he saw the recognition on Celebfaer's face and he sent her a question. 'Is that who I think?'

'Mildred, it has been long.' Celebfaer sent to Mildred, ignoring Legolas, and Mildred smiled at her.

'And now you come a lot wiser than you were when I left you. Many years have passed.' He replied, then he spoke out loud. "I Mildred, head of the Queen's guard shall escort the Lady Rydia and the Elf Legolas to the dwelling." Mildred said then he whistled and his horse came from the bushes, saddleless and stopped before him. "Come, the Queen awaits." He said and Legolas rode up so that he was beside Celebfaer and Mildred and the younger fairy nodded in greeting to Legolas.

"Mildred, you have changed much since last we met."

"As have you Legolas. I see also that you have been brought where no other being shall be brought. It appears that Rydia was always breaking the rules, even as a young fairy she broke them."

"Mildred you were not even born when I was a young fairy."

"But I have heard the stories." He said laughing and she rolled her eyes then smiled at Legolas.

"500 years is not long enough to know a young fairy, they change quite a lot after their first 500 years of life Legolas, so do not listen to Mildred." She said and the rest of the ride was spent with little chit-chat of Mildred basically telling her news about the few friends she had made and how he had risen up to the head of the Queen's guard so quickly.

When they approached the city, Mildred halted his horse and Celebfaer turned to Legolas.

"My love, welcome to the city of my people." She said and Legolas looked in even more wonder at the great city that sat before him.

"This city is even mightier than Minas Tirith!" Legolas exclaimed and Celebfaer smiled.

"I am sure King Elessar will not be happy to hear that."

"Aragorn should have gotten Fairies to redesign the castle instead of Elves and Dwarves. I have never seen a more beautiful dwelling than this that your people dwell in." Legolas responded and both she and Mildred laughed then they continued down to the main part.

Fairies stopped to stare at the party that came through, mainly because the cloaked one had pointy ears and long, blonde, straight hair. All fairies had wavy hair, of darkish colours and normal shaped ears. Besides no other being but Fairies had ever traveled in that land.

Before they made it to the center of the dwelling where her mother lived, two horses rode out to meet them with a female rider on one and a male rider on the other.

When they got closer Celebfaer saw that it was her sister, Elysa and Sabin, her sister's husband.

"Elysa, Sabin it has been a long time since I saw you last. I trust you are well." She said and Elysa looked at her with a sneer, so Celebfaer bowed, sending to Legolas that he should to.

"You have a nerve coming back here and bringing that Elf with you." Elysa said and Sabin looked at Celebfaer apologetically.

"Elysa, this is Legolas, Legolas this is the first-daughter of the Queen, my sister Elysa." Celebfaer said in the Common Speech and Elysa looked at him obviously not approving.

"Even better, she dares to call me her sister." Elysa said, ignoring Legolas after a brief look and still speaking in the language of the Fairies, not knowing that Celebfaer had taught Legolas much of the language, so he was able to understand her.

"Elysa, she is your sister by blood, you cannot deny that and you do not wish to make a scene in front of your loyal subjects do you?" Sabin whispered to Elysa, but Mildred, Legolas and Celebfaer all heard it as well. It had been the reason he had done it. Sabin knew she would not have liked being told off in front of her sister and the Elf, but Sabin did it to put her in her place. After all, Celebfaer was technically the first- daughter but she had given it up to dwell outside the fairy city with the Elf that had stolen her heart.

"Sister by blood and name, but no sister of mine would run off and leave Mildred for a mere Elf." Elysa said to Sabin making sure they all heard it.

Legolas was about to move forward to defend the Elves, when Celebfaer turned to look at him.

"My love do not. My sister is young and naive and is yet to learn that one does not judge another simply by race." Celebfaer said and Legolas nodded, then backed down. "Sister you should know that we do not choose who we love, rather the one we love is chosen for us." She said looking into her sister's eyes.

Elysa dropped her eyes before Celebfaer was finished.

Celebfaer knew that would have happened for she knew that her sister, although married to Sabin did not love him. The fairy she loved she often spent time with and Sabin nor any of the city knew but Celebfaer, her mother, Elysa and Elysa's lover.

"You are 500 years younger than I, yet you act at least 1000 years younger than I. Child, you have much to learn." Celebfaer said and Mildred intercepted then.

"I am sure the Queen eagerly awaits your arrival Rydia." Mildred said and Celebfaer nodded.

"Yes. Elysa, I do hope that one day you are able to get past the jealousy of being mother's second favourite and respect the authority and wisdom that I have over you." She said and Elysa glared at her sister before Celebfaer continued. "Sabin, I wish to speak with you later if there is time and if my sister will spare you so that you can talk to the 'elf- lover' for a moment or two." Celebfaer said, using the name that many Fairies used for herself, then she let her horse follow Mildred's.

