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Chapter Three:

When Rhoslyn awoke the next morning she felt refreshed, pulling the covers back she got out of bed and saw a beautiful dress laying on the end of the bed with a note attached. Slowly Rhoslyn took the note almost afraid of what it was going to say,

Dearest Rhoslyn,

This dress is a token of gratitude for finding my son, thank you. Please join us for breakfast before you go back to your home.

Queen Arwen

Rhoslyn stared at the note then the dress and back to the note again, this beautiful dress was hers? Rhoslyn took the dress and held it up to herself and stood in front of the mirror, tears were falling from her eyes though they weren't tears of sadness. She cried because she had never owned something so beautiful, "Rhoslyn are you ready up?" Mesa's voice came through the door; "Yes ma'am I am just getting dressed" Rhoslyn stripped quickly and pulled the dress on gently almost afraid she would rip a seam.

When she was finally dressed and her hair was done to her satisfaction she opened the door for Mesa, "Finally! Child follow me" Rhoslyn was about to say she wasn't a child but voted against it and followed her quietly, "Are you still back there?" Mesa asked turning to Rhoslyn a small smile played on the older woman's mouth, "Your almost as quiet at Queen Arwen when she walks" Rhoslyn felt the warmth rise to her cheeks she looked at the ground hoping that no one would see her face.

Mesa reached the breakfast hall before Rhoslyn; she opened the door and announced her arrival. Rhoslyn felt her cheeks redden even more. Suddenly two very small hands wrapped around her waist and refused to let go, "Ceallach! Let the poor woman go" The king scolded but Ceallach didn't budge, "It is alright your majesty I do not mind" Rhoslyn pried the kid's hands from around her waist and let Ceallach lead her to her seat, which just happened to be right beside his.

"I see you have charmed my son. I can see why you are very beautiful" Rhoslyn looked at the Queen and smiled "Thank you your majesty" Arwen bent over and whispered something in her husband's ear and Aragorn nodded slowly studying Rhoslyn's face, "Tell me child who are your parents?" Aragorn asked taking a sip of his wine, "My mother's name is Eithne, she was a farmer's daughter but she never married and her father never had any sons so she inherited the farm" Rhoslyn explained but her voice was somewhat shaky from nerves.

"What about your father? Who was he?" Arwen asked this time, her beauty astonished Rhoslyn; it wasn't until she saw her pointed ears that she understood why she was so beautiful. "I do not know who my father is my mother has never told me" Arwen raised her eyebrows and turned to Aragorn, they spoke quietly in elvish before turning back to Rhoslyn.

"Our son has grown attached to you Rhoslyn and he is now without a nurse maid would you like to temporarily be his nurse maid?" Rhoslyn thought about the question, she looked at Ceallach, who was looking at her with the widest grin she had ever seen. How could she say no? Turning back to the King and Queen she sighed "Of course" Arwen smiled widely making her face even more beautiful then before, Ceallach jumped up before lunging at Rhoslyn and hugging her tightly.

"Your majesties my mother she is ill could she possibly live with me in my room?" Aragorn shook his head "Of course not we have a cottage that we do not use you may live there with your ill mother" Rhoslyn bowed her head in thanks before eating the rest of her breakfast.

After breakfast the king and queen ordered a caravan to go and retrieve Rhoslyn's belongings and her mother, the king told Rhoslyn once she got there to bring her mother in to get checked out by the doctor. Rhoslyn sat beside one of the wagon drivers, she occasionally looked at him he had shaggy blonde hair and gray eyes, eyes that never left the road.

"There is my cottage there" Rhoslyn pointed at the old run down cottage, the driver murmured something under his breath before coming up to the cottage and getting down, he helped Rhoslyn down and gave her a quick smile. "Please let me go in first my mother isn't well and a shock like this could kill her" The men nodded waiting for Rhoslyn to come back out, when she did Eithne was with her followed closely by her dog, Faolan. A couple of the men stepped back when Faolan walked out of the house, Rhoslyn didn't blame them he was a very big and mean looking dog.

After they had settled Eithne in the wagon the men went into the house and began to load the wagons full of their stuff, "I thought I said to go to the market not get us moved into the castle" Eithne smiled, her face was pale and there were bags under her eyes. "Hopefully the doctor will be able to say what is wrong with you mother" Eithne shook her head and then shrugged "Old age"