The next several days were busy ones for Mirlomien, the other elves had
been preparing for months, but her decision hadn't given her much time.
'Lord Elrond was right', she admitted to herself, 'I couldn't wait . there
are just too many preparations to make'. She sighed at the condition of her
clothes; they were a mess. Its not like she cared that much, but if she was
going to see her parents soon, she thought she had better straighten up.
"Hey Mir, how is the packing going?"
It was Elladan, looking cheerful as usual.
Mir smiled, she needed a break from packing anyway, 'Its alright, wish I
had more time though.'
'That's one reason I'm not going, Arwen isn't here anymore to do my
packing.'
'Elladan! That's a terrible thing to say.' She couldn't help smiling
anyway.
'Maybe so, but I have to come up with some excuse to tell everyone.'
'Mirlomien! Mir, I have news!'
Mir looked up as Elrohir burst through the door, 'Yes, It certainly seems
like you do. What is it?'
Elrohir smiled and said, 'I have news of Anéndil! He was seen traveling to
Gondor a month ago. He is safe!'
Mir was stunned. 'To Gondor?' After a long pause she continued, 'Thank you
Elrohir, I'm glad to hear he is safe, now if you will excuse me, I have a
few more things I need to go get.'
Elrohir frowned as Mir walked out, 'What's up with her?' he said to
Elladan.
'You orc! She was so happy and you had to come and ruin it!'
'What! How did I ruin it? I thought she'd be happy to hear Anéndil is
safe.'
'Of course she's happy he is safe, but you seem to have forgotten one very
important thing. They are leaving for the Havens in one months time, and
there is no way he will make it here in time, even if he knew that she was
leaving.'
'But he is an Elf, he can follow he to the Havens. Haven't you thought of
that?'
'Of course I have, but don't you remember what happened when mom left for
Valinor? We knew that we are Elves and that we would follow her to the
Havens, but that didn't make it any less painful then. Now look at us, we
are remaining here in Middle-Earth, we will not be seeing her again. So you
have just reminded Mir of Anéndil. the problem with that is she knew our
mother well, she sees what is happening, and she is afraid something will
happen to keep Anéndil from coming. She knows not what would, and
personally I don't think anything could keep him from her, but she is
scared.'
Elladan glared at Elrohir, 'You just had to remind her of her fears! Why,
oh, why am I plagued with a brother with little more sense than an Orc!'
Elrohir was angry to, he didn't much like being called an Orc, 'Now look
here, I am not an Orc! You've said that ever since we were young but it is
not so.'
'Only an Orc would be so unfeeling as to upset Mir like that.'
'What's with you lately Elladan? You are constantly defending her.'
'Well what's wrong with that?'
'Before you always liked to tease her, you never cared if you hurt her
feelings, why.'
Elrohir looked up at Elladan questioningly, which apparently made Elladan
uncomfortable because he answered, 'What are you fabricating this time in
that head of yours?'
'You. you.,' Elrohir could barely speak, 'you care for her, don't you?'
'What are you talking about? She's like a sister to me.' Elladan answered,
clearly a bit embarrassed.
'Don't play coy with me! I am your brother and I know you better than
anyone, tell me the truth.'
'Ok, I do care for her, and that might be why I'm staying in Middle-Earth.
But you can't tell father!'
They jumped at a crash behind them; they turned to see Mir picking up
pieces of what had once been a vase (Eru only knows why she was bringing
it).
'Elladan! Elrohir! What are you doing still in my room?'
Elrohir thought up a reply rather quickly, 'Sorry Mir, we had just gotten
into this conversation and lost track of time.'
'How much did you hear?' Elladan asked.
'Enough to make me drop this.' She answered.
'Uhh.' Elrohir was trying to think what to do, 'I think I hear Narmiriel
calling us! Come along Elladan!'
They exited, more than a little embarrassed, leaving Mir in absolute shock.
She proceeded to drop what she had been doing and made a short prayer to
Illúvater.
'Eru, you are the creator of Arda, please show me how to help Elladan. I
wish I hadn't heard that conversation, but I know you have a reason for
everything, please show me that reason. Show me what to do. I know Anéndil
is out there somewhere, though I don't know exactly where. Protect him, and
help him get back to me soon.'