Artanis pressed herself against the wall. She felt dizzy and weird. She had just heard the words Celeborn had spoken.
He had proposed to Eleniel.
As she heard him come her way, she ran away. She could not just talk to him now, as if nothing had happened. Because something had happened.
She knew now why she had not been able to love Galathil. She knew why she had never felt comfortable with him.
Because she loved his brother. His brother, the handsome, tall, silver-haired, wise Celeborn, the man that knew her secret, the man who had comforted her, the man who was going to marry Eleniel. Eleniel, that beautiful girl with her nice, clear brown eyes… That girl was going to the man she loved! It was so unfair!
But bitter tears rolled off her cheeks as she realized that it was not unfair. She had never shown Celeborn that she loved him. She had just walked around with Galathil by her side, almost ignoring Celeborn.
And even if she admitted her feelings to him, he would of course choose for his girlfriend-for-years. Of course…
She had just arrived in her room, when someone knocked on her door. It was her brother, the Lord Finrod, and he immediately noticed the tears in her eyes.
"Artanis? What is wrong? You…"
But the imploring look in her eyes made him shut up.
"Don't ask, Finrod."
He shrugged his shoulders. "If you do not want to tell me, okay. But, Artanis, I came to ask you something."
"Yes?"
"Orodreth, Aegnor, Angrod and I have decided that the time to leave this palace has come. Are you leaving with us? We'll leave quite soon, maybe even tomorrow."
Artanis bit her lips. What would she do? Stay and…
"No!" she thought bitterly. "I cannot stay here, and see Celeborn marry that girl. I cannot…"
And she heard herself say
"I am leaving with you, Finrod."
He had proposed to Eleniel.
As she heard him come her way, she ran away. She could not just talk to him now, as if nothing had happened. Because something had happened.
She knew now why she had not been able to love Galathil. She knew why she had never felt comfortable with him.
Because she loved his brother. His brother, the handsome, tall, silver-haired, wise Celeborn, the man that knew her secret, the man who had comforted her, the man who was going to marry Eleniel. Eleniel, that beautiful girl with her nice, clear brown eyes… That girl was going to the man she loved! It was so unfair!
But bitter tears rolled off her cheeks as she realized that it was not unfair. She had never shown Celeborn that she loved him. She had just walked around with Galathil by her side, almost ignoring Celeborn.
And even if she admitted her feelings to him, he would of course choose for his girlfriend-for-years. Of course…
She had just arrived in her room, when someone knocked on her door. It was her brother, the Lord Finrod, and he immediately noticed the tears in her eyes.
"Artanis? What is wrong? You…"
But the imploring look in her eyes made him shut up.
"Don't ask, Finrod."
He shrugged his shoulders. "If you do not want to tell me, okay. But, Artanis, I came to ask you something."
"Yes?"
"Orodreth, Aegnor, Angrod and I have decided that the time to leave this palace has come. Are you leaving with us? We'll leave quite soon, maybe even tomorrow."
Artanis bit her lips. What would she do? Stay and…
"No!" she thought bitterly. "I cannot stay here, and see Celeborn marry that girl. I cannot…"
And she heard herself say
"I am leaving with you, Finrod."