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The Truth Revealed

Nildoliel was back in the bedroom she shared with Legolas. She was sat on the bed, then she was walking around impatiently and now she was sanding on the balcony. This was where she liked to stand and think. It was almost time for supper and she would have to go downstairs to meet Legolas. What was she going to do? Would she tell him everything? That would upset him and she hated to hurt him. Or would she continue to hide her feelings from him? But in the long run that could hurt him even more.

Nildoliel knew that she couldn't push her feeling for Vecamion away any longer. As much as she loved Legolas, she couldn't stay with him and deceive him like this. It would hurt at first but the wound would eventually heal with time.

But how could she tell him? How could she turn around and tell the prince that she still loved him dearly but she also loved somebody else just as much, if not more? How could she tell him that after years of living with him, giving up her home in Lothlorien to live with him here, she was just going to leave him?

There were so many questions swirling around in her mind. Occasionally she would head towards the door having made a decision on what to do, only to turn around as her hand touched the door, and go back to her endless questions. At last she couldn't stall meeting Legolas for supper any long. She had not yet reached a decision on what to do but she had decided that she would sleep on it and talk to Vecamion tomorrow.

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Nildoliel left early the next morning, satisfying Legolas with a quick explanation. She told him she was going to see Celebgrodiel. She told him that they hadn't seen each other as much as they'd have liked lately and they were going to spend the day together. Legolas was satisfied with this and had planned to spend the day with Thranduil, his father.

Nildoliel headed straight for Vecamion's home and found him doing archery practise in a small clearing. They walked a small way into a cluster of trees before they stopped to talk. They didn't want to be seen or heard by anyone else. They sat down on the trunk of a dead tree that had fallen down several springs ago.

"I have to talk to you." Nildoliel stated the obvious. "It is driving me mad not being with you and treating Legolas this way. He deserves better. I cannot continue to hurt him without him knowing and I do not know how to tell him."

"I will talk to him if you think that will be the better option." Vecamion suggested.

"No." Nildoliel touched his arm softly. "This is something I must do."

Nildoliel and Vecamion spent most of the day talking. The conversation never strayed far from the subject of Legolas and occasionally Nildoliel would wonder whether or not to not tell Legolas at all and force herself to forget about her feelings for Vecamion. But then she would look into his eyes and he gave her the feelings she first had with Legolas. Except stronger. And it made her feel warm throughout. She hated herself for feeling this way. Why couldn't she be happy with Legolas? He was more than she ever hoped for. More than most hoped for. So why did she feel this way about another? She was more than happy being with Legolas, but the feeling that were building up inside her made her feel as thought she would burst if she didn't decide soon.

So the decision was made. She had no other choice.

If she left Legolas she would hate herself forever for hurting him, but his pain would eventually disappear. If she stayed she would hate herself forever and her pain would never die. The guilt for loving another would be unbearable. Legolas deserved better.

Before either of them realised it, it was time for Nildoliel to leave. They kissed each other before going their separate ways.

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Legolas had decided to surprise Nildoliel. He would meet her at Celebgrodiel's and walk her to supper. He had missed her today and it would be nice to walk with her. When he arrived Celebgrodiel told him that Nildoliel had never been to see her.

Thinking nothing of it Legolas when to find her. He guessed that she had changed her mind at the last minute and hadn't wanted to interrupt him whilst he was with his father. He wouldn't have minded but it didn't matter now anyway. He would still surprise her but he just hoped he found her before she headed back for supper.

Legolas did find Nildoliel. She was in a small cluster of trees with Vecamion. As he was about to walk up and greet her, she had leaned forward and placed a slow lingering kiss on Vecamion's lips.

His soft elvish footsteps had kept his presence a secret.