Chapter 4-An apology
Disclaimer: I don't own any of these wonderful characters, places and so on and so forth. I am merely a fan of both the books and the movies.
Thanks heaps to all those who took the time to review my story. I once again apologize for the shortness of chapter 3. I will try and make the story last a little bit longer than five chapters but I can't promise anything.
Read and Review!
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Aragorn's head was pounding with an aching headache. He sat next to the fire with his head buried in his hands. He had just heard from his Steward that today was his wife's birthday and he had forgotten completely. In fact, he didn't even have a gift for her. Now he really knew that he had to talk to her, but he just couldn't bring himself to do it, he was too ashamed. It was now getting dark and he knew that it was getting late. It was too late to find something to give her or to arrange a feast but he could find her and apologize. And so with a newly flamed determination Aragorn stood, straightened his back and went in search of Eowyn.
It did not take him long to find her, she was sound asleep on her bed. She had not even changed into her nightdress yet. Quietly he sat on her bed beside her, careful not to awake her from her slumber and he extended his hand to stroke her check. Then he leaned forward and kissed her on her forehead and then quickly on her lips before whispering silently into her ear,
"I am sorry Eowyn, I am truly sorry"
Slowly Eowyn's eyes fluttered open and fixed on the blurred image of her husband who was sitting next to her. She let a small smile grace her nose and she sat up to face him, but she had nothing to say. Had she not just had a fight with him? and here he was, giving her an apoligy. Feeling that she should make the most of his moment of sincerity, she said
"what for My Lord?"
After hearing this Aragorn just stared at her with a partly amused and partly annoyed expression on his ace. It occurred to him that she was trying to make light of such a serious situation. And so he replied
"well for being a terrible husband, forgetting your birthday, need I continue?"
And he took her hand in his and graced it with a light kiss, and he continued to say,
"I am serious Eowyn, I have been a terrible husband and I am sorry. I only ask for an acceptance of my apology, not for forgiveness. I do not deserve that."
but she answered saying,
"Do not say such things My Lord" but Aragorn stood up and shook his head in defiance.
"No I don't deserve to be forgiven, I have given you so little of my attention that you still call me My Lord, I have never once told you how much I care for you or how beautiful you are."
and before she could stop him he was walking out the door. Just before he disappeared down the hall he stopped and turned around to say
"Goodnight Eowyn, sleep well" and he was gone.
Eowyn rested her head against the cool stone of her wall. Why did he have to be so stubborn? Feeling a sudden chill she shut the door and lay back down on her bed and drifter asleep.
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Aragorn was walking at a furious pace through the lonely halls, so fast that the candles almost extinguished as he passed. He was now truly angry at himself. He had felt guilty about his treatment of his wife before, but now he had been suddenly hit with the truth. His paced came to a halt when he saw one of his advisors walking by.
"My Lord Firlain, may I speak with you" he called out in a voice louder than what was proper.
"Of course My Lord" came his ridged reply.
Not wasting any time with greetings, Aragorn got straight to his point,
"Have I been a bad husband? I want the truth no matter how bold" he stated.
"I think that in the traditions of Gondor, you are not. But in my personal opinion, I think that you have been a bad a bad husband. It is not too late to fix this, she loves you and she will forgive you if you allow her to." he answered.
But Aragorn took a deep breath and said nothing for a while. Then he said,
"Thankyou, you may go"
Before he turned to go back on his way, Firlain added,
"We are not advisors on the matter of the heart My Lord, I think you know what you need to do"
And with that he turned and left.
*****
Yay chapter 4 is done. It's a little bit longer than the previous chapter so yeah.
Disclaimer: I don't own any of these wonderful characters, places and so on and so forth. I am merely a fan of both the books and the movies.
Thanks heaps to all those who took the time to review my story. I once again apologize for the shortness of chapter 3. I will try and make the story last a little bit longer than five chapters but I can't promise anything.
Read and Review!
*****
Aragorn's head was pounding with an aching headache. He sat next to the fire with his head buried in his hands. He had just heard from his Steward that today was his wife's birthday and he had forgotten completely. In fact, he didn't even have a gift for her. Now he really knew that he had to talk to her, but he just couldn't bring himself to do it, he was too ashamed. It was now getting dark and he knew that it was getting late. It was too late to find something to give her or to arrange a feast but he could find her and apologize. And so with a newly flamed determination Aragorn stood, straightened his back and went in search of Eowyn.
It did not take him long to find her, she was sound asleep on her bed. She had not even changed into her nightdress yet. Quietly he sat on her bed beside her, careful not to awake her from her slumber and he extended his hand to stroke her check. Then he leaned forward and kissed her on her forehead and then quickly on her lips before whispering silently into her ear,
"I am sorry Eowyn, I am truly sorry"
Slowly Eowyn's eyes fluttered open and fixed on the blurred image of her husband who was sitting next to her. She let a small smile grace her nose and she sat up to face him, but she had nothing to say. Had she not just had a fight with him? and here he was, giving her an apoligy. Feeling that she should make the most of his moment of sincerity, she said
"what for My Lord?"
After hearing this Aragorn just stared at her with a partly amused and partly annoyed expression on his ace. It occurred to him that she was trying to make light of such a serious situation. And so he replied
"well for being a terrible husband, forgetting your birthday, need I continue?"
And he took her hand in his and graced it with a light kiss, and he continued to say,
"I am serious Eowyn, I have been a terrible husband and I am sorry. I only ask for an acceptance of my apology, not for forgiveness. I do not deserve that."
but she answered saying,
"Do not say such things My Lord" but Aragorn stood up and shook his head in defiance.
"No I don't deserve to be forgiven, I have given you so little of my attention that you still call me My Lord, I have never once told you how much I care for you or how beautiful you are."
and before she could stop him he was walking out the door. Just before he disappeared down the hall he stopped and turned around to say
"Goodnight Eowyn, sleep well" and he was gone.
Eowyn rested her head against the cool stone of her wall. Why did he have to be so stubborn? Feeling a sudden chill she shut the door and lay back down on her bed and drifter asleep.
*****
Aragorn was walking at a furious pace through the lonely halls, so fast that the candles almost extinguished as he passed. He was now truly angry at himself. He had felt guilty about his treatment of his wife before, but now he had been suddenly hit with the truth. His paced came to a halt when he saw one of his advisors walking by.
"My Lord Firlain, may I speak with you" he called out in a voice louder than what was proper.
"Of course My Lord" came his ridged reply.
Not wasting any time with greetings, Aragorn got straight to his point,
"Have I been a bad husband? I want the truth no matter how bold" he stated.
"I think that in the traditions of Gondor, you are not. But in my personal opinion, I think that you have been a bad a bad husband. It is not too late to fix this, she loves you and she will forgive you if you allow her to." he answered.
But Aragorn took a deep breath and said nothing for a while. Then he said,
"Thankyou, you may go"
Before he turned to go back on his way, Firlain added,
"We are not advisors on the matter of the heart My Lord, I think you know what you need to do"
And with that he turned and left.
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Yay chapter 4 is done. It's a little bit longer than the previous chapter so yeah.