"Well," Elrond said, the following week to Gandalf, "It seems the Elf
Prince is out of harm's way. The door to the Prince's bedroom has been shut
all day."
Gandalf nodded. "Yes." But he was frowning. Elrond took that as odd and called Gandalf on it.
"Why are you not happy about this?"
"Because of this." Gandalf held up a single piece of paper with Elvish writing on it. "This was torn from the book Christine mysteriously found in her room the day we discovered how to cure Legolas."
Elrond looked at the wizard with curiousity.
"It tells us that though the outsider's medicine can help, it cannot cure. Only the outsider's perminment departure from this world with do that. Otherwise, the disease will gain strength and once again ravage his body...and cause death."
Elrond bowed his head in sadness as Gandalf's words sunk in. "Then we must go and tell her our grim news and get her back to her world."
Gandalf nodded sadly and they went off to do so.
"I'm so happy you're well again." Christine said, gently kissing his mouth. They had spent the majority of the day making love to one another, savouring every second.
"Me too." Legolas caressed her face.
"Now we can actually look forward to the future and not worry about anything getting in our way."
The Elf just smiled and kissed her softly.
"Now," he said just a moment later, "I have a question for you."
Intrigued, Christine studied Legolas for a moment. "Yes. What is it?"
Legolas looked deeply into her eyes. " I love you will all my heart and soul, Christine. And I never plan on letting you go...In fact, I wish to have you by my side always..."
He paused for a moment and held up an beautifully decorated box. He lifted off the lid to reveal the most beautiful ring Christine had ever seen.
"Will you marry me?"
Christine felt joy rise inside of her. "Yes! Yes! Yes!" she stammered excitedly and threw her arms around Legolas and hugged him.
Finally, a chance at forever. She thought and nearly cried with happiness. Legolas slipped the ring on her finger. It was then that Christine took a close look at it. It was a traditional gold Elvish ring with a small blue stone in the center.
"It's stunning." Christine said, admiring it for a moment. "Thank you." Little did she know, her life would come crashing down on her.
Later in the afternoon is when she heard the news.
"NO! I'M NOT LEAVING HIM!" she cried out. How could they tell her this? especially now, just after Legolas had proposed to her.
"You must." Gandalf said sternly despite Christine's outburst. "It is the only way to save him. If you stay, he will die. Do you want that?"
"But-" she began. Gandalf cut her off. "There is no 'buts'. you must go. If you love him as much as you say you do, you will return to your world to save him."
"There HAS to be another way!" She clenched her fists angrily.
"I am afraid there is not." Gandalf said, laying a cautious hand on her shoulder.
you know that Gandalf would never tell you something unless it was true. Especially in a situation like this. Her rational mind told her.
"NO!" Christine screamed and ran out of the room. The wizard shot Elrond a sorrowfull glance, then took off swiftly after her. Thankfully, Gandalf still could run fairly fast despite being as elderly as he was. He attributed to his healtly diet and regular exercise.
Gandalf found her sitting against a wall, head between her knees, crying.
"I'm so sorry that it has to be this way." he said softly.
"It's not fair!" she muttered, not moving from her position.
Gandalf sat down next to Christine. "Life is never fair. That is one truth that we all have trouble dealing with. I know how much you love Legolas, and I hoping that will make you see that saving him is of the utmost importance."
Honestly, would you be able to forgive yourself if you watched him die knowing it was because you stayed? Christine knew the answer to that thought: no, she wouldn't.
Decision made, she turned to head to face Gandalf. "Okay...I'll go."
Gandalf gently patted Christine's shoulder. "You will heal in time with the knowledge that you saved his life."
Christine nodded, knowing the wizard was right. One thing was for sure, his knowledge of the world and it's people would never cease to amaze her.
Gandalf nodded. "Yes." But he was frowning. Elrond took that as odd and called Gandalf on it.
"Why are you not happy about this?"
"Because of this." Gandalf held up a single piece of paper with Elvish writing on it. "This was torn from the book Christine mysteriously found in her room the day we discovered how to cure Legolas."
Elrond looked at the wizard with curiousity.
"It tells us that though the outsider's medicine can help, it cannot cure. Only the outsider's perminment departure from this world with do that. Otherwise, the disease will gain strength and once again ravage his body...and cause death."
Elrond bowed his head in sadness as Gandalf's words sunk in. "Then we must go and tell her our grim news and get her back to her world."
Gandalf nodded sadly and they went off to do so.
"I'm so happy you're well again." Christine said, gently kissing his mouth. They had spent the majority of the day making love to one another, savouring every second.
"Me too." Legolas caressed her face.
"Now we can actually look forward to the future and not worry about anything getting in our way."
The Elf just smiled and kissed her softly.
"Now," he said just a moment later, "I have a question for you."
Intrigued, Christine studied Legolas for a moment. "Yes. What is it?"
Legolas looked deeply into her eyes. " I love you will all my heart and soul, Christine. And I never plan on letting you go...In fact, I wish to have you by my side always..."
He paused for a moment and held up an beautifully decorated box. He lifted off the lid to reveal the most beautiful ring Christine had ever seen.
"Will you marry me?"
Christine felt joy rise inside of her. "Yes! Yes! Yes!" she stammered excitedly and threw her arms around Legolas and hugged him.
Finally, a chance at forever. She thought and nearly cried with happiness. Legolas slipped the ring on her finger. It was then that Christine took a close look at it. It was a traditional gold Elvish ring with a small blue stone in the center.
"It's stunning." Christine said, admiring it for a moment. "Thank you." Little did she know, her life would come crashing down on her.
Later in the afternoon is when she heard the news.
"NO! I'M NOT LEAVING HIM!" she cried out. How could they tell her this? especially now, just after Legolas had proposed to her.
"You must." Gandalf said sternly despite Christine's outburst. "It is the only way to save him. If you stay, he will die. Do you want that?"
"But-" she began. Gandalf cut her off. "There is no 'buts'. you must go. If you love him as much as you say you do, you will return to your world to save him."
"There HAS to be another way!" She clenched her fists angrily.
"I am afraid there is not." Gandalf said, laying a cautious hand on her shoulder.
you know that Gandalf would never tell you something unless it was true. Especially in a situation like this. Her rational mind told her.
"NO!" Christine screamed and ran out of the room. The wizard shot Elrond a sorrowfull glance, then took off swiftly after her. Thankfully, Gandalf still could run fairly fast despite being as elderly as he was. He attributed to his healtly diet and regular exercise.
Gandalf found her sitting against a wall, head between her knees, crying.
"I'm so sorry that it has to be this way." he said softly.
"It's not fair!" she muttered, not moving from her position.
Gandalf sat down next to Christine. "Life is never fair. That is one truth that we all have trouble dealing with. I know how much you love Legolas, and I hoping that will make you see that saving him is of the utmost importance."
Honestly, would you be able to forgive yourself if you watched him die knowing it was because you stayed? Christine knew the answer to that thought: no, she wouldn't.
Decision made, she turned to head to face Gandalf. "Okay...I'll go."
Gandalf gently patted Christine's shoulder. "You will heal in time with the knowledge that you saved his life."
Christine nodded, knowing the wizard was right. One thing was for sure, his knowledge of the world and it's people would never cease to amaze her.