When they got to the home of her mother, the horses were left outside and Mildred took them to the main room, however, before they went in Mildred stopped and took off all his weapons that he carried.

"Legolas, you must do the same before the Queen for it is an insult to carry a weapon when in the presence if her majesty." Mildred said and Celebfaer nodded to Legolas, then took off her own knife and placed it beside Legolas' bow. No one would touch his weapons, but she placed her own beside it just to make sure.

Then they walked into the room all was silent as every pair of eyes watched the stranger that Celebfaer had brought into the city. So, Mildred announced them to the Queen.

"Queen Asura, I present to you Rydia, your second-daughter, better known in the other world as Celebfaer Silverspirit, scholar of the Lady Galadriel." Mildred said and he paused slightly before Celebfaer stepped up so her mother could see her.

"Mother, long it has been since I saw your face." Celebfaer said then she walked up to the place where her mother sat, bowing deeply then she kissed her mother's feet. "I bring with me the Elf, Legolas Greenleaf, heir to the throne of Eryn Lasgalen, and part of the Company that helped to destroy the ring of power." She said and Legolas stepped forward.

He could see where Celebfaer got her plain beauty from, it was clearly her mother that she took after, for her sister did not look at all like her or Celebfaer's mother.

"Queen Asura, your praise has been heard in Eryn Lasgalen and long I have desired to meet the woman that governs the Fairy folk. All things we have heard of you have been great and there are many songs in Mirkwood that tell of your folk, though none are able to describe a Fairy with true justice, for you are beings that are beyond all words in your beauty."' Legolas said and Celebfaer smiled, knowing he would have impressed her mother already though she had not expected for him to be so flattering towards her people.

"Were you told to say that on this day of meeting Legolas Greenleaf of Eryn Lasgalen?" Her mother asked and Legolas shook his head.

"Nay, I have not. The only instruction that was given was to show you the respect I would show any of nobility of my people or of Men, but I believe you deserve more for your race is far more graceful than mine or any other on Middle Earth." He said and the Queen looked at Celebfaer.

"He speaks the truth, but you, my daughter hold something back from me. There is something else you have not told and I wish to be told now." The Queen ordered and Celebfaer nodded, then bowed.

"I am sorry mother, my Queen, but I did not think you would wish to know so soon. By Elvish terms, Legolas and I are wedded, but I come mother to ask for your blessing in this union." Celebfaer said and Legolas looked up in shock.

"I see you had not told your lover of this Celebfaer. I should like to know him more before he is accepted by us." Her mother said and she nodded. After a small silence the Queen spoke once more. "There will be a feast held tonight in honor of your return to the realm and we shall talk no more on this subject for now. But my daughter, I wish to speak with you and your lover alone for a while." The Queen said and Celebfaer nodded.

"We accept your terms and shall be where you request." She replied.

"Follow me." The Queen said getting up and walking from the room. As Celebfaer followed her mother, she sent to Legolas that he should follow also.

As they walked from the court, all bowed to the Queen, and she led them quite a way into the palace before she took them into a private room, letting them enter first before she herself, entered, closing the door and muttering a few words.

When she turned around she smiled happily at Celebfaer.

"My daughter, I am sorry for being so harsh in court but the people expect it. They do not like that you walked out of your marriage to Mildred, even if it was he himself that suggested it." Asura said and Celebfaer frowned, but her mother had already turned to Legolas and was watching him curiously. "Only once I have dwelt with Elves, it was a requirement to be Queen, one must dwell with the Elves in Lothlorien for a full year before being accepted and never have I seen a male Elf as young as yourself with such wisdom in their eyes." The Queen said and Legolas looked from her to Celebfaer, a shocked expression on his face.

"My lady, you have been blessed to dwell in Lothlorien for such a long time, but not all Elves are as they were. My wisdom comes from meeting the Lady of the Wood and the journey I undertook after that meeting. Not many Elves are able to undertake such a journey." He said lowering his head and the Queen smiled once more.

"Celebfaer, your heart chooses well." Her mother said looking to her daughter and Celebfaer nodded then bowed her head slightly to her mother. "Master Greenleaf, you shall be free to dwell here as you would in your own home and I trust you and I shall be having many conversations. You shall need to learn the ways of a fairy before you can be accepted and have my blessing of this union that you have undertaken without my consent."

"Mother it was necessary." Celebfaer said and the Queen nodded.

"My daughter. I accept this marriage already, but it is merely for the council of the Fairies and the people of the City that I must teach you Legolas, of the ways of our race." Asura said and both Celebfaer and Legolas nodded.

"Well, mother you can take as long as you like, for we are able to stay for some time."

"Good. Hopefully during your stay things will become a little more pleasant."

"I'm sure they will mother." Celebfaer said and her mother smiled.

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THE END.





A/N: Well, that was the final chapter, I hope it lived up to your expectations.

